Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
SOUTH PARIS.
SOUTH PARls POST OFFICE
,s,. Hours 7sOA.x.tO 700 Pm

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ssASD TRUNK RAILWAY.
BEGINNING Jan. IA, lsl7'
-s,rSs LsAvE SOUTH PARIS
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sIg'ss.' , dsiy IS a. n, express, daily; sos p.
=, Ocal, daily
nall, Alohas will meet with Mrs.
n. LIE Merrill on Thursday evening, May
lIth.
n,,,t forget the regular Tuesday night
~, ~ a, Grange Hall this week. Music
By Shs"
Cr Buck and Dr. Carl 5. Briggs,
D,,O,;,ts nov close their Offices Satur-
las afternoon
A.. ,-rns D. Croker has been at
NE from the Emerson College of Ora
~. aST' Boston, for the past week.
q thatcher was in Boston last
q, -, snacial business with the Ford
W NE Car Co. branch at Cambridge.
v.FB. Wiggin and son Rinaldo
~ few DAYS with relatives in Lowell
~ vsak returning home Saturday.
A.. E Bsrrows went Friday morn
- - Pslhau, y. a., TO visit her daugh-
~ Ms NJ V. McAlister, for few
weeks.
u.,rv Fletcher, who purchased the
- bopss. has the hose tower nearly
.o,n down. The main building Will De
moved bodily
Mrs. Robert Paterson returned nome
-, Tna.dsy from the Central Maine
60 e. Hospital, where sue had been
io,a number Of weeks, having under
snDa surgical treatment.
The Sunday school field day commit
,.s viii meet at DR.. Bucks office, Tues
~, Nav IS. at 10 A. NJ. This COM
mi.tes includes the superintendents and
psstors of the local churches.
Herman A. Bryant, 10. is at home
t,om Bates College for the summer, be-
mo one of a considerable number of stu
dents who have left the college early to
Engage 10 agricultural or mechanical
work.
Mrs. Hattie Bailey has gone TO Whit
NAN Mass. to make her home with her
danybrer. Her mother, Mrs. Julia
Buck. will also 90 there later, but will
visit friends in the vicinity for a few
weeks before leaving.
A party Of four young ladies, includ-
ing Misses Eva Andrews, Ida Stiles,
T5lu Billings and Marie Newton, have
been spending the school recess at /. <.
Andrews camp, Lilac Lodge, near the
Hebron road.
Robert Paterson has sold his house on
Pine Street to Joseph W. and Geo. L.
Skinner Of Waterford, through the j.
Hastings Beau Real Estate Agency. Mr..
Paterson and family will continue to
occupy the house for the present at least.
The ladies' of the Seneca Club wish to
thank through the press, Paris Grange,
which gave the free use of its ball for
The drama. also the orchestra for their
services, the girls in the drill, and all
those who took part in the play, every
thing together making it splendid sue
cess
Harlan L. Damon has purchased the
two house lots on Wheeler Street owned
byC. c. Colby Also a piece of land
south of Amss Grove along the river
which belonged to the Charles Heming-
wsy estate. Both transactions took
place through the agency of Charles E.
Merrill.
Mrs. D. A. Bail of West Paris was the
guest o. Mrs Geo. r. Morton over FRI
day night, and in the evening met the
workers Of the Universalist Sunday
School for conference at the church.
Mrs. Bal is district superintendent of
Universais' Sunday Schools for this
part Of the state.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Congregation
church was held at the home OF Mrs.
7, 5. Barnes, and the following officers
were elected:
Pres.-Mrs Dora Muzzy.
y!cePres.- Mrs. A. I. New horter.
Sec.-Mrs. Ella Wight
Treas.-Nrs Hattie Witham.
Three from South Paris, Raymond
Russell, Albert Harris and Harry
Twitcbell, clerk for the Cole Wiggiu Co.,
whose home is in Oxford, offered them
selves last week for enlistment in Co. d.
Percy Twitchell of Oxford, Hsrry's
brother, was also an applicant. Harry
IWtchel was accepted and has gone to
Blddetord to join the company. Russell,
harris, and Percy Twitchell, were re-
lscted on physical examination.
J. B. Barnett has sold his house on
Park Street to Mrs. Z. L. Pike of Port
and, and it will probably be rented. Mr..
Barnett has purchased of q. B. Holden
the house 90 Hill Street formerly owned
and still occupied by Edison Spofford.
NJ. SpOfOrd and his son-in-lsw, Clyde
Miller, are in HOpedale, Mass, where
they have been employed for the past
Two or three weeks, and Mrs. Spofford
and son Arthur and Mrs. Miller will join
them there soon.
There seems to be a rumor abroad that
me money that was given in the socks
ior the library fund has been turned over
iof Red Cross work. 1t seems very
strange that anyone would believe that
such thing would be done. The money
gwen, which amounted to nearly 5000 OO,
sdeposited in the bank, and certainly
stands as credit to all our people who
generously helped in creating this
und. The work of the library will be
resumed just as soon as conditions are
favorable.
Master Clifford Currier, SOD OF Mr..
ana Mrs. Joseph Currier,. celebrated his
E,n birthday at their residence on
rieasant Street Wednesday afternoon
With party from 8 to O'Clock, the
guests being Edward Bean, Ruth Brown,
francis Torrey, Franklin Goldsmith,
rfiscllla Chase and Hugh Morton, with
s1elr mothers. Miss Helen Morton and
a'ss Helen Emeley served refreshments
10 tne dining room, which was decorated
win pinks and Msyflowers. Master
Vhnord received number of gifts.
Tue GipsieS struck town Saturday,
travelling in style as in recent years, with
TWO Dig automobiles, bearing Pennsyi-
Yanla license plates. The women in the
traditional bright hued and soiled gar
@ents, piled their usual fortune telling
1sue 10 slight extent, but with little
success. Where these tourists get their
aUney is puzzle to some Of rs, for they
tOll not. moi thar do than amin and vet