Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF ThR WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

Services at Paris Hin Baptiss church avery
Sunday At 10 IS. Pulpit supplied BY Rev. A. j.
ing service a. Ise. Thursday evening prayer
meeting At 8 O'Clock.
Another gasless Sunday and we'll OBJ
served.
And now it's September election and
,ounty fair again.
Harlan and Maynard Allard, Who have
been spending the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Barrows, returned Saturday
to their homo in Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs. j. @. Irish OF Lowell. Mass, and
Mrs. Hill OF Concord, N. e., are guests
of Mrs. /. C. Ingraham and Mrs. Mary l.
Davies at their sdmmer home here.
Miss Mary p. Burchfield closed her
summer home here Monday and return
cd to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Miss Lois Curtis Is visiting relatives In
| Portland for few days.
Mr.. William s. Beaman Of New York
| is the guest of Hon. and Mrs. Edward
| L. Paris.
Mr.. Frederick T. Case and Miss Mary
&c. Case, after spending q vacation at the
summer home of the family in this
village, have returned to their New
York home.
Mrs. George E. Turner and two chill
dren arrived at the home of her parents,
Col. and Mrs. Edward T. Brown, last
week, to remain during the absence OF
Major Turner, who goes abroad with the
U. s. forces.
Miss Polly Ayers of Bangor 10 the
guest of Miss Pauline Davies ut the lat
ter's summer home here.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Knickerbocker
made an automobile trip to Waterville
last week to make arrangements for
moving to that city. Their household
goods are now stored at Reading, Pa.
A party of the younger men OF the
village did good and successful work at
| C Pond, north Of Andover, last week In
recovering the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Cummings, the victims Of the
sad fatality of Labor Day. The bodies
had to be carried upon stretcbers for
four miles, then y wagon used for three
miles more before they could be brought
home In motor cars. 1t was q difficult
are entitled TO credit.
Mrs. Clayton Brooks, William Brooks
and Barbara Brooks closed their sum-
mer bone here and returned to Cam
bridge, Mass, last Saturday. Miss
Gertrude Brooks will remain here with
relatives until after the County Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Owen of DIX.
field were guests of relatives In this vii
lage last week.
The Hubbard House will be closed for
the season Monday, Sept. Is.
There will be social dance at Acade-
my Hall this Monday evening. All
invited. Ice cream will be on sale.
Miss Eleanor G. May Of Brooklipe,
Mass, is at her summer home near The
Beeches.
A most pleasant occasion OF the past
week was the celebration Of the aftieth
anniversary Of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward C.. Slsttery which took
place at their home in this village last
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Slattery are
held in high esteem by all who know
them and many valuable gifts were re-
ceived upon this anniversary. A we'd
ding cake decorated with fifty candles
of the patriotic colors OF red, white and
blue, was one of the features of the day.
Among the guests present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Slsttery of Auburn, Mrs.
Nettie Davis of Walnut Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Slsttery and children and
Edward c. Slattery of this town, Frances
Slsttery and Mrs. Frost Of Berlin, n. e.,
Mrs.. Ruth Apologize and Miss Myra
BRIGHAM Of Portland, George Slattery
of Mechanic Falls, and Mrs. Benjie Doe
and Mrs. Cassie Bridgham of this village.
Many other guests called during the
II L. a. - t.,lo and krtpn
gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Slattery are q re-
markably we'll preserved couple and
their friends wish them many more
wedding anniversaries.
Harry B. Holden of South Paris, who
has been carrying the mail between
Paris Hill and the railroad station for
the past week, has given up the job and
Horace Cummings, brother Of the late
Reginald L. Cummings, will carry on
the work until o permanent arrange
ment can be made. An effort is being
made to have the bids reopened.
Owing to several good reasons there
were but fourteen members present at
! the Sunshine Club, which met with Mrs.
King last Thursday, but very pleasant
day was reported, and another afghan
was put together for our soldiers. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs. Frank
Benefits with Mrs. Bennett and Mrs..
Hazelton as hostesses. 1t 10 hoped that
all of the members will be present.
A decided gloom was cast over this
entire community last week by the
shocking accident by which Mr.. and
Mrs. Reginald L. Cummings lost their
lives by the upsettipg of q canoe on G.
Pond in Township G Surplus north of
Andover, where they had gone in COM
pany with George Woodsum, Mrs. Guy
SWEET and Miss Anna Record Of South
Paris for a Labor Day vacation. Mr..
and Mrs. Cummings and Mrs. SWEET
were out on the pond In q canoe and Mr..
Woodsum and Miss Record were in an
other. In attempting to turn the canoe
around IL capsizsd and all three Of the
occupants were drowned. Mr.. Cum
mings was a good swimmer but lost bis
life In q brave effort to save his wife.
The accident occurred In the middle of
the forenoon o; Monday and the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings were not
recovered until four O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, and that Of Mrs. SWEET later.
Mr.. Cummings was thirty-one years
old, one OF the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
r. Cummings of this town, where be has
always lived. He was possessed Of I'M
usual ability as mechanic and operated
an automobile repair chop In this village
and also held the contract for carrying
the mail between this village and South
Paris. he was of On accommodating
nature, ready at all times to help where
his knowledge of mechanics was often
Of valuable assistance and will be very
greatly missed. Mrs. Cummings was
one of the danghters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Pomeroy, who moved here few
years ago from Sumner, . woman much
respected by all and devoted and loving
mother to . family Of seven children,
ranging In age from six months TO twelve
years, . bright and handsome family of
whom any parent might justly be proud.
Mrs. Cummings was thirty one years Of
age and leaves besides her seven chill
dren, Q mother, Mrs. Alonzo Pomeroy,
two sisters, Mrs. Lula Daniels of this
town and Mrs.. Edith Record Of Poland,
and brother, Charles Pomeroy Of
Auburn. The relatives and many friends
of both Mr. and Mrs. Cummings are
grief stricken and profound sympathy
for them IN axpreaaed nv ALL Thu