Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

mexico are spending the Christina
recess with their relatives here.
Miss Catherine G. Briggs IL ct hom
rom Boston with her mother. NJ
Cora 8. Briggs, for the holiday rscsss.
Donald 8. Briggs started nond.
morning for Daytona, Fla, whore b
has position In the Ridgewood Hot,
for the season.
Mrs. d. n. Stewart and dauqhts
Geraldine and son Gordon are spenflin
Christmas with DR.. Stewart AZ For
Mckinley, Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Record and no,
Myles Of Sanford will spend Christine
with Mrs. Records parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Crockett.
Miss Ethel C. Crockett will 70 afte
Christmas to visit her sister, Mrs. Leol
s. Fairbanks, In Arlington, Mas, for tn
remainder of the vacation.
A game Of basket ball will be playe,
In New Hall Tuesday evening at 1880
between the high school team and tn,
town team. No charge for admission
D. z. Dresser. formerly of South Paris
now foreman OF the lower floor In Oh,
factory Of the Mechanic Shoe Co. o,
Biddeford, has been In town for . shor
time.
w. A. Hainss OF the Paris Bakery has
been visited for . few days by hi,
daughter, Miss Grace E. Haines, Who ID
teacher In the high school In Milton
Mass.
Edward E. Shaw, who has been fol
nearly year In Detroit, Mich, where
he 10 In the employ of motor car com
pany. arrived home Sunday 10 spend Z
vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. d. r. Faulkner are Wis.
tied for the holidays by their daughter,
Miss Alice n. Faulkner Of Scranton, Pa,
and their SON, d. Foster Faulkner, Jr.,
who has position In the National City
Bank In New York city.
There are certainly some pleasant
things for Us to consider In this holiday
season. The day before Christmas finds
rs with only six prisoners In the county
inmate ct the Paris town farm.
A spotlight sociable" was held at the
high school building Friday evening,
under the auspices Of the senior class.
The term of the high school closed that
day, and It 10 now vacation in all the
until the 7th of January.
Albert Wheeler and Merton Clifford
are at homo from Boston, where they
are attending the Massachusetts, College
of Pharmacy, for the Christmas recess.
Both are on their old job a. clerks In
the store of the Chas. 81. Howard Co.,
during the Christmas trade.
Did You notice the sky between Z and
8 o'clock Saturday EVENING" Several
narrow bands of light clouds extended
across the sky from horizon TO horizon,
some of them passing near the zenith.
So white were they, and In such form,
that there was more than one discussion
a. 10 whether they were northern
lights" or were really clouds.
Alton NJ. Porter arrived Monday morn
ing to spend q two weeks vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. n. Porter.
This 10 the first time he has been home
since he went In September, 1914, to the
Michigan Agricultural College. he
graduated from that institution last
summer, was on fruit ranch In Cali
fornla. for the season, and 10 now
principal Of the high school In Brown
City, Mich.
A short time ago the heating plant In
the True Block, which furnishes the
heat for the store OF the Chss. 81.
Howard Co. and the Office Of Walter L.
Gray, developed trouble, and . new
plant had to be purchased and installed.
Az the work of changing required
more than . day, IL was fortunate that It
could be done on Friday, which was the
mIldest day Of the winter 90 Tar, and
supply Of kerosene heaters kept things
With all the savings and thrift plans
that are tending to make people save
their money, IL might be supposed that
the Christmas Club conducted BY the
banks would perhaps have less vogue
than In previous years. Bot sne tstis
Trust Co., which has had about eignsy
club members In each OF the past two
years, has already over two hundred
started for the coming year, and expects
to have about two hundred and nifty
when they are al going.
A decision has been handed down by
the Law court In the case OF State w.
Joseph Paradis Of Mexico, denying the
motion for Q new trial. Paradis WAS
at the last October term OF
court on the charge Of unlawful posses
zion. the officers having seized large
quantity Of liquor at bis place In Mexico.
The Honor was claimed by bis SON,
Albert Psrsdis, but tho jury took only
fev minutes to return Q verdict OF gutIty'
Parsdis now will have to do the penalty,
which was Q fine OF 500 and costs ana
sixty days In jail, or sixty days addition.
n in default Of payment OF nne sno
costs.
A family party will cot Christmas din
mar With Mrs.. L. O. Morton TUESDAY.
vhich will include Mrs. Morton, MT. ana
Mrs. william p. Norton, Mrs. Louise J:
RrIgga. Miss Julia p. Morton, MI. ana
Nrs George r. Morton and son Henry,
Nrs Rizpah Whitman, Mr.. and MIS-.
Harry A. Morton and Kathleen kicnaro-
.on. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence g. morton
and daughter Helen and son Hugh, nj.
and Ma. Arthur e. Forbes and Miss
Fannie A. Forbes. The foregoing 10 the
mske-up OF the party ~ planned, ous
.ome NAV be missing because OF the III
Meas of Mrs. Rizpah Whitman, VINO |"
tn the bed.
standing in limo ell night ut the oox
80. n = diversion not unknown 20
thester goers, but the Chss: u. Howslo
Go. wasn't exactly prepared tor snas ~ ~
vhen n advertised to give . NO. v
p,ovnis camera to the boy or giri unaet
a -ho vas first ct the store on the
n.rn,ng Of Dec. Goth So when Law
s.rcs Rovce arrived about II O'Clock the
r,sSs heiore and Was on hand at the
1870 of 1a. there was no ono there 20
register him. By O'Clock M %oe1
more had gathered, and they got Cnes
ran Oliver, the head clerk, ont OF ~:
A. a O'Clock 10 the morning sCo9'
th,rtv boys and girls were assemo'oa;
srd had thei, picture taken. oos III
80 hooest. and agreed that Lawrence
VA entitled to the camera.
A pupils' recital was held ct the bone
a Niss Nellie n. Jackson Friday sncf.
800 n 8 O'Clock. The greater psxs On
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