Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-01-21
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.

Meeting, IN +. NJ: regular weekly Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday evening, Young People
Meeting Friday evening.
Preaching service. 10 30 A. NJ: sabbath school,
IL 90 NJ: Social Evening Meeting. 90 p. N.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet
Ing. Friday evening.
Baptist Church, J. L. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service, 90 p. ": Sabbath School
30oP. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.SA. M.-Union r. A. e., No. 80, ASSEMBLIES
Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon. n
Masonic fall. Regular meeting OF oxfor,
Lodge, No. Is, In Masonic Hail. Monday Even
Ing on or before fun moon. Oxford Council
$. NJ, fri,iay evening. on or after fnll moon noon
Norway Division, Sons OF Temperance, In Ryer
son Hall every Saturday evening.
l. 20. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Han. every Tuesday Evening. wildey Encsmp
ment, No "a. meets In Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month.
X. fP.-Regu!ar meeting In Hathaway Bicck
every Thursday Evening. L. r., A. d Noyes
Division. No. l., meets third Friday OF each
month.
G. A. 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.
n. C.-Mects in Grange Hall third Friday
evening In each month.
| L. ~. ". I.-MCtts tnc ~ anu tm IHuTrual
evenings of each month In Ryerson Hall.
| 4. OF H-Norway Grange meets second and
| fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hail.
n. Il. %. Ps-takeside Lodge, No; l!!, meets in
/ Ryerson Hall, on the first and third "Wednesday
| evenings OF each month.
Eff SMITH, Esq, New Grange Block. Is the
authorized local agent and correspondent OF the
Democrat for Norway and favors shown him VIII
be appreciated by the publishers.
Isaac II. Lord has settled his poll tax
for 1891 with Collector Lord. The con-
sideration was check for the neat little
sum Of S3i ~. Ii seems large sum Of
money TO pay TO satisfy a bill OF 81.
DIR. Bartlett has moved into the Mixer
house on Water Street.
:. :. Stearns, Esq, attended the funer-
al OF Major ID. X. Hastings ut Fryeburg.
Thursday morning Mrs. Albert Cam
well discovered that her house was on
fire near the chimney in the chamber.
An alarm of fire was given her neigh
bors and with the aid of the corn shop
hose the flames were soon extinguished.
+. +. Smith, Esq, was at Bangor and
Augusta several days this week on
business trip.
W. Ii. whitcomb has gone TO Boston
on business.
Justus |. Millett Is hauling logs for
{. b. Cummings Il Sons from the Bolster
lot above Frost's Corner 10 the mill
pond.
A. W. Walker has filled his ice house
near the Crockett turn and will soon
commence 10 cut "A supply for his other
house at South Paris.
Frank T. Bartlett has been In the
Rangeley Lake region the past week.
The Browning Club met at Ellie
Swans Saturday evening.
The steam whistle at &. Il. Cummings
Il Sons is again heard three times day.
4 fire alarm was sounded Thursday
about Z. NJ. Chase's Photographic
saloon, opposite the upper saw mill on
Water Street, WAS on fire. The fire
company responded very quickly but
not soon enough 10 save the little house,
which was completely Quilted. The fire
l. supposed to have been caused by an
oil lamp. Loss about 500.
Mrs. J. 4. Bolster who Is suffering
from paralytic shock Is slowly recov-
eriug.
Miss Sophia II. Davis has gone to
Lynn, Mass, where she will remain for
the winter.
improvements have been made at the
freight shed by the addition of new
steps.
Porter Seavey has sold his residence
on Pearl Street and will build two
story house on the adjoining lot In the
spring.
\ large picture of the first president
OF the Norway Savings Bank, Rev.
Nathaniel Gunnison, has been placed in
the banking rooms. Mr.. Gunnison was
for long time pastor OF the niversslist
church in this village.
Miss Edith Nj. Smith has returned
from her visit at Newton and Cambridge,
Mass. to her home in this village.
DR.. A. y. French, who has been con-
fined to his house for several weeks, is
much better. He hiss been out some.
The following Is list of the officers
of the W. X. c. for the current term:
President. Mrs Emily kihrldge.
:. vi A.. Mrs. DOrcas Barrovs.
y T., Mrs, Evelyn Young.
G. Annie Jorian.
e., Mr.. Tena Bennett.
TreSs., Mrs. Clara Elliott.
The officers of Harry Rust Post, No.
81, G.. A. r., and the w. X. C., were In
stalled Friday evening.
Great interest Is manifested ut the
union meet ms This week at the Metho-
dis, aud Baptist churches.
Mr.. Philbrook, builder Of the county
buildings, WAS in town this week. IL u
reported that Andrew Rose, who had
hi. leg broken while working on the job,
has commenced an action against Phil
brook TO recover 5000 damages.
The workmen in the cutting room
of the shoe factory presented John lry-
ing, their foreman, with beautiful sill
yer service and silver cup and saucer
when he returned 10 his home Saturday.
The presentation speeches were made
by James Roberts and l.. II. Daughraty.
TO which Mr.. Irving replied most pleas
sntly.
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal attended the organi-
Ea,ion Of the Reed Club at Portland
Wednesday and was elected Vice-Presi-
dent TO represent oxford County.
The series of meetings held at the
Universslist church during the week, by
Rev. III. l.. Garfield, national secretary
of the Young Peoples Union. have been
well attended. Mr.. Garfield Is an
earnest and pleasant speaker.
Geo. A. Hodgerney, alias Geo. A.
Rice, Geo. A. Adams, Geo. A. Abbott,
was arraigned in the municipal court
Friday afternoon on the charge OF the
larceny of team from John NJ. Cum
mings, Oct. 3lst, 1895. The horse was
traded off at Oxford and the rest Of the
team at Deering. He claimed that at
the date named he was working In Al
bany and never stopped in Norway
Several witnesses identified him, includ-
ing one man who holds an unpaid board
bill. He was bound over to the grand
Jury 10 the sum Of 500. He was COM
mitted to Paris jail. State Detective A.
z. Bassett worked up the case and
captured his man in Boylston. Mass.
One Of the most interesting sights on
Main Street is den Of coons in A. I.
Bennett 81 Co.'S show window. The den
is fitted up in good shape with spruce
tree in the centre. The biggest coon,
tom Reed" always occupies the top
most position on the tree. He's wise
coon and knows whats In NAME"