Oxford Democrat., 1920-11-02

rainy day for election, bat wa will ma,
ertneiess expect good vote.
| Subject of the childreu,s storv ma,
Sunday at the Baptist church win b
Cnerry Blossom that bloomed l
New York"
Mrs. John Kennagh OF Bethel and 40
Kenneth are at James Boyce's, wher
Kenneth is TO have an operation for IN
removal OF an abnormal nose growth.
Mrs. b. A. Morton entertained th
Queen Esthers, each having the privilep
OF inviting gentleman guest, at q Hsl
iowe'en party at her home Ssturda,
evening.
There viii be meeting of the WON
ans Missionary Society OF the Baptis
church at the home of Mrs. L. @. Morton
Thursday at 2:S0 P. NJ, followed BY
social hour.
Paris Grange has received an invita-
ton to meet with Pleasant Pond Grange
West Sumner, Wednesday, Nov. s, ant
quite number are planning to attend
the meeting.
A nice dish of ripe Strawberries, with q
few green berries and Q number of bios.
.oms, comes to the Democrat on the
tirst day OF November from the garden
of D. +. Swan.
Guests at Percy Aliens last week were
Mrs. @. NJ. Kimbsll and young SON OF
Bethel, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Tirrsll
OF Turner, who have been In Red Bank,
N. j., for several months.
Telegram was received by T. NJ. Davis
that his brother. j. Alder Davis, attor.
ney at law, Amherst, Nova Scotia, sud.
denly passed away Saturday morning.
Probable cause heart disease.
The annual meeting of the South Paris
Local of the N. Z. NJ. P. A. will be held
At Grange Hall Saturday, Nov. 6, at
1880 A. M. Dinner will be served by
the grange free to all members of the
local.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron W. Tuttle will
start Tuesday night for Philadelphia, to
attend the wedding of Mrs. Tuttie's
nephew, Clyde Ford. They will be gone
some two weeks, and will make visits in
other cities.
The Fidelis Class of the Congrega-
tional church will serve tea to all the
ladies of the church and parish who are
threescore years old or more, on Friday
afternoon, Nov. 5, st the Congregational
vestry from to o'clock.
The diphtheria situation remains abont
as 1t was q week ago. Seven cases in all
have been reported to Percy P. A lien,
who was appointed health officer the first
of last week. All are going very light,
and there is no Indication of epidemic.
Nothing has been closed up as yet, and
everything is going on as usual.
The pastor OF the Baptist church is
forming a young peoples
class in the Sunday School, 70 be CON-
posed of young married couples aud OH
ers who would like to join. Next San
day the class will be organized and the
lesson course selected. All young peo-
pie not otherwise aft lated with some
other church are invited TO join In study
ing Christian movements up-to-dste.
The Juniors Of the Congregational
church bad a Halloween party at the
vestry Saturday from to S o'clock.
Black cats, witches, bats and pumpkins
were much In evidence. Some of the
Juniors came masked. All kinds Of
Halloween stunts were engaged In, and
the lads and lassies had much enjoy
msnt. Refreshments of apples, pop
corn and various kinds of candies were
served.
The pupils of the Whittemore school
gavo a Halloween program Friday after
noon. The school room was made attract
i've by autumn leaves and flowers, the
place Of honor being given to large pot
of yellow chrysanthemums. The exer-
cises consisted of songs, poems and read
ing selected from the nature study OF au.
tumn. The opening number was jack
o. lantern march followed by the song
October's Party. I, would be difficult to
say which wore the more smiling faces
the children or the jack o. lanterns.
Work on the cement road construction
went on Sunday as on other days, and Q
good stretch of concrete was laid. The
road has now been completed to point
a little east of the end of Pine Street,
and IL we can have another week OF good
weather the front Of the work will be
some distance past the railroad crossing.
1t was thought at one time that 1t would
be doing well to reach the crossing this
fall, but excsvating has already begun
on this side Of the track, and IT is the
intention to continue the work as long
as the weather will permit.
The address of Mrs. Whitehouse to
the Community Club last Tuesday on
the State Chamber of Commerce, and
touch on Conservation, was very enjoy
able and listened to by large audience
of club mem bers and q few guests. A
solo by Mrs. Noyes and one by Miss
Graves were very much enjoyed. The
club ia fiourishing and now has mem
bership of over 100. At the close OF the
meeting Tuesday afternoon tea was
served by the house committee, which
helps the soclability of the club i'm
menssly, giving people chance 90 ges
better acquainted. The next meeting OF
the club will be next week Tuesosy
evening at the NJ. Z. vestry, and VIII De
addressed by Prof. Tubbs OF lewiston
George Boyce, who was one of party
OF six young men who left here on the
s b of August for the wheat harvest ID
Alberta. arrived home last Wednesday.
The party worked in Alberta for lew
weeks together, and then broke up,
most II not all OF them getting back into
the States. Boycs made bis way 70
Spokane, Washington, and thence east
ward, working in Idaho and In soutn
Dakota, and visiting the larger northern
cities ON bis way. He has seen e1nsso, o,
srabls country and says he shall not
start out again at present. Wilirea
Davse, another of the party, arrived :,
home Sunday night. Eugene Lowell Is
in the state Of Washington, on q rancn
Of which Alton N. Porter, formerly OF
South Paris, is in charge. William
Aaxim In In California.