Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-28

visiting at L. N. winslow's.
Mrs. George G. Fernald va. in Port
ana Tor few days last week.
Mrs. Harold @. Fletcher in vi.,,,n,
ner aunt at Orr's Island for a week o
more. WON "
Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Parlin Of With,
nave been guests at Mrs. Ellen Blake,
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Small OF Dixfielt
Visited at Charles r. Dunham's for a fev
days last week. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Packard of Mont
c,Ml, New Jersey, were guests at Harolt
7. Brigss' recently.
Miss Gladys Morrill, OF Summer In,
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilbey
Swan for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Park have "a
turned from Shsgg Pond after spendins
two weeks in camp there.
Services at the Uuiversalist Church
will be resumed next Sunday at lO. AS A
NJ. Sunday School at u n.
DR.. Bal F. Bradbury, formerly O,
Norway, now Of Washington, D. c.. was
greeting friends in South Paris las,
Thursday.
Miss Marie Newton left for Rumford
"Wednesday morning where she will
spend q few days with Mrs. Verna
(Howe) Bsssey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge MacDopnell
have returned from their wedding trip
and will reside in the Torrey house,
across from Albert D. Parks.
Mrs. Corkum and two children, Grace
and Helen of Riverton were recent
guests of Mrs. Corkum's sister, Mrs.
Marshall Weeks of High Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Goss of Lewiston
were guests the past week of Mrs. Goss'
aunt, Mrs. Will Herrick. Mrs. Goss was
formerly Miss liza Marshall of this
place.
George 81. Brigham and Mrs. Annie
Valentine of Buckfeld, with q party
of relatives from Norwood, Mass, were
calling on relatives at South Paris Wed
nesday.
Cuvier Colby of Lawrence, Mass,
with his wife and three children, and
his sister, Mrs. May Colby Millett, were
visiting relatives in Paris last week, hav.
ing driven through from Lawrence in
Mr.. Coiby's car.
r. w. Walker, of the Paris Bakery,
has sold the Mrs. Mary Childs stand
near the Norway or Hicks Crossing, and
formerly occupied by him as residence,
to Sam Kuslansky, who will occupy a
part Of the house and rent part Of 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Forbes spent
several days the past week at their
cottage, Shaggrock, at Shagg Pond,
their tsnents who have been occupying
the cottage for q number Of weeks hav.
ing returned to their homes In Connect
lieut..
Prof. and Mrs. Lyon OF Boston, were
guests of Mrs. Lyons mother, Mrs.
Louise Blanchard, at Writ Stanley's last
week, while on their way to the Rangeley
Lakes for q vacation trip. Prof. Lyon
is teacher at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Holmes and son,
William Holmes, and family who have
been spending some time at their camp
at Shagg Pond, returned to their home
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Holmes and daughter Margaret spent a
few days here before starting on their
return trip to their home in Southing.
ton, Conn.
At special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Paris Shoe Company held at
the shop of the company last Tuesday
afternoon IL was voted to increase the
capital stock from ten thousand to
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars and the
directors were empowered to employ
Superintendent. 1t was also voted to
purchase the building now occupied by
the company from Alton G. Wheeler,
the present owner.
Advertised letters and cards in the
South Paris post office August n, 1917:
Emile Barber.
Madeline LaBrassure.
Mrs. Fletcher.
Mrs. Alfred Lspointe.
Mrs. Sam Young.
Geo L. Everett.
James c. Page.
E. L. Strong.
Alton Verrill.
Gusie wheeler.
Frank Wissig.
J. A. Kenney, P. NJ.
lack Rsardon is at home for q few
weeks with his parents Mr.. and MIS-.
william Reardon. After graduating
from Dartmouth Mr.. Resrdon TOOK
vsars course st Yale winninga schorlar-
ship. The past two years he has been
in Europe, spending the first winter IN
Rome where he attended the American
Academy, he was in France few
vesks. was In Switzerland on the Ter,
man border for some time and sailed
for home on Aug. ID.
sontb Paris had something new In the
nav of a sale the past week, the same
hsin0 a "Real Texas Shoe Sale" W. U.
FrotSinbam employed q. Ainsworth, the
hasd Of the Southern Sales Agency, TO
oorna here and conduct the sale. Inc
attention of passersby was called TO the
sais IN several ways. The whole front
- tha store was covered with advertis-
inc. at short intervals gong sounoeG
and a megaphoue was used to . gooo
sdvantage. The sale lasted from Wednes-
dsv morning until Saturday night, was
veil attended and, judging from the
Number of sales made, was success.
TWAS some shower in Sonth Paris
Monday night but with less damage
than might have been e1pec,eo. Lts
Ii0hting struck in several places WIN
little effect. At the rear OF the ions
all at Hotel Andrews some sningies
we're torn of the roof and the chimney
from the livery stable office was MT.
q < Clifford's house was struck As was
also that of Rev. c. G. Miller, little damsge
resulting in either case, and NUMBER
~ slecerIc and telephone fuses were
burned out. At Mr.. Millers mousse sus
holt came down q yentilator shaft ano
went into the ground melting the Pain'
ON ths shaft and this was also struck 10
the same place in the shower OF 10"
days eavlier.
Mrs. Alma French passed away FRIDAY
forenoon after . lingering illness Of
tnbsrcular trouble. Mrs. French was
smploysd as stsnographsr In the paper
mills in Rumford until her illness com.
nsllsd her to stop work, then she came
In the home of her mother, MIS-. wesley
Hammond, of Wheeler Street, Soa.a
Paris. where she remained until inc Gnu ny.
Ms French was the daughter OF MI.
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