Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-04-28
NORWAY.


CHURCHES.
Un,verssl,st Church, Rev Caroline Z. Angel
Pastor Preaching service on Sunday. nj 10
A. n; sabbath School, II Is A. u; I. +. Z.
meeting, 90 p. n.
second Congregational Church. Rev; B;
To- A. NJ; Sabbath school. II As 4. NJ; socii
Meeting, 90 r. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Nee
ing, Wednesday evening; Young People
Meeting Friday evening. 8 c,o.r.,or p...o,
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath schoo
IL 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting. 90 r. y,
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class mee'
Ing. Friday evening.
a0OP. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F&A. M.-union r. A. Z, No. %, assemble
1 Wednesday Evening" on or before ful moon, q
Masonic Hall; Regular meeting OF oTior, ,
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council.
as. NJ, Friday evening. on or after full moon
Norway Division. Sons Of Temperance, In Ryer
son Hall every saturday evening.
| 10. Irregular meeting IN DAD Fellows
Hall. every Tuesday Evening; Widely nncamp
| ment, No. N, meets In Odd Fellows Hall. SECOND
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month. MI
Hope Rebekah' Lodge, No IS. meets on first ant
Thrill Friday of each month.
X. Irregular meeting In Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening Y, e, a.. y. Noyc,,
g.. A.R.-Harry Rust Post, No. -, mccts II
Rycrson Hall on the third Friday Evening o.
s. OF v."-weIingson Hobbs Camp meets tn.
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF csci
W. r. C.-Mecss In Grange Han third Friday
N. OeG. C.-Meets the Cd and 9Th Thursday
evenings OF each month In Ryerson Hall.
+. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth o. each mon'n Na Trsns s.. a n
Ryerson Hail. on the iirst and third wednesday
evenings Of each month.
Coleman +. Lord has so far recovered
AZ to be able to walk about the village
and take quite long drives.
B.F. Spinney & Co. have been taking
stock ut the factories this week.
Charles S. Cummings has been stop
ping at Goat Island for a few days. lie
Is fast recovering his impaired health.
Farmers are talking Of commencing
work on the land.
The delightful weather is reminder
that warm DAYS are near ut hand.
The ice Is rapidly breaking up In the
lake.
George L. Walker is to sell his stand
on Bridge Street.
The seyenty-seventh anniversary OF
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
was properly observed by Norway Lodge
No. IL, |. o. o. r., by attending special
services at the Baptist church, Sunday,
April 18th. IL has become the custom
Of the order to attend some church In
the city each year, In a body.
william +. Jones, supervisor OF
school, was In New York and Boston
the past week on u business trip.
The Berlin Opera Company presented
the opera entitled The Chimes OF Nor
mandy" at the Opera House Tuesday
evening. The same company, number
of wears sgo. gave the opera Pinafore.
DR.. II. w. johnson WAS the manager,
and he was ably supported by u very
large company. The house was well
filled and the entertainment was sue
cess throughout aud highly appreciated
by all who attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Pike and Mrs.
Pixies mother narrowly escaped a serious
accident Friday, while driving over the
Falls bridge. The dirt had been washed
from under the road bed near the bridge,
and as the horse stepped upon IL the
surface dropped in throwing Mr. ana
Mrs. Pike from the carriage. Mrs. IKE
was considerably bruised and hined.
The carriage and harness were broken,
but no very serious dsmsge resulted.
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal Is In Washington
this week attending 10 business relating
TO his new appointment. -
At the adjourned meeting oil the Nor
way Shoe Shop Company Monday even
ing the following officers were elected;
President. II. l.. Horne.
Treasurer, II. D. Smith.
Clerk :. $ stearn-.
Trustees, ". II. whitcomb, Z. \. Tubbs and
frcelaDd Howe.
Extensive repairs are IN progress al
the Universallst parsonage. The ROOF
will be raised several feet, thus making
the house tao story structure. The
rooms on the second floor will be greatly
improved and the house thus made much
more pleasant aud desirable.
The firm Of Stone 4 Bartlett, photog-
raphers, has been dissolved. MIR.
Stone retires and the business hereafter
will be conducted by Frank L. Bartlett.
DIR. +. n. Barker Is having the dining
rooms In both Of his tenements enlarg-
ed. lie Is also making other improve
ments about his residence, corner Main
and Dsnforth Streets.
W. W. Payne has returned from
Hayerhill, Mass, where he has been at
work for few months. he will move
his family 10 that city at once.
The young ladies Of the Uniyersallst
church will serve n supper on Tuesday
evening at Concert Hall, consisting OF
escalloped oysters, baked beans, etc. IL
Is to be a big supper.
Bepjamin Bacon, who lives some two
miles beyond West Paris, Is 50 years OF
age. On last Monday he walked from
his home to this villsge, to visit his son,
Benjamin Bacon, Jr. He was very little
fatigued By his long walk.
The executive committee OF the Ok
ford County Teachers Association have
decided 10 hold the next teachers meet
ing at Bethel May 10th and 3Oth.
The leap year ball at the Opera House
Fast night was success. There were
nearly fifty couples on the grand march.
The music by Stearns & Norseworthy's
orchestrs was excellent. The following
ladies acted as floor committee: Mrs.
Laura Wood, Mrs. Lizzie Sampson, Mrs.
Lila Belle Locke, Annie Jordan, Jennie
Cole, Nellie Fuller, Jennie Baker, Lizzie
Fuller, lnez Stuart, Helen Fsunce, Mer-
lene Cannon and Gertrude Jordan.
The officers Of Co. D., LIST Regt., Capt.
NJ. p. Stiles, lst Lieut.. b. +. Adkins and
% Lieut.. John w. Carter; also Major
B. +. Bradbury and Major +. +. Smith
attended the school Of instruction at
Portland Friday and Saturday, also the
election Of officers in the lst Regiment.
The Stearns family, who have been
spending the winter in Florida, have re-