Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-03
NORWAY.
DIRECTORY.
CHUaClIEe.

A. NJ; sabbath School, II S5f ".
Riieout, Pastor Preaching service Sunday,
10 80 A. NJ; sabbath School, II 15 4. NJ; SOCIAL
Meeting 90 p. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meet
ing, 80 p. NJ. Wednesday; Young fccpc's
Meeting Friday, att s3oF.N
Methodist Church. Rev. =. Grosyenor, Pastor.
Preaching service, 10 % A. NJ. Sabbath SCHOOL, |
IL 90 NJ, Social Evening Meeting. 4 go T; NJ;
Tuesday Prayer Meeting, , 30 r. NJ; Cass
Meeting. Friday, 30 NJ.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.SA. M-Union II. A. c.. No. 81, assemblies
"Wednesday Evening. on or before fun moon, AZ
Masonic fall. Regular meeting OF OXFORD
Lodge, No. Is, IN Masonic Han, MONDAY Even
Ing on or before full moon. oxford Conncii, H.
q NJ Friday evening, on or after fun moon. |
Norway Division. Sons of Temperance, In kyer-
son Hall every Saturday evening.
l. Oo Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall, every Tuesday Evening Wtldey hnoamp,
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month:
n. OF P.-Regular meeting In Hathaway BLOCK,
every Thursday Evening .. r. a. %. Noyes
q. a. R.-rIarry Rus, Post. No. 81, meets In
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
s of V.~wclnngton Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month
evening In each month.
evenings Of each month In Rycrson Hal.
Il. of H.-Norway Grange meets every other
Saturday at Grange Hst.
" r.. q. P.--Lakeside Lodge, No; la, meets IN
Ryerson Hall. on tho first and Third wednesday
evenings OF each mouth.
= r. SMITH, ESQ New Grange Block. Il the
authorized local agent and correspondent OF inc
Democrat for Norway and favors shown MIN VIII
DC appreciated by the publishers.
Mr.. Don c. Sietz of New York city.
for long time connected with the New
York World. was in town Saturday. lie
made his friends very short visit In
deed. rs he returned Saturday alter
noon.
Warren f. Crockett of Marietta, Ga,
formerly of this place. is stopping with
his relatives in town.
Some time the first OF the month
James Roberts and a party oil friends
from Norway drove past l.. Wetzel
Browns place In oxford. The following
sunday they passed over the same road.
Each time it appears there was some
trouble between Brown and Roberts
party. aud Ii Is alleged that Brown set
his dog on 10 the young lady who got
out of the carriage, and started Tor
Roberts with his hay fork. Roberts shot
the dog. and Brown started for Norway
10 get warrant. Judge Davis refused
TO issue one, and he returned TO Oxford
and procured the necessary papers from
Trial Justice Andrews for Roberts ar
rest, aud later warrant for the arrest
of the others. Roberts was charged
with threatening TO shoot Brown, who
desired 10 have him put under bonds TO
keep the peace, and the others were
charged with disturbing the peace, etc.
Friday Roberts was arraigned before
Trial Justice Andrews, and discharged
after full hearing. The action against
the other members Of the company was
dismissed on motion. Jesse LIBBY OF
Mechanic Falls appeared for the state,
aud :. ;. Stearns for the respondents.
Miss Lapham Of Augusta Is visiting
Miss Ellen Swan.
Mrs. Charles +. Whitman Is quite sick.
Edith VI. Smith has gone 10 Sanford,
| where she will visit her brother, Charles
X. smith, several weeks.
The farm buildings Of Woodbury. NJ.
Russell we're burned Monday night. He
had about ten tons Of hay aud five tons
! oats in the barn besides farming tools
Loss estimated NJ $1,000. Insured for
$3.50. This fire will afford the municipal
officers the first opportunity TO put In
force the new law requiring then 10 iu-
vestigate and report the c1use OF the
I fire.
The Norway brass band played several
selections Wednesday evening at the
band stand, corner Water and Bridge
| Streets.
Arthur Noteworthy and Walter
S,earns have closed their engagement at
the Oxford House and have returned.
They add much 10 the music.
! The farmers commenced 10 deliver
| their sweet corn nj the South Paris corn
factory Wednesday morning.
Many Norway people visited Portland
and the New England fair this week.
| The most Of them improved the oppor-
tunity TO examine the war ships In the
/ harbor.
Norway Grange Will have au exhibit
at the state fair this yesr. Every en-
deavor will ne made TO make il n success.
Mrs. c. II. Clough Of Saco is enjoying
( a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
F. Ridlon.
Sidney Andrews of Thomsston was
! the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford OF
the Beal Hotel during the past week.
Mrs. W. :. Pratt is entertaining her
mother, Mrs, Mary 4. Whitney of Var
mouth.
II. pennison Cole has gone TO Davis,
West Va, where he will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles q. Blake.
Mrs. Geo. W. Locke and party have
| returned from Old Orchard, where they
/ have spent few weeks at the beach.
sumner Bangs has returned TO New
! ton, Mass, where he will resume his
studies at the theological school. This
| is his senior year.
Eroy Poland of oxford was arraigned
before Judge Davis Wednesday, charg-
With the larceny Of two bicycles. One
was stolen from Geo. knightly from the
shoe shop coal shed Aug. .. The other
was the property OF A. |. Sturtivant and
was taken from the front of Sturtivant's
store, South Paris, Aug. 90. Poland
traded the wheels several times for
money, watches and horses and was
quickly detected and lodged Ia the Nor
way lookup Sunday afternoon. He
pleaded guilty and WAS sentenced 10
ninety DAYS in Paris Jail, where he finds
very quiet and comfortable place 10
mediate. The bicycles were both recov-
cred.
Will Smith of Brockton is the new
barber at VI. w. SIMPSONS place Of
business.
The G. 4. X. picnic at Goat Island
Tuesday was most pleasant affair. The
dav was passed in social way with
talk, story and song. They were all
there-nearly 300.
Jennie f. Straight of Everett, Mass, is
stopping with Mrs. Henry F. French.
Rev. c. f. Angel returned from her
vacation Wednesday. Services were re-
sumed at the Uniyersalist church Sun
day.
DR.. 5. A. Bennett, commander OF
Harry Rust Post, G.. A. r.. and Major
W. h. Bickford, the popular landlord at
the Beal Hotel, attended the reunion of
the 10Th Maine Regiment at Diamond
Island Thursday.
Little Ralph Lssselle, who was injured
by the explosion of a dynamite cap Sat-
urday, is doing as well a. can be expect
ed.
Rev. g. 5. Rideout will return from
his walton in time To hold services on
the second Sunday In September.
The class of '93. Norway high school
ZELDA reunion at Cliff Cottage Thursday.
Capt. Cole conveyed the happy company
TO and from the cottage in the Henri
eta" The class numbers seventeen. The |
following members of the class were
present: +. c. Cummings, Annie La |
farrier, Grace Woodsom, Edna Stephens,
Annie Cole, Agnes Tucker, Bessie Jack |
son Swift Nora Gragin Waller Whit |