Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-23
SOUTH PARIS.

Hon. n. n. nhsenSs VI rfyoooiS was
In town Tuesday.
Hon. Wellington 81. Eastman of Sum
usr was in town Tuesday.
Dancing Saturday night, Grange Hall,
Shsw's orchestra, three pieces. All In
vitsd.
Ak. Birch will wrestls with Donate
Cortini at Norway Opera House Tuesday
evening.
Alton Andrews of West Sumner visit
adj relatives and friends In this village
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Wilson of Port
land are TO move to South Paris In the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold G. Fletcher were
In Boston last week attending the auto
mobile show.
William Bowker has sold his farm In
West Sumner to L. J. Farrar and will
move to South Paris.
Miss Marion Davis, who has been
working in town, has returned to her
home in East Waterford.
Mrs. Roy E. Cole and SON Howard OF
Canton, Mass, joined Mr.. Cole here 81
Mrs. W. j. Whseler's the first OF last
week.
Mrs. Lawrence knight was admitted
10 the Central Maine General Hospital,
Lewiston, the first of last week for treat
ment.
Miss Bsns Bsede of Portland Is again
With Mrs. Smiley as millinery designer
for the season. Miss Beeds is at T. s.
Barnes as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward beverley of
Mechanic Falls are moving to South
Paris, where Mr.. beverley has an engage
msut with Ripley & Fletcher.
Mrs. Cora s. Briggs was taken Ill the
first of last week, and her daughter,
Miss Catherine G.. Briggs, came from
Boston Tuesday to care for her and her
sister, Mrs. Under.
District Deputy John Everett recently
installed the officers OF Craigie Lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, at Oxford. The in
stallation had to De postponed several
times on account of stormy weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton G.. Wheeler enter
tained three tables at rock at their home
on Porter Street Thursday evening.
Owing to several causes the number was
considerably reduced from the usual.
Jazz dance at Grange Hall Tuesday |
evening, March S0th. Admission, gen.
tlemen so cents, ladies unsccompanied |
25 cents. No intermission, dancing $50
to II 80; Shaw's Jazz Banjo Orchestra. |
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Hsggett went
Wednesday to the home OF their dsugh- |
ter, Mrs. Guy r. Stevens, in South Port
land, and while Mrs. Haggett spent 8
few days there, Mr.. Haggett went to
Boston to the automobile show.
II is reported that Rev. Chester Gore
Miller, who was the principal speaker at
the Maine Centennial celebration in
Fsrmington last week, gave timely and
interesting address. The Normal School
Glee Club furnished music for the occs-
sion.
On Friday Burr +. Jones, state agent
for emergency schools In Massachusetts,,
and at one time superintendent Of schools
In the Paris Woodstock district, gave an
address before the Teachers Association
Of Lincoln County In Newcastle on "The
New Outlook for Education"
Business has been good at The Stevens
Pharmacy during the past week. Mr..
Stevens has put In new line, or rather
he has extended an old one. While the
government has been considering the
advisAbility Of licensing druggists to sell
red liquor, he has put in q white variety
and established q pipe line from his sill
cock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Anderson received
word Friday morning that their sons
wife, Mrs. Harold c. Anderson, and lit
tie daughter were very III at their home
in Wollaston. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson left on the afternoon train for
Wollaston. Me-. Anderson has been laid
off from his work for the past three
weeks with influenza and bronchitis.
Members of Arthur s. Foster Post,
American Legion, are interested In the
suggestion that the order adopt the Shir-
ley poppy as the memorial flower Of the
legion. Lest we forget that
ain Flanders Fields the peoples grow
Among the crosses, row on row
A simple scarlet flower waving as ma
lures eloquent monument DER the dead.
1t 10 suggssted that the Legion urge that
beds of these flowers be planted in every
public park and cemetery, and that the
red poppy be worn by every member OF
the American Legion on Memorial Day
this year, and every returning year.
The drug store of the Charles q.
Howard Company Is undergoing many
changes and improvements upon the In
terror. Carpenters went TO work there
Wednesday morning, tearing out the old
counters and shelves to make room for
the new cabinets and other paraphernalia
which have been bought for the store.
The office and prescription room has
been moved TO the rear OF the building.
Sunshine. slop, spring.
Sea turn, slump, spring,
and other slliterative combinations We
have bad the past week TO remind rs
there Is coming
Spring sarsaparilla,
Spring skullwear.
DR.. G. l.. Buck entertained the pastors
and Sunday School superintendent OF
the several churches at lunch at bis
dental rooms Monday evening. The pur-
pose Of the gathering was especially to
confer on matters of interest to the
churches and Sunday Schools, but the
frat thing to receive attention was the
supper Of oysters and pastry, in bounti'
iul quantity, provided by DR.. Buck.
The guests were Rev. d. +. Faulkner,
Rev. G. w. Rogers, Rev. ]. L. Wilson,
Rev. Il. A. Markley, T. NJ. Davis, Chas.
q. Howard, Frank A. Taylor, 81. w.
Dennlson and Arthur E. Forbes. After
the supper there was an informal dis
cussion regarding some definite future
events and other possible ones, and
general consideration Of church and Sun.
day School work, especially in its local
aspects.
At the opening meeting Of . series oil
evangelical services at the Hammond
Street Methodist Church In Lewiston
Tuesday evening, IN Invitation was ex
tended to Rev. I. A. Bean to return u
pastor for the tenth consecutive year
People Of Oxford County are interested
In Rev. Mr.. Bean because be Ia q produc
OF this county; and South Paris people
because he preached here for four year
llSS6 to 1897. Before coming to Deer
Ing Memorial Church, or ~ it was thel
the Methodist church Of the village, o.
bad preached three years at West Paris