Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-03-01

Inc 60ptiSt Mio6lOnery SOcaety VIZ
meet with Mrs. Mabel Whitman Thurs
day afternoon at 8. The subject ID
Burma.
The March meeting OF che Ladies' Aid
of Deering Memorial Church viii be
held at the home of Mira. Elizabeth Buck
Thursday at 2:S0 P. N.
Miss Ruth Thurlow 10 In the Central
Maine General Hospital ut Lewiston,
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Saturday.
| Archie L. Cole has sold his bungalow
on Deering Street, In which Mr.. and
Mrs. Merton A. Millstt have lived for
some time, to Elmer w. Cummings OF
Paris Hill.
Mrs. L. @. Smiley started on Monday
morning for Southern Pines, North Caro-
lima. On the way she will stop In Bos
ton to attend the millinery openings and
buy spring goods.
The Willing Workers class OF six
girls In the Baptist Sunday School have
added TO the treasury of the Hoover fund
Twenty dollars, which cares for two of
the starving children.
| In the United States court In Portland
Friday, the petition for involuntary
bankruptcy brought by creditors against
1.-The Wheeler Lumber Co. of Paris was
dismissed after hearing by the court.
| Merton A. Millett has purchased of
his father, Z. o. Millett, the house next
to the garage Of the Ripley & Fletcher
Co, on Pleasant Street, and he and Mrs.
Millett will occupy the house, and he
will fix the stable over for Q workshop
for his business.
The office of the Oxford County farm
bureau has been transferred to the grand
| jury room at the court house. The new
county agent, Raymond 81. Lovejoy, has
| purchased the house of Ernest 81. Her
rick on Pine Street, and he and Mrs.
Lovejoy are now here.
1t 10 requested that all parents of
children attending the Shurtleh school
make an effort to have the children
present at the school house Tuesday
morning in order for physician to take
| q culture of the throats.
PER ORDER BOARD OF HEALTH.
The childrsn's day of the Community
Club was great success, and there were
nearly hundred children present who
seemed to enjoy themselves and their
refreshments greatly. Surely the COM
mittee In charge are entitled to vote OF
thanks for their efforts In the affair.
During the past week the following
pupils of the Porter School did not miss
in spelling: Sd Grade, Fred Swan,
Bertha Weston and Harold Nsvers. I'd
Grade, Marion Kenney, Dorothy Sturte-
want, Msrjory Powers, Pauline Paine,
Earle Briggs, Stanley Whitney, Christine
Noyes and Airline Millett.
Harlan s. Dennison, q junior at Uni
versity of Maine and captain Of one of
the military companies of the university,
has Just been elected Q member of the
Scabbard and Blade, the honorary mill
tary fraternity. OF the thirty-two
officers in the r. o. T. c. but nine were
elected to the fraternity, Mr.. DennisOn
being one of the number.
An unintentional omission In the re-
port of the recent fire destroying the
Odd Fellows Building was the feeding
rof firemen by Hsmlin Lodge, Knights OF
Pytbiss. This lodge had been having Q
banquet on that night and they opened
their banquetipg room and supper to the
fire fighters; a pleasing thing to do and
appreciated by the FIRE lsddies.
The Universalist Sunday School will
have Its full quota of six delegates at
the state Boys Conference In Portland
next Friday, Saturday aud Sunday.
Those registered are Llewellyn Russell,
Lester Cushman, Harold Tufts, Frank
Maxim, Wilburn Miller and Elmer Thur
low. It 10 expected that Rev. c. G..
Miller will accompany them as leader.
Cards have been received announcing
the engagement of Alfred Duane An
drews and Iona Florence Littlehale.
Miss Littlehsle is the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Littlehsle, q graduate Of
Paris High and Gorham Normal schools,
and taught school in Paris for number
of years. Mr.. Andrews is the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Andrews, and 10 q
veteran OF the world war, being over
seas.
Mrs. Benjamin SWEET has been called
TO Bangor by the death of her brother,
m6lNlllc u abdApWo1 ~ ado o6O Va w
years. Mr.. Andrews, q former Oxford
County man, was a well known musician
and composer. He was veteran OF the
civil war, enlisting in the Thirteenth
Maine Regiment at the age of 10 years.
For the past year he had been confined
to the bed, but has devoted much Of his
time to musical composition.
MI. r-oi-, w;cht anfa,fo;nad fha
G. o. P.'s last Thursday evening with
q somew bat belated Washington's birth
day party. The evening was spent
hilariously with amusing stunts and
games OF an appropriate character, and
industriously sewing and embroidery.
Refreshments consisting OF . Washing
toms birthday cake, decorated with red,
white and blue candles and Mount
Vernon cherries, and Wsshiugton's
Mystery, Il cannot tell lie), with
whipped cream, and cherries from tree
that George did not chop down with his
Ratchet. 1t being the birthday OF the
hostess, she was presented with two cut
glass pieces by the club, and linen
dolly by Miss Doris Kerr, member of
the club. The G. o. Pa propose not
to meet Thursday evening, but to attend
the Grange drama in body.
Rev. D. B. Holt, District SuperinteDd-
emit, preached an impressive and helpful
sermon at the Methodist church Sunday
morning to a very attentive congrega
tiCn He also held the fourth Quarterly
Conference in the church the preceding
evening at which the reports showed
the affairs of the church to be In good
condition. Finances are we'll in hand
with the largest offering for all benevo-
lent purposes In the history of the
church, probably, az we'll ~ the largest
average attendance and offerings In the
Sabbath School, during the last quarter.
The pastor, Rev. D. +. Faulkner, spoke
approximately Of his association with
the people during the four years OF bis
service here, and indicated bis intention
to leave the charge at the close Of the
conference year which occurs the 18th
of April. Officers and committees were
elected to serve for the ensuing year, .
list OF which will be given later.
Mrs. Amy Keith.
The body of Mrs. Amy Keith, who
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