Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-09-21
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINdS OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris Hall.

Services at Paris Hill Baptist church every
Sunday at l0:45 Sunday School at IL. Sunday
evening service at 730. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 80 O'Clock.
Wright Crockett of Paris Hill took q
party of eight around the White Noun
tains last Sunday, Sept. 18th. Among
the party was Mrs. Lillian F. Naylor OF
New York City, who has been spending
the summer with he2 cousin, Mrs. Cora
Crockett, and Mrs. Flora Garland and
her daughter, Mrs. Minnie G.. Sanders,
of Boston. Accompanying them In an
other machine driven by Clyde Shaw
we're Loren B. Merrill, Loren and Gar.
land Sanders, Miss Ruth Sanders and
Miss Abbie Bryant.
The ''Maine Tag Sale" was very sue
cessful, and good flag is assured. The
surplus is to go for a bookcase for the
school library. The program for Maine
Day, Oct. II, will be announced later.
1t is in charge of Mr.. Cbas. Rogers,
Prof. E. A. Daniels, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Cummings.
The flag committee consists OF Mr..
Chas. Rogers, Mr.. Chss. Hammond and
Mr.. n. A. Cummings.
Don't forget the Parent. Teacb Citi-
zsns' Association this Monday evening,
Sept. 20.
Miss Gertrude Brooks, who is spend
ing few days with relatives here since
the return of her family to Cambridge,
Mass, goes to Cambridge on Saturday
to enter Radcliffe College next week.
Miss Marian Hammond is attending
school in Portland and boarding with
her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Shorey.
Miss Mary p. Burehfield will close her
summer home here and return to Pitts
burg, Pa, on Tuesday of this week.
Col. and Mrs. Ralph h. Hallett OF
Washington, D. c., are guests OF rels-
tives in this village.
N. L. Lee is the guest of Henry Me
man st the Nieman summer home In this
village.
Lyman G. Case, after spending a vsca-
ton of a month at the home OF the fam
lily here, returned to New York Monday.
Miss Sara E. Niemsn spent the week
end with friends at Squirrel Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Atwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimbsll c. Atwood, Jr.,
spent severahdsys the past week with
relatives in Knox County and in touring
the central part of the state.
We have or have had an organized fire
company at Paris Hill but owing to con-
ditions for which no one is at fault, the
organization has become more or less
depleted. As we are equipped with fire
lighting apparatus il has been thought
best to call meeting of all citizens in
terested in fire protection to assemble at
the school house on Monday evening of
the present week at eight O'Clock to dis
cuss the matter with view to making
reorganization of the fire company so
that in case of an emergency we can
have efficient service. This is q matter
that should interest every citizen. This
Monday evening is the time.
The Charles L. Case family close their
summer home and return to New York
early the present week.
George w. Cole, one of the older and
respected citizens of this village, passed
away Saturday. Mr.. Cole was the eldest
son of the late George W. Cole of this
place, and was born Oct. 20, 1889, being
in his eighty-first year. Mr.. Cole was en-
gagged for many years in the lumber bust
QeSs, uEsl Win TUG ldbc MUSES. ndu-
mond and sfterwsrd with the late Jairus
&. Hammond, and then owning and OPP
Grating the saw mill for years on the
road west of this village where he &C
quired competency. During the civil
war he participated as member of the
Twenty-third Maine Regiment. he was
a member of William K, Kimball Post,
G. A. R., and member of the board of
directors of the Paris Trust Company.
Mr.. Cole married for his first and second
wives two daughters of the late John
Reed of West Paris, and be is, survived
by a son, William Cole of Auburn, q
daughter, Mrs. Laura Cole Maxim, wife
of Leon Maxim of this place, with whom
be lived, and two brothers, Joseph B.
Cole and Harry G.. Cole, and sister,
Mrs. Eta York, all of this village. The
funeral services were conducted at his
late home Monday afternoon by Rev. j.
81. Little of Bethel.
Now for county fair!
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopper Lenox Mott of
New York, who were married in Boston
recently, and have been making tour of
New England, are at Paris Hill for day
or two, when they will continue their
trip through the White Mountains and
expect to return here for few days in
October.