Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-30
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF TnR WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hul.

SECTIONS OF The COUNTY.
Paris rim.
Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
Sunday at 10 As. Pulpit supplied BY Rev. A. J.
Gywnne. Sunday School af II. Sunday even
ing service at Z 80. Thursday evening prayer
meeting at O'Clock.
Prof. Maynard Maxim and two daugh-
ters, of Newton, Mass, were guests OF
his parents, Mr.. and krs. Olban A.
Maxim, last week.
Leonard @. Ashton of Swarthmore.
Pa, arrived here the past week and 10
with Mrs. Ashton ut the summer homo
of Mrs. w. P. Potter.
Psrcival ]. Paris OF Philadelphia,
Pa, ID spending his vacation ct the old
Paris homestead in this village.
Henry e. Shaw, who has been en-.
ployed for some time on the Grand
Trunk Railway, has been spending . va
cation of few days at the homo OF bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark P. Shaw.
Hon. Wallace 81. White, Jr., Of Lewis
ton, our member of Congress from the
Second Maine District, with Mrs. White,
was guest at the Hubbard House last
Tuesday.
Miss Harriette 81. Winslow arrived ct
the home of her brother last Thursday.
Miss Mitchell, who has spent several
summers here with Miss Winslow, ID
expected soon.
The Universalist Circle entertainment
of last Monday evening had q good at
tendance but not AZ large on account OF
the Chautauqua at the fair grounds, as
the entertainment deserved. The read
ings by Miss Airline Croker, singing by
Miss Florence Ethel Smith and piano
solos by Miss Isabelle N. ,,Reardon, were
all very pleasing and ELECTED encores.
DR.. and Mrs. Augustus s. Thayer Of
Portland were week end guests OF bis
brother, Orlando A. Thayer and family
at Elmhurst.
E. Berton Curtis returned home
from the Central Maine General Hospital
at Lewiston last week, his case having
made so rapid recovery that he was final
| ly discharged but 1t will be several
weeks before he will be able to do hard
work. Members of Hamlin Lodge, Z.
of P, did his haying for him.
Edward P. Staples, who sustained Q
surgical operation In Portland the past
week is getting along fairly we'll but 1t 10
thought that q second operation will be
necessary.
Mrs. Clayton K. Brooks and Miss Ger.
trude Brooks of this village and Miss
| lone Harlow OF Dixfield are making an
automobile trip to Cambridge this week
in Miss Harlow's car.
Lieut.. Francis Cornell OF the U. 8. 8.
Georgia" was recent guest OF Miss
Psulina Davies at her summer home
here.
Orlando 81. Daniels Of the new National
Army, no has been for several weeks
at training school in Massachusetts,, is
the guest for few days of his parents,
Prof. and Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels at their
young men selected from the Massachu-
setts school and detailed to the Officers
Training School at Camp Taylor, Louis
Vile, Kentucky. He leaves for Kentucky
ON Tuesday. His many friends here
know that be has won the promotion on
his merit.
The annual meeting of the Paris Hill
| Country Club for the election of officers
and committees for the coming year will
be held at the club house on Saturday,
Aug. 8, at four o'clock In the afternoon.
While every effort Ia and should be
toward the winning Of the war, and the
activities Of the club are properly cur
tailed this year on that account, it is es-
sentisl that the organization be kept
efficient for the future good of the place.
Thus far the upper tennis court and the
croquet grounds have been kept In con-
dition for use. Let all members attend
the annual meeting and talk over plans
for the future.
Do not forget the date of the Red
Cross fair August seventh. There will
be interesting things that you will not
want to miss. Remember that the com
mittees expect you to contribute some
thing for the tables whether or not you
are personally solicited and also bear In
mind that the proceeds 60 to purchase
materials to carry on the work of the
local branch, therefore everyone is ex-
pected to do their patriotic duty and
help furnish supplies for our boys at the
front.
Articles for the miscellaneous and
fancy table at the Red Cross fair are re-.
Iquested to be left with Mrs. Atwood
Mrs. Nellie 8. Brown or Mrs. Aldrich.
Howard Cole went Friday morning to
Camp Devens at Aver, Mass, to become
a member of the National Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard C. Ashton went
to Harrison and took q canoe trip
through Long Lake and Sebago Lake
the past week.
One of the plsssantest days the Sum-
shine Club has ever passed was last
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Clara
Ryerson. A bountiful dinner was serv-
ed, and in place Of the usual baked beans
delicious cranberry beans were served in
cream, which were canned last year by
the hostess, and had 1t been little later
in the season one would certainly have
thought they were fresh from the gar.
den. 1t was voted that hereafter dur.
Ing the shortage of sugar each one should
take enough for their own coffee. The
sewing done was entirely for Mrs.
Reginald Cummings. The club was In.
vited to meet in two weeks with Mrs
Annie Dudley.