Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-15
NORWAY.
CHURCHEe,

~ % A. NJ, Saboatn SCHOOL, III 10 a. n, svciai
Meeting, 90 P. NJ, regular weekly Prayer Meet.
Ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Meeting Friday evening.
Methodist Church. Rev. +. Grosyenor, Pastor.
Preaching Service 10 70 Ms. saeoatn schSo
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
Ing, Friday evening.
Baptist Church, J. L. Harding. Pastor.
Preaching service, 2 90 p. N; sabbath School,
S0oP. n. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A M.-Union X. A. C., No. 30, assemblies
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxford
Lodge. No. Is, In Masonic Hall, Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council, II.
5. NJ, Friday evening, on or after fuil moon
Norway Division, Sons OF Temperance, In Ryer-
son Hall every Saturday evening.
i. u. U. F.-Regular meeting In ODD feuows
Hall. every Tuesday Evening: Widely Encamp,
ment, No. u meets In Odd Fellows, Hafl second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month. Mt
Hope Rebekah Lodge, No. Is, meets on first and
third Friday OF each month.
X. P.-Regular meeting in Hathaway Block.
every Thursday Evening U. r., A. D. Moves
G.. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets In
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening of
each month.
second and fourth Friday Evenings of each
month.
W. r. C.-Mects In Grange Hall third Friday
evening in each month
U. OeG. C.-Mects the 81 and 9TH Thursday
evenings OF each month In Ryerson Hall.
L. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth Saturdays of each month nj Grange Han
NE. o. P.-lakcside Lodge. No. liz, meets In
Ryerson Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings OF each month.
Stephen II. Cummings says, Fifty
years ago we got the Portland mail every
a 4 "a
coach and six" Why not go back to
old times?
County Attorney Smith attended an
inquest at East Sumner Thursday. One
Charles Leavitt, switchman on the
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway,
WAS run over and killed Wednesday
afternoon. He fell from the front OF
the locomotive.
Clerk OF Courts c. +. Whitman return
cd Thursday from trip In the western
part of the county where he made polit-
zeal speeches.
MANY Norway citizens attended the
Bethel fair this week. They speak very
highly of their entertainment.
The Guy Brothers minstrels gave one
OF the best entertainments at the Opera
House Wednesday evening ever given In
the new building.
Miss Eva Sterling and Miss Gertrude
Noyes of Portland are visiting at Della
Moves this week.
The officers of the Norway Praying
Band are "a follows:
President. Lewis Loycjoy.
Vice President. Joseph Snow.
Secretary, John Lombard.
They are meeting with good success
we understand. Nearly all in the
Crooked River District have been con-
verted.
Mrs. 4. W. Thomas Of Andover is
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Henry III.
Crockett.
Several parties in this village have
been naturalized in order TO vote at the |
September election.
Prof. Bateman spoke at the Oper a
House Thursday evening.
Prof. Emery OF Bowdoin College, son |
OF Judge Emery, was In town "ednes-
day.
Irving Frost, while sharpening tools
the first OF the week, got small piece OF
steel in his left eye. The injury was
most painful, but probably not very |
serious, although Mr.. Frost Is having
short vacation in consequence.
Fred Smell is the new clerk Mt a.
Edwards Il Sons.
The Norway brass band play at all
political meetings. They have their
hands full this week with fairs aud
speeches.
Moses II. Hartman and his brother
Asa are 10 visit the south. They start
next week and will go 10 Fitzgerald,
Ga, first. They intend TO locate there II
they like.
II. l.. Horne is clearing part OF the
lot and will build two houses on |
the lot on Marston Street this fall. Mr..
Horne is the hustler who is doing all the
building this year, or nearly all.
There is some talk just now by the
members Of the society OF building an
Episcopal church in this village In the |
spring of 81. Rev. Marcus \. Carroll
is most earnest in the work and IL ad-
vancing his society's interests at every
possible point.
The trouble with the electric lights
Monday evening was not "anchor Ice
but cells 1t Is reported.
The new courses of study in the Nor
way High School are four: business
course of two years; an English course
OF four years; Misunderstanding and
Classical OF each four years. French
and German studies are made optional
with students.
Owing 10 work on the Methodist |
church services will be held at the Bap-
fist church. The improvements under |
the direction OF ii. +. Favor are being |
rushed.
James Tuell lost valuable carriage |
horse few DAYS since. Cause OF death |
a question.
Edith Brooks Of this place is teaching
at Falmouth.
Mrs. Eva Wentworth has been ad-
mitted 10 bail by Bail Commissioner
Wright. The sureties are Samson
Scribner. and Justus |. Millett.
Geo. Merrill is building roof over
the entrance 10 the municipal court |
room and the stairs.
New rules and regulations for the
Of the fire department and |
bylaws of the village corporation have
been published. They were adopted by |
the village corporation Aug. II, 1896.
Henry J. Bangs is very busy repairing |
his buildings on Water Street.
Jurors for the October term OF the
Supreme Judicial Court were drawn
Saturday afternoon as follows: Grand
Juror. Charles G. Mason; traverse jury, |
Henry F. Favor and Virgil II. johnson.
Many Norway people attended the |
concert at the Congregational church,
South Paris. last Friday evening.
Hon. NJ. Z. Frank spoke at the Opera
House Friday evening, and Hon. VIM.
W. Doherty Of Massachusetts,, Saturday
evening.
S. b. Il Il. S. Prince opened their new
store in the Horne Block, Saturday after
noon. Without question it is the best
store in Oxford County. They have one
OF the largest stocks Of goods to be found
outside the city stores. They believe in
quick sales and small profits.
LITERARY NOTES.
A lively symposium on Women In
Politics. done by active women pOliti- |