Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
Miss Rena Tribou has returned &c
Shaw's Business College In Portland.

Miss Muriel Bowker has returned 10
Gorham Normal School after having
been home several weeks.
The Delta Alphas will meet with Mrs.
Mildred Cole at her home on Pine Street
Thursday evening, Jan. %.
Misses Beryl and Louise Silver recent
~ visited their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 81. Childs, st North Paris.
There will be a special meeting of
Paris Grange Jan. % at 1 80 P. M, to In
stall the officers for the ensuing year.
Roy j. Bird of Worcester, Mass, was
in town last week, called by the death
OF his sister, Mrs. Osmon K. Clifford.
The Euterpean club will hold q bust
ness meeting at the home of Mks Nellie
Jackson Tuesday evening at I O'clock.
Ralph A. Bacon and Chester b. Lane,
both OF West Paris, were drawn Satur-
day as traverse jurors from Paris for the
February term of court.
Sergt. Robert W. Wheeler has received
his discharge from the service, and is
expected TO arrive home from Camp
Devens this Monday evening.
Merton S. Parsons, little son of Oscar
w. Parsons, recently caught fox in .
trap. he sold the pelt and was very
much pleased to receive check Of S1S
for Ii.
There will be team leave Howard's
Drug Store at 7:30 Wednesday evening
to accommodate all those who wish to
attend the masquerade ball at Norway
Opera House.
All who have books belonging to the
Public Library are requested to return
same Tuesday and Wednesday after
moons, as we want to properly fumigste
the room and books 90 as to open the
same to the public Saturday. Jan. 2e.
The Seneca Club will be entertained at
day evening, Jan. 9th. Mrs. Agnes
l.. Morton will assist in entertaining.
The program, pertaining to japan,
scheduled for December so, will be
given. It includes:
Roll Csll-Current Events.
Religion Mrs. Harriet Barnes
Social Life. Mrs. Gertrude Littleheld
Mythology .----.--.---.---Mrs. Margaret Taylor
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School Board Of Deering Memorial NJ. e.
Church was held on Friday evening,
Jan. nth, when the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
Supt-Dr. @. L. Buck.
Secretary-Elmer Z. Briggs.
Treasurer-E. D. Millett.
Missionary Treasurer-Mrs. Helen l.. Briggs.
Librarians. @. Ordway.
Supt. Primary Dept.-Mrs. Mildred Cole.
Sups Junior Deps.-Mrs. James Millett.
Supt. Young Peoples Dept-T. II. Davis.
Sups. Home Dept.-Mrs. Lucy Edwards.
supt Cradle Roll-Mrs. Myrtle Richardson.
Lieut.. Earle R. Clifford is here for a
short time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. K. Clifford. he enlisted in the
medical department of the army, subse-
queutly secured q commission as second
lieutenant, and was supposed to be just
on the point of leaving for France when
the armistice was signed. He Is now
connected with the S. o. 8. Service of
supply, with headquarters at Washing
ton.
On Sunday the churches were again
open, after having been closed for three
Sundays on account of the Influenza
epidemic. Congregations were not
large, as people are inclined to take few
chances. The schools, which were sched-
uled to begin three weeks ago, opened
Monday morning. Though q number OF
the people are still more or less i'll, there
have been no new cases for the past
week. This epidemic has been much
worse. especially In the number of
deaths, than the earlier one In the fall,
and it Is to be hoped that the disease
will not again make its appearance here.
Sergt. Albert G. Bracket, formerly of
Co. ID, 1881 Infantry, has been in town
within a few days. He was stopping
with his sister, Mrs. Clifford Frost OF
Norway, for a short time before going
TO his former home In Harrison. de
has been discharged from the service,
and left France some time in December,
being on the ocean Christmas day.
Sergt. Bracket, rs has been noted IN the
Democrat. was cited for bravery some
weeks since. He has had varied army
| experience. For some years be was IN
the Philippines in the regular army.
| Later he was In Co. D, Second Maine
| Regiment, and went with 1t to the Mexi-
can border. With the company be went
into the United States service as soon as
/ possible after We entered the war, ano
| il Is unnecessary to tell Maine people
what the 1OSd Infantry has been through
since IL went over nearly Q year ana
han ago, Sergt. Bracket has been ID
the casualty list three times, once from
the effects of shell fire, once grszed ID
the neck BY machine gun bullets, and
once badly gassed. He 10 of the opinion
that no one ever entirely RECEIVERS from
the effects of gas; and In any case, ne
has had his share, and Is willing to leave
army life for good.
Ths Red Cross workroom will be open
this week Tuesday and Friday. For tne
next six weeks there Is very uigen.
need for the women Of the community 70
oontrIhpts ali the time possible to this
work on refugee garments. Inc 'ocs,
branch has large allotmept anu wiz
need the help OF all to nnisn the wois
on time. The New England DIVISION VI
the American Red Cross Is to-day racing
the most serious crisis since IL came inso
existspce as war relief agency Northern
france and Belgium, freed from the ~
ysder, lie absolutely PROSTATE. A NIL,
lion and one-hslf refugees have resurneu
or are returning to the places tns'
we're their homes. Hundreds OF VII
: lagos and over twenty large cities nave
, hssn absolutely destroyed. These people
are living under the most terrible cor.
ditious and these conditions are suco
: that a considerable length OF time mus
slapse before they are bettsred. 10 tae
meantime the weather Is cold and tne
refugees are still wearing such clothes ~
their recent csptors have allowed them
|, to retain. In order to relieve these oo.
7 ditions. the Red Cross undertook, start
inc last fall, q very large program o
garment making. With the signing o
. the armistice, conditions abroad 1eoa% =
!, Increasingly worse, as the NUMBER o
homeless refugees increased rather Una,
dscreased. There are no stores In wnlcl
thew can buy clothes, they have no noms
in which to make clothes and no taci'
tiss for making them IL the material wes
A Available. The only thing that ssanu
!. bstvssn these people and suffering =. o
4 death from the lack OF necessities Oh nv
= inc. in the American Red Cross. IN
|, lCommission for Relief in Belgium ID uu
= Ssrtakipg the feeding OF these peopis
y hnt the clothing 30 sorely needed, mus
= bs made quickly by the Red Gross 10 TO- o.
- Ssr 70 be available this winter. ~ |,
- Nav England Division a. Its share Oh o sS'
- work has been asked to make ABOUT oo0