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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16
West Sumner.

Services will be held at the Universal
list church July 81 at 10:45, the Rev. G..
G. Miller officiating.
News has reached the village that
Everett G. Burnham, age %, was drown
ed at Jay when the rope by which he
was pulling ferry boat across the An
droscoggin River broke. he was plunged
into the water and almost Immediately
disappeared. he leaves wife. He was
formerly employed in Sumner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Barrett bad their
reception Saturday evening, July 8. It
was largely attended.
Miss Glennie Record of Buckfield, the
telephone operator, commenced her
duties the first of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. q. Stetson of East
Sumner were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Bisbee.
G.. A. Chandler has sent 10 chickens to
market.
Mrs. John Foster of Bryant's Pond,
who was taken sick at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Freeman Farrar, is con.
vslescing.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ryerson, presenting them with .
baby girl.
Rev. L. M. Robinson, D. D., of Phila-
delphis, was in the village last week.
he has engaged Herbert Barrows as care
taker of his estate here.
Services will be held ct the Baptist
church July 14th at 2:45 and O'Clock.
Miss Gwynne, state evangelist, will pre-
side.
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Waterford.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Harvey were In
Norway on buslness Wednesday.
Mr.. and Nrs. ]. G. Harvey attended
the celebration 1t Harrison July 4th.
! +. A. Damon hes begun haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Aldrich OF South
Portland; Me-, were visiting her brother.
r. A. Damon, Sunday.
Mrs. +. A. Damon and Mrs. ]. G. Har-
vey were In Bolster's Mills Tuesday to
attend the Red Gross meeting.
John Iugersoll was through this part
Of the town looking after The corn.
=, A. Damon and Master Ernest Ripley
went 10 Norway on badness Thursday.
NatN Pulkkinen's children are attend.
Ing the Finn school ct Bolstsr's Mills
this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Some time ego Secretary MoAdoo
crowded little paragraph into bis daily
publicity columns IN advocacy Of mend
Cd trousers - . measure Of economy.
Recently 10 and bic family have been
gliding around the country In dc luxe
private car, after the secretary, - d.
rector general Of the railroads, had for
hidden the use Of the private car. Thus
Ne witness che development OF dsmoc-
racy IN the United States when the
Democrats hold dsspotie swsy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Il 10 reported that Dan Emery has sold
bis place In the village to Mrs. Nellie
DeOoster.
Fred Pearson has been homo on two
days. furlough.
C. 8. Thurlow 10 to occupy the rent In
the Damon house on Elm Street recently
vacated BY John Dillingham;.
Mrs. J. E. Sherman Of Portland 10
visiting her mother, Mrs. Eunice Prince.
Mrs. 81. E. Doughty 70 with relatives
In the Provinces for few weeks.
G. 8. Childs and Florence were In
Lewiston Thursday. Mr.. Childs pur-
chased an auto while there.
Members of Buokfleld Literary Club
were entertained ct the Irish cottage at
Worthley Pond Thursday on their an
uual picnic and field day. Beans were
furnished at the cottage, and the TRIM
miugs we're carried by the members.
Zelma Hersey 10 on vacation with
her people In st. Albsns, Vt. Miss
Ingsrsoll is taking her place in the tele-
phone Office.
Rachael Emery spent the week OF
Ocean Park with Mr.. Davis family.
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Dickvalc.

Mrs. Bernard Putnam and two chill
dren have returned homo after week's
vlsit 10 relatives In Dlx6eld.
Herman Fuller has purchased an auto.
Miss Jennie Gordon and sister Mary
have returned from . visit 10 Auburn
and Mechanic Falls.
Nm. Ylola Child ID visiting Der son,
Charles Child, end family 1t West Peru.
Audrey and Bernardins Putnam have
. pair Of guinea pigs for pets.
Mrs. Georgia Wiley OF Buckfeld 10
whiting q Lowell Shave.
Bernard Putnam d hoeing for Carl
White.
The mill here b running ior = fsv
days.
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Oxford County Draft Notes.
MEN WHO HAVE BEEN SUMMONED UNDER
THE JULY CALL.

From the county of Oxford under the
quota to be filled next week there are
called lat men. This call considerably
more than exhausts the list OF Class la
men, and just how the matter is to be
adjusted is not yet definitely known.
As the provost marshal says, the board
can not furnish men that 1t does not
have.
The following men have been sum-
moned by the Oxford County board to
appear at South Paris for entrainment
for Camp Devens on July 20. This list
only partially fills the quota, and in
several of these cases appeals to the dis
trict board are pending. These men
have, however, been summoned:
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North Stoneharn.

Goldie Adams ba. gone to Gorbam, N.
a., to work at the Glen for the summer.
Mrs. Bertha Kcni ton and. daughters,
Hazel, Marion and Betnicc, aud IONS,
Earl and Frank, and Miss Lunn from
Boston visited her sister, Mrs. b. B. Nc
Keen, the Fourth.
Reta Adams - staying With Mrs. Free
man McKesn ct North Lowell.
Mr.. and Mra A. p. Stone from Bel
mont, Mass, with party Of friends
we're ct their. camp on Rattlesnake
leland from Saturday till Monday.
Louise Trimback Of North Lowell ID at
work for Mrs.. /. A. Andrews.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

DR.. James b. Cochrane Of Dover Ii
proud Of tho fact that he cast HE flrst
vote for Abraham Lincoln and walked
from BowdoIn College to his home In
Fayette, 30 miles, to do it. Many young
men to. day are loyal enough TO thslr
party to 20 quito distance By auto.
mobile or train 70 yote, bat few would
walk 80 miles. 3,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Cold and cloudy with some rain seems
to be the order Of the day. Cheer up,
the grass 10 growing fast and will soon
be ready 10 house.
Potatoes looking fine.
Thursday b. I. Bean and daughter
EDNA came from Lewiston to look after
things here. He spent couple Of hours
taking his father, A. G. Bean, Nina +.
Bean, and another passenger to Bethel
and back In HE new Ford. All enjoyed
the trip very much.
Jennie Bean sinoe going 10 Lewiston
has secured employment In the Office
of the Turner Center Creamery,
whore she thinks she has . good posi-
ton.
A. g. Bean has sold the smallest ono
of the eighteen pigs he bad dropped last
fall. Said it has been wintered chiefly
on email apples. Bean received s18 30
for the little runt. Oh, pigs don't pay
the farmer.
C. D. Paul, who spent last summer -
. supply &C the Albany church, II ex-
psctsd here to begin his work for the
coming three months next Sunday.
Forest Churchill has gone to South
Paris to report In answer to the draft
call.
Geo. Wilson, who has been visiting |
bic nephew, Alfred Leighton. has left
Tor home.
Lswrsnce Cummings 10 ct home from
Lewiston for . vacation.
Chester McNally hes engaged 10 help |
George Cummings through hsyiag.
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AudOYer.

Mrs. Chas. Adams and. DR.. and Mrs.
Harry p. Jones, who have been visiting
relatives in town, have returned to their
homes In Norway.
The Elliott & Bartlett Spool Co. of
Andover have had large order for
spools from Brazil.
There was family reunion at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Marston
Fourth OF July.
Miss Annie Akers has returned from
Boston and Chelsea.
Mrs. Addie Gregg from Kansas has
been visiting relatives In town.
Clarence Akers from Chelsea, Mass,
is the guest OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Akers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Nm. Clsrs Ridlon and Mrs. Dora Jack
son are spending two weeks with the
family Of L, b. Penley ct their cottage
ct Yarmouth.
Z. W. Penley and family are to spend
some time at cottage, "Pinesite," at
Yarmouth.
The family Of r. II. Hin were at Ever
green Camp, Locke's Mills, during .
week recently.
The families Of A. n. Cash, o. A.
Robbins and Fremont Whitman were at
Camp Evergreen over the Fourth.
Miss Winifred Willis Of Boston was Q
recent guest Of her aunts, Mrs. Ellen A.
Willis and Mrs. Marietta Willis.
Mrs. Lena Herrick 10 with Mrs. 8. T.
White for her usual summer vacation
from teaching.
Rupert Berry of the o. 8. Navy, who
has recently enjoyed furlough at homo,
has had six promotions since enlisting
In April 1917, and has just returned from
his eighth trip across.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage Of Miss Diana
Josephine Wall and Mr.. Everett E. Pitts
at Boston July Q.
Another marriage of interest to friends
here was that OF Miss Ruth Carter to
Mr.. Theodore Bates at Portland In June.
Both young ladies have been successful
teachers here. Mr.. Bates and Mr.. Pitts
have both enlisted.
Next Sunday will be the last before
the pastors vacation. Services will re-
open the first Sunday In September.
Hezekiah Farrar was at home over last
Sunday. He is employed at carpenter
work BY 81. A. Bacon of Bryant's Pond.
DR.. Wheeler's address now IL 1st Lieut..
r. E. Wheeler, N. r. c., o. A. s., Am.
Ex. Forces, via N. Y. Mrs. Wheeler Ia
now In Q woman's hospital In New York
that 10 doing war work. They employ
graduate nurses only, and many of their
nurses are sent over. Her address 10
al West 109tb st., New York, N. Y.
Rev. Isabella s. Mscduff, . former
pastor of the Universalist church here,
10 visiting Mrs. L. c. Bates and other
friends. Miss Macduff has recently re.
signed the pastorate of the Universslist
church ut Canton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Mann, Rev. b. A.
Marley, Mr.. and Mrs. &. j. Mann and
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 R. Tuell were at He
bron Sunday Of last week to see Harring.
ton Mann. Mr.. Mann is improving from
bis recent pull back.
L. B. Carter has been very III.
Miss Maud Carter 10 spending the sum.
mer with her sister, Mrs. F. b. Packard.
Mrs. Mosely Foss 10 In very poor
health, and has been In Portland for
treatment for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l. Ridlon. were In
Portland several days last week. Mr..
Ridlon expects to be on the road 10 the
interest of his business much Of the
time this summer.
DR.. RATE w. HIATT and wife, DR..
Eduah HIATT OF Boston and Miss Helen
Stevens of Brookville, Mass., who have
been guests of Mrs. Mary and Miss Minnie
Stevens, returned home Last week, called
by the illness of Miss Stevens father
Dwight Stevens.
Friends here have received word from
LIST Lieut.. F. e. Wheeler from England
that be is in good health and had an ex.
citing trip across. His address is o. A.
S., Am. Ex. Force, via N. Y. Casual.
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Brownfield.


Mrs. Nellie Seavey Morrison and son
from one of the western states are guests
of the Seaveys in this town.
There was big crowd at Town Hall
Saturday evening. The entertainment
WAS moving pictures.
Mrs. Mary Gray, who was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Fannie Fitch, for num-
Der Of days, has returned to her home in
Corinna.
W. Bennett has sold bis house on Main
Street to parties in Denmark, and pur-
chased the Harry Hsrnden buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Moulton have
rented the parsonage and moved In.
Paul r. Stevens Of Portland is visiting
the Misses Stevens at their home, The
Birches.
Davenport Meserve, who has been
staying at Mrs. MoDonsld's, Is now
boarding at Mr.. Gilpatrick's. Mr..
Meserve IL In very poor health.
Rev. Mr.. Peterson, formerly pastor of
the Congregational church, now of Am
herst, N. a., and his family made . few
calls recently on bis old practitioners in
this place.
During the electrical shower Sunday,
the lightning struck the house of Mrs.
Mary Walker, doing q good deal Of dam.
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s James C. Elliott. Hinsdsle, n. H..
2 Warren r. Buck, Buckheld.
u Fred E. whittemore, Dixfeld.
"A Alfred Roi. Byron.
s Harold v. Watson, Dixfeld.
g Ell Moran, Rumford.
% James Arthur Gallant. Rumford.
3 Walter A. Mayconnell. Mexico.
sH,as %, 81 Robins saas ksnag Fails
9 Norman r. Crawford. Rumford.
3 Joseph E. Shields, Rumford-
8 John Il. Powell, River Road, Mexico.
% Albert w. Enman, Upton:
y Francois 8. Gaudet. Rumford.
70 George 81. McKeen, Jr., South Paris.
70 James A. Berryment, Locke's Mills
2 Ernest Roland wescott, South Hiram.
V Octave Levasseur, Rumford.
Y Stanley Keuratis, Rumford.
p Peter Moskus, Rumford.
q Jerry Gallant. Rumford.
IA William A. Edwards, Brownneid'
q Joseph A. Mentally. Rumford.
IA Paul Roberge, Rumford.
Is Francis v. Tremblay, Rumford.
,0A Vernon G. Judkins, Bethel.
% Howard &. Kelley, Locke's Mills.
81 Roland H. Haggett, South Paris.
y Ellis W. McKeen. Fryeburg.
10 Leon (. McIntire, "A Spring st., Portland.
q Theodore Simsrd, Bethel.
IS Joseph Richi. Rumford.
g Grover G. Thompson. East Brownneld.
% Joseph Ell Cyr. Dixneld.
II Victor NJ. Perry. MEXICO.
s6 Otto Foy Hsrnden, Rumford:
IS Kartartin Kuntyko, Rumford.
70 Charles A. Parker. Bethel.
70 Arthur 8. Noble, Andover.
q Wilfred Sullivan. Rumford.
v Forest 2. Conant, Hebron
n John Sobelouski. Rumford.
10 Daniel W. Edwards, Mexico.
IS William Hannah, Rumford.
% Peter G. Arsenault, Rumford.
Il Leon Rengals, Rumford.
a Joseph Di Palma, Canton.
y Asa Swallow, South Paris.
IS Roy c. Moore, Bethel.
% Eibridge L. Lombard. East Sumner.
n Paul Gallant, Rumford.
IS Frank Di Palma. Canton.
Is Joe l.. &ercier, Rumford.
u Irving r. Martin, West Paris.
IS Hollis s. Cannon. West Paris.
- Charles p. Bartlett, Hanover.
n Herbert G. Mason, Locke's Mills.
70 Jay B. Holman, Dixheld.
y Donald 8. WEIGH, Norway, Iong Island,
% Joseph L. Fourier, Rumford.
IS While e. Rowe, South Paris.
g Julian r. Gsleno. Abbott's Mills, Rumford.
Joseph L. Poulin, Rumford.
s Charles w; Lapham. Jr,. Rumford.
q Oscar N. Holman. Dixfeld.
8 Roland e. Annis, Bethel.
% Leroy P. Wales, Denmark.
2 Ernest L. Durrell. Canaan, Vt
a Raymond Keene, Buckheld.
u Howard r. Cole, Paris.
q Perley 3. johnson, Brownfeld.
y Napoleon Fourier, Rumford.
IA Maynard T. Chase. West Paris.
g Leon Casey, Rumford.
q Abbey Cohen, Rumford.
n Lloyd e. Luxton, Bethel.
8 Elmer A. Pratt, Norway.
2 Joseph d. vallie, Rumford.
Q Perley L. Mason. Byron.
9 Francis G. Warren, Brunswick.
o Ray JENNIE, South Paris.
George z. Eastman, Dixheld.
8 Joseph L. Perry, West Bethel.
i David e. Chamberlain, Canton
Kenneth L. Silver, Andover.
9 Ralph 8. Tibbetts, Coaticook, Canada.
o Cyrus Arsenault, Rumford.
g Anton Waloncius. Rumford,
o Ralph g. Martin, West Minos.
9 William A. Burgess, Roxbury.
Benjamin p. Babb, Hiram.
8 John II. Harrington, Bethel.
o William j. sc. Clair, East Brownfeld.
8 Russell L. Swan, Bethel
4 Shelton Dyment, Rumford.
n Fred L. Fits, Fryeburg.
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KIMBALL HILL.

Mrs. w. W. Brinok, who has been Ill,
is very much better.
Lena Thompson made her mother a
short visit recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. 8. Mitchell of Locke
Mills called at G.. L. Haines' Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Eames and family
of Newry were at W. W. Brinck's re-
gently.
Mrs. I. d. Swan spent the past week
with her daughter, Mrs. G. L. Haines,
who has been very sick.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Brown. Buck q Co.
z. L. Merchant.
Chss. III. Howard Co.
Paris Trust Co.
N. Dayton Bolster Co.
II. B. Foster Co.
The Stevens Pharmacy.
Blue Stores.
For Sale.
For Sale.
Hat Sale.
July Chautauqua-
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To feel bsrong, haze goof appeets ana disee.
Ton, sleep soundly and epjoy Ma, ~ Buxdock
nlcod Bittsrb ~ fanilJ system tohie. Pz1es.
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MIDDLE INTERvALE.

The Springer Mill Co. truck went BY
here recently with load of cord wood.
Marjory Farwell is at home from the
hospital.
John Carter from Canada is here
through haying-tlme.
Some have commenced haying.
Pressed hay is being shipped from the
Carter barn.
VIM. Coffin, who lived while on the
Ferry farm, has moved to Hanover.
Charles Martin was here recently en-
route to Bethel village. He had fine
looking horse and harness, and is quite q
fine looking gentleman for man of his
age.
Edward Stanley and son of Berlin
have been to his old home. Mrs, Stan
ley, his mother, has been In Portland re.
GENTLY with her daughter.
ter from our little Florence, who used
to write letters for this paper. She hiss
four lovely children and good husband
with his father and mother with them
to care for.
We are looking for our dear Blanche
home again as we cannot get along here
without her. She Is homesick and prayi
to return to her home and mother here
where she has lived since q small child
the adopted child of the writer. She II
now 16 or II or 10 years OF age, and thu
best girl In many ways We ever had
here.
We recently called at the Soldiers
Home ct Togus and found Q Stepher
Packard, who was relative of the ole
Revolutionary soldier, Daniel Packard
being his uncle. We read that Packardi
have been soldiers to the seventh genera
ton.
Mrs. E. T. Russell and daughter Shir
Icy of Brooklyn, N. Y, are ut their sum
mer home here. her sister, Isabelle
Shirley, is with them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Miss Mary Atherton, who hes been
working ct NisB Stsarns' for long
time, 10 having months vacation, and
will shortly leave for her homo ct North
Stratford, N. q. At present she 10
visiting At the homo Of her aunt, Mrs.
Hal Stanley.
Nrs. O. &. Stanley spent . few days
with her daughter, MI. Merton Soule Of
Portland.
/ The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. u.
Puripgton on Main Street was nearly
full last Sunday, when the son and
daughter with their families were there
for the week. end. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Purington from Manchester, Mass,
stayed only few days. Mrs. Holt and
son Reginald are to stay longer, but Mr..
Holt returns soon to their home In An.
dover, Mass.
B. W. Kimball 10 working over the
river ut the Dea Chamberlain house for Z
while. The people who bought the
house are summer guests and are doing
quite little repairing.
Green peas not quite the Fourth, but
didn't they taste good!
All schools closed two weeks ago. We
do hope that Miss Blaokington, 0ur
music teacher, will come back In the
fall, % she is an efficient teacher and
faithful In doing her work.
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Coming Events.

July al-so-Community Chaatauqua, county fsi
grounds.
Sept. Estate election.
Sept 10, II, l2-Oxford County fair.
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West Lowell.

Alonzo Lord had three sheep killed by
bears the past week. They were in bis
orchard quite near the house.
W. 8. Fox and family have come up
from Limerick to do bis hsying. Elmer
Davis drove up the team.
Mrs. Caroline Fox has sold her auto.
Walter Laroque IL at home helping do
the haying. His father is guiding on
Lake Kezar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-16

Dance at Centennial Hall Wednesday
night this week. Dancing % cents each,
spectators II cents each. This price
includes the war tax. Music by Shaw
of South Paris.
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TERMS ell 50 year II paid strictly IN advance.
Otherwise $500 year. Single copies cents
ADVERTISEMENTS: All legal ADVERTISEMENTS
are given three consecutive Insertions TOR el.oo
per Inch In length Of column. Special con-
tracts made with local. transient and yearly
advertisers.
Jon PRINTING New type, rast Presses, eaoctric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
combine to make this department Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
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Albany.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Connor went to
Gilead Sunday to see his sister, Mrs.
Charles Valentine.
r. G. Sloan has rheumatism In bis
arm, which was 90 painful that he had
to call . physician to attend him.
Miss Velzors Conner spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. j. Z. Ben
nett.
L. j. Andrews and Leslie Kimball
took Frank Emery and family around
the mountains Sunday. Mrs. Emery
had company from away.
8. G. Bean spent Saturday night and
Sunday at West Bethel with Mr.. and
Mrs Ira s. Hickford, and Mr.. and Mrs.
b. T. Sawin of Bethel took dinner with
them.
Mr.. Hickford Ia selling green peas, let
tuce and beets from his garden.
Mrs. Calvin Cummings came homo
Saturday from Mrs. Abbott's where she
has been helping care for her mother.
She expects to 60 back Friday for few
days.
Mrs. Betsy Gross WAS Ut Locke's
Mills Sunday.
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L0cke'S Mills.

Big dance at Buokfleld village Satur.
day night this week. Shaw's Orchestra.
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in fine assortment for you choose from at prices mu
less than they will be little later on, many items we a..
selling at less than the goods be replaced for ersO
prices are bound to be higher buy now for your pfe''
and future needs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-10-18

home. All report a delightful time
and wish him many more happy re-
turns of the day.
Iris Warner and Shirley Smell were
over Sunday visitors in Marcellus.
John Knapp, who spent his boyhood
days in this community is visiting his
cousin here, Cal Doblee and other
Waverly friends after an absence of
many years.
Pauline Gleason entertained her
young friends at her home last Fri
day evening. All had fine time and
want her to have them again.
Louis Harter is very sick at the
Military Training school in Kalama
zoo, and Roy Harter and three child
rem are sick at the Samuel Harter
home.
! Mrs. Tom Jacobs and two children,
Hugh and Doris Danger, Billy and
Bernice Deaner, Grace and Ethel
Green, Hazel Weatherwax and Edith
Iwaszek are all quite ill at this writ
ing.
School is closed during the present
week owing to so much sickness.
Mary Massey has been visiting for
some time with her niece Mrs. Chas.
! Dayton.
Mrs. Charles Dayton and Jim Smith
spent Friday last in Kalamazoo.
George Cross has improved the
appearance of his large barn with
coat of paint.
Charles Weatherwax of Buchanan
has been visiting relatives in Paw
Paw and Waverly.
A number of Waverly ladies met
at the home of Mrs. f. A. Chase last
Thursday and sewed for Mrs. Chase.
The amount earned was donated to
the Red Cross.
The Ladies Aid OF the Paw Paw
Christian church met for an all days
session at the home of Lena Weather
wax a week ago Tuesday. Sewing
and piecing comforter for Camp
Custer was the work all enjoyed that
day.
Guy Fisk is the new regular carrier
on route Five.
Mr.. Murphy is very i'll and has been
confined to his bed for some time.
Dr. Bennett is caring for him.
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ALMENA

The Almena Red Cross have sent
eighteen comforters and two quilts to
the boys at Camp Custer.
James Burns came home from De-
troit Tuesday, sick with the Influenza.
Peter Baugher is still very ill.
Fred Manning was in Grand Rapids
the forepart of the week.
Blanche O'Rourke who has been
threatened with typhoid fever is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Daniels from near Decatur
visited her daughter Mrs. Helen Pal
monteer the first of the week
Mrs. Jessie Burns enjoyed a short
visit with her sister from Vicksburg
last Saturday.
Miss Lyle is teaching in the Pal
mer district, while Miss Washburn is
convalescing from typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bent of Marcel
lus called on friends here last Thurs
day. Mrs. Minnie Hoodemaker re-
turned home with them for a short
visit.
A large squash, kindly donated by
Mrs. Fansworth was disposed of on
Saturday evening at the regular meet
ing Of Grape Leaf Arbor and Melted
the Red Cross $500.
Walter and Mabel Matson have
been quite sick with Spanish Influenza
Miss Lettie Langdon visited in Kala
mazoo for the week end.