Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-10-12
SOUTH PARIS.

paris were in town one day last week.
n, and Mrs. John Muller of Soutt
waterford are in town for short time
NJ and Mrs. James G. Littlefisld
ara in Boston several days last week
", and Mrs. Hudson Knight were re.
,snt suesss Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Eden
10 Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Button were re.
ant guests at the home of George Miller
10 Waterford
n, and Mrs. Arthur E. Forbes were
.tbsir camp at Shagg Pond over Satur-
dsy and Sunday.
Mrs. Rizpsh Whitman and Mrs. George
Morton have been spending q few
days in Portland.
Sheriff Harry Cole and Deputy Sheriff
Ernest Z. Shaw were in Rumford last
week on business.
Mrs. Sarah Parlin went to Wilton
Wednesday. where she will remain sew
srsl days visiting friends.
Mrs Kate Knight has been spending a
law DAYS with her brother, William
Green, in South Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs Winfield r. Allen were
in North Waterford recently, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs F. P. Hszelton.
Mrs. z. ", Dutton, who has been Wis
Ting relatives in this village, has re-
,urnsd 20 Der home in East Bethel.
Miss Alice Knight, who has been Wis
Ting in Poland and Mechanic Falls, re-
turned TO south Paris Friday.
Mrs. Rachel Stanley and Newton Stan
lev Of South Portland have been guests
EC. " BOwker's for few days.
Mrs C. G. Miller arrived home from
Philadelphia Friday morning, and was
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Ruth Miller.
Mrs. A. q. Ruggles, who has been
stopping for some little time with her
sister. Mrs. w. B. Raymond, has re-
urued 10 her home in Rumford.
Columbus and Maine Day ball at
Grange Hall Tuesday night this week.
Singer ClOutier will be IN attendance.
ShaE's Jazz Orchestra. Every body vel
come.
The tracks of the trolley road between
this village and Norway have been torn
10 this week between Hicks Crossing
and the main line of the Grand Trunk
Railway.
A party from South Woodstock con-
sIstiug Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Z. Davis, Dan
ME Bryant, W. s. Davis and Miss Flora
Martin motored to this village one day
ast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Judson Curtis of
Portland, formerly Of West Paris, were
IN town last week. Mr.. Curtis repre-
ssuied the town of Paris in the legisla.
.urs in lSS9-90.
Shsw's Jazz Orchestra has been play
Ing all summer on Monday nights at
Mechanic Falls, starting In this. week
their dances for the rest of this month
will be on Friday nights.
Roy Nelson Berry of Boston, National
Field Scout Executive of the New Eng
land District of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, was in town the first of last week in
the interests of the Boy Scout troops Of
Oxford County.
Mrs. Leon S. Fairbanks and daughter
Marjorie Of Abingdon, Mass, came last
week 10 visit Mrs. Fairbanks mother,
Mrs. Mary q. Crockett, for few weeks.
Mr. Fairbanks will come later and they
will 20 to their camp at Concord Pond
for while.
The Ladies' Circle of the Congregs-
liODsl church will serve q harvest sup
per in the vestry, to the church and
parish Thursday night, Oct. 14th, at 9
o'clock Admission of ten cents will be
charged to cover expenses. All come
and have social time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald 8. Briggs Of
Wilton have been visiting relatives in
town this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs
had Just returned from a honeymoon
spent az Weld Pond. During the first
OF the week before coming here they
had visited relatives in Portland. From
here they return to Wilton, which will
be their future home.
" J. Nicholson and Linwood Bailey
Of Revere, Mass, arrived at j. z. Murch's
Saturday morning, and on their return
home took with them their father-in-
law, Newton T. Swift, who has been
with bis niece, Mrs. Murch, for some
weeks. While attending the county
fair, Mr.. Swift suffered an i'll turn, and
has not been we'll since.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest F. Shaw arrest
ed Henry and John Bressette of Oxford
Tor digging and stealing potatoes OF
Henry Hsmlin and A. L. Chaplin of that
town. Mr.. Hsmlin discovered that his
potatoes were being dug and the tracks
nom the field led to the Bressette
house. They were arrsigned before
Trial Justice Park, when probable cause
was found and they were remanded to
jail, lacking bail, to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Quite goodly number Of the patrons
OF the post Office met at the Fire Station
Monday evening to consider the PROPOSE
Ton OF establishing city delivery in
south Paris. The general sentiment OF
me meeting seemed to be In favor.
There Is delivery OF this kind already 10
Norway and the neighboring village OF
Mechanic Falls, and the probability is 1t
viii be established here. 1t will prooa-
Oily take two carriers, and IL Is intended
70 make two deliveries daily.
The Canadian government recently
closed a sale with William A. Read q
company Of New York OF 5000, OOO
atwenty year, seven per cent sinking
iund gold bonds of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Of the Canadian National Railways
system. The purpose Of these bonds 10
20 meet maturing bonds spproximsting
N,OOO,OOO and provide additional work
ing capital for the road. The bonds
nave The endorsement of the government
the Dominion of Canada covering
gnaelpal, interest and sinking fund.
Inc Grand Trunk Railway has not of1-
SSlly become q part Of the Canadian
Nlonal Railways System, but viii as
"On as stock price arbitration 10 com
petsd. The Canadian National Rail
.SAos is the instrument through which
.ne Dominion Of Canada takes over and
operates the railroads within that couu-
Wy This company operates the great
oa' number OF miles Of railroad In the
world, 10 all $4,000 miles. The roads
SHpefated include the Canadian Northern
Htand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific, the
ao'ereolonial and the National Trans
continental.
Our people complain considerably ol