Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-06
West Pnfls.

|ised Wednesday at Grange Hall with
officers % follows:
Pres.-0eorxe ". Richardson.
Vice.Pres.-bana A. Grover.
Sec. and TfeAs.-Arthur Abbott.
The old folks' ball Of Centennial Hall
Tuesday evening Was . great success.
More than sixty couples enjoyed the
dancing until quite late. D. b. Fi1eld
and Mrs. Z. r. Davis led the march. Re-
freshments were served.
Harrington 8. Mann and daughter Per.
sis are III. Mr.. Mann has grippe and
complications. Persis has pneumonia.
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight A. Ball went to
Skowhegan Wednesday morning, called
there BY the death Of Mrs. Balls brother,
DR.. John e. Wadsworth, whose death
was from pneumonia. He was q native
of hiram, . graduate of Dartmouth Col.
lege and Bowdoin Medical School. bis
age was ~. DR.. Wadsworth was chair
man OF the state board of registration for
nurses, and official physician of the state
reformatory, and founded Somerset
County Hospital. DR.. Wadsworth mar
ried Alice, daughter of John Locke Of
Fryeburg, resident ct one time of this
village, and . granddaughter of the late
Samuel Barron Locke, LIST, IN early set.
tier of West Paris. Two children, Miss
Prudence Wadsworth and John E. Wads-
worth, Jr., survive.
Levi Shedd has been III during the
past week, but Is slowly improving.
Mrs. L. G. Bates Is recovering from an
attack of grippe and malaria. She has q
trained nurse.
Mrs. Hiram Durham visited her son,
G. P. Durham, and family, at South
Paris one day last week.
b. w. Welch was given birthday
party last Wednesday. Sixteen guests
were present. Refreshments were served,
including . pretty birthday cake with
candles. Games were enjoyed.
Mrs. A. D. Coburn entertained the
Christian Endeavorers at social Wed.
nesday.
In the games of basket ball at Centen-
NAL Hall Friday evening, West Paris
High School against Gould's Academy,
West Paris High won Is to 16. West
Paris girls teams, Red Ribbons against
Blue Ribbons, 10 to 6 In favor of Red
Ribbon team.
Franklin Grange has been invited to
visit West Paris Grange Saturday, Feb.
10. An all-day meeting. First, second,
third and fourth degrees to be conferred
on q class OF candidates.
Rev. James A. White, general secretary
of the Baptist Young Peoples Societies
of America, accompanied by one of the
state officers, will speak to the youDg
people here In the afternoon Of Saturday,
Feb. II. There will be basket lunch,
with coffee served by the local church
ladies. Everybody cordially invited to
come to hear this noted man, who is
spending only two weeks In this state In
the interest of the young peoples socie-
ties. More particulars next week.
The meeting held in the Methodist
CHURCH, Monday, by the Oxford Meth
odist ministers association was very in
teresting and helpful. It was not gen.
orally understood that 1t was to be pub
lie, so was not attended 80 fully as
might have been. The program carried
out was as follows:
10 IS A. NJ. Devotional Service and business
(a) Our Conference Claimants Fund Cam.
paign' Present ConSitlop and n Future Pros
(b5 After Effects Of Campaign on Effective
Preachers and the Churches: :-:..--.:-.--
.....-.--.--,.:Rev Rev. q. L. Nichols. Norway.
...-....Rev. b. G. McGlaunin, Berlin, n. b.
Book Review Rev. G. I. Spear, South Paris
ls2O-lsa0: Ought the Maine Conference to Cele.
citrate the Tercentenaryl ,---..;,v:.....
Soloist. Mrs. A. r. Williams
- 90 Dinner was served In Centennial Hall
and social hour.
! 80 Devotional service.
......... Rev. A. r. williams, Oxford
Easter Meanings and Pastoral Plans 1890.
The Man sqaS.{ S9ssse Pssrhs%
supt Holt
Closing for supper and social hour.
Z 80 Chorus music and song service by Ladies'
| Chorus.
Scripture. ............. Rev. L. ". Grundy.
Prayer Rev. Sarah A. Robinson
Sermon Rev. T. c. Chapman, Bethel
Closing mueic and benediction.
There were In all twelve ministers
present, including Rev. 8. A. Robinson
of the Baptist and Rev. D. A. Ball of the
Universalist. who were invited guests
and the local pastor.
TRAP CORNER.
Mrs. Emily F. Field is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Swan, ct Locke's
Mills.
Miss Hattie Hilton and Miss Elva
Brock are spending the week In Boston.
B. D. Joy of Prospect Harbor. who
has been a guest Of relatives here and at
Locke's Mills, is working at Gorham,
N. b.