Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
The on Feiiows at Yor,rty

The Odd FeitoWs at Norw1y.
Some time ago tbs membe of tho
o d Fellows fraternity at NORWAY me-,
taeir brothers in Bitgton. and eril,,J
their hospiIa lity. Believing that ..os,
good turn deserves another" the Norway
Lodges invited tn pse OF Bldg on TO NEE,
them on Monday last, on the occasion ~
the Installation o! their officers. Tho
wind OF Saturday aud Sunday So COR
pletelg blocked the roads, that, a.tlJ9,s
over hundred from BriIg,on had syr.
lied their intention TO he present, only
very few were able to work lltit passage
through the huge drifts.
The services OF installation we're beH
in the Universalis. Church, and vero
pubic. There are three branches Of Tho
fraternity in Norway, VIZ: Widely E..
campment, Norway Lodge. and Charity
Lodge. Daughters OF Rebeksh. All Of
these are well sustained, and are doir,,
good work Tor the town. Tac olicer,o Of
the two Lodges were installed by Gee
A.. Wilson, ID. D.. Of South Paris. and
those of the Encampment by Eaos c.
Chamberlain. ID. ID G.. r.. OF Briig,oD
Following is lis! Of officers installed
Officers OF Widely Encampmen, ~.
2l:-
c. P. E. y. Clement; H.P.,AL
Rove; ). W. c. Il. sargent; j. W..C
w. Blake; Treas j. l. II lrne; Scribe
Alton . Brion; Guide, Geo. 4 Cole: I
s., Edmund Ames; o. :. ". ". Tgou.
bly,; 1t c. OF T. Frank Brown. "a g..
OF L, Jos. Churchill; 1t ", =. T. Sar.
gent , / W., + W. Hove; 5IW., ".
w. WhiImarsh; 4.h W, Nelson Kent.
Officers OF Norway Lodge. ~. i6:-
y. c.. W. W. Whitmar,h; Y. g..
Freelaud Howe; Sec G. " Russell:
Treas, J. l.. Iorne; Warden, c. J..
Hathaway Con, G.. Z. Young I. Gllr.
Edmund Ames; O. Guar. Jos. Chl..
chill; l,t 5 5. ". II. JeSett; 2lS.S..
FL. BIrneu; K. ). y. e.. c. II. Streeu,:
l.. 5 y. G.. c. G. Bake; !; > Y IT,,
o. y Bradbury; J. 5 y g.. +. Il So
gent.
Officers of Charity Lodge, ~. ..
Daughters OF RebeAah:-
y. G.. ) F. Sargent; V G. Mr.. $.
7. Harmon; Sc, Mrs Theresa Bo~1;
=. Sc. Ms Angie VIZ; Treas, Mr..
MauI B:JSn; Con. Mrs. sarah B.yC-
ton; Warden, FraaN Brown !. sen,
Edmund Ames % San, Ab.u b met.
K. ) y G. Mrs A y sargent; Is
y. e.. Mrs NJ l.. IlDNe; X ) Y.G.
Mr-. NJ 6 WhumatsG; Is n. Re-. A-.
\. NJ. bennett.
The services were c,nlIa',l .lagCy
interes iug manner. and al.,d,da pleas
an, afternoons en,ora.Ameu, 90 ,ho.e
who were present..
y, ha.i-pas, i've. promptly supper was
announced. Long tables capable %
seating over two huudr,d were arranged
10 Concert Ili.l, and ,hty lair y gruaned
undeE tueir load It g,oi Inns Baked
besu,S and brown Oread formed The ~
s;Antial centre. and they were AauAed by
cakes. pies and other pastry 10 piou'oo.
Norway IS noted tor the generous mat
ner in which It treats those VA ale ,.-
yi,ed to pIrtake Of lis hesFiaoe iNe.
The good people always furnish twice IS
much as the comp ry can ca; al
the quality is as excellent as the 2 'aa.Iy
is generous. Notwithstanding ihe aOserce
OF the invited guests. The tables were
well li.ltd by Norway, Oxford and L.7e.'
people who did j1s,ice to the suppl
After all had eaten. Capt. NhIimUsh IT.
troduced De- o. y. Bradbury as ch-ii'
man OF the evening. D.. B. VAS IN
pleasant frame OF mind, and entertained
the friends tor brief time in humorous
address, in which he stated ID At be hoteI
he would not be called on, that nish' 10
prescribe for any OF his fIiet d. thea pres
ent. His remark were freely app alt'u'
lie then introduced y. ID. G.. Z. Caau'
berlain OF Bridgton. who thanked ne
citiz ms of Norway for their hospiia'I'v'
and expressed the regrets OF has OFo'ad'
who were unable TO be present. O!aF
brothers from Biilgton responded 10
their names by expressing hanks ana
regrets. Then came calls Tor norway
speakers. Mr. Freeland IlJTe responded
ia his usual ur5ane mInner, and DIRE"
much applause by his WHY hits. Il Is
impossible to mention all The brothers
whose names were called, sud who r.
sponded and declined, as our reporter
was so much interested with The Nai-'
decorations on the tables that IL iyrEo'
to use his pencil and note boob.
Aiter everybody had spoken, Aud Lsls
Syue and Cd Hundred we're sung By 'ne
assembly. then Dr.. Bradbury CLOSED 'ae
social occasion by sppr priAteIy "Ish''E
all happy new year.
But this was not all. In the evening
Capt. Whitmarsh threw open BIZ oeau"'
iul hall in the Elm House tor the use O.
the Fraternity, aud grand dance o!'''d
a day of fesiiyity. Elm House lis" =
well adapted to Assemblies and WIZ
excellent music, they always PASS oil 'l
most satisfactory manner at his place
There were some siXty-iCur couples oH
the fl lor, Monday evening, "And 'ael
danced. aud they dane d as long = '''l
were able" All hands went ho N; ~. y %