Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-31
NORWAY.
CHuRcHEs.


Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at io15
A. NJ. Sabbath School, Il a5r.N
Second Congregational Church. Rev. b. 5.
Rideouf, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday,
10 30 A n: Sabbath school. II: As A. ~; Social
Meeting. Z 90 r NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meet.
ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Meeting Friday evening.
Methodist Church. Rev r. Grosvenor. Pastor.
Preaching service, 10 30 A. NJ; Sabbath School,
l2 90 ~; Social Evening Meeting. 90 r. NJ;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
Ing. FRIDAY evening.
Baptist Church, ]. L. Harding, Pastor.
Preaching service. 9 90 r. N; Sabbath School.
s@P. n. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.& A. M.--Union II. A. C.. No. 80. assemblies
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxford
Lodge. No. Is, in Masonic Hall, Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council X.
Norway Division. Sons OF Temperance, in Ryer.
son Hall every Saturday evening.
1. %. o. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall, every Tuesday Evening: Widely Encamp..
ment. No. 81. meets In Odd Fellows Han. second
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month.
X. P.-Rcgular meeting In Hathaway Block,
every Thursday Evening. U. r., A. %. Noyes
Division, No. y, meets third Friday Of each
month.
L. R-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets in
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening Of
each month.
S OF Wellington Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month.
W. r. .-Mects In Grange Hall third Friday
evening In each month.
L. q. C.-Mects the I'll and 9Th Thursday
evenings OF each month In Ryerson Hall.
4. Of H.--Norway Grange meets second and
fourth saturdays of each month at Grange Hal.
n. Is. o; PILakes!de Lodge. No; IL, meets In
Ryerson Hail. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings Of each month.
Y. y. SMITH, ESQ, New Grange Block, Ia the
authorized local agent and correspondent OF the
Democrat for Norway and favors shown him will
be appreciated by the publishers.
A merry Christmas and happy new
year.
Thomas Smiley was in town Monday.
Rev. j. II. Roberts of Bridgton made
his friends n short call Monday.
Frank Briggs has bought out Fred II.
IIosmer's meat business.
c. NJ. wormell, state detective, OF
Bethel, was in town the first OF the
week.
Constable Farris of Oxford was In
town Wednesday of this week on bust
ness.
Capt. Benjamin Loring. OF Yarmouth,
after an absence OF two years, visited
his daughter in this village during he
week. His vessel Is being loaded In
New York for South America. He will
sail next week and be gone for about six
months. The captain has made many
friends in the short time he has been
here.
Harry l.. Garfield Of Boston will
lecture In this place on Wednesday even
ing. Jan. 18th, on "The aims and objects
of the Young Peoples Christian Union"
On Thursday evening, the 10th of jan
uary, he will hold a rally. Mr.. Garfield
Is the national secretary of the Y. Z. c.
L. Society and an earnest and pleasing
speaker.
Miss Winnie 5. Foster. who Is attend
ing medical college in Boston, Is enjoy
ing her holiday vacation at her home in
this village.
Samuel II. Hayden Of Haverhill, Mass,
formerly of this place, visited his moth
er, brother and sister. few days during
the week. Mr.. Hayden Is engaged 10
successful business In that city.
+. +. and II. +. Andrews were In town
the first of the week. II. +. Andrews
started for Iowa Tuesday and f.. f..
Andrews has gone to New Hampshire.
Their trade In horses Is excellent.
The officers OF Harry Rust Post, No.
81, G.. A. r., sre AS follows:
Commander. stephen L. E,hridgc.
:. v. c. Charles X. Meserye.
J. V. C.. VI. r. kimball.
q. NJ. :. Cor,lwcll.
Surg l.. |. Bartlett.
-. D., II. 4. JorSian.
o. e.. {. :, Penley.
The post is In iirst-class financial
condition.
Moves * Andrews windows In Noyes
Block has attracted much attention dur
ing the past week The work Of decora-
ton was done by Fred II. Cummings
who is an adept at such work. In one
side Is Santa Claus with park, reindeer
and sleigh; in the other saw mill,
wheel, water, pond filled with real live
fish. etc.: near by Is the millman at
work saving wood, the wife Furnishing
the disobedient child, in the old, but
familiar way, and the daughter, pre-
sumably, doing the churning.
Stated communication of Oxford
Lodge, No. Is, T. 4 A. NJ, at Masonic
Hall, Monday evening, Dec. 80. Work
third degree.
Four Joined the Congregational church
Sunday morning. Three were baptized.
Walter Brett Is at work for A. +.
Andrews & Sons.
The village schools commenced Dec.
30th, after three weeks vacation.
The band BOYS cleared twenty dollars
on their drama, Botany Bay.
Justus I. Millett was presented by his
friends with splendid team horse few
DAYS ago, to take the place Of the one
he recently lost. Quite good Christ
mas present.
George |, Cummings and his sister,
Fannie W. Cummings, started Thursday
for ten days trip South. They will
take In the Atlanta fair and many places
of interest before they return.
John Haselton with his four-horse
barge took party of Masons TO Bolster's
Mills Thursday evening, TO visit Crooked
River Lodge, No. l52, +. Il A. NJ. The
party, notwithstanding the stormy
night, enjoyed most pleasant visit, and
arrived at their homes at ABOUT one
O'Clock Friday morning.
c. b. Cummings & Sons are building
an addition to their saw mill. The new
part will be % x 40 feet.
Contractor Adams has the roof on the
shoe factory and nearly completed.
The windows are being put in and the
whole job is being pushed.
A. +. Marston, of the firm of B. +.
Spinney 4 Co., was in town Friday and
Saturday.
George A. Cole Is building dwelling
house corner Fair and Paris Streets.
Alden Chase, Esq, of Bryant Pond,
was in town Saturday and called on his
numerous friends.
c. b. Cummings & Sons have finished
their two new houses on Whitman Street.
They " Ill soon be occupied.
Three coons have found very COM
Portable home In the show window Of
Hartman Il Co., at the old Bartlett
store. They attract lots Of attention.
Work was begun Sunday on the
branch track 10 the shoe factory.
IN MEMORiAM.
In Gilead. Me-. Nov ith, the life of