Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-16

The W. @. 7. o. viii meet at the small
vest'y In the II. e. church Tuesday af.
ternl,on.
The Ladies' Social Union win hold /,
regular meeting In the church parlor
Wednesday at Q $50 p. NJ.
The store Of the Cole Wigein Com
pany will be closed on Wednesday Of
tbs week for annual stock-taking.
Mr.. McWhorter's subject at the Con.
greg ,tional church next Sunday evening
will be "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Alton @. Wheeler attended the annual
meeting and banquet of the State Bar
Association at Augusta Wednesday.
Miss Lyndsll Churchill of North Paris
and Miss Hazel Clark of Kennebunkport
were weekend guests at j. E. Murch's.
The officers Of Aurora Encampment
will De installed at their meeting this
Monday evening by District Deputy
Lewis &. Monk and suite.
DIR. Tryon of Boston gave very inter-
estiny and instructive lecture at the Con-
gregstional church Sunday morning on
the subject of international Peace"
With the new arrangement Of trains,
the post office will be kept open till 7:SO
at night, to allow for distributing the mp
mail. The morning mail east will close
at o'clock.
Mrs. Geo. r. Morton and Mrs. Albert
E. Dean and daughter Dorothy were In
ROQff.n NJ
week. going Wednesday morning and re-
turning Saturday night.
Mt, Mica Lodge will work the First
Degree at its meeting Thursday evening
of this week. The officers recently in
stalled are planning do the work in the
Initistory Degree for the coming year.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with their president, Mrs. r. A. Held.
ner, next Thursday afternoon at g
o'clock to make plans for the year. 1t
is important that large attendance is
present.
At the annual meeting of Mt. Mica
Building Association held Friday after
noon, Alton G. Wheeler was reelected
clerk, and the Board of Directors for the
ensuing year Is N. Dayton Bolster, Hor-
ace L. Swan and Irving E. Andrews.
Mrs. Alton L. Jacobs went Wednesday
to the Central Maine General Hospital a.
Lewiston, where she later underwent a
serious surgical operation. According
to latest reports she is doing very well,
and there is prospect OF speedy re-
covery.
The Western Maine Branch of the
Woman's Board of Missions will hold
their annual meeting in Portland at
Williston Church on Friday, Jan. 10
Sessions at 9:45 and 200. The delegates
from The local Congregational church
are Mrs. T. S. Barnes, Miss Eva Walker
and Mrs. A. I. McWhorter.
A joint public installation will be held
by Hamlin Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
and Hsmlin Temple, Pythian Sisters, at
Pythian Hall next Friday evening, to be
followed by q short entertainment and
and staff of Oxford will install officers OF
Hamlin Lodge and Mrs. Fannie Eastman
and staff of South Paris will install The
officers of Hamlin Temple.
Sunday morning DR.. C. L. Buck was
taken completely by surprise when he
was addressed before all the united de-
partmsuts Of the Deeripg Memorial Sun
day School. by Geo. F. Farnum, who
made very felicitous remarks and pre-
sented the doctor with $1,000 gold note
with which TO purchase Bible. The
doctor has just entered tie twentieth
year All superintendent of the school,
and the gift was presented from the
whole school in appreciation OF his long
and ia. thful service. The school has
had a steady growth under his leader
ship.
Quite a variety of weather during the
past week, including some Of the mildest
and some Of the coolest OF the winter.
Thermometers Saturday morning were
from 7 to II below zero in different parts
of the village. The snow of Saturday
night, and the heavy rain Of Sunday,
freezing at night, have made the travel
ing something rather fierce. The street
railway is bit particularly hard. On
Sunday the car got only as far this way
as Beal Street. Monday morning the
factory workers were taken to Norway
by team. At present the rails are frozen
under most OF the way, and the prospect
of an Immediate opening OF the track Is
rather poor.
The following is the cast for mo
Trespsssing" to be given by the senior
class OF Paris High School:
Bill Meader, ION the town." -.------: Henry west
Jim Meader, SON of B.ll, Knighty
Mr.. Palmer, New England farmer,
-. Henry j. wetherell
| Cleveland Tower, q young city
fe low, Rsynor's guest wesley >. spear
Herbert Edmand Raynor,
young Englishma --------.: Glenn Y: hoss
Mr. Irving, father Of Isle. Maynard Curtis
Isle II wing lively city girl Muriel B. Bowker
Peggy Palmer, young lady Of Is, 49,.
Mrs. Palmer, Peggy's mother, ,s
Barbara Palmer, girl Of ten years,
4 .c'oiyh - " HrN'
Almeda Meader, who explains herself,
/ EhLaoesn - NnoASJ
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