Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-31
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINOS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hIll.

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| Services at Paris hin Baptist church every
Sunday at ~ Sunday School at II. Sunday
prayer meeting as 80 O'Clock.
Miss HARRIET r. Twitchsll, formerly
q resident of Paris Hill, passed away
Sunday, Aug. %, at Attleboro, Mass,
at the advanced age of 81 years, 2
months and Is days. Interment at Ash
land, Mass.
Mrs. A. P. Billings of Newtonville,
Mass, Is with her sister, Mrs. o. A.
Maxim.
Nowetopo 10 a word In the dialect of
the old indians inhabiting this region.
II means chosen or beloved spot, and Is
the name which Miss Winslow has given
her summer home.
After few days visit at Nowetopo,
the Misses Beatrice and Elizabeth Wiegst
have returned to their home In Wool
wich.
Mrs. Minnie G.. Sanders and sons Lo-
rem and Garland are spending q portion
of this week in Mechanic Falls. guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z. Waterman.
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mrs. Julia Shaw on Sept. 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett r. J0sselyn OF
Portland were the guests of Mr.. jesse
lyn's mother, Mrs. Rogers, at the Hub
bard House last week.
Miss Fay Bickford Of Norway was
guest at Joseph B. Coles the past week.
Mrs. Frank T. Case of st. Louis has
arrived at the Hubbard House and Mr..
Case will come here later. The family
have spent several seasons at Paris Hill
in past years.
James q. Brooks of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
joined bis family at Austin P. Stearns'
the past week. Mr.. Brooks was formerly
in business In South Paris for several
years.
Major Thomas w. Brown, who has
been with his family here for q few
weeks, went this week to Fort Lesvsn-
worth, Kansas, where he will be sta
toned for the present.
The annual picnic of the Baptist Sum-
day School will occur on Tuesday Of this
week at the Ames Grove, near South
Psris. Those who are to participate are
requested to be at the church at nine
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Miss lone Harlow of Dixfield was the
guest of relatives here Sunday.
About twenty from this village made
up a picnic party at Hooper's Ledge
Saturday evening. After q corn roast
supper the party enjoyed the beautiful
moonlight evening at this slightly locs-
ton.
There has been much activity at the
Paris Hill Country Club the past week,
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Friday was won by Fred W. Shaw and
Miss Mary P. Burcbfield, defeating Har-
ry NJ. Shaw and Miss Josephine Cole In
the finals. In the obstacle golf tourna-
ment there were twenty-four entries,
two-ball match play. This tournament
occupied the afternoons of Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and was won by
Roger Davis and Miss Gertrude Brooks,
who defeated Rev. Franklin Joiner and
Miss Jean G. Mckinney. The regular
Saturday afternoon tea, given by Mrs.
Thompson and Mrs. Olive Lunt, was
very largely attended. The regular tea
for next Saturday will be given by Mrs.
Leslie L. Mason. Some of the activities
of the present week will be tennis
tournament to start Wednesday after
noon at four o'clock; an obstacle golf
tournament on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, and an entertainment and
dance at Academy Hall on Thursday
evening for the benefit of the piazza
fund. Two one-sct plays will be given
by local talent. The admission will be
fifty cents for adults and twenty-five
cents for children; dancing fifty cents
per couple; music by Shaw's Orchestra.
Watch the new bulletin board at the
club house for further announcements.
Harold MARI of Swarthmore, Pa, Is
spending vacation with his wife and
infant daughter at the Judge Potter
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar E. Giles and their
daughter, Miss Ellen Giles, of Portland,
are spending a vacation here as the
guests of Mr.. Giles sister, Mrs. Hall, at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Aldrich. Mr..
Giles formerly lived in this village
where his boyhood was spent, and
learned the printing business in the
Office of the Oxford Democrat. he Is
now connected with the Tucker Print
ing Company of Portland.
Mrs. Caroline +. Nieman, Miss Sara
z. Niemsn, Mr.. Chsuncy W. Nieman
and Mr.. Henry Nieman returned this
week from an automobile tour OF week
to the Thousand Islands.
On Friday afternoon Miss Wipslow
and Miss Mitchell, assisted by Miss Mary
Case, entertained the young girls of the
village at q silhouette party. Each
guest paid call at Nowetopo before
the date of the party, and had her sil-
hOuette drawn. These were hung upon
the walls In the various rooms, and the
guests were given cards and pencils, and
each identified the likenesses as far a.
she was able. The list nearest correct
earned the first prize. The guests were
the Misses Barbara Brooks, Josephine
and Alice Crotesu, Marian Hammond,
Priscilla Bean, Frances and Ruth Per-
kins, Thelms Daniels, Alice Curtis,
RI Saunders, Abby Bryant, Mary
Cummings, Maxine johnson, Marion
Cummings and Phyllis May. Thelms
Daniels won the first prize, q silver
frame; the second, Japanese box,
went to Alice Crotssu; while the pot
terry vase, which was the consolation
prize, was taken by Phyllis May.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mrs. A. G.. Cushman and three
children, Irms, Bernice and Elva, have
returned to their home In New Bedford,
Mass.
Miss Wilma Mason spent few days
at Herman Morse's the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill and son belmont
of Manchester, N. H., are Visiting her
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood g. Morse and
son Keith of Buckfield were at William
Mason's quite recently.
Master Wendell Barrett spent the day
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mason.
William Harlow Is visiting relatives in
Massachusetts,.
Ernest Cutting spent the day at Will
liam Msson's recently.
Mrs. Bsryl GUff Of Massachusetts, 10