Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-17

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Mrs. Eta johnson of Minot made
visit last week to her niece, Mrs. Mildre
Coffren.
d. L. Hill and sons Almon and Eu
gene Of North Leeds were In the villag
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Shaw were guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. N. Andrews in Sout]
Woodstock short time Wednesday.
Hermon Noyes has been attending
religious summer school at Pittsfield, 90
Ing on the 9th and returning Saturda,
night, the 14th.
Alton c. Wheeler is one OF the speak
ers announced by the Republican Stat,
COMMITTEES to participate In the cam
paign In this state.
/ Mrs. Mary Stanley and daughter Eth
elyn are at home for two or three week.
from Bath, where Mrs. Stanley has pc
sition as housekeeper.
Mrs. Alton G. Wheeler and daughter
Miriam were at Ogunquit over the week
end, guests Of Miss Edith Kelley, who Ia
spending the summer there.
Mrs. Henrietta Leavitt and daughters
Miss Agnes Leavitt and Miss Annie
Leavitt, were guests last week for short
time OF Mrs. Lesyitt's aunt, Mrs. Gilman
Whitman.
Mark Perry of Sweden and Gardner
Rankin OF East Hiram, who have been
taking q vacation from their Job of the
reyaluation of the town of Paris, are
back on the work.
Mrs. Arthur W. Pratt of East Orange,
n. j., is spending the month of August
with her sister, Miss Eunice Fobes, who
is occupying her cottage, Woodland
Home" on Lake Pennesseewassee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Park, Mrs. Ella s.
Hesld and Stephen Russell spent Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Robinson
in East Sumner. The Parks and Mrs.
Heald were on their way to Shagg Pond.
Work has begun on the changes in the
been occupied on the first floor by the
dental rooms of DR.. D. s. Bartlett, and Is
to be used by Mr.. Thayer as a meat mar
ket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Wood and daugh.
ter, with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Smith
and son Of Monmouth, recently made a
visit TO Mr.. Woods and Mrs. Smiths
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wood, In
Bethel.
Mrs. Maurice L. Noyes and son Rich
ard and daughter Christine have re-
turned from visit to Mrs. Noyes' sister,
Mrs. T. A. Heidner, in Springfield, Mass.
On their way home they visited the fam
lily of Robert Paterson In Lynn.
Donald B. Partridge attended the an.
nusl meeting of the Maine Association
of Clerks of Courts at New Meadows Inn
last week. All of the sixteen counties
but two were represented. Mr.. Part
ridge was elected a member Of the exec
utive committee.
During the coming season the Seneca
Club, instead of meeting once In two
weeks as formerly, will meet only once
a month. The meetings are on the third
Monday, the series opening with Maine
program on the 18th OF October, when
the hostesses are Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Mason, Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Stanley.
Mrs. Cora S. Briggs will go about the
first of September to stay for the present
with her daughter, Miss Catherine G..
Briggs, In Philadelphia, where Miss
Briggs is engaged in social service work,
and where she occupies a fiat. Joseph
P. Currier and family will have Mrs.
Briggs house on Western Avenue, with
the furnishings, during her absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Il. Porter of Bos-
ton have been guests Of his brother, John
Porter, and other relatives here, for q
few days, coming in their car through
the most scenic parts of the mountain
roads in New Hampshire. Mr.. Porter
has been on the police force of Boston for
years, and at the time of the police strike
had the good sense and the good faith to
stay on the job, consequently he is still
there.
The following parties were brought
before Trial Justice Albert D. Park last
week charged with illegal fishing In Cold
Brook, In Stopeham on August the 4th:
c. W. Lunn, Helen Z. Fuller and w. Z.
Fuller, all of Amesbury, Mass. Each of
the parties was fined $40, with SLIP
costs. The fines were suspended on &C.
count of extenuating circumstances on
payment OF costs. These actions were
brought by Charles p. Gray of Fryeburg,
chief warden for Oxford County.
A modernized prairie schooner passed
through this village Tuesday. 1t was a
truck with khaki covered canopy top
similar to old Kansas or-bust carts In
which our forefsthers penetrated the
central west two or three generations
ago. It was filed with humanity of sew
eral sizes and with baggage. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY touring this country much as the
above mentioned forefathers toured the
west, but with different motive power.
The number plate indicated the truck
came from Illinois.
Wednesday evening the Norway-Paris
band, Allie Gotta leader, gave concert
in Moore Park, stationed near the foun-
tain, where lights had been installed.
The evening was warm and still, and
lot of people, Of all ages, were out to en-
ioy the music. For the time the keep
OF the Grass" signs were given the same
heed that the antl.cutout law gets from
motorists, and the park was gay scene.
The band played variety OF selections,
and did them all we'll, from the opening
march to the Star Spsngled Banner which
closed the interesting and generous pro-
gram.
T. L. Eastman Of Fryeburg was In
South Paris Tuesday, He had been In
Auburn to attend the reunion OF the
Twslft Maine Regiment Association, OF
which he 10 the secretary and treasurer.
About twenty veterans attended with
thirty relatives. This regiment saw tve
years OF service in the Civil War, being
mustered In in 1851 and remaining In
service until 1866. During these years
some three thousand names appear on
the rolls, and of this number there are
less than ninety living. Three OF these
live in Paris,-Olbsn A. Maxim, Henry
q. Maxim and William Henry Stiles.
HIM. Tucker of Yarmouth, formerly
of Paris, and chief Of the Division OF An
lmal Industry, has been at work for q
week or two in securing photographs Oh
some of the finest stock In the state OF
Maine. These pictures will be enlarged,
and the enlargement sent TO the Eastern
State Exposition at Springfield, Mass,
for the September exhibition, to show
What the Old Pine Tree State can do In
the way OF stock raising. Mr.. Tucker
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