Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

Linder are spending the week with Mis-,
Catherine g. Briggs at Bailey's Island.
Mrs. Harold T. Briggs and daughter,
Mary and Marjorie are at Old Orchard
wnere they have cottage for two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph e. Gray of Port
land were guests of his parents. Mr.. and
Ars. William L. Gray, over the vsek
end.
Next Sunday morning at the Consre
gotional church Mr.. McWhorter's snb.
lect will be observers OF Wind AND
Weather"
Mrs. Lizzie Morse went THURSDAY
morning for visit of week or two 10
her son Albert Morse and family Al
Ellsworth.
w. o. rockingham, treasurer, and B.
L. Morrison, manager, were in Boston
on business for the Paris Shoe Co. few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy j. Bird of Worces.
ter, Mass, are spending a week of vaca.
ton with Mr.. Birds parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Bird.
Mrs. Leslie Cummings has been quite
i'll for week but Is improved. Miss
Ruth Thurlow has been working for her
during her illness.
The Euterpean programs are now
ready for distribution. Members of the
club can get programs and music from
Miss Grace Thsyer, Librarian.
Fair prospect of good hay weather
now, though the past week was rather q
hard one. There is big crop to cut,
and hay is about the only commodity
that is low in price.
Tuesday will be hotl Don't bother to
get supper. A buffet lunch will be serv-
ed on the lawn of the Baptist church
from $50 to s. The menu consists of
sandwiches, salads, cakes, coffee, etc.
At last We are on the map again as far
as the mail service is concerned. Mail
cars were added to the two local trains
on Thursday, and we now get our full al
lowance of three mails per day each way.
Mrs. Herbert C. Ripley and daughter
Lolita of Pawhusks, Okla, and Professor
and Mrs. Roy 81. Porter and son Herbert
of'Durham, n. H., visited Mrs. G. 81.
Porter several days last week, returning
to Durham Saturday.
Mrs. E. l.. Merrill and daughter, after
visit of some weeks to the family of
Charles E. Merrill, returned the last of
the week to their home in Patten.
Mrs. Charles E. Merrill and children
accompapiaI than, RI pofkon for Wait
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Cole visited
friends at Rumford Saturday. Mr.. Cole
is taking his two weeks vacation from
the store of F. N. Wright. Mrs. Cole
has been taking a vacation from the
Office of DR.. c. L. Buck during the
past week.
Professor and Mrs. Carl Jean Tolman
of Huntsville, S. c., have been the guests
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Tolman,
for few days, and went from here to
Winthrop, where they will spend most of
the time at their summer home until the
middle of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. G. SWEET of Kittery
have been guests at Rev. D. F. Faulk-
ner's for few days, coming by automo-
bile. Monday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Faulkner and daughter, Miss Alice
Faulkner, went with them to Kittery to
spend week of their vacation.
Howard G. Wheeler of Manchester, N.
H., was with bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Wheeler, over the weekend.
Mr.. Wheeler, who has q position with
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., enlisted in the signal corps
recruited from that company, but was
not accepted on account of eyesight.
Mrs. Sarah P. Cummings, we'll known
as an experienced nurse, Is at Mechanic
Falls caring for Mrs. Freelsnd Z. Witham
who has a son born on the 9th. This Is
a thing worthy of note, as Mrs. Cummings
is the youngsters great-grsndmother,
and it is given to few women to render
active assistance in introducing into the
world and preparing for its work those
of the fourth generation.
Chester Easson is at home for while
with his mother, Mrs. Titcomb. he has
completed his engagement In Portland,
and is taking a little vacation before be-
ing called out with the Coast Artillery
Corps, in which he enlisted some weeks
since. The Corps will be drafted into
the federal service, along with the otner
organizations of the National Guard, on
the 18th, and will be stationed at Fort
Williams at first.
Albion 1. Hatch, while at work In the
mill of j. A. Kenney d Co. Tuesday
morning, was hit by piece OF dowei
thrown from turning machine, wnich
struck him in the right eye, making q
painful injury. On account OF the nature
of the injury, he was sent at once TO the
Eve and Ear Inflrmary at Portland. he
returned home Thursday night, and II
ia thought will not suffer any serious
permanent results.
The Fan Tan Club chose officers Sat
urday evening, and made arrangements
for its field day, which will Dc neio 10
Mrs. Beams grove on the Zotn. ine
club rooms are being cleared, as they
are to be occupied for the winter oy Mrs.
Cora S. Briggs and Mrs. Linder. Inc
club officers are:
Pres.-Mrs Cora 8. Briggs.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. Lena Porter.
Sec.-Mrs. virgie Wilson.
Treas.-Mrs A. Il. Forbes.
This is vacation season with some OF
the churches. The Methodist churcn
is closed for the next two weeks, al
services to be resumed the first Sunday
in August. The Universalist church Is
closed for ak weeks, until the trst sun
day in September. Services at the other
churches as usual for the next two weeks.
The Congregational church will take It's
vacation through August. and the bsp-
tist church the month Of August Wild
the exception of the 10th.
Resignation of Rev. Mr.. McWhorter.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter of the south
Paris Congregational church exchanged
nulpits on Sunday with Rev. r. j. Bruce
- ronnranafional 0hurCh.