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

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Mrs. L. W. Jack OF Woodfords "a.
sne guest OF her brother, N. D. Bol,tsr.
Friday and Saturday.
Albert Morse ID here from Ellsvorxh
70 visit his mother. Mrs. Lixsie Norse.
who 10 In poor heath.
=. B. Gleason and family have mov.d
nom sumner into the George P. Tuoksr
house on Park Street.
Miss Ella Billings Of Freeport vas
tine guest OF her sister. Miss Lulu Bill
ings, ct Mrs. George II. Davis last week.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church are asked to have their red letter
Der. ~
Freeland 3. Witham and family OF
Mechanic Falls have been spending the
past week with his mother, Mrs. Harriet
Witham.
The annual Thanksgiving concert win
be given ct the Congregational church
Sunday evening, Nov. 25th, ut Z o'cl ock.
Silver offering as usual.
There will be . meeting for work of
the members of the Fan Tan Club who
are to be workers In the Ladies' Sewing
Club, on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. Goth.
The Ladies' Whist Club will meet this
week with Mrs. r. N. Wright. On &C.
count of other events, the meeting will
be on Wednesday afternoon instead of
the regular day Thursday.
Harrington Mann 10 here with Mrs.
Mann for week from the Maine Sana-
forum at Hebron. Mr.. Mann has been
Tor some time at the sanatorlum, and has
improved materially in health.
Andrew Eastman OF Albany, who was
at George r. Eastman's Q short time last
week, has enlisted In the army aviation
corps, and is ordered to Princeton, N. j.,
to begin training at once. He left for
that place Saturday.
There will be Thanksgiving sale Of
Paris Grange Hall, Nov. 9th beginning
at P. NJ. There will be on sale fruit,
vegetables, chicken, food, aprons, etc.
Be sure and remember the date, and
plan TO do your Thanksgiving shopping
OF this time.
The delay in the delivery of the First
Liberty Loan bonds continues. The
banks are now informed that no deliv-
cries Of per cent bonds In exchange for
interim certificates of the IL per cent
bonds can be made before December 18th
and then only as fast as they can be
issued by the Government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin SWEET expect
to start next Monday for Moab, Utah, to
spend at least the winter with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. B. Locke. Mrs. Locke, their
daughter, is not in good health. Moab
Is In southern Utah, thirty-6ve miles
from the railroad. Mr.. Locke has an
important position in the United States
forestry service.
Neville S. Burnett, who has lived In
Oxford Park for some years, has pur-
chased the double tenement house Of
Charles N. johnson ut the corner OF
Myrtle and Spring Streets. One tone
ment is now occupied by Mr.. Burnet's
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Doten, and the Burnets will
move into the other tenement.
The members of Mrs. Ordwsy's class
in the Methodist Sunday School met ut
her house Saturday afternoon and or
ganized under the name of "Sunbeams."
There were eleven members present, and
the following officers were chosen:
Pres.-Hester Ordwsy.
Vice Pres.-Cathleen Small.
Sec.-Laura Brooks.
Treas.-Marjorie Edwards.
Maurice L. Noyes and family are to
move from the farm into the Holt house
on Park Street. which Mr.. Noyes pur-
chased some time since. Quite extern
sive repairs and improvements will be
made on the house before they 60 into
it. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bowker, who
have been living In the house, are now
In rent In the Jersey house on Main
Street.
Almon Churchill has exchanged bis
place on Hill Street with Stillman s.
Wyman of North Leeds for the latter's
farm at that place, and the families ex-
pect to make the move this week. The
farm acquired by Mr.. Churchill Is OF
about 100 acres, with good lot OF wood
and timber besides tillage, lying along
the Maine Central Railroad and only Q
short distance from the North Leeds
station Of that road.
The South Paris women who are In
terested In woman suffrage are delight
cd to have had again the pleasure of
listening to Miss Lola Walker. Miss
Walker, who was here In the summer
and organized the town committees, was
In town again Saturday and addressed
an enthusiastic audience In the grand
iury room at the court house. She had
lust come from the successful campaign
in New York, and spoke In most In
teresting manner Of the work there.
She brought, also, messages from the
leaders of the National Association, and
told of the work already going forward
toward procuring the national amend
ment. At the close of the address ie
was agreed unanimously by those pres
emit to support the following pledge
ave pledge our support to the Maine
Suffrage Association, and to the non
partisan policy of the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association In their
work toward the immediate submission
of suffrage federal amendment"
While the HOUSEWIVES VI ooutu ~'s
are most of them members OF the Food
Administrations and carrying ont Its sug-
gestions more or less fully In their
homes, food conservation Ii also appar'
ant in the social functions OF greater or
less importance. Clubs and parties
where it has been the custom to serve
rather deliberately have materially re-
duced and simplifisd the refreshments
which are part Of the program. The
rock parties, where the players have
been accustomed along with their play
ing to MUNICH candy Of high grade to an
extent which left Q dark brown taste In
the mouth, are now bone dry Is far -
refreshments are concerned. The home
made candy table, 30 long sine qua non
Of 4 church fair, was omitted from the
fair of the Baptist ladies last Thursday,
and Will be omitted ct the Universalist
fair on Thursday Of this week. The
reception of the w. @. T. q. to tho
teachers last week was eatless, and the
traditions have been departed from in
numerous other ways, to the saving OF
food and doubtless In many cases to the
benefit Of the physical health.
The Kuppls Klub met Friday evening
-. Marplll Hhan