Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-07

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susss q Hon. Janss s. Wright's.
Mr.. and nrs. Albert d. Park -, spen6.
ing 3 vseAs'on q their camp ct Shae1
Andrew j. jackson Of Iooia N,ob 1,
the guest Of hIs brother, Alfred n,
jackson. -
Charles N. Aoultou has purchassd ths
Charles Sanborn place at Wslchyille M
viii occupy It ~
Miss Addis Newhall Of watsrvilla ,
former resident here, 10 guest ct Mr..
Justina Hall's.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank L. Cam ara
guests OF Mrs. Cams parents. Mr.. M
Mrs. G. E. Tolman.
Mrs. Cora Whittemore announces the
engagement of her daughter. Mrs. Annie
X. Wheeler, TO Mr.. Frank r. Dudlav
both of South Paris.
Mrs. o. K. Yates Of West Paris has
been the guest Of her niece, ,Mrs. Charles
r. Dunbar, for the pest week. return-
ing home Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Holmes went Mon.
day forenoon TO their camp ct Shaqp
Pond to spend two weeks, whore their
SON, w. Z. Holmes, and family have been
for week or two.
Edward d. beverley, who has been in
the employ of Ripley & Fletcher In their
garage, went to Portsmouth, N. H., q
few days since With the intention of en-
listing in the navy a. mechanic.
Roscoe c. Gray and SON Stanley of
Athol, Mass, have been guests at VIII
liam L. Gray's for few days. Mr.. GRAY
has returned to Athol, but Stanley will
remain for few weeks visit with his
relatives here.
A playground for the children. be-
tween the ages of six and fourteen. will
be organized next Wednesday morning
at nine O'Clock, ut the high school
grounds. II is hoped that every child
in South Paris will be present.
Charles Z. Merrill will start Wednes.
day for Patteu by automobile to join
his family, whohavs been there for
some weeks. They will spend most OF
their vacation in camp at Shinn Pond
and the family will return home with
him.
The Philathea class of the Baptist
church will hold its annual field day
Tuesday, Aug. IA, with Mrs. VIM. Morse.
Arrangements will be made for trans
portation, and the members are request.
ed TO be at r. A. Taylor's promptly at
Q A. NJ.
A recital for the benefit of the Service
League will be given on Friday evening,
Aug. II, by Miss Airline D. Croker OF
the Emerson College of Oratory, assisted
by Miss Isabelle Reardop, pianist. Miss
Croker will present Booth Tarkington's
Seventeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Swan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hemingway took an
automobile trip Sunday by way Of Rum
ford Falls to Screw Anger Falls, Grafton,
returning by way OF Bethel, Greenwood
and Norway. A picnic dinner was eaten
at Screw Anger Falls.
Friends here have recently received
announcements OF the marriage of Psnl
Dana Bartlett Of Kansas City, No., and
Miss Alice May Hfestand Of Berkeley,
Calf. Mr.. Bartlett is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Wayland Bartlett, former
residents Of South Paris.
Though We have had occasional light
showers in the past few weeks, there
has been no soaking rain since the 18th
of June. The store Of water poured
down on Us during May and June has
been mostly used up on sandy soils, and
the hot weather of last week has made
the lawns and gardens feel the drought.
W. j. Wheeler and family were at
Portland Sunday to SEQ Robert w.
Wheeler, who Ia In the hospital corps
DOW stationed ut the barracks near Fort
williams. and found him In good health
and spirits. Mrs. w. j. Wheeler and
Mrs. r. E. Cole and son Howard went
to Old Orchard aud will visit there for .
week.
P. E. Wheeler, who has been in
Wakefield, Mass, since last fall, came
Saturday to the home of bis son, Alton
G. Wheeler, his other son, Harry n.
Wheeler of Wakefield, bringing him by
automobile. Soon after going to Wake
field Mr.. Wheeler suffered . shock, from
the effects of which he has not fully re-
covered, though he 10 SO he gets around
some.
The Skinner brothers, George and
Joseph, who were recently burned out
in Waterford, expect to come here some
time this week to occupy the house
which they purchased of Robert Pater-
son on Pine Street. The Patersons have
stored their household goods, and Nj.
Paterson and Winifred will 60 Tuesday
to LYNN. Mass. Mrs. Paterson and
Helen will stay with Mrs. Paterson's
mother, Mrs. Emerson, until they are
definitely located elsewhere.
Mrs. Leon s. Fairbanks entertained .
number of her old school friends Friday
afternoon at the homo Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Crockett, where
she has been spending her vacation. The
gussts included Mrs. Ethel Ellis Noyes,
Mrs. Luella Hayden Morton, Mrs. Belle
Tufts Brown, Mrs. Dora Stevens Merrill,
Mrs. Della McArdle Strickland and MISS
s. K, Porter, besides some OF the chill
dren accompanying their mothers.
Refreshments were served, and pleas
ant afternoon was spent on the lawn.
KING DISTRICT.
B. r. Cummings 10 in poor health.
Mrs. Amos Canwell 10 very poorly.
Onni Seilonen 10 haying 1t The
Beeches.
Willie Thibodsau OF Co. D, Second
Maine Infantry, has recently been home
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tenss
Thibodeau. Other guests there have
been Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bisbee OF Hsrr'-
son and Mrs. Fannie Adams OF sumner
and James Bowker.
A Good Haul OF Booze.
Forty-eight gallons Of whiskey ana |:
stevens Duryea car were the PRODUCT, OF
lucky stop BY Deputy Sheriff Charles
4. Davis at Bethel Friday night. Snerin
Davis had been notified from head
onarters to look ont for . long gray
racing car which Was doing contreoand
traffic between Berlin and Lewiston.
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