Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-19
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF ThR COUNTY.
Paris hul.

SECTIONS VI HE SOONlH.
Paris hill.
First Baptist Church, Rev. g. W. =. Hill. pas
COR. Preaching every Sunday at loo 4. y.
i Sunday School at II. Sabbath evening service
So. Covenant Meeting the last iI.dsy 6efo 70
the LIST Sunday Of the month at so =. =. All
not otherwise connected are CORDIALLY invited.
Miss Persis N. Andrews Of Roxbury,
Mass, is visiting the Pierce family and
other friends.
The next Five Hundred party will
meet with Mrs. John Pierce Friday after
noon at $50.
June 14th Mrs. Lottie Gates entertain
cd the Sunshine Club with forty present
Including members, guests and children.
| The party was broken up early on &C..
count of approaching thunder showers,
but q good amount Of work was accom-
plished In the short time, much OF the
work being bandsges and sponges for
the South Paris Service League. A let
ter was read from the secretary of the
league thanking the club for the money
presented for league work, and extend
| ing an invitation to come to the League
work rooms whenever open, or to regis
ter for any special work one might care
TO do. The next Sunshine meeting will
be with Mrs. Julia Shaw Thursday,
June rs.
Mrs. William F. Jones Of Norway will
address the local Red Cross Auxiliary
now being formed, at the Paris Hill
Country Club on Monday evening, June
18th, at a quarter before eight o'clock.
Everyone interested lie asked to come.
The fee for the local club will be twenty
five cents; for the American Red Gross
one dollar; you can join either or both
and so help along the necessary work.
| A large number Of those interested met
at the Club House on Saturday after
noon and started the organization by
the election of Mrs. Nellie s. Brown as
president and Mrs. Edna NJ. Cummings
as secretary and treasurer. The meet
ing Monday evening Is open to men as
we'll as women and all are cordially In
vited to come and identify themselves
with the organization.
| Mrs. Maud Newell Mann and little
daughter of West Paris are guests Of
Mrs. Emma T. Hubbard. The daughter,
Miss Persis Mann, Is recovering from
recent surgical operation, and Mrs.
Mann's husband Is patient at the West
ern Maine Sanatorium at Hebron. Mrs..
Mann was formerly Miss Maud Newell Of
this village and has many friends here.
| Mrs. Jarvis NJ. Thsyer and children
are guests of relatives here. Mr.. Thayer
is expected here soon and the family
will return with him to their new home
in Pembroke, N. 81.
Mrs. Caroline F. Nieman and Miss
Sara Z. Nieman arrived from New York
the past week and are occupying their
home In this village to which many sd-
ditiops and improvements have been
made since last season, making 1t an
ideal summer place.
| Mrs. Cullen L. Carter and Mrs. Mary
B. Carter arrived here Thursday from
Montolair, N. j., and have opened their
summer home. Miss Julia F. Carter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Davis will be
here in August.
The Pine Tree Tea Room will open
for the season on Wednesday morning Of
this week under the management Of Miss
Elizabeth L. Scribner. Miss Scribner
comes here with the best of recommen-
dstions and her enterprise should, and
we believe will receive the cordial sup
port and patronage of the entire COM
munity. The Tea Room will be open
Tuesday evening for the sale of ice
cream.
Leslie L. Mason of Portland, with his
son, who is a student at the Abbott
School at Pennington, arrived at "Seven
Cables last Wednesday for the season.
Mr.. Masou's daughter will join the fam
lily here the present week.
During the thunder shower of Thurs
day afternoon lightning struck the large
elm tree near the house of Fred w.
Harding and went from that into the
Cummings garage making hole In the
smoke stack of the garage and doing
other slight damage.
Miss Thorndike of Boston and Miss
Peacock of Chicago, students at Bryn
Mawr College, are with Prof. and Mrs.
William Roy Smith, having associated
themselves with them in the industry of
raising and canning vegetables, and are
all working industriously upon the
land.
Sunday gave Us the most powerful
rain for years. The water reached
frsshet proportions everywhere. The
roads were badly washed and the river
between this village and South Paris
was flowing with q swift current over
the road for q number of rods at the
north end of the Park Street bridge; su-
tomobilss were passing through Monday
morning but the water was over the run
ming boards.
Edward Eastman has enlisted In Com
pany D, Second Maine Regiment he
went to Augusta last Thursday and
passed his final examination and was
accepted.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Miss Hattie r. Mason has returned
home from Bethel, where she has been
working.
Mrs. Fremont Field has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Lowering.
Will Mason has sold heifer to War
rem Bumpus.
viii Mason has purchased pair of
steers of Norway parties.
| Mrs. Will Mason has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. James Barrett of the
Mountain district.
Will Daniels of Minot was here this
week buying cattle.
Frank Perkins and son frankie have
purchased steer Of Charles Briggs.
Lowell.
A very prettily appointed wedding &C.
| curred ar tha homa NJ Mr. and MIRA