Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-11
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE DOIN0S OF The WEEK in ALL
SECTIONS OF TnE COUNTY.
Paris RIM.

Paris RIM.
Services as Paris Hin Baptist church every
Sunday &c IS Sunday School Is u. Sunday
evening service at T:So. Thursday evening
prayer meeting as 4 80 O'Clock.
Three and half million Of children
in Eastern and Central Europe are face
to face with disaster and, death; already
they are In the grip Of winter, half
clothed and unshsltersd and without
food except a. furnished by America.
Unless aid Ia rendered at once, there
will follow tragedy 20 vast a. to be
unspeskable. Checks or money sent to
the South Paris Savings Bank, European
Children's Fund, will be forwarded with
out delay.
Charles N. johnson has sold his bust
ness and stock of goods to Newton Cum
mings, who will take possession about
the first Of February. Mr.. johnson Is
leaving here to engage In the hardware
| business at North Strstford, N. II. Dur
| ing bis stay at Paris Hill Mr.. johnson
has made many friends and both be and
bis family will be greatly missed In this
community.
e. B. Curtis has killed three pigs OF
his own raising recently that weighed
twelve hundred and twenty-five pounds.
Mrs. NJ. G. Snow returned last week
from the Central Maine General Hospi-
tai at Lewiston, where she has been sew
eral weeks for treatment on account of
fractured shoulder caused BY fall up
on the Ice. While she Is improved, her
injury was more serious than ut first
supposed and will require q long time
for recovery. Mrs. Snow was ut her
home here during the day Saturday and
after spending Sunday at the hotel at
South Paris, went to Portland for the
winter Monday morning.
A warrant has been posted for . meet
ing of the First Baptist parish OF Paris
to be held In Cummings Hall Thursday
evening, Jan. IS, after prayer meeting.
Miss Zlphs Slattery of Mechanic Falls
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ham,
mond.
The committee who served for the
community Christmas are requested to
meet with Mrs. r. w. Shaw Monday
evening of this week to discuss q little
matter of business.
Mrs. Leon French Is confined to the
house with bad cold.
Miss Gertrude Brinckle of Whining
ton, Delaware, Q well known summer
resident OF Paris Hill, started on Thurs
day of last week with party of friends
for the Pacific coast on an extended tour
Of the Hawaiian Islands and the coun-
tries of Europe and Asia. The party
plan to be away one and perhaps two
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie E. Bennett and
family are spending q few weeks with
Mr.. Benefits parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bennett. Mrs. Leslie Bennett
has been visiting relatives In Portland.
Mr.. Bennett has been engaged in bust
ness In Canada.
The sleighing was getting thin before
the three inches of damp snow that
came Friday night CREASED IL over"
Mrs. Robert +. Bickford of Norway
has been the guest for few days Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cole.
Mr.. Cole Is making good recovery from
his recent attack Of pneumonia and now
gets out again.
Nearly twenty-five dollars was real
ICED from the benefit supper for the Fire
Department at Cummings Hall last
Tuesday evening and Q good time en-
joyed. The entertainment following the
supper was furnished by Mrs. Kate
Hammond and little Miss Airline Whit
ney.
Although this seems to be q mild and
open winter, most of the robins started
on the southern migration some weeks
ago; one waited until the past week
when, deciding that discretion is the
better part Of vslor" and hoping to
escape any impending cold or hot wave
that might appear In this uncertain
climate, he made q hurried departure
towards the south. Frankness compels
Us to state that his maiden name" Is
Frank.
All who are interested in the fire de-
partmept, also those who are interested
In organizing community club, are In.
vited to meet st the school house Tues
day evening, Jan. II, at 7:S0.
Grades In the village school having
perfect attendance the past week are
Grades I, III, VII, VIII. Pupils having
perfect spelling: Gertrude Everett, Char
lotte Daniels, Esther Curtis.
The last meeting of the Sunshine Club
was with Mrs. Sadie Rowe on Dec. 80.
The usual good time was enjoyed.
There were fifteen members, FIVE guests
and three children present. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Ida Sturtevant
on Thursday, Jan. Is.
A jolly party Of fourteen partook of
chicken pie dinner served by Nr. and
Mrs. Sewsll NJ. Rowe at "Willow Farm"
on Christmas day. Later the distribu-
ton of gifts from heavily laden tree,
and fourteen stockings suspended from
fireplace mantel, caused much fun and
merriment. The home decorations of
green boughs, wreaths, pine cones and
red berries added much to the pleasure
of the occasion. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. LsForest Whitman, Mrs..
Gertrude Hammond and son Charles
and daughter Marian, B. r. Richards,
the Misses Florence, Louise and Matte
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Durham
and daughter, Miss Nora Durham, Mr..
and Mrs. s. NJ. Rowe.
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.
Mrs. James L. Barrett and son Wen
dell have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood G.. Morse and
little son Keith of Westford, Mass, have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morse of Buckfield, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason of Paris.
Mrs. William Harlow spent the day
with Mrs. William Mason recently.
Misses Doris and Bertha Roberts spent
the afternoon at Will Mason's Wednes-
day.
The teacher, Miss Alice Leonard, 10
with Mrs. Will Parlin.
The folks In this neighborhood are
hauling their Ice and also cutting their |
wood.
A. N. Daniels 10 hauling logs from bis |
wood lot on this hill.
Mrs. Ralph Field and two children,
Winona and Fremont, Jr., called at Will
Msson's Wednesday.
Mrs. r. B. Field and two children |
Ipent the afternoon with Mrs. Augusta |
aamblin.
Bryant's POND.
Byron Barker of Wsst Boy Mass,
9 staying at the Sheran House. Mr.. |