Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-13
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlN0S OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

First Baptist Church. Rev. g. W. 7. Ml. pas
TOR. Preaching every Sunday - l0ao a. =.
Sunday School as u. Sabbath evening service
rsSs' a sssns sss :s dsy
the LIST Sunday of the month as 80 p. Il AL
not otherwise connected are cordially inv,teo.
Miss Eva jackson, the young daughter
of Bert jackson, who since the death OF
her mother has been living with Mr.. and
Mrs. b. P. Hammond, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Central Maine
General Hospital last Tuesday and 10 re-
ported making good recovery.
Col. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown are 70
close their home early this week and
will 20 to Boston for stay OF about .
month.
Edward l.. Paris, Jr., and Mr.. Spar
row, both Of whom spent the past sum-
mer at Paris Hill, have organized COM
PAW for the manufacture and sale OF
automobile supplies In New York City.
Miss Helen r. Cole went TO Portland
Friday for a visit TO her sister, MISS
Josephine Cole.
Miss Annie Korhonen, who sustained
an operation at the Lewiston nospitai
recently. has so far recovered az TO re-
turn to Paris and will stay with the fam
ily of Paul Hidden until she is fully re-
covered.
With temperatures running away be-
low zero, wind blowing gale and the
roads almost i'm passsble with drifts, 1t
Is hardly necessary TO ask whether this
is ian old fashioned winter"
The passing away on Thursday OF
Mrs n 4. Hammond at the age OF
eighty FIVE years, removes another OF the
long time residents of the town. Mrs.
Hammond, whose home was with the
family of her son, Hon. Henry D. Ham,
mond, was about the house as usual ON
Monday but was taken down with con-
gesiion of the lungs, resulting In her
death on Thursday. She was the widow
of the late Henry Edwin Hammond, we'll
kno wn for many years as the crier OF the
Oxford County courts. She was woman
of fine qualities, respected and beloved
by all who knew her. Mrs. Hammond
leaves, besides the son with whom she
lived, two daughters, Mrs. j. A. kimball
of Boston and Mrs. +. Z. Sborey OF
Portland. An obituary notice will De
found in another column of this paper.
The FIVE hundred party will meet Fri
day afternoon at two O'Clock with Mrs.
z. q. Jackson.
The Baptist Sunday School Is inter-
ested 10 letter received from the Score
tary Of the Children of Americas Army
Relief, an organization formed by the
children and working in cooperation
with the Red Cross Of America for the
help of the suffering children in the war
zone, many thousands of whom are dy-
ing from lack of food and care. The or
gsnization has the approval and support
Of the presidents and superintendents OF
many of our schools, colleges and univer-
sites.
There will be a special collection taken
next Sunday evening for the cause.
All those who are interested and
would like to help can go to Mrs. Edna
Cummings, Asst. Supt.
Do not forget the supper and enter
tainment in Cummings Hall Tuesday
evening. Everyone cordially invited to
come and bring something for the tables.
Mrs. John Pierce is III with the pre-
vailing epidemic, grippe.
Mrs. Emma Johnson had the misfor-
tune to fall down stairs Thursday even
ing, breaking her left wrist. She IL get
ting along well.
Mrs. J. NJ. Thayer, who has been Ill
with grippe and bronchitis, Is some bet
ter at this writing.
Mrs. j. A. Kimbsll OF Boston and Mrs.
Elizabeth Shorey of Portland were called
here last week by the sickness and death
of their mother, Mrs. 81. E. Hammond.