Oxford Democrat., 1919-11-18
SOUTH PARIS.


dsy Tuesday with relatives at Danvills
1rdos E. NJ. Stevens of Lynn, Mass
,.s bseu with relatives here for fe,
days.
u.rrv NJ. Shaw secured a small dee
an his hunting trip to Andovsr Surplu
last week.
Nrs Maud Bubier Of Lewiston ha
,srsptly been guest at o. T. Swans o.
High Street,
AIbsrt and Irving Penley Of West Pari
ara visiting their grandparents, Mr.. an,
Mrs ]. j. Murphy.
A rehearsal Al for the minstrel show vii
IA held at the home of Mrs. Ralph Per
Sips Tuesday evening at 1880.
gspry Wescott, who moved here from
OXFORD a few months ago, has purchased
The Grafam house on Pigeon Hill.
F.rla clifford is on a hunting trip IL
Iroostook County with his brother-in
law. Walter E. Mathews of Oakfield.
Will the person who by mistake tool
smsp's soft hat from the library Satur
Sag evening kindly return same to No, &
High Street.
Johu A. Titus brought down a gooC
doe last week on his return from hil
camp near the New Hampshire lin'
above Gilead.
Alton c. Wheeler was at Denmark
Thursday afternoon to speak atthe vel
come home greeting given to the soldier.
OF that town
Charles ", Burgess has recently re
turned from a hunting trip in Mason
bringing in the largest deer that hs;
been seen here this year.
Alton c. Wheeler and living o. Bar
rows we're at Redding Friday on bust
ness IN connection with q wood lot, AND
Mr.. Bargows brought home deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stanley of South
Portland, after being at Dixield for 9
week, are spending portion OF theil
vacation here, guests at c. W. Bowker's
Shsv's Orchestra had a large attend
sDes az Bridgton last Tuesday night al
the victory ball, out-of-town people com
iug from Fryeburg, Conway and other
towns.
Robert " Wheeler, who was in charge
OF the Red Cross drive from Nov. 2 to
Nov. s, reports results as follows: Mem
bsrshiUs, SlS6 CO.; contributions, $3.50;
totsl, SlSS.3O.
Harvey z. Powers of Newry was in
town Friday and Saturday and called on
friends, coming especially to attend the
meeting Of Oxford Council at Norway
Friday evening.
Arthur Withsm, who has been with
bis brother Kenneth in Pittsield, Mass,
for some months, has returned to South
Paris and is with the family of his broth
sr, Fressnd Z. Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Noyes re-
turned a few days since from Poland,
where they had spent two weeks at the
home OF their daughter, Mrs. Fletcher
A. Parlin, while Mr.. Psrlin was in the
hospital for a surgical operation. Mr..
Psrlin Is at home again, and making 8
good recovery.
10 spite of the scarcity of sugar we are
planning 10 furnish you q good supper
s the Baptist vestry next Thursday
night. Baked beans, scalloped potatoes,
cold ham, hot biscuits, fruit salad, hot
gingerbread with whipped cream, dough
nuts and coffee.
The Seneca Club meets with Mrs.
Stanley this Monday evening, Mrs. Stan
sy and Miss Mason being the hostesses.
Women is the SUBJECT of the evening" 8
program, which Is as follows:
Boil call-Noted American Women.
Women 10 Industry Miss walker
What WOmen's Clubs Have Accomplished.
Mrs. Edith wheeler
Madame Breshk0ysky -.--- Mrs. Eastman
WOnen's War Work------------------Mrs. Gray
Bad roads, did you say, we have had
this fall? Well, it's difficult TO make
any one who was travelling after the big
rain Of last week believe that we had
had any bad road before. That was so
much worse. The condition Of the com
mon roads was something almost in
credible, even if not quite impossible
Happy is the man who didn't have to 20
away from bis home.
Plans are being made for big concert
and ball Thanksgiving night at Grange
Hall, TO be given by Paris Grange
Albert D. Park will act as floor manager,
and will have as aids A. T. Stesrns and
R. S. Gates. Shaw's Orchestra will
give concert at S:15, assisted by Miss
Emma West, soprano soloist. An oyster
supper will be served at iutermission
aud there will be dancing till late hour
The old folks concert under the
auspices of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
will be given on the evening Of Dec. B
Rshearsals are now going on and it ID
expected to be one Of the musical treats
Of the winter, and it is hoped every
Rsbeksh far and near will feel it theiI
duty to attend, and other people will wan
to attend when they see the dodgers and
earn for themselves what a fine enter
taDment they will get for their money.
Rev. James z. Cochrane, a former pas
tor Of the Baptist church in this village
has just returned to Maine, having re
csiVed his discharge after serving FOL
two years and a half as chaplain II
southern army camps. Mr.. Cochrant
desired 10 serve overseas with the 26tf
Division, but though he passed fine ex
animation for the service, 1t was decided
Dot to take over any officers past 10 years
Of age below the rank of major, and thi'
deprived him of the privilege.
Armistice Day bad q purely informs
celebration here last Tuesday, which 81
Tar as il went was of the real old-fssh
iOned Fourth of July style. The bell
began ringing promptly at midnight
aud continued at frequent interval
throughout the day, helped out occasion
ally by whistles. Firecrackers and gun
began to get in their work early Monda.
night, and there was what Is called u
the army reports ''desnltory firing" dur
lns the day. Stores, banks and offce
closed, but the factories ran as usual
Some attended the celebration in othe
places.
On the 10th of November, 1902, th
Philadelphia theatre of B. +. Keith wa
opened as the most magnificent structur
devoted to vaudeville. This theatre wa
oullt under the direction of Harry i
Jordan, formerly of South Paris, wh
mas ever since been Its manager. Il
noting the anniversary of the theatre
one Of the Philadelphia papers says
Few men are better known in civic an
public affairs in Philadelphia to-da
tnan Harry Jordan. He Is widely an
popularity known in club circles, beip
President Of the Rotary Club, vice-pres
Gent OF the Poor Richard Club, q mem