Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-09
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINOs OF TnH WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hnl.

SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris RIM.
Services at Paris Hin Baptiat church every
GyWnSe. Sunday school se IA Sunday even
Ing service Of $50. Thursday evening prayer
meeting At 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. L. e. Brooks Of Boston, Mass, 10
the guest OF John Pierce.
Mrs. Emogene Heald Wiley OF
Sheridan, Wyoming, 10 Q guest ct the
home Of her nephew, Mr.. Hiram Heaid:
The Library Association has received
generous gift Of books from Mrs. u.
B. Wright, which ID very much appre-
cisted.
Mrs. Caroline r. Nlemsn and Miss
Sara z. Nieman of Warrington, d. g.,
arrived at their summer home here the
past week.
K. Berton Curtis, who ID ct the Gen.
trail Maine General Hospital In Lewiston
for treatment for blood poisoning, 10
making good recovery and expects to re-
turn home the present week. Mrs.
Curtis was In Auburn for . few days.
Mrs. Wiley Of Bethel 10 with her sister,
Mrs. Carter, ct the Carter summer homo
here. Miss Julia r. Carter and Master
Jarvis Davis came from hontclair, N. j..
last Wednesday and other members OF
the family are expected this week.
Mr.. Charles L. Case and Miss Mary c..
Case OF New York arrived at the sum-
msr home of the family last week, Mr..
Case coming here from Q business trip
in the West to remain over the Fourth
and the weekend.
Mr.. George Lewis Stephens, who has
q summer home at Welchville, was &C
Paris Hill last week TO care for the
cemetery lot of his aunt, the late Eliza
Butterfsld, in the old North Cemetery.
Mrs. John A. Scott and daughters OF
New Britain, Coma, were guests OF her
relatives, Charles B. Andrews and
family the past week.
Rev. G. A. Knickerbocker COMMANDED
preaching ut the Cniversalist church
last Sunday and will continue preaching
here each Sunday during July and
August.
Mrs. Alphsus G. Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward P. Staples and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Harmon of Portland arrived
at the Hubbard House last week.
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mrs. Richard Gates on Thursday OF this
week.
The family of Charles Edward Case
of New York are expected to occupy
their summer home here the present
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Shaw Of
Auburn spent the Fourth with relatives
at Paris Hill.
The allotment for surgical dressings
for the Paris Hill Red Gross has arrived
and all workers are requested to be on
hand Tuesday to work on them.
The date Of the Red Cross fair has
been advanced to the first week In
August, the exact date to be announced
later.
The Fourth was an ideal day for
weather. Many from this place attended
the celebration at West Paris and some
had family parties at homo. The feat
ure of the day here was the annual base
ball game between the married and sim
gle men. Il was very close and inter-
esting contest resulting In victory OF
six to three for the "Old Timers" as the
married men called themselves. 1t 10
claimed by the married men that the
'sboys" raked three towns with fine
toothsd comb to bring together an sggre-
CATION that would bs sure to 60 "over
the top but when they reached emo
Man's-Land" they encountered unex-
pected opposition; anyway, the "Old
Timers" came out Of the battle lame
but happy.
Another of the features of the Glorious
Fourth was the annual firing OF the
ancient Paris musket at the old Paris
homestead. A party of friends and
+neighbors gathered for the occasion and
the ancient gun was manned" by Hon.
Edward L. Paris and spoke" rather
louder than usual this year. This old
musket was brought over from London
by Thomas Paris, the founder Of the
family In this country In 1888 and has
been fred on every Fourth OF July by
some Of his descendants aimee 1778.
This gun was carried in the war for
American Independence through six
campaigns and several battles by Capt.
Josiah Paris, grandfather of Hon. E. L.
Paris and history records that "sfter
the Declaration or Independence on
every 4th of July he discharged the gun
he carried during the conflict, custom
which has been followed by bis SON and
grandsons to the present time"
Remember the Universalist Circle ut
Academy Hall on Monday evening OF
this week. A patriotic play BY the chill
dreu; a brief talk by Rev. G. A. Kuicker.
booker entitled "Some Pictures from
France" followed by dancing. Pro-
ceeds to be divided with the Red Cross.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tyler and chill
dren visited Mrs. Ralph Field Sunday,
Reta remaining for few days.
Mrs. Harlan Field Of Auburn 10 visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. s.
Jason.
Mr.. and Mrs Fremont Field and family
visited his sister, Mrs. Stella Robinson
of East Sumner.
Percy Harlow has returned from bis
automobile trip to Massachusetts,, bis
sister Fannie returning with him after
closing her school at Winthrop.
Mrs. w. s. Mason and daughter, Mrs.
Harlan Field, visited Mrs. z. v. Canwell
of the King District last week.
A large number OF people from this
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