Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-13
SOUTH PARIS.

OF HOulton are guests OF ner parents,
Rev. and Mrs. j. l.. Wilson.
Dancing at Grange Hall Saturday
night. Dances half and half. Shaw's
Orchestra. Always a good crowd.
Fred A. Durham and Wallace B.
Strickland were drawn Saturday as
traverse jurors for the February term OF
court.
Jasper G. Hsggerty Of Bolster's Mills,
q former principal of Paris high School
is now submaster of Norway High
School.
Charlie Jefferson, the race horse owned
by the late Fred N. Wright, has been
sold to a man in Caribou, through w. A.
Nelson.
Preparstions are under way for q fair
and supper, with entertainment in the
evening, to be given by Paris High
School at Grange Hall, Friday, Feb. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Mason entertained
at a small dinner party Wednesday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Gray, Mr.:
and Mrs. Alton G. Wheeler, and DR.. and
Mrs. D. NJ. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G.. Wheeler Of
Il Manchester, N. A., and Roy Z. Cole OF
Canton, Mass, have been here for some
days, called by the illness and death OF
William ]. Wheeler.
Miss Sara r. Coffin, former teacher
In the South Paris schools, who has re-
Gently been teaching in Portland, has
gone from there to TorriDgton, CT, at a
large increase In salary.
Mrs. Ralph Z. Butts is now teaching
the eighth grade in the schools, succeed
ing Mrs. Harold c. Fletcher, who opened
the term as substitute teacher. Mrs.
Butts will complete the term.
Ex-President William Il. Taft went mp
N through on the train Thursday after
~ noon, and back Friday forenoon, speak
ing ct Berlin Thursday evening, in Port
land Friday noon, and in Brunswick Fri
day evening.
Prentiss r. Crockett and son Richard
went Saturday to Abingdon, Mass, where
they will visit Mr.. Crockett's sister, Mrs.
Leon s. Fairbanks, for some weeks. Mr..
Crockett's hand, which he injured Sc
verely some time since, is improving, but
he will not be able to work with it this
winter.
The Seneca Club meets this Monday
evening with Mrs. L. l.. Mason on Pleas
ant Street, Mrs. Mason and Mrs. Edith
Wheeler being the hostesses. "Health"
Is the topic of the evening, with program
as follows:
Roll eall-whst 10 do In emergencies.
Forming New Fashions In Food------.Mrs. Allen
NNsNrx To- ha 2nlA
' ~'''- y ~ Mrs. Taylor
Geography of Medicines Mrs. Stewart
If you should miss from the Democrat
the announcement of some affair at
which a money prize Is to be awarded or
has been awarded on q drawing" you
may know that is because OF observance
q OF the regulations. Strictly and techni-
q cally, q paper containing such an an
nouneement or report can be excluded
NJ from the mails as containing lottery
n advertising. While il is unlikely that
n such action would be taken, it is just as
well 70 observe the letter Of the law.
Last Monday evening the annual meet
ing of the Congregational parish was
held, when the usual business was trans
acted, and officers for the year were
chosen as follows:
Moderator-w alter L. Gray.
Clerk-Irving o. Barr0ws.
Treasurer-Morton Y. Bolster.
Prudential Committee-A. W. Walker, n. 6.
v Elder, Morton V. Bolster.
Ministerial Supply-M. V. Bolster, L. ).
Music COmmitsee-Mrs. Edith Wheeler, DR..
d. S. Bartlett, Merton K. Clifford.
\ The former firm of Ripley & Fletcher
was organized Dec. S1st as the Ripley &
Fletcher Co. Capital stock, s100, 900;
all common; paid in, S73, 800; par value,
800; shares subscribed, 1853. President
and treasurer, Perley +. Ripley, South
Paris: clerk, Alton c. Wheeler, South
Paris; directors, Psrley r. Ripley, Harold
G. Fletcher, Fred L. Hartman and
Ernest q. Mason, all of South Paris.
Purposes, general automobile and all
other kinds of business. Certificate sp-
proved Jan. 1.
Hamlin Lodge, <. OF P, elected the
following officers Friday evening:
C. C.-M. Kennsgh.
Voc. z. Whitney.
P-J. <. Kenney.
NJ. OF W.-Guy SWEET.
K. r. S.-B. W. futile.
MofF-C. c. Record.
NJ. of E.-E. s. Jones.
NJ. at Al. A. Andrews.
~ I.G.-Ernest Paine.
81 o. G.-B. G. Hammond.
Rep. to Grand Lodge year. Z. 4. Shaw; 2
81 Alternaies-w. Z. Kenney, c. @. Record.
Trustees-E. NJ. Durham, year; w. l.. Gray,
years; T. s. Barnes, 3 years.
n Jerome B. Smith, Jr., had a horse IA
tally injured on Monday of last week.
q He was driving to Hebron, and while 60
4 ing down the hill by Alonzo Deans, the
horse went down and struck against the
bank 10 such a way as to break bis neck.
Mrs. Smith was with her husband, and
they were riding in wagon, with a set
Of horse sleds trailing. Neither of them
was hurt. Mr.. Smith says that the horse
stepped in a hole, and that the travel had
been going out through the field for
some time to avoid the road down the
hill, but be did not know 1t.
At the regular meeting Of Mt. Mica
Lodge, No. II, /. o. o. f., Thursday
evening, District Deputy Grand Master
Ellsworth D. Curtis of West Paris in
stalled the following officers:
N.G.-wm G. Cushman.
V.9.-Howard A. Swan.
K. SEED. p. Chapman.
Fin. sec.-Elmer <. Stiles.
Treas.-E. NJ. Millett.
R.S.N. G.-L. w. Hollis
L.SN.G-Asa Wing.
warden-R. Leslie Cummings.
Con.-Chas T. SWEET.
Chaplain-Fred A. Bailey.
B. S.-R. Lester Wood.
L. s. S.-Amos Barnett.
I.G.-Gerald Wing.
o. G.-Fred Wight.
RS.v. G.-N. A. Cummings.
L. G. v. G.-Jesse Stiles.
They were installed in very efficient
manner. Refreshments were served after
the installation. At the next meeting,
Jan. IS, the second degree will be con-
ferred.
The Juniors of the Congregational
church will present the plsylet, "Just
Plain Dot" on Friday evening, Jan. 10,
with the following cast. Tickets %
cents; children under II, Is cents:
. Mrs. Wilson, the mother. Ruth Rogers
81 Grandma Wilson. the grandmother,
& Bessie Blake, Mrs. wilson's niece,
81 Polly Prime, friend Of Bessie who Is con-
sidered q bad Louise ABBOTT
Buster Black, Mrs. Wilson's Negro errand
" boy who possesses "whooping" big
X appetlte.--------- nallAn Aooos.
Al Den Dennis, q newsooy,----- kalpn Cltting
81 Meg, poor -hstnryn 1reen
~ Dot, fairy. ---katherine Cnapman
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