Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-06
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DoINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. ;.
Paris RIM.

Services at Paris Hill Baptist church every
Sunday At loAa Sunday School as IL SUNDAY
prayer meeting at 80 O'Clock.
The days have begun to lengthen and
the cold has begun to strengthen, out
the wheeling continues excellent 90 that
automobiles 90 anywhere on the "best
roads ever at this season Of the year.
Olban A. Maxim was summoned to
South Paris last week BY the sickness
and death of his sister, Mrs. Benjamin
Turner. Mrs. Turner was eighty years
of age. There are now eight Of the chill
dren of the late Benjamin Maxim living.
Mrs. George NJ. Atwood and Miss Ger
trude Brooks spent New Years day with
relatives at Dixfield. Miss Brooks re-
turned Saturday to her home In Cam
bridge, Mass.
Miss Josephine Cole returns this week
70 her school In Westbrook after spend.
ing the Christmas vacation with her par
ents here.
Mrs. Albion W. Andrews became act
ing postmaster on January first, having
been appointed by the bondsmen to carry
on the Office to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Helen r. Cole.
The marriage of Mr.. Robert F. Bick-
ford of Norway and Miss Helen r. Cole
of Paris Hill occurred New Years Day
at Portland, the ceremony being per-
formed at Emmanuel Chapel, adjoining
the Cathedral, by the Right Rev. Benjs-
min Brewster, Bishop of the diocese Of
Maine. The single ring service was used.
The bride was gowned 10 Q becoming
travelling suit Of taupe with hat In har-
mony. There were no attendants.
Mrs. Bickford is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph B. Cole of Paris Hill.
She is graduate Of Paris High School,
Westbrook Seminary, and Gorham Nor
NAL School, and for seven years was
teacher of the Ninth grade in the Nor
way High School, where she was very
popular. She resigned four years ago, to
accept the position of postmaster at
Paris Hill, which Office she has conducted
in q most efficient and satisfactory man
ner.
Mr.. Bickford Is one of Norway's prom
inent business men, the son OF Mrs.
Emma Bickford and the late Major vii.
liam K. Bickford. He was born and ed
ucased at Thomsston, the family coming
to Norway twenty-five years ago. For
about ten years, Mr.. Bickford was civil
engineer and contractor for the Canadian
Pacific Railway in the West. Since his
return to Norway he has conducted a
jewelry business, and is one of the lead
ing lapidaries in the country, dealing ex-
tensively in Maine gems of which he has
a fine collection. During the war he was
prominent In the Food Conservation
work, and at the present time is chair
man of the Southern Oxford Red Cross
Chapter at Norway. After short we'd
ding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford will re-
side in Norway, where Mr.. Bickford has
a home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Owen and Will
liam G. Harlow of Dixfisld were guests
of relatives here Sunday, driving over by
automobile and coming across Worthiey
Pond on the ice.
Mrs. Hiram Heald has returned home
from New Gloucester, where she has
been visiting her parents. Mrs. Soule
and Miss Soule having gone to Florida
for the winter, Mr.. Soule will make his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Hesld for the
present.
The Sunshine Club met with Mrs. Ss-
die Rowe on Jan. /. Mrs. Rowe's house
was very prettily decorated with ever
greens and red crepe paper, and over
the dining room door among the ever
green in large red letters was "a Happy
New Year" There were thirteen mem
bers, five guests and three children pres
ent. The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Lottie Gates in two weeks. Every mem
Der is to bring pieces to make square
for quilt.
Mrs. Austin P. Stearns returned the
6rst of last week from Bridgeport, CT,
W here she has spent two months with
the family of her daughter, Mrs. j. a.
Brooks.
The regular meeting of the directors
of the Paris Hill Library Association
will be held at Hsmlin Memorial Hall on
Wednesday, Jan. Z, at 4 O'Clock.
Advertised letters at Paris P. o. Jan.
1st:
Mrs. John Andrews.
Mrs Fannie Lanzy.
Mrs. G. Z. Bane,
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Morrill,.
II. Bartol Bostortere.
MAUD P. ANDREWS, Acting P. NJ.