Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-12
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

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Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
| Sunday as lo:A5. Sunday School at IL. Sunday
evening service at $50. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 80 O'Clock.
Thayer Quinby of Wellesley Hills,
Mass, was q guest at John Pierce's last
week, going from here to Watervilie,
where his parents are visiting Rev. and
Mrs. @. A. Knickerbocker.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Thayer left last
Thursday for their new home with their
son In Watervills. Their many neighbors
and friends at Paris Hill regret their de-
parture and wish them much happiness
in their new home.
William Brooks of Cambridge, Mass,
Joined other members Of his family here
last Tuesday, after spending month
with friends at Kenwood, N. Y.
Mrs. Helen 81. Carlson of this village
was one of the speakers at the recent
Baptist Missionary Convention at Old
Orchard.
Miss Mary Ware of Westbrook is spend
ing the summer at Mrs. j. G. Cummings.
Percivsl j. Paris Of Philadelphia Is
spending his annual summer vacation at
Paris Hill, arriving here last Friday.
j. L. Wilcoxson of Boston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll /. Hooper
at their summer home here the past
week.
William Z. Atwood of Portland was
the guest of relatives at Paris Hill last
Tuesday.
Charles Edward Case of New York
joined his family at their summer home
in this village for bis annual vacation
Saturday.
William Burchleld of Pittsburgh, Pa,
is a guest of his sister, Miss Mary
P. Burchfield at her summer home,
"Birches," in this village.
Guests at the Judge Potter summer
home are the following friends and rela-
tives from Pennsylvania: Rev. and Mrs.
George A. Mari, Mr.. Harold Graham
MARI, Miss Helen Mari; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Z. Potter and Mr.. William Potter;
Mr.. L. Montgomery; Rev. DR.. Tuttle,
Mrs. futile, Miss Margaret Tuttle and
Miss Elizabeth Mcconnell.
A large and interested audience wit
messed the first tennis tournament of the
season at the courts of the Paris Hill
Country Club last Friday and Saturday
afternoons. The score for the games
was as follows:
Preliminsries:
Fred Shaw and Arthur Shaw defeated Irving
Barrows and Richard Millett 60, go.
/ DIR. ID. NJ. Stewart and Harry NJ. Shaw, de-
feated Thay Quinby and Clyde Shaw 63, 81.
Walter L. Gray and Morton V. Bolster de-
feated Chss. ii. Greene and VIM. Burchfeld 6l,
Sumner Davis and Gustave Porter defeated
Sanford Corey and Win. Kimball. 81, Ga.
Semi Finals:
| Fred Shaw and Arthur Shaw defeated pr.
Stuart and Harry Shaw 81, So.
sumner Davis and Gustave Porter defeated
i W. L. Gray and n. v. Bolster 6-S, "a.
Finals:
/ Fred Shaw and Arthur Shaw defeated Sumner
4 Davis and Gustave Porter 46, 26, So, 6-3, 60.
The annual meeting of the Paris Hill
Library Association will be held at the
Library Wednesday, Aug. IS, at O'Clock.
Please remember the day, the hour, the
object and come!
Herman Cushman of Chicago was at
Paris Hill Sunday. Mr.. Cushman is q
native of Buckfisld and one of the "Ox-
ford Bears" who have had very sue
cessful business career in the west. He
is now vice president of the A. s. Kreider
| Company, extensive manufacturers of
children's shoes.
The Paris Hill Country Club fair will
be the event Of the present week. 1t
will open at the club house next Friday
afternoon at half past two for the sale of
articles usually found at fair. At six
O'Clock supper will be served that you
will not wish to miss. All those who
are to donate articles for the sale are
requested to leave them with the chair
/ men of the committees not later than
| Thursday.
The Country Club tea of last Saturday
was given by Mrs. Mary l. Davies and
was attended and enjoyed by q large
number. The tea of next Saturday will
be given by Miss Mary Burohfield. A
mixed golf tournament will be played
beginning at half past three on Thurs
day afternoon. The preliminaries will
be played Thursday afternoon, the semi
finals Friday afternoon and the finals on
Saturday afternoon. There are many
entries and the contest seems likely to
be an interesting one.
Messrs. Chas. Rogers, N. A. Cum
mings, W. b. Cummings and VIM. Rus
sell are enjoying few days. fishing at
Lake Umbagog.
The annual basket picnic of the Paris
Hill Baptist Sunday School will take
place at Stones Brook, about q mile
north of the village on Wednesday, Aug.
liz. All the former mem bers of the Sun
day School, also, with their friends, are
invited to come. The start from the
church will be at 8 O'Clock. Transpor-
tation for the members of the school will
be provided. 1t Is hoped that as many
as possible will be present on this enjoy
able occasion. II stormy Wednesday the
picnic will be held Thursday.
Miss Quinn, who supplied the pulpit
of the Paris Hill Baptist Church last sum-
msr will preach uext Sunday morning
and evening. Mrs. Carlson will preach
at Brysnt's Pond on that Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar Flick of Westbrook and
Oscar Flick, Jr., are guests OF Miss jose
phine Cole.
The Sunshine Club met with Mrs.
Fremont Field on Thursday of last week
and fine time was enjoyed by all. A
delicious dinner was served to fifteen
mem bers. two guests and eight children.
The usual amount of sewing was done,
and several selections of music added to
inc eOJOyuou VI tuo Jay.
Miss Metalena Maxim of Newtonville,
Mass, was q recent guest at o. A.
Maxim's.
Lester Twitchell and wife are on q
two weeks trip, visiting at Kennebunk,
Cape Neddick, Me-, Ashland and Nor
ton, Mass, also Vernon Curtis and fam
lily at Medford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A. Newman, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Newman, Jr., and The
ron 81. Houghtop, all from Arkansas
City, Kansas, visited their cousin, DIR. n.
NJ. Houghton, last week. They are spend
ing the summer at their old home In
Weld. Albert Newman, Jr., with his
family of five came from Arkansas City
in his automobile.
The Paris Hill Water Company has
recently received the following report Of
analysis of water from the State Depart
ment Of Health:
Analysis of the summer sample Of
water from your public supply, which
You sent me on August 4, shows this
water to be In Its usual first-class condi-
ton. There Is no evidence whatever
which would point to contact of this
water with polluting wastes Of any kind.