Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-15

West Paris.
@. L. Ridlon and b. q. Wardwell
were In Augusta Thursday In the inter.
est Of West Paris being Incorporated.
Z. B. Davis Of Woodstock has pur.
chased the Hammond stand 1t Trap
Corner.
Mrs. Hattie DeNormsndy Of Boston
was the guest Of Mrs. Ida Jacobs . few
days last week. Mrs.. Jacobs returned
homo with her to visit, and Mrs. Laurs
Dinsmore is In charge OF the telephone
Office.
The Boy Scouts with their Scout lead
or, Rev. q. A. Markley, held their an
nual supper at Good viii Hall Tuesday
evening. The parents Of the boys and
Mr.. Pollard Of Bethel gave very inter
esting and Instructive talk to the boys
Judge Herrick Of Bethel was at Lewis
n. Msnn's Thursday.
Sheriff Benz. r. Billings of Bryant'l
Pond got quite severe injury Wednes
day afternoon. When about to enter
Russelrs store he stepped on some Ice
on the sidewalk which was covered with
snow and fell, striking his left eide
against the corner Of cement doorstep,
One or two ribs were broken and he
suffered general shaking up. He Wal
taken at once to the homo of his friend,
Edwin ]. Mann, and physiclan called
At this time he Ii doing we'll. Mr.. Bill.
| lings was attending court at South Paris,
Gertrude Robbins 10 confined to her
~ L.
Class No. 2 OF the Universalist Sunday
School met with their teacher, Mrs.
Geneva G. Tuell, Wednesday evening
and organized under the name OF 1.-THE
Up Streamers;" class motto, "Pulling,
not. Drifting" The following officers
were elected:
Pres.-F. Warren Waterhouse.
Vice-Pres.-Stanley I. Perham.
sec.-Thelma Richardson.
Treas.-Howard 81. wardwer.
Chairman of Lookout Com.-Alice Young.
Chairman Of Social Com.-Marorie o. Farr.
Miss Alice Barden was home from
Walthsm, Mass, to attend the funeral
of her grandfather, A.. 8. Durham.
Others who came to attend the funeral
were Fred Durham, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Durham, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lurvey,
Rumford; Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Currier,
Mrs. Ida Farnum, Brysnt's Pond; Mr..
and Mrs. E. n. Durham and daughter
Nora, Mrs. E. w. Mann, South Paris
Clarence and Elmer Durham, Norway.
The funeral Of Augustus s. Dunhnm
Was held Tuesday afternoon from the
homo of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Barden with
whom he lived. Rev. q. A. Markley
and Rev. b. q. Hathaway oficiated
Granite Lodge, r. and A. NJ, attended
and performed the burial service. There
were many beautiful flowers. The in-
terment was In West Paris Cemetery.
Mr.. Durham passed away Saturday
night from pneumonia. He was the son
OF Col. Sampson and Avice Cummings
Durham and was born in Paris Oct. II,
1888. OF the family of five children to
which he belonged only one, Eleazer NJ.
Dunham Of South Paris, survives. Mr..
Durham married first, Augusta Billings,
who died when young. His second wife
-waS Edna Boomer Of Lewiston and to
them were born five children, four of
whom survive, Frederick and John Of
Rumford, Mrs. Jennie, wife of Lesmore
Currier OF Bryant's Pond, Ada, wife of
Charles r. Barden. His third marriage
was to Emily A. Csrkner of Montreal.
whose niece, Mrs. Ida McCullun Fsrnum,
was reared by Mr.. Durham as . step.
daughter. Six grandchildren, Rand,
Frederick and Nellie Durham and Har.
old Lurvey of Rumford, Laura and Alice
Barden Of West Paris, are also left. He
was charter member Of Granite Lodge,
T. and A. NJ, getting dimit from Paris
Lodge to which he formerly belonged.
BE was o member of Granite Chapter,
D. Z. s., Joined West Paris Lodge, I. o.
o. F., In 1877. he was q member of
West Paris Grange. He was one Of the
oldest residents in town. he worked
for the Grand Trunk Railroad as engi.
ueer on the night engine which was used
20 help heavy trains on the grade above
the village. Later when the engine was
and worked until the age limit, when he
came to West Paris and did some shoe
repairing, being very capable In many
lines of work. He was . kind, obliging
man. OF good principles, and bad many
friends.
Mrs. Omitte q. Robbins died Monday
morning ut the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. George FELTON,, from gsngrene of
the leg from which she had been iii for
about four weeks. She was the daugh.
ter Of Varney and Miriam Rowe and
Was born in Sumner Ocf. 8, 1885, She
married Richard Robbins, who died "a
years ago. She Is survived by two sons
and three daughters, Everett Robbins
of Sumner, Orlando Robbins of West
Paris, Agnes, wife Of George FELTON, Of
West Paris, Flora, wife of Joseph
Holmes Of Lynn, Mass, and Fannie,
wife Of Charles Pratt of Norway. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. FELTON,.
Rev. b. A. Marley off1oIatsd. Inter.
ment was In Pine Glove Cemetery.