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Tie Oxford Democrat South Paris, Maine, May 21, iqi8| SOUTH PARIS. Donald S. Brig*· «pent a few day· in | Boston last week. Miss Nellie Jackson «pent lut week in Portland witb relatives and friends. Mrs. Ο. E. Barrows visited in Port laud and vicinity several days last week Mr. sod Mrs. £. A. Soule of Gorham are ijuesu of bis son, Principal Chester C. Soale of the high school. Herman A Bryant of Sooth Paris one of the speakers in the junior prize iceakn* contest at Bates College. Mr*. Marv (Green) Hutchinson of Livermore Kails is the guest of her coalio, Mrs. Elmer R. Briggs, for a few dtj·· ••Public Parking Space" is the sign which appears u the edge of side wa k q the High Street side of the Odd Fellows' Block. Til* regular May meeting of the W. C. T. U., winch would have beeo held on Tuesoa) of this week, will be omitted on secoua. ( tbe county convention at Nor way. The st · -e dag of the Mason Mann farur v: < bas arrived, and was hung oq: oa M Dcay. At present it bears fourteeu tire. M -*w:fr, who bas been at tbe | h m- ■ nephew. Frank E. DeCoster, io Ν < i», jt ten weeks, bas returned to ber b ·. : ι·α Gjthic Street. Tbe 0 . Fellows have put in bis wood f - λ Abbott, who has been sol affli';te<1 with rheumatism that be has beer * to do anything about all I winter. I Mr» Florence Chapman went Priday morn :. : for a visit of some length to her dau*nter. Mrs. Elsie Plemming, in Eartf r , Ct. Mrs. Plemming is in very poorbea.th. ' Mrs > M Richardson, who bad been r:tb h?: daughter, Mrs. Peaslee, in | Exeter Ν II . since last fall, returned Wedoesiav to tbe home of her son, Mark 13. Kicbardson. All tbe '' booIs of tbe two towns, and -■·- m «f nf the other school·1 of the c ar.ty, were suspended Friday, whi'e the teachers attended tbe teachers' convention at Norway. Allie Ο 'a and Miss Grace Dean went Tuesda» t Vermont for a visit of about tao day's to Mr. Cota's sister before he leave* with the contingent of drafted men who go to Camp Devene on the 29tb. Mr*. H. R. Carter entertained a num ber of the iadies at auction Thursday alterne· d. that they might meet Mr·. Leslie L. Mason. Three table· were filled. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs D. K. Palmer of Rochester, N. YM I· with her sister, Mrs. John M. Mnrch, and is assisting in the care of Mrs. March's grandson, Murch Steven·, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Stevens, who has been for a ont; time in a serious condi tion with Bright's disease. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Weeks, who bave a ti.ok of about a dozen bens, set one of them on thirteen eggs and in due time she hatched out fourteen chickens. Thie is aot the tiret time this thing has happened, but it is unnecessary to say that it Is unusual. Mr». Charlotte Howe spent the day Friday with Mr·. Jnstina Hail and daughters, the tiret time she baa been there - Ml fall. Mrs. Howe will be 6ύ next mouth, and during the winter baif oi the year she has not got out much, though her general health is good considering her years. Mrs. Nettie C. Weeks and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Weeks went Monday morning *o Portland for a few days' visit. Mrs. Marshall Weeks will go from there Thursday to her old home in New Brunswick for a stay of some two mooth·. and Mrs. Nettie C. Weeks and Marsha Weeks will return here. Edward E. Shaw, who has been em ployed in an automobile factory In Detroit, has returned home to answer the draft call with the contingent which leaves next week for Camp Devons. Mr. Shaw had some time since put in bis application for the aviation service, and hopes to be transferred to that later, but not having been accepted as yet, bas to answer the call. Charles Clark of Norway, who has been clerk iu the drug store of the Cbaa. H. Howard Co. for some time, has en listed 3 the medical department of tbe navy, atu will go to Newport, R. I., the β : Merton K. Clifford, another clerk there, expects to get his number in tbe draft at some early call, which will increase tbe number of stars in the Howard service flag to nine. Postmaster J A. Kenney was at tbe Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias at Lewijtio Wednesday, and while there established the fact that be was the old est Knight present, not in years but in membership in the order. Two other of the m st widely known members bad respectively forty-six and forty-five years to their credit, but Mr. Kenney has been a Knight for forty-seven years. About five o'clock Wednesday after noon a blaze was discovered on the roof of the Turner Center oreamery building on Pleasant Street. No alarm was given. iuo crtaraery oom was uueo, ana me E bow from the house of Co. No. 3 new by was brought into action and the roof wet down. An area of several square feet wsw burned on the roof, tbe thin y glee being burned through In plaoee, bat g tbe damage was small. ο There was a good attendance at the |j basket meeting of women'· missionary societies of the Oxford Baptist Associa- , tioo at the Baptist church Wednesday. . Among the speakers were Mrs. George H. Brock of South India, who spoke on foreign missions, Mrs. Lydia Nichols of Mamchusette, who spoke on work . among tbe Italians, Mrs. Annie Cobb Smith of Saco, tbe Weetern Maine secre tary, who spoke on her work, and Mra. ■ Willie M. Davis of Buckfleld. Λ special car on the east-bound train Thursday morning carried forty drafted s men from Coo· County, Ν. H., bound I for the New Hampshire State College at Dunham, Ν. H., to take a three months' ι course as electrician· and tradesmen in other mechanical line·. They were by I do means downhearted, indeed, quite tbs contrary, they were an exceedingly < lively bunch. Tbey were bo patriotic that while their train was on the siding waiting for the other train to go oat, tbey stole an American flag, staff and all, from near tbe track, and were going to attach H to tbe rear of their car, bat It was finally retrieved by Station Agent Doran. Tbe annual Memorial Sunday sermon , before Wm. K. Kimball Poet, G. A. R., . will be given by Rev. C. W. Roger· aft the morning servioe at the Congre gational church next Sunday, the S6tb. On Memorial Day, the 30:h, the exercise· «ill be after about the usual program, with decoration of tbe grave· in the fore noon. a dinner eerved at tbe hall of tbe post at noon, and addreea 1· the after noon at New HalL Rev. D. V. Faulkner of Deering Memorial Church will five the address. Howard W. Shaw will tarnish music for the day, tad there will ta singing at the afternoon exercise· by a nhorus of girl· under direction ef Mra. Agnse L. Morton. A county field day of the Boy 3oouta was held at tbe fair grounds Saturday, wlthoQt much advance advertising. Tbe total attendance muet have bee· well toward 200, principally Soout·. There were Soout· from Sovth Parle. Norway, Loeke1· Mill·, Befthel, Andover end Romford. After th· forenoon trains «•re in they marobei fto tbe fair ground·, where there were athletic contest·, demonstration· of Soout work, efto. ▲ picuic dinner was eaten, wbieb ooneinded *»· regular program of the day. Some of tbe Soout· atft—dod the Parla-Horway ■•*1 gam· at South Pari·, aad eome of Mis. C. à. Reoocd la vtaitlaf la 8m· ford for a few daja. Mit. John Slmpoon la in Portland to vieil her lUter nod have tiMtMct (or ber «y··. Mn. L. M. Lnnt of Lewi· ton «u tb· gueet of her daughter, Mr·. Harold T. Brigga, over Sunday. Mr·. William O. Frothing bam baa ra ta πι ed froA St. Barnaba· Hospital, Portland, eomewbat improved. Mr·. F. W. Bnrrill of Portland la tba gueet of her daughter, Mi·· Iva M. Natter, at Wirt Stanley'· for a few daye. Mrs. Artbar C. Soale and yoong daughter of Sooth Windham are gaeeta of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Morton. Mr. and Mra. Ralph C. Gray of Port land were here with Mr. Gray's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gray, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson, Mr·. William Colbert and Mis· Doris Colbert ipent two days at Camp Owsley, Har rison, tbe last of the week. Miss Dorothy Wight will be employed >y W. O. Prothingham in the store for he summer, after her return borne from he college year in Albany, N. T., a little ater. Don't forget tbe entertainment, tbe 'few Flower Queen, at Grange Hall, Tuesday evening of this week. Pro ceeds to go to the Girl·' Patriotlo ^eague. Harry B. Stone, Donald S. Briggs, Elmer Campbell and William H. Bray aade a fishing trip to Andover Surplus Saturday and Sunday, and secured their imit in brook trout. W. D. Clark of Meobanic Palls is re· orted seriously ill. His daughter, Mrs. 'reeland Witham, who has been here rith Mr. Witham at his mother's, has one to tbe Pall· to be with her father. There will be a covered dish sapper srved at the Baptist church Tuesday ight at 6:45 o'clock for all members of ie church and congregation. Each lady ill please bring food in covered disb >r herself and family, or invited gueet, ithout further soliciting. Miss Iva M. Natter went Wednesday < ight to Portland to visit her family and ι ieet her brother, who is located In ι [onduraa and makes only occasional ips home, and from Portland thej went ι > make a short visit at their old home ι ι Dexter. Misa Nutter returned here iturday night. Ernest H. Nuod, Harold Campbell, uy F. Stevens and Stanley Bennett left ere laat Tuesday for Buffalo, to drive ick four Dodge cars for the Pari· Auto lies Co. Tbey arrived here with the ire about 11 o'clock Saturday night, onday morning Erneet H. Ν aeon and eoo Maxim started for Long Island to rive back two Ford tracks for Ripley A I etcher. Summer bas surely come npon us. The lermometer on Sunday got up to about >, the leaves on the trees look like ane, and the prospect is that the apple ossoms and other flowers generally upended upon for Memorial Day will be >ne by before that time. It ia difficult ι realize that we had three months of vere cold weather last winter, or a rospect of the same thing next winter. Charles F. Hathaway, whose recent >atb in Cambridge, Mass., at the age of i, is reported, was a native of Mechanic alls, and well known to the former aeration in this part of Oxford Coun ▲bout thirty-six years ago he estab ihed a bakery in Cambridge, which baa own into a large business. Mr. Hatb ray has been for aome time retireJ, it the business la ooodocted by hi· ns. The Oxford County jail is now down a record population for the time alnce was built in 1895. It baa one aolitary •cupant, whose term expires within a w days. That isn't the whole truth, >wever. Two others, Poles, are strict doing time in the jail for intoxication, it bave been taken to Rumford for ial at this term of court on appealed juor cases. Even this makes the num tr of prisoners a total of three. Aboat one hundred Knights of Pythias id members of the Pythian Sisters ere out Sunday afternoon for the an ial memorial service of Hamlin Lodge, iventeen graves of deceased Knights ere mark^ in Riverside Cemetery, and vera! in other cemeteries. After the emorial service at Riverside Cemetery, e line of march was taken up to the jogregatlooai ohurob, where an appro bate sermon was given by the pastor, 9v. C. Wellington Rogers, from the text, Pear God, and keep his commandment·, r thia is the whole duty of man." To Become a Red Cross Branch. Instead of renewing its organization, e Sooth Paris Branch of the National eague for Women's Service voted at its eeting Friday to organize as a branob ' the Southern Oxford County Chapter the Red Cross, as this seems to be the ay in which the most efficient servioe m be done. The petition i· now In reparation, and the meeting for organ ation will be held Tuesday afternoon ' this week. Paris Orange has offered the use of Its ning ball for the Red Croaa work dur g the summer. The offer was ac >pted, and the sewing machines and aterial have been moved from the rand Army rooms to the new quarters, hicb will be much more commodious. All who are knitting for the League e requested to send in their work as ►on as possible. During the time from organization pril 18, 1917, to May 14, 1918, the re lipta and expenditure· of the league ere aa follows: scelpta χ pendit ores — Γ. >3.58 Of the expenditure·, #727.52 went for »rn, and $561.07 (or materials to make arments, gauze for surgical dressings, imfort bags, housewives aod Chriatmas agi for th e soldier·, freight, ezprees, ad iocideotal charge·. One hundred ad serenty-two different women have one knitting for the Service League | □ring the past year. County Pair Club Prize·. ▲t a recent meeting of the trueteee of J tie Oxford County Agricultural Society nam her of special prizes for boy·' and ' iris' agricultural olubs were added to tie premium list of the county fair fori be year. The prize· are a· follow·: ' For best exhibit of girls' canning olub, g m 10 to 18 years, |6; second, 93; third, For boy·' and girl·' sweet corn cluba, ge· 10 to 18 years, 95, 93, 92. For boye' pig olub·, same age·, 95, 93» S. Elsewhere in thl· issue of the Demo rat I· a letter from Mr. Van Den Kerck· ioven, county agent in charge of the! toy·' and girls' olub work. This is ad- ' lreased to the boy· and girl· of Paris tariionlarly, bat gi?·· a fall explanation >1 the work and ita neoeeelty. At the same meeting the trustee· of be Agricultural Society voted to move >ver into the cattle department the bam ind abed· on the Dr. Bedard property, irhich baa been acquired by purohaae, tnd to more the fence ao a· to Inclose I within the fair ground· the Bedard field. ' Pari* High School Note·, The base ball team went to Turner to l>lay Learltt laet Wednesday, and re in rned defeated 8 to 1. The. Girl·* Patriotic League began making surgical dressings last Monday ivoalng at the Coagregatioaal reetry. à.bout 250 dreaalng· ware mad·. A. Van Dan Kerckhoren of Betbal ' riaited the high school laat Tuesday ■ornlng for the parpoee of forming a j Banning olub for the girl· and oorn and pig olnee for the boys. Tha bearing on the petition for in· oreaae of raèea on the Lewieton, Auguata and Walerrille Street Bal I way la bald Tueeday of tkla weak In tha rooea of the Lewiaton Chamber of Commerce, in o«d«r that tha latsgssts of the gaaaral pubflo may be protected, Attorney Gen eral Guy H. Sturgia will appear 1· bo half of the people of tha state. srflselweU with William H. TkftodeM Mm of Wound* 0*H*B oxford oouhty mkh bbpobtsd 1>*AD I» FBA5CK. Casualty 1UU from the Ameriean forces in France daring the put week have brought the war closer home to n· in this immediate Tteinitj than any thing hat done before. It la evident that the 103d Infantry, and Co. D, whlob «a* one of the first National Onard oompaniee to go into the trenohee in Pranee, have been in the thick of the fighting, and tome of its men have made the "supreme sacrifice." Mr. and Mra. Tellies Thibodeao of Sooth Paris received a dispatoh Thurs day morning announcing that their son William H. Tbibodeaa had died of woands, and his name appeared in the oasnalty liât in the evening papers of the same day. He Is the first Paria man to die in the aervioe. William H. Tbibodeaa was 19 years of age. He was adopted by Mr. and Mra. Thibodeao from a children's home when be was four years of age, and bad aiooe been with them. He enliated in Co. D, Second Regiment of the Maine National Guard, in March, 1917, and went with that company when it was mastered in to the United States service after oor entry into the war, and beoagae part of the 103d U. S. Infantry. Beeidea ' hia adopted parenta he leaves an unole, William Wright of Portland. Corp. Harry J. Lewis of Buckfield, who was reported in the casualty list of May 15 aa "died of otber causes" was gassed, according to a dispatch received by bis father, James Lewis of Buckfield. The mother of Corp. Lewis is now in a hospital in Portland for treatment. He enlisted in Co. D, Second Maine, aa a private, and had sinoe been promoted, [n 1916 be served with his regiment on the Mexican border. He waa 30 years of ige and unmarried. Private Alfred Goodwin of Soath Hiram, also appearing in the oasualty list of the 15th as "died from other sausee," was gassed, according to a dis patch reoeived by his wife. He waa born in Hiram, the sod of Mrs. Alioe L. ■Joodwin and the late Ivory F. Goodwin, tnd had always lived in that town. He lerved in the Second Maine, later the .υύα inranrry. Α. wiaow, woo wag oeiure narriage Miss Cora Gilpatrick of Hiram, lurvives him. His age was about 26. Private Joseph E. Poulln of Augusta, «ported killed Id action, was serving in :o. D. He waa at first in Co. M, bat vas transferred to D. Other Maine men reported dead from rounds or gas are Kenneth Klein of , fort Kent, Norman T. Dow of Princeton, ind Corp. Charles D. B. Gould of New rineyard. George P. Wyman of Fort fent and Charles R. Tbom peon of King nan are reported killed in action. Other : daine men, members of the 103d, are re- ; >orted severely or slightly wouuded. I Announcement of the death from rounds of Henry W. Stone of Norway vas received on Priday. Mr. Stone was ι be son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Itone of Water Street, Norway, and was 1 ι private in Co. D, lOSd Infantry. < Corp. Harold A. Jackson of Milton Mentation is reported dead of wounds α the latest casualty list. According to rord received by bis father, Clarence ackson, he was gassed on the 11th Inst. Jorp. Jackson enlisted in Co. D, Second (aine Infantry, June 11, 1017, and this init later became part of Co. D, 1034 J. S. Infantry. He was a graduate of Woodstock High School and Hebron icademy, and was 24 years of age. Be ides bis parents he Is survived by a sis θγ, Miss Clara Jackson. Twenty-Two More From Oxford. FILL LEAVE HEBE NEXT WEEK FOB FOBT SLOCUM, NEW ΥΟΒΚ. Close on the heels of the last call for ten for the national army comes another, etails of which are not yet announced, ut which will call for 500 from Maine, ο Ko to military camps between May 20 nd June 2. The quota of Oxford County under bis call according to advices just re eived by the Local Board, is 22. They rill entrain at South Paris Friday, May 1, at 5:50 P. M., for Fort Slocum, New fork. The following are the names of the sen who will be summoned under this all, as furnished by the Oxford County iocal Board: Onler No. 832 John £. Deigban, Rumford. 743 Jesse James Lunn, Mexico. 767 Harold I. Merrill, South Paris. 900 Walter Roscoe Peare, Rumford Center. 239 Blmer E. Moore, Rumford. 418 Maurice Gallant, Rumford. 419 Mike Tellier, Hanover. 422 Lester Bishop, Rumford. 423 Arthur Hebart, Rumford. 424 Peter LeClair, Rumford. 433 Joseph Perry, Rumford. 435 Harry Siddall, Rumford. 436 Frank Harold Pbilbrick, East Brownfield. 439 Robert McDonald, Rumford. 442 Adelmar Raymond Brown, Bethel. 447 Felix Jikubowskey, Rumford. 460 Gay Shaw Wentwortb, Porter. 464 Joseph George Perry, Rumford. 473 Charles Desveaux, Rumford. 485 Leon V. Smith, Roxbury. 504 Ralph C. Millet', Norway. 506 Joseph Henry Dpnoette, Rumford. ▲LTEBNATKS. 508 Adelard Richard, Rumford. 517 Seth Thomas, Rumford. Red Cross Drive This Week. 'ARIS IS AW1KI AMD BBADY TO DO ITS 311 AUX I» TELE WOBK. This ia the week, from the 20th to the 17th, of the drive for the Red Cross, ν ben another hundred millions Is to be alsed for this neceesary work. It will >e raised, bnt not anises we all do oar jart. Walter L. Gray is the looal chairman in ebarge of the work for the town of Pari·. The minimum assigned to Pari· is 9825 for the town, divided 1450 for South Pari·, 1250 for West Paris, and 1125 for Paris Hill. ▲ meeting for organisation was held Tbnreday evening, and general com· mittees and apecial committees for de tails of the work have been chosen. The general committees are: South Parte—Harold T. Br gfS,C. W. Bowker, Mrs. Acne·L.Morton,Mr*. Alton C. Wheeler Mr·. D. M. Stewart, Mr·. Walter L. Gray, Nelson, Q. Elder. Μη. T. 8. Berne·. MIm Helen M. Berne·, Mlae Ιτ» M. Natter, 8nennan T. Oliver, George Γ. Eutmu, Mr·. 0. W. Bowker. Perl· Hill-Mrs. C. L. Aldrioh, MIm Jeannle Habbard, Mrs. H. W. Lyon, Mrs. Mellle 8. Brown, Mrs. George M. Atwood, GoL B. T. Brown. The business places of the village will be canvassed the first of the week, and It li expected that that Is all the can vassing that will be done. Thursday evening la Market Square there will be a Bed Croc· deasonatratlon, with mnslo and speaking, and a demonstration of Red Cross work. No poe should miss this. It will b· worth while. The Baptist Church. The anniversary gathering of oar I ohuroh next Tuesday evealag, May 21. 1 Thar· will be social lateroourss, good stusie aad helpful talk. A covered-dish sapper at 6:45. Meeting at 7:45. The topic, "Church work la War I Time·," will be discussed. 1. Helpe and Hindrance·. Dangers and Kn-1 eoBiUMienU, Ber. H. L. Nichols t. What shall we emphasise la oar preach leg aad to oar talks wtth tndlrtdoator Bev. M. O. Bal S. Wkal are the prospects alter the war? Bev. C. W.Bogsnl 4. What are the seerste ofpowsr with men? ι ■ev. O. P. Paalkasr Mis. H. L. Nichols will rsad a war poem. DATES TO VOTB. Saaday, May *. Our Qwa Manorial I Service al 10.*45. Saaday, June 2. Msa's Day. Special to """ " " ■— Saaday, Juae 9. Children's »· Μ·*| MliM ·-··-■. <7Λ·. ·,- <···, NORWAY. Ten table· of whist were entertained at Mr·. A. S. Kimball'· Wednesday evening, and abont fonr dollar· waa w onred for the Red Cross. Miss Delia No yes seoared the flrat prise, Miss Margaret Baker the seoond, and Mrs. Wm. C. Leavitt the last prise. Mr. and Mrs. Prank ▲. Oxnard of West MedforcK Mas·., are viaiting Mrs. ι Horace Oxnard and the family of Elon L. Brown. Mr. and Mr·. Frank J. Cook have been •pending a few day·' vaoation at Den mark. Charlea Clark, who has been olerk in the drng store of the Chas. H. Howard Co. at South Paris, has enlisted In the medical department of the navy and will soon go to Newport for training. Mr. and Mr·. Thomaa Smiley and Mra. Horace Sanborn of Portland were In Norway on an automobile trip Wednes day. Mrs. George W. Holmes, who baa been visiting Mrs. Sanborn in Portland, oame to her home with tbem. Leon Newoomb is running the street sprinkler while Tim Heath with his crew is away moving a large barn on Paris Hill. Mrs. Carl Sobenk is spending three weeks with relatives in Reading, Maaa., and with Mra. Harlow Adkins in Fitch bo rg, Mass. Miss Nellie F. Drommey attended tbe wedding of her sister, Miss Alloe 0. Drommey, at Deerlog Wednesday, and was her alater'a maid of bonor. Mra. Leslie Wood of Aaborn is the gaeet of her parents, Mr. and Mra. Rosea Abbott, and sister, Mrs. A. L. Bock. Harry V. Cole of Portland Is the new manager of the Norway telephone ex change of the Maine Telephone and Telegraph Co. Mr. Cole Is the son of Mrs. William C. Cole of this town. He has been for the past twelve years con nected with tbe New England Telephone Do. in Portland, starting with a line srew. Mr. and Mra. Cole reaide witfi Fred A. Cole on Fair Street. j O. Harrington Flint, the former ι LlJaUO^OI V» *UV «VIVPUVHV vavmwm^v) < ligned to take a position in the eleotrioal iepartment at the Portsmouth navy pard. Hugh Pendexter, Jr., '21, is one of the men aeleoted from Bowdoin to take tu officer's training coarse at Plattaburg. rbe coarse begins Jane 3d. A good number from Pennesseewassee Lodge, E. of P., and Lake Temple, P. S. attended tbe sees'ons of the Grand Lodge and tbe Grand Temple in Lewis ton last week. Mrs. Alton Merrill ia in Portland with her daughter, Rath Stella, •ixfeen months of age, for treat sent of the child at the children's hos pital. Miss Lona Noble, a trained nurse, who laa been caring for her nieoe, Rosie ioble, with a case of pneumonia, is Melting relatives and friends for a while jefore returning to her work in Portland. J. Waldo Nash was in Boston last week taking examination for a captaincy η the Federal Reserves now being or ganized. An electrio time and signal system has >een installed at the high school, and itarted last Monday. In efficienoy it ie ι great improvement over the former Iry battery gong and push button ays em. It runs by tbe clook, and is giving nil satisfaction. Miss Agnes Sanborn has been elected >reeident of tbe Massachusetts branoh if the Gorbam Normal School Alumni. Mrs. Clara A. Hayden has returned to 1er borne on Pleasant Street after spend og tbe winter with her daughter, Mrs. frank P. Knight, in Winchester, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Soribner bave gone ο Bath, where Mr. 8oribner is employed. Pbey will make their home with their laughter, Mrs. Ralph C. Andrew·, at few Meadows. L. S. Sessions of South Paris bas a egular engagement as olerk In tbe store >f tbe A. L. Clark Drag Co. Mrs. Earl Farnham and sister, Miss St bel Millett, are visiting their sisters, 1rs. Myrtle Currie and Mrs. Annie Til on, in Haverhill, Maes. Mrs. Laura Proctor and her daughter nd husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vood, of Skowbegan, have been guests f Mr. and Mrs. George Buewell. Mr. nd Mrs. Wood bave returned home, and 1rs. Proctor remains for a while. W. Mayford Mann bas been ohosen reasurer of the Algonquin Tennis Club ο succeed Robert F. Blokford, who esigned. Percy Nevers, Jr., has given up his rork as olerk at tbe Ε. N. Swett Shoe !o., and Edward MoCormack will be bere for tbe summer. Miae Evelyn A. Chandler is in town rom Schenectady, N. T., for a short iait here and at Bethel. After treat sent for a throat trouble she will re urn to Scbeneotady. J. Albert MoCready haa decided to emain as solicitor for the Metropolitan nsurance Co. "The Brownies' Whispers," a pleasing peretta, was given at the Opera House Tuesday evening by the grammar school indents under the direotion of Miss Elizabeth E. MoCreery, supervisor of Duaic, with Miss Ruth C. Akers accom panist on tbe piano. There was a large aat inoluding the acholars from tbe lighth grade to tbe third, and a large kudience. There was also a Red Crosa trill by the Camp Fire Girls, and tumb ing stunts by some of tbe Boy Scouts. Proceeds went to tbe Red Cross. John B. Hazen, who died in Auburn ,nd was brought here for burial on ruesday, was 82 years of age. He waa torn in Sweden, the ion of Mr. and Mrs. Villiam E. Hazen. He served In tbe ,0th and the 29th Maine, and re-enlisted tfter being discharged for disability. Jy trade he was a builder, and he built lome of the beat houses In Norway. He narried Sarah E. Brown of Portland, vbo died some years ago. He ia sur rived by one aon, Charles M. Hazen, who s a contractor and builder in Beverly, klaaa., and four daughters, Mrs. Florenoe iemp of Croydon, Ν. H., Mrs. Josephine toule of Boaton, Mrs. Irene F. Dietrich >f Auburn, and Mra. Evelyn M..Jadkins >f Norway. Tbe high school aeniora are to present 'Τ De l/OiODor· anu in tuo uponi Souse Friday evening of this week. * Harold ▲. Anderson ii director. Tbe 1 play ia what Ii oalled a three-aot comedy, >r sometimes a three-aot farce. It 1· ludicrously fanny. Tbe cast Is: ' Col. Robert Budd, a widower of North Carolina, Harold ▲. Anderson Col. Richard Byrd, a widower of Sooth Carolina, Arthur Bartlett Marlorie Byrd *—Bath C. Akers Bob Badd - David Κ lain Mr*. J. John Carroll, a widow, Adeline DeCoster Julia Carroll, her daughter.—Marguerite rroet Ned Gray don, a young gentleman of exceed. lugly faulty memoir Boger Sloan James Baskom, Col. Buad's lawyer. Boger Sloan Chlng-Ah-Llng, a Chinese oook. Roland UoCormack Graduation exercise· will be beld by the eighth grade pupils leaving the grammar school for tbe high sohool, on Friday evening, June 7, place to be an nounced later. ▲ small admission will be oharged, for the benefit of the Red Cross. ▲ program bas been arranged aa follows: Mule. Prayer Ber. H. L. Nichols Salutatory Address, "Thrift," Dorothy B. Chandler Beading, "Tbe Stars and Stripes," W11 Ham B. Ledger Music. Dramatisation," Tbe Jown Meeting of Killings- 1 worth." Violin Solo— .Dorothy Thomas Flag Drill. Presentation of Olft to School..Beryl E. McKay Address to Class Ber. Chester Θ. Miller ι Valedictory Address, "Shall I Go to Blgh School," Eleanor A. Smith Presentation of Dlplomas....8upt. T. 0. Morrill Mnslc. F. L. Starbird baa taken down the forty-foot wing of bla boarding bouse uaed for a shed below and sleeping rooms above, and the frame will bo need In a barn to go up later, Thla Monday evening, at Woodmen's Hall, the Daughters of Veterans of Nor· way will be organised by the Depart· ment President, Ella Herrlok of Water villa, and the Department Organiser, Minnie Sill· of Meonanlc Fall·. Mrs. H. D. Smith has bee» seriously 111 for the paat few days. Her children who Mve awaj bave been enmmoned and are bare, Man P. Smith of Ylnalhavea. Dob Smith who la la tbe service, and Mrs. Lester Home of Fair haven, Maaa. - M re. Ithaa Pearl, wife of Nathan Noble, died very suddenly early Friday morning at bar home oa Crockett Btdge. Mr·. Noble waa tha daughter and only ehlldofA.lL and Imm Q, (BJoturd. '*■" "™ ' 75·--·^····*:- «ε; *" 3 aoa)Dunham of Norway, and vu bora Jo·· 15, 1878. 8b· married Nathan Noble Jose 96, 1800. Sbe I· survived by her husband end nine obildreo, the old eel e girl of 18, the youngest only twen ty-four boon et the time of ber deetb. Two otber obildreo died In infenoy. Ball. After an anbroken serlee of viotorles, Perle Higb Sohool met ite first defeet for tbe season Wednesday et Tnrner Center, wben it lost to Leavltt Institute î to 1. ▲ good lot of rapportera went irltb tbe Parla High teem to Turner. The batteries were Pearl and Wade for Leavitt; Merrill end M. Curtis for Paris. Those "traditional foea," Peria Higb Sohool end Norwey High 8ohool, met it the Paria High School grounds 8atnr ley afternoon, end victory perobed on ;he Perls bennere to tbe tuoe of 17 to 6. [t Is vloleting no confidence to say that :he result was about what wes expeoted, sonaidering the condition end reoord of ;he two teema. Ik la alio unneoeseery to lay that tbe game vu rather looae and ong, and there were no special features vorthy of note. PAKI8 HIGH SCHOOL. A.B. Κ. B.H. P.O. A. B. 'orter, 2-b 6 3 1 2 8 2 >unham,l.b β 8 1 12 0 0 V. Cartla, M 6 12 4 14 f. Carta, e 5 1 2 7 2 C >ach, l.f. 5 0 1 0 0 0 IcGlnley, c.f. 5 8 S 2 2 0 Jaromond, r.f 1 0 0 0 0 0 ». Carta. rJ 4 2 2 0 0 0 Joyce, 8-b β 2 0 0 1 0 tfcirrlll, ρ 5 8 2 0 6 0 Totale 46 17 14 27 18 1 NOBWAT HIGH SCHOOL. ▲J. X. B.H. P.O. A. B. 'urlngton, 4 2 1 5 0 0 Fletcher, c β 119 2 0 Uce, c.i. 4 1110 0 ?roe, a.a 5 0 2 2 1 2 Halo, 2-b 4 0 1 0 2 5 an born, lb 8 0 0 4 0 0 toaootean, ρ 4 1 0 0 8 0 lenoett.r.f 8 118 0 0 loan, l.f. 1 0 0 0 0 0 'ompeon, l.f. 8 0 .0 0 0 0 Totale .86 » 1 24 8 Score by innings. 12845678 9-Total | 'aria H. 8 1 2 8 0 1 4 0 1 x-17 [orway H. 8 1 00500000—6 Twobaae-hlta, Dunham, W. Carta, Leach, j lerrill: three-baae-blt, M. Carta; borne ran, I. Curtis; flratbaae on balla. off Merrill 2, off teacoteau 6; hit by pitched ball, Porington and lice; struck oat, by Merrill 6, by Oeacoteaa 8. Γ m pire, Davie. Scorer, Merrill. 1 Large Teachers' Convention. Fine weather and a general intereat < ombined to aeonre a large attendance or the convention of the Oxford County ι 'eaobera* Aaaociation at Norway Friday. | ι oonaiderable number of tbe teacbera ime by train, but a muoh larger Dam er by automobile. The total regiatra ion was about 250. General sessions were held in tbe | >pera House forenoon, afternoon and I ·*/» mUk finnnrinlandanf M il oy of Pari·, the president of theaasocia ion, presiding, and department eesiona daring the latter part of the fterboon. Dinners and sappers were served for bose who wished by the Ladies' Circle t the Congregational vestry, and those rho remained over night wereentertain d at the homes of the village. Speakers at the general sessions includ d a number of noted educators, Superin sndent S R. Shear of Pougbkeepsle, N. \, Professor Wilmot B. Mitohell of lowdoin College, and Frank W. Wright, deputy Commissioner of Education for [aesaohusetts. Other speakers at the epartment sessions included Superin sndent H. H. Randall of Auburn, Miss lillian I. Lincoln of Farmington Normal chool, and Principal W. B. Russell of Îorbam Normal School. Preceding the address of Mr. Wright ι the evening, the operetta, "The Townles' Whispers," which was pre ented by the scholars of the Norway frammar School Tuesday evening, wai »peated for the benefit of the oonven on. Officers of the association for the Dining year were elected as follows: Pres.—Supt. L. E. Williams, Romford. Vlce-Pree.—Supt. Chester C. Tuttle, ttuckfield. Sec.Treai.—Prin. Chester C. Soule, South arte. Ex. Com.—Supt. True C. Morrill, Norway; rlu. P. B. Stlneon, Dlxfleld; Nellie Michels, in ton. An invitation was received and ac jpted to hold the next meeting of the laociation at Buckfield. Fires In Oxford County. The buildings on the Morrill plaoe, so tiled, between West Betbel and Mason, ivned by Fred L. Edwards and oooupied y the family of George Westleigh, were urned Thursday night, together with >me hogs, and praotloally all the fur ishlngs and oontenta of the buildings. horse was got ont safely. About renty tons of bay belonging to Mr. Ed ards was stored in the nam. It is ipposed that the fire started from chll ren playing with matohes, There was isuranoe of $1000 with W. J. Wheeler <fc o. of South Paris. Lightning Friday afternoon strnok and arned the buildings on the Clinton layhew plaoe in Sumner. The build igs bad not been oocnpled since Mr. [ayhew's death nearly two yeara ago, ut there waa two yeara' hay etored in le barn, and aome farming toola. Mrs. .Louise P. Chase. Mrs. Louise F. Chase died at her home t Kent's Hill on the 11th after an Ill ess of only thirty-six honrs. Mrs. base was the daughter of the late Rev. tepben Allen, D. D., and was born in Sth in 1843. She married A. Fitzroy base, son of the late Alden Chase of iryant's Pond. Mr. Chase was for i*de years an Instructor in the Maine fcsleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill, and iter president of the Institution, a posi ion whlob be held at the time of bis eath in 1808. Mrs. Chase's funeral ras held at Kent'· Hill, and the remains rere brought to Bryant'a Pond for nrial in the family lot. Fatally Burned with Matches. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'atsy Papasodora, 16 months of age, led at their resldenoe In Bnmford Thurs ay from barns received the day before, rhen she and her two-year-old brother rere playing with matohes In the house, 'be mother oame upon the soene In time ο extinguish the oblld's olothlng, bnt lot nntil sbe was fatally burned. Snoh a picture play aa "The Kaiser, rhe Beast of Berlin" la jast what is ieeded to remind some folks that the tonntry is wrestling with a foe whose nethodsare diabolical. This message tas been oonveyed to the pnbllo In inmerons communications of the kind ο be seen posted everywhere; this reier lng to the posters warning the people bat they "will not" be proseooted for Ιι.ηκΙηα mnri at tha V»laAr*a nlntnrA Rupert Jullau'a wonderful picture, •The Kalaer, The Beaat of Berlin," la be flret film to call a apade a apade and ο abow anything like tbe Inner work nga of tbo polio y of abaolute rntbloaa laaa. Local people will undoubtedly nab to aee It daring It· engagement at he Savoy theatre, oommenolng Wed ieaday May 20 and Memorial Day after ιοοη and evening. ▲a the prodnoer aaya "The Kaiaer" irlll make even a paoi fiat'a blood boll— ind we won't be good fightera until our »lood bolla." Whlob la an eoho of lentlmenta of all men who know what war meana and what a mighty atake the wuntry la fighting for. Mr. Julias la one of the moat ex perienced playere now appearing on tbe the aoreen and the general opinion leema to be that hla impersonation of the Kalaer la evideooe In proof of hie szpertneaa and of hi· abrewd aenae of what the pabllo need· to bo tally aroua »d to the internal character of Teuton irarfare. With a total diaregard for the feeling· of all pro-Germane in tbla country the picture flings the naked truth about the Kalaer and hla fieodiah hordee upon the Mreen for the eorattny of tbe people and what la ehowa of their diabolical work does exaotly aa tbe prodooer planned it ihoald, tarns an audlenoe Into a frenay ol anger and boiling reeentment Aa a propaganda film "to aroase America •♦The Kalaer, the Beaat of Berlin" doee more-than anything of tta kind thai baa yet been preeented. It eoarinoea everyone that no lake-warm methode will do la ornablag the "Mad Dog of Xarope", that the whole world maat riee la ft· might and destroy him and hi· horde· before farther "frightful-1 aeee" bae bee· vMtod upon the peace loving people· of the carta. Λν ** · V ■: ·. ■ ■ · τ··- ' ' :·.·· ' ·' In Parle, May 8, totbe wife of P«al HUdeo, a daughter. In Parle, May 10, to tbe wife of Ralph Field, a da ncbter. Ib Bethel, May 8, to tbe wife of Harry King, a daughter. In Bethel, May 11, to the wife of Clyde L. Whitman, a son. In Norway. May 16, to the wife of Nathan Noble, a daughter. la Romford, May 10, to the wife of Dr. W. T. Rowe, a son. To Dixflekl Center, May 10, to the wife of Percy Drown, a son. Ib Can too, to the wife of Tbeoo H. Woodward, % MB. Married. In Berlin, N. H„ May 9. by Harry Q. Noye·, Jtutlce of the Peace, Mr. C. D. Hayford of Llrer more and Mlaa Nina 8hennan of Sooth Pari·. Ib Buckfleld, May }0, by Thomaa 8. Brldgham, laattee of the Peace, Mr. Boy Bock aad M 1m 9 lady· ChapllB. Died. Ib Bast Bethel, May 9, Dennis W. Cole, aged 10 year·. In Lewietoa, May 14, Charles B. Byeraoo, for· nerly of Bryant'· Pond, aged 74yean. In Anbnrn, May 11, John B. Hazen, formerly >f Norway, aaed 89 years. In Norway, May 17, Mrs. Ethna Pearl (Dan ism). wife of Nathan Noble, aged 89 years. In Pern, May 16, Mrs. Prlscllla Lnnt Chase, iced 65 years. In Woodstock, May 10, Norman 8mlth. In Rldlonvllle, May 6, Oscar E. Whitney, aged 1β years. In Bnmford, May IS, ▲. J. Colcord, aged ibont 70 years. Byes Examined for Glasses. 8AMUEL RICHARDS Licensed Optometrist and Optician ÎOUTH PARIS, MAINE Bids Wanted. 8ealed bids on the construction work, heating ind plomblng of the proposed remodeling of tbe iVeet Parts Pchool Bulldlna will be received at he offlcA of the Superintendent of 8cbools, South Paris, Maine. Bids will be opened at noon, iaturday, May 25, 1918. Plans and apeclflca lons s»nt on request. The Committee reserves he right to reject any or all bids. T. R. PENLEY, ) A.C. PRRHAM, J Committee. 21 M.C.JOY, ) UNITED STATES BICYCLE TIKES ire good tires, the kind that stand up mder hard service. Get some on your >ike and be satisfied. Open evenings. New and second hand bicycles or sale by G. M. SMALL, Stony Brook Road, South Paris, Me. -•ν·-·-" · Χ ' ■ Τ»' ~" • ν, · ' - THE KAISEB SAID i "If the enemy doee not want peace then we muat briny peace to the world by battering in with the Iron Flat and Shining Sword the doors of those who will not have peace." He would bring America to her knees. Will he Ρ NO, NEVER! See ^Tft* beast I* Is {jour Dutg SAVOY THEATRE, South Paris 2 Days Beginning Wednesday, May 29 and Memorial Day 21-22 PRICES: APTfRNOON 25 AND 35 CtNTS. CHILDftBN 15 0BNT8. ■ViNINQ 25 ANO 50 CBNT8. The American Red Gross helps care for the orphans of the men who died that civilization might live! Did your dollars help ? This Is a Good Season \ to Buy Garments From the present outlook it will be very hard to get the reliable all wool materials next spring at rea sonable prices. The government has taken over the wool and the soldiers' needs will be supplied first Our garments made from materials contracted nearly a year ago at much less than today's prices. SUITS are mostly in wool poplins and men's wear serge. Navy blues and tans are the best colors, styles are rather plain, that will be good several seasons. Priced $14.96 to $27.46 COATS are very popular for all round wear. Poplins, Serges, Velours, Tweeds in Tan·, Grays and Blues look well for all kinds of wear. Styles to show you. $12.46 to $24.76 SHIRT WAISTS Tou Always Need SPECIAL VALUE Jap Silk in white» flesh and maise, in a variety of dainty styles. They wash perfectly. $2.45 GEORGETTE CREPE WAISTS, white and flesh colors, embroidered front, large collar, $3.46 Spring Undermuslins You will be pleased with the dainty styles this season. The better grades are very near old prices. Long Skirts with hamburg and lace flounce, 98c and up to $2.85 Gowns, 75c and up to $1.88 Envelopes, 75c and up to $3.88 Camisoles, 88c and up to $1.60 Try our mail order de partment if you cannot come to the «tore. We pay all postage. . dzr.' BROWN, BUCK & CO., X j ι ι ν J i ύ' * 1 . % Norway, Maine. Water Powers in Maine The plan outlined by advocates of State ownership and develop ment of the water powers of Maine seems on its face to be plausible and harmless but when analysis and a study made of the remarks of its advocates editorially and otherwise, the plan is shown to be So cialistic in its tendencies. The assurance given and promises made by these advocates are as positive and just as irresponsible as were the promises made by the Bolsheviki to Russians. Claim is made that the owners of water pow ers are taking natuial rights away, from the people. That the public is being systematically robbed and that the State can and will sell light and power at a much lower cost to the consumer than is charged by the public service companies and in fact, many things idvantage ous to the public will occur if the State shall develop the water powers. The people of Maine have had nothing stolen from them. Even after the state sold the wild lands and the water power sites the peo ple of Maine have all the rights they ever had to use the rivers and streams and lakes of Maine for business and pleasure. Not only do the people use these lakes and streams for business and pleasure but they use the lands once owned by the State for hunting and these lands yield a yearly income to the State of many thousand of dollars from hunters' licenses. That the people of Maine have lost any rights they ever had is untrue. That those so-called wild lands were sold too cheaply is an argument against the development by the State of the water powers. The assumption that future State legislators and State officials will be better or more capable business men than in the past is a matter of conjecture. The opposition to development by the State of the water powers is based on well defined and sound reasoning. FIRST, The State does not and cannot develop or operate any line of business as cheaply as does private enterprise, largely because "everybody's business is nobody's busi ness'.' SECOND, The State must have an outlet for power developed; an outlet which is not in sight and must be created. THIRD, State ownership involves political influence and almost inevitably leads to abuse of political power and creates scandal FOURTH, The State cannot afford to embark on an enterprise when private capital hesitates. Private capital is always willing to embark on enterprises when a suitable return is offered on the investment iucluding the risk involved. FIFTH, Private capital is now active in the development of Maine's resources ; capital which has already invested many millions of dollars and which is more vitally in terested in the future prosperity of the State of Maine than are those people who have never assisted in the development of Maine's natural resources and who now t would commit the State to a policy involving unknown sums of money with uncertain results. While the plans as outlined by a prominent advocate of State owner ship have changed several times, he still claims the right to take over any developed powers that may be necessary to carry out his ideas, he further says that the State will be able to furnish light and power cheaper than is now furnished, thereby implying that the State will enter into competition with existing companies which the State has chartered. Will the people of Maine repudiate the contracts with corporations j which the State has chartered ? Will the people of Maine consider those charters as "scrape of paper"? Do the people of Maine wish to give the impression that they are hostile to development by private capital? Do the people of Maine think they ace Kkely to induce capital to ι come to Maine by countenancing this hostile agitation ? (Signed) ? WM, M. PBHNELL, PubMoity Afftnt, roe Romford falls Power Company, Aadroooofgla Mille, Oxford Paper Company, International Paper Company, Great Norther» Paper Company, Androeooggln Kleotric CoapMy, Union Water Power Company, Bill MawrtMUrtag Company, Union Xleotrto Power Company,v Lewleton Bleeebery * Dye Works, ▲■droeooggin Beeerroir Company, Peppecell Manafaetaring Compony, Bt Croix Paper Company, Bates Maaafcotartng Company, "Central Maine Power Oompeay, Idwaids Maaalaotart* Comptay.