Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-10

4 Inc annual meeting OF the members Ot
the Paris Hill Library Association will
be held as Hamlin Memorial Hall, on
Wednesday, Aug. II, at 8 o'clock.
Guests at o. A. Msxim's are Mr.. and
Mrs. Maynard Maxim, Metalens and
Marion Maxim, and Miss Vsds Leonard
of Newtonville, Mass.
Miss Mary Mitchell of Arlington, Mass,
is with Miss Winslow at her summer
bone here.
Miss Julia r. Carter Of Montclair,
". j., arrived here Tuesday to spend q
vacation of a month with other members
of the Carter family.
Miss Frances Langley of Cambridge,
Mass, is the guest Of Miss Gertrude
Brooks at the summer home OF the
Brooks family.
Rev. Franklin Joiner, who Is supplying
the Norway Episcopal church, is . guest
at the Hubbard House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Woodward Of
Quincy, Mass, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace 81. Cummings. Mr.. Wood
ward formerly made his home for some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings.
DR.. and Mrs. Brush of New York re-
turned last week to the Hubbard House,
where they have spent former seasons
and are given q glad welcome by many
friends here.
Mrs Robert F. Biekford and Miss Fay
Bickford of Norway were guests of Mrs.
Bickford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Cole, several days the past week.
A key bearing a tag with the words
"Silvsr Trunk" was picked up on the
golf links the past week and the owner
may recover the same by application at
the Paris Hill post office.
Major George Z. Turner, who has
been confined for several months to an
army hospital in Colorado, has received
his discharge from the army and will
return at once to join his family In this
village.
| The lawn party given In front Of the
Baptist church Tuesday evening drew
out good attendance and the line of
Japanese lanterns made very spectac
ulsr effect. Many of the fancy dress
costumes were excellent and although
the evening was rather cool q large
quantity of ice cream and cake was sold.
/ The second of the Country Club sup
pers will be given at the club house on
i Thursday evening of this week. To
those who have attended the supper of
last fall and the first one Of the present
season. IL is only necessary to say that
the standard of excellence will be main
,ained; so every member is asked to be
present and bring along friends. Come
and enjoy good supper and a good
time.
Sunday was the hottest day of the
summer thus far unless the following
Monday exceeds it. More than twenty
Paris Hill people found Screw Anger
Falls in the Grafton Notch q comfort
able place to eat picnic dinner and
spend hot day.
One of the most enjoyable events OF
the season was the birthday picnic party
of Mr.. Charles b. Rogers, Miss Barbara
| Brooks and Master George Turner at
Streaked Mountain on Thursday after
noon. About forty guests from this vii
lsge attended. A hsy-rack ride to the
Carroll King farm furnished transporta-
ton for most of the younger members OF
the party while many went In automo-
biles. After climbing to the top of "Old
Stresked', the party returned to the
King farm where fire was built In the
pasture on the side of the mountain and
supper was cooked in true camp style.
Three birthday cakes decorated with
small candles, the number of which
seems to escape our memory, formed
rather spectacular feature of the camp
tables, which were loaded with good
things to eat and during the early hours
/ of the evening a somewhat tired but
happy and fsr-from-bungry party Of pic
mic campers returned to this village with
a firm determination 70 make an annual
camping picnic to Strsaksd Mountain.
Another very pleasant and well at
tended event of the past week was the
regular Saturday afternoon tea at the
Paris Hill Country Club. given by Mrs.
Nellie s. Brown. The obstacle golf con-
test had fifteen entries and was won by
Mr.. j. S. Gordon with score of thirty
two. Miss Gertrude Brooks made the
next best score of thirty-four. The &C.
tivities of the present week at the Coun-
| try Club will be mixed tennis tourna-
ment on Tuesday and Wednesday; a
mixed golf tournament Oh Thursday and
Friday; q supper at the club house on
Thursday evening and the regular Satur-
day afternoon tea 10 be given by Miss
Mary P. Burchfield. Entries for the ten
mis- and golf tournaments should be made
with Mrs. Brooks or Mrs. Turner OF the
entertainment committee.
/ Eight tables were entertained at the
Country Club card party Wednesday
evening Light refreshments were served
and a good time enjoyed. The party
was given by Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Thompson
aud Mrs. Nellie 5. Brown.
| Elmer Cummings and Freedom Strout
of this village are employed by the Has
sam Paving Company in the construction
work of the new cement road from the
Oxford plains to the county fair
grounds.
There was large attendance Of mem
bers at the annual meeting of the Paris
Hill Country Club on Saturday and
much interest in the reports of officers
and committees, which show that the
financial condition of the club is excel
lent. A thousand dollars has been paid
in on the club real estate the past year
and forty-six new members have joined
during the year, making the present
membership considerably the largest
since its organic ltion. A proposition to
build a wide verands into the corner
where the ell joins the main club house
was left with a committee to ascertain
how much could be raised toward the
project by subscription after which the
matter of assistance from the club funds
was left with certain limitations to the
board of directors. IL 10 understood
that generous sum has already been
pledged but all members desiring to
make subscriptions should do 80 during
the present week. Mrs. Brooks 10 receiv.
ing the subscriptions. It was voted
that the club hold fair next summer.
Il The "a oara alaafad for kha anauip1 yaar