Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOlNdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF The COUNTY.


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Sunday g 1915. Sunday School g "a s..d.y
prayer meeting q 10 O'Clock.
Miss JEANNE Hubbard went Thur
day 10 Portland for stay OF . few days.
A reception vas given st the parlon
OF the Universalist church In Watsrvilis
Tuesday evening BY members Of the
church and congregation and . number
of citizens, to Rev. and Nm. Q. A..
Knickerbocker. Mr.. Knickerbocker be-
came minister OF the church this fall,
and the family moved there some time
since. The church was beautifully
decorated with evergreens and cerna-
tions. A fine choir rendered delightful
selections from time to time during the
evening, and delicious refreshments were
served.
The Sunshine Climb which met with
Mrs. Thyra Dudley last Thursday WAS .
grand success. Everybody was feeling
| 10 bilant, with fine appetite for one Of
the good old Sunshine dinners such -
the club lad before the ban was on
sugar, and ut each plate was . dainty
box Of homer candy, which also
contained fine souvenir made BY the
hostess. Much business was transacted,
and il was voted to send sum Of money
TO the children's home in Augusta.
The next meeting will be announced
later In the Democrat.
The Paris friends of Everett Perkins.
SON of William K. Perkins of Maiden,
Mass, formerly of this place, will BE-
pleased to know that be has recently
| accepted . very responsible position -
overseer in the Rice silk mill In Pitts
field, Mass. &c has sold his home in
Everett, Mass, where be wss formerly
employed by the Edison Electric Light
Company, and moved his family to Pitts
field.
School closes Friday, Dec. 20, for one
week. On Friday afternoon there will
be Christmas exercises and tree for the
children. There will also Do . spelling
contest, which was planned last winter
but necessarily postponed. Prizes OF
thrift stamps have been given BY DR..
Hammond. Parents and friends are
urged to come.
Ensign Raymond L. Atwood of the
| u. 8. Naval Aviation Corps, who has
been In England for the past nine months
fiying over the North Sea and the British
Channel, returned to the United States
the past week and 10 now on leave OF
absence at his home here for few days.
Before leaving Europe he visited France.
The snow storm on Wednesday night
made excellent sleighing for few days
but the rain and thaw Of Saturday and
Sunday has taken of most OF the snow
and left the roads in IN icy condition.
Ii has been decided to have the COM
munity Christmas dinner In Cummings
Hall the same rs last yefr at half-past
twelve on Christmss day. Every resi-
dent of the village and all those on the
surrounding farms are cordially invited
to participate. Adults will be charged
ten cents and children will be admitted
free. The committee will probably call
on You to donate food for the occasion.
All who are not solicited by the COM
mittse are requested to bring pies or
dougbnuts.
Mrs. Lowering, who has been occupy
ing the rooms over the post-of6ce, moves
this week to the Francis Slsttery house.
Mrs. II. c. Snow has closed her homo
here and leaves for Portland where she
will spend the winter.
Mrs. Emma T. Hubbard has leased the
Herbert G. Fletcher house on Gothic
Street in South Paris and 10 occupying II
for the winter.
Her many friends at Paris Hill, where
she has resided several years, will regret
| to learn of the Illness OF Miss Cara D.
Cooper at Wells River, Vermont, where
she Is visiting relatives.
The name OF Edward Eastman, Of this
village, appears 10 the recently published
casualty lists. II Is learned however
that q letter received by bis relatives
and written November 9Th states that he
had been gassed and In the hospital two
weeks but hoped to be out again soon.
Miss Harriet A. Hooper of this village
and DR.. Henry T. Tirrell Of Canton were
united in marriage by Rev. c. Wellington
Rogers Of South Paris at the home OF
Miss Hooper's brother, Carroll l. Hoop
er, on Wednesday Of last week. Miss
Hooper has been teacher In Boston for
several years and has spent her vacations
here, where she has many friends. The
bridegroom, . highly respected resident
Of Canton for q number Of years, 10
temporarily employed at Bath. Both
are graduates of Hebron Academy.
Miss Beryl G. Silver Of South Paris
spent the weekend with Lois Curtis.
Raymond Shaw spent the weekend
with relatives.
Rev. G. q. Hamlen, secretary Baptist
State Convention, will preach In the
Baptist church next Sunday at 10:AS
O'Clock.
This 10 the week Of the Red Gross
drive for membership. We are asked to
call our present memberships expired
and take new 1919 membership. We
all know what the demands on the Red
Cross must be, and In this emergency
will be only too glad to be one of the
many who will add q dollar to give all
that money can do 10 relieve the suffer
ings of those who have faced the great
brutal force that We at home have &C.
capped. Let Us all respond gladly for We
are fortunate indeed who are only called
upon to give our dollars The American
Red Cross Is an organisation that has
proved it, great usefulness and should Be
sustained BY every man and woman In the
| U. s. A. who 10 worthy Of the protection
of our Star Spanglsd Banner. A house
to house canvass will be made this week
and everyone will be asked to take q
membership for 1919 Make IL Merry
Christmas by doing your patriotic duty.
North Buckficld.
Mountain Grange met Saturday, Dec.
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