Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-22

asst week with her people ut Bethel.
DR., c. N. Merrill was at Shelburne
II n. g., Saturday, doing veterinary work
Dancing at Grange Hall Tuesday even
ing of this week. Music by Shaw's JAZZ,
Orchestrs.
Mrs. George B. Bennett has been en-
tertaining her brother, James Grant Of
Boston, for few days.
The Universalist church is closed fol
the usual summer vacation of six weeks
and there will be no more services unit
Sept. I.
Mrs. Leslie L. Mason was called to
: Connecticut the first of last week by the
death OF her father, which was not IN
expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Perry and two
children are spending several weeks with
Mrs. Perry's people, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Miller, in Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren SWEET of Winches-
ter, Mass, are in town for a few days.
Their younger son Roger Is spending the
summer At boys camp at Bridgton.
Harold Cole 10 taking his vacation
from the store of the r. n. Wright Co.
Mrs. Cole 10 also taking her vacation
from the dental Office of DR.. C. l.. Buck,
and they are visiting in Rumford.
Plans are now being made by the
Alumni Association of the Oxford Nor
NAL Institute and Paris High School for
bsuQaet the second week in August.
All alumni are urged to plan and be
present. The date is Friday, Aug. Is.
Mrs. 81. Z. Wilson entertained about q
dozen lady friends at lawn party at her
home on Pine Street Friday afternoon.
Tables for games were provided, but the
guests preferred to spend the afternoon
with conversation and work. Punch and
fancy ersckers'were served.
It's little early to be harvesting the
corn crop, even in ones mind, but did
sou ever see corn look better at this sea-
son than il does just now? Luxuriant,
dark green, and growing like Jacks
besnstalk. IL the weather doesn't take
the wrong turn, We should have q good
crop.
DID. NJ. Stewart has completed his
course at the Mayo hospital in Roches-
ter, MINI, and has received his dis
charge from the service at Battle Creek,
Mich. he and his family left Battle
Greek in their car on the 18th, and are
expec'ed at their home here the first of
this week.
On Wednesday evening at O'Clock a,
Deering Memorial church there will be
union service of all the churches al
which Miss Astrs Nickerson will speak.
Miss Niekerson is state field worker for
the W. c. T. T., graduate of the Den
yer School OF Orstory, and herself an
orator of note.
A letter from Murray NJ. Bigelow an
uonnces that be expected to sail from
France July nth. he enlisted nearly
two years ago in the ambulance service
and went 10 France in the early spring of
1915. OF late be has been driving car
for headquarters at Paris.
Harlaud L. Damon returned home
from Portland the first of last week. In
consequence Of the accident, when be
and his brother went over . bridge in
Scarboro iu an automobile about ten
DAYS ago, be has broken bone in one
wrist and cuts from the broken wind
shield on one hand and one leg, but the
injuries are not serious.
Mrs. s. P. Woodbury. Of Lancaster,
Mass, came last week 10 the home of
Mrs. Sarah Chute, and Mr.. Woodbury.,
who is Mrs. Chute's brother, is expected
in September, after which time they will
make their home here with Mrs. Chute.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. have Tor
many years held positions at the state
industrial school for girls at Lancaster.
&c. Durham and family went Wed
nesdsy TO spend q vacation of two weeks
at Shagg Pond, occupying the Forbes
camp, Shaggrock. Wednesday evening
a telegram came announcing the sudden
death of Mrs. Dunhsm's father in Brat
tleboro, VT. Mr.. Durham went to
Brattleboro 70 attend the funeral, but
Mrs. Durham was not able to make the
trip.
The state aid road work this year will
be done lust south Of SHOWS Falls, eI-
tending southwark from the improved
road which has been built in previous
wears. The stretch 10 be improved is
narrow and rather crooked, and spring
OF water in one place has kept a mud
hole in the road much of the time. The
bushes we're cleared out Friday ready for
the construction work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold T. Thsyer and
daughter Margaret Of Bristol, \. a., are
guests of Mr.. Thsyer's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Tbsyer, for a few days.
Mr.. Thayer, who has been for the past
year or two foreman of 3 printing ONCE
in Bristol, goes in September to take the
position OF assistant superintendent OF
the lob printing department OF the John
B. Clarke Co. at Manchester, n. q.
DR.. RAYMOND, secretary OF the board
of health, last week quarantined the
house of Napoleon Croteau, some two
miles east OF Paris Hill. There have
been nine cases Of small pox in the Gro
team family, aud the nature OF the dis
ease was not suspected until Ii was near
ly over. One girl was quite sick with IL,
but the Others were not seriously III, and
all are now practically well. Ii lie hoped
the disease has not been spread.
The guests at q. W. Dennison's in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. Dennison, Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Dennison and son Carl,
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Written and tve
daughters. Esther, Ruth, Barbara, Eliza.
hath and Alice, all Of Auburn, Ind, and
Miss NJ. NJ. Irish of Portland. The Au-
burn people made the trip from Indiana
by automobile and arrived here last Mon
dsy. Mr.. and Mrs. q. P. Dennison and
Charles P. Dennison and family VIII
start on their return Tuesday, going to
Massachusetts,, where they will be joined
later by the whittens, who are delayed
for repairs to their car.