Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-11
SOUTH PARIS.


The Weelaffalot Club was entertained
Tuesday evening BY Miss Flora Murcb.
The Ladies' Whist Club met with
Mrs. j. G.. Littlefield Thursday after.
noon.
Mrs. @. e. McArdle went Tuesday to
the hospital in Lewiston for medical
treatment.
Harry A. Titcomb, principal of the
bigh school at Deer Isle, is spending
the vacation here.
Mrs. P. Z. Hathaway and son Donald
are In Waterville with Mrs. Hatha ways
parents to remain until after Christmas.
A New Year ball under the auspices
of Paris Grange will be held in Grange
Hall Jan. 1st, with music by Shaw.
Orchestra.
Capt. Alfred A. Starbird of the Artil-
lery Corps of the United States army has
been promoted to major, and is now on
tour OF the camps in this Country.
Dance at Grange Hall Saturday even
free. Contra and fancy dancer. Music
by Shaw and True. Dancing at $50.
!. About noon of Wednesday the job Of
digging out the car track was far
enough along 80 that the car got down
into the Square the first time for the
week.
The Democrat has this pleasant word
from Mrs. Roxie McArdle of Cheshire,
Ct, in letter renewing her subscription: !:
"We will gladly eat war bread, but tcon't
60 without the Democrat"
Sunlight hop In Norway Opera House
Christmas afternoon from 2:30 to 5
o'clock. Admission to the floor 25
cents each. All balcony seats 10 cents
Spotlight dance in the evening $50 to
IL O'Clock. Same prices. Shaw's
Orchestra.
John A. Scott, formerly superintend-
ent of the Mason Manufacturing Co.,
now of Holly wood, Calf, suburb of
Los Angeles, has been In town for the
past few days, coming east on business
trip, and stopping off here. He was
greeted with pleasure by his many
friends.
A good number attended the supper
and entertainment of the Ladies' Social
Union at the Universalist church Tues.
day evening. For the entertainment
here were selections by the girls
chorus, solos by Miss Gladys Hatch,
Miss Emma West and Miss Evelyn
Wight, and readings by Donald b
Partridge of Norway, who gave much
pleasure.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Miss Eva E. Walker at her
home on Pleasant Street. "Great Men
OF Our Time" is the topic of the even
ing, and the program is:
Roll Call-Sayings of Billy Sunday.
sunday-The Religious Leader.
Mrs. Mary Wheeler
Peary-The Explorer; ;:.--- Mrs; Yirgie Wilson
The Finnish people Of the town have
formed an association to be known as
the "Finnish Evangelic Lutheran Con-
gregation Church,, with the following
men as trustees, G. o. Tikander, Thomas
A. Cummings, J. W. Cummings, Abel
Huotari and Charles Whitman. They
have purchased lot of j. F. King at the
"King Four Corners" and will begin the
work of building church next sum-
mer.
Special meetings of Paris Lodge OF
Masons were held last Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. Tuesday evening
the first and second degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate, and on Wednes.
day evening FIVE candidates received the
third degree. The attendance Wednes-
day evening was the largest in some
time, including a number of visitors.
Ten lodges In three states we're repIe-
sented. No refreshments we're served.
The deed of the Stowell houses at
Pleasant and Church Streets as library
site has been executed and delivered.
1t is from the Stowell heirs, and Is given
to the members of the library committee
of the Seneca Club as trustees. They
are Miss Eva E. Walker, Mrs. Agnes L.
Nor, on, Miss Grace Thayer and Mrs.
Alton c. Wheeler. As trustees they
will hold the property until 1t is later
'urned over to duly organized library
corporation.
Philip King Is at home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. King, for a few days.
He has been sergeant In Battery B,
First Maine Heavy Field Artillery, and
comes from Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.
G. he has been transferred to the
aviation section of the Signal Corps of
the army, and will train for commits
sion. On the 10th of December be is to
report at the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology for ten weeks course, and
will then be sent to some aviation train
ing field.
The annual meeting of the Riverside
Cemetery Association was held last
Monday at the Office of Hon. James s.,
Wright, having been adjpL rned from the
stated date on Saturday preceding. The
reports showed assets of $9,840.36, q
reduction of about $145 from the year
before, due to the large expense of car
ing for the cemetery during the wet
season. The old board Of officers was
reelected, as f0lloWs:
Pres.-N. Dayton Bolst =.
Sec. and Treas.-James 8: Wright
Trustees-N. Dayton Bolster, j. HastiDgs
Bean, James 8. Wright.
Program of Paris Grange Sisters Day
Dec. Is:
Music.
Address Of Welcome. Annie Dudley
Reading. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e. Jackson
Music. Kitchen Orchestra
Tableau-"Wanted q Wife,"
Reading-Grange Gazette. 80. Gertrude Twitchell