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

THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0s OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris fiiIl.
Services as Paris Hill Baptist church every
Sunday at 10 ~ Pulpit supplied By Rev. A. J.
Gywnne. sunday School as Is Sunday even
Ing service at 7So. Thursday evening prayer
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce went to
Boston last Tuesday for Q visit to
friends.
Reginald Cummings has Stanley
steamer in service upon the stage route
between here and the railroad station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll I. Hooper OF
Boston and Miss Ruth Shehan are occu-
plying Mr.. Hooper's summer homo here.
Mr.. Charles L. Case of New York 10
spending Q vacation with his family at
the Case summer home.
Mrs. George D. Bisbee Of Rumford 10
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George n.
Atwood.
Mrs. Jennie Hayford Tilley Of Canton,
with her son and daughter, are guests OF
her sister, Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett r. Josselyn OF
Portland were ut Paris Hill last Tues
day.
Albion Z. Paris of Washington, D. c.,
10 the guest of Hon. and Mrs. Edward L.
Paris.
Mr.. Edward P. Staples submitted to
second surgical operation at Portland
hospital last Tuesday.
The Misses Gertrude Brinckle, Alma
Dunbar and Constance Moore Of Will
mipgton, DEL, are guests OF Mrs.
Brinckle and Miss Agnes n. Brown at
their summer home in this place.
The lightning damage done during the
shower Of Monday morning, August 9th,
at the Baptist church, 10 considerable
bu, 10 fortunately covered by insurance.
In coming down through the tower and
front end of the building considerable
damage was done to the interior of the
vestibule and the kitchen beside that to
the weather vsne and the large pillars
in front.
The entertainment and dance given by
ing drew large audience and the enter
tainment was one Of the best. 10 addi-
ton to the piano and violin selections
by Miss Ruth Cummings and Miss
Marion Haskell, which were of . very
high order, the solos by Mrs. Verne N.
Whitman and by one of her pupils, Miss
Gusy, and readings by Miss Mary Cum
mings were greatly enjoyed.
Miss Gertrude Brooks returned Thurs
day from q visit to Dixfield and Lake
Webb.
Miss Psulina Davies accompanied by
her friend, Miss Estes, returned last
Thursday from Brookline, Mass.
The annual meeting of Paris Hill
Library Association will be held at the
Library, Wednesday, Aug. IA, at 8
o'clock. As most Of the ladies in the
village are already members OF the
association, and all others may become
so by placing their signatures In the
membership book, IL is hoped that
there will be good attendance.
Mrs. N. A. Cummings was q recent
guest of Mrs. +. T. Tufts at Summit
Spring, Poland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Ripley and
daughter of Weston, Mass, were guests
at o. A. Maxim's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis NJ. Thsyer of
mbroke, N. g., with their son and
daughter, are guests of Mr.. Thayer's
parents at Elmhurst.
James NJ. Thompson of Boston was
the weekend guest of his mother and
sister at their home here.
II Tha xnals In khiu oackinn nara hnAlv
washed by the heavy showers OF the
past week.
Chauncy W. Nieman and Miss Sara E.
Nismsn Of Washington, D. C., are
guests for few days of their mother at
the summer home here.
Relatives In this village received news
last week that Capt. Ralph b. Hallett,
Who has recently returned from France,
has been promoted to the rank of Major.
Major Hallett is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hallett of Boston and grandson
of the late Hon. Hiram Hubbard of this
place. He had considerable military ex-
perience before the war as q member
and officer in the Massachusetts, First
Corps Cadets and went to France with
the 10lst Engineers. He was recently
returned to Washington on . special
commission.
Weather permitting, there will be q
tea at the Paris Hill Country Club next
Saturday afternoon at four O'Clock to
which all members and their friends are
cordially invited. The bostesses for
this occasion are Mrs. Col. Brown, Mrs.
Admiral Lyon, Mrs. Atwood, Mrs.
Niemsn and Mrs. Nellie 8. Brown. A
contest will be arranged by the enter
tainment committee.
The Iatest news from Mr.. Edward p.
Staples, who sustained q second opera
ton In Portland last Tuesday, 10 that he
is getting along as comfortably ~ could
be expected. Mr.. Staples many friends
here are hoping for his early recovery
and return.
The Paris Hill Red Cross fair of last
Wednesday proved an unqualified sue
cess both from an artistic and financial
standpoint. The Academy Hall was
we'll filed with attractive goods for the
sale and buyers were liberal a. IL evil
deuced by the fact that over three hum
dred dollars was the net proceeds OF the
fair. The three quilts went to Mrs. Ed
ward L. Paris, Mrs. Orlando A. Thayer
and Mrs. Frank Bennett, and the rug to
Mrs. Emma T. Hubbard, and all brought
in generous amounts to the Red Gross.
The fancy goods tables brought In over
a hundred dollars, the apron table nearly
seventy dollars and the food table over
forty dollars, while the ice cream and
rummsge tables added about fifty dol
lars to the general fund.
Thursday, Aug. 8, the Sunshine Club
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dudley OF
South Paris. There were present eleven
members, two children, three guests, be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley and Albert
and Marion Wheeler and Mr.. Dudley and
Mr.. Gates had the honor Of sitting at the
frat table with the "Sunshine Sisters"
The long table was beautifully loaded.
In the afternoon We all went ont on the
cool and pleasant piazza, whore We
worked well, until the black clouds be-
gan to come mp, and most OF ~ started
for home. Some that could not 20, We
hear, were so delayed that they were
obliged to eat Sunshine supper. The
work was sewing for Abbie Abbott's
niece, Ruth Ellingwood, who 10 going as
a nurse in the Portland hospital. We
were oil delighted with the entertain
msnt that Mr. and Mrs. Dudley gave us
at their beautiful home up on the CHILL"
The many who have not finished bar