Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
Tie DolNOS OF The WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hiil.

SESLIOlNS UT lie SOOi<its
Paris fiill.
Services at Paris Hill Baptist church every
Sunday az To- $5. Sunday School at H. Sunday
evening service at 7 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at Z 80 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Booth OF
Portland are spending their annual vaca-
ton at the Hubbard House.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Orlsnd 81. Daniels,
who are spending the summer at boys
camp in Winthrop, were guests OF Lieut..
Daniels parents here several days the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Roger Davis started Fri
day morning for trip to Ssranac Lake,
N. z, with their car. They expect to
return in about ten days.
Mrs. Clayton K. Brooks went Sstur-
day TO her home in Cambridge, Mass,
for a stay of q week. Miss Frances
Langley, who has been the guest of the
Brooks family, returned to Cambridge
with Mrs. Brooks.
Fred w. Shaw is making extensive re-
pairs and improvements upon the place
on Main Street that he has recently pur-
chased from Mrs. Tufts. Gilbert E.
Shaw Is the carpenter in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Owen OF Dix
field were guests of relatives here Thurs
day and attended the Country Club sup
per.
Merton Curtis, Mark Russell and Per
ley Shaw have been making a camping
trip in the White Mountain region the
past week.
A play is in preparation to be given
some time next week for the benefit of
the Country Club piazza fund. Watch
for further announcement.
Elmer Cummings has been employed
for several weeks by the State Highway
Commission in the survey for the new
cement road from the Oxford Plains TO
Norway and from Norway to South
Paris. The correspondent was misin-
formed in stating last week that he was
EN- ployed by the Hassam Paving Com
psny, who are building the road.
Among the many very successful events
conducted by the Paris Hill Country
Club, the supper of last Thursday even
ing must be elias ed as one of the best.
Both from a social and financial stand
point the affair was an unqualified sue
cess and the credit must be given to the
South Paris and Norway members of the
club, by whose effort and management
this supper proved such q pronounced
success. A very excellent menu was pre-
senled and was certainly appreciated BY
the large number of members and guests
present. After supper the croquet courts
were illuminated by automobile head
lights and the games went on during the
evening. The receipts from the supper
were hundred and twenty dollars.
On August 18th the Sunshine Club
met with Mrs. Ada King. There were
IA members, two guests and five chill
dren present. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Ida Stesrns on August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Kelly and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Kelly, of Chicago, and
Miss Frances Adams of Indianapolis are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Piesce.
Mrs. Kelly will be remembered as Alice
Marble before marriage.
The Barsca Glass of the Baptist Sun
day School, twenty-three boys, have
been enjoying an outing in camp near
Shows Falls the past week. The boys
returned Saturday.
A sale will be held at Academy Hall
Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of
the Baptist church. There will be
tables for fancy work, food, household
goods, candy, ice cream, etc. In the
evening there will be an entertainment,
at 35 cents admission, followed by an
informal party.
The wet weather of the past week pre-
vented the playing of the golf tourna
ment set for Thursday and Friday at the
Country Club. The tennis tournament
was played on Tuesday aud Wednesday
and was won by William Brooks and
Miss Eleanor Collier. The score was as
follows:
PRELrMINARIEs:
william Brooks and Miss Eleanor Collier de.
teated Sargent Collier and Miss Bessie Burr,
A-6, ga, Ga.
Henry Nieman and Miss Gertrude Brooks de-
teated K. O. Atwood, Jr, and Miss Polly Davies.
60, SO.
Jr., defeated Berne Mitchell and Miss Marion
Harry shaw and Miss Davies defeated Mr..
Atwood and Miss Julia Carter, 80, 6-s.
sEMFINALs:
william Brooks and Miss Collier defeated
Henry Nieman and Miss Brooks, 81, go.
Hugh Pendexter, Jr, and Mrs. Atwood de.
feated Harry Shaw and Miss Davies, 50, SO.
FINALS:
William Brooks and Miss Collier defeated Fl.
Pendexter, Jr., and Mrs. Atwood, 81, Ga, 81.
Showers during Saturday afternoon
prevented many from attending the regu-
lar tea at the Country Club which was
given by Mrs. William P. Potter and
Miss Mary Burchfield. The occasion
was one of the very pleasant social |
events of the summer and the attend |
ance large considering the weather. |
The regular tea of next Saturday will be |
given by the Misses Diman and Miss
Mary Case and an obstacle golf con- |
test, with the new obstacles that have |
added zest to the game, will be given. |
All members and their friends are In |
vited as usual.
The John Garland stand, near the |
northwest corner of the Common, was |
sold the past week by Elmer W. Cum |
mings to Mrs. Emily P. Bissell of Will |
mipgton, Delaware. Mrs. Bissell is |
friend and guest Of Mrs. Brinckle and |
likes Paris Hill so well upon her first |
visit 10 the place that she has purchased |
the property to be improved for sum
mer home here.
Miss Amy Dubois of Beacon, N. Y, is
guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward L.
Paris.
Miss Jean c. Mckinney of Pittsburgh,
Pa, Is guest of Miss Mary P. Burcb-
field at her summer home here.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Master Wendall Barrett has been visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Mason.
Mrs. Guy Cushmsn and three children,
Irms, Bernice and Elvs of New Bedford,
Mass, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood G.. Morse and
little son Keith were weekend guests of |
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Mason.
Mrs. Guy Cushmsn spent a couple of
dava ak Soufh Paria with Miaa Ekhal