Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-17

Miss Ruth Garland Of Portland WA m,
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson G.. Eide,
the past week. -
There will be rehearsal of the desrs.
stan OF Hamlin Temple, Pythian Sisters
Wednesday evening.
Alton Bonney of the army msdic.
department. was at home from Portland
for few days last week.
Mrs. c. G. Miller returned ths frat a,
last week from Philadelphia, where she
had been for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holt of Pittsficld.
Mass, have been guests at /. E. An.
drews' during the past week.
Miss Dorothy Wight. after spending
the summer vacation at her home here,
has returned to college In Albany, N. Y.
Miss s. E. Porter, after spending the
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Ida
Porter. returned Saturday to her teach.
ing in Portland.
Misses Edith Nevers and Louise Powers
have returned from Poland Spring.
where they have been employed during
the season as Mattresses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Powers of Dry
Mills were the guests of relatives here
during the fair, and were cordially greet.
ed by their many friends.
Mrs. NJ. L. Noyes and son Hermon
returned Friday night from Springfield,
Mass, where they had been visiting Mr.
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Mrs. William P. Morton has received
word from her son, Ralph B. Penfold, Of
the 10Th Coast Artillery band, that they
have been transferred from Portland to
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, N. II.
The district convention of Pythian
Sisters will be held with Hamlin Temple
Monday evening, Oct. Z. This district
is composed of the temples FROM Nor
way, Oxford, Stonehsm and South Paris.
Henry wstherell, who has been en-
ployed at Poland Spring during the sum-
mer, was here last week to register and
attend the fair, and went from here to
Gorbsu, where the Wethsrells now live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ordwsy and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Ander.
son recently called on ID. r. Hastings at
Auburn. Mr.. Hastings has been III, and
recently returned from q hospital in
Portland.
A young ladies' quartette, to be known
as the Eolian Quartette, has been
formed, composed of Misses Emma West,
Evelyn Wight, Gladys Hatch and Beryl
Silver, with Mrs. Agnes L. Morton &C
companist They will sing Friday even
ing at the Knights of Pythias patriotic
meeting.
The home visitation general committee
representing the several Sunday Schools
met Tuesday evening and voted to have
each school appoint twelve visitors. The
general committee, the visitors, and all
who are interested, are requested to
meet this Monday evening at 1880 at the
Congregational vestry for further
arrangements.
Tag day, as carried out by the Red
Cross of Norway and South Paris on
two days of the fair, Melted . good
sum. The young ladies who disposed of
the tags were good solicitors, and the
people were ready contributors. The
total receipts were $755 IS, and the ex-
pensss 1851, leaving net proceeds of
$3.50 "a, which gives the Norway chapter
and the South Paris branch each $500 II.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. C. Ordwsy enjoyed q
few days. vacation last week, going
Tuesday to West Minot to visit relatives,
on Wednesday to Livermore Falls to
visit with Rev. Mr.. Spear and family.
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Ordwsy,
daughter Hester, Kathleen Small and
Harlan Abbott with Mr.. Ordway's auto,
Mrs. l.. c.. Smiley, Geo. Cook, Mrs.
Kaspar Wight, Mr.. and Mrs.. harley Ben
nett, with Mrs.. Smiley's auto, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Ordwsy and daughter, and
Mrs. E. N. Anderson with Mr.. Anders0n's
auto, took trip around the mountains.
A former Paris man who arrived In
town Friday after years of absence was
Fred Merrill, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram G. Merrill. Fred was born and
brought up here, and as boy was
known to every one in the place. Even
in his early years be bad touch of wan
dsrlust, and this be has apparently In
dulged to the full, according to bis story
as told the Democrat. He says that he
left here somewhere from fifteen to
eighteen years ago, and 10 the next few
wears travelled about all over the United
States and Canada, even going as TAR
north as Labrador. Then he was two
years in California. Returning 10 Port
land, be made trip to Antwerp, Bel
GUM, going over on q horse boat as
hostler. Returned TO Baltimore, thence
to New York, and shipped on. another
horse boat to Rotterdam, Holland. Just
before war was declared be made another
trip on q horse boat to Hamburg, Ger
many. Thence back to Portland, and on
another horse boat to Bordeaux, France.
Then still another trip through the Med
iterranean to Spezia, Italy. Returning,
he spent about six months In Boston,
and has been for the past three years IN
New Hampshire, In paper mill work. DE
weighs 1855 pounds, and has changed In
appearance only slightly since leaving
South Paris.
KING DISTRICT.
Mrs. Edison Spofford has been visiting
At C. KimbalPs.
Big frost Tuesday night. Icein dishes
of water in the yard.
A Finn family has moved into Mrs.
Carrie Briggs house on the farm.
A party from Syracuse, N. Y, are
camping in one of TELLS Thibodeau's
fields. There are four whole families
with children, four automobiles and four
tents.
The Lowell Reception.
A pleasant affair, and largely attended,
was the reception to Lieut.. Eugene T.
Lowell at Grange Hall last Monday even
ing. As it happened, there were not one
but three men from the service a. guests
of honor. Besides Lieut.. Lowell, who
has lust arrived from France, there were
Sergt. Donald Wight of the 1Qlst Engi-
neers, who has been returned here Tor IN
struction work, and Sergt. Don Brooks,
who served with the Maine National
Guard on the Mexican border, but was
prevented BY disabilities from any FUR
ther service. These stood In line to re-
ceivs greetings from friends and oitizens.
There wa music By an orchestra COM