Oxford Democrat., 1921-06-21

MRS. Ralph B. Psnfold spent Wedus'
W. 8. Wight Of Bethel ID . guest I
: Mr.. and Mrs. George I. Burnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. o. Blake Of Bath,
were In the village for day recently.
W. J. Curtis, Jr., is at home fro,
Colby College for the summer vacation
Hamlin Lodge, Z. of p, will wor
the rank OF knight next Friday evening
The Baptist Ladies', Aid will mas
with Mrs. L. @. Morton Thursday aftsl
noon Of this week.
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge will hol
their regular meeting in Z. OF P. Hall o.
this Tuesday evening.
The state assessors will hold q NEE,
Ing for the adjustment Of taxes at th
court house June S0th.
The Market Square Building Associa
ton will hold its annual meeting st til
Savings Bank July 5th.
The Universalist church members ar
asked not to forget the roll call and GOV
cred dish supper Friday OF this week.
Mrs. Mary Stanley and dsughts
Ethelyn, who have been at Kent's Hill
returned Friday, and are at their hom,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest N. SWEET ant
child of Brooklyn. N. Y, are the guests
OF bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
SWEET.
The South Paris W. C. T. U. will
hold its annual field day with Rev. Heller
81. Carlson at her home on Paris Hill
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
Ernest P. Crockett, Richard Crockett
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Crockett and Miss
Eleanor Soper went Saturday to Concord
Pond to spend week in camp.
Rev. c. G.. Miller will deliver a ST.
Johns Day sermon to the lodges OF the
Masons and Eastern Star In Lowell vii.
lage at So'clock Sunday, June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. R. Morton and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. r. Farnum spent Thurs.
day night on the top of Streaked Noun.
tain, sleeping on bed of boughs in the
open.
DR.. Walter Richardson of Fairmont,
Mimi, and two sons, Ralph, who is Y.
NJ. G. A. secretary at Dartmouth College,
and Bradford, have recently been guests
at Fl. A. Morton's.
The w. 81. M. s. of Deering Memorial
Church will meet at the parsonage
Wednesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock, fol-
lowed by a covered dish social. A full
attendance Is desired.
There will be meeting Of the wom-
ems Auxiliary of the American Legion
at Grand Army Hall Monday night at
7:S0. All are requested to come, as
there is important business.
Rev. c. G.. Miller delivered the SER
mon at the Odd Fellows' memorial serv-
Ice at Buckfield Sunday afternoon. The
Eolisn Qusrtette sang at the service,
with Mrs. Agnes L. Morton as organist.
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Hsrsey of
Swanton, Vermont, were In town Friday
calling on friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hersey
have a summer home In Buckfield, and
are stopping there for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Churchill, who
were residents of South Paris for many
years, have recently sold their farm in
Leeds and moved TO Mechanic Falls,
where they reside at IA Marshall Street.
Rev. Edward A. Morris will sail from
Liverpool next Thursday on the steam
ship Cedric. The other two members
Of the debating team will stay little
longer and visit Paris. Prof. Baird will
not return until late in August.
Charles Tarbox went Tuesday to the
soldiers home at Togus to stay for .
while. On Memorial Day Mr.. Tarhox
marched with the veterans, and has since
been feeling the effects of the exertion
and the heat. Mr.. Tarbox was MEM
bsr of Company D, Second Massschu-
sstts Infantry.
The Board of Trade, st special meet
ing Friday evening, voted to decorate for
the st. Johns Day observance by Port
land Commsndery on Friday OF this
week, the decorations to remain In place
until after the celebration on the Fourth.
An assessment of two dollars will be
made on each member Of the Board for
the purpose.
Little Miss Muriel Titus, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy w. Titus, on her
sixth birthday Tuesday entertained nine
little guests-Misses Hazel Mosher,
Lucinda Ripley, Zilpha Doran, Ruth
Brown, Ruth Perry, Gertrude Titus,
Elwood Titus, Stanley Andrews and
Linwood Andrews. The last three were
from South Woodstock.
The official program OF the pilgrimage
of Portland Commandery, No. 2, Knights
Templar, to the fair grounds for their
st. Johns Day celebration next Friday,
10 as follows: The commandsry will leave
Portland at $50 A. NJ. by special train.
On their arrival they will parade through
South Paris and Norway. The process
sion will be beaded by the American
Legion Band of Portland. All Knights
will march 10 full regatta. Dinner will
be served on the fair grounds by Oxford
Chapter, Order Eastern Star. Base ball,
track and field sports will fill in the
time. There will be band concert dur
ing the day.
Workmen have been busy during the
past week changing the pipe railing
around the grass plot in Market Square.
Quite portion of the plot, IS 1t was DO,
fore the concrete road was built, has
been sacrificed to what are considered
the necessities OF the highway, which is
deplored by many residents, for this bit
OF grass has been an attractive feature OF
the square; but, perhaps, all can DC
thankful that q portion OF 1t Is to Dc
saved. The big elm has been saved and
lforms . corner piece Of the plot. This
elm was set out many years ago by sew
eral citizens, one Of whom was Prof
Winfield s. Ripley of Boston, now in bi'
SD year. Prof. Ripley generally pays
the village . visit about county fair time
and always takes q look at this tree un'
der which be has drilled several bands
Mrs. Ralph r. Butts entertained th'
G. o. P. Club Tuesday evening. very
pleasing announcement was made dur
ing the evening. 1t was the engagement
of Miss Agnes Louise Porter, who 10
niece OF Mr.. Butts, to +. Roland French
of Kingfield. Miss Porter 10 q memoe
of the club, and IL was while refresh
ments were being served In the dininl
room, which was decorated In pink ant
with pink roses, that the lights wer'
turned of and . fiashlight turned OF
Miss Porter's hand. That told the se
, cret. Little gildsd walnuts tied viii