Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

Hall next Saturday, Jan. 4, at o A. n.
Mr.. and Mrs.. John A. Porter sutsr.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin AID
two children OF West Paris Christmas
day.
Harold A. Abbott has been ut homo
} from Camp Devens on . furlough for Q
few days with his mother, Mrs.. Lottis
Abbott.
4 Lieut. Winfield A. Brooks spent
Christmas with bis parents, Mr.. and irs.
Leon A. Brooks. he had 40 Q guest.
Don Brooks. :
Miss Airline d. Croker of the Whit
ney Studios, Boston, 10 spending the
holiday vacation with her mother, Mn,
George q. Davis.
The January meeting of Oxford Po-
mona Grange which was to be held with
Norway Grange on Jan. Z, will be in
definitely postponed.
Mrs. Fred b. Evans of Enrol, N. g.,
came Wednesday 10 spend Q few days
With her husbands mother, Mrs. Martha
Evans, who 10 quite III.
| Elden Verrill had the misfortune to
get bis fingers on . saw at the sled
factory, Monday morning, and cut two
OF them but NOT seriously ipjuIing the
hand.
The selectmen of Paris have made
arrangements with C. w. Bewker to
continue doing the bookkeeping until
the March meeting, acting In the capacity
OF clerk.
On account Of the influenza, the meet |
Ing Of the Seneca club, which was to |
have been held with Miss Eva K. Walker
this Monday evening, 10 indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. hubbard were
called to Gray last week by the illness |
and death OF Mrs. Hubbard's brother,
Fred Webb OF that place, who died |
Thursday morning.
George W. Scribner, Who has been
boarding In the family Of Chas. Edwards |
since the first Of November, left last
Thursday for West Paris to be with the /
family Of Mrs. DR.. Yates.
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs went Monday
morning to Portland, on account Of an
accident suffered by her sister, Mrs. En-
ma j. Gibbs OF that city, who fell Satur-
day night and broke her leg.
The high school basket ball team, con-
tanning both undergraduates and alumni,
Was beaten by the Norway High School
team at game In Norway Opera House
Wednesday evening. Score 3S to Is.
Mrs. A. w. Nichols of Portland was .
Christmas guest ut N. D. Bolster's, and
other dinner guests there were Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald P. Chapman and two dsugh-
ters, and George A. Chapman of Haver-
hill, Mass.
Miss Marguerite Faulkner Of Boston
and Miss Alice Faulkner Of Scranton,
Pa, are spending the holiday vacation
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs.. D. r.
Faulkner. They were with friends In
Gorham over Sunday.
The stores and banks of tho place will
close from Q to 3 O'Clock Monday after
noon for the funeral of Walters. Abbott,
for the same hour Tuesday for the fun
eral of Mrs. Howard, and the same hour
Wednesday for the funeral of DR.. Briggs.
Announcements have been received
hero of the marriage In Boston Dec. II
of Mr.. Earl G. Lee and Miss Marjorie d.
Gray, both of Athol. The bride 10 the
daughter of R. C. Gray, formerly Of this
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee will make their
homo ut Concord, N. 81.
The log cabin In the Square was taken
down Monday morning. Il Was adver-
tised to DO sold to the highest bidder at
8 O'Clock. G. W. Bowker offered fifteen
dollars for Ii, and no other bidders ap-
pesred. II 10 accordingly ut present MI.
Bowker's property, but be says 1t will be
turned over 10 any ono who wilt raise his
bid.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Mason entertained
Q Christmas house party Of eight at thef
residence, "Hillhome." The guests In
cluded Miss Alice G.. Mason OF Melrose,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gilmore OF Brook.
line, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Carleton OF
Rochdale, Mass., and Mr.. Donald n.
Mason, who 10 spending his Christmas
recess from Worcester Academy witn
bis parents.
Mention should be made In the Oxford
Democrat of Q very smart old lady who
lives In Tuell Town, North Paris. Peo-
Die living in the southern part Of the
town might not know OF her. THIS
woman 10 Mrs. Horatio Bradford.
Though 90 years Of age she can read and
sew without glasses, and do oil kinds OF
work. Congratulating her for being 80
smart and young, she replied " am very
deaf. and I can see my eyesight 10 failing
me-" |
During the absence OF Arthur y.
Forbes st Augusta In the next few weeks,
while he is attending to his service -
representative In the legislature, nis
desk In the Democrat office will DO heio
down BY Charles K. Waterman OF MO
ohanic Falls. Mr.. Waterman learned the
printers trade 10 the Oxford Democrat
ONCE on Paris Hill years ago, and later
for . number of years published the Me-
chanic Falls Ledger. Mrs. waterman
vas Niss Clara Garland OF Paris, ana
thev have been frequent visitors In town. |
Ar the regular meeting OF Hamlin
Lodge. x. of p, Friday evening, tho FOL
lowing officers were elected for sne On
suing term:
CIV. 8. Ames.
of Il. S-B W. Tuttle.
P.-Rev. G. W. Rogers. \
n of &c. CT. ecord. Il
ri Of E-E. 8. Jones-
n VIC. e. Whitney. fr.,
n. st A.-Geo. 8. Boussue.
I.G.-Robert Kerr.
o. G.-Lewfs Andrews.
Trussee-T. 8. Baxnes.
Rapresensstiye-E. y. Shaw.
NJ. Reps-W. =. Kenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Z. Gray OF Port
land vere euests Of relatives here for .
fsv days over the week. end. Mr.. cray
hss recently been discharged from the
ssrvioe. Because OF his qualifications -
= chemist Mr.. Grsy's army experiences
- lesr satisfactory than that OF some
instsad Of fighting OF preparing TO nsns,
Ia vss sent to position 10 poison go
ACTOR in Maryland. and IL may veil %
conosivsd that this Was not an exnilai-
ssinr form OF service, especially cocsi0-
.r;nS thst the Red Cross, the 7. n. Y.
A. and other similar organisations wese
not represented there.
ly.,vsrsaIlst Church Notes.
Thsre will be no services Of the Un,-
vs,salist church owing 70 the sp'oemU
NJ Inflaspss, until further notice..
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