Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-27
THE OXFORD BEARS.

HE UAFUkU DEANO.|
THE DOlNds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris RIM.
Services at Paris BIN Baptist church every
Sunday At 10 As. Pulpit supplied y ksv. A. :.
Ing service at so Thursday evening prayer
meeting at O'Clock.
Harry Josselyn Of Portland visited bis
mother, Mrs. A. g. Rogers, ct the huo-
bard House last Tuesday and Wednss-
day. n
Z. Case and Lyman G. Case made IN
automobile tour to Rocklsnd the past
week.
Harold Shaw, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert z. Shaw, recently caught brook
trout that measured twenty inches long
and weighed two and . quarter pounds.
| The children of Charles Pomeroy OF
Auburn visited their grandmother, Mrs.
Alopzo Pomeroy, at her home In this
village last week.
Major George e. Turner Of the Regular
lU. s. Army, who has bseh serving ss
| instructor in southern army camps for
number of months, has received orders
for foreign service. Mrs. Turner and
children will come to Paris Hill soon to
remain with her parents, Col. and Ms.
Edward T. Brown, during Major Turner's
absence abroad.
Academy Hall was we'll filled last
Monday evening when the Universalist
Circle gave q very pleasing entertain
msnt and dance for tho benefit OF the
circle and the local Red Cross. The
entertainers were Mrs. Beryl Harlow
Golf of Lynn, Mass, reader. with solos
BY Mrs. Kate Hammond and Mrs. Edna
Cummings of this village, and Mrs.
Agnes L. Morton of South Paris, accom-.
PIANIST. Mrs. Golf 10 the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Harlow Of this
town. Her selections, both serious end
| comic, showed ability and training OF .
high order, while she also possessed the
rare gift of being natural and was gen.
erous in responding to several encores.
Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Cummings are
local favorites whose work 10 always
appreciated and never more 80 than on
this occasion. II 10 not too much to say
that Mrs. Hammond's rendering OF negro
melodies in black face and costume COM
biued with her dancing drought down
the house" aud was very loudly applaud
ed. A large number INDUCED In dane
| ing and the entire entertainment was Q
pronounced success.
The Baptist Sunday School bad one OF
the best days of the season for its annual
picnic last Wednesday and large num-
Der enjoyed royal good time at the
Stone Brook.
/ Miss Anna Louise Kettelle of Brook
line, Mass, is the guest of Miss Paulina
Davies. Miss Kettelle Is the daughter
of Capt. Ksttells OF the U. S. S. Georgia.
Miss Helen Day of New York 10 the
guest OF friends at Paris Hill. Miss Day
has spent number of previous seasons
here.
Mrs. Mary Annette, wife Of Sumner Z.
Newell, for many years . resident OF
this village, passed away at the home OF
her daughter in South Paris Sunday.
Notice elsewhere in these columns.
Miss Eleanor Sparrow and Miss Helen
ISparrow, who have spent the summer
with Mrs. Nellie S. Brown, return Mon
day to their home in Bogots, n. j.
Frederick T. Case, Esq and Lyman
lG. Case Of New York are spending their
launual vacation at the summer home OF
the family in this village.
Letters received from Arthur K. Shaw,
who was reported severely wounded,
state that bis wound is not serious one.
A piece of shrapnel bit him In the calf
Iof the leg and at the time OF writing he
jsxpected to be out of the hospital soon.
| Relatives in this village have received
la letter stating that Edward Eastman
has been slightly wounded somewhere
in France" he went across with Com
pany D of Norway.
The earthquake of the small hours OF
"wednesday morning was very distinctly
heard and felt here. While no damage
was done and It was not as severe here
as at South Paris and Norway, 1t created
varied sensations, the prevailing one be.
ing that the German U bosts had bombed
Portland.
Dancing at Academy Hall this Mon
day evening. Shsw's music.
Howard Cole, who went to Camp
Devens with the July quota OF drafted
men, has been confined in quarantine
for measles but Is now out again.
Herman Brann, who drove Mrs.
Rogers car here for several summers, Ia
now engaged in aviation in Europe.
Miss Mary P. Burchfsld 10 occupying
her new home here. The work OF re-
On odeling having been completed 1t has
become one Of the most attractive
residences In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olando Thsyer enter
tanned large family party at their home
on Paris Hill Tuesday, Aug 20, number
we're: Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Knicker-
booker and little daughter, Constance,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis NJ. Thsyer and
children, Francis and Marble of Penn
brode, N. e., Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce
and daughter, Miss Mary Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Murray Quinby, their son
George and daughter, Priscilla of We'll
lesley Hills, Mass, Miss Mabel Jones OF
New Haven, Conn.,, Mrs. Florence Parlin
OF Paris, Mrs. Josephine Bates also OF
Paris, and the host and hostess, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thayer. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Twitchell
spent few days at Maranacook visiting
Mrs. Twitchell's brpthsr, Roy Curtis,
and family last week, and also visited
relatives in winthrop.
; Rev. C. A. Kuickerbocker was one OF
the speakers at Grange Field Day at
East Hebron last Saturday.
Jarvis N. Thsyer and family, who
have been visiting relatives 10 Paris,
} returned Saturday to their home in Penn
broke, ". 81.
Mrs. Ellen F. Cummings Of Mechanic
Falls has been visiting In town for sew
srsl days.
Mrs. Maynard Maxim and daughter
Helen are guests at D. A. Maxim's.
Founders Day, Aug. rs, will be OBJ
served by opening the Library to visitors
for 8 to 8 p. n.
At the Annual Library meeting the
following officers we're chosen:
! Pres.-Mrs. II. d. Hammond.
I'll vice-Pres.-Mrs. John Pierce.
Treas.-Mrs. j. G. Cummings.
Sec.-Mrs. N. A. Cummings.
Directors-Mrs. U. II. Head. Mrs. U. a.
, rhayer, Mrs. Z. II. Jackson.
The opsretta, "Tbs Lost Necklaces"
given at the Norway Opera House for
the benefit of the Red Cross Ia to be re-
peatsd on Thursday evening of this week
and IL was 30 good that everyone should
J see IL ON this occasion. The tickets are
only Is cents.
Alton Hadley and Miss Elsie Carey
} from West Sumner and Miss Ruth
!, Il n