Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-13

visiting her grandmother, Mrs. VIM. p
Morton, for few weeks. \. ~
i Capt. F. C. Tribou and daughter. Mia
Reua Tribou, went Saturday morning fo
visit to relatives in Bucksport.
Miss Edith Mcdonnell of Boston I,
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Nrs
John P. Abbott, for q few weeks.
At any rate, there is one consolation
Whatever else happens to the crops, they
are secure against drought for this year
Mrs. j. P. Richardson, Mrs. william
gilbert and Mrs. Guy gilbert and sor
are at Camp Owsley, Harrison, for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Cole, Mrs. Esthe,
Ryerson and Miss Eva e. Walker spent
the weekend with the Walker party II
their camp at Shagg Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert w. Walker went
Wednesday to spend two weeks at their
camp, "Altamerteva," at Shagg Pond.
Miss Hattie JENNIE Is there as house.
keeper.
Charles E. Merrill and family have
been here for few days, shipping q
part OF their household goods from their
house here to Patten, where Mr.. Merrill
is now engaged.
Henry l.. Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pierce, Stanley N. Wheeler and George
B. Bennett made Q trip to Boston in
Mr.. Stones car last week, Mr.. Wheeler
driving the car.
Mrs. II. A. Morton, Miss Ethel c..
Crockett and Kathleen Richardson have
been spendipga few days at Mrs.
Morton's camp at Shapp Pond, Mr..
Morton being there over Sunday.
Vivian Lord, who has been employed
at the Turner Center Creamery for some
time, has completed bis engagement
there, and will work for L. L. Russell.
John Wight takes his place at the cream
cry,
The Methodist church will be closed
for the next two weeks, which leaves
the Baptist church as the only one in
which services will be held on the 18th
and 18th. All the churches will reopen
on the first Sunday Of September.
The field day of the Philathea Glass,
which was to have been the 14th, has
been postponed till Tuesday, the goth.
1t will be at A. U. Tyler's. Members
will assemble at r. A. Tsylor's for
transportation, unless otherwise pro-
vided for.
The farmers are justified in feeling
discouraged at the hay season which We
have had this year. Almost no hay
weather, and the past week has been the
worst of the season. We have had some
good growing weather"-for foliage
but little good fruiting or harvesting
weather 80 far.
A party which spent several days at
Camp Concord the last of the week was
composed of Mrs. Rizpah Whitman,
Lester Z. Whitman, Mrs. Geo. r. Morton
and son Henry, Mrs. L. Dana Chapman
and Miss Miriam Chapman of Wellesley
Farms, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. William P.
Morton and Miss Mae Fsles Penfold.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church are requested to meet at the
church Wednesday morning, Aug. 14tb,
for the purpose of cleaning the church.
Let all feel it their duty to help and
come with the necessary utensils to
work with. ANY who are unable to
work and would like to give money can
hand the same to Mrs. j. s. Wright.
II stormy Wednesday will work Thurs
day.
Wesley Spear, son of Rev. and Mrs. G.
I. Spear, formerly of this place, now of
Liyermors Falls, suffered . painful &C
cidept Friday in the paper mill at that
place where be was employed. De
caught his right hand In the winder, and
IL was drawn in nearly to the shoulder
before the machinery could be stopped.
Ii was found that several fingers were
broken and the flssh was badly lacerat-
ed and bruised, but it 10 thought the
hand will be saved.
A club of girls known ~ the pine
Tree Eight Weeks Club" composed OF
girls from IL to Is years OF age, has been
organized under the supervision OF Miss
Dorothy Wight to do patriotic work.
This is in connection with the Y. NJ. q.
A. work at the New York State College
where Miss Wight is a junior. They
meet at the home of Miss Wight on Park
Street Tuesday evenings from to 8
O'Clock. The following are the of1cers:
Pres-Allce Clifford.
Vice Pres-Doris Hatch.
Sec-Laura Brooks.
Treas.-Phy Ills Edwards.
The remains of William r. Henry were
brought here Monday noon for burial IN
Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Henry oiso
on Friday from acute indigestion, at the
age Of SIS years. He was Q former resi-,
dent of South Paris, moving to Rumford
some wears ago. Mrs. Henry died few
months ago. he leaves one son, Lester,
who is in Massach usetts. The funeral
was held at Rumford, and q prayer ser
vice at the grave here was conducted oy
Rev. Charles Hall. Mr.. Henry was .
member of the South Paris Methodist
church during bis residence here, and
later q member of the Rumford Meth
odist church.
OF all the showers we have had during
rbs seasop. and especially during the
mast week, q number OF which have
poured the water down on ne az . t,e-
mendous rate, the heaviest locally was the
one which struck as between four ana nve
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. IL wssneo
the roads wherever there was any ex-
cuse for such proceeding. The Porter
Street hill in the village, though travel
as possible, was in such shape tnat
red light was put out as warning up,
iii IL could be repaired. The Stoweli
hin on the Hebron road was rendered
nearly impossible, and the hill oy MI.
Parks farm was torn to pieces 40 tnat
travel over it was impossible until IL was
Allied in. 1t has now been repaired 30
an to be passable, after . number OF
teams and q considerable force OF men
nave been at work on it for several days.
The selectmen estimate that the repair
of the damage done by that one shower
on the Hebron road, the Hall Pond ROAD
and the "Bumptown" road will COST NOT
less than $500.
Reception to Mrs. Millett.
At her home on Highland Avenue,
"wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Florence
Hicks. president of VIM. K. kimoaii
Circle Ladies' of the G. A. r., gave
reception in honor OF onr Departments
President of the State of Maine, Mrs:
Lizzie w. Millett. A goodly number OF
the veterans and Ladies' OF the q. a. n.