Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-01
SOUTH PARIS.


Andrew Eastman of Lyuchvills r,
Gently visited his uncle, George Eastman
Miss Ruth Bolster recently sntertsine
for day or SO Miss Madeline Pilsbur
of Auburn.
Ralph Butts was In Kingfeld sewers
days last week, the guest Of his mother
Mrs. Phila Butts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie L. Mason are on
pertaining Mr.. Msson's sister, Miss Alic
G. Mason, of Melrose, Mass.
r. s. Chapman of Portland, formerl
of South Paris, was in the village Frida
in the interests of the Suudstrand Add
ing Machine.
Miss Marion A. Clark, who has bee
spending several weeks in Melrose High
lands, Mass, has returned to her hom
In this village.
Robert W. Wheeler has been sppointe'
aid to the American Legion dance to b
given by Elmer Anderson Post at Oxtort
Wednesday evening.
A new pane Of plate glass was PLACED
in the Office of Paris Trust CompaD!
Thursday TO replace the one cracked II
the recent windstorm.
All members of William <. Kimball
Circle are requested to meet with Mrs
John Murch Tuesday, Feb. 1st, at 2:SC
to discuss important business.
Dancing at Grange Hall Saturday night
this week. Shsw's Jazz Orchestra will
furnish music at $50 Always q good
crowd. Good floor. All come.
Walter L. Gray has been chosen on
the professional directorate of the State
Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural
League to represent Oxford County.
The IS 90 credited to e. L. Greene in
the Children's Feeding Fund in last
weeks Democrat should have been cred
tied to z L. Greene's Sunday School
class.
George A. Arnold, deputy collector OF
internal revenue, will be at the South
P-rls post Office from February 9Th to
the 18th TO assist those who wish aid in
their income tax returns.
Messrs. Perlsy F. Ripley and Irving o.
6arrOWa Went " oOolOn
of last week and drove back new Buick
coupe on Tuesday-one Of the coolest
and windiest days Of the winter.
Some fifteen attorneys are registered
in the Department Of State In Augusta
AZ legislative counsel or agents under
the anti lobby act passed by the legisla-
ture Of 1919. Among them Is Walter l..
Gray, who represents the Great North
srn Paper Company.
The following pupils Of the Porter
Street School did not miss word in
spelling during the week: Third Grade,
Bertha Wilson, Harold Nevers, Fred
Swan. Second Grade, Marion Kenney,
Dorothy Sturtevant, Pauline Paine, Stan
lev Whitney, Airline Reynolds, Christine
Noyes, Ralph Stiles, Msrjory Powers.
R.H. Gates returned Thursday from
Boston, where be has been attending the
NE. NJ. p. A. meeting. He was dele
gate from the Oxford County Associa-
ton of which he is president. he re-
ports very interesting meeting. Mrs.
RAYMOND Gates went with him and re-
NAMED for few weeks visit.
Paris Grange will hold an sll-day
meeting Saturday, Feb 8, 1921. A bss-
kst dinner will be held at noon, coffee
furnished by grange. First and second
degrees will be worked Immediately
after dinner. The fourth program of
the contest will come OF after the de-
gree work. All come.
Mrs. Hannah Z. Wright gave the Dem
ocrst recently copy Of an old paper,
The Portland Herald, issued April "a,
1885. The Herald was the organ of the
Prohibition party, and discontinued years
ago. 1t might be interesting to note
paper by the same name begun publics-
ton in Portland last week as successor
TO the old Eastern Argus, which was dis
continued on Tuesday last.
South Paris experienced on the first OF
last week q relapse OF the cold wave and
severe wind of the previous week. On
midday, Monday, the weather was de,
cidedly summer like, but by nightfall
the mercury bad dropped forty degrees.
While the cold was not quite so severe
a. on the former week, IL was cold
enough to suit most people, the tempera-
ture flirting with zero through Tuesday
and Wednesday.
On Thursday Mrs. L. L. Mason enter
tanned at luncheon In honor Of her house
guest, Miss Alice G. Mason OF Melrose,
Mass. All the appointments were very
lovely, and spring flowers were used for
decorations. Auction was played dur
ing the afternoon, the guests being Mrs.
Walter l.. Gray, Mrs. Delbert NJ. Stew
art, Mrs. Alton c. Wheeler, Mrs. Stanley
II. Wheeler, Mrs. George +. Eastman,
and Mrs. Stephen D. Jefferson.
A fne dinner will be served by the
Ladies' Social Union at the Universalist
church Wednesday, Feb. 2, between II 80
A. n. and 1:S0 P. n. The menu will
consist Of baked beans, pickles, fish
chowder, coffee, all kinds of pies, cakes,
bread and butter, and doughnuts,
Adults, IS cents; children under II, 25
cents. A fine opportunity for the high
school scholars and mill workers, as well
as others, TO have q substantial dinner at
popular prices.
Miss Margaret A. Baker, Of the W. ].
Wheeler & Company, who with her sis
ter, Miss Jennie (. Baker, has been
spending several months in Denver, Col
orsdo, has gone to Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, where she will spend the balance OF
the winter. She reports the weather rs
warm, although the city recently expert
enced a small snow storm, the first In
fifteen years, also q rain, hail, thunder,
and lightning storm, something which
rarely visits this Californian city.
Tickets for the lecture TO be given by
Mrs. Carlson on Friday at P. NJ, 10 the
Grange Hall, will be on sale at Howard's
during the week. Adults, so cents; stu
dents, IS cents; children under twelve at
the door, % cents. The wedding cere-
mony, ut the conclusion of the lecture,
will be given by Miss Margsry Edwards,
Miss Beatrice Shaw, Miss Alice Curtis,
Mr.. Perley Shaw, and others. Little
Arlene Whitney will sing q familiar
hymn 10 Chinese, and all will wear che
Chinese costume.
The Democrat has received . letter
from Charles z. Merrill, who with other
members of his family has settled 10
Los Angeles, California. Mr.. Merrill
has built q house 10 that city, and Mrs.
Nsrrill's people have built one on the
next lot. They enjoy the climate. Mr..
Merrill adds; "The Democrat ger orally
gets here Monday afternoon, so you see
It 10 right fresh from the press, just ss II