Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-04
hr. and Mn. frsnk Billings, Of Bethel,
have moved 10 this village.

nooinsou suo ramily Tor few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Shaw are I,
move into the upper rent In the house O
Mrs. L. c. Morton on Park Street.
i The Ladies' Social Union viii meet /.
the church at $50 P. NJ, Wednesday. I,
prepare for the evening and to transac
business.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of th,
congregational church will meet at tn,
home of Mrs. 81. r. Muzzy Thursday
March 9th, ct ESQ P. n.
Mrs. Sadie Parlln, who has been yi,it
ing her mother, Mrs. William Blake, AND
her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Edgerly. ha,
returned to her home in Wilton.
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs celebrated he,
seventy-sixth birthday on March LIST. II
there's younger looking or smarter ap
pearing woman of that age in town w
have not seen her.
Mount Pleasant Rebekah Lodge held 9
pleasant meeting Friday evening. Each
member brought an article worth five
cents which was auctioned of. The
symphony Male Quartet furnished music
In honor Of their guest, Miss Lena L.
Franok, Mr.. and Mrs. 81. G. Fletcher
entertained Q party of friends at their
home on Gothic Street Thursday even.
ing, when six tables were filed at rock.
Thomas Henry of Boston, who has
charge OF the Oxford County organiza-
ton TO raise $3.50, 900 for Y. N. C. A. re-
construction work has accepted the ap-
pointment of Alton G. Wheeler as assist
tant for this part of the county.
Corporal Carroll Cutting has received
bis discharge from the United States
service and 10 stopping with bis parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Cutting. he
enlisted In July, 1917, In the 4Slst Aero
Squadron and trained six months In
Texas, then one month in Virginia. The
balance of the time be has been in
France.
At the regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters, Feb. %, was held the annual sup
per and roll call. Supper was served 1T
6:45, to which the members and invited
guests did full justice. After the regu
lar meeting was over games and Q gen
ersl social good time were had, every
body voting that they bad very enjoy.
able evening.
The Ladies' Social Union will hold q
covered dish supper at 6:45 P. NJ,
Wednesday, March 5, In the vesery, fol
lowed by socisble, games, etc., for
young and old. This is the Earn-a-Dol-
lar and Cash In Supper, and oil Social
Union members and others In the parish
are invited to be present and help along
the good work.
Herbert Davis was arraigned before
Judge Stevenson of the Rumford NUM-
cipsl Court February 22d on the charge
of being pocket peddler of liquor. he
pleaded not guilty to the charge, but
was found guilty and was sentenced to
pay q fine of 800 and serve 80 days In
South Paris Jail, and 80 days additional
In default Of payment.
The heavy snow of last week is fast
disappearing under the bright weather
we have been having. The streets are
worn thin ard even the hillsides show
brown in spots. About the only places
to keep virginia. garments are the White
Mountains. They loom north Of rs In
W bite and gold on sunshiny mornings to
reconcile one for any little relapse OF
winter.
Walter L. Gray, Esq, appeared before
the judiciary committee at Augusta,
Wedn ssday, In favor Of an act to estab-
lish the Northern Cumberland Municipal
Court to be located at Bridgton. Mr..
Gray was at one time q resident of Bridg-
ton, and knows conditions In the north
srn part Of Cumberland County. A
court st Bridgton would be great con-
venieucs to Oxford County people living
next the Cumberland line.
Saturday was celebrated by Paris
Grange as past masters day. On that
day all OF the chairs were filled by past
masters Is follows:
M.-Charles Edwards.
o.-JChn Brown.
LA. n. Cairns.
S.-A. NJ. Ryerson.
AS.-Frank Dudley.
T-w. 8. starbird.
Sew alter Twitchell.
G. K.-L. A. Brooks.
C.-R. A. Gates.
P'-George Il. Boutelle.
FIJI. A. Swan.
The many users Of typewriters In this
village, as we'll as in neighboring viiiaRess
NAV be Interested In the news that the
inventor of the first workable Typewriter,
Colonel Benton Ralstesd, died Tuesday
at bis home in Washington, ID. u, at the
age of "a years. he was born near Cin'
cinnsti and was . Civil War Veteran,
having been q mem Der of Shermsn's stan
on that generals famous "Msrch to the
Sea-" Click, click brothers and sisters
of the keys in memoriam.
The following are the officers OF MI.
Pleasant Rebeksh Lodge recently IN
stalled:
N.G.-Emma e. Park.
v. G.-Inez Hollis.
Rec Sec.-Gertrude Curtis.
Fin Sec.-Cors Twitchell.
Treas.-Helen L. Briggs
Chap.-Augusta Bean.
wsrden-Lela Starbird.
Con.-Ida silica.
r SN G-Lizzie Millets.
LSN.G.-Hattie Leach.
I.G.-Erns MeAllister.
o. G-Linnie Bennett.
Rs G.-Christobel stiles.
L.s.v G.-Myrtls Richardson.
P. G.-Eissbeth Edgeriy
Saturday gave rs q few hours, rain IN
the first part OF the day, and thereby
turnsd our streets into slush. ACCORD.
| ing to newspapers, the storm west OF
Maine WAS snow and assumed the pro-
portions of blizzards In some states
Minnssota, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma
| Kansas. Nebraska aud South Dakota sp-
| pear 10 have suffered worse. In MINNIE
sota a stock train stalled In the snow was
struck BY passenger train, two persons
being killed and several injured. Near
Wausa, Nebraska, passenger train wID
twenty Eve passengers aboard was stsiieo
| In the snow. All the states affected re-
port high drifts and delayed train ser
vice. In the above mentioned STATES the
tenn psraturs ranged from two to si1teen
below zero.
south Paris and Norway made them.
Iselyss known and to some exteot u ieas'
felt nc Augusta last "Wednesday Mter'
noon, when the hearing was held before
1.-THE public utilities committee on tne
bill authorizing the Oxford Electric 20
TO discontinue the operation OF tss foao
II bad been planned few days before "
drive with automobiles to Lewiston sno
t.ks an electric car there for Argnsu
lint the snow made that impracticao'e
40 the party went by train and couia mo-
set back wednesday night. The asiegs.
H. oonpksd nm aome over twenty IRON