Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-23

and relatives here during the past week
| Mrs. Ralph Perkins has recovered
from her attack of pneumonia, and hsl
returned from Bethel to her home here
A brief business meeting of the Eutsr
pean Club will be held with Mr.. Acme,
L. Morton this Monday evening ct f:SO
Mrs. L. s. Billings has been quite N
with pneumonia during the past week
She 10 comfortable, though not vat 70
garded a. entirely out of danger.
"The Pilgrim Glass; met Thursd.v
evening at the home Of Mrs. Rogers
The principal business coming before
the committees was that Of accepting
and amending their constitution.
Repairs were made last week ON the
iron fence around the plot In Marke,
Square, which had been somewhat de.
moralized by the blows of adverse for.
tune and heavy teams. 1t 10 now re-
stored to i,s original lines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Dudley and
Miss Marion Wheeler visited Philip 8.
Mason and family ut Falmouth Foreside
over the weekend. James Mason has
| been accepted as private In the Coast
Artillery band at Fort Mckinley.
Albert R. Bonney of this place and
Miss Maud Estella Goodnow Of Berlin,
N. H., were married at Berlin Saturday
oy Rev. 81. w. Haynes. They will live
at Berlin, where Mr.. Bonney 10 employed
az yard brakeman on the Grand Trunk.
An entertainment will be given at the
Deering Memorial Church by local talent
next Friday evening, April 28, at 7:45,
under the auspices of the Queen Esther
Circle. Admission, adults 20 cents,
children 10 cents. Let everybody come.
Mrs. r. A. Heidner and Laura of
Springfield, Mass, are guests at n. L.
Noyes', coming to attend to packing the
Hsidners' household goods which are
now stored here, for shipment to Spring
field, where they have purchased .
house.
Mrs. Agnes L. Morton has received q
letter from her son. Raymond w. Pen
fold, bugler of the 54th Co., c. A. c.,
who has recently gone across. He writes
that they had an uneventful trip, with
good weather, that he is feeling fine, and
has 30 far had an experience which he
would not have missed for anything.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Morton and Kath-
leen Richardson arrived home Saturday
night from Southern Pines, N. c., where
they have been for several weeks. Mrs.
L. G. Morton and Miss Julia p. Morton
will remain at Southern Pines for some
time longer. Miss Morton is reported
somewhat better of the sciatica with
which she has suffered.
The ninety ninth anniversary Of Odd
Fellowship in America will be observed
by Mount Mica Lodge at Odd Fellows
Hall Thursday evening of this week.
The Grand Secretary will be present and
speak. Miss Nash of Norway will sing,
and there will be q reader from Bates
College. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
and their families are invited.
Miss s. L. Rounds, who has been for
some years one Of the secretaries of the
Children's Home ct Augusta, is now en-
gagged as an agent of the Maine Board of
Charities and Corrections, in connection
with the matter of mothers aid, under
recent law Of the state. Her headquar-
ters are at the state house at Augusta,
where she has to report every week, but
most Of her time 10 spent in travel and
of cases arising under the
law.
Harry N. Shaw has formed partner
ship 10 the practice OF law with Hon.
James 8. Wright, and has given up his
office 10 Maxim Block and moved into
the Office occupied by Mr.. Wright In Bill
lings Block. OF the members of the
new law firm, Mr.. Wright Is one of the
oldest attorneys of the Oxford bar. Mr..
Shaw was admitted to practice at the
March term Of court, 1917, and imme-
diately opened the Office which he has
since occupied.
A Philadelphia paper, In its depart
ment of worth while Philadelphians,"
publishes portrait of Harry T. Jordan,
and SAYS of him: "When the history OF
this city's activities in the war is writ
ten, q prominent place will be accorded
q man who Is always on demand, for
whom no detail Is too trying and to
whom much of the success in entertain
ing the soldiers, as well as arranging
benefits for war charities, Is due. Harry
T. Jordan has been in every campaign.
His ability as manager, particularly .
manager of theatrical talent, has en-
abled him to serve in peculiar capacity.
Liberty Loan, Y. n. G. A. and Red
Cross campaigns find him on the firing
line"
At the Baptist church service Sunday
morning service flag was presented to
the church, the presentation being made
by Miss Carrie Moore in behalf OF the
Voyagers, the class Of Mrs. Clarence q.
Morton in the Sunday School. In &C
cspting the flag, Rev. g. 81. Newton
made special reference to each of those
represented. Ralph Edwards sang
keep the Home Fires Burning" and
the choir and congregation sang
"America's Prayer" There are now on
the flag one gold star and Eve blue ones.
The gold star is for Frank West, who
died of pneumonia not long after going
into the navy, and the blue stars are for
GUY Cole, Elmer Tyler, Carroll Cutting,
Robert Parlin and Lionel Bowker.
On account of shortage of labor to
discharge Grand Trunk cars In Portland,
the railroad 10 taking special measures
to secure men for weekend jobs from
along the line. The cars are loaded With
shells, -four, and other foodstuffs for the
allies, and boats have been somewhat
DELAYED waiting for the cars to be dis
charged. The railroad 10 running q
special train from West Paris on Satur-
day and Sunday mornings, leaving West
Paris Mt $50, South Paris at 6:45. The
railroad pays 33 cents per hour for day
work, SS cents for night and Sunday
work. from the time Of leaving home to
return. The men can come back on the
train due here at TOO, or on special
leaving Portland ct II P. n. Quite
crew Of men went down Friday, and on
Sunday there were something like bum
dred from this vicinity. 1t is under
stood that the special trains VIII be run
an announced until further notice.
At the annual meeting of the w. @. 7.
u. last Tuesday the principal things OF
interest were the presidents address
very brief and pithy-and the report OF
tenn perance instruction In the schools,
of which Mrs. Joy 10 superineendent.
The following officers were elected:
Pres.-Mrs. susie L. Chapman:
vice. Pree n large-Mrs. Elisabeth W. morton.