Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-09
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show.
II Mrs. W. 8. Austin visited her sister
Mrs. 8. T. White, at West Paris day Of
two last week.
Lawrence Knight Is sick with influenza
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Erlane
Noyes, In Harrison.
Montrose E. Hill, formerly q merchant
In this village, was elected tax collector
Of Old Orchard Monday.
| Miss Myra King of the Streaked Noun.
tain District is at the Portland Eye and
Ear Infirmsry. She has had one eye
removed.
Mrs. Agnes Morton 10 to assist John
l.. Rsade, Maine editor Of Boston Globe,
in furnishing news matter for that paper
from this vicinity.
The Ladies' Social Union of the Uni.
versalist church will hold an important
business and work meeting at the church
Wednesday at 2:30.
| w. r. Fletcher of Worcester, Msss.,
and his son Paul Fletcher of Mechanic
Falls have been in town for q few days
TO attend the funeral Of the formers
niece, Mrs. belmont Hill.
The G. o. P. met Thursday evening
with Miss Lula Billings, when Miss Doris
| Kerr was initiated. The next meeting
will be held Thursday evening of this
week with Miss Eva Andrews.
Mrs. Kate Under, who has been Ill for
some time, received telegram Saturday
from her son, Leo Under, of Detroit,
Mich, saying that he was on his way
here to remain as long rs he could be Of
service.
Miss Grace Dean Is considered as really
q little better of her illness, and In fair
way to recovery. There are still few
cases of serious illness in the place, and
numerous cases of uncomfortable but
not dangerous illness.
Mrs. z. a. Maxim Of the Streaked
Mountain District had caller the other
day in the person of coon who came to
her door and tried to get In. Not sue
ceedfpg in this he went around to the
back of the house and looked into the
window.
Hamlin Temple, Pythisn Sisters, have
invited Lake Temple of Norway to con-
fer the degree upon two candidates at
their regular meeting Tuesday evening,
March 8. There will be buffet lunch
after the work. ANY who have not been
solicited will please bring pastry.
The two older sons of belmont Hill
will go to make their home with the late
Mrs. Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Almon
Churchill, at North Leeds. The infant
son, two or three weeks OF age, will
remain for the present with Mrs. Ella
Ripley, until other arrangements are
made.
On account of the blocked condition of
everything following the blizzard, max.
ing snowshoeing the only really practical
method of transportation, no attempt
was made to hold services in any OF the
churches Sunday. 1t would be neces-
sary to 60 back many years to find par
allel instance.
Miss Hazel Heath, who has been
stsnographer In the office OF Alton
G. Wheeler for the past few months,
will go to North Paris into the Office OF
the novelty mill soon, when the mill now
operated by the Wheeler Lumber Co. at
that place is taken over by the Tebbets
interests, and their new enterprise
started.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Mason, DR.. and
Mrs. D. NJ. Stewart and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter L. Gray 60 to Portland Thursday
to attend the Shrine ball. The next day
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gray will proceed to New York where
they spend few days. On March 18th
the Masons will embark for Bermuda,
where they will spend the remainder Of
March and the first half of April.
The Seneca Club will be entertained at
the home of Mrs. Agnes L. Morton Mon
day evening, March s. The program will
include: Roll Csll-Suggestions for Next
Years Study, and Mrs. George r. East
man, Mrs. Luella C. Smiley, Miss Grace
Tbayer and Mrs. A. F. Goldsmith will
have papers pertaining to the subject of
the evening, Current Topics" At the
close of the literary program by invita-
ton of the hostess, the club, also honor
airy members, are invited to attend the
second show of the moving pictures to
see Theda Bars In "Ksthleen Mavour-
ueen."
Perley F. Ripley attended the recep-
ton and banquet given by the Maine
Automobile Association to the officers
of the local automobile show at Congress
Square Hotel, Portland, Friday evening.
The auto show was great success.
Over $500 visited the Exposition Building
on the last evening Of the show. Wed
nesday recorded the largest number Of
visitors, 300. There were other features
to the show except automobiles, not the
least being the musical programs by the
Boston symphony Club Orchestra, ar
ranged by Conductor Helm.
The Musical Fourteen met with Miss
Nellie Jackson March 4. Following 10
the program:
Roll call
Essay on Beethoven Edith Lowell
Festival Polonaise christine Davis
Dues-'ODs Annie CLIFFORD and Miss Jackson
whIsperings of LOVE- Marguerite Porter
ATsS%S 4 Isys -HermOn NOyss
Gaiesy Miriam Robertson
Youthful Days
Padsrewski is the composer to study
next meeting. Club adjourned till
April /.
Some 1900 cases of liquor went through
this village over the Grand Trunk Rail-
way the last part of last week en- route
to various parts of Canada. II would
not be interesting except for the severe
drouth caused by double prohibition,
state and federal, and the fact that the
excessive dryness of longshoremeu and
others about the Portland wbsrves had
caused many cases to entirely evsporats
in unloading previous cargoes of i'm.
ported liquors; so Grand Trunk officials
asked police protection In unloading
'wet" goods from the Anchor-D Donaldson
liner Ssturnis Thursday. In conse-
quence Of this Chief of Police Irving s.
Watts, and six officers with loaded auto
matics, guarded the transfer from steamer
TO cars. 1t would seem at first glance
that II excessive dryness caused the evap-