Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-24
NORWAY.
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Univcrsalist Church. Rev. Caroline +. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, al l0&
A. NJ; sabbath School, u ~ N.
Riieout. Pastor. Preaching service sunday
10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School, IL - A. NJ. Socia
| Meeting. 90 p ~; regular weekly Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
SetSeiist Church. Rev. y. Grosvcnor. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School
ls % NJ; Social Evening Meeting. 90 r. ":
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
baptist Church. J. l.. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service. 90 r. y; Sabbath school
soor. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
n r.&A.M -Union X. A. C.. No. SO. assemble.
Wednesday Evening, ON or before full moon. 81
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxforu
Lodge, No. Is, In Masonic Hall. Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council, e
IS. NJ, Friday evening. on or after full moon
Norway Division, Sons Of Temperance. In Rycr
son Haileyery Saturday evening.
o. o. FrResaar meeting N oda FELLOWS feows
ment, No, q. meets In Odd Fellows Hal, second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month.
X. OF P.-Regular meeting In Hathaway Block,
every Thursday Evening. Z. X. A. %. Noyes
Division, No. Il. meets third Friday OF each
4 month.
GA R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets in
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
each month.
s. OF v.-wcllington Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month.
W r. C-Mects in Grange Hall third Friday
| U.oeG. C.-Meets the sd and 9Th Thursday
| evenings Of each month In Ryerson Hail.
| Il. Of H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth saturdays Of each month ., Grange Han.
Ryerson Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month.
| r. Fl SMITH. ESQ. New Grange Block, Ia the
authorized local agent and correspondent OF the
Democrat for Norway and favors shown him VIII
be appreciated by the publishers.
The house breakers have not been
captured yet.
The Norway Public Library room is
the best in the county OF Oxford.
o. h. Yates Of West Paris was in town
Wednesday.
The attendance at Probate and To-
solvency court Tuesday and Wednesday
from this place was unusually large
owing, In part, to the fact that 1t was
| the last term on Paris Hill.
Stephen III. Cummings has sold about
one hundred and seventy-five fancy
rocking chairs 10 the village. The most
of them for Christmas presents. They
are cheap, only sl.9S each.
/ Mrs. +. +. Andrews Is clerking at the
Noyes drug store during the holidays.
A. +. Stearus, Esq, OF Rumfoni Falls,
enjoyed few days In town this week
with his relatives.
Herman l.. Horne has sold his story
and half house on Marston Street to
the Norway Il Paris Street Railway
Company. Superintendent Lee will oc-
cupy IL.
ID. ID. G. NJ. George w. Holmes in
stalled the officers Of Bethel Lodge. No.
~, +. & A. NJ, at Bethel, Wednesday
evening.
Merritt welch has q very pretty dis
play in his show window. IL Is very at
trsctive.
Upholsterer Howard has moved into
the building In the rear Of the Beals
House.
Prof. Wiley, OF the Norway High
School, was In town several days this
week.
The organization OF board OF trade
Ia again being agitated by Norway and
South Paris parties. It's 4 good thing.
Better have one.
The following officers were elected by
the Junior League Saturday:
Mr.. Laura Payne, Superintendent.
Alice Field, Isabelle Crockett Sadie kimban
and Carl Boynton. Vice Presidents.
Eta Cannon, Secretary.
Sadie HASTE, Treasurer.
At the annual meeting OF the Univer-
salist parish the following officers were
elected:
Parish Committee, Chas S. Cummings. Henry
y. Favor and W {. Leasit.
Clerk, Charles =. Ridlon.
Treasurer, Dr. :. \. bennett.
Collector Jessie NJ. Warren.
Committee on Music, Mrs. Horace Cole and
Els!e 4. Favor.
Myrtle Bacon of Bryant Pond is visit
ing in town for a few days.
A party Of twenty Masons from this
place visited Bethel Lodge Wednesday
evening. They returned on the mid
night train. In the party were Geo. w.
Holmes, II. d. Smith, +. +. Smith, W.
C. Leavitt, Charles II. Adams, NJ. l..
Kimhall, Fred w. Sanborn, +. +. Libby,
DIR. o. n. Bradbury, ii. l.. Paragard,
Harry Jones, Charles Body, Peter
Frost, VIM. Payne and George Tubbs.
The party enjoyed a most pleasant even
ing and an excellent turkey supper at
Iovejoy's.
III. III. Hosmer exhibits s1Texas cow
boy" saddle made by himself, for Henry
Burgess Of Rumford Centre. IL Is a
beauty and is most skillfully and nicely
made.
Mrs. Ida Fuller, son and daughter,
who have been visiting ut Rev. Mr..
Grosvenor's, in this village, started for
Orange, California, Thursday afternoon,
where they intend to make their home
In the future.
Dec. 81, the gentlemen Of the Congre-
gational society will furnish the supper
and entertainment for all who have the
usual fee to pay. IL will be big affair.
Charles Bartlett Is enjoying his vaca-
ton, at the State College at Orono, with
his parents.
The hose company's ball Tuesday
evening was not largely attended.
Those who did go had first class time
but they were not numerous.
Orrin Holden, while at work at the
shoe factory one day this week, had the
end Of his index finger on the right
hand cut of.
Az. Andrews & Sons sold over forty
horses last week.
Richardson Il kenney, South Paris, have
decided TO reduce their large stock OF
stoves by selling them at cost.
Justus |. Millett lost valuable team
horse on Tuesday night by collie. The
horse was valued at $500. This Is the
second one he has lost this year in the
same way.
The drama, entitled Botany Bay, was
PLAYED at Norway Opera House on Fri
dsy evening before crowded house. by
local talent, consisting of James Roberts,
j. A. Stearns, G. L. Crockett, G. l..
Cragin, Ernest Rowe. NJ. p. Smith,
Fannie Cummings, Agnes Tucker, Hat
tie Cragin, +. L. Bartlett and others.
The play was produced for the benefit
Of the Norway Brass Band. The band
boys are in need Of uniforms, etc., and
take this way to procure funds. The
play was excellent. A dance followed
the play.
At the adjourned meeting of the Nor
way Public Library Saturday forenoon
the managers voted to purchase large
lot of new books. They appropriated
about $500 for the purpose.
James o. Croker has put his new
furnace into operation. He will heat his
store with hot air and the library and
telegraph rooms above with hot water.
1t is an excellent system.
Arrangements have been made for the
proper observance OF Christmas by all
| Tho sociefias All the little neOnle will