Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
NORWAY.
DIRECTORY.

CHURCHES.
| Uniycrsalist Church, Rev. Caroline +. Angel,
/ Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, AZ ioass
/ An; sabbath school, l. - Y, ".
\ Second Congregational Church, Rev. H. >.
/ Riieout, Pastor. Preaching service al me bspu,'
! church, sunday. 1890 A. NJ, sabbath schroi,
I n Is A. NJ: Social Meeting. i:eo p NJ; regular
/ weekly Prayer Meeting, 30 NJ, wednesday
/ Young Peoples meeting Friday at : soP.N
/ Methodist Church, Rev. y. III Roberts. Pastor
/ Preaching Service, la:So A. NJ; sabbath school.
/ is:oN.: Social Evening Meeting, 200 +; NJ;
! Tuesday Prayer Meeting, i;So 2. NJ; Ciass
Meeting. Friday. 'soP.N.
srArEpNEErISGs.
/ FRA M-Union X. A. C., No. 30, assemblies
Wednesday Evening. ON or before ful moon, q,
/ Masonic Hail. Regular meeting OF OXFORD
I Lodge, No. Is, In Masonic Hall. Montiay ENen'
Ing on or before fuilmcon. OXFORD Council ON n
X :. NJ, Friday evening, on or after ful moor
/ Norway Division. Sons of Temperance IN hyer'
/ son Hall every saturday evening.
| 10. %. f-RegGlar meeting In odd Fellows
I Hail. every Tuesday Evening. Wildey hncaInp,
ment. No. n, meets In odd Fellows Hall, second
aud fourth Friday Evenings OF each month.
4 X. efP.-Regular meeting In Hathaway Block.
every Thursday Evening. U; Il, a. %. Moves
/ Division. No. u, meets third Friday oil eaeh
/ G.A.R.-Harry Rust Post, No. -, meets In
/ Ryerson Han on the third Friday Evening OF
$ OF V'-wellinston Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday evenings OF each
month.
wRC .-Meets in Grange Hall third Friday
evening In each month.
evenings OF each month In Ryerscn Hall.
Z. Of H.-NOrway Grange meets every other
saturday at Grange Hall
Norway Light Infantry. - Regular mecuhss
the frst and third Monday evenings OF each
month.
M. P.-Lakcsi,ie Lodge. No. IL, meets In
gyersou Hail. on the first and thiri "Wednesday
evenings OF each month.
ET SMITH, Esq, New Grange Block, IL the
authorized LEGAL agent AMI correspondent oil tne
Democrat for Norway and favors shown him VIII
DC appreciated by the publishers
Register Park OF Paris Hill WAS in
/ town Thursday.
G. Il. Cummings 4 Sons have their
new motor and will start their mill the
first Of the week.
| Parties are trying 10 organize lodge
of Independent Order Of Foresters IN
this village. Quite number have al
ready signiiied their intention To Join.
/ Several carloads of bark have been
/ shipped from this station during the
week.
The coolest day of the winter came
| Wednesday, February 9Th. The Their
mometer registered from II 10 IL degrees
/ below zero all day with strong wind
/ blowing. Very little business was done
/ The selecimen are In session this week
| settling town business and making up
their report for the current year which
closed January 3lst.
The recital and concert given at the
Opera House Tuesday evening BY the
I MI Md Marn ..ztsfpi hy
/ Miss Rice, contralto soloist, of Portland,
Miss Plummer, accompanied. OF Paris
and Mr.. Hatch, banjo aud xylophon,
sOloist. of Portland, Was great success
The overture BY Stearns Morse
worthy's orchestra was greatly appre-
ciated hv the audience. Each member
of the class received most hearty APP
plause "a she concluded her recitation
II would Indeed be difficult To designate
the one Who took her part the best. Al
showed much ability and each made
clear the fact that the excellent enter
tainment had been brought about 10y
much study sud careful preparation OF
The part of both Miss MAYO aud each ont
~ ;he class. The class consists OF tn
following Young laiieS: Miss Min'
.Iewett. Miss Alice Rounds, Miss Hattie
Cragin. Miss Fannie Cummings, Mis-
Alice smith, Miss Agnes Rounds, Mis-
Myrtle Cannon, Miss Edith BROOKS
Miss Clare Cannon, Miss Grace Holden
Miss Belle Hartman, Miss Fannie Para
; rard. Miss Elhelvn Cummings. Tia
tatleaux studies from the Greek wer'
particularly pleasing and well executed
= simeon Drake died Thursday morning
II his residence on Main Street after
short sickness. MIR. Drake was born u
b Ncw Hampton, y. H., June y, 1919
: He lesrned the printers trade at Con
cord. y. H.. serving an apprenticeship o
. seven years. He worked NJ his trade II
Ohio live years when he returned u
Concord. Later he went 10 frarkliu
Nh. where he met and married Marth
2 f. Durgin. After short residence h
= accepted position a. foreman OF l.uthe
= Roby's printing establishment at Ton
cord. Afterwards he took charge OF IN
! Gazette published at Laconia, " II
: Later lac went 10 Bath where he serve
,as foreman of the office OF the Dail
Tribune. Tie also worked la the SENT
mel Office. He moved 10 Augusta an
= worked in the Journal office and then I
Bridgton and in 1872 moved To Norwa,
! wher, he has since lived. In January
. 1872. he started the Norway Advertise
which he continued 10 publish unit
= November. ISIS, when a copsrtnershi
. was formed with {. +. whitman, Esq
: the present efficient clerk Of the ;. j
Court of Oxford County, known a
Drake 4 Whitman. They purchased tn
Oxford Register and united 1t with IN
Advertiser. The February following
E the paper changed hands. From tn
date ot his moving 10 Norway until Jan
uary 10, lS9j. he has been connecte'
1 with the Norway paper, He leaves
wife and four children, Or. W. y. Drak
E of North Weymouth, Mass, DIR. +. +
{ Drake and Mrs. Chas. Johnston OF Nor
= way. and Ernest Drake Of Haverhill
Mass. His circle of friends was large
: aud he was highly respected By all VII
! knew him.
D The affair of the season will be IN
clerks ball Tues day evening, Februsr
: l9th.
2 Judge Davis will move after the Feb
ruary term of the Supreme Judlcla
; Court into the rent recently vacated b,
j. +. Bolster.
, The February term of the Norway Mu
: nicipal Court was held Tuesday and We'd
? nesday of this week. The docket show
: cd about twenty new entries.
The ladies' Of the Methodist church
held a circle and supper al the vestr.
: Wednesday evening. As usual the en-
tertainment provided was most pleasing