Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-08
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Il Inc Onci8l bOotU Oh Ooortu8 AomoSse
Church meets this Monday even ing .,
the Office of DR.. G. L. Buck.
To save fuel, the services In the
Uniyersalist church will be held In the
Sunday School room during the rest Of
the cold weather.
Great luck for our neighbor town,
Mechanic Falls. A car Of coal arrived
there a few days since. We have moi
heard of their having any sugar.
j E.P. Woodbury. of Lancaster, Mass,
IL here with bis sister, Mrs. John W.
lChute, on account Of the illness OF Mr..
Chute, who IL in critical condition.
The officers Of Hamlin Lodge, K. Of
IP., will be installed next Friday evening
by District Deputy Arthur Walker oil
Oxford. Refreshments will be served.
The colored lights have been taken
down from the community Christmaa
tree, but the trees, large and small, 70
main, and look as II they were frozen In
for the winter.
Our streets we're dark Wednesday and
Thursday nights, and We began to fear
that for reasons Of conservation OF fuel,
we must emulate Egypt In those historic
days, but Friday night the lights were
shining again.
Cyrus P. Berry died about 11:SO Mon
day forenoon from the effects OF q shock
sustained last Monday night. He had
taken no nourishment since the attack,
and no hope of recovery had been enter
tanned from the first.
Paris Grange will observe the fourth
anniversary of the dedication OF Its ball
on Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, at 7:So.
A box supper will be served, and an ad-
dress will be given by Alton Z. wheeler,
followed by sociable and dance.
The new reduced train service schedule
went into effect on the Grand Trunk
Sunday as announced. Trains now leave
South Paris going east at 9:S8 A. N. and
20 P. NJ; going west, 9:S6 A. n. and
TOO P. NJ. On Sundays, east ut 9:S6 A.
NJ, west at TOO P. N.
Under present arrangement of trains,
with the afternoon mail arriving at TOO
in the evening, Postmaster Kenney will
keep the post office open till O'Clock
each evening except Saturday. Sstur-
dsy evening 1t will close ut $50 a. be-
fore. 1t will be open Sunday morning
from 9 to 10.
A social for the young people Of Deer
| ing Memorial Church, under the
auspices of the Epworth League and
Delta Alphss, was held at the church
vestry Monday evening. Dec. Slst.
Games and light refreshments were en-
joyed, and the new year was ushered in
by the singing Of favorite songs.
After having been delayed several days
on account of the cold, the "warmer"
which the weather bureau bad seen in
the ofiog finally arrived on Sunday.
Thermometers in the shade rose to 80
above zero in the middle of the day, and
the water dripped from the caves Of
south roofs in a way We had almost for
gotten. Il was quite refreshing.
Harvey E. Powers, who Is engaged
cutting birch at Bethel, has been 10 town
for few days, making arrangements to
| take his family 10 Bethel with him. Mr..
Powers has been with the Paris Manu-
featuring Co. for some years, but tried
outdoor work this winter for the benefit
| of his health, and finds il 90 much bet
ter that he has decided to continue at it.
The engagement OF Harold Abbott of
South Paris and Miss Bertha Agnes Swift
people. Mr.. Abbott is the elder son of
Mrs. Lottie Abbott, and has been for
some time in the employ of a. N. Drag
don of the Savoy Theatre. Miss Swift is
q student at the New England Con-
servatory of Music. Both are graduates
Of Paris High school in the class Of 1915.
Union meetings are being held during
the week of prayer by the Congregation
al, Methodist and Baptist churches.
The Sunday evening meeting Was at the
Baptist church, with sermon by Rev.
ID. r. Faulkner OF the Methodist church.
The other meetings will be, at the Bap-
fist church Tuesday evening, the Con-
gregational church Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, the Methodist
church Friday and Sunday evenings.
As required by the Maine State High
way Commission, the selectmen of Paris
have had the roads In town measured
and find the following result: The total
length of highways In town is 126 $40
miles, Of this South Paris Village Corpo-
ration containsS lilo miles, West Paris
2 $40 and Paris Hill 2 miles. The dis
lance from Hebron town line to Wood
stock town line is IS $40 miles and from
Norway to Buckflsld line 8 ITO miles.
The monthly business meeting and
social of the Epworth League was held
at the home Of Nary Abbott on Friday
evening. Jan. 4. A very pleasant evening
was enjoyed, and the following officers
we're elected forthe ensuing year:
i Pres.-Richard Nj lett
II First Vice-PIes.-Herman Barnett.
Second Vice Pres-Helen Briggs.
Il Third Vice Pres. Dorothy DeCosta.
Fourth Vice Florence Leach.
Sec.-Marion SimIson.
Treas.-Lester WOOD
Organist-Fiora books.
Among the articles asked for in the
list OF hospital supplies sent out by the
American Fund or French wounded are
outing flannel quilts. These quilts are
pieced up from ay remnants OF outing
flannel which on' may happen to have;
When finished hey are to be 72x4s
inches and consis of outside and lining
tackled together without any padding
between. The 'ervice League would
like to send sevenl of these and would
be glad OF any assistance by contribu-
ton OF materials or by having these
quilts pieced up It home by people not
able to meet with us.
At the annual aseting of the Ladies'
Circle of the congregational church
Tuesday sfternoOi, 1t Was voted to use
the red letter day calendars again this
year as money missing plan; also, that
. committee be appointed by the officers
Of the circle for ech working month Of
the year, and thai these committees be
listed and prirte in pamphlet form.
!. The treasurer's roort showed that the
financial standingfor the year 10 salts
factory. Officers ,lectsd were:
: Pres.-Mrs. Hanna Wright.
Vce-Pres--hrs. Luise j. Briggs, Mrs. Clara
4 II. Howard.
Sec.-Mrs. Florenc Haskell.
Treas.-Mrs. Dorsduxxy.
i Elk. Com.-Mrs. Athur Talbot, MIS- A. w.
W alker, Mrs. John hute. Mrs. Arthur CLARK,
Mrs. Fred Abbott.
/ On Tuesday eyeing Miss Nora Dun
} ham entertained he members Of the
Paris High Schol class Of 1918 who
/ were In town ct her homo on Gothic
, Street. Those prseut were Miss Agnes
III. Gray Of West hris, Miss Msrgie +.
Jordan of Bryant Pond, Lafayette r.
Dow Of West New)p, Mass, Alton n.
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