Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.


Universalist Church. Rev. Caroline u. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. at 10 y
IA M; Sabbath School, II As A. n; Y. L. Z. U
Second congregational Church. Rev: B; $
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday
10 30 A. NJ; Sabbath School, II ts 4. NJ; socia
Meeting, Z 90 p. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meet
ing. Wednesday evening; Young Peoplci
Se,hedist Church. Rev. r. Grosvenor. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 30 A. NJ; Sabbath scbooi
IL 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 90 r. H..
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet
Baptist Church, J. l.. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service, 200 p. n: Sabbath school
3OoP. n. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A M.-Union r. A. e., No. 30, assemble,
Wednesday Evening, on OF before full moon, al
fan RsssaI, mating Ts oS oi kHsn
ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council. n
is. NJ, Friday evening. on OF after fuii moon
Norway Division. Sons OF Temperance, In Eyer
son Hall every Saturday evening.
| 10. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
! Hall, every Tuesday Evening. Wildey EncamP
ment, No. 81, meets In Odd Fellows, Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month MI
Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. s., meets on first and
| third Friday of each month.
X. P-Regular meeting In Hathaway Block,
every Thursday Evening. u T., A. o. Noyes
Division. No u, 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.
second and fourth Friday Evenings Of each
| month.
| evening In each month.
| U.O.G. C.-Meets the I'd and 4th Thursday
evenings OF each month In Ryerson Hall.
| Z. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth SATURDAYS OF each month at Grange Han.
/ 4 Al al NIL
| Ryerson Hail. on the first and third wednesday
evenings OF each month.
Why not sand the sidewalkss
Mrs. Albert ii. Williamson Is clerking
at the Noyes drug store.
Prof. V. NJ. Whitman is enjoying his
vacation with his parents, Judge and
Mrs. c. F. Whitman.
The street cars have been crowded all
the week with Norway and South Paris
citizens, passing from one village to the
other in the search for holiday gifts.
| A. NJ. Durham has manufactured sew
ersl pairs of snow shoes for parties In
this vicinity. Mr.. Durham Is very skill
full and has the reputation OF making ex-
cellent shoes.
A. W. Walker and crew are arranging
to put in new supply OF ice.
Ed Judkns aud l.. Z. SWEET are hunt
ing In Albany this week.
The electric power has been connected
with the machinery at the shoe factories.
Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 10 A.. Geo.
4. Cole will sell the personal estate OF
Newell f.. Merrill at North Norway.
The Norway Il South Paris Street
Railway Co. have had crew OF men At
work clearing the track during the week.
The Christmas trade, "a reported by
the merchants, has been unusually good
this season. Pleasant weather and fair
" good travelling are some OF the rea-
sons.
F.. NJ. Everett OF this town threatens
to bring an action against the inhabit-
ants OF Norway for damage done his
sheep By dogs In August or September,
last. The circumstances are "a follows:
In April when the annual valuation was
taken bv the assessors, Mr.. Everetts
sheep were worth and taxed for s2,S
per head. After the damage done ne
notified the municipal officers that he
had lost thirteen (l3) sheep and put In
claim for that number. In order To
avoid a law suit and expense, the town
officers rendered him tifty-five $50 dol
lars. which he refused. Mr.. Everett now
claims that he lost seventeen 10 sheep
instead OF thirteen and files claim OF
500 for damages. The municipal OIL
GERS offer to refer the original claim on
the thirteen (l3) sheep and say they
never heard OF the four extra ones until
few days ago.
The q. \. II, Woman's Relief Corps
snd Sons OF Veterans have moved from
Ryerson Hall 10 Millett Hall. The
first meeting in the new quarters was
held Monday evening.
What has prohibition done for
Maine:" will be the question for discus
sion At the W. c. I. L. meeting Monday
evening.
George W. Clancy has received q
United States pension.
+. +. Harris, who has worked for j. o.
Croker for some time, Is visiting at his
home in Madison.
+. 4. Stearns Of Bowdoin College Is
passing his vacation here. He has
two weeks rest.
Orrin J.. Stone, at the last quarterly
conference OF the Norway Methodist
church last week, was granted an ex-
horter's license.
The afternoon mails have been I'M
usually late during the week.
The beautiful china, hand painted, ex-
hibited in Merritt welch's store window,
was the work of his sister, Alice WEIGH,
of Augusta.
Geo. Cleaves has kindly presented
Company ID, lst regiment, with a crayon
portrait OF himself. Capt. Stiles has
gracefully acknowledged the generous
gift and II now appears upon the srmory
wall.
The heirs OF the late DR.. Asa Dsnforth
have sold the old homestead, corner Main
and Danforth Streets, to Frank a. Dan
forth.
Mrs. A. W. Walker OF South Paris,
while walking on Main Street sidewalk,
near c. S. fuckers harness shop, Mon
day afternoon, fell and received serious
injuries. A little sand on the sidewalks
would cost very little and possibly save
serious injuries.
Simeon Walton was the first jeweler