Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-25
SOUTH PARIS.

B. NJ. Pratt Of Oxford was In tow
3 day last week.
Lee N. Rowe of Bryant's Pond was !
village Tuesday.
Mss Ida Lapham was recent guest Q
mother, Mrs. Grace Ethridge, In Mi
erton Clifford attended the Rexsl
O. |vention In Portland Tuesday an
dnesday.
orest Gould of Mechanic Falls was Il
IN Tuesday, the guest of bis mother
Hattie Gould.
Edward s. Jones, the undertaken, wa
10y from his place of business severa
d@5s last week on account of sickness.
The next dance at Grange Hall, Soutl
F1fis, will be Eel. 5th. There will b
ue3dance this week, as Shaw's Orchestri
DI1Ss for ball at West Paris on Sstur
a. Jan. go.
Mere is what "Orpsh" has to say II
milne o. Typ or Two in the Boston
H1rald:
"Prince Paris caused the fall of Troy,
A most unhappy swain,
Who named both Paris, Illinois,
And Paris up In Maine"
n may please the many friends of Miss
Xna West, who is passing the winter
- outhern Pines, North Carolina, tC
loo1n that the people down South sppre
clG1o her pleasing voice, and that she IL
~ Ing solos in the Baptist church in
NJ town.
~. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge will hold
tA1k regular meeting on Friday evening,
Jon 2S, after which an auction OF bun
dIH Valued at ten cents and over will be
hs1& A. D. Park, auctioneer. All Re
ho<@hs are earnestly invited to come and
hffnt bundle for sale.
meeting of the trustees of the OK
fct6 County Agricultural Society was
he11 at the office Of Charles W. Bowker
W11nesday, when il was decided to hold
tho fair Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
dok September 20, 81, and %. Those
proGent were Leslie 4. McIntire, K. w.
E1n1ey, w. o. Rockingham, A. w.
Wco(on, T. P. Richardson and G. w.
Bo~ker.
ohnrlss a. Howard was in Portland
Tuonday and Wednesday attending the
nnaual convention OF the Maine Associs-
kiot u Rexall Stockholders which met in
Hnamouth Hotel. About sixty stock
hn11trs we're present. There was ban
Qn1E with songs led by Charles l..
Dttoks, with an orchestra Tuesday even
ino. Also there was boxing bout and
o0uody antics. Mr.. Howard was elected
Deqx3tary Of the association.
hose who ride on the Grand Trunk
RnIl&ay may be interested to learn that
the 6rinkiug water on the passenger
frn1rs Is Inspected so the passengers are
pr01octed so far as possible from infec-
ton With typhoid fever germs or other
wt1or borne diseases. Philip McGould-
r1oI director of the division OF sanitary
en4lneering Of the Maine Department OF
HenI>b, has charge Of this inspection Of
the Brand Trunk, as well as all other
ralirQads In the state.
rs Grand Trunk Railway is now very
bno1 transporting through grain. On an
a1ulnge some ESQ cars of grain 60
shroHgh this village on their way to
Po1(8nd and from thence to Europe.
The 4jevators In Portland are reported
fult q grain, there being some 2,500,000
hu>&1ls In the bins, with about $500
cert ID the way. Steamers to move the
ero1n are not arriving as frequently as
oou<1 be desired, so many cars are side
tEne1ed along the line awaiting space in
the o{evstors.
Potbsps you may have missed from
The Uemocrst the announcement of some
ssdrnelDg" at which some one secured
90 o1kicle of real though possibly small
vaI1t rs the result of buying lucky
tioEut. Well, the law under which the
Domocrat is admitted to the mails as
seoG1d class matter forbids the advertis-
iuQ u lottery, whether that lottery be
the &feat Louisiana institution or any
th1nn of lesser degree Under q strict
con61ruction of the law, the Democrat
oouId be excluded from the mails for re-
por>kbg the result of a drawing which
doof1ed who gets the guilt at q church
fazr.N Oh, no, It's not at all likely that
that would ever be done, but it's just as
well TO draw the line where the law
dzaos it.
~ Pleasant Past Grand Association
mot }ast Tuesday with Miss Carrie Hall
and Mrs. Sophia Clark at Miss Halls.
a n,ost delicious supper was served at
$50 with twelve past grands at the
tabla The yearly business meeting was
held after supper, at which the follow
In ulcers were elected:
rrmL-Mrs Emma Park.
Y1W- Pres.-Mrs. sophia Clark.
I1o1s.-Miss Carrie Hail.
803-Mrs. Emma Mann.
Xnger COm.-Mrs. Amy Strickland.
Pres Reporter-Mrs. Maud Forbes.
The evening was a very enjoyable one,
q ~ the meetings are, and all past
Qronds are missing Ii In not tending out
81 t1e meetings. The next meeting on
tho chird Tuesday In March will be at
the AL, and will be gentlsmen's night.
I1s cold wave scheduled by the
uen<her department to arrive In South
P8r>& on Tuesday arrived on time and
s<oyt1 through Wednesday. The de-
preoo)oD of the mercury varied in differ
ent arts of the village and surrounding
terrfcory, but ranged from five to twenty
dorxoes below zero. The wave extended
osfH1be country generally. In northern
New York it was "a below at Big Moose,
81 low at Lyons Falls and % below at
Or66nsburg. 1t was 40 below at Iroquois
EolH Ontario. The cold was accom-
pnn{&d by q high wind attaining q veloc-
W e. "a miles an hour at the weather
sfa<<oh In Portland. There is one en-
ooar@k iug thought iI connection with
thfo ave and that Is there Is one minute
exlz<p nnshine on each end OF every day
now.
To annual meeting Of the Rallie Class
OF D1ering Memorial Church was held
. ~ home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
NorIIl Thursday afternoon and eTening.
u oossred dish supper was served at
On eleven members and three visitors
holr1 seated at the table. At the busi-
nen1 hesting In the evening the follow
IN 6cers and committees were elected
Tor - coming year:
Rx Mrs. Harry A Morton.
FPres.-Mrs. Ernest NJ. Millett.
U1o Mrs. Elp:sr Briggs.
L-Mrs. sherman Ordway.
ND Reporter-Mrs. Emma W. Mann.
or Com.-Mrs. Harold Cole, chairman.
W Com.-Mrs. Alton Jacobs, chairman.
ntive Com.-Mrs. Luella c. Smiley.
AM the business meeting, the remain
a. q the evening was passed with
cn1, and q delightful time was en-
j911 by all. The February meeting