Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-16

AoE Ooc- lot TWO weeks.
The high school wishes to sxprss. n,
appreciation and thanks to the ladies Ar
All VINO helped to make the supper !
great success.
MT. and Mrs. Walter L. GRAY vere In
rortiand Saturday to attend the Colby.
doly Gross football game, and remained
Win friends In the city over Sunday.
The Ladder Social Union will meat In
the church parlor Wednesday at 2 80 p.
N. to sew for the annual fair. Ever,
member and friend please be present.
| Fred G. Young has bought the bakey,u
oven set In the Twin Towns Bakery
building In the village and has opened 4
bakery In connection with his restaurant
there.
\ There will be meeting Of the South
Paris Branch OF the Red Cross at the
home of Mrs. Walter L.. Gray Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. 10, as s O'Clock TO con-
sider the matter of voting an, appfopria.
ton toward the Boy Scout Fund.
Changes are being made In the house
OF William gilbert on Park Street, which
include the raising of the roof so as to
improve the existing rooms, and make
possible the addition of one new chamber
and bath room In the ell, and second,
story porch. =
Mt. Pleasant Past Grand Association
will meet with the president, Mrs. Mil.
lett, at her home on High Street Tues
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. A COW
cred dish supper will be served at 5 P.
NJ. IL Is hoped thar all the past grands
will be present and bring something nice
In a covered dish.
A large crowd saw the football game
between Paris high School and Sonth
Portland High School ut the school
grounds Saturday afternoon. The score
was Is to 0 In favor Of South Portland,
which Is not considered st all bad
Paris High held their opponents to NO
score in the first half of the game.
The institute of religious education,
of which full notice has been given,
opens at Deering Memorial Church next
Thursday at p. NJ. and continues with
afternoon and evening sessions for three
days. Sunday afternoon an open meet
ing will be addressed by Professor o. w.
Warmingham Of Boston University.
Hsmlin Lodge worked q class OF
eleven In the rank of Page last Friday
evening, with . lunch after the work. |
P. G. G. Fred 8. Sylvester and q num-
Der of other brothers from Auburn and
Mechanic Falls were present, and helped |
to make the meeting q great success.
The rank of Esquire will be worked next
Friday evening.
Arthur 8. Foster Post, No. ~, Amer |
lean Legion, holds q special meeting
Wednesday evening, Nov. 17th, this |
week for the purpose Of organizing |
womsn's auxiliary. All members are
requested to be present, also the sisters,
mothers and daughters Of all the MEM |
bers. Please be present and help the
cause along.
Mrs. D. N. Stewart entertained at
bridge and tea Wednesday afternoon.
Three tables were filed at bridge, among
the guests being Mrs. B. r. Bradbury, |
Mrs. A. j. Stearns and Mrs. Hugh Pen
dexter of Norway. Mrs. Pendextsr
poured tea following the bridge. and |
other guests who came in for tea were |
Mrs. A. B. Gsrcelon, Mrs. c. o. Turner |
and Mrs. Carlton Wood.
Rev. Edward Morris, who Is taking |
post graduate work in Bates College, has |
occupied the pulpit OF the CoDgrega-
tiopal church for the last two Sundays,
as a candidate for the passionate. Next
Sunday it Is expected that the pulpit
will be supplied by Rev. W. Vernon
Lyle of Boston, who is to be here a.
one of the faculty of the institute of
religious education which opens Thurs
day.
Considerable change has been made in
the looks Of the road through the "pine
woods" by the Oxford Electric Co,
which Is building q transmission line
from West Paris TO this place. 1t was
necessary to cut away much growth be-
side the travelled road, including some
large trees, and the shady stretches OF
Lovers Lane" where the trees almost
met in an arch overhead, are no more.
At least there is the satisfaction of feel
iug that the road will dry out faster than
IL did before.
Among those who received distin-
guisHed service crosses on Armistice Day
was Albert Lincoln King Of Portland,
son of j. r. King Of this town, who, ss
will be remembered, was lieutenant 10
the naval service during the war. The
citation which accompanied his decora
ton read as follows: "For distinguished
service 10 the line of his profession as
commanding officer OF the U. s. s. .C-S9,
engaged iu the important, exacting and
haz ardous duty Of patrolling the waters
of the war zone and operating against
enemy submarines"
The Rebekah benefit sale and musical
will be held at the Grange Hall on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Don't forget the dates. On Thursday
afternoon and evening, Nov. Is, there
will be q sale Of fancy work, food, candy,
aprons and miscellaneous articles; also
Madam Foutaine will be present and
read your future. In the evening there
will be an orchestra, and auction OF o
very nice quilt. On Friday evening, Nov.
| 10. nj 7:45, a musical entertainment will
be given with orchestra and ladies' quar-
tet' Violin soloist, Alfred Gotta; vocal
soloIst, r. A. Clough OF Lewiston. Nv
erybody come. Sale begins at 2 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
Cement laying on tDe new roso
finished last Monday, the point reacneo
being Just south OF the entrance 70 the
railroad station grounds. Work OF the
road crew has since been put on TO the
shoulders of the cement already ouiit.
The new road Is now open and IN use
from Main Street, Norway, TO the sas'
err end of Gary Street at j. j. Emeieys.
From that point it is necessary still 10
use the dstour through the Mason Man
ufacturing Co. grounds. In about an,
other week IL viii probably be opened
through TO the end OF Pine Street, wnen
the dark and devious detour can be maj,
iy abandoned, and travellers viii feel
almost as n they were back on the oouie-
ward. And another two weeks viii see
the main route once more open.
One Of the pleasant social events OF
| the season was the party given Last Sat
urday afternoon by Mrs. Emma hub
hsrd AZ her home on Paris Hill TO q few
South Paris friends. Two tables OF
bridge was enjoyed In the afternoon,
and a. $50 . most delicious dinner WAS
,eryed by the hostess consisting OF TO-
n.to bisoue, escalloped oysters, chicken,
!, mashed potato, hot rolls, celery, olives,
monsse. assorted cake and coiise. The
1,s.,. included Mrs. j. q. Littlefeld.