Oxford Democrat., 1921-04-26

II ~NS 1ASe 9ooaoy " noya tU8t08t
Of East Bethel a. announced last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lincoln were In Tur
ner on the 10th to attend the wedding o
their granddaughter, Miss Wavelett
Mary Bradford OF Turner, who becau
the bride Of Melvin Chester Shaw o
Webb's Mills.
!. The Kosy-Korner Klass held thei
monthly meeting Saturday evening q
the Baptist vestry. Mr.. Hammond
class were their guests, and very pleas
ant evening was spent with music ana
games. Refreshments were served.
Rev. D. r. Faulkner, who was placed
on the supernumsrary list for q year a
the Methodist Conference at BiddeforC
last week, was appointed by the presid
ing bishop to the Board of Home Mis-
sions; also on the Board Of Church Loca
ton.
church will entertain Nj 90 Leach's class
and Miss Thurlow's class Of boys at q
box supper and social at Good Cheer
Hall Saturday, April S0th. Supper will
be served at $50 after which there will
be sooiable.
Lieut.. Winfield Brooks of the United
States navy is the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Brooks, for two
weeks. Lieut.. Brooks has been sta
toned for some time on the Pacific coast,
but will be on the Atlantic coast after
bis return to duty.
County Agent Lovejoy has devoted
most OF the past week to the organiza.
| tlon OF clubs. he was In Norway Mon
day making arrangements with Prof. Ed
ward 81. Brown to organize clubs there.
Wednesday organization was started In
Hebron, Thursday In Brownfsld, and
Friday in Buckfield.
Mrs. Chester Record was called to
Portland Saturday by the death of her
father, Andrew j. Howard. he was for
many years q machinist In the Grand
Trunk shops at Gorham, N. H., and for
the past thirty years resident of Port
land, most Of the time employed by the
Smith & Rumery Co. BE was IS years
old.
There was q large attendance Of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs at the annual
Odd Fellows sermon given at the Con-
gregational church Sunday afternoon,
including twenty members of Canton
Alfred s. Kimbsll, Pstrisrchs Militant,
in their new uniforms. The sermon was
by Rev. Edward A. Morris, the pastor
of the church.
The annual meeting of the Community
Club will be held at Engine House Hall
Tuesday afternoon of this week at 2.S0.
1t is hoped to see q good attendance az
there Is lots of business to transact
Also those who have not already sent
their card to Mrs. Fletcher expressing
their desire as to what TO do with the fair
money will please attend TO 1t before
that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin SWEET have
both been quite III with old-fasbioned
grippe or something of the sort, and under
the care of q nurse, but are somewhat
improved. Their daughter, Mrs. Abbott
of Lynn, Mass, has been here for the
past week or two, but will return home
some time this week. Their son, Yer
non B. SWEET, has also been here for
short time.
There will be benefit musical enter
tsinment at Grange Hall on Friday even
ing for the benefit Of Mt. Mica Lodge of
Odd Fellows. The program will include
selections by the Norway Paris Band
under the direction of Allie Gotta and q
male quartette from Bates College.
Donald B. Partridge will be the reader.
This will be one of the entertainments
one can not afford to miss.
Ralph B. Psnfold and family came
from Portland last week, and are at pres
ent with his mother, Mrs. w. P. Morton.
They are to occupy the B. G.. Anderson
house on Pine Street. Mr.. Penfold has
for some time been afflicted with some
trouble of the nervous system which sf-
fects bis muscular movements, and
though specialists have been consulted,
be has failed as yet to secure permanent
relief.
At the meeting called In South Paris
Grange Hall Wednesday, for the pur
pose Of getting clubs under way, Mr.. A.
P. Stearns, Jr., was really swsmped With
applicants. More than go boys and girls
have already indicated their interest In
becoming members, and no doubt others
will fall In line from time to time. The
county agent is more than pleased with
the interest shown by the boys and girls
OF South Paris in this connection.
Gentlemeu's night was observed at
Pythisn Hall Saturday evening by the
Past Grauds Association of Mt. Pleasant
Rebskah Lodge, when some over twenty
were present, the rain preventing others
from attending. A fine and oountiiui
supper was served st $50. Later Mr..
Park gave an informal and interesting
talk on the trip to North Carolina which
be aud Mrs. Park have recently made.
There was also q piano solo by Mrs..
Chute. The rest of the evening was
spent socially.
Quite q portion of Park Street re-
osiyed a coating of concrete last week,
although work was delayed the first OF
the week by the non-appearance OF the
state inspector and by holiday; never
thsless Saturday night saw the paving
nearly abreast of the fountain IN the
park. Considering that the cement lay
ing began Wednesday morning, the
amount omplished is almost remark
able. With good weather and favorable
conditions, the work should reaco
Market Square this week, and oe con-
pleted to the station in about two weeks
from now.
The Lone Star Wild West people, who
were to show opposite the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon, rode through the
village prior to opening on their buck
ing 6roncos. Dallas l.. Benson OF ox,
ford 10 the proprietor and manager, and
there are six ridsrs in the combination
who do steer roping, trick riding and
expert shooting in genuine Texas style.
The outfit will take the road the first
week In May, showing In the near oy
towns Of Andovsr, Rumford, Hanover,
Bethel, Gorham and Berlin. On account
OF the rain Of Saturday afternoon, the
show here was postponed to this Monday
afternoon and evening.
At the adjourned citizens meeting at
Engine House Hall Friday evening, tne
budget committee made partial report.
~ = -,tt,.s conaisted of the Chair-