Oxford Democrat., 1920-06-22

P. NJ, June "a.
Don't forget that procession of Whit
Elephants going to the Universallst yes
try Wednesday, June 80.
Mrs. ArthurC. Soule and two children
Of South Windham are guests of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. R. Morton.
Miss Ruth Bolster spent the wsek.en
at Pine Point, the guest of Miss Made
leine Pilsbury, formerly teacher here
Stanley M. Wheeler and Robert e
Shaw spent several days last week on 9
fishing trip to South Arm with Others
from West Paris.
Wilfred Perry was in Berlin, N. H., or
Tuesday, where be acted as best man al
the wedding Of Miss Isabelle Whsalau tc
Bertrand Swallow.
A pleasant and successful children's
day concert was given at the Baptist
church by the children of the Sunday
School Sunday evening.
Miss Ruth Miller will for the rest OF
the summer be teacher of the Jamedian
Class in the Unlversalist Sunday School,
OF which Mrs. A. L. Holmes is in charge.
The Juniors of the Congregational
church enjoyed picnic Wednesday
afternoon at Z. n. Hsskelrs camp, In
charge of the superintendent, Mrs.
Barnes.
Miss Gladys Damon of Portland passed
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. VIM. A.
Rand. Miss Damon has position in the
money order division at the Portland
post Office.
Among those who plan to attend the
dinner at Bates College
Wednesday is Herman A. Bryant of this
village. Mr.. Bryant graduated in the
class of 1919.
Lest we forget our traditions, let US
note that the first Sunday in June was q
rainy day and that 1t has been followed
by two of the most beautiful Sundays
that ever were.
A special train passed through the vii
lage last week consisting Of large num-
Der of civil engineers on an inspection
tour over the Grand Trunk Railway
through New England.
Miss Doris Rankin Of Portland, a
former teacher here, was the guest of
Miss Hattie Burnell over the weekend,
oomiDg especially to attend the alumni
banquet on Friday evening.
Mrs. George B. Bennett was called to
Fairfield by the illness and death Of her
brother, James Grant, whose remains
The will accompany to Norway, arriving
here this Monday afternoon.
The organ professional, which was
played by Mrs. Stella w. Burpham, for
he graduating exercises of the Paris
High School Thursday evening at Deer
ng Memorial Church, Is one of Mrs.
compositions. 1t is written
With dignifisd march rhythm in the
pleasing solo parts, as well as In the
Itronger sections, which characterize it
IS an exceptionally fine professional.
By Invitation of Rev. G. W. Rogers,
who is chaplain of the lodge, Paris
Lodge of Mssons attended the morning
service at the Congregational church
Sunday, rs st. Johns Day observance.
The lodge was in full regslia, and forty
Dr. more Masons were in attendance.
Mr.. Rogers gave an appropriate sermon
ID the fundamental tenets of Masonry
rom the text, can ye are brethren"
The district meeting of the Rebekahs,
Mt. Hope of Norway, Mt.
Pleasant of South Paris, Onward of West
Paris, and Sunset of Bethel, will be held
.t Norway Saturday of this week, June
18th. The meeting will commence at 2
o'clock In the afternoon and continue
through the afternoon and evening, Mt.
Hope Lodge serving supper at the sup
per hour; also exemplifying the work in
he evening.
Mrs. <. n. Anderson went to Gorhsm,
Y. H., last Wednesday afternoon to at
end an Eastern Star meeting, when the
past grand officers of the State of New
were guests of the chapter,
home Wednesday. Friday
morning she went to Portland to meet
Ter grandson, Robert Anderson, who
eft Boston that morning, both arriving
n South Paris that afternoon. Robert
las come to spend the summer with his
The officers are investigating breaks
Which have recently been made at
George Twitchell's on High Street north
If the village, and at other places in that
,icinity. There are indications that
'ome one has been camping in that Sec
ion during the past ten days, and get
ing his supplies and whatever else he
,seded from the houses which were
accessible. 1t is thought that berry
parties have seen and talked with the
narauder, but the last tracks OF him
discovered ended at the railroad track.
The Optimistic Class of the Universal
st church are contemplating an organ
recital by Prof. Carl Jean Tolman, as
sisted by other talent at the church
about the middle of July. 1t is expected
his will be one of the grandest recitals
,yer given in the church. 1t was through
Mr.. Tolman's advice that the organ was
installed in the church, and this Is the
irst time the general public have had an
to hear him play 1t, and 1t is
ooped that enough will avail themselves
,f this chance to fill the church to the
ioors. The other talent will be an
bounced later.
A pleasant children's Sunday concert
was given by the Universalist Sunday
school Sunday evening in the auditorium
of the church. Mrs. j. d. Haynes and
Miss Grace Thayer were the committee
in charge, with Mrs. Agnes l.. Morton at
the organ and the choir assisting. Wnile
the whole program was interesting, 1t 10
safe to say that the most attention was
given to the youngest member OF the
school, Theresa, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. WILDER Swan, who, though only TWO
years old last December, with 3 little
prompting from her elder sister led the
professional and the chorus Zach time
that it took its place on the platform.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Corkum of Seattle,
WASH, are spending few days with bis
sister, Mrs. N. C. Weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oorkum came across the country in .
Ford which he has driven thirty-nine
thousand miles. On this trip they trav-
eled four thousand miles in twenty
days by the way of the Blue Desert OF
Idaho, where they were caught In . sand
storm. Their shortest days run was 6Q
miles, and the longest 25S, an average OF
100. Mr.. Corkum changed one tire, but
made no other repairs, not even to clean
a spark plug. he freely states, how
ever, that be would not repeat the trip
for pleasure. From here they 60 TO
Portland, and thence to Halifax to visit
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