Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-25
Mrs. William L. Rockingham went 70
Lewiston Wednesday.

puronssed the Norway milk route OF A
D. Cummings.
Mrs. Hartwick Ryerson and son O
North BuckHeld, are visiting relatives
In this village.
Prof. and Mrs. Shirley j. Rawson Of
Mexico are visiting Mira. Rawson's par
snts, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Cole.
| Representative Arthur K. Forbes mad,
speech on the female suffrage bill wher
1t came up in the House of Representa-
tives last week.
| Walter Lord of Albany came to thi,
village on Monday and on Tuesday OF
last week with several loads of cattle fol
George Kimball.
Mrs. L. G. Smiley will have a showing
OF spring millinery at her store on Friday
and Saturday, March 1929, as pei
advertisement In another column.
Lloyd Davis, son of T. Morton Davis
Of the Turner Center Creamery, has
been discharged from the Canadian army
and returned to this village.
Mrs. Herman Wilson Is taking the
place of Miss Marion Gibson during her
absence in California, as organist In the
Methodist church at Norway.
V. c. Kesne of West Sumner was In
town one day last week. The roads
were so bad, he walked rather than take
his horse. II was some walk.
A regular meeting of Hamlin Temple,
Pythian Sisters, will be held Tuesday
evening. followed by q pie supper and
social. All members please bring pie.
Stopl Lookl Listenl There will be
dancing at Grange Hall Tuesday even
ing, April LIST. 1t will be given By Paris
Grange. Shsw's Novelty Jazz Orchestra
will furnish music.
Harvey n. Brsgdon, who has for q
number of years been proprietor of
Savoy Theatre, and who 10 to retire
from IL soon in favor of Carrigsn & Gray
Of Lewiston, Is to run the casino during
the summer at the Bay of Naples Inn.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of P, will 20 to
visit to Pennesseewassee Lodge and
will work the rank of Knight. All hav-
ing part in this rank are requested to
be present at rehearsal Wednesday
evening.
Don't forget the high school drama,
The Old-Fsshioned Mother, at Grange
Hall Thursday and Friday evenings of
this week. Every effort is being made
to make this a pleasing entertainments,
and with spscialties will surely be we'll
worth attending.
Rev. and Mrs. William Llewallen of
Alma have been in the village a number
of days. They came here to open the
Benjamin SWEET house on Western Ave-
nue. preparatory to the return of the
SWEETS from Utah. Mrs. Llewallen il
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. SWEET.
There will be a wrestling exhibition
at the Grange Hall, South Paris, on Mon
day evening, March 81, under the man.
agenent of Birch and Russell. The con-
testants will be Birch of Paris against
Ouellette of Montreal, Can, and Kid
Dionne of Lewiston against Harold
Perham of West Paris. There will also
be good preliminary.
DIR. Samuel Richards has been confined
to his bed by illness for the past three
weeks. DR.. Richards is perhaps the old
est man actively engaged in business In
Oxford County. he Is now eighty six
years of age and has been q regular ad-
vsrtiser in the columns Of the Oxford
Democrat for about sixty years.
Although 1t was q stormy evening, q
large audience attended the entertain
ment at the Universslist church Tues
day evening. After the supper, . short
musical program was given consisting OF
two violin duets by Miss Grace Dean and
George Davis, a vocal solo by Mrs. Luella
Smiley, Mrs. Ida Briggs sccompanist.
This was followed by Kate Douglas Wig
gins drama, 1.-THE Old Peabody Pew"
which was well presented in costume.
The cast was given in last weeks Demo-
crat.
The New England Division Of the Red
Cross has designated this week, March
"a 10 March 81, as Old Clothing week,
and all local chapters are doing their
"bit." The South Paris Chapter has set
apart Friday as Old Clothes Day, and
will hold an all day session. Garments
of every kind are needed and piece goods
of all sorts. Garments need not be in
perfect condition, but care should be
taken not to select garments or textiles
of too flimsy material to be OF use.
NJ. A. Prescott of South Royalton,
Vermont, was in town last week and
made arrangements to take over the
stock of the Paris Machine Company,
and be is expected In town to-day Mon
day) to complete the deal. Frank A.
Goldsmith will retire from the business
bnt Walter S. Jones and Horace Z. Ed
wards will remain with the new proprie-
tor. Mr.. Prescott is an expert plumber
and heating plant filter, who has found
work in Portland for several years. he
has been working in 3 government ship
yard during the war.
NV. Forbes, Esq, OF Canton, New
York, son of the late Rev. Henry r.
Forbes, D. D., formerly Of Paris, nephew
of Arthur Z. Forbes of the Democrat,
has been made o member of the New
York law firm of Sherman q Sterling,
5s Wall Street. This firm Is council Tor
the National City Bank, the largest osnk
in the United States, and Tor the Con
solidated Gas Company, which con.Tois
the gas and electric lighting OF new
York City. Mr.. Sterling died last year
leaving q fortune of over $40, OOO,OOO.
A long train of empty troop cars went
through this village Wednesday evening
bound for Portland in anticipation OF the
arrival of the steamship Araquays,
which is expected this week loaded with
wounded Canadians. Major General
rockingham, director-ge OF the
Canadian Medical Service went through
the town the same day on his way 20
Portland. he said 1t had been decided
TO land all of the Canadian WOUNDED,
some 20, 900 men, in Portland, and tnat
most of them would return to their
homes by way of the Grand Trunk. de
was going to the Maine city to make
Arrangements for the reception OF sne
wounded men there.
Itis not often that q meeting OF any
kind in LONDON directly or indirectiy
concsrps residents Of South Paris; ou'
ons held there last week at least inoi
reotly interests them. II was the snouAl
mssting of the Grand Trunk RAILWAY
CORPORATION, which was held Friday
March 2l. II has been understood ina
the Canadian government was ready tt
,nrchase the road, and sproposition wa
made the company to pay an annuity o.
L - md of ai0ht wears