Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-18

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) Don Brooks Of Lowell 10 . guest A
Walter ?. Maxine for few days.
Nrs. Louise ]. Briggs 10 visitina
relatives In Portland for two weeks.
Chester Eassou Of the 54th Artillsry
now In France, has been promoted e
corporal.
,. Mrs. A. d. Andrews and daushts,
4 Beatrice were guests ut Chas. Edwards'
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Catherine G.. Briggs of Boston /,
. the guest OF her mother, Mrs. Cora s,
Briggs for few days.
Il Robert L. Whittls has gone to Port.
land. whore he 10 employed on the
street railroad a motorman.
81 ]. Harold Neal, who travels for the
: Mason Manufacturing Co., 10 spending
some time at the factory here.
Miss Marjorie Penlsy, who has been
! teaching In Waterville, has returned
home for the summer vacation.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. IrvingO o. Barrows started
Friday morning for an automobile trip
of week or more to Massachusetts,.
Mrs. F. A. Taylor returned last week
from the Central Maine General Hospi.
tai. where she had been for surgical treat
| ment.
Mrs. Anna Everett of Poland and Mrs.
. Hattie Selden of Portland are guests of
their brother, Willard j. Curtis, for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George z. Lawrence and
daughter Elizabeth Of Boston are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Morton for a
few days.
Mrs. Charles T. Merrill and little son
Of Kennebunkport are guests for q few
weeks OF Mrs. Merrill's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. 81. JENNIE.
No permits for the sale of fireworks
will be granted by the selectmen this
year, 1t has been decided, following the
precedent set last year.
According to the figures Of the local
exemption board, of 255 men registered
on the 5th a. becoming 81 years Of age
during the past year, 40 were aliens.
Work on the state road begau' Monday
morning, continuing northward from the
end Of last years construction near the
old Hathaway road in the "pine woods"
Mrs. Psrley F. Ripley went the first of
the week to st. Barnabas Hospital, Port.
land, where she will remain probably
for two or three months, for medical
| treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Richardson and
Mrs. VIM. gilbert are at Camp 0wsley,
Harrison, for q few weeks, and while
there will entertain company from Water
vile and Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Koeller, Dorothy
and Ruth of Quincy, Mass., are guests at
Chas. Edwards. Mrs. Keoller was Hen
rietts Edwards, daughter of the late
Rollin A. Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph R. Butts are at
home for q week or so from Mr.. Butts
plumbing job at Kingfeld, while he
does some wiring at the house OF Miss
Burchfield on Paris Hill.
Nine of the Patbfinders, with their
teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Morton, en-
joyed picnic on the shore of Tennessee
wassse Lake Friday evening, eating their
supper at the Norway Lake school house
grove.
The Tubbs school closed Friday, june
7rh. Pupils not absent or tardy during
the term were Doris z. Thurlow and
Beatrice A. Shaw. Fred Starbird was
absent only one day.
LILLIAN CoRBETr, Teacher.
Saturday was tag day for the Red
Cross, and the young women and girls
were on their job from early till late.
They let no guilty or innocent man es-
cape. That they accomplished results
| is shown by the proceeds Of the day,
which were S1S6.45.
Miss Ruth Jameson Of Cornish, who
has taught In the brick school for the
past two years, and Miss Ruth Remick
of Chebeague, who has taught the Pleas
ant Street School for the same length of
time, are both engaged to teach In Brock
ton, Mass, for the coming year.
The Sophomore girls Of the high
school met 1t the homo Of Miss Ethel
Crockett and organized under the name
of Minnie WaWa Camp Fire. The next
Meeting Ia hike and picnic to be held
Monday, June II. The officers are:
Pres.-Leota Schon.
/ vice-Pres.-Ells Remission.
S sssi.Ais1SR S %ia:io~.
The annual reception by the junior
class OF the high school to the seniors
was held ut the high school building
Friday evening. A program was given
which included piano solos by Gladys
lDoran and Miss Nutter, vocal solos by
Miss Marie Newton and Mrs. Agnes
PERKINS, and readings by Donald b.
Partridge of Norway. This was fol-
lowed BY an order of games.
Three signs bearing messages for
travellers have been placed over the
roads at three Of the gateways OF South
Paris village-at the town line by the
fair grounds on Pleasant Street, near the
lW. l.. Blood house, and on the Park
Street bridge. On the outer side these
signs bear In letters which he who rides
NAV read, WELCOME to South Paris;
on the other side, to be read by depart
ing travellers, "Come Again."
The Girls Canning Club was organized
last Monday evening with Miss Caroline
Gray as local leader. A. Van Den Kerck-
hoven OF Betnel was pr0oeus W oAPioiu
the work and conditions. The next
meeting will be at Miss Gray's home
Monday, June "a. ct 8 O'Clock. The
officers OF the club are:
Pres.-Miss Leota Schon.
| ytce-Pres-Miss Annette Stearns
Sec.-Miss Ruth Thurlow.
| Treas-Miss Annie Clifford.
| Station Agent Doran OF the -Grand
Trunk has received notice that In accord.
ance with the order Of Director General
McAdoo OF the United States railroad
administration, from July Let, the col.
lection of transportation charges OF oil
kinds, passenger and freight, must be
strictly on cash basis. No credit 10 TO
be extended, except that in certain cases
where it In necessary to expedite deliv-
ery, credit may be giysn for period not
exceeding forty-eight hours, II the
customer files surety bond.
| The class of Mrs. n. c. Joy OF Deering
; Memorial Sunday School met and organ.
, lied under the name ofS"Wehustiers,
electing the following officers:
J, Prcs.-Ruth Winslow.