Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DoINds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris rim.

Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
Sunday at los& Sunday School at II. Sunday
evening service at 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting ss 30 O'Clock.
Mrs. u. 81. Heald and daughter re-
turned last week from visit to Mrs.
Heald's parents In New Gloucester.
Mrs. Lula Daniels of Auburn Was the
gueat of her mother, Mrs. Al0nzo Pom
eroy, in this village last week.
Mrs. William E. Atwood and two chill
dren, who have been the guests Of rela-
tives here for two weeks, returned to
their home in Woodfords this week.
Mrs. Caroline +. Nieman Of New York
arrived here last Saturday and opened
her home for the summer.
Mrs. John Curtis of Wsltham, Mass,
was the guest of E. B. Curtis and family
the past week.
Mrs. HELEN Hyde Carlson, formerly Of
Syracuse, N. Y, began her pastorate at
the Baptist church last Sunday. Mrs.
Carlson will occupy the parsonage as
soon as her household goods arrive.
Frank B. Hammond met with an acci-
dent to his knee recently that has con-
fined him to the house q portion OF the
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. Knight of Monson
and friend, Mrs. Hescock, were week
end guests of Mark P. Shaw and family.
Mr.. knight is brother OF Mrs. Shaw.
Thaysr Quinby and friend, Herbert
Fuller of Wellesley Hills, are guests OF
the Pierce and Thayer families.
Until further notice Hamlin Memorial
Library will be open from 1880 till 900
on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
The Paris Hill Library Association
Justly feels proud of the wonderful ad-
dition to its shelves coming from the
libraries of the late Mrs. W. s. Hutchin-
son and Chas. Rswson. About 1000
volumes have been donated, including
several complete sets Of standard authors
in beautiful bindings. This 10 certainly
q rare and valuable gift, and will be
greatly appreciated by all the residents
of Paris Hill.
Mrs. w. 81. Adams has purchased the
S. Z. Newell house on Main Street. Mr..
and Mrs. Adams have been living at
West Sumner for number OF years, but
will return to Paris Hill and occupy
their new purchase.
Arthur K. Shaw, who has recently
been discharged after service Of year
and half with the 10lst Engineers in
France, returned to his home here Thurs
day. During bis service he was wound
ed in the leg by piece of she'll, which
kept him in the hospital three months,
and the limb is not yet quite in normal
condition. He expects to be here dur
ing the summer, and plans to enter Tufts
or some other college In the fall.
Mrs. Oliver Croteau, on the Drake farm
in the Whittemore District, 10 In serious
condition as the result Of burns received
last Monday forenoon, the 18th. In some
way, Just how is not known, Mrs.
Croteau's clothing took fire from the
kitchen stove. Mr.. Croteau was at work
at the Hill, and the only other person in
the house was q sick child of Napoleon
Croteau, Oliver Crotssu's brother, who
was there temporarily. Mrs. Croteau's
screams were heard by 81. D. Tuttle,
who lives across the road nearly OPP
posite, and he ran and got into the house
through a side door, and extinguiShed
the fire with water from the kitchen
sink. Mrs. Croteau's outer clothing was
practically all burned of, and three
rooms of the house were on fire from the
burning clothing which had dropped on
the floor. A ply stefan was secured as
promptly as possible, and Mrs. Croteau's
burns were cared for, but the outcome
Of them is as yet uncertain.