Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-06
SOUTH PARIS.

Perlsy F. Ripley was in Portland Tues
dsy to attend the meeting of the directors
of the Maine Automobile Association.
Miss Helen Noyes of Norway, who
spent the last winter at the home OF
Lester Z. West, is there again for this
winter.
Mrs. Cora Thro, who has been In
Maine for q number of weeks to visit her
mother, Mrs. Kate Under, left Saturday
on her return to her home In Msnkafo,
MINI.
Harold T. Briggs, formerly OF this
place, who has been for the past year OF
more with the Wilton Trust and Banking
Co., is to leave there to take . positlon
with the Peoples National BANK al
Waterville, and will move his family to
that place.
A lot of the dancers are planning to
rig up for the poverty ball next Satur-
dsy night at Grange Hall. Prizes for
lady and gentleman for the best get-up.
Judges are to be selected. Rig up and
ioIn the crowd. Old dances fast coming
back, and Shaw's Orchestra plays them
as well as the modern dances. Dancing
at $50 sharp.
Miss Carrie r. Hall went Saturday to
Boston, where she is to take course OF
some two months in manicuring and
ehiropody at the Rudolph Merlin school.
After returning she will open rooms for
that work at her home here. During
Miss Halls absence, Miss May Bemsn
will be with her mother, Mrs. Justina
c. Hall.
The postponed annual meeting OF the
First Uniyersalist parish will be held at
7:S0 P. NJ. Tuesday, Jan. 9, for the usual
transaction of annual business, and to
hear the report of Rev. G. G. Miller re-
garding the mortgage and note fund for
which he has been raising subscriptions.
As Mr.. Miller seems to be very happy
and cheerful these days concerning the
work, it is evident be has something
pleasing to impsrt.
George r. Morton, who returned Mon
day of last week from st. Bsrnabas Hos |
pital at Portland, was given New Year |
dinner party by Mrs. Morton on Thurs |
day. The guests were the other mem |
bers of the Morton family, aud included |
Mrs. L. G. Morton, Miss Julia P. Morton, |
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Morton and !
Mrs. Louise j. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
A. Morton and Kathleen Richardson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence G.. Morton
and children Helen and Hugh.
Newton Stanley returned Thursday
morning to his home in South Portland,
where his mother, Mrs. Rachel Stanley,
will keep house for him for the present.
. His sister, Mrs. C. W. Bowker, went to
South Portland with him to assist in
STRENGTHENING out the house. Mr.. Stan
lev, who is a letter carrier on the city
delivery In South Portland, resumes
work this week, after having been of
number of weeks on account OF his own
illness and the illness and death OF Mrs.
Stanley.
The funeral of Fred n. Wright Wed
nesday afternoon was very largely at
tended. Large delegations from Hsmlin
Lodge, Z. of P, and Paris Lodge, +. and |
IA. NJ, were in attendance, and escorted |
the procession to the cemetery, though |
neither order was in charge, and there
was no other service than that conducted
BY Rev. C. W. Rogers. There were
quantities of floral pieces from friends,
business associates and the business
men of the place. Burial was in the
family lot in Riverside Cemetery.
This distinctiyely womsn's year 1920
was ushered in by the dancers with
leap year ball at Grange Hall, at which
the gentler sex made good use OF their |
opportunities. There Is one thing to be
said for the sex on an occasion like this. |
They do not allow any wall flowers II
they can help il. II they manage every
thing as we'll as they do leap year ball,
we need not fear the advent of the women
4 In politics. There was good crowd at
the ball Thursday evening, and every
body seemed to have a good time.
The Oxford County Association of
Rural Letter Carriers held its annual
meeting at Hotel Andrews Thursday.
Among the items of business transacted,
It was voted to have picnic at Oxford
on the Fourth of July. 1t was also
decided to bring the ladies at the next
annual meeting. officers elected for the
year are:
Pres.-A. A. Conant, Hebron.
Vice Pres.-A. L; Holiness South Paris.
Sec.-B. A. Hutchinson, Buckaeld.
Treas.-E. NJ. Millett, South Paris.
Delegates to state meeting at Auburn Labor /
Day.. L. Walker, Oxford, A. A. Conant, He
Ibron, K. NJ. Millett, South Paris, A. l.. Holmes,
South Paris.
The annual meeting of the Sunday |
School Board of the Methodist Episcopal
eburch was held In the vestry Friday |
ovening, Jan. 2. The usual reports of
The officers were given for the work of
the past year, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Supt.-Dr Charles L. Buck.
n Asst. Supt.-Geo. Y. Farnum.
Sec.-Elmer Briggs.
Treas-E. o. Milett
Supt. Junior Dept-Mrs. James Millett.
Counsellor Teen Age Dept.-Mrs. Merton MIL
lett.
Supt. Primary Dept.-Mrs Harold Cole.
8 Supt. Home Dept.-Mrs. Lucy Edwards.
Supt. Temperance Dept.-T. NJ. Davis.
= Supt Cradle Roll-Mrs. Chester Merrill.
Librarians. c. Ordway.
A team from South Paris lost to the
Mechanic Falls town team in a game of
basket ball at Mechanic Falls last Tues
day evening, % to IA. Score as follows:
SOUTH PARIS.