Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-03
NORWAY.
CHURCUE4.

Meeting, 20 r. NJ; regular weekly PRAYER Mecl
Ing. "Wednesday evening; Young People
Methodist Church, Rev. y. Grosvenor. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ. sabbath School
IL 90 NJ, Social Evening Meeting, 100 p. n.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet
Baptist Church, j. l.. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service, 2 90 4. ": Sabbath School
3 cor. u. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
r.& A. M.--Union r. A. e., No. ss, assemble
Wednesday Evening, on or before fun moon, a
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxfor,
Lodge. No. Is, In Masonic Han. Monday Even
Ing on or before fun moon. Oxford Council, II
Norway Division. Sons Of Temperance. In Ryer
son Hall every Saturday evening.
l. .. q. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall, every Tuesday Evening. Widely Encamp
ment, No. II, meets In Odd Fellows Hall, secont
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month.
N. OF P.-Regalar meeting In Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening L. r., A. %. Noyei
Division, No. IL, meets third Friday OF eaci
month.
G. A. R.-Harry Rust Post. No. 81, meets II
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening O.
each month.
S. OF Wellington Hobbs Camp meets III,
second and fourth Friday Evenings of eact
month.
W. r. C.-Meets In Grange Hall third Friday
evening in each month
u q. C.-Mcc,s the III and 9Th Thursday
evenings of each month in Rycrson Hall
L. OF H.-Norway Grange meets every Other
Saturday at Grange Hall.
y. L. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. Ia, meets n
Ryerson Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings OF each month.
Eff. SMITH, ESQ, New Grange Block, Ia IN,
authorized local agent and correspondent OF th,
Democrat for Norway and favors shown him vii
be appreciated by the publishers.
Jon PRINTING New type, fast presses, steam
power, experienced workmcn and low priceI
combine % make this department Of our bus'
ness complete and popular.
DIR. ii. l.. Bartlett has opened an Office
in the Asa Dsnforth homestead, corner
Main and Danforth Streets.
Enoch Wentworth was arraigned be-
fore Judge Davis on Wednesday Of this
week, charged with intoxication, and
sent up for thirty days. Several weeks
ago he was up for the same offence aud
escaped from the officer.
The stores and meat markets have
done an excellent business during the
week owing to Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Adams is rushing business on the
new shoe shop. The second floor is
well under way. 1.-THE pleasant weather
Npulluut- tbl SVAht hht
will be covered in.
Owing TO the condition Of the roads
the Bridgton stage was not able TO make
connections Tuesday.
On December 9Th, fourteen young
ladies Of the Universalist society, In
costumes, will entertain all who
90 10 Concert Hall; first with Gn excel
lent supper OF the rainbow order and
later Mother Goose wax works, Mother
Goose drill and floral rainbow by the
children. Admission TO all p cents. IL
will be big time.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Vivian W. Hills enjoyed
their Thanksgiving dinner in Boston.
j. ii. Murdoch, the Norway Medicine
travelling salesman, has re-
turned from his summer trip OF 1850
miles through New Hampshire and Yer
mont. lie reports most successful
trip. 4 large sale of Instant Relief.
II. F. Andrews, Of the firm OF A. +.
Andrews & Sons, has gone TO Iowa on
a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Sanborn OF the
Advertiser spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
Sanborn's parents AT Meredith, y. ii.
Bertha Wiley of Boston was In town
Sunday with friends.
District schools will commence Mon
day, December %, with instructors as
Norway Centre, Lizzie Lassclle
Ryer-On District, Bessie Townc.
Norway Lake. Agnes Tucker.
Pixies H,ll, Agnes Rounds.
Crockett Ridge, Blanche wilkins
Fr,1sf Han ktta tAFarrter.
Mlllett District Jessie l.. Dlpsmorc.
Noble District. Edith l.. farnham.
Chapel, Sadie Milett.
Crooked River, Adle Titcomb.
Pierce District, Helen NJ. fauncc.
Hol! District, Iva II. Brown.
The village schools close Friday OF
this week. There will be a vacation OF
three weeks before the winter term.
The steam pipes in front Of DR.. b. +.
residence on Main Street
were repaired Tuesday.
Col. W. W. Whitmarsh and Gen.
George l.. Beal attended the presenta-
ton of the silver service 10 the battle
ship Maine and the banquet given by
Gov. Cleaves in the evening at Portland,
November 10Th.
A committee consisting OF Ii. l.. Shep-
herd and Gen. George l.. Besl, in behalf
Of the Norway and South Paris Street
Railway Company, are negotiating with
the Grand Trunk officials relative 10
operating the Norway Branch Railroad
by electricity instead Of steam. The
plan Is to run all cars on the branch
with an electric motor, thus dispensing
with the engine now used. III the ar
engagements can be effected the street
railway company will haul all cars over
the branch 10 the Norway station where
the freight will be left and the passen-
gers taken 10 the street. From the depot
the road will be extended up Cottage
Street 10 Main connecting with the street
line as now operated 10 South Paris thus
making belt line between the two sta
tions. The object on the part OF the
railroad is 10 cut down expenses and
give the public better accommodations.
II will probably be successful.
&. Il. Cummings 4 Sons are fitting up
the second story Of their pancake shop
for the manufacture Of chairs.
Merritt Welch was notified by tele-
gram Monday of the death Of his father
who was in business in New York city.
ne Etuitius Wcic tahSh W august" AN'
interment.
AT. Farnham has bought 80 acres OF
the Bearce estate on Pleasant Street and
will build in the spring.
Rev. J. +. Cross of Pittsfield, Mass,
gave an illustrated temperance lecture
at Concert Hall Friday evening. The
hall was crowded. Mr.. Cross is very
pleasant speaker and his interesting
lecture was well delivered.
Mrs. j. A. Bolster while doing her
work Thursday morning was stricken
down with paralytic shock. She Is In
very precarious condition.
Road surveyor Partridge has cut the
trees and bushes on the south side Of the
Norway Lake road. Ii has greatly i'm
proved the highway.
The young people greatly enjoyed the
skating on the ice below Greenleaf
Avenue.
The village schools were not in session
Thursday and Friday.
The members of the Norway Club
held an annual supper" Wednesday
evening in their club room over Hamiin
& Bicknell's store. The orchestra was
in attendance, and following the turkey
supper, music and dancing were in
order until early morning. IL one was
to Judge the assembly by the music and
noise the occasion must have been one OF
great joy.
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