Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
SOUTH PARIS.

Miss Mary Chn0ra nA'
College. .s ,, Rata,
College for the final year Oh INC 'Oal.''
,,a Mr., Chester Abbott OF Port
NJ. aDa snssts 81 T. 8. Barnes one
ri, IIttleHsld Of Albany hss
MSS Sns.t Of Miss Sarah Kentstor
brsteW days
u.l,hnr,op CrsudIsmire has been
MS 81 her sister, Mrs. Clarence G.
%s,son for the past few days.
o.. Kathryn Wight Of Arlington,
NUS xas the guest Of Mrs. S. Ksspsr
a MASS, ,or few days last week.
-, Charles R. Newell and Mrs. F. j.
i. ~" .s,s al Ssco over the weekend,
sa .... Of Norris Newell and family.
w.. BiIds Durbsm Of Auburn spent
5avs Iast week at Wm. l.. Gray's
, Ibs guest of Mrs. Marian Harmon
o,.,.,d Mille,t was at home for q few
a,,. Isst week from Boston oolVerslty'
os I,s "a, closed because OF the cpl
isuc.
y.,.r, that the churches are not open,
,,srr day is prstsy much Ike sunday,
s.Ssr the present closed condition Oh
things.
u,.,.vsr NAV be the course Of the In
s,.nys endemic, il is definitely under
,,ooS that the schools will not reopen
ibis week.
w.s.E. Porter is st home from her
,,acbipg 10 Portland with her mother,
". Ida Porter, until the Portland
schools reopen
W.. VI, Matthews of Portland and
W.. Harry CARL of South Portland Wis
nsi At Mrs. Marshall Bscheldsr's few
days last wee
N, and Mra S. il. Lord OF Beverly,
Mas have beer guests of Mr.. Lords
.o,bsr and sister, Mrs. Blake and Mrs.
gasrly for fey days.
", and Mrs. Fred V. Abbott have re-
,rrnsd from S,esrus Hill, where they
S,ys been en- ed at the farm OF VIM.
2 s.esrns duriDs the summer.
N, and Mrs. c. A. Msrston and little
daughter of Portland, formerly of South
p,ris, were guests for a few days last
,ssk OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Strickland.
Albert 2. Rogers has returned to Bow
doiu College for the second year of the
mprss. Harlan Dennison also went to
Bosdoin last week, TO begin the course.
Henry Wetberell, of the Paris High
School csss Of 1918, has passed bis
examinations and entered Bowdoin Col
lsgs, in the Students Army Training
Corps,
Mss Ruth Sutherland of Cambridge,
Mas, is guest at L. J. Brackett's for
sisr weeks. She comes from Bethle-
hsn,N. g., where her people have been
running hotel during the summer.
Shsw's Orchestra was engaged to
furnish the music for the North Water
ford fair this year, which was billed for
lat Friday and Saturday, but owing to
the grippe epidemic the fair was post
pOnsd.
Mss Alice Hunter of Strong, q gradu-
its Of Paris High School, who teaches ut
Runiord, has been the guest of her sis
Ter, Mrs A. z. Goldsmith, during the
past week, the Rumford schools being
closed.
GustsSs Porter has made application
10 Join the naval training unit at Bow
dOip College, but as be has not complet-
Cd the high school course, having still
another year, does not yet know whether
be will be admitted.
Mrs Mary Howe Of Norway is with
her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Bennett, and
hsutering with influenza, coming from
her home in Norway where four were i'll
with the mslady, and not enough we'll
ones to care for the sick.
The darkness Of portions OF our streets
which has been 3 subject of comment
and complaint was due to the crossing OF
The wires with high tension wire some
ten days ago, burning out considerable
number OF the lights. Repairs have now
been made.
Willard J. Curtis returned home from
Colby College last week, because Of the
pOsspOoems0t OF the opening TO the 10th
on account OF the epidemic. He has
passed bis examinations, and Is enrolled
IN the Students Army Training Corps at
the college.
Miss Geneva Young has been at home
iof the past few days from her teaching
10 AedfOrd, Macs, the Massachusetts,
schools being closed on account Of the
influenza epidemic. The malady is hav-
ings worse run in Massachusetts, than
inaaine as yet.
A stalk Of the handsome plant known
scientifically ss Lilium Auratum, or the
golden banded lily of Japan, adorned the
soitorlsl desk Saturday, from the gar
Den Of Mrs. Henry Maxim. 1t bears
n nve OF the large snowy and fragrant
lllss, With petals six inches or more In
length.
Along With other public gatherings,
me meeting Of Oxford Pomona Grange
Htn Frederick Robbie Grange of Otisfield
I.I Tuesday was called off, but repre-
sentative OF the state department Of
agriculture, who WAS sent from Augusta
1ateod the meeting, did not learn that
sAeI until some time after be arrived al
~uto Paris on the forenoon train. At
10y rate, he had the pleasure Of spending
me dag at South Paris.
donald B, Macmillan, the Arctic ex-
plorsr, went through South Paris Friday
sIOfoing Oh bis way to report ut Chicago
W. W. auty In the aviation service, where
ans special scientific knowledge Ia ex-
gscssc TO be Of value In technical work.
ns conversation at the station while
ne fain stopped he said that he might
lave lave gone 6y way of Boston, but took
sn s route for the sake of viewing the
oring
q. A. Morton and family have moved
.uflng the week from the fat which
u's nave occupied for years In the
S Soase Oh Mrs. L. G. Morton on Park
saes' to their new home, Highland Cot
W, formerly the George A. Briggs
soo, on Western Avenue. Since pur-
SSaalng the house some time ago they
lave Installed q bath room and q heating
liant added some windows In the second
.%.y' enlarged the verandas, and done
sa,s little remodeling and decorating
'ne interior Of the house.
trzss were awarded Ut the exhibition
S. sao Urls Canning Club and the Boys'
so Club, which WAS held In Grand
my Hall Sept. %, - follows: Mas
n... 'otie Edwards lst; Miss Bertha Bar
- y" "a; Miss Ruth Thurlow Sd; Mis-