Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-11-10
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.

CHURCHES.
Universalist Church, Rev. Caroline X. Angel,
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at 10 30
A. NJ; Sabbath school, II As A. n; Y. =. G. U.
meeting, NoP. NJ
Second Congregational Church, Rev: b; s.
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service sunday,
10 30 A. NJ, sabbath School, II 4s A. NJ; Social
Meeting, 90 p. M; regular weekly Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Meeting Friday evening.
Methodist Church, Rev. y. Grosyenor, Pastor.
Preaching service, 10 - A. NJ. Sabbath school,
IL 90 NJ. Social Evening Meeting, 90 p. NJ;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
Ing. Friday evening.
Preaching service, 200 P. NJ; Sabbath School.
NoP. N. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
ia A. M-Union r. A. T.. No. s6, assemblies
Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon, NJ
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF OXFORD
Lodge, No. Is. in Masonic Hall, Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. oxford Council, H.
& 5. NJ. Friday evening, on or after full moon.
Norway Division. Sons OF Temperance, In Ryer-
son Hall every Saturday evening.
10. .. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall. every Tuesday Evening. Wildey Encamp.
mcnt, No, q, meets In Odd Fellows, HAL second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month Mt
Hope Rehekah' Lodge, No. IS, meets on first and
third Friday OF each month.
N. OF P.-Regular meeting in Hathaway Block,
every Ihurriay bNculnK. y. w. a. ". >VSVs
Division, No. H. meets third Friday Of each
month.
G. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets In
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
each month.
:. OF V-welllngton Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month.
W C.-Mcets In Grange Hall third Friday
evening In each month.
UO.G. C.-Mcets the 81 and 9TH Thursday
evenings Of each month in Ryerson Han.
L. of NORWAY Grange meets second and
fourth saturdays of each month At Grange Han.
NE. q. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. la, meets In
Ryer>on Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings Of each month.
The water in the lake has risen rapidly
this week.
The Norway branch of the Republican
party wears most pleasant appearance.
There are some eight or ten well quail
fled citizens who desire to run the Nor
way post office. The salary attached to
the position Ia a great attraction.
Mrs. Skillings has moved into the
Prince store and Harry Lane has moved
into the Howe store. Stores and tene-
meuts are in great demand.
Wednesday evening Supt. Lee found II
necessary TO put an extra car on To ac-
commodate the South Paris people who
desired To attend the entertainment at
the Opera House.
Mrs. Charles Hayden and children
have taken rooms in Horne Block. Mrs.
HAYDEN has charge Of one OF the village
schools. Mr.. Hayden is In very poor
health.
+. l.. Eastman of Fryeburg was in
town Wednesday and Thursday.
DR.. Geo. I. Jones is suffering from the
effects ola slight psralytic shock of his
right side. He was taken Tuesday about
II O'Clock In the forenoon.
The benefit entertainment Vt the Opera
House, for the Norway Cadet Band,
Wednesday evening, was a success IN
every way. The house was crowded and
Passions Slave" was presented by local
talent under direction OF Ralph Hayden,
In A manner which would have done
credit TO professional actors and
actresses. Music by the orchestra.
The warrant for the annual town
meeting, 1896" Is out. IL contains nine
teen articles. some OF which are very i'm
portant. Art. L. l. TO see II the town
will vote to allow men 10 vote for
school officers" The call Is signed by
Lettuce Cornstalk, Constance Lark
spur and Zenobia Skillings, Selectwomen
OF Norway" At the Opera House on the
evening OF Nov. 18th. Reserved seats
on sale at stones aud ShurtlcfTs Mon
day evening.
The grist mill property a, the Falls Is
being singled. John llazen is In charge
OF the work.
The woman's Relief Corps furnished
dinners on election day al their head
quarters in Grange Block.
Little Alice Chick, who has been In
Somerville, Mass, since June, being
treated for her eyes, had an operation
performed at the eye iniirmary in that
city Friday.
Frank A. Danforth has his new house
plastered. He il now grading the yards.
Here is q list of some OF Norway's
citizens who are willing 10 serve their
country In the Norway post office: Capt.
NJ. 7. Stiles, Henry J. Bangs, +. A.
Danforth, Geo. W. Locke, Edgar +.
Andrews, Frank I. Bartlett, Charles ;.
Akers, VIII Libby, aud there are Others,
we understand.
Nine. Andrews has opened wax work
rooms In the Hunt store in Hathaway
Block. Some Of the works are very
pretty and the work very interesting.
Mrs. NJ. \. Drake will spend the win
ter with her son, Or. W. 4. Drake, at
North Weymouth, Mass.
On Tuesday evening, Nov. lOIh, will
be- given a musical entertainment at the
Congregatlonalis church by Carl Jean
Tolman assisted by Lulu Cook, Fannie
Paragard, Hattie Cragin and IL. l..
Horne. Admission IL cents.
Co. ID, ist Regt., y. G.. ;. NJ, stands
AT the head Of the list in rifle practice.
The company number - and every man
has qualified, none less than second
class man, viz sharpshooters, ii first
class marksmen and IS second-class
men. The sharpshooters are Capt.
Stiles, Lieut. Bartlett, Lieut.. Adkins,
Sergt. Nash and Private Jackman. The
company will enjoy field day Satur-
day, closing the day with an oyster sup
per at Bodkin's.
Bert Truman, who cut his foot severe
IL few days ago, is able to be out, but
will not use the wounded foot for a
long time.
Bartlett, the photographer, has re-
Gently made views OF two OF the Oldest
buildings in oxford County, one the old
Pottle homestead in Norway: the other
the Hathaway house near South Paris
village. Cuts will be made from the
photographs 10 illustrate family his
tory 10 be compiled by Mrs. Ellen Toll
man, Of Lawrence, Mass.
We understand that John l.. Horne
will make a fight for the position OF
postmaster in this village.
Ii is reported that new residence
will be built on Water Street, corner OF
Bridge Street, near the old Greene place,
in the near future.
The November term of the Norway
Municipal Court was held Wednesday.
The docket gives evidence OF some llti-
CATION among the good people OF Oxford
County.
Judge Davis will lease the office va
Gated by +. F. Smith in New Grange
Block and move his law office and the
municipal court into the same at once.
IL will be much more pleasant and con-
yenient than the old room.
The Norway and South Paris electric
street ears are run without conductors.
Each man is his own conductor and col
lects his own fare. Ii is much less ex-
pensive for the corporation although
little more difficult for the motorman.
Albert III. Williamson was in Boston
this week purchasing goods.
The band boys had sl75 house We'd
nesday evening. This shows the inter-
eat taken in the organization by the
townspeople.