Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-03-26
SOUTH PARIS.

NJ. Frank White of Danvills junction
"a, here Friday
Mas Ethel Hardy is stenographer In
A. law Office of Hon. James 5. wright.
Mas Ruth Bolster visited relatives In
pos,l.nd for two days the last OF the
wees
. ,,sv Of painters are ct work rede-
Ting she interior of the Grand Trunh
station.
NJ, Emily NJ. Cook, who has been In
=, health for some months, Is now
confined to the bed.
Ma BERTHA Harding and little daugh-
ga ~ MYRTLE Street are visiting her
people a; West Bethel.
p,,ob c. Andrews went the first of
al gask 10 Bath, where be has en-
X nIoynsus at a ship yard.
Miss Nora Durham entertained the
S.ts,v FIRST Club Monday evening at
bsr home OF Gothic Street.
Nrs Martha Porter, who is just past
81 20 vs.rs of spe, and has recently had the
measles. IS now having the mumps.
NJ and Mrs. Z. \. Haskell entertain
81 .5srs-ty a rock at their home on
u Nsip SIRE. Friday evening, four tables
"A being O Ted.
Mr.. G 4. Porter went Sunday for .
vi.it Of I'VE or six weeks to the family
= N her 500. Professo. Roy q. Porter, at
4 Durhsm, y. q.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Shaw has been spend
inc a few days with her people, Mr.. and
M Fred Allen, in Buckfeld, on account
ID the illness OF her mother.
The community Christmas tree, and
X.msIler trees which surrounded Ii, have
$basp removed from the plot in Market
&Sousrs, where they stood during the
WINTER
Albert F. Rogers of Bowdoin College,
H. the Reserve Officers Training Corps
&tbers. has been spending the college
&yscssi5u with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
10. ". Rogers
a Mrs. Henry Fletcher underwent q
8sprCicsl operation at her home on Maple
@s,reet on Monday, DR.. Weber Of Lewis
&fon being the operating surgeon. She Is
*pndsr the care Of trained nurse.
81 NJ Pleasant Rebekah Lodge Is having
Eau attendance and entertainment contest
Efor three meetings, beginning with the
<pps Of as, Friday evening, the members
being lined up on two sides for the pur-
pose.
Philip q. King made his parents, Mr..
\ and Mrs. J. T. King, q very short visit
Has. week BE has just completed the
<sround school course 10 aviation at
<CorneI! University, and goes from here
10 the aviation training field at Dallas,
Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. .. Z. Dresser, who have
been at Biddeford for some time, were In
(towu over the Weekend. Mr.. Dresser,
4 who bas bad a position with the Me-
chsnc Shoe Co. in Biddeford, goes to |
take q position in the Cushman shoe |
Factory at Auburn.
Dr.. Littlefeld announces that the
epidemic of measles is now thinned out
enough so We can see through 1t, there
being but little of the disease left In
|town. There have also been q number
Of cases Of chicken pox, though that has
not amounted to an epidemic.
Mrs. A. 2. Goldsmith entertained the
Married Ladies' Whist Club at her home |
Oh Pleasant Street Thursday afternoon.
This was not the regular week for the
club to meet, the meeting being held at
that time in honor of Mrs. Goldsmith's
mother, Mrs. Hunter of Strong, who 10
visiting her.
George A. Cutting and family, who
have been in Hartford, CT, for number
OF years, came the last of the week to
the home of Mrs. Cuttings parents, Mr..
and Mrs, E. a. Hsggett. They are to
live for the summer on a farm In Water |
ford, and Mr.. Cutting will work out
doors for the benefit of his health.
Some over fourteen dollars was rsaliz-
ed from the silver tea held by the Ser
vice League in Grand Army Hall last
Tuesday evening. The program includ. |
ed selections by the Mandolin Club, and
several vocal solos, with readings by |
Donald B. Partridge Of Norway, all OF |
which we're highly enjoyed. Mr.. Part |
ridge has never read here before. He
demonstrated that be Is high class On
entertainer.
At the Democratic caucus for Paris |
Saturday afternoon al the assessors |
Office, the following were chosen:
Delegates 70 the state convention at Portland |
April St-Ralph A. Cole, Charles b. stevens, l
Frank " Perkins, Frank Z. Buck. Frank A. |
FArrar
Aliernatss-John s. Brown. LoriDg j. Trssk, |
Benton L. Swift A. NJ. Ryerson, John McPhee. |
Town Committee-Frsnk A. Farrar Chairman, |
Z, j, Record Secretary, Benton L. Swim, Z. I. |
rlavin, A. ~ Ryerson, Alvin ID. Swift, A. Elroy |
Dean, Harry l. Lowell, John A. Titus, Ernest |
d HerricE. o. A. Thayer, Charles B. Stevens, |
william /; rockingham. Elmer L. Aldrich, |
Loring j. Trssk.
Miss Harriet Fogg, who has been
principal Of the South Paris Grammar
School during the present school year,
mas resigned the position, to take effect
April lst, in order to accept q position In
the junior high school at Sanford. Miss |
Ftogg hss been very successful, and chill
dreo, parents and teachers regret her
decision to leave. Many friends wish
her success and happiness. II her
resignation Is accepted by the school
board, It's expected that Miss Annie
Newcomb Of Norway, who has been
teacher of the fifth and sixth grades In
the Shurtlef School, will take the posi-
non Of principal of the grammar school,
And Miss Alberta Roberts of Gray. who
mas taught several terms and attended
bates College, will I'LL the vacancy In
the Shurtleff school.
The chimney at J. P. Richardson's
burned out little before 9 o'clock Tues
DAY morning, and sparks started .
shoulder in the shingles in two places
On the south side Of the roof. The
CHIMNEY bad been under observation for
some time, and a ladder was put mp
against the caves, and Leslie Cummings
went up with one of the extinguishers
which uses powder. he could not
reach the fires from the ladder with this,
80 came down and got chemical liquid
e1tinguisher. With this it was matter
OF seconds to dispose OF the fires. One
OF the spots was blazing before the
stream reached it. Meanwhile the
alarm was given by the Mason Asnufac-
toring Co.'s whistle, and q portion OF
tne IRE department responded with ap-
paratus, though there wss really no oc-
caal0n ~ IL