Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-09
Fred O. Wing Of Summer was . gusst
NJ Woalav Hamnon<3ss Hpi6s, us~AS

i. j. Monk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. @. Fernsld of Por,
land were guests ut Alton @. Maxim
Q over Sunday.
Il Miss Helen N. Barnes spent tho weel
end In Portland, with some summe
, school friends.
Mrs. Harold T. Briggs and two daugh
tors were in Lewiston over the week. en-,
, with her mother, Mrs. L. n. Lunt.
Miss Clara Hammond went Saturda
to West Sumner, where she will teacl
the spring term of the village school.
Mrs. r. E. Needham of Portland is th
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Anderson
! Mr.. Needhsm was here over the week
, end.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emery W. Mason lsf
, Monday morning for Falmouth Foreside
, whore they are to live for the present q
least.
II Miss Ethel C. Crockett is spending th,
week of the high school vacation Will
friends at Alfred, where she formerly
taught.
II Walter Davis, who Is employed In q
shipyard at Bath, has been at homo Z
few days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. C. Davis.
/ William P. Morton goes Monday night
to Berlin, N. e., on an advertising sigu
Ipainting job which will take probably
about two weeks.
| On April 4, Mt. Mica Lodge worked
the initiatory degree on two candidates
There viii be rehearsal for the first
degree on April IL.
Guy gilbert has returned from Went.
worth Location, where he has been
during the winter In the Helps Gate
storehouse of the Brown Co.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday morning Rev. G. w. Rogers will
speak on "Ths Man with the Hoe"-a
message to the farmers of Oxford
County.
The Junior Department Of the
Methodist Sunday School on Sunday
presented the school copy OF Hofman's
painting, "Christ at Twelve" which has
been hung In the Junior room.
Frank E. Barrows and Herbert Mace
of South Paris and S. j. Record and
Frank j. Cook Of Norway went Mo ndsy
morning to Waterville to attend the
state meeting OF the Horseshoers'
Association.
A stereopticon lecture will be given
next Sunday evening, April IA, at 7:S0,
in the Congregational church under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
Society. Subject, awakening of the
Orient" Silver offering will be receiv-
ed.
Three weeks of real spring weather
has put different appearance on the
face of the earth. Autom obiles were
out in considerable numbers Sunday.
There can be- but little frost In the
ground, which has been covered deep
with snow since November, and there Ia
not likely to be much deep mud.
Mrs. L. E. Bean, Miss Cora J. Mason
and Miss Pauline Mason, after spending
the winter in Portland, are expected to
return to South Paris this week and re-
open their house. Mrs. Bean il recover
ing from the effects of surgical opera
ton undergone some weeks since. Mrs.
Maude Mann will work for them during
the season.
Miss Geraldine Fsrrar celebrated her
| sixth birthday Saturday afternoon at 4.
q. Farrar's with party at which nine
Of her young friends were guests. The
actual birthday came earlier In the week,
but on account OF the school the party
| was put off until Saturday. The little
folks had ice cream and fancy crackers,
and enjoyed the time with games, etc.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Peoples Water Company was
held last Saturday. Officers elected for
the ensuing year were:
President-Frank A. Taylor.
vice-Pres.-J. Edward Murch.
| Sec. .Treas-George II. Atwood.
Superinte ndent-Winslow B. Young.
Directors-Frank A. Taylor. j: Hastings
Bean, J. Edward Murch, Geo. d. Robertson,
Sumner K. Tucker.
| The men who went to Buffalo after
Ford cars for Ripley q Fletcher drove
| In here about eleven O'Clock Saturday
| with their nine cars. They left Buffalo
"wednesday morning, and most OF the
way found good driving. Between Port
land and South Paris there was more or
less mud, a. was to be expected under
the conditions. The longest days drive
was on Friday, from Chester, Mass, 70
Portland, 25S miles. Every man laid on
seventeen shades OF tan.
A train in two sections, thirty-three
cars In all, went through Friday
evening carrying drafted men from
Illinois bound for the forts ut
Portland, several hundred OF them.
Troop movements In general como under
the voluntary censorship OF the papers
a. things that are not to be mentioned,
but a. these men are not yet soldiers and
the fact of their coming has already
been announced in the dailies, this does
not seem to be an occasion that requires
silence. Though the men were taken
under the draft, they appeared not In the
least downhearted, but were lively and
In the best Of spirits.
Grand Army Hall was lively place
FRIDAY afternoon, with the sale under
ths Auspices of the Service League.
Apron. candy and food tables (all strict
ly in conformity with the regulations OF
the Food ADMINISTRATOR enjoyed good
sales. The grab was conducted by the
Girls' Patriotic League. The receipts
of the afternoon were: apron table,
S85. "a: food table, as %; grab, ia %;
candy table, $l3 OF; flowers, A.20; mis-
lcellansous, $5.45; total, SAILS. The
ready response OF the townspeople IN
contributions and patronage Ia much ap'
preciated, also the help Of the Sunshine
Climb Of Paris Hill, which gave generous
lly aprons and money. While South
paris 10 more than familiar with sales
and fairs, this IL about the first one ~
which practically everybody In th'
community participated In some way
The total income OF the Service League
for the week 10 $154.1S.
/ Much credit 10 due the Girls Patrioti.
League for the able manner In wnicf
thew carried out their part at the Servic'
League sale of last Friday. They had
their booth arranged with decoration
of red, white and blue with cannon
built in the center, which was used To-
J ,hootine the Eve cent articles ont In tn
shsps OF cannon balls, which pleased tn
youpQ folks very much, and some OF tn
older ones enjoyed 1t too. The girl
, we're dressed In the national oolors, ant
! Doris Cole represented the Goddess
;h.rtv Marion Clark Uncle Sam, an(