Oxford Democrat., 1920-05-25

Mrs. Wits b. Giloert OF Canton haj
been visiting relatives in town.
E. W. williams, train master on th,
Grand Trunk Railway, was in town Wed
nesday. n
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will NEE
with Mrs. Wilson Thursday afternoon o.
this week.
j. Henry Record went to Portland
Monday morning for medical and surgi
cal treatment.
Next Monday being observed as Memo.
rial Day, the issue of the Democrat will
be deferred until Tuesday.
There will be q special meeting of the
Ladies' of the G.. A. R. on Saturday, Nav
20. Special business. All come.
There will be q meeting of Arthur 8,
Foster Post, No. 72, American Legion,
Wednesday, May 26th, at 7:S0. All be
present.
Howard Jackson of the navy has been
spending few days leave of absence
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Lurvey Of Buck
field, formerly of South Paris, have been
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Jacobs for
few days.
Mrs. Charlotte Z. Rawson has Dur.
chased the large rooming house at No. 9
Hampshire Street, Auburn, and will con-
duct the business there.
Mrs. Alice Shsckley, who has been Wis.,
iting relatives and friends In this village
and Norway for several weeks, has re-
turned to her home in Livermore Falls.
Miss Ruth Bolster is In the store OF the
N. Dayton Bolster Co. as cashier, taking
the place of Mrs. G.. Harold Abbott nee
Swift, during the latter's absence on her
wedding trip.
Gordon T. Shortridge, who purchased
the G. r. Penley farm on High Street,
has been moving household goods, farm
ing tools, etc, from Fryeburg here dur
ing the past week, several large truck
loads having arrived.
Report of the state department of
health on a sample of water taken from
the South Paris system May 18th is that
there is no evidence of chemical or bac-
THEOLOGICAL pollution, and that the water
is safe for drinking and all household
purposes.
N. Dayton Bolster reached the seven
tieth anniversary of his birth on Satur-
day. His sister, Mrs. w. B. Gilbert of
Canton, was here for the day, and others
of the family had planned to be here,
but were prevented by weather and other
Thursday of this week will be house
day at the Congregational
church. All the ladies of the parish are
invited to attend. Coffee will be served
at noon to those who bring basket
lunch. II unable to be present, sub
stitute or money will be accepted.
NJ. Ksnnsgh went to the Central Maine
General Hospital at Lewiston Friday,
where he underwent Q serious operation
after arrival. He is report
ed as doing remarkably we'll, consider
ing the nature of the difficulty, and has
a good chance to come out all right.
As already announced, the Memorial
Day exercises of VIM. <. Kimball Post,
G. A. R., will be held next Monday, the
31st, according to the usual program.
The line OF march will form at 10 o'clock
and proceed to Riverside Cemetery to
decorate the graves there. Rev. ]. L.
afternoon exercises.
Rev. Chester Gore Miller, In addition
to engagements previously announced,
will deliver the baccslaureate sermon TO
the graduates of Norway High School
on Sunday, June IS. His baccslsureates
for that day include Bridgton Academy
at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, Norway High School
in the Opera House at 4, and Paris High
School in the South Paris Universalist
church at 8.
At the morning service at the Con-
gregational church Sunday, Rev. G.
Wellington Rogers rendered his resigna-
tion as pastor, to take effect Sept. 1st.
Mr.. Rogers has accepted call to the
psstorste of church in Dublin, O.,
torste here Mr.. Rogers has won general
esteem as pastor, public-spirited citizen
and sll-around good fellow, and univer-
sal sorrow is felt at his going.
Fourteen members of VIM. K. Kimbsll
Post, G. A. R., attended the Memorial
Sunday service at the Universalist church
Sunday morning. There was also q
good number of the Ladies of the G.. A.
R., the Sons of Veterans, and consid-
erable delegation from Arthur s. Foster
Post, American Legion. The audito-
rum of the church was filled. Rev.
Chester Gore Miller, the pastor, gave
the sermon from the text, ''The God OF
heaven, be will prosper us; therefore we
bis servants will arise and build," treat
ing of men as builders throughout their
lives, either with material or spiritual
tools. 1t was an inspiring address, and
most appropriate to the occasion.
Special memorial selections were sung
by the choir, with Mrs. Morton at the
OrOan