Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-13
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The Philstheas will meet with Mrs.
Frank Taylor Tuesday at $50. Ssviu,
for the Red Cross.
Rev. Clarence Emery of Mexico viii
be the preacher next Sunday raornin,
and evening at the Baptist church.
A snow squall Sunday morning I,
begin the drizzle, and steady tsmpsra
ture right around 40 degrees for th,
day.
There will be special meeting of th,
Seneca Club on Wednesday afternoon a
O'Clock ut Miss Grace Thsysr's, Mai,
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Ordway and daugh
ter Hester went to Yarmouth, Freepor,
and Portland Saturday, returning Sum
day evening.
The annual basket meeting of the
Women's Baptist Missionary Societies Of
Oxford County will be held at Bryant's
Pond Thursday next.
Elbridge F. Mcdonnell, who has been
eleven months In the service in France,
and landed in this country q week or two
since, arrived at his home here Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph r. Butts, who
have been at Kingfield for the past year
and half, are st South Paris for q day
or two, but viii return to Kingfisld
early this week.
Michael Kirwin was visited Friday by
his nephew, William Cook Of Lewiston,
late of Battery G., 10Sd F. A., 26th
Division, accompanied by Martin Norton
of Battery C, Goth c. A. c.
DR.. W. B. Raymond and family are to
have the q. Z. Wilson rent on Pleasant
Street when the Wilson's move within a
few days into the Plummer house on
Pine Street, recently purchased.
Miss Hazel Heath, stenographer In the
office of Alton G. Wheeler, was at her
home in Gorham, N. H., over Sunday.
On her return she was accompanied BY
her sister, Miss Bessie Heath, for q short
visit.
Chester Esssou, who has just arrived
in America after q service of q year or
more in the Coast Artillery in France, in
which branch of the service he enlisted
early in the war, arrived here Saturday
night for visit to his mother, Mrs. Ida
TitcOmb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. N. Anderson, who
have been away three weeks, arrived
home Saturday afternoon, accompanied
by.Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Needhsm of Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson visited in
Providence, r. l., and many places in
Massachusetts,.
Paris as usual went over the top in
good shape in the Victory Loan, reach
ing its quota Of $4,000 on Thursday.
Total subscriptions up TO the close of
the time Saturday night are s65, 900,
possible a little more when everything
is accounted for.
Clarence G. Morton and family were
at their home here over Sunday, but are
going at once to Crystal, N. r., again.
Mrs. Morton and the daughter Helen
have been in q Portland hospital for
operations on their throats, and have
made good recovery.
Work on the new Finnish church at
the building well along. Gilbert Z.
Shaw is In charge of the work, with the
assistance of some Of the Firms. The
building is nearly opposite but little
below the King school house, on the east
side of the road.
Christine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice L. Noyes, celebrated her sixth
birthday Saturday afternoon with q
party at which six of her young friends
were present. A birthday cake decorated
with six candles, and ice cream were
served, and the little ones played games
and enjoyed q merry time.
Two members were taken into Mt.
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge by initiation
and one by card last Friday evening.
There will be rehearsal of the degree
team Friday evening of this week. The
lodge is still thriving and growing much
larger each year. All seem to take
good interest 10 its welfare.
Llewellyn Bartlett, formerly Of South
Paris, who has been serving with the
14th Engineers In France for the past
year and half, and has recently been
discharged, after visiting his grandfather,
Thomas Powers of Dry Mills, for short
time, has been here for the past few
DAYS. He was working on the Grand
Trunk Railway before enlisting, and
expects to resume his work there.
Hsmlin Lodge, Z. of P, will observe
Pythian Memorial Sunday at the Congre-
pstional church next Sunday, the 18th,
at 2 SOP. NJ. Sermon by Rev. c. w.
Rogers. Will meet at Castle Hall at
80 and will march to the cemetery,
here short service will be held at 200,
then march to the church. All Knights
and Sisters are cordially invited to join
with US, and the attendance OF all
members is desired.
The engagement of L. s. Sessions and
Miss Annie Whitehouse 10 announced.
Mr.. Sessions was for years resident OF
South Paris, but for the past year has
been employ ed in the store Of the A. l..
Clark Drug Co. at Norway. Miss
Whitebouse 10 the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Whitshouse Of Norway, Is
graduate of Norway high School, and
has been for several years employed I'D
the Norway National Bank.
Mabel George, daughter OF Inomas
w. and the hate Mabel Ellery Mcknight,
8 months of age, died Of pneumonia Tues
day at the home of Amos Barnett, where
she bad been since she was ten weeks old.
Mrs. Mcknight died at the emergency
hos pital here on the 23d Of last October,
leaving her husband and four young
children, this one being then about
two months old. The children have
since been boarded at Mr.. Barnetts;
The funeral Thursday was attended
by Rev. D. r. Faulkner, and burial
was In Riverside Cemetery.
In the window OF Alton G. Wheeler
Office are some interesting pieces Oh
wood showing the work OF beaver.
These were taken from place where
the beaver are working on the back slde
of Little Concord Pond In WOODSTOCK.
The beaver were formerly working o1
Concord River, the outlet OF Big Con-
cord Pond, but that stream 10 used LOT
driving pulp wood, and the drivers rip
ped ont some OF the beaver dams. DOUBT
isss in consequences OF that the beaver
changed their location, and not only