Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-01
SOUTH PARIS.

SOUTH PARIS.
,.So,a L SWEET is visiting the fam
ME- bar brother, Vernon B. SWEET, in
Newton, Mass
n. and Mrs. William q. Lurvey have
I'D into the upper Hat IN the Max
vel house on Park Street
,..brrE Clark has employment in q
A'.uaf factory near Cleveland, o., and
Wen! there the first OF last week.
v..EP Parlin of Wilton has been
Ms Of her mother, Mrs. Blake, and
s 1D,5, Mrs. Edgsrly, during the past
week.
I'D Mrs. J. G.. Littlefeld were at
,- ~, a few days the first of last
Dl caIled there by the death Of DR..
Tittlefeld's brother.
O,.v,. Orchestra of six pieces will
- ,bs music for the Seneca Club
II 1a. .'' 1Nr Bob" to be presented on the
S,b and 10th Of May.
r-arkIip. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
ct,ssmitb two wears of age, recently
uCoi-.,rs,t an operation for the removal
a.,orsils and adeuOids, at the home.
,Ibsr, D. Park expects to 60 within
5,v or two 70 Bingham To see Herbert
clifton. formerly of South Paris, who
IA. bseu poor health for some years,
and is reported worse.
An Cairns has purchased Of A. U.
TsIsr ,Aa milk route which Mr.. Tyler
b3s rnp q the village for a number of
ears. the transfer TO be made May LIST.
y- Cairns vii. run the route from his
farm near Halls Pond.
Maurice L. Moves has purchased a
hoTss mt n the west side of Pine Street,
~, sontb II the house of John Wight,
and will build house there when he
ran WORK IN with his other building
iobs which be links will probably be
before the end Of the season.
IN sccaun, Of the uncertainty in the
nrics of materials, etc., the committee
On the building OF the new school house
40 no, deem it expedient to sell any OF
tbs bopds until the contract is actually
siOps6. which will probably be about
Nsy2O.h if satisfactory bids are submit
ted
Albert L. King, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
: King. who as has been noted went re-
gently With the Maine Naval Militia
from Portland to Boston, has been pro-
NOTED 10 the rank of lieutenant, and as
signed 10 the torpedo boat Blskely,
With headquarters at the Chsrlestown
navy yard
News has been received from Mrs.
George C. Erskine of Cheshire, CT, that
her Young son Randolph, who has been
critically in with pneumonia for long
time has passed the crisis and is i'm
proving. Mrs. Erskine's mother, Mrs.
Roxie McArdle, is also recovering from a
serious Illness.
Advertised letters and cards in the
South Paris post office April 80, 1917:
Mrs Bion NJ Bacon.
Mrs. Z. I. small.
Mr.. Harry B. Griffith.
Mr.. Archie Paradis.
Robert Taylor.
LleEellyn WEIGH.
J. A. Ksnney, P. NJ.
The Seneca Club at its annual meet
ing Monday evening of last week elected
the following officers:
Pres-Mrs. ". P. Morton.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. L. G. Smiley.
Sec.-Mrs. P. Z. Hathaway.
Treas-Mrs. j. o. Littlefeld.
Press RepOrter-Mrs. T. ). Barnes.
Executive COm.-Mrs. ID. Nj. stewart, Mrs. |
George c. Fernald, Mrs. A. +, Goldsmith.
Course OF study Com.-Mrs. Stanley Wheeler, |
Mrs 7. A. Hedner.
Geo R. Morton of the Paris Msnufac- |
turing Co., who has been on a trip
through the country as far as California
during the past few weeks, arrived home |
last week. After his arrival in Boston
on bis return, Mr. Morton underwent an
operation for the removal of tonsils. |
Mrs. Morton, who went with him to Cal |
itornia and has been with relatives there |
for the past few weeks, is expected the
last Of this week.
Orville c. Davis of Poland, who Is re-
ported killed 10 action in France on the
Sth Of April, was brother Of Wheeler |
B. Davis, who was formerly telegraph
operator at South Paris, now wireless |
operator 10 the United States navy. Or.
vile G. Davis enlisted at Montreal in the |
Canadian expeditionsry forces early IN
the war, as a private. he leaves wife
aud three small children, a widowed
mother, and several brothers and sisters. |
There will be gypsy drill and tab
lsaux given in connection with the
drama "Mr Bob" for the benefit Of the
Red Cross organization May 8 and 10.
This drill will be given in costume by |
nine young ladies. Following are the
names: Mrs Agnes Perkins, Gypsy
queen; Misses Muriel Bowker, Gladys
Duran, Gladys Hatch, Beryl Silver,
Louise Powers, Lula Billings, Doris
Kerr, Marie Newton. Miss Marion |
Gray, pianist.
The Little Androscoggin was proven
70 be a tioatable stream last week. Dur
ing the past winter N. D. Bolster and
Alton C. Wheeler have had cut the pine |
On the powder mill lot" near Biscoe |
Falls, some fifty-six thousand feet of it.
Last Tuesday the pine was rolled into
the river, and then crew of three men
drove 1t down the stream, tying 1t up In |
boom just below the Park Street bridge |
FRIDAY morning. 1t Is said to be easy |
driving. L. S, Billings has purchased
the lumber.
Bids foc the sale of the engine house
were opened by the assessors of the viii
age corporation last week, and that OF
Henry Fletcher being the highest, the
building is sold to him. He will move 1t
70 his lot on Maple Street bodily, II per-
mission is given, across the back end of
me lots, in the rear of the hotel and
Usoer buildings on the Square. Four
PICS Tor the building were received, as
follows:
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W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iHo-VV
The second meeting of the women in
terested in working for the Red Cross
viii be held Tuesday afternoon at 3
oeloek in New Hall. Every woman In