Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-06
: william 8. jackson Of West Paris vas
n town Thursdav.


Mrs. Fred Wiggin has been visitins
relatives In Lowell.
The Jacob b. Nichols place on Hipl
Street has been sold to Oscar r. Swan.
Lieut.. Gilbert N. SWEET of Boston wa
In town day or two last week.
W. o. Emmons Of Greenwood was |,
town one day the first Of last week.
The Cole Brothers, Archie and Ralph
are in New Castle, N. a., doing masor
work.
Richard Millstt Ia here from Bostor
for few days. He plans to return
Tuesday.
The Eolisn Quartstte furnished music
for the Universalist church In Norway
on Easter.
Roscoe Slattery and family Of MinoI
have been spending few days with
their relatives here.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest r. Shaw was In
Mechanic Falls, Minot and Hebron Tues
day on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Haskell entertain.
cd party Of five tables at rock at their
home Thursday evening.
John s. Brown arrived home the last
of the week from Florida, where he has
spent the winter months.
The Optimistic Glass meets Saturday
afternoon of this week with Mrs. San
ford Brown, weather permitting.
At the regular meeting of Mt. Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge Friday evening of this
week there will be work followed by
refreshments.
Mrs. Arthur C. Soule and two children
Of South Windhsm have been guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. R. Nor
ton, for few days.
Clayton A. Churchill and family have
moved to North Paris, where Mr..
Churchill Is to be in the store of the
Lumber Co.
Miss Nellie NJ. Jackson has been spend
ing few days including Easter Sunday
in Portland with the family Of DR.. A. z.
Baldwin and other friends.
Fred ]. Durgin will open an auto re-
pair shop in the Shurtleff storehouse
near the Cole iggin store on Main
Street. He will also operate a public
auto.
Notice OF q raise in wages to operatives
was posted at the Office of the Paris
Company last week, and
also that a provision for insuring the
men had been perfected.
Sergeant j. W. Digh of the Portland
station, United States Army,
v DO was in town recently looking for
went to Gorham, n. a., the last
If the week on the same quest.
To show how quickly . season can
change, IL is well, perhaps, to note that
n one instance at least, where the snow
vas thick on the ground one day last
week, tulip shoots appeared upon the
,ext when the snow had disappeared.
The Ladies' Sewing Club meet Wed
,esdsy afternoon OF this week with Mrs.
Will Porter. The club have three puffs
which they would like to sell.
Here is good opportunity to purchase
necessary articles at . reasonable price.
Mrs. Cora knight Clifford, formerly of
south Paris, and whose husband, Rev.
Howard A. Clifford, recently died, has
been engaged on the teaching force of
he town Of Falmouth. She will teach
What Is known rs the Pine Grove School.
Miss Helen NJ. Barnes entertained .
lew friends at her home Friday evening,
In honor of Miss Lena L. Frsnck, who is
On leave of absence from her teaching in
Attleboro. Mass, on account OF III health,
md Is spending few weeks with Mrs.
q. G. Fletcher.
Mrs. Ralph B. Penfold and children,
Mae Fales and Jack, Of Portland, spent
the Sabbath with Mr.. and Mrs. W. P.
Morton. Mrs. Penfold and Jack will
spend couple of days In Waterford the
first of this week. Miss Mae Fales Pen
fold returned to Portland Monday.
Mrs. s. Kaspar Wight, who has been
In q hospital In Portland for surgical
and her daughter Marjorie,
are expected here this Monday after
noon to spend some weeks with Mrs.
Wight's sister, Mrs. 81. A. Morton. Mrs.
Morton went to Portland to accompany
them here. Mrs. Wight is making q
good recovery.
True to her announcement in last
weeks Democrat, Mrs. l.. G. Smiley
made q special display Of her Easter
on Friday and Saturday. To
add to the impressiveness and to keep
the ladies guessing, the curtains were
but partially raised on Thursday while
the new goods were being arranged.
True to the promise Of coming spring
and to offset the necessarily pale bues
of q winter season, the new headgear 10
bright in colors and gay with flowers.
news dispatches announce the death
of Hilaire s. Burdette of Montreal. Mr..
Burdette was an employee of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad and was killed at
the Windsor station at noon Tuesday
he was struck by q wild engine which
had crashed through the station sbut-
ment. Several other station employees
were severely injured. Burdette went
to Montreal from Lewiston seven weeks
ago. He has Q mother In Rumford and
a brother in Auburn. His birthplace
was given as South Paris.
Mrs. 81. A. Morton entertained the
members of her class In the Methodist
Sunday School at supper at her home
Friday evening, when fine supper was
served and pleasant evening enjoyed,
The class organized as the G. w. ).
Glass, with the following officers:
Pres.-Doris Kerr.
vice-Pres.-Bernice Simpson.
Sec.-Dorothy DeCosta.
Treas.-Beatrice Wight.
Chairman Membership Com.-Florence East
man.
Chairman Social Comm. Ella Remission.
Press Reporter-Florence Eastman.
The other members Of the class at pres
emit, besides those included in the list OF
officers, are Florence johnson, Marion
Simpson, Mary Abbott, Florence Leach
and Ruth Winslow.
The Quarterly Bulletin of Maine Char
tiles and Corrections is out and from 1t
Is cleaned that the Paris town farm
buildings as whole are In good condi-
ton; the furniture and equipment com.
Portable; the beds and bedding Of good
quality, neatly kept, with no "cooties;;"
the drinking water Is good, but the
drainage to the cellar 10 poor. There Is
water standing in IL at the present time.