Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-07-20
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOINds OF THE WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Paris hiIl.


prayer meeting az 80 O'Clock.
Hopper Lennox Mott OF New York Is
spending the summer at the Hubbard
House.
Chauncy w. Niemsn Of New York and
Henry w. Nieman, who has recently re-
turned from Korea, are guests at the
summer home of their mother, Mrs. Car
olins r. Nismsn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Staples, who
have spent many summers In this village,
arrived from Portland last Wednesday
and are at the Hubbard House for the
season as usual.
Miss Harriette 81. Winslow, who has
been spending few weeks with friends
In the Adirondacks, arrived at her sum
mer home at Paris Hill last week and
will have party Of friends with her
soon.
Mrs. Chandler Garland and Mrs. San
ders and children Of Boston arrived here
the past week and will spend the sum-
mer at the home of Loren B. Merrill.
Mrs. Thomas 81. Brown, with nurse
and children, arrived from Washington,
ID. c., early the present week and are
guests of Col. and Mrs. Edward T.
Brown. Capt. Brown will join his fam
lily here the present week.
Miss lone Harlow of Dixfield was tht
guest of Mrs. Clayton z. Brooks and
family at their summer home here Sun
day.
Considerable excitement was created
one day last week by q pair of horses
belonging to Freedom Strout breaking
through and falling into q cesspool near
the Carter summer home. A pair OF
work horses, weighing about three
thousand pounds, demonstrated that
they could fill an eight-foot hole in the
ground rather full. Ropes were put
around their bodies and taken over the
limb of a large elm tree and thus, with
the aid of several men and Newton Cum
mings' work horses, the animals were
pulled out with no serious damage.
An Ut qualified success was the Coun-
try Club supper on Tuesday evening Of
last week The menu was prepared and
served in manner rejecting great credit
upon the committee and their several
assistants and the affair was q most
pleasant occasion and financial success
as we'll.
Another very pleasant occasion was
the regular Country Club tea given BY
Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Davis on Saturday
afternoon. The contest was clock goli
tournament on the ninth green with
seventeen entries. The winning scort
for the twelve holes was twenty
eight, made by George NJ. Atwood; the
second best score was thirty, made by
William Brooks. Mrs. Turner and Hugh
Pendexter, Jr., each scored thirty-one,
other scores ranging up to forty-four.
Mrs. William P. Potter arrived at heI
summer home here the past week, com
ing from Swarthmore, Pa, with her car
There will be several events at tn,
Paris Hill Country Club the coming
week. On Wednesday evening the En-
tertainment Committee have arranged
for q subscription bridge party at the
club house to which all members are In
vited to come and bring their friends
On Friday spd Saturday there will be /
mixed foursome tennis tournament, t
begin Friday afternoon at four O'Clock
On Saturday afternoon the regular tes
will be given by Mrs. Lyon and the con
test will be obstacle golf. All are in
yited as usual. Come and invite you
friends 10 come.
Edward l.. Paris, Jr., has taken pc
sition as superintendent of the services
department at the Ripley & Fletchel
Company garage at South Paris. Mr.
| Paris is an electrical engineer and wa'
employed for four years by the Bosch'
Magnetic people, after which he con
Quoted an automobile repair shop ir
New York city. During the war be wal
In the employment of the government a.
an inspector, and sent to the Curtis
lAeroplane Works at Buffalo, N. Y, L
test out engines for short time and wa
then put in charge of the Ericsson Mag
neto factory as Government Inspector
for two years.
The Sunshine Club was entertained BY
Mrs. Emery on July 8. There were four
teen members, nine guests and twenty
children present. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Florence Parlin on July 22
Each member Is expected to take bel
own work.
The Maine State Pathological Society
will hold it's annual field meeting al
Hillside Orchards, property of U. q
Heald, on August 20. This IS the oldes'
and largest fruit organization in the
State. We plan to make this a big
meeting.
There will be q midsummer ball al
Academy Hall, Paris Hill, on Tuesday
evening, July q. Miss Alfredo Annis
OF Buckfield will give an exhibition
dance during the evening. Miss Ami,
is one of the best fancy dancers of Ok.
ford County. Music will be furnished
by Shaw's Orchestra of South Paris
Ice cream on sale during the evening.
All invited. Admission So cents to
gents, ladies S5 cents.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Field of Auburn
have been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill and two sons,
belmont and Bernard, Of Manchester, N.
a., are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Harlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mason and their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs
James l.. Barrett of the Mountain Dis
srict attended the funeral OF Mr.. Mason's
| sister, Mrs. America Mayhem.
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