Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-08

Ms. otono SOueD anu son NOEL Mars
ton of Portland were here for the Fourth,
and Noel remains for Wait Of few days
! at j. E. Murch's.
A crew Of four men from C. A. Glen.
ent & Co. Of Berwick are here doing re-
pair jobs on the roofs Ut the court house,
Pythian Block and elsewhere.
A number of the citizens are planning
to go TO Portland Wednesday evening OF
this week to hear Senator hiram John
son of California, who speaks there.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Foster and two
children, Bernard and Doris, of Portland,
are guests at Mrs. D. D. Fletchsr's. Mr.
Foster is nephew of Mrs. Fletcher.
The lawn party of Dsering Memo
rial church, appointed for Tuesday
night, is postponed on account Of the
regular Sunday School board meeting.
| Miss Helen NJ. Barnes, supervisor of
music in the Paris schools, goes Tues
day to take the summer course In music
at Lasell Seminary, Auburudals, Mass.
Miss Abbis Starbird, who has q posi-
ton in one of the departments at WASH
ington, Is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Starbird, for q vacation of q month
o. K. Clifford invites all friends of the
family to meet at his home on Oxford
Street, Friday evening from s to 10, for an
informal reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
ton K. Clifford.
S. c. Ordwsy's nephew, Sherman T.
Ordway, came last week to spend few
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just been discharged from Camp Devens
and was on his way home to Rumford,
Ne.
| Mrs. George r. Morton and son Henry
arrived home from California Friday
morning. accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Benjamin Fish. and son George, of
Santa Barbara, Calf, who will remain
here for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Starbird and
daughter Of Montello, Mass, have been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Stsrbird, for the past week or two, and
the daughter will remain with her grand
parents for the summer.
Mrs. E. N. Anderson went to Portland
last week Wednesday to meet her little
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arrive there at noon from Wollaston.
Robert will spend few weeks with bis
grandparents.
Rae L. Newton, who has recently been
discharged from the service, arrived here
on Saturday. He enlisted about two
years ago in the First Maine Heavy
Field Artillery or "Milliken Regiment"
and was for time in the army of occupa-
ton in Germany.
Tickets for the Chautsuqua are for
sale by Albert d. Park, Nelson G. Elder
and George T. Eastman. Mr.. Eastman
has all the subscription tickets, which
were pledged last year. The Chautauqua
opens July 2Sd, which Is only q little
over two weeks away.
George C. West, who recently sold
his place in Sumner, and has been living
with his brother, Lester A. West, has pur-
chased the Mrs. Annie Small place near
the village on the Stony Brook road, and
will move in soon. Mrs. Small and her
family are to 60 to Massachusetts,.
Thirty-fivs members of Hamlin Lodge,
| K. of p, visited Oxford Bear Lodge at
Hanover Saturday evening, and did de-
gree work there. They had very
pleasant ride, particularly on the return
trip, and decidedly warm time by Their
mometer while the work was going on.
IA. Kenney has purchased the prop
erty of the Cummings Manufacturing
Co. on Stony Brook, including all build
ings and dams, and now owns and con-
trolls all the power from the upper dam
to the lower dam. The property will
be used to extend the business OF j. A.
Kenney & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Merriam and three
children, Herbert, Bertha and Viola, OF
South Acton, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. s. Mason and James Mason and Miss
Wright of Falmouth Foreside were week.
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 5.
Dudley. Miss Marion returned with
them to Falmouth for visit.
Lieut.. Winfield A. Brooks of the navy
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Brooks, for few days last week. Lieut..
Brooks has been on the U. S. s.. Yer
mont. which has been engaged in bring
| ing soldiers home. He Is to be trans
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morning for the Pacific coast.
A few loads of gravel were put into
low places about Market Square Monday
| morning, In the old-fasbioned dump and
spread round manner. Byand-by there
will be a hump 10 the road where each
load was dumped. Over and over the
road builders have been told not TO DO
| that thing. Until We learn the nrst
principles of road building, how can We
expect to have good roads?
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley j. Rswson OF
Mexico came last week to the home OF
Nra Rswson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry d. Cole, for q short time, and then
went for a visit of q few days to Brown
willie. where Mr.. Rswson was formerly
principal of the high school. They nave
Returned, and Mr.. Rswson 10 employed
as clerk in the store OF the +. n. wright
| Co. whore he will be for the summer.
There is q report that NJ. G. Joy has
accented the position of superintendent
of schools in the Benton district, near
his former home at Fairfield. Mr.. JOY
has been for several years superintend-
ant of the Paris and Woodstock district.
II IDo report VI OhooSS eS~
some authority as coming indirectly
from Mr.. Joy himself, though no ofnoia,
notice has yet been given to the senool
board. MT. Joy is out OF town ana the
fact of the matter can not be Verineo'
| The Jolly Gentlemen Quartette sang
At the Methodist church at Norway last
lSuuday morning. Next Sunday morn
ing they will sing at the Baptist cnufcn
az Paris Hill, and Friday evening OF ems
week the club will sing at lawn party
} at Paris Hill. The club have postponed
their work through July and August
for A rest, will only I'LL what engage
J ments they have already promised. 10
September they will resume their wors'
and will give the drama which was post
!. poned last spring, and give cansata.
} What il will be has not been decided ~
yet.
The Glorious Fourth was ushered I'D
With more noise than has been the case
for several years. In explanation OF
this statement IL may be well to recall
that the might before" has been com
paratively quiet for some time. Tnere
was some moving of portable properly,
, but no serious mischief except In one
: instance, which seems to have been un'
intentional. A plate glass window wa.