Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-04-30
NORWAY.
DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.

Uniyersalist Church, Rev. Caroline 3. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service ON Sunday, u ioas
An; Szbbath-school, Il ASP NJ.
Second Congregational Church, Rev. b. >
Rideout Pastor. Preaching service Sunday, 10 ~
A NJ; sabbath School. II : ~ A. NJ, Social Meet
irg. 7:e r: "a; regular weekly Prayer Meeting
Methodist Church. Rev. J. II. Roberts. Pastor
Preaching Service, 10 80 A. NJ, sabbath school
Il !: 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 200 P. NJ
Tuesday Prayer Meeting, 80 r. NJ; GAS
Meeting, Friday, s;3oP.x.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A. M.-Union r. A. c., No. Sc, assemblies
"Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon, a
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF oxfors
Lodge, No. Is. in Masonic Had. Monday Even
ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council,
& :. NJ, Friday evening. on OF after full moon
Norway Division, Sons Of Temperance, In Ryer
son Hall every saturday evening.
10. o. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hail. every Tuesday Evening. Wildey Encamp
ment, No 81, meets In odd Fellows Hall, secon,
and fourth Friday Evenings of each month.
X. Of Irregular meeting in Hathaway BLOCK
every Thursday Evening. U. X, A. y. Noye
Division, No. Il, meets third Friday OF eacl
q. a. R-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets Il
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening o
S. OF Wellington Hobbs Camp meets tn
second aud fourth Friday evenings OF eaci
w. C.-Meets In Grange Hall third Frida.
evening In each month.
U.O.G. C.-Meets the ed and &th Thursda.
evenings OF each month In Ryerson Hau.
4. of H.-Sorway Grange meets every othe
Saturday at Grange Hall.
Norway Light Infantry. - Regular meeting
the first and third Monday evenings OF eacl
month.
Ryerson Hall, on the first and third Wednesda,
evenings OF each month.
EFF. SMITH, Esq, New Grange Block. fs Tn
authorized local agent and correspondent OF IN
Democrat for Norway and favors shown HIN VII
be appreciated by the publishers.
A. +. Msrston, of the shoe firm OF Is
f. Spinney Il Co., was in town this week
Mr.. Wallace returned Wednesday. Ill
is looking after his extensive business
interests in this place.
Rev. h. S. Rideout will lecture at TIT
high school room Monday evening
April 20, at 80 Z. NJ, on reading ant
literature.
5. F. Stearns has received a |. )
pension of Sc per month.
Capt. L. Ames made the first trip u
the islands with his steamer Sunday. thu
2lst.
The supper at Concert Hall Tuesday
given BY the Bachelor Maids" was
lively affair. The promenade following
was as usual most pleasant.
Union services were held at the Con
greyatioual church Thursday evening.
The members of the Norway Vince
Club visited Mechanic Falls Sunday
where they met with the Lewiston anC
Auburn wheelmen. The Norway clut
have delightful headquarters over f. +
Millett's store.
Timothy Heath and George Austin
have been appointed highway surveyor:
In the village corporation by the select
men. Last year Emerson kilgore had
charge Of the village streets.
There Is some talk of hiring a stone
crusher and trying 10 fix a part of Mair
Street from Bridge to Cottage. IL is the
general opinion that 10 build tirst-clsss
road will be cheaper than TO repair 10y
the old method.
Electric lights have been put into
Ryerson Hall. The Changers evidently
intend TO keep up with the times.
James Roberts returned from Phil
adelphia. Pa, the first of the week.
W. c. Leavitt is charging his store
room by finishing the space under the
landing between his store and that oil
James q. Crooker. The stairs will be
moved To the Croker side which will
afford an entrance.to the upper part OF
the Crooker store as well as 10 the tene-
ment over the Leayitt store. IL will be
great Improvement.
Jessie NJ. Warren is enjoying her vaca-
ton with friends in Massachusetts,.
Memorial services will be held at the
Baptist church sunday, May 10Th, at
Z. NJ.
b. l.. Dounell. of Portland, is clerk
ing at the oxford County shoe store
Frank Faunce Is sick with the mumps.
c. X. Meserve Is visiting at Gardiner
lie drove from Norway with his team.
Judge Morrison, wife and children, OF
Rumford Falls, enjoyed Fast Day with
Mrs. Morrison's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Freeland Howe, at the cottage.
Mr.. aud Mrs. solomon y. Otis left
town Monday for two weeks vacation.
The Fast Day ball at the Opera House
Thursday evening was not well attended
although the music by Stearns and
NorsewOrthy's orchestra was all that
could be expected. The dance was
postponed indefinitely.
c. F. Whitman, Esq, supervisor ol
schools, visited the village aud some OF
the other schools in town during thu
week.
There was no session of the village
schools Friday. They were in session
one half Of the day Thursday.
The great contest between wheelmer
was in order Thursday afternoon. Eight
started from SWEET & Sessions store or
Main Street and took the usual cours,
through South Paris village, a distance
of about five miles. The trip was mad,
in about fifteen minutes.
Fast Day was unusually quiet. Many
OF Norway's people visited the cottages
about the lake for the first time this sea-
son. No drunkenness, no runaways and
in fact nothing 20 mark the dav except
that the stores were all closed in the
afternoon.
On Tuesday evening, May eth, the
Young ladies of the Universalist Circle
will give an entertainment and supper AZ
Concert Hall. The entertainment will
consist Of Miss Matilda's School and a
Harvest Drill. As this will probably be
the last one for the season no work will
De spared 10 make il success.
A. ;. kimball 4 Son have had their
law office painted and papered.
George Leavitt, the little six-year-old
child of VIM. G.. Leavitt, while at play
on Main Street in front of his father
store Saturday morning, was run over
by c. Il. Penlev's milk cart. liz appears
that the little fellow was playing with a
dog when Mr.. Penley drove along and
10 some way got under the team. The
boy was not seriously injured.
Ii is reported that Hermon l.. Horne
has purchased the tannery lot on Main
Street. He will probably not rebuild
the tauneIy, however.
A large fish at the door OF Beal's
Hotel attracted much attention Saturday.
The following inscription on a card on
the fish explains itself: "Penobscot sal
mon. q pounds, caught by an Old Town
Indian aud presented TO the Beal Hotel
Surveyor Austin is fixing the curling
in front of the Opera House. A con-
crete section walk will be put down in
front of the stores.
AT the special town meeting Saturday
afternoon Gen. George l.. Beal was elect
ed moderator. Ii was voted TO raise
$3.50 for the settlement Of the Hill case
and the sum Of $500 for moving and re-
Dairinp the library building.