Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-23
Mrs.. 8. T..whise Of Wet p,rl. -.
the village Friday.

The OptimIstic Glass meets with Mr.
Grover Saturday afternoon.
P. Archibald Of Mechanic Fail. ~. IN
this village and Norway Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wells Of Portland
we're guests at Harry D. Coles over the
weekend.
| j. Q. Allen Of west Paris was In town
Saturday. Mr.. Allen lived In this village
for many years.
The Sunday School Board of Deerlpe
Memorial Church will meet with Mrs.
ordway Tuesday evening.
The cement read between this VILLAGE
and Norway 10 now open for travel from
the Grand Trunk crossing TO the latter
village.
The Rallie Class will meet at the home
of Mrs. 81. A. Morton Friday, Nov. 2o,
at ESQ. A covered dish supper will be
served at 8.
Meetings of the Congrega tional church
and parish will be held Wednesday even
ing of this week TO act on the matter of
calling q pastor.
Mrs. Kate Starbird of Oxford visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson Knight on Thurs
day. Mrs. Starbird is librarian of the
public library in Oxford.
Don't forget the address by Miss
Hinckley at the Community Club Tues
day, also the package that each one is to
bring for the Oxford Sanitsrium.
The markets begin to take on q real
Thanksgiving look. Thede Thsyer has
thirty nice native turkeys raised and
dressed by Mrs. George B. Stone.
The usual union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Universalist church
Thursday evening. The sermon will be
oy Rev. j. l.. Wilson Of the Baptist
church. The hour Is O'Clock.
The Rallie Class OF Desriug Memorial
Church will hold . sale of food and
aprons at the store Of Mrs. L. C. Smiley
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. so. Light
lunches will be served during the after
noon.
Miss Hattie NJ. Leach Is unable to
teach by reason of illness, and her niece,
Miss Florence Leach, who Is attending
Gorhsm Normal School, has come home
to teach the Porter Street school for the
present.
James 81. Kerr, who has been building
the concrete road between this village
and Norway, has taken the job TO build q
mill in Rumford this winter. The build
ing will be constructed ont of brick,
stone and wood.
Miss Kathleen Richardson ut Il. A.
Morton's observed her tenth birthday
Saturday with party of young friends.
The date came on Friday, but the observ
auce wac deferred for reasons. Ten
were present, and the hostess received
number of nice gifts.
Hamlin Lodge, K. of p, worked four
candidates in the rank of Esquire Friday
evening. Next Friday the ranks of Page
and knight will be worked, and the
lodge has accepted an invitation to visit
Pennesseewsssee Lodge Dec. 2, and
work the rank of Knight.
This Tuesday will be observed as
Hospital Day" by the Community Club.
At $50 o'clock In the afternoon Miss
Faith Jayne Hinckley will give an &C
count of her overseas service. Members
are requested to bring gifts for the Ok
ford Sanitarium.
A three seated bus is now operated be-
tween this village and Norway. The old
bus has been taken TO Springfield, Mass,
by the driver, Ted Young, where q new
body will be fitted TO the chassis. The
top will be closed in, with heat and cleo
trio lights. There will be push button
service to signal the driver. The new
bus will accommodate twenty psssen-
gers.
William r. Bean of Norway, who
works in the Mason Manufacturing Com
pany's plant in this village, very mar
rowiy escaped death Monday, when an
Gig ht-foot counter shaft and hangers,
under which be Was working, fell and
struck him across the back and shout
ders. He was knocked down In the
midst of revolving pulleys and thrsshing
belts, but escaped without serious inju-
ries, although be was at his home sew
sral days before being able to return to
his work.
Winter has succeeded fall somewhat
abruptly even though not violently, and
the snow storms which we have had dur
ing the past week, coming on ground
prepared by several days OF freezing
weather, make a covering for the earth
some of which may remain till spring
While this Is very early for permanent
snow, and we really need lot more
rain to supply water for winter use,
there Is at least the satisfaction OF feel
ing that the blanket OF snow, II it stays
on, will protect the water pipes against
the wholesale destruction which they
experienced last year.
Profitable and we'll attended was the
institute of religious education which
was held at Deering Memorial Church
during the last three days of the week,
arrangements for which were made by
Rev. e. q. Brewster, general secretary
of the Maine State Sunday School Asso-
citation. Rev. DIR. Sheldon of Boston,
who was expected as the speaker for
Thursday, was unable to be here, but
the Others were all on hand. There was
a total registration for the classes OF
something more than q hundred, with
afternoon and evening sessions. sunday
afternoou the church was filled for the
uuion meeting which closed the ipsti'
tute. which was addressed by Prof. D.
w. Warmingbam of Boston University.
Professor Warmiugbsm spoke on hoo-
ern Religious Education, reviewing tne
history OF religious education from the
birth Of Christ to the present day. IL
was a rapid FIRE address, and commanded
the closest attention from bis large audi