Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
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Mrs. Ida Tyler Of Dickvale 10 working
for Alvin Dotsn.
/ A. E. George of Hebron was In the VII
lage Wednesday.
Alton G. Wheeler was in Quebec on
business several days last week.
| Mrs. Charlotte Rawson is visiting her
son, Prof. s. j. Rswson, in Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. beverley Of Ne
lchanic Falls were In South Paris Thurs
day.
Frank MCKINLEY and "Bob" Shaw will
take part in wrestling bout at Norway
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary e. Swan visited her niece,
Mrs. Grace Hsines, on Kimball Hill,
Bethel, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland NJ. Andrews Of
Woodstock were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest r. Shaw.
Mrs. Harold McGown of Gorham, N.
a., was called to this village Tuesday by
the sickness OF her brother.
Rev. j. L. Wilson was q delegate to
the Inter Church World Movement Con- |
ference in Bangor last week.
Clarence Herrick of Mechanic Falls |
was in town Thursday. BE came to at |
tend the funeral of his brother-in-law, |
Charles York.
Mrs. Luella Grover of North Water
ford is in town caring for her daughter |
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest |
| Paine who are sick,
DR.. w. B. Raymond and family moved |
last week into their new house on Main |
Street, which has just been completed
by Maurice l.. Noyes.
Thomas W. Clegg and family have
moved into the lower rent in 81. E. Will
sons house on Pleasant Street, vacated
by DR.. w. B. Raymond.
Miss Nora Durham went to Portland
Thursday to attend the Shrine ball. In
Portland she was joined by Mr.. and Mrs..
George Bacon of Rutland, Mass.
Some of the readers of the Democrat
are celebrating this Monday morning,
for it Is a hundred years to-day since
Maine entered the galaxy Of states.
Rev. Chester Gore Miller goes to Farm
ington this monday evening, where be
will give an address In Music Hall In
honor Of the centennial anniversary of
the State of Maine.
Miss Nina But erfield OF the Shurtleff
school, who has been i'll, is at her home
In Freeport recuperating for q time.
Miss Julia P. Morton has been substitut-
ing for her until the sudden closing OF
the term.
As q result of the storm, out of-town
telephone wires were down several days
last week. There was one wire run
ming to Rumford and In order to reach
Lewiston or Portland messages had to
be sent via Rumford.
The Democrats supply Of government
flower seeds has been exhausted during
the past week, though more may be re-
ceived later. The vegetable seeds still
hold out, so no one need be bashful
about calling for them.
Roy E. Cole of Canton, Mass, who is
recovering from his recent severe illness,
is at Mrs. W. j. Wheeler's. Mrs. Cole
and son Howard will join him here some
time this week. Mrs. Stanley NJ. Wheeler
has also returned home from Canton.
People in South Paris are interested in
the voluntary brigsdes which have SHOW
eled out city streets and trolley lines,
but one citizen declared that shovelipg
out ones own yard was always con-
scripted job-uothiDg voluntary about 1t.
The G. o. P. met Thursday evening
with Miss Eva Andrews, when Miss
Gladys Damon and Miss Ida Stiles were
initiated. Ice cream on hot apple pie
was served. The next meeting will be
with Miss Bertha Swift Thursday even
ing of this week.
Miss Gladys /. Damon, who has been
assistant in the South Paris post office
for the past seven years, is to close her
duties there the first of April. her
place In the Office will be taken by Mrs.
Noyes of Harrison, who has been In the
post Office at Harrison for some years, 3
portion Of the time in full charge of it.
Rev. Howard A. Clifford, formerly
pastor of the Methodist CHURCH in this
village, is very sick at the home of his
daught Mrs. Memoir VIII, In Farm
ington. Mr.. Clifford was in New Mexico
last winter for the benefit OF bis health,
but Ii seems be derived little benefit
from the trip. Mrs. Clifford Is with him.
Leap year ball at Grange Hall Tues
day EVENING" Don't forget It.! Tickets
80 cents each. Misses Ida Stiles, Gladys
Damon, Doris Culbert and Viola Walton
will be in charge of the floor. There
will be no intermission and dancing will
continue from $50 to 1880 o'clock.
The music will be by Shaw's Jazz Banjo
Orchestra.
Mrs. S. Ksspsr Wight, formerly Miss
Florence NJ. Richardson Of this place, is
in the Maine General Hospital at Port
land, where she underwent q surgical
operation the first of last week. Her
daughter Marjorie is meanwhile being
cared for by Mrs. Stella Cohen of Port.
land. The Wight family have been
spending the winter In Portland.
A Republican caucus for the town OF
Paris will be held at the fire station next
Saturday afternoon, March 90, at 1:30
P. NJ. The purposes are to elect a Re-
publican town committee, to choose
eight delegates to the Republican state
convention to be held at Bangor on
Thursday, the 25th, and to choose eight
delegates to the Second Congressional
District convention to be held at the
same time and place.
William Z. Atwood, who needs no
introduction to the Democrat readers, Is
now auditor Of the East Coast Fisheries
Company at Rocklsnd. His company is
large one as may be judged by some OF
the cargoes sent out from the Rockland
plant. One day last week 2S4, 900 pounds
Of fish were sent out. They do quite an
export business, one lot was shipped to
Brazil, and another to Leipzig, Germany, |
to say nothing of a lot shipped to Los
Angeles.
| Raymond w. Pepfold of this place, |
perhaps better known In base ball circles |
as "Dutch" Penfold, the southpsw, has |
signed as pitcher for the season of 1920
with the Richmond, Va, club in the
Southern League. Mr.. and Mrs. Pen |
fold, who have been In Portland during |
the winter, where Mr.. Penfold has been |
engaged on the city directory, are ex-
pected here next Saturday for Q stay Of
about ten days, and will start for Rich
mond about the first of April.
Gordon T. shortrIdge of Fryeburg has