Oxford Democrat., 1917-01-02

Try 10 write It 1917 next time.
Schools began for the winter tsrm
Monday morning.
Mrs. Stella Marston and two .on. q,
Portland spent the weekend At ]. (.
Muroh's.
Mrs. Ella Burbank Of Gorham, N. H.,
formerly of this place, Ia guest of Mr..
and Mrs. L. 8. Billings.
| The Ladies' Social Union will hold
their regular meeting In the church par.
lor next Wednesday at $50 p. NJ.
| Mrs. Linwood Bailey and SON Elmer
of Revere, Mass., visited her aunt Mrs.
j. 4. Murch, few days last week.
Miss Isabel Reardon entertained q
party OF friends at her home at Noun
tain View Farm Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Paterson underwent . sur
gical operation at her home on Pine
Street last Tuesday, and is getting along
we'll.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
j. Z. Murch, Thursday afternoon at 8
O'clock.
Mrs. Mary E. Stetson and two chill
dren, Eeatrice Smith and Lorrie Stetson,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. I. Burnham.
All who have quilts to tack may have
same nicely done at reasonable rates by
,he Ladies' Social Union. Communicate
with the president, Mrs. W. w. Ripley,
Charles o. Graves and family will
move into the house of Harry D. Cole on
High Street, vacated by Mr.. Cole and
family, who have moved to the jailer's
house.
The factory of the Mason Msnufactur-
ing Co. has been shut down during the
past week, for stock taking and repairs.
1t starts up again Tuesday morning, and
has good run of work ahead.
Stock taking will be done at the Paris
Manufacturing Co. this week, but the
factory will not be shut down entirely
at all, and the work will be made to in
terfere with the regular run but little.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Maxwell have On
tertained their daughters from Massa-
chusetts during the holiday season.
Mrs. c. A. Frost and Miss Alberta Max
well of South Framingham, and Miss
Edith Maxwell, who teaches in Melrose.
DR.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Stewart enter
tanned q number of friends at an auction
bridge party Saturday evening, in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Cole of Canton,
Mass, who have been spending the holi.
day vacation here, and returned home
on Monday.
Officers of Hamlin Lodge, Z. of p,
were elected Friday evening as follows:
C.C.-B. W. Tuttle.
v.C.-2. s. Gates.
PIT. 8. Barnes.
NJ. of W.-Willis Ames.
K. Of r. & S.-E. +. shaw.
NJ. OF F.-0. T. Bowker.
NJ E-E. 8. Jones.
| NJ at A.-Mike Kennagh.
1. CD. Z. Kenney.
o. G.-c. C.. Record.
Trustee-W. l.. Gray.
Representatives.. Y. Wright.
Alternste-E. T. Shaw.
The first supper aud entertainment of
the New Year given by the Ladies
Social Union of the Universslist church
will be neld in the vestry Tuesday even
ing, January 2, at 6:45 O'Clock. The
supper will consist of scallopsd oysters,
baked beans, hot rolls, whipped cream
pies, brown sugar cookies, tomato pickles
and coffee. The entertainment will be
musical and literary and among those
taking part will be Mrs. b. P. Hammond
of Paris Hill. Popular prices as usual
will prevail.
A quiet wedding took place a. the
home Of Albert e. Cash Sunday, Dec.
S1st, when his daughter, Mrs. Bertha
May Fogg, was united In marriage to
Samuel S. Martell of Lewiston. The
ceremony was performed by Margaret A.
Baker, duly authorized, and the single
ring service was used. The bride and
groom were attended by Leon and
Eleanor Cash, brother and sister OF the
bride. Others present were Albert Z.
Cash, Violet Bunker and Hszel Verrill.
The bride was becomingly dressed In
dark blue. Mr.. and Mrs. Martell will
make ii cir home In Lewiston.
Officers and teachers Of the Sunday
School of Deering Memorial Church
were elected Saturday night as follows:
Supt-Dr. C. L. Buck.
Associate supt.-Richard Millett.
Sec.-George T. Fsrnum.
i Treas.--E. D Millett.
Li6rsrians0s. c. Ordway. Rena Tribou.
/ Supts. Of Departments:
Home PsPsIIMars,C CSa CHARLES a'ss Ms1v1,i Edwards
Missionary-Mrs. 7. NJ. Davis.
TemI erance-T. NJ. Davis.
Junier-Mrs. Merton Millett.
Primary-Mrs. Harold Cole.
| Teachers-Rey. C.. i. Spear, Henry Fletcner'
Benjamin SWEET, Mrs. Elmer Briggs, I. N.
Davis, Lester Wood, Mrs. 8. G. Ordway, Mrs. 2.
I. Spear, Mrs. G. r Farnpm, MRS. lanes %ins.s' a,
Mrs. z. q. Millett, Miss Myra Richards, Miss
Nora Durham, Miss Mary Abbott, Miss Flor
| ence Leach.
Several of the Firms who are at work
| in the manufacture of skees and else
where about the village, having desire
| TO learn English, have consulted with
Superintendent Of Schools Joy about the
| matter, and arrangements are to oe
made for Mrs. Joy to conduct an evening
school, two or three evenings q week,
| for instruction In elementary branches,
for the special benefit of foreign.born
residents. The school will be held In
| one of the school houses, probably the
brick. In connection with this 1t Is pos
Il 9lOlS IQilI II tuoEC W 90
| in the matter, Mr.. Joy would on the
same nights give instruction in certain
branches of physics and electrical
science, for the benefit OF those who
have not had that in their school work.
KING DISTRICT.
William King is hauling wood to the
village.
Mrs. Carrie Briggs has gone to toe VII
lage to stay.
Mrs. Nettie Barrett and son Wendeii
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bessie
Cusbman, in Bethel.
Miss Mary Cummings came home from
Gorham to spend Christmas with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Cummings
Willie Thibodeau came home from
Portland to spend Christmas with DIS
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Thibodeau.
he returned to Portland to his WORK
again Monday.
Rather cold weather for q cow to get
into a we'll of deep water, but COW oe-
longing to Onni Sslonen had the misfor-
tune of stepping backward into deep
In wick tha aid NJ naio hbOra eh0 was