Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-01
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolN0s OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.


First Baptiss Church. Rsv. g. ". 7. Hill. pas.
Sunday school at u. Sabbath evening service
AZ Sc. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening At
80. Covenant Meeting tic last Friday befo rS
the LIST Sunday Of the month as so 2. =. Al
The Sunshine Club met with Mrs.
Ida Sturtevant April 10. Not quite ~
many out as usual owing to bad travel,
ing. There were thirteen members and
three guests present. They all worked
we'll, and also did good work in the din.
ing room at the noon hour. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Mary Stsarns
May Sd.
The regular meeting Of the directors
of the Paris Hill Library Association
will be held at Hamlin Memorial Hall,
on Wednesday, May 2, at 4 O'Clock.
Gurus Thurlow of Gardiner was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. F. w. Shaw,
Saturday.
Rev. G. VIZ. Hill is confined to bis
bed with neuritis. Rev. D. A. Joslin OF
Norway supplied the Baptist pulpit Sun
day.
Miss Eloise Shaw was the weekend
guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs..
81. P. Hammond.
Jason Scribnsr of Bolstsr's Mills is
the guest of bis brother, q. L. Scribner.
j. NJ. Thayer left Wednesday morning
for Pembroke, n. a., and Mrs. Thayer
and two children are with her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Stesrns, for few weeks.
Mrs. Harry Mann and daughter Persis
were the guests of her aunt, Mrs. b. r.
Hubbard, Sunday.
Mrs. ]. n. Thompson arrived Saturday
from New York where she has spent the
winter, TO open her summer home here.
Mrs. Emma johnson has been spend
ing the past week with friends at South
Paris.
Mrs. Nelson Bailey of Wells River,
VT, Is 3 guest at the Cross Roads.
Mrs. Mary House and son of Kezar
Falls were recent guests Of Mrs. Robert
York.
Albion L. Abbott has built an extern.
sion on the stable and installed Q bath.
room in the house at the William G.
Hammond place which he recently pur.
chased of Mrs. W. 81. Adams.
Miss Ellen Cushmsn Ford, for many
years a much respected resident OF Paris
Hill, passed away at her home In this
village on Thursday last at the age OF
seventy eight years. Miss Ford was the
daughter of the late Timothy and Eunice
Cusbmsn Ford aud was born in Paris
March 8, 1889. In early life she rsmov-
ed with her parents to Portland where
she resided until she returned to her ma.
tive town to make her homo with her
cousin, the late Miss Clementine Cush-
man. She was member of the First
Baptist church of Paris, having In youth
united with the Free Street Baptist
Church in Portland, from which she
transferred her membership after com
ing here to live. Failing strength has
confined her to her home during the
winter but only In the last two weeks
has her condition become critical and
for only three days was her suffering
acute which was allsyed with opiates
and she passed quietly away on Thurs.
day. Miss Ford was of quiet and ami.
able disposition making many friends by
her kindly and cordial manners. Owing
to the illness of the pastor Of her church,
the funeral services were attended Sat
urday afternoon by Rev. G. q. Newton
Of the South Paris Baptist Church. A
number of beautiful fUral tributes bore
evidence OF the esteem 10 which she wat
held in this community.
| PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Lewis Benson called on Mr.. and Mrs
". S. Mason recently.
The Misses Hattie and Wilma Masor
called on their sister, Mrs. James l.
Barrett of the Mountain District.
Frank Perkins and son frankie have
purchased q pair Of steers OF John Ham
| mond.
Miss Fannie Harlow and brother Leor
of Massachusetts were called here Mon
day, the 23d, by the death of their aunt
Mrs. Al Elwood of Buckfleld.
Fremont Field has purchased pair o.
steers.
Miss Hattie r. Mason has gone Il
Bethel to work in DR.. Gehring's sanitari
um.
Ransom Gould was through this neigh
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