Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-23
william 1isks Of Albany va. in town

In Bethel to work.
Mrs. George Devlne OF West Paris va
In town Wednesday.
Mrs. George Cutting has returned from
her visit to Portland.
Miss Carolin Gray was In watervill
several days last week.
r. L. Cummings Of West Paris was Il
town for q few hours Wednesday.
Myron Lord of Albany came to Soutl
Paris Tuesday with load Of calves.
Miss Edith Maxwell, who teaches |,
Melrose. Mass is at home on her sprin(
vacation.
Mrs. D. r. Faulkner was . guest o.
Mrs. 8. D. Thomas In Lewiston severa
days last week.
Mrs. Shirley j. Rawson of Mexico Il
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry D. Cole, for few days.
Mrs. Charles Barden and Miss Laurs
Bsrden of West Paris spent Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Durham.
Miss Gladys Spesrrin Of Bethel spent q
few days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
81. d. Spesrrin in this village last week
Lawyers q. q. Hastings and E. C.
Park and, Of course, Judge A. e. Her
rick Of Bethel, attended Probate Court
Tuesday.
Alfred Bolduc of Lewiston and Frank
MCKINLEY of Bstes College were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mckinley Tues
day and Wednesday.
A break In the water main on Pleasant
Street, near the post Office, caused con
siderable trouble to the water depart.
ment for several days last week.
A meeting of the Rallis Glass will be
held at the home of Mrs. L. C. Smiley,
Thursday afternoon, March rs, at
O'Clock, to be followed by covered dish
supper.
Kerosene has advanced one cent per
gallon, and gasoline has jumped two
cents per gallon recently. 1t looks rs
though John D. has made another dona-
ton to q church or something.
Frank Mckinley won the wrestling
match at Norway last week over Jack
Asphalt of Norway. This was q hand
leap, in which Asphalt was to take two
throws from Mckinley in an hour. he
got one but failed of the second.
A. <. Birch, the we'll known Finnish
wrestler, is in town for . month or So
he was referee 10 the Asphalt MCKINLEY
wrestling bout at Norway Tuesday even
ing, and on Thursday evening will wres-
tie with DIR. Roller Of Bangor at West
Paris.
Mt. Pleasant Past Grands Association
had a meeting at the ball last Tuesday
night. They have decided to meet once
in three months on the Sd Tuesday. The
next meeting will be the Sd Tuesday in
June and will be gentlemen's night,
plans for which will be announced later.
The Rallie Glass of Deering Memorial
Church entertained the young people Of
the society at the vestry on Friday even
ing. The entertainment was 10 the form
of track meet of the four Maine colleges.
The captains were: Bates College, Mrs.
Chester Merrill; Bowdoin, Miss Nora
Durham; Colby, Mrs. Helen Briggs; Uni
versity Of Maine, Mrs. Mildred Cole. The
loving cup was won by Bates College.
Dainty refreshments were served.
There was not much public observance
of st. Patrick's day in South Paris Tues
dsy-not much display OF what you
might call green, nevertheless, quite q
substantial section of Mrs. Ellen
IBlske's lawn came up through the
snow on that day, showing as green a.
three months bleaching Of snow would
permit, like the "Littls Bit Of Heaven"
John Mccormack sings about In sweet
tenor and rich Irish brogue.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. A. F. Goldsmith, Mrs.
Goldsmith and Mrs. Mary Wheeler being
the hostesses. The program Is devoted
to Civics, and the parts are assigned as
| follows:
Roll call-suggestions for Improvements In our
The Town of Paris Mrs. Taylor
Our Town and County Government,
Chicago, Modern City Shurtlei
A Saloonless Nation Haskell
Tuesday, Oxford County was expect
ing q blizzard to come out OF the west
like young Lochinvsr, because IL was
said one was making bigger record out
In Dakota and other western states than
any which had preceded II this season,
which Is some record fast enough; but II
failed to sppear-that is, in most of the
county. They got it, however, in the
Rangeley region and the woods north OF
liz. Wednesday morning there was ter.
rife thunder shower there accompanied
by tornado.
South Paris and this part Of the coun
try Is now supposed to be enjoying the
weather of spring. At least the OLD
Farmers Almanac and other respectable
aut horities announced that spring began
at 4:59 o'clock, A. M, Saturday. The
spring equinox was supposed to be passed
on Wednesday, as on that date the days
and the nights as well, were each twelve
hours long The days have increased II
length since the winter solstice two
hours and ffty-four minutes. Astrono
mers tell US the past winter was five
minutes shorter than Its predecessor
and the same authorities tell us the pres
emit spring will be six minutes longer
than that of 1919. The spring season we
are entering upon will be % days, Is
hours and Al minutes in length and sum.
mer will begin forty minutes after noon
June 21st, and will be eight minutes
longer than last year.
The local bank has received word tha
a new counterfeit twenty dollar fedora
reserve note on the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York has been detected
Il 10 q dangerous counterfeit that may
deceive many careful handlers OF money
Il 10 printed by oto-mechanical process
on two pieces of thin paper betweel
which silk threads have been distributed
10 imitation of fibre. The portrait o.
Cleveland 10 not clear, the mustsche ane
eyes not showing up clearly. The bacl
Of the note 10 not so good as the front
the lathe work being poor and rather
blurred. The note 10 q counterfeit o.
the series of 1914, check letter sc,
front plate number 40, w. G.. McAdot
secretary of the treasury, and JohI
Burke treasurer. A counterfeit lift!
dollar note on the Federal Bank Of Bos
ton, series of 1914, check letter I'D,
plate number /, Ii also in circulation
The back 10 particularly deceptive bu
may be detected by the absence OF serie
from the figure Of Panama giving it a
unfinished appearance and the absenc
! of the flag on the ship at the left. Tn
| fiue lines used In the portrayal Of th
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