Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-01-14
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! 10 80 A. n; Sabbath School, II As A. NJ; Socia
| Meeting 90 r. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meet
ing. Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Mctheiist Church. Rev. y. Grosvcnor. Pastor
| Preaching service, 10 30 A. N; Sabbath School
90 NJ. Social Evening Meeting, 90 p. ~.
lprayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet
Baptist Church. j. l.. Harding, Pastor
Preaching service, 200 p. "; Sabbath School
sooP. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A. M.-Union r. A. T., No. IS, assemblies
Wednesday Evening. on or before fun moon, o.
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting Of Oxford
Lodge, No. Is. In Masonic Hall. Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council, X
as. NJ. Friday evening. on or amer fnll moon
Norway Division. Sons of Temperance. In Ryer'
son Hall every Saturday evening
10. o. FmRegular meeting IN Odd Fellows
ment, No. 81, meets in Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month.
X. ofP.-Regular meeting In Hathaway Block.
every Thursday Evening =; r. 4. %. Moves ss
| GA R--Harry Rust Post. No. 81, meets In
Ryerson Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
S. of v.--wellington Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month.
WI C.-Meets In Grange Hall third Friday
II
| U.O.G. C.-Mects the Cd and ith Thursday
evenings Of each month In Ryerson Hall.
| =. of H.--Norway Grange meets second ansi
fourth Saturdays OF each month az Grange HAN.
| n. X. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge. No. la, meets In
Rycrson Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
| evenings OF each month.
| EFF SMITH, ESQ. New Grange Block. Ia the
authorized local agent and correspondent OF the
| Democrat for Norway and favors shown him VIII
be appreciated by the publishers.
Great demand for stove wood.
Large crews are at work on the Ice.
The Young people have improved the
excellent skating on the lake during the
past few weeks.
The January term of the Norway
Municipal Court was held Tuesday and
Wednesday. There WAS large number
OF new entries with one trial.
Contractor Adams has not completed
his work on the new shoe factory but
has il well under wav.
C. Il. Cummings & Sons are logging
on wheels from the Bolster lot near
Norway Lake.
Editor Atwood Of the Democrat was
in town Wednesday.
Judge Davis, who Is librarian OF the
law library, has been hard st work the
past few DAYS arranging the books In
the new library room at the county
buildings.
viii Carleton. the popular poet, will
lecture at Norway Opera House on Fri
day evening, Jan. 24th. The Univer-
sslist society have made arrangements
for the lecture and are selling tickets
for 30, ~ aud 81 90. IL will be rare
chance 10 listen 10 the man who has
written so many beautiful poems.
James Danforth has purchased from
George W. Hobbs about fifty acres of
the old George Z. Whitney farm on
Pixies Hill.
Elbridge Walker Of this village Is act
ing a. jsnitor at the new county build
ings until Jsiler Garland takes pos
session.
The Sons Of Veterans AT their annual
meeting elected the following officers:
Captain. C J. Brown.
First Lieutenant, George i. Crockett.
Second Lieutenant II. {. Paragard
Camp Council. II. W. Cole, IL. T.. jordan and
q. T. Bartlett.
George l. Cummings and his sister
Fannie returned from their ten days
trip 20 Atlanta, Ga, Monday. They
visited many places OF interest going
aud returning. Among Others they met
the president Of the United States and
the governor Of Georgis, with whom
they shook hands. They were evidently
In very good company part OF the time.
Among the scholars ia the high school
this term are some from Paris, Wood
stock aud Otisfield. The attendance is
slxty-ilve.
The Baptist society have purchased a
new organ for the vestry, also quite n
large Number of new books for the
library.
The plumbers are rejoicing and gather
ing In a rich harvest from "water pipes
frozen up"
DIR. Nettie Bennett has moved into
the rooms over w. C. Leavitt's store.
where she will open an Office.
Miss Nora Cragin has position in the
Everett, Mass. schools as teacher.
w. w. Payne has gone To Haverhill 10
work 10 shoe shop. His family will
remain in Norway for the present.
Hon. \. ;. kimball, appraiser In the
Portland Custom House, will be In New
York next week TO attend the conference
OF local appraisers at the L. ). APP
gone about ten days.
The first accident happened on the new
railroad branch 10 the shoe factory
Thursday. While shunting freight
car from the depot to the shoe factory
and Just after il passed the highway the
forward trucks left the rails throwing
Ralph Gendron. the brakeman, from the
top of the-car TO the embankment. He
was at once taken TO the office Of DIR.
+. y. Barker and from there 10 his home
al South Paris. No bones were broken
but he was badly bruised and hurt. The
cause Of the accident Is unknown. Ii
might have been caused by the very
sharp curve or by the trucks not work
ing well. Ii Is impossible 10 say.
c. B. Cummings & Sons, Norway,
Maine, have special trades To offer Ia
bran, middlings and feed. Ii will pay
you to call.
The Congregational church was
crowded Monday evening with people
who went 70 listen TO the organ recital.
Every one went to see and hear the new
church organ as well as the talented
musicians who so successfully carried
out the excellent programme Of the even
ing. All came away more than pleased
pronouncing the concert the best ever
given in Norway. The following took
part: Minnie 4. Plummer, Lulu NJ.
Cook and Mrs. G. A. Briggs Of South
Paris; Mrs. Frank kimball, formerly Of
Norway; George w. Horne, Agnes j.
Beal, G. W. Horne, III. l.. Horne, Mrs.
Fannie l.. Horne Of Norway and Mrs.
Ava Finney of Bethel
The Odd Fellows benefit at the Opera
House Thursday evening was success
in all respects. The house was full To
overlooking and the applause which
greeted the many pleasing features of
the entertainment was almost continuous
Everything considered Master Harold
Anderson came in for the largest share
of praise. The drill was almost per-
lection which could only have been ac-
complished after long and persistent
labor. Miss Mayo and the singers who
took part are too well known to the
public to require any commentator.
The program was as follows:
/. Silent Emblematic Drill by sixteen man.of.
wars men.
9. Solo, u. \. Briggs.
g. Reading, Miss Maud Mayo.
L. Solo, Master Harold Anderson.
5. Selection, Male Quartettc.
q. ". Horne, c. W. Horne,
Chas. 4. Johnston. ii. l.. Horne.
g. Solo Mrs Frank Kimball.
:. Selection. Mixed Quartette.
Mrs. Finney, Miss Cook,
CIV. Horne, ii. l.. Horne
4 Reading Miss Maud MAYO.