Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-04
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DoIN0s OF TnH WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

TfE DOIN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hlll.
cor. Preaching every Sunday q lo.D 1. n
Sunday School at Is. Sabbath evening service
at 7s8. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening 9
7 80. Covenant Meeting tho last Friday Defore
the LIST Sunday OF tbs mouth Ct 80 Pm. Az
Stanley Bennett and Guy Sturtevsnt
returned from Q hunting trip to G Pond
In Andover last Tuesday bringing In one
deer.
Henry E. Shaw Was the guest OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marx p. Shaw last
week.
Miss Josephine Cole was at home from
Westbrook for the Thanksgiving vacar
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Atwood OF
Hebron and William Jr., were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Atwood
several days the past week.
Clyde Shaw has returned from Gardi-
ner and thinks that Paris 10 good enough
place to live.
Mrs. Emma T. Hubbard has closed
the Hubbard House for the winter and
taken rooms at South Paris.
Thanksgiving guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin P. Stearns were Mr.. and Mrs..
w. A. Barrows; Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart w.
Good win and sons, Norman and Robert;
Mr.. aud Mrs. Seward P. Stearns; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Stearns, Jr., and daughter,
Lura; Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander I.
Stearns.
Col. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown en-
tsrtained Hon. and Mrs. Edward L.
Paris az Thanksgiving guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando A. Thayer re-
turned Friday after visit of few
weeks to their son, Jarvis n. ThayeE
and family, Pembroke, N. b. On the
way home they spent . week with Mr..
Thayer's brother, DIR. Augustus 8.
Thayer, at his home in Portland, where
the two brothers and their sister, Mrs.
Josephine Bates, the only survivors OF
the nine children of the late America
Tbsyer, spent their Thanksgiving TO-
gether.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. F. Hill, Miss
JEANNE Hubbard and Miss Mary Mellen
were entertained al Thanksgiving dinner
at John Pierce's.
About three inches of light snow fell
Wed uesdsy making Thanksgiving very
beautiful day with everything out-of'
doors wearing q white mantle and bring
ing out all three of the leading forms OF
transportation, automobiles, carriages
and slsighs, the former predominating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cole had az
Thanksgiving guests all their children
except Archie Cole, who was at Poland
Spring.
Two letters for Miss Alice r. WEIGH
are advertised as unclaimed at the post
office
Rev. /. B. Mower, D. D., secretary OF
the United Baptist Convention of Maine,
is expected to speak in the Baptist
church Sunday morning, Dec. o. We
hope goodly number will avail them
selves of the opportunity to hear him fol
he comes from Waterville to speak to us.
The Paris Hill Library Association
will hold Its regular monthly meeting on
Wed pesday, Dec. 5, at 4 O'Clock.
There will be a spelling contest In the
9th and Sth grades at the close Of the
term. The time will be announced later
Every body is invited who cares to come.
The regular Parent Teachers meet
ing will be held on Monday evening, Dec,
10, at 7:3O. All rural teachers are invited
Will all parents and friends who are
interested in forming q clipping and
social club for the young people, please
consider the matter, and whether they
have any chairs or small tables to loan,
and report to Mrs. Newton Cummings.
E. B. Curtis and family spent Thanks.
giving with Mr.. Curtis sister at West
Paris.
Saturday afternoon and night Paris
Hill got one of the biggest snow storms
in it's history for this time of year. Two
feet or more of damp snow fell driven
BY an east wind. Trees, bushes, wires
and poles were loaded with sticky snow
and In many cases broke down under
the load and in places the drifts are
four or more feet deep. The high land
seemed to suffer worst; at lower levels
the storm turned to rain. There Is
about three times as much snow In this
village as at South Paris. Miles of roads
on the higher levels are reported al
most impossible Sunday and many tele-
phone lines are out of commission.
Bert Curtis is preparing to move the
old barn on the o. A. Thayer place to q
spot near the other buildings on the jar
Wis NJ. Thayer farm that be recently pur.
chased.
Several of our deer-hunters who are in
the northern part Of the county with
automobiles will probably have some
difficulty in getting their cars at present.
The many friends of Miss Annie L.
Paris, one of our best and most respect.
e6 young ladies, are very sorry to learn
that she has again submitted to another
very critical operation for sdhesions
after having suffered for several years,
and at times most severely. We all wish
for her speedy recovery.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Barrett and
son Wendell spent Thanksgiving day
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mason.
The Partridge school closed Wednes-
day, the 2Sth, for short vacation.
Daniel A. Thorne Is working for Will
Parlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Slattery and three
children, Maizie, William and Mabelle,
spent Thanksgiving with relatives at
South Paris.
Mrs. Fremont Field has been i'll with
the grippe.
Albion Andrews has purchased two
heifers OF William Mason.
Will Mason has sold a heifer to Charles
q. Churchill Of South Paris.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Elmer Cummings and
daughter Louise spent Thanksgiving
With relatives at Paris Hill.
Elmer Cummings has returned from
his hunting trip at Andover.
West Sumner.