Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-28
Lieut.. Eugene p Lowell has arrived

| Dana s. Williams, ESQ, of Lewiston
was in town Tuesday.
Hon. Z. e. Hastings of Frysburp was
In attendance at Probate Court Tuesday.
G. W. Haskell received first prize on
bis Barred Plymouth Rocks at the Port
land Poultry Show.
Ray Russell will appear In the Norway
wrestling bout at the Opera House this
evening. He is pittsd against Cough of
Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence G. Morton have
gone to Crystal, n. e., for the remainder
of the winter.
masquerade sociable will be held In
the High School building Friday even
ing, Jan. 81. All come and mask. Punch
and crackers will be on sale. Admission
Is cents.
Prof. John 8. Carver Of Auburn, for.
merly principal Of the South Paris High
School, has been elected principal OF the
Camden High School.
A regular meeting of Hamlin Temple,
Pythian Sisters, will be held Tuesday
evening. Following the meeting there
will De rehearsal for the installation.
All officers elect will please be present.
Rev. G. Wellington Rogers will give an
address at the Grange Hall, West Paris,
on Lincoln's Birthday, Feb. II. 1t will
be Roosevelt Memorial Address. The
Eolian Quartet, of this village, will fur
nish music.
Mrs. Geo. r. Morton was at South
Windhsm two days last week to see her
new grandson, born on the 21st to Mr..
aud Mrs. Arthur c. Soule. The boy was
born on bis fathers birthday, and has
been given the name Of Albert.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Arthur K. Underwood
have been visiting Mrs, Underwood's
father, Mr.. L. L. Mason. Lieut.. Under
wood has just received his discharge
from the army. They left Saturday for
Boston, where they will remain for the
present.
Sergeant Robert W. Wheeler has re-
ceived his discharge from Camp Devens
and returned home the first Of last week
He has been overseas with the Medical
Corps since October last. he was sta.
toned near Paris, and had occasion to
visit that great city several times.
The heavy rain of Friday coversed the
streets into sloppy thoroughfares and all
the low places in adjoining fields into
ponds; and the freeze Of Friday night
made the first hubby path for either
human or animal feet aud the second
skating rink.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist Ladies' Aid will be an all-dsy
meeting next Thursday at the home of
Mrs. L. G. Morton. A covered dish din
uer will be served. Please bring food
without being solicited. Come prepared
to sew. All are cordially invited.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Union Of the Universalist Church,
Wednesday, the following officers were
elected:
Pres.-Mrs. Charles W. Burgess.
Vice Pres.-Mr. Carroll Edwards
Sec-Mrs. Howard Z. Carter.
Treas.-Mrs. Ernest Z. Shaw.
Asst Treas.-Mrs. Verne Aldrich.
DR.. j. G. Littlefield has been taking q
well-earned vacation in Boston during
the past week. This Is as he says the
first time be has been out OF town for q
year and half. During that time he
has been through three severe epidemics,
and quite portion of the time be has
been the only physician in the place.
Mrs. Phsbs Edgecomb of Myrtle Street
slipped and fell on the ice Friday night,
and suffered an injury to her back so
severe that she was taken to DR.. Tru-
faut's hospital at Norway for treatment,
and will have to remain there probably
for q week, perhaps longer. Ii Is hoped
that the injury will prove to be nothing
worse than q .sprain.
A supper and entertainment will De
given by the Ladies' Union OF the Uni
versalist Church, February 4th, for the
benefit OF the young ladies' quartet which |
furnish music for the church. The quar- |
tet consists of Misses Evelyn wight, |
Emma West, Beryl Silver and Gladys
Hatch. The entertainment will consist
of q supper and musical entitled, IAN
Evening at Home"
Lieut.. Gilbert SWEET Of Winchester,
Mass. was here few days last week to
visit his grandfather, Jacob Nichols.
Lieut.. SWEET has been a pilot In the ava
ton service, and was on the Italian 'front.'
for some months. He has been dis |
charged from the service, and will take
a position with the Texas Oil Co., where |
his knowledge of French and Italian VIII
make him of special value to the con-
Germ.
William s. Abbott, who landed in
DAYS ago, Is visiting bis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Abbott. he was IN one OF
the first contingents called In Msssschu,
setts, where he was employed, ana nao
been in France about six months. Dur
ing the last of that period he was nortn
of Verdun, and while never on The iront
line was, as he says, NEAR enough.
The following officers Of Mount Pleas
ant Rebeksh Lodge were elected FRIDAY
evening:
N.G.-Emma <. Park.
v G-Inez K. Hollis
Rec Sec Gertrude Curtis.
Fin Sec.-Cora NJ. Twttcheu.
TrSsteesNLizzie W. Hilea, Elmer R. Briggs
Hattie n. Leach.
To be installed Feb. 14th by District
Deputy President Gertrude Libby and
staff Of Norway.
7. Msllen Cummings has completed
his engagement with the Grand Trunk
RAILWAY and returned to his former en-
ployment of preventing his saw blade
from rusting. Msll's rule for preventing
rust Is to keep the saw so busy thst u
lust don't get the opportunity. During
the past year he has sawed one nunareo
and seventy odd cords of wood and near
Iv Ave hundred cords in the past three
wears. which is ''going some" Tor any
Young man; and Nell don't claim to oe
In the colt class either.
The annual meeting of the Sunbeam
Glass of Deering Memorial Church was
bald with Mrs. Eva Ordway Jan. 20.
The following officers were CHOSEN to'
the ensuing year:
Pres.-Marion Ames.
| yice-Pres.-Methyl Edwards.
Sec-Cathleen Small.
4 Treas-Arline Macdonald.
The class voted to hold its annuai onn.
oust Friday evening, Jan. 81, IN sne
churoh parlor and invite as guests OF INC
evening, Rev. and Mrs. D. +. Fa11.ner
and the superintendent, DR.. Z. l.. buck'
and wife.