Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-07

West Paris.
The local Red Gross has recently n
ceiyed S. 90 from the Knights Of p thias
Of Bryants Pond. About one hundred
pairs OF stockings are nearly resdy 10
send with many other things which
have been made. Thirty-two women In
this section are knitting socks, and much
work 10 needed. Somewhere In France
I'VE know not wherein army OF our
American Soldiers will be stationed -
are the French and British, who will
sadly need stockings and many other
things In tho trenches before the cold
winter 10 gone. Are Jon doing your bit
OF unselish service and devotion In this
great work, or are you sitting In Idle
luxury ct some beautiful summer resort
or summer homo, eating, drinking,
dancing and being merry-perhaps hug
cling yourself that father, husband,
brother or SON are not eligible to draft,
while your neighbor 10 tears and anguish
sends forth to suffer, conquer or die those
near and dearS Have you caught .
glimmer from the devoted life Of our
immortal Clara Barton, who first made
possible this greatest OF oil causes?
Are We al doing our bit?
Edwin j. Mann has just completed
his now camp 'Idylwilde," at Locke's
Mills. Mr.. Mann purchased several acres
Of pine growth land, and the camp 10
pleasantly situated in beautiful pine
grove on the shore of Round Pond.
Beyond the pine woods 10 an open field
through which . good road leading from
the main road from Locke's Mills to
Norway makes IN easy wayof reaching
tho camp. He has q garage containing
woodshed, alsoa shed for horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann entertained on
Sunday OF last week family party
which was the formal opening Of the
camp, com posed Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
NJ. Mann, Lewis jacob Mann, Mr.. and
Mrs. h. R. Tusll, Mrs. Cynthia g..
Curtis. Tuesday Mrs. Mann entertained
Mrs. D. q. Fifield, Mrs. Carrie Caldwell,
Mrs. Samira Durham, Mrs. Cynthia
Curtis, Mrs. Geneva Tuell, Lewis j. and
Geneva Heath Mann. The party went
up in j. w. Cummipgs' new car, and
after spending very pleasant day re-
turned homo by the pretty ride through
Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Ridlon we're guests
Tuesday night and Wednesday of Mr..
and Mrs. Mann at Idylwilde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis n. Mann are en-
joying Q several weeks stay at the
Mann cottage, Bryant's Pond.
D. q. Fifield, Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. May
hew and Mildred Davis motored to Old
Orchard Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hsines and Ray.
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner q. Mann
and Mary Edwards recently took an
auto trip to Augusta and Togus,
Mrs. Elvesa Dennen has gone to Wood
stock for an indefinite stay with her
niece, Mrs. E. B. Davis.
E. N. Marston has been quite Ill for
the past week.
James P. Curtis IL suffering from q
bad leg caused by being thrown from
his moving machine.
Mrs. Ellen Willis spent several days
last week with her son, L. +. Willis,
and wife. at Mechanic Falls.
Mrs. Mary e. Stetson was the invited
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. George !. Burn.
ham OF South Paris, on Tuesday and
Wednesday to attend Cbautauqus.
Mrs. Maria Fisher of Wrentham, Mass,
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Martha Hill.
The remains of Miss Beatrice Coburn,
daughter of Roscoe Coburn of Crystal,
N. g., who met death while bathing
Tuesday at Popham Beach, were brought
here Friday and taken to Greenwood to
the homo of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Emmons, for the funeral SER
vice. The burial was at Greenwood. Miss
Coburn was sixteen years OF age, and 10
survived by her parents, Roscoe and
Maud (Emmons) Coburn, and three
sisters, Elsie, Gertrude and Barbara,
and an infant brother. The family
were former residents of Greenwood.
Mrs. Walter E. Cole has as guests her
aunt, Mrs. Richardson, and uncle, Frank
Libby, Of Massachusetts,.
Quite number of people from here
are picking berries at F. L. Wyman's,
and others have gone to L0cke's Mills to
pick for Howard Maxim.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid held food
and Ice cream sale Thursday which
Noted about s15 90. There was to have
been lawn party on the church grounds,
which was postponed on account of rain.
IL was advertised asa military sale and
entertainment, and some misunderstood.
ing arose by people who did not read
the whole placard thinking 1t was fol-
the benefit of the Red Cross.
Cyrus, son Of q. b. Wardwell, was
taken to the Central Maine General
Hospital Friday for an operation on bis
leg for abscess. He went down In DR.,
Wbeeler's auto, and his mother and
Mrs. Wheeler accompanied him. He
returned that night, and is doing well.
TRAP CORNER.
Mrs. Mary Briggs 10 visiting hei
daughter, Mrs. Ned Swan, at Bryanti
Pond.
Mrs. Jennie Brooks of Norway has
been . recent guest at the home of her
sister, Mrs. G. L. Briggs.
Mrs. Harry Williamson and little
daughter Phyllis Of Bethel are visiting
| at A. r. Tuell's.
Mrs. John Sheperd Of Portland was q
recent guest of her cousin, Mrs. Emily
z. Field.