Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-27
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris niIl.

| Services at Paris Hin Baptist church every
| Sunday at IS. Sunday School at Il. Sunday
evening service At ] 80. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 80 O'Clock.
Miss Mary Pierce, who 10 In Portland
for few weeks at the Eye and Ear
Inhrmary, wishes to thank her friends
for the many cheerful letters, cards and
flowers received, also the Sunshine Club
for the beautiful csrnstion pinks.
With the exception OF single day,
and that day was Tuesday OF the past
week, April has been Q wet, cold and
backward month. Snow drifts still lin
ger on the landscape and the roads in
many places are exceedingly bad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seward P. Stearns, who
recently sold their place to James Clark
of South Paris, will live with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Bsrrows and Mr.. Stearns
will carry on the Bsrrows farm.
Mrs. Olive Thompson Lunt and chill
dren, who have spent the winter in Port
land, returned to their Paris Hill home
last Wednesday. Mrs. Thompson and
her SOD, James Thompson, arrived here
Friday.
The comedy drama, 'No Trsspassing, {"
was presented by the senior class Of
Paris High School mt Academy Hall
Thursday evening to an appreciative
audience. As the play was fully de-
scribed in the columns of this paper last
week, it need only be said that every
part was taken in an able manner. 1t
was good play, we'll staged and acted.
Mrs. John Pierce was in Portland last
Saturday to see her daughter, Miss Mary
A. Pierce.
As soon as the roads are in condition,
Bert Jackson and one of his brothers are
to start on an automobile trip across the
continent to California. They have Q
car specially fitted for the trip so that
they can make up bed and sleep in the
car.
John r. Hammond has bsrgsined for
Grant @. Royals farm and stock in the
Whittsmore District, and Mr.. Royal lie
bargaining for the purchase of the Will
liam G.. Hammond place In this village,
now owned by Albion L. Abbott.
All who will work this week for the
great Interchurch movement in connec-
ton with the Baptist church on Paris
Hill are invited to meet at the parsonage
Monday at P. NJ. for q short hour OF
prayer. Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Newton
Cummings, Miss Eastman and Mr.. Aver
i'll are already at work.
Mrs. Wallace Cummings will entertain
the Ladies' Missionary Society in her
home on Wednesday at 8 P. n. The
subject for this week is Siam and the
Philippines. Papers will be read by
Mrs. Hiram Heald, Mrs. G. NJ. johnson,
Mrs. Newton Cummings, Miss Anne
Eastman and Mrs. Frank Hammond.
These are the charter members for the
new mems class formed last Sunday un-
der Deacon Daniels leadership: Frank
Hammond, Mr.. Robbins, Mr.. Averill,
Mr.. Curtis and Robert York. The class
hopes to double its numbers by next
Sunday. Every man in the parish Is in
vited to join.
The Philathea Class is planning q
"spring picnic" to be held In Cummings
Hall of the Baptist church next Friday
at $50 P. NJ. Admission for ladies, one
or two lunches; for gentlemen, ten cents.
The lunches will be auotioned off by
Mr.. Newton Cummings. Afterwards
there will be peanut hunt and games
All friends are invited.
Topic for next Sunday mornings SER
mon Is "Rsllying for Christ" Evening:
monthly missionary meeting. The pro-
program of the Women's Missionary So.
ciety will be repeated, and collections
taken for missions. The young people
will sing.