Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-16
SOUTH PARIS.

IMr. and Mrs. Mark b. Richardson yer,
here from Redding for . few days las
week.
Mrs. Harriet Mayo, who has been a
2 p Adkins for some weeks, returned
Thursday to her home in Auburn.
Nrs. Leslie L. Mason entertained Mrs.
waiter L. Gray, Mrs. d. N. Stewart and
Mrs. Alton C. Wheeler at tea Tuesday
evening.
Miss Retta Shaw Is in Lewiston for
medical treatment. Her place In the
office of the Mason Manufacturing Co, Ia
meanwhile taken by Mrs. y. A. Dodge.
Mrs. Alice Bibber, who has been en-
gaOsd st Alton G. Wheeler's during the
9aSt season, went Thursday to Msssa-
cbusetts, where she expects to spend the
winter with her sisters.
The annual meeting of the South Paris
Branch, Red Cross, will be held at En-
cine House Hall Tuesday evening, Dec.
ia at 1880. Those wishing to renew
their membership may do so at this time.
Poverty ball at Grange Hall Saturday
svepipg OF this week. Prizes for the
Iady and gent with the best get-up.
Dances will be half and half. Clarence
Jackson floor manager. Shaw's Jazz
Orchestra.
George r. Morton underwent an oper-
stiou for hernia in st. Barnabas Hospi-
tsI Portland, Wednesday. He Is report
al getting along well, but will have TO
remain in the hospital for some two
weeks get. Mrs. Morton is with him.
full house greeted "a Prairie Rose"
which was presented at Grange Hall
Thursday evening under the auspices of
Pleasant Pond Grange of West Sumner,
and the play was pronounced good by
those who attended. This is the fifth
presentation of the play.
These are the shortest days. Indeed,
the sun already sets few seconds later
at night, though the difference is not
psrceptible, and the sun rises later in
the morning for some three weeks yet,
30 that we are not likely to notice any
frightening OF the day till after the new
year.
Assignments of justices for the terms
of Supreme Judicial Court in Oxford
County for 1920 are: February at South
Paris. Justice Scott Wilson; May at
October at South Paris, Justice Luere B. |
Dessy. This will be the first term here
for both Justice Wilson and Justice
Deasy.
Prentiss F. Crockett, who is to-day, |
Monday, selling his stock and farming
tools at bis farm north of the village, has |
traded the farm with w. r. Nottags. |
Mr.. Nottage takes the farm, which Joins |
bis on the upper road, with only the |
road between, and Mr.. Crockett takes |
Mr.. Nottsgs's house on High Street in |
the village.
Mrs. Cora Thro of Mankato, Minp., |
has been during the past week with Mrs. |
Cora S. Briggs. She came from home to |
see her mother, Mrs. Kate Linder, who |
is in a hospital in Portland, and spent |
some time with her before coming to
South Paris. Mrs. Thro goes to Portland |
early this week, and Mrs. Under, who |
has been seriously i'll but is improving, |
will return to South Paris with her.
Miss S. Louise Rounds of this place,
who has been for the past two years
connected with the State Board of Chart
ties and Corrections and the New Eng /
land Home for Little Wanderers, with
headquarters at Wsterville, has accepted
apostion as district superintendent for
the Maine Children's Home Society, and /
has entered upon her duties. She was
formerly with the Children's Home
Society in similar capacity.
Clerk of Courts Donald B. Partridge is
responsible for the arranging of meet |
ing Of clerks of courts of the state, for /
conference and fellowship, and to pro-
mote efficiency in their work. He wrote |
to the other clerks Of the state, suggest |
ing the formation OF an association, and |
By that means made the discovery that |
such an association already existed, but |
had been for some years dormant. The |
association has thus been resuscitsted,
and will have q meeting at Augusta on |
the 23d, With an informal banquet. Chief
Justice Leslie c. Cornish will be the |
guest Of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Morton enter |
tanned rock party of five tables at their
home at Highland Cottage Thursday |
evening, but rock was not the only enter |
tainment on the program. A covered |
dish supper was served in the dining |
room at seven O'Clock. As on other |
occasions of the same kind, there was
practically no duplication of dishes, and
though the sugar shortage was In some
ways in evidence, 1t was shown that a
Varied menu could be prepared even IN
der existing conditions, and the supper |
was highly enjoyed. The remainder OF
the evening was devoted TO rock.
Prentiss F. Crockett met with an IN |
fortunate accident Thursday night.
About FIVE O'Clock, while in the carriage |
repair shop of K D. Millett, he accident |
allv got his right hand against the cutter |
Of buzz plsner from which the power
bad been shut off but which bad
not yet stopped running. Three mn
gers Of the hand were so badly man
ged that DIR. Littlefield, who was called
to attend him, sent him TO the Central
Maine General Hospital In Lewiston.
His son Norman Crockett OF Mechanic
Falls accompanied him from that place
to the hospital. At the hospital the
little fiuger was amputated. The two
next fingers, though badly crushed and
cut, were saved, but in damaged condi-
ton.
Richard NJ. Nlllett writes the Demo-
crst to deny that he is corporal In the
newly organized r. D. T. @. OF Boston
University, as was stated In paragraph
in the Democrat of Nov. 25. Further,
he says that be Is not In the Reserve
Officers Training Corps at all. he un-
dOubtedly knows, and We are glad 20
make the correction. The only mystery
10 why any one should take the trouble
to send the Democrat an incorrect item
OF alleged news like that. The Demo
erst is 10 possession OF the typewriter
copy Of the paragraph, which according
to the heading came from Boston uni
Versity, but 10 not In possession OF the
rest Of the sheet of paper which contain
ed the signature of the sender. Evident
ly the lower part of the sheet was torn
OF on the edge Of ruler, and went into
the capscious basket under the editoriai
dssk, and has perhaps already been car
ried of 10 the middle Of q waste paper
bale by some son of Abraham. What
was on il can not now DO recalled, out
the svouchmeut was good enough 30
that IL was not questioned, ana no
trouble was taken to preserve IL.
Francis S. Chapman came Friday nign'
TO visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n L.
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