Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
THE OXFORD BEARS.
TnR DOINds OF TnR WEEK IN ALL
SECTIONS OF TnE COUNTY.



Services as Paris Hm Baptist church every
Sunday &c l0.<6. Sunday School at IL. Sunday
evening service at 30. Thursday evening
prayer meetings at 80 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. @. A. Knickerbocker
and daughter Constance and Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Thaysr of Wsterville are
guests of the Pieroes.
Clyds Shaw took over the mail route
betwe cen this office and the South Paris
station last week. He operates an auto
mobile on the route.
Kimbsll G. Atwood Of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Kimball @. Atwood, Jr., and
their infant son, Kimball G. 3d., arrived
last week and are occupying their sum-
mer home, the Hannibal Hamlin place.
William Z. Atwood and family Of
Rockland spent the weekend and holi-
day with Mr.. Atwood's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George n. Atwood.
The Paris Hill Country Club again
| justified It's usefulness as . community
center on the evening OF the Fourth,
when q very large audience were enter
tanned by the display of fireworks given
on the golf links. Before the fireworks,
the children played games on the tennis
and croquet courts, which were brilliant
| ly lighted, and Mrs. Nellie 8. Brown
| furnished free Ice cream TO the entire
asssmblage. The new piazza and cleo
trio lights were much appreciated.
On Saturday afternoon OF this week
will be given the first of the regular Sat-
urdsy afternoon teas, from four to SIX
O'Clock. Some contest will be upon the
program and all members and their
friends are invited to attend. All mem
bsrs of committees for the Country Club
fair are requested to meet at the club
house ct fivs O'Clock to talk over plans
for the fair to be given In August.
Miss Emily P. Bissell OF Wilmington
is making extensive Improvements upon
the Garland place at the northwest
corner of the Common, including an ad'
dition TO the west side Of the house.
This 10 an ideal location and when COM
pleted will make one of the most deslr-
able summer homes 20 be found.
Hon. Edward L. Paris followed out
the established practice of years, by dis
charging on the Fourth Of July the his
toric old muskst that was carried by his
grandfather In the Revolutionary War
and has been fired by himself and bis
descendants upon every Fourth OF July
since that time. This year the old mus
ket quite renewed Its youth and "spoke
up" with no uncertain sound.
In Its report OF the recent birthday
party given William Adpa Barrows the
Democrat stated that Mr.. Barrows had
been court messenger In Oxford County
for many years. The exact number OF
years of bis service was thirty-seven,
during which time he made the acquaint.
ance of all the Supreme Court Judges
and nearly all the attorneys In this sec.
tion of Maine. 1t Is not too much to say
that we have never had q more effioien,
man In this position.
Clayton K. Brooks and family OF Cam
bridge, Mass, arrived at Paris Hill last
week and opened their summer home
Mr.. Brooks returned to Boston Tuesday
Henry W. Nieman and Miss Sara e
Nieman arrived at the summer home oi
the family here last week. Mr. Niemau
will return to New York in about two
weeks to come back to Paris Hill for the
season little later.
The monthly meeting OF Paris Hill
Library Association will be held Wed
nesdsy, July 8, at P. N.