Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-03

: The Red Cross collection tskan n On.
Baptist children's concert amounted r
$780,. =
| Miss Stella Frost of Turner il WAITING
her sister, Ethelyn Frost Stanley, for !
few days.
| Mrs. E. B. Dean of Western Ayepua |,
visiting her brother, James Thomas 81
Waterford.
Miss Ruth Stuart is at the Central
Maine General Hospital, Lewiston. for
treatment. ~
Mr.: and Mrs. Alton C. Wheeler are
spending the week at their camp at
Shagg Pond.
Prayer meeting at the Baptist church
will be held Friday night instead of
Wednesday night.
Master Rodney Brown, Jr., of Reading.
Mass, is the guest of his grandmother.
Mrs. Anna q. Hayes.
Lyman s. Merrill left SATURDAY. for a
few days visit with his brother, George
W. Merrill of Auburn.
Miss Nellie n. jackson was In Port.
land last week to attend the wedding of
Miss Clarice Merriman.
Miss Edith Maxwell, who teaches in
Melrose, Mass, is here with her parents
Tor the summer vacation.
Irving Merrill and family and a party
of young folks are spending the week at
Mud Pond in Greenwood.
A very attractive flower garden has
been made on the grsensward in Market
Square by Ernest Crockett.
The Service League have received a
contribution from the Junior Epworth
League of the NJ. E. Church.
The Ladies' Social Union will hold an
important meeting Wednesday at $50
P. NJ. All members please attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. F. Muzzy and daugh.
ter, Miss Annie Muzzy, are spending q
few days at the Holmes camp at Shagg
Pond.
Marriage intentions fled with the
town clerk are Herbert P. Millett and
Annie Lillian Sweetsir, both of South
Paris.
The Congregational prayer meeting
will be held this week Tuesday evening
instead of Wednesday, as Wednesday is
a holiday.
Where does all this impossible amount
of rain come from? Is July going to
equal June's record rainfall in over forty
years of eleven inches?
Howard Davis, Lawrence Decotsau,
Ray Seeley, Robert Snow and Harold
Merrill are at Lake Thompson this
week on fishing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry N. Wheeler and
Miss Katherine Walton of Wakefield, |
Mass, are at Mr.. Wheeler's camp at
Shsgg Pond for the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cutting and chill |
dren and Carroll Cutting of Hartford,
CT, arrived Friday and will spend their |
vacation with their parents.
Miss Alice knight, who has spent the
winter with her brother in Newton High |
lands, Mass, has arrived at her home
here for the summer.
Alton Clifford of Rumford is with his
mother, Mrs. Ann Clifford, who is
critically i'll. Mrs. Ira Hartman is car
ing for Mrs. Clifford.
Miss Mabel G. Hathaway has returned |
from her teaching in Rockport, Mass,
and will spend the summer vacation
with her father, 7. r. Hathaway.
A special business meeting of the Sem |
eca Club will be held at the home of the
president, Mrs. Agnes L. Morton, Mon
day evening, July I'd, at 7:3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Gray, Carlton
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Percivsl Hathaway
and son Donald left Friday for few
days. fishing trip at Carrabassett.
DR.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Stewart attended
the commencement dinner at Bates Col
lege on Thursday. From there Mrs.
Stewart joined the Service League.
Mrs. Leon s. Fairbanks and daughter
Marjorie of Abingdon, Mass, are with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b.
Crockett, for q few weeks, arriving
Friday.
Rev. C. G. Miller preached In South
Paris end Norway Sunday on "The Con-
servation of Food" in response to the
request of Mr.. Herbert Hoover OF Wash
ington, ID. Q.
Wallace A. Clifford, who is engaged In
teaching in Newport, r. l., and Earle X.
Clifford, who teaches in Brewer, are at
home with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. K. Clifford.
w. NJ. Tibbetts of Minneapolis, Mimi,
advance advertising man for the South
Paris and Norway Community Chautau'
qua, was in town Saturday In the inter-
ssts of the Chsutauqus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton McKeen were at Cor
nish Friday to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Frank Allen, sister of Mr.. Davis, who
died at the age of go years.
U. G.. Wheeler and his daughters,
Misses Esther and Marion OF Newton,
Mass, with a friend, went through the
place Saturday on their way to their
camp at Shagg Pond, where they Will
spend the week.
"Twon't be much of Fourth unless
they ring the BELLS" is the statement OF
the case by Young America. Win no
public cele0ratlOn Oh any Aiuu, ~
crackers, or fireworks, there is ground
for expecting that the day will DO saie
and sane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and
children, May and Jack, who have been
spending few days at w. P. Mortons,
went Thursday to North Waterford TO
visit relatives. They will also 60 to
their camp at Dixville Notch for stay
of few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield 8. Starbird went
Thursday with their son, Maj. Alfred A.
Starbird, and family, on an automooiie
trip to Boston where they will remain
for few days. Maj. Starbird is attach
ed to the staff of General Clarence Ed,
wards, Commander Of the New England
Division of the regular army.
The factory of the Paris Manufacturing
Company will be shut down Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week
IL has been the custom to close the iac-
tory for a week or ten days at this time,
but owing tc the rush OF business 0niy
three days will be given this year. Inc
plant of the Mason Manufacturing Com