Oxford Democrat., 1920-05-04
L: A. wardwsll of Turner was in South

pioyed In the garage Of A. @. Maxim.
w. L. Bryant of South woodssocl
was guest at W. o. Bryant's last week
Misses Annie and Elizabeth Muzz
entertained two tables at rook Frida,
evening.
| May 11th, Tuesday night Is the nex
Jazz dance given by Shaw's Jazz Banj,
Orchestra.
Flakes of snow in the air Monda,
morning, and the same old backward
weather continues.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates of Wes
Paris visited their mother, Mrs. Joseph
Inc Bates, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Noyes entertained
the rook club, five tables, at their home
on Park Street Thursday evening.
On next Friday evening Hamlin Lodge
K. Of P, will work the rank Of knight
Refreshments to be served after work.
Albert Ames, who has been living In
Portland for the past six months OF
more, returned to this village Saturday
Two gravel trains are hauling ballast
from the gravel pit north of the village
for use down the line of the Grand
Trunk.
Miss Iona Littlehale gave q lecture on
birds at the brick school house Tuesday,
illustrated by forty-flve slides on their
lantern.
Miss Mary Clifford is a member of the
committee Of arrangements for CON-
mencement at Bates College of the soph-
omore class.
Did you see the total eclipse of the
moon Sunday EVENING" An occasional
hslf-glimpse of the moon was to be had
through the clouds.
Professor Hertell of Bates College sup
piled the pulpit at the Congregational
church on Sunday, in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. c. W. Rogers.
Mrs. Nellie Brickett, who is orgauist
at the Bapt st church, was unable to
play Sunday by reason of illness, and
Mrs. Ida D, Briggs took her place at the
organ.
Harold Cole has completed his engage
ment as clerk at the South Paris store of
the L. r. Pike Co, and commenced work
Monday at the Ripley & Fletcher Co.
garage.
A survey party from the state high
way commission, in charge of Wslworth
Simpson, came from Augusta Monday
morning to begin on the survey for the
concrete road in Paris and Norway.
P. Z. Wheeler, who has spent the
winter months with his son Harry NJ.
Wheeler in Wakefield, Mass, came Sat-
urdsy to the home of his son Alton G.
Wheeler here, where he will spend the
summer.
The May meeting of the Ladies' Aid
of Deering Memorial Church will be held
Thursday at 2:30 P. N. Subject of devo-
tionsl exercises, Cultivating high ideals.
The program will be in charge Of Mrs.
Morton and Mrs. Briggs.
The Grand Trunk Railway Wednesday
placed an embargo on grain shipments
into New England. This embargo closes
the last outlet from Chicago into this
territory IS other roads had previously
embsrgosd grain here because Of the rail
strike.
Arrangements are being made by the
officers of the Portland recruiting station
to have the prize won by Miss Ruth
Winslow for the championship essay on
the advantages of joining the army pre-
sented when General John ]. Pershing
visits Maine. 1t is intended for Govern
or Carl z. Milliken TO make the pres
entation, and to have General Pershing
speaks afterwards.
Mt. Mica Lodge of Odd Fellows OBJ
served the one hundred and first snni-
verssry of the founding of the order in
America at their lodge room on Thurs
day evening. Mr.. E. P. Woodbury. gave
the sddre3s of welcome, while the prin-
cipsl address was given by Grand Sscre
tsry James r. Townsend of Portland.
Miss Helen Tracy Of Norway gave two
readings, and Mrs. Walter Stone of Nor
way gave vocal solos. Brief addresses
were made by Rev. j. L. Wilson and
Rev. D. z. Faulkner. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra led by Allie Gotta.
Refreshments were served.
A piano recital was given Saturday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Stella w.
Burnhsm by seven Of her pupils in the
first and second grades. The program
was as follows:
The Bell Marguerite Wsterhouse
June Morning .-------------------Artnur brooks
kondo N,;.,, SoSe SHam
Refrain du Gondoliers- Marguerite waterhouse
Sunshine Polka Marion hammcnu
In the Golden --Atnea curtis
Sunlight Schottishe- -Eloise shaw
Winnie Remission, Mrs. Burnham
The Young Warriors Msrch-----Arthur Brooks
Dance Of the Firefiies-- Marguerite Waterhouse
ssss Sss sasG SS fsars Brooks and Mar
jorie Edwards.
The Kupple Klub enjoyed banquet
at Alberta Cafe, Norway, Wednesday.
DIR. Chester NJ. Merrill was toastmsster,
and after the supper called on the men,
bers and guests in appropriate verse.
Several of the members replied in verse
written for the occasion. Those present
were DR.. and Mrs. c. N. Merrill, DR.. and
Mrs. Donald Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. lrv-
ing o. Barrows, Mr.. and Mrs. K. K.
Butts, Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Clifford, MI.
and Mrs. A. r. Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. I. OIL
YER, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Swan, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Oswell, Robert w. Wheeler,
j. Harold Neal and Miss Helene Pitts.
The divorce case OF Mrs. Maud G
Gowell was tried in the Supreme Judi
cial Court Of Androscoggin County in
Auburn Thursday. This suit was ac-
oompsnied by q cross libel brought by
her husband, Charles E. Gowell. After
the story told by libelant 10 the first case
Justice Scott Wilson ruled that she bad
failed to prove cruel and abusive treat
ment. In her testimony Mrs. Gowell sd-
mitted her husband was in poor health,
but had cared for the farm and supported
his family. She claimed he had sworn
at her many times, but admitted she bad
given him as good as he sent. Mrs. Cow
ell was represented by Hon. r. A. Morey,
and her husband by Judge Harry Msnser.
The Rallie Class of the Methodist Sun
day School gave an Aunt Jemims Pan
cake Social At their vsstry Friday even
ing. Everybody who went to this social
and every body who reads the magazines
knows who Aunt Jemima is; or IL by
any chance they did not before they
knew prior to Friday night by the tasty
hand printed posters In store windows to
which noted magazine illustrators had
been forced to contribute portraits of an