Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-23

There win b no sssslon Of NE tsaeAsl
training class this week.
MIss Blanche Lane of Aubsrn was Z
weekend guest OF Mrs. W. b. Robinson,
Mrs. Ida Bonney has come from Sum,
ner to spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. j. D. Haynes.
hisses Louise Silver and Emma West
are assisting In the post office through
the Christmas rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley ]. Rsv.on =
Mexico are spending the week with Mr..
Rawson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrv
d. Cole. 's
Arthur Dow, Donald Brooks and H.r.
Ian Dennison are at home from the ITni.
versity Of Maine for the holiday vacation
OF two weeks.
The Ladies' Social Union will hold an
important business meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the Universalist ohnrch
All members please be present.
Hamlin Temple, Pythian Sisters viii,
hold their regular meeting Tuesday even
ing. There will be election of officers
Refreshments and social will follow.
W. F. Nottags is very i'll with pneu.
monis at his home at the farm. and NJ
latest reports little hope Of recovery was
entertained. He has been i'll only q few
days.
B. G.. Anderson and family of Pine
Street are in Portland to spend the holt
day season, and the son Reginald. who
has twice broken arm, will receive hos.
pital treatment.
The Christmas family dinner party ut
Mrs. l.. c. Morton's will be held this
year on the Gath, because of other an.
gagements on Christmas day. 1t will as
usual include nearly score of relatives.
Mrs Benjamin Fish and son George.
who have been with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Geo. r. Morton, for the past few
months, expect to start next SATURDAY. on
their return TO their home in Santa Bar
bara, Calf.
Remember that this is Christmas v eek
and all the stores will be open every
evening and ready for your Christmas
trade. The stocks were never better and
your local merchants will use you Just a.
well as anybody will.
There will be meeting of the Paris
Union at Grange Hall, In South
Paris, next Saturday at l 80 O'Clock. z.
6. Austin OF Wsterville, manager OF the
Central Union, is expected to be pres
mt. All farmers are cordially invited
10 attend this meeting.
Either the Democrats readIna has
been neglected OF late, or it hasn't bee n
veil chosen. At any rate, we didn't
discover till the morning of the 18th that
he 18th was the last day Of the world. |
lust think what scare we missed! And
We haven't yet found out what 1t was all |
about.
The Eolian Quartette, Miss Evelyn
Wight, first soprano, Miss Emma West,
econd soprano, Miss Louise Silver, first
Ito, Miss Gladys Hatch, secold alto,
With Mrs. Agnes L. Morton. organist and |
lirector, sang at the Univsrsalist church |
t Norway Sunday afternoon, giving |
our selections of Christmas music.
Mrs. G. W. Bowker went to South |
Sunday morning, called there
y the serious illness of her brothers
wife, Mrs. Newton Stanley. Mrs. STAN
ey has pneumonia, and the outcome is
Uncertain. Reports received Monday
morning give little hope of recovery.
he has been an occasional visitor here,
nd has many friends who are watching |
he news from her closely. Mr.. Stanley |
las also had pneumonia, and Is just get
ing around from 1t, though he was not
o seriously i'll.
Now the days begin to lengthen, and |
Ve naturally expect the other half of the |
Id couplet to make good-or bad as you
'refer it. But we don't care for any
hing fisrcer than the past week has
'een, thank you. With morning tenn
'erstures somewhere between zero and
a below for six days in succession, and |
Ioon temperatures right around the zero
inc, we have had enough of that kind to
asst q month at least. We have already /
lad more extreme cold weather than we
lad all last winter.