Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-07

wa hand grasp 20 returning OOys
81 wuori Of Buck6sld was in town
Tuesday. ,
n. and Mrs John Harper OF Portland
-. !. guests at Ernest Abootts last
week.
c,,,5 Small o.. Kingfield was called 10
", w paris Monday by the sickness Of
relatives.
Mia Carrie Reruald of Boothbsy was
NE, AZ Writ SANKEY'S last week for
few days.
u., EtbsI Hardy has returned to
Nas, after spending several days
On L bsr sister, Miss Efhs Hardy.
u., Marion Leighton of Gray was
~ n south Paris Tuesday by the ILL
90 AZ her sister, Mrs, Carrie Davis.
rbs spuua, meeting of the Mount
NJ. Pnildiug Association will be held
~ FRIDAY az p. NJ. in the town office.
n. annual meeting Of the Universal
l., nsrish. which vas to have been held
=" Topdsy evening of last week, was
v,,tooDed on account OF the influenza
Epidemic.
,.,,r,F Forbes left Tuesday morn
~ ABgr,.s. where he will remain
ST,ing the la isistiye session as repre-
,sn,afiys OF th5 class towns OF Paris,
Woodstock SD Hebron.
p.,,ons owof0z autos will now have
~ consider .lsi0g new numbers. Rip
i.,E Fls,cb-- were on hand New Years
n.v vith psg es, the first the Demo
..,t has ssea. Tley are maroon color
With light raised letters.
Tbs Public Culities hearing scheduled
t,r Ian. ! on the complaint of citizens of
yorrsy AID south Paris against the
0ysori Electric Co., alleging inadequate
,,,yice. bas 5ser changed to Jan. 81 at
OA.M.st south Paris.
Tbs remains % Clinton R. Buchanan,
,bo received a fractured skull in an
,n.omobls accident at Somerville, Mass,
vsrs received cy Miss Thsyer, under
,Isr MONDAY hight Of last week. The
in,srusDs vas a. Pine Grove Cemetery,
Norway
Idrizzly snow and slest storm struck !
,hi,yillags Tuesday. Only about two
Irebss OF sDoW fell, but it appeared TO |
\, N. taileD5 gj 2 severe blizzard which |
J,i,sd the IVES; and tied up railroad |
traffic for tN0 days beyond the Miss
iHipp
Mrs Cora Briggs aud her sister, Mrs.
Kate Under, arrived Tuesday evening |
rom Msnksto, MIMI, TO attend the
upsrsl OF Der sen, the late DR.. Carl
Briggs Wednesday Miss Catherine |
Briggs Of Boston, Or. Briggs sister, also |
arrived the FIRE. Of the week.
Lisut. P. Grp.lIl Of the U. S. Army,
Who was com 5 issioned as military iu-
Eructor at Bates College, the youngest |
DnOtW VT. Grptill Of Topshsm, visited |
bis aunt. Mrs M E. Lord, on Highland |
Avenue, Christmas week. BE will return |
to BoWdoiD College in his junior year.
The funeral OF Mrs. Charles q. How
ard vas held al her late home on Tues
DAY afternoon az ? O'Clock, Rev. G. We'll
lIngtOn Rogers officiating. The bearers
were Alton G. Wheeler, Nelson G.. Elder, |
Merton &. Clifford and Henry z. Muzzy
The interme0g was at Riverside Gene |
terry.
The funeral Of DR.. Carl S. Briggs was
bed at bis late home on Wednesday OF
last week, Rev. G. G. Miller officiating
and assisted by Rev. Q. W. Rogers. The
bearers were Merlin G. Joy, DR.. G. L. |
Buck, George F. Eastman and Harold c.
Fletcher The internent was at River
aide Cemetery,
The Anuua. meeting Of the local union
Of the New England Milk Producers
Association will be held in Grange Hall,
South Paris, on Saturday, Jan. 18th, at
Oo'clock A. u. The grange will fur
niIh dinner free to all members. The
floor will be open TO all for 3 discussion
OtaDy local problem.
The State Board Of Charities and Cor
fscIiOns have made mention Of condi-
tons at the Paris town farm. The board
criticized the farm and conditions some
What, but 0n the whole the report 10
satisfactory, The cellar is wet and no
drain has been found leading from 1t.
Soi'is suggested that one be dug.
Mrs. Harold Cole has received word
thar Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bessey Of
Humtord, who started for Florida with
s1elf automobile the day after Thanks
giving, bad arrived all right after q very
Interesting trip and are now located at
Tampa for the winter. Mrs. Bsssey was
formerly Miss Verns Howe Of this place
And IS the niece CT Mrs. Cole.
Hon. " q. Eastman of Sumner, who
retired from the Board of County Com
nlsslsners 81 midnight Tuesday, after
serving for . period of ten years, was
Presented by bis associates 10 Office,
non Don A Gates of Dixfield and Hon.
h'CoaudIeF Buzzsll Of Fryeburg, with a
SoId watch chain, as q token of their
esteem Tor him and the pleasant rels-
uOes which had existed between them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Doran were in
HlAod Pond, Vermont, several days last
"esk arriving home Thursday night. II
was rumOred about town that Mr.. Doran
nlgat be transferred to Island Pond as
ssens Tor the Grand Trunk Railway, but
Se as' decided not TO go. The people of
Outh Paris are very glad he and his
aniIy are not to leave them as he has
~sn very acceptable as an agent and he
'Od Dis Wits popular as nelghbOrs.
Inere was q watch meeting at the
G,and Trunk station Tuesday night,
'usn the usual collection Of drummers
400 other passengers waited four hours
lO' Ine Montreal Portland express. Dur
.us 'he nrst bO1rs OF the meeting there
'" considerable speaking which sound
INNglous, but as the hours wore on
ue gathering grew more sociable 10
aNufei and when the train finally did
sPPear tney were ready 20 greet every
Ous WHO Happy New Year"
Mss Helen N. Barnes has been sp-
p%1'ed Instructor of music in the schools
W T 1ne town of Paris, to take the place of
-" Carrie Fernsld resigned. Miss
1e' Is well known in this village hav-
oS Oeen teacher in the public schools
~ some ten years. She has made the
,sy Oh music a speciality, having
EuGied with some OF the best teachers
s = sus state, She has sung in the Con
S so'sI church several years and hsr
ro'Ue aas been much in demand at pub
nc entertainments.
N me Democrat has received an s. o. 8
g'I''Se OF supply postal from Private
" a. Merrill, OF the Evacuation Hospital
AZ %, overseas. The postal contained
pissags from General Psrshing, which
NJ a.T ave Merrill thinks applies to the PEG
~ p S%cE home as much rs to the SERVES