Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-28
NORWAY.
STATED MEETINGS.

STATED MEETINGS.
F&A. M.-Union X. A. e.. No. %. assemblies
Wednesday Evening, on or before hiil moon, ~
Masonic fall. Regular meeting. OF Oxford
Lodge No. Is. in Masonic Hall, Monday Even
J Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council. X.
ay sUe snps Of II sa in
son Hall every Saturday evening.
, 10. q. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hail, every Tuesday Evening Widely Encamp,
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month. Mt.
Hope Rebekahi Lodge. No. Is, meets on first and
third Friday OF each month.
| X Of Irregular meeting In Hathaway Heck,
every Thursday Evening. L. r., a. o. Noyes
Division, No. IL, 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.
5. OF Wellington Hobbs Camp meets the
second and fourth Friday Evenings OF each
month.
W. C.-Meets In Grange Hall third Friday
evening In each month.
U.O.G. C.-Mcets the 81 and ath Thursday
evenings Of each month In Rycrson Hail.
L. Of H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hall.
Nh. o. P.--takeside Lodge, No. liz, meets In
Ryerson Hall. on the first and third Wednesday
evenings Of each month.
CHURCHES.
Uuiversalist Church, Rev. Caroline T.. Angel,
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. at 10 ~
A. NJ; sabbath School, ii rs A. N, !. T. Z. L.
meeting, COR. N.
Second Congregational Church, Rev; b; 5.
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday,
10 80 4. NJ; Sabbath School. ii i5 4. NJ; Social
| Meeting, 90 z. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Meeting Friday evening
Methodist Church. Rev +. Grosveuor, Pastor.
Preaching service, 10 - A. VI; sabbath School.
IL 90 NJ, Social Evening Meeting, 90 p. NJ.
prayer meeting Tuesday evening; glass meet
Ing. FRIDAY evening.
Baptist Church. J. l.. Harding, Pastor.
Preaching service. 400 4. n; sabbath school,
5oor. N. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening
Tascus Atwood, Esq, of Auburn, was
in town Thursday.
| Col. Nelson Howard Of Lewiston has
been engaged for some time at the cleo
trio light station roofing the new sddi-
ton. He will also roof the Horne
Block.
a. l.. Cook has moved into the old
Mixer house near the Grange Block on
Main Street.
w. II. Robinson has been TO Sumner,
| Dixiield and other towns, on business
trip this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon y. Otis are en-
joying vacation at their home in Dex-
ter.
First Lieutenant John W. Carter has |
| resigned his commission In Company ID, |
lst Regt., y. G.. ). NJ, because OF his |
| removal from town for year or more. |
This will cause an election OF first and |
possibly second lieutenants. The con-
test promises 10 be very lively as there |
il much interest and several contestants. |
Mrs. Anthoine Iafarrier Is enjoying a |
weeks visit with her friends and rela-
tivcs az their late home In Canada.
Il. Il. Farnsworth Of Portland, owner |
OF the Oxford County shoe store. WAS In |
town Mondsy and Tuesday and took &C
count OF the extensive stock OF boots
and shoes In this store.
County Commissioner Stearns OF
Lowell was In town this week.
\. III. Berry, Of the shoe firm OF \. III.
Berry shoe Company OF Portland, the
proprietors OF the SMILEY Shoe Store.
was in town the first Of the week look
ing after the firms interests. Mr.. Eu-
pany's agent for several wears, Ia held in
high esteem by the firm, which they
made known after taking stock, by in
creasiug Mr.. SWEETS salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Morse, and Mr..
and Mrs. &. A. Woodbury., OF Somer-
Vile, Mass, have been In town and are
now enjoying life at Camp Brockton.
Riley Plantation.
c. II. Waters, formerly station agent
here and OF 81. .Johnsbury, was in town
the first of the week.
State committee man. NJ. l.. kimball,
Esq accompanied by DR.. b. +. Brad
bury, attended the meeting OF the Demo
cratic State Committee at Augusta this
week
Architect Coombs OF Lewiston was In
town Wednesday looking over the
Methodist church. He has been en-
ployed 10 make plans for remodeling the
ediice.
Geo. T. Crockett and Reuben X. East
man entertained large crowd on Main
Street, Tuesday evening, with their
animated bicycle race. Had Crockett
not made a mistake and lost his seat on
his wheel Eastman would not have come
in so much ahead OF his competitor. As
il was Reuben was way ahead and easily
won the prize-a cyclometer.
Hon. William z. Frye will open the
campaign at the Opera House in this
village Tuesday evening.
Mrs. 4. W. West OF Portsmouth, Ohio,
is stopping at her sisters, Mrs. 5. F.
Stearns', on Whitman Street.
Several parties have enjoyed moon
light excursions on the lake the past
week.
The Norway Masonic library has been
increased by an addition OF two hundred
volumes Of proceedings, the gift Of L. G..
II. f., Geo. W. Goulding OF Oakland.
A six-horse load of |, o. Il. NJ, from
Molly Ockett Tribe, Norway, visited
Mechanic Falls lodge, Osceola Tribe, and
worked several degrees Tuesday evening.
Nina IIoughton Of Massachusetts, is
visiting her friends and relatives in town.
At the annual meet Of the Skowhegan
Bicycle Club at Skowhegan, Saturday,
Pike and Stearns each won prizes.
DR.. Harry L. Jones attended the meet
ing Of Maine dentists at Portland Tues
day aud Wednesday of this week.
The Leavitt cottage Is occupied the
present month by Mrs. NJ. q. Oxnard
and Mrs. j. VI. Favor and families. :
4 large company from the village
were entertained at Bass Island We'd
nesday evening.
The members OF the Methodist society
have pledged one thousand dollars 10
remodel the church.
I. r. EOr0 visited NJ tOTnaill, Maiuc, ,
at Old Orchard and other places the past
week.
Kirk W. Spaulding, superintendent OF
the common schools in the town OF I
Sumner, was arraigned In the Norway
Municipal Court on Monday, July ooh.
charged with assault and battery on a
nine-year-old Slattery boy. The circum-
stances were as follows: On the last
day Of June Mr.. Spaulding visited OIL ,
cially one OF his schools, taught by
Fannie Sewall. The school consisted OF
six small children. a Slattery boy OF
nine years il was claimed was not at
tentive 10 his studies, etc, that he laugh
ed and whispered. The teacher claimed
TO be able to manage her school. Mr..
Spaulding, however, went to the boy,
without request from Miss Sewall. re-
moved the lad from his seat, shook him
some, and placed him on another bench.
1t was claimed By the prosecution that
Spaulding used excessive violence in the
matter and that as superintendent he had
no right to do what he did. Spaulding