Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-08
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE D0INoS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hul.


The many friends of Mrs. Esther Z.
Royal will be glad to learn of her safe
arrival in western New York, whore she
has gone to attend family reunion At
the home Of her childhood.
Miss Mary Daniels and Miss Ivy
Blake of New York are guests OF Prof.
and Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels.
Mrs Charles N. johnson OF this place
has picked one hundred and twenty-five
quarts Of field strawberries this season.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George N.
Atwood for the holiday and week end
were Mrs. L. A. Dixon and Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Atwood and two sons,
William Z. Jr., and Robert Dixon
Atwood of Portland and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Ray mond l.. Atwood, who returned last
week from Hampton Roads, Virginia.
The Fourth of July was one OF the
hottest on record 80 far az weather goes.
The celebration of the might before"
was of the noisy variety which 10 to be
preferred to the "still hunt. The
annual ball game on the Common be-
tween the married and single men was
close and interesting contest resulting
in victory for the single men by . score
Of IA to IS.
Lieut.. Orland q. Daniels Is employed
rs Chief Councillor at Camp Cobbossee,
boys summer school at Winthrop In
this State.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Knickerbocker
and daughter, Constance, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Thsyer al Elmhurst.
Mr.. Knickerbocker is beginning vaca-
ton of two months from his preaching
at Wsterville.
Jarvis NJ. Thayer and family of Water
vile were guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Thayer, over the holiday and
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Staples Of
Portland have returned to the Hubbard
House for the season. Mr.. and Mrs.
Staples have spent many summers at
Paris Hill, where they have numerous
friends who are glad of their return.
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mrs. b. P. Hammond Wednesday,
July 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Adams lost a fancy
piano stool from one of the truck loads
of their furniture when they moved to
this village from West Sumner which
they would be glad to recover. The
trucks came by way of Trap Corner and
thence by the Rumford road to the guide
board south of this village. The stool
was painted red, white and blue.
Mrs. Howard Record of Poland was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alouzo
Pomeroy,in this village several days last
week.
Miss Mary P. Burchfield and friend,
Miss Shaffer, arrived here from Pitts
burgh, Pa, and opened Miss Burch-
fields summer home here for the season.
u. 81. Hesld is improving his resi-
dence by the addition of new verands.
Emery W. Mason of South Paris is in
charge of the work.
L., Z. Brooks of Boston was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce the past
week.
Miss Margaret Gilman of Providence,
r. l., arrived here last week and is with
Miss Diman at the Prof. Smith house.
The first tea of the season was given
by Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Brooks of the
Entertainment Committee at the Country
Club house last Saturday afternoon and
was q very we'll attended and most
pleasant occasion. The tea next Satur.
day will be given by Mrs. Edward T.
Brown at the same place from four to
six o'clock. All members and their
friends al 70 invited.
j. 81. Brooks and family OF Bridge
port, Conn, are guests of Mrs. Brooks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin P. Stearns.
| Charles Edward Case of New York
spent the Fourth and week end with his
family at their summer home here. Mr..
Case will take his vacation here in
August.
Archie L. Cole of Portland is visiting
at the home of bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. s. Doe Of Portland
spent the holiday and weekend with
relatives at Paris Hill. Mr.. Doe worked
on the construction OF airplsnss at
Buffalo, n. Y, during the war but has
now returned to bis former position At
the store of q. q. Hsy Company 10
Portland.
The intense hot wave broke Sunday
afternoon with showers that developed
into q much needed rain and did much
good to crops.
William A. Bsrrows, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is considerably i'm
proved in health and continually gain
ing.
There will be q lawn social at the
Baptist parsonage lawn next Friday
evening st 80 O'Clock. Ice cream will
be served.
An interesting feature of the Fourth
of July celebration at Paris Hill was the
annual firing of the historic hint-lock
muskst at the old Paris homestead by
Hon. Edward L. Paris, one OF the
grsndsons of Capt. Josiah Paris, who
carried the weapon In several battles of
the war for American Independence and
following the signing OF the Declaration
fred il on every 4th of July, a custom
that has been kept up by his son and
grandsons to the present time. Among
those present TO witness the salute this
year were two young daughters of Col.
and Mrs. Dorsay Rodney, who are direct
descendants of two of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence. At the
request of some of Mr.. Paris New York
friends, the ancient musket was aimed
in the direction of New York City Hall
this year. 1t was loaded and primed
from an old.time powder horn but was
touched of with Mains birch bark in
stead of the old-time flint.
Advertised letters In Paris post Office
July 1st:
Miss Mile Brigham.
Miss Agnes Pooler.
HELEN r. COLE, P. NJ. :