Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-02

or storm Of any kiadi when have y
seen the likss
Mrs. Stanley Bryant and Mrs. Curt
, OF Brysnt's Pond we're At Oscar Swan
!, over the weekend.
Nm. Stanley n. Wheeler hss Q posi
ton In the millinery store Of Pcttsngill 4
Perrsult 81 Norway.
Miss Alberta Maxwell Of Framinehsm
Asss., 10 visiting her parents, Mr.. an.
|, Mrs. x. 8. Maxwell, and other relatives
Herman Bryant, who has . position q
Auburn, and 10 . student at Bate
College, wss with bis people here Satur
day.
The Sunday School board Of Desrint
Memorial Church will meet With Rev
Mr.. Faulkner ut the parsonage Tuesds,
evening.
Miss Diana J. Wall, principal Of wes
Paris High School, wss the guest Of Mis-,
Iva Nutter at Writ Stanley's Saturday
and Sunday.
j The Woman's Missionary Society o
the Baptist church will meet next Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs.. John Blair a
three O'Clock.
Clark Wayland of Portland was 4
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Anderson
last Wednesday, coming to attend the
funeral Of Silas P. Maxim.
| Annual meeting of the several hose
companies and the hook and ladder
company, for organization, ut the new
fire station next Saturday evening.
Abel T. Hollis and Arthur B. Abbott,
both of North Paris, were drawn Tues.
day a. traverse jurors from Paris for
the May term of court at Rumford.
A flock of thirty.two Wild geese were
seen flying north Sunday afternoon.
Spring has certainly been with Us, In
good form, for the past two weeks.
Franklin Maxim visited his son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry e. Maxim, at
Falmouth Foreside, few days last week,
and attended the Republican state con-
vention.
| A party Of nelghborhood friends spent
the evening with Mr.. and Mrs.. Charles
edwards last Monday evening, in honor
of Mrs. Edwards birthday. Refresh
ments were served.
Francis s. Chapman, who has enlisted
in the United States merchant marine,
and is training at Boston, Is with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. z. Chapman,
on sick leave for Q few days.
The new clock arrangement seems to
have had one good effect. The mp train
Sunday evening was practically on time,
for about the first time since the present
arrangement Of trains was In effect.
A change Of schedule was made on
the Grand Trunk Sunday without notice.
The afternoon trains now Gross here 1T
7.05 in the evening. The forenoon
trains cross here at 9:36 a before.
William Culbert has employment in .
shipyard at Portland, and will eventual.
ly move his family there. They have
given up their house on Park Street, and
are at present at j. P. Richardson's.
The sale at Grand Army Hall Friday
afternoon for the benefit of the Service
League will begin at o'clock. There
will be apron, food and candy tables,
also grab table In charge Of the Girls
Patriotic League.
Easter Sunday was beautiful spring
day, the wsrmest yet, and the walking,
which 10 pretty nearly at its worst, did
not prevent the usual large congregations
at the churches in the morning, and .
large attendance at the several special
services held during the day.
But little maple syrup has yet appear
cd In the market here. Such az has
been sold hasn't quite satisfied the
somewhat extravsgant predictions a to
price which have been put out, some
going ss high ~ dollar quart. Some
first class syrup has been sold for 1926
per gallon.
A small billboard, for war bulletins
only, has been set up by Sslectman Bow
ker at the upper end Of the grass plot In
Marget Square, and will be used for
announcements and posters In connection
with the War Savings canvass and
various other activities made necessary
by the war.
A missionary tea will be held ut the
homo of Mrs. T. 8. Barnes Thursday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock. This 10 the regu-
lar meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Congregational church,
with Q review of the book, "Pfgrim
Deeds and Duties" and it 10 hoped that
every member will be present.
The report was received here Saturday
that Almon Churchill, until recently q
resident of South Paris, was Ill at his
home in Leeds with double pneumonia,
and not expected to recover. This In
| formation came In personal letter. The
Lewiston papers report that Mr.. Church
| IN was admitted to the Central Maine
General Hospital Friday.
The patriotic girls In the flfth and
sixth grades with the help OF the boye)
were the first to bring In an afghan for
the Girls Patriotic League all COM
pletsd, and beauty. The girls In the
high school were the next to share the
honors of finishing one. The girls are
very busy and doing splendid work.
They will have charge Of the grab ut
the sale April 8 for the Service League.
The late Silas P. Maxim carried the
Boston Post gold. headed cane a. the
Oldest man in Paris for four years, the
longest period IL has ever been held by
one man. So far n has been yet learned,
bis death will pass the cane on to Samuel
lW. Durham Of West Paris, who was
| 90 Years OF age on the 9Th Of February.
Mr.. Durham 10 only four days older
than Daniel C. Churchill, also OF West
Paris.
Chief Engineer Bowker responded to
a still alarm from Rev. c. G. Miller's on
Hill Street Thursday evening about :!
O'Clock, with Q team aud chemical
extipguisher. While Mr.. Miller was
working on his automobile, . leak OF
gasoline and Q backfire started blaze.
By the use Of water and snow Mr.. Miller
vas able 10 stop the blaze before the
help arrived. There was some damage
to the Car.
The Oxford Electric Co. began Mon
day of last week digging the Toe on the
street car track. By Thursday night
thew got from the oar barn In this
direction a. far 90 Church Street. FRI
dsy they put In the time digging the ice
M Main Street In Norway village. and
saturday morning the car started out
on regular trips, for the first time since
the middle Of January. The old full
schedule 10 In force, with half-hour trips,
/ leaving Norway on the hour and half
hour. and South Paris on the quarters.