Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-18
oUTH PARIS.

,v,sH. A. Morton entertain
D. sO .,Iv Of five tables at their
.. rrId,I evening
- Zones vent Saturday 10 Boa
h ~. be has position In one OF
I sirJ.yns' drug stores
vcTU. will hold its Decem-
,'ios With Mrs. Sarah Edwards
:.s., ,iisrpOOn of this week.
= meeting of Hsmlin Temple.
sI S;.,srs. will be held Tuesday
s nee. IS. There will be work
,5ss Of candidates
pu,ton of Bethel Is here
~ . =. her mother, Mrs. Ellen e.
81 Tho suffered q slight injury
AL few days since.
z,,.E Merrill is at Pattsn for .
~. working with bis wife's
fT Merrill, who has . large
.,i getting out ship timber.
.,a Mrs Levi Holden Of the
nat Of Norway have been with
~ 81. Harry 8. Holden, for . few
;. stunning home the last OF the
W.
.,,,isb, socisble given by the
i,.. viii be held at the South
.. s,b Schoo' Friday evening, Dec.
IN; REFRESHMENTS served at inter
ssOa
Eating Of the stockholders OF the
=. SSos Co. vii be held at the COM
,oSes Friday evening Of this week
Va 10 consider some important
.rss Of business.
,,Oug those who are attending the
a., of the State Grange at Lewiston
.s.i are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s.
-, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Ryerson,
T. Nd Mrs. Richard q. Gates.
VI. g,,sl Martin will take the place
Jv., Nora Durham as book. keeper In
-. Of the oxford Electric Co.
-, Mas Durham goes into the office
JI,ou c. Wheeler as stenographer.
r.hv Offices Of the village will be
~. Tuesday evening for the special
vi, Of rsgistrsnts who wish for
mi,sncs in filing out the questionnaire
s,t 81. by the local exemption board.
...t,o,a-apt of tha hioh
vhoo entertainment was made neces-
NV by he storm of Friday, for which
i N, he su,srtainmsnt was scheduled.
nyil be held Tuesday evening OF this
vel. D. v, and the weather permitting.
The common schools closed Friday.
pac. they closed quite summarily,
rth ths blowing OF the no-school signal
,hs blizzard a. eight o'clock In the
prnius. Plans for Christmas and
sAs, exercises on the last day went
Ess
TIE Kuppls KIub met Friday evening
Viii Mrs. c. z. Merrill, when four tables
srs filed at rock, Miss Ethel @. Crock
ID and Mr. and Mrs. Alton Jacobs act
mas substitutes. The next meeting ins
Two weeks Is With Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
{. Fletcher.
NJ. and Mrs. Albert Burke Of Bethel
ne With Mrs. Burke's parents, Mr.. and
Hs B. P. Adkins. Mr.. Burke is max
Ia recovery from an injury sustained
gnnnings nail nearly through his
bot, aging him of from bis business
hr some time.
B. ". Dennisou has been chosen
asseOn Of the Baptist church to fill the
neancy caused BY the removal from
.cvn Of Deacon z. A. Heidner. The
Hsidnsrs have purchased . house In
Springfield, Mass, and are apparently
definitely established there.
Mrs. Albert D. Park is still at East
Sumner caring for her sister, Mrs. Ella
5. Heald, Who has been III for some
weeks. Mrs. Hsald will come to South
Paris With Mrs. Park to spend the win
ter as soon as she Is able, but IL 10 not
likely that that will be for q week or
two yet
Wv. Ripley has been harvesting Ice
when the weather would allow for the
past week. The extraordinary cold
Weather has made il 80 fast that there
q fifteen inches or more on the cove, .
greater thickness than is preferred. A
loot 70 about the right thickness for
hndling comfortably.
A good crowd attended the dance ct
ssngs Hall Saturday evening, In spite
q bad travelling. Howard Shaw will
sl's another on Saturday evening, Dec.
y Dance orders are being used, and
ne dances are half and half. Gentle
men 80 cents, ladies' free. Shaw's
orchestra will furnish music.
Our old friend the horse had an inning
ifdsy, when steam, gasoline and
iieetricity could not get Us back and
orth between South Paris and Norway,
'ao most OF the travel had to be BY
ean. The street car got over n far
cary Street during the day, and 10
.or running to the Square ~ usual.
Ias Norway engine did not move cut
! the house from Thursday night till
We 10 the day Saturday, and trains on
20 main line have most Of them been
more or less late for the past three days.
Ine students Of Paris High School
ave purchased hundred dollar Liber-
Bond (slOO.00) to be used for the In
sfssts Of the school. The 6rst two
salnents have been made, but a. each
ass 10 addition to this, has bought .
Sao, it is impossible to meet the next
aynsns on the school bond, and so We
ss asking the members of the alumni to
up US. We shall appreciate any
mount from twenty-five cents to one
S,lG or more. Please send your con-
ooatlon TO Florence e. Leach, South
hs, Maine, before January IA, 1918. II
osible.
Words almost fail to characterize the
,sather. Cold waves only let 60 their
iIp enough to give us some more snow.
vera below-zsro mornings during the
~ week, the lowest thermometer
sSAelngs being from Is to % below zero
''dnesday morning. We had hardly got
~ out from the snow of . week ago
.aeo another bowling northeaster
sne upon rs In the early hours OF
sIoay. The roads are blocked 90 that
= We leaning can be done, "snow bills
y plIlng up, and talk about saving
~ seems almost like SARCASM when II
uncut to burn enough to keep warm
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