Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dunham diusd
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dunbar
Christmas.
Mrs. Frank Cushmsn and Mrs. 8. W
Brooks were guests Of Mrs. @. r. Dun.
ham Christmas week.
On New Years Day a. on Christma,
Day, the post Office will be open only
from 1880 to 1870 A. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Allen Of
Buckfeld were Christmss guests Of theli
daughter, Mrs. Harry N. shaw.
THERMOMETERS readinas are repd ned a
low % II below zero Sunday morning,
and Ii was far the coolest and most nm.
comfortable day of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. N. Anderson. Mrs,
Almeda Newton, Miss Annie Bowers
and Mrs. Arvilla Wise were guests OF
s. O. Ordway and family Christmas day.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. %, there
viii be work at the Pythian Sisters, and
buffet lunch, each sister to bring q
plate OF something for the retreshments.
All the schools In Paris will open Jan.
nary Sd. The Forbes school, which has
been closed the past term, will open on
Tuesday, Jan. 4, with Miss Alice Adams
rs teacher.
The annual parish meeting OF the Con.
gregationsl church will be held In the
vestry Monday evening, Jan. s, at 7:S0
O'Clock.
1. o. BABRows, Clerk.
DR.. C. n. Merrill was the recipient of
q Christmas gift of q beautiful black
travelling bag, which was given to him
by the P. b. S. football boys 10 sppreci-
alton OF his services as coach.
@. W. Bowker will be In bis office
ready TO receive water rentals every
evening this week except Tuesday.
Please take notice, as be wants to close
his books a. soon as possible.
s. c. Ordwsy went to westbrook Sat.
urday afternoon TO visit his sister, Mrs.
Q. w. CARL, over Sunday. His sister
from Melrose, Mrs. Geo. Lassell, accom-
panied him home for few days visit.
Up to Christmas day there had been
hauled 10 to the j. A. Kenney mill, for
the Mason Manufacturing Co., $50, 900
feet of lumber, on the snow. This is
far ahead OF the record amount for this
time in the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. N. Anderson spent
Friday as Christmas day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Weeks and Mrs. Nettie
Weeks, a. Mrs. Marshall Weeks Was to
go to Portland to spend Saturday, Christ-
mas day, with her relatives.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held Wednesday
evening of this week, Dec. 20. Proceed
ing the meeting covered dish supper
will be served at $50 O'Clock. Members
Of the parish are invited to be present.
There has been q club formed on |
Western Avenue Of those who play rock. |
The object OF this club 10 TO bring the |
neighbors together socially and each one
q small sum to be used later |
Tor the benefit Of our public library. The
first meeting was held with Mr.. and
Mrs. s. G. Ordway, Dec. 10Th, when five
'sbles were filed.
The Sunbeam Class Of Deeripg Me-
mortal Church with their teacher, Mrs. |
Eva r. Ordway, called on over twenty |
iour OF the older members of the church |
IN Christmas day. They left with each |
. little box of homemade candy and |
lang Christmas carols to the shut-ins. |
Il was pretty cold, but the girls didn't
seem to mind it, so filled were they with |
The Christmas spirit.
Something out of the conventional
inc is a Christmas card received by z. |
n Anderson from q friend In Msssa-
,husetts. The Democrat can not re- /
produce the very ''pat" cartoon which |
Iorms the decoration of the card, and |
will not spoil IL by attempting to de-
scribe Ii. The lines are a. follows:
While sugar is costing penny grain
And coal q quarter q lump;
While milk 10 dime for drop at q time
And half Of IL comes from the pump;
W bile shoes that are worth about nothing pair |
Can only be worn By the rich,
nd stockings and collars are ninety I'VE dollars
And shirts are nickel stitch;
" HE may zee q chance sc q new pair OF pants |
Somewhere on that Beautiful Shore,
The best can send IL card 20 friend
Who really is worth lot more.