Oxford Democrat., 1919-04-08
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DolNdS OF TnR WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hill.

Paris Hill.
Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
Sunday at 10 A5. Sunday School at 10. Sunday
| evening service at 7 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 7 80 O'Clock.
Miss Josephine Cole was at home
from Westbrook the past week.
Charles 81. Rogers was here sevsra
days last week upon business connected
with the settlement Of the estare OF his
late aunt, Miss Cara d. Cooper, who died
in Vermont the past winter. Mr.. Rogers
is made executor Of the will OF the de-
ceased.
Major George z. Turner reached here
Sunday evening, having recently arrived
from France and landed at Charleston,
8. @. While very large percentage oil
the officers of the regular army are re-
tanned for duty in Europe, Maj. Turner
is one of the few who have been sent
home as an instructor. He will spend
two weeks with his family in this place
before resuming duty.
Leon French of Norway, who was
taken III with pneumonia at the home OF
Virgil K. Paris in this village, was
taken to Lewiston hospital Wednesday
Arthur Shaw, who went to France as q
member of the 10lst Engineers in Sep
tember, 1917, and has been engaged In
considerable active service and after
wards laid up with wounds for a mum
Der of months, returned last week on the
Mount Vernon and is expected to arrive
home carly the present week. His
brother, Henry Shaw, went to Boston to
meet him upon his arrival there.
Mrs. Fred w. Shaw is on the sick lis,
aud many others have bad colds.
The drama, 1.-THE Sunshine Sale" Civ
en- last Friday evening by the Sunshine
Club was a decided success both finan'
cially and theatricslly, all the parts be-
ing we'll taken. The largest audience In
years crowded Academy Hall. The
beautiful centerpiece was won by Miss
Annette Stesrns, who guessed neares
the correct number OF stitches which
was 6774, her guess being 1000. Specia
| mention should be made Of the Jolly
Gentlemen Glee Club. They certainly
outdid themselves with their first appear
ance on Paris Hill. The net proceed.
will be very nearly sixty-tive dollars,
which will be expended for the gooC
work which the club is engaged in doing
The club wishes TO thank all who assist
ed in making the affair such q success.
The Sunshine Club will meet Thurs
day, April 10th, with Mrs. John Pierce
and Miss Mary A. Pierce.
There will be social dance at Acade-
my Hall Saturday evening, April IL
Music by Shaw's orchestra.
A telegram was received Monday
morning of this week by his relatives In
this village that Edward Eastman has
arrived at Camp Devens. Mr.. Eastman
went to France with Company ID of Nor
way and has seen much active service,
having been wounded and gsssed at diff.
ferent times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hutchinson OF
Montreal and Miss NJ. Rose Giles OF
Portland we're here Sunday to attend the
funeral OF the late Mary /. Mellen. Mr..
Hutchinson is second cousin to Miss
Mellen and Miss Giles is lifelong init
mate friend.
This community was ssddened again
last week by the death of two of its
long time and most respected residents.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Martha
Paris, wife of Virgil K. Paris, passed
away suddenly after brief illness. The
funeral services were conducted Thurs.
day with interment at the old north
cemetery. Friday evening the death Of
Miss Mary l. Msllen was announced.
Miss Mellen had taken severe cold that
developed rapidly into pneumonia. A
trained nurse was obtained but she failed
rapidly until the end came Friday even
ing. Miss Mellen was lifelong resi-
dent of this village, where she had many
friends and acqusintances, but no rela'
tives nearer than the degree of second
cousin; she being the last of one Of the
old and well known families OF the town,
She was the daughter of the late Charles
T. and Lucretia jackson Mellen. Her
paternal grandfather, Maj. Alsnson Mel
len, came to Paris from Hopkinton,
Mass, and besides being public spirited
and valuable citizen of the town he
served for more than thirty consecutive
years as Register of Deeds for Oxford
County and died in 1851.
Miss Mellen's parents passed away
several years since and she has retained
the old homestead, making her home
there during the summer months and
Win MI. duu lUEe. hCIOcNb LIE SSIiOuoA
during the winter. Miss Msllen was
born in Paris on February 20, 1850, be-
ing fitty-nine years of age at the time OF
her deoease. 10 1881, her only brother,
Charles j. Melleu, young man of much
ability and promise, who was principal
of Shaplsigh Academy, was drowned
while skating. Miss Mellen was for
many years clerk In the office of the
Register of Deeds, when the County seat
was located in this village and made
many friends by the courteous and able
manner in which she performed the
duties of that office. Her sudden taking
away strikes a note of sadness in the
hearts of all who have known her. The
funeral was at her late home Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. c. G. Miller
Of South Paris.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
William Harlow has sold fancy pair
of Durham steer calves to Ralph Sturte-
want.
Roscoe Slattsry has sold his farm to q
Finn.
The Partridge school has closed for a
weeks vacation and the teacher, Miss
Marion Simpson, has returned TO her
home in Sonkh Paris