Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-27


Mexico were holiday guests of Mrs. Raw
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D
Cole.
Cripps & Kenney have secured tb
contract for the heating and plumbing o
the new block, corner Of Main and Higl
Streets.
Clarence Z. Winslow OF Akron, O., !
spending the Christmas holidays will
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther N
Winslow.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alton C. Wheeler ant
daughter Miriam spent the day Monda!
at their camp at Shagg Pond, going will
their Car.
j. L. Wilson, Jr., teacher In Goddart
Seminary at Barre, VT, 10 spending th'
vacation with his parents, Rev. and Mrs
]. L. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dannie Bryant and sor
OF Locke's Mills were Christmas guests
of Mrs. Bryant's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar +. Swan.
Miss Mildred Maxim is at home from
her teaching in Connecticut to spend the
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton G. Maxim.
Miss Florence Leach is at home for the
holiday vacation from her teaching In
Trenton, N. j., with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Byron Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman c. Ordway
entertained at dinner on Monday Ralph
n Of Inn ad q
Newton and Miss Annie Bowers of South
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. SWEET of Bangor
have been guests Of Mr.. Swett's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin SWEET, for few
days, driving through from Bangor with
their Car Friday.
During the holiday vacation the rooms
at the brick school house are being pa
pered, the new paper replacing that
which was put on many years ago. John
Wight Is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman T. Oliver are
entertaining Mr.. divers parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. 8. Oliver, and Mrs. divers
brother, Joseph Spiller, all of North
Arson, for the holidays.
All the merchants report large holi-
day business. Postmaster j. A. Kenney
says be thinks the business of the post
office for the Christmas season has been
one-third larger than ever before.
The annual roll call Of the members of
the Congregational church Wednesday
evening, Dec. 2Sth, will be preceded by q
covered dish supper. Let all come and
make this very social time. Supper at
8 O'Clock.
Mrs. Winfield A. Brooks, who had
been at Panama with her husband, has
to South Paris, arriving here
morning. Lieut.. Brooks has
been transferred from Panama to
Nicaragua.
At the last meeting of the Seneca Club,
Mrs. Sarah Psrlin and Mrs. Alta Wise
were elected to membership In the club,
and the name of Mrs. L. c. Smiley, who
has gone to Southern Pines, N. c., was
placed on the honorary list.
The community Christmas tree In Mar
ket Square was an attractive sight nights
last week with it's colored lights among
the green branches, aud II was even more
a thing Of beauty on Thursday and Fri
day nights when the boughs were snow
laden.
In spite of the real Christmas weather
of Monday, work on both the new blocks
went on all day. The brick needed for
the Odd Fellows building have arrived
and been laid, so that but little time 10
now needed to complete the roof and
have the building closed in.
Trains were generally late In arriving
at this station last week. 1t is not IN.
usual for those coming from Montreal to
be late, owing to the distance travelled,
but those coming from Portland are gen.
orally on time. They were late last week
0 wing to the unusually large mail trans
ference at junction points.
Guests at Ernest Fl. Herrick's Christ
mas day were Z. w. Penley OF West
Paris, Mrs. Adrian Doughty and Mr..
and Mrs. Olaf Dwinsl of Auburn, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Penley and SON Donald
of Portland, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Ridlon
Of West Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. r. z. Smith
aud two children, June and Edwin, of
Norway, George r. Penlsy Of South
Paris.
The wheeling has been remarkable for
the time Of year. Autos have been max
ing long distance runs during the week.
On Tuesday, Fl. 81. Hastings came down
from Bethel to probate court In his
and on the same day E. G.
Buzzsll came from Frysburg in bis auto.
e. Z. Hastings and Frank +. Woodside
also came from Fryeburg, and Walter G.
Morse from Rumford.
Leslie L. Mason called the workmen
and work omen Of the Mason Manusac-
turing Company together Friday night
st the closing hour, and made them .
little speech; also q Christmas present.
10 the first place he thanked and COM
mended them for the faithful perform
spce of their duties during the past year,
and their devotion 10 the interests Of the
company; and further stated that ut this
lime when most manufacturing concerns
were cutting down their help the Mason
Company proposed to
their present rate OF wages, and
be hoped for continuance OF their faith
Iulness and fidelity.
A family party according to the Gus
.om OF some years ate Christmas dinner
Monday with Mrs. L. C. Morton and
Miss Julia P. Morton at the Morton
home on Park Street. This year the
party numbered twenty-one, and includ-
ID, besides Mrs. Morton and Miss Nor
ton, Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Morton, Mrs.
Louise j. Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Morton and son Henry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry A. Morton and Kathleen Richard
ION, Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarence G. Morton
md children Helen, Hugh and Priscilla,
Mrs. Mary 81. Crockett, Ernest T.
Crockett, Mrs. C. A. Record OF Abing-
.op, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Z.
Forbes.
Christmas had more than the usual
observance this year, not only IN the gitt
giving, but In all forms Of Observance
peculiar to the occasion. The several
Sunday Schools bad festivals and trees
% Saturday, and the Sunday services at
the churches were all appropriate TO
Christmas. Carols were sung, with
,ornet and sAxaphone accompaniment,
at the community tree In the Square az
5 80 Saturday evening, and at $50 Sun
day morning, and about i've O'CLOCK
Sunday morning two groups OF young
ladies' went over town singing carols on
the streets. Mrs. Agnes L. Morton ana