Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-09

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. visit OF two weeks In Bath and Port
land.
The Universalist Sunday School vii
have picnic on the 18th 1t some poinl
in the near vicinity.
Miss Beryi Silver has returned from
the home Of her grandparents at NORTH
Paris, and 10 assisting in the post Office
, d. P. Hankinson from South Carolin,
, Visited Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Robinson
and family this last week, also called on
friends.
The next meeting of Paris Grange
will be held ut ] 80 P. NJ. instead Of
P. N. Everybody come as the Skaters
are to I'LL the chairs.
The last service at the Universalisi
church before vacation will be held next
Sunday. For the elk Sundays following
the church will be closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Noyes and Mrs.
Albert Ames went Monday morning to
Peaks Island, where they will spend the
week at the Eighth Maine building.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson recently re-
ceived letter frcm their grandson Lit.
Eugene P. Lowell In France, saying that
be is well and in the best Of spirits.
Rev. G. q. Newton and Wesley N.
Hammond made q fishing trip Friday
and Saturday to Umbsgog Lake and in
termediate points with fair success.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Shaw of Cam
bridge, Mass, and Mrs. Shaw's brother,
Ernest Murdoch of Chelsea, Mass, are
guests Of Mr.. Shaw's brother, r. e.
Shaw.
News has been received by the rela-
tives here of the birth of daughter to
Gen. and Mrs. Alfred A. Starbird, on the
goth of June, at hospital in George
town, D. G.
Mrs. Arthur z. Underwood, who has
been with her husband, Lieut.. Under
wood, at Columbia, s. c., is spending
some weeks at the home of her father,
l.. Y. Mason.
The G. E. Society of the Congregational
church will have a lawn party on the
church lawn Thursday evening, July
18th. Ice cream will be on sale. Every
body is invited.
There will be a meeting of all the hose
companies and the hook and ladder COM
pany, each at its own house, at O'Clock
P. NJ. on Friday next, per order of the
Chief Engineer.
Mrs. Dwight F. Boynton of Bingham
was guest of the family Of Rev. G. W..
Rogers few days last week, going Sat-
urday to Portland, where she is staying
at present. Mr.. Boynton is in the navy.
Miss Gertrude Hall, who is in the Gen.
trail Maine General Hospital at Lewiston,
has had a slight setback during the past
week, but is Improving, and hopes and
expects to come home some time this
week.
A Job of trimming has been done on
the naples in Moore Park, taking out
quite q quantity Of brush from the
lower part of the trees, particularly In
the southern end of the park, where the
growth is densest.
The meeting of the Baptist Women's
Missionary Society will be held in the
vestry of the Baptist church next Thurs
day at 8 O'Clock. A cordial invitation
is extended to all to come and help In
the study of missions in Central Amer
lea.
Mrs. r. E. Cole and son Howard of
Canton, Mass, are with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William j. Wheeler, for the
vacation. Mr.. Cole is in charge of the
summer school for boys at The Pines,
Kezar Lake, Lowell, conducted by Z. I.
Hubbard.
Perhaps there Is no reason for COM
planning because the street lights are on
| In the morning for an hour or two after
the sun is up, If they are run on "Maine's
white COAL" and are not wasting fuel.
But really, how much better it would
please us II that juice could be used In
the early part of the night, after 1t gets
dark.
The committee on sale Of Chautsuqus
tickets would be very much pleased II
those who have taken pledges or any
wishing for tickets would apply TO
some member of the South Paris COM
mittee, Nelson G.. Elder, Geo. r. East
man or Albert D. Park. As every one
Ia now very busy this would be esteemed
as great favor.
The birthday of Leslie L. Mason was
observed at bis home here on Thursday
by small party. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Gilmore of Brookiine,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Carlton OF
Rochdale, Mass, and Mr.. Mason's moth
or and sister, Mrs. o. NJ. Mason and
Miss Alice G.. Mason, of Bethel. In ad-
dition to the other features of the day
there was flag raising.
Mrs. Ethel Scales of Monson, who has
been instructor in the commercial depart
ment of Paris High School for the past
two years, is to have Q similar position
| in Foxcroft Academy at Dover-Foxcroft
| for the coming year. Foxcroft Academy
| ia a school of two hundred pupils and
seven teachers. II il only twenty miles
from Mrs. Scales home, and her people
are DESTROYS Of having her nearer than at
South Paris.
A lob of widening the road 10 being
done at the culvert on the "pine woods
road which ia farthest north in the
woods. The road takes curve just be-
fore it dips for this culvert, and the Gull
vert has been narrow, with twelve-foot
drop over the ends. The culvert Is be-
| ing heightened thirteen feet, and twelve
feet of this Is fill. 1t 10 . job that will
cost quite little, but 1t removes one OF
the most dangerous spots on the road.
Mrs. Lizzie W. Millstt of South Paris
was elected president OF the Departments
| of Maine, Ladies of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, at the recent convention In
Augusta, has filled the chairs Of Junior
| and Senior Department Vice President,
aud has served a. president Of VIM. <.
Kimball Circle of South Paris. She. has
been at the head of the war relief work
of the department and under her ad-
ministrations big accomplishments ave
been attained. Mrs. Millett is the
daughter of civil war veteran.
Miss Fannie A. Forbes.
After an illness of few days, which
had NOT been considered critical, Miss
Fannie A. Forbes died Monday after
noon, July /, at her home on Porter