Oxford Democrat., 1920-05-04
Vast Paris.

day morning by the death Of Mrs. Elida
Viola (Wadsworth) Ball, wife Of Rev.
dwight A. Ball Of Augusta, State Super.
intendent of Universalist churches OF
Maine. Mrs. Ball had an attack OF pneu-
monia In the winter from which she did
not fully recover and q throat trouble
developed for which che bad received
treatment with no satisfactory results.
On Friday, April 23d, she came here to
visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
lC. Bates and consult her former ply
sician, DR.. r. e. Wheeler. Her condi-
ton did not improve and the end came
at $50 A. n. Mrs. Ball was born at
East Hiram June II, 1859, and was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wads-
worth. Her grandfather was one Of the
first settlers In Hiram, and she was q
direct descendant of General Peleg Wads'
worth Of Revolutionary fame. She was
Q graduate Of Pennington Normal School
and for several years was successful
teacher at Chelsea, Mass. She was also
principal of Pennington, Conn.,, High
School. She was united In marriage
with Mr.. Ball at East Hiram Aug. 81,
1898. Mr.. Ball has held pastorates a.
Williamsville, Vt, Skowbegsu, Gorbam,
IN. h, Mechanic Falls and West Paris.
During his early ministry be was super
intendent of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire churches and resided at Bellows
Falls. For nearly three years he has
been secretary of the Universalist Con-
vention and superintendent OF Maine
Universalist churches, and they have
lived at Augusta.
Mrs. Ball was woman Of splendid
ability as q church and Sunday School
worker and for fourteen years she served
as secretary of the Sunday School Con-
vention. For five years she was matroD
of the Quillen and Underwood at Ferry
Beach Park during the summer meet
ings of Universalists. The Woman's
Missionary Circle, W. c. T. u, and
Grange of which she was lecturer for
one year at West Paris, all received
her faithful attention. Since moving to
Augusta she has greatly enjoyed her
mem bership in bird club, having given
considerable time to the study Of birds
during the nearly seven years they were
located here. Since Mr.. Balls accept
ance of the state superintendeucy, she
has given much time to the Office work
tuc DduuoT, q popCi
of which Mr.. Ball is editor.
Mrs. Ball was woman of high ideals
and marked executive ability and her
passing not only brings sorrow to rela
tives and friends but is distinct loss to
the Universslist church at large and its
suxilisries. Surely 1t may be said of
her, Whatsoever things are good, what
soever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are Of good report, she thought
on those things. She leaves besides her
husband, two brothers, Wallace Wads-
worth of East Hiram and Ralph Wads-
worth of Hawaiian Islands, three nieces
and six nephews. The late DR.. John
Wsdsworth Of Skowhegsn was brother
of Mrs. Ball.
The funeral was held from the Uni
versslist church Sunday at 2 P. NJ, and
the remains were taken to Cornish Mon
day for interment. Rev. Mr.. Eaton Of
Guilford, q classmate of Mr.. Ball, off,
ciated at the funeral service, assisted by
Rev. q. A. Markley Of the local church.
There was profusion of beautiful flow
ers.
Rev. q. A. Markley oficiated at the
wedding Wednesday evening Of Elmer j.
Durham of Jackson, Michigan, and Miss
Gladys NJ. Trask Of North Paris. Mr..
Dunbam is the son of r. A. Durham of
North Paris, and is now employed as
designer at the Briscoe Automobile Com
psny at Jackson, Mich. Mrs. Dunham
is the daughter of Loren Trssk of North
Paris. Both young people are well
known here and have many friends, who
extend congratulations.
Mrs. Clara Ridlon has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. L. b. Penley, at
Portland.
The Helping Hand Class of the FEEDER
ated Sunday School gave very good
entertainment assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Briggs at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening.
Rev. b. A. Msrkley attended a meet
ing of Universalist ministers of Maine
Tuesday at Brunswick.
z. j. Mann, who has been Ill and con-
fined to the house during the past few
days, is improving.
G. 81. Bates has purchased the EN-
mons house corner of Main and Church
Streets.
I W. W. Gardner has purchased E. F.
Barrows' house on Maple Street.
The family Of 81. Y. Bacon Is soon
to move to the DR.. Yates house on
Greenwood Street.
The members of the Elvs Locke Class
i of the Universalist Sunday School wish
to thank all those who assisted them in
making the sale and entertainment q
success. More than $1,000 was netted.
Vernsl Bates of New Haven has been
a guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
C. Bates.
Mrs. George W. Ridlon was the guest
Tuesday and Wednesday of her cousin,
G. L. Curtis, and family of Norway.
| Laura Barden was at South Paris a
day or two last week.
There were no services at the Uni
versslist church last Sunday on account
of the death of Mrs. Ball.
Services at the Universalist church
will begin at 10 O'Clock instead of 1890,
the usual hour.
Rev. 81. A. Markley attended a funeral
at West Sumner Sunday forenoon.
News was received here Friday of the
death of George F. Cummings Of Roch
ester, Mass, from q shock which he suf-
fered on Sunday pevious to his death.
Mr.. Cummings was the son of John and
Caroline (Jackson) Cummings and was
born in Paris. His boyhood life was
spent on farm in Greenwood about
two miles from this village. In young
manhood he worked in Massachusetts,
and again returned to Greenwood. Near
ly S5 years ago he moved to Boston and
engaged in trucking business which was
very successful, and be retired to enjoy
. well earned rest. He married Lizzie,
daughter of John Fifield of Greenwood,
who survives with their three SONS,
Leon, Henry and Lester; also three
grandchildren and brother, Henry
Cummings of Wakefield, and q sister,
Anstis, wife OF John Hooper of Lynn
field, Mass. Mr.. Cummings usually
came to West Paris to spend week each
summer with his brother. law, D. a..
Fifield, and renew acquaintance with old
friends. Several cousins reside here.
He was kind, honorable man, of opti-
mistic disposition, and was much liked.
The funeral was from his late home at
Rochester, Mass, and the interment was
there.