Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-20
SOUTH PARIS.

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.,a Mrs. ]. Harold Bates Of East
,.D,ss.tsr, n. H., were In town Friday.
u,,bsrs F. Hall of Kansas City recent
o'sDt day at South Paris, bis former
Zone.
NJ. lanes q. Clark went Saturday to
a. hospital in Lewiston Tor surgical
rsstmen1'
~. Rslph Perkins and Miss Marie
,:..on visited at Bethel during the
yst week
a.. William Lewallen of Alma 10 the
IT Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ssujsnin STett'
U.,srt L, white went Thursday to
4 M POND. vt, to take job a. brake
nsn an the Grand Trunk.
n ". and Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler enter
- rock party of five tables at their
Ina On Porter Street Friday evening.
N, and Mrs. Z. E. Parker are at Levi
v,.S.rS.ou's iu Norway for a few weeks,
nd Mr.. Parker is working in the woods
there.
4 rank L. Dow has been away during
A IA nsst week on q hunting trip, and
Ms. Dow meanwhile visited at North
Paris
Sumnsr E. Tucker has sold to Alton
ya,im the house on Skillings Avenue
,bjch is occupied By w. w. SWEET and
hnily
Jpdse E. NJ. Stevens of Lynn, Mass,
-. guest at A. E. Morse's for q few
S,ys iass week, and met many old
friends.
Ths Ladies' Social Union will hold an
innortsnt meeting for work preliminary
n the annual fair 10 the church parlor
Wednesday at $50 P. NJ.
Mrs Charles E. Merrill went Thurs
d,y 10 Pstten after her daughter, who
b,s been With her grandparents In that
bsp for number of weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Palmer Of Pownal and her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Richardson OF
Rochester, n. Y, are guests Of Mrs.
Pslnsrs sister, Mrs. John n. Murch.
Assill alarm was given Wednesday
tors burning chimney in the house Of
Mrs. Louise Durgin. Fire Chief Charles
v. Bowksr had it soon cared for, with
DO damage.
Mrs. N. L. Thomas, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. North, and her family,
who have lived for some years in the
second house on the North farm, have
moved 10 Lewiston.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank s. Dudley are
making quite extensive improvements
on the house at their farm, including
.hs enlargement of the cellar, and .
pressure tank water system, with bath
room, set tubs, hot air furnace, etc.
News has been received of the birth Of
ldaughter TO Mr.. and Mrs. s. Ksspar
Wight of Columbus, o., on the 9th inst.
Mrs. Wight was formerly Miss Florence
Richardson of South Paris. The child
has been christened Kathryn Marjorie.
Through the real estate agency of
Charles Z. Merrill, q wood lot of be-
tween eighty and . hundred acres on
the J. q. Bumpus farm In the south
eastern part of the town has been sold
BY the owners, Mrs. j. 81. Bumpus and
Mrs. J. P. Penley, to j. A. Kenney.
The special town meeting will be held
~ announced, next Saturday at 2 P. NJ,
In New Hall. The sole purpose Of the
meeting Is to see II the town will raise q
sam sufficient to pay the outstanding
highway bills, authorize the treasurer to
hire the amount, and place In the assess
nsnt for 1918.
Thirty-six Christmas packages have
been sent across the water by the Ser
vice League. They were addressed to
First Lieut.. Guy I. SWEET to be dis
tributed by him to the boys from this
vicinity. Each package contained pipe
and tobacco, sweet chocolate, hard
candy and waters.
The new fire station on Pine Street is
being painted drab with slate trimmings
or, II ii was nice residence, the colors
would probably be called pearl gray and
Scotch gray or something of that sort.
Anyway, the colors harmonic we'll with
the asphalt shingles which are used on
the roof and give good general effect.
A percentage of the receipts of the
Tuesday evening show at the Savoy
Theatre will be given by Mr.. Bragdon to
the Service League. The picture to be
shown Is "Miss George Washington"
which was recently shown In . neighbor-
Ing town. IL is . comedy, and is said by
those who have seen II to be one OF the
best.
On Wednesday the Christmas smokes
for the boys of Co. d, paid for by sub
'criptiOn OF the citizens, were shipped
from the store of the Chss. 81. Howard
20. By express to the New York navy
yard, to be forwarded to the company.
There were several boxes, addressed to
Lieut.. Guy ]. SWEET. The shipment In
Guided 800 tins of tobacco, $50 cigars,
and 1850 cigarettes.
As was announced In the Democrat
last week rs possible, an egg-laying con-
Test will be- held In connection with the
coming show Of the Western Maine
Poultry Association, provided there are
sufficient entries. Prizes to the amount
Of $500 will be awarded. The contest
will be by pens OF six birds for q period
OF ak days, beginning on Saturday
preceding the opening OF the show on
Tuesday.
Sheriff Harry D. Cole was In Portland
Friday to attend conference to secure
cooperation between federal and state
ofhcials to prevent the bringing OF liquor
into Maine. Among those who were In
conference were Governor Milliken,
Collector Charles n. Sleeper Of the
Portland customs district, United States
District Attorney Merrill, and the
snerifs Of the several counties bordering
% New Hampshire and New Brunswick.
It Is matter of light pleasantly, and
the same time testimony Of the zeal
Oh the officers, that Sheriff Cole and two
Oh his deputies, while patrollipg the
roads for rum smuggiers somewhere IN
Maine" few nights ago, were held up
oy another deputy sheriff, who was out
On the same business. Other law
abiding citizens not In official position,
whose business happened to bring them
nome from New Hampshire town 10
sne night, were also held up.
An alienation In the decree of divorce
10 the case OF Mary G. Maxim Va. Harry
y Maxim was made last week In the
cumberland Superior Court. BY the
original decree, the custody of the minor
children Franz n and philiD H Maxim.