Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-20
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Universanss Church, Rev. Caroline r. Angel
Pastor: Preaching service on Sunday. q 10 :
Second Congregational Church. Rev. B:
Ridcout. Pastor. Preaching service Sunday
10 50 4. H.; sabbath school. II Is 4. n; eocis
Ing. Wednesday evssins; Young People
Hcshcdist Church. Rsv. =. Grosvenor. Passo.
Preaching eeryice, 10 80 a. n; Sabbath School
ls 90 ~; Social Evening Meeting. 100 :. 4;
prayer ,. meeting. Tuesday evening; e'aas mss
hapsiss Church, J. L. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service, 900 r. u; Sabbath School
3 NoP. u. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
r.. A. M.-Union r. A. g.. No. So, assemble
Wednesday Evening. on or before full moon,
Masonic Hall. Regular mceeing OF Oxfor'
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council. Z
4 3. NJ, Friday evening. on or amer full moon
I. o. o. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hall, every Tuesday Evening. wildey Encsmp
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. M
Hope Rebckah Lodge, No. IS, meets on first ant
third Friday OF each month.
X. Of Irregular meeting In Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening. U. K, A. .. Noyc
Division. No. u. meets thru Friday OF caci
month.
r. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second an.
fourth Saturdays OF each month ut Grange Hal
&. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets II
New G. A. r. Hall on the third Friday Evening o
each month.
". r. C.-Meets in New c. A. X. Hall. Mon
\. E.o. P.-Lakesidc Lodge, No. III, meets II
New q. A. X. Hall. on the hrst and third Wed
ncsday evenings Of each month.
Ii IL reported that the |. o. o. F
Block will soon be completed.
l.. p. Bartlett. Jr.. and A. +. Marston
Of the firm of b. +. Spiuney s. Co,
were In town this week.
Mrs. +. +. Drake Is visiting her sister
at Manchester-by-the-S Sea, Mass.
The indicstions are that work will
soon commence on the Oxford Central
Railroad. II IL understood that Bos-
ton firm, O'Brion 4 Davis, have taken
the job to grade the road. and work will
be commenced as soon as the railroad
commissioners make the location
Wheelbarrows, shOvels, picks and other
tools are nj the depot here.
Alfred Louis Lsfarrier aud Walter
Lyman Stubborn have passed the exam
nation for admission 10 Bowdoin Col
lege.
Fannie Cummings and her brother,
Fred II. Cummings, are enjoying a
month at Martha's Vineyard, where Miss
Fannie will attend the summer school OF
orstory.
The exceedingly heavy rains this week
caused the water 10 rise higher In the
lake than at any time during the last hall
century. Geo. A. Brooks has kept a
high water record for thirty-oue years,
and l. authority for that time. OF
course the usual ''scare" was In order.
The water ran through and around the
old red mill house, and teams were at
one. put To work hauling dirt and stone
to fill the gaps. At Bucks dam" the
gates were opened, thus taking much OF
the water on 10 the meadows. Water
was over the Crockett bridge road and
Pleasant Street. The dam did not give
way but will be ''re-built 10 the fail. v
No damage Of importance was done.
Some hay on the low lsnd was carried
away aud the grass well covered with
water and earth.
A. 5. Cobb OF Portland visited at j.
II. Porter's. at Lakeside Farm, this week.
Mr.. Cobb Is the advertising agent for
the Harpswell Steamboat Co.
Station agent G.. +. Lasselle has doue
u big job grading In the front yard nj his
residence on Deering Street.
The f. L. Rose Theatre Co. was ut the
Opera House Friday and Saturday even
ings. Owing 10 the exceedingly hot
weather the attendance Was small.
Prof. A. G. Wiley, Of the high school,
was In town this week looking after the
school interests.
After 40 years absence A. Il. Hobbs,
of Benton Harbor, Michigan, visited his
relatives In town this week. He found
very few Norway citizens whom he lef,
here when he went to his then new
home. He has delightful fruit-grow-
ing farm on the shore Of Lake Michigan.
Mrs. Caroline Knight, OF woodford's,
Is visiting Mrs. Liitieton b. Holden.
The farmers are hard ut work cutting
their hay crops, which are reported as
being extra good.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. q. Elliott and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. NJ. Smith are taking vsca.
ton at Newry.
Freeland Howe, Jr., OF the New York
World. and Lily Buck, Of Tufts College
are enjoying life st the Howe cottage.
A brick sidewalk viii! be put down In
front Of A. l.. +. Pixies residence.
John ". Carter and family, who have
been living at Hallowell, have moved
back.
Geo. d. Swift will build Mrs. Abbie
j. Tubs house on Danforth Street.
Two electric transformers, weighing
about one ton each, have been put on al
the shoe factory.
Daniel b. johnson has sold his place
on Danforth Street to NJ. M. kilgore
and purchased farm at Denmark where
he will move at once.
Cora Bell Shedd has returned from
old Orchard where she has been enjoy.
ing few weeks.
Mrs. John Swain and Nellie l.. An.
drews are at Old Orchard.
V. w. Hills, Norwsy's popular jeweler
has put In water motor from which hi
will obtain power to run a polishing
lathe and 10 grind lenses. He will also
connect a fan with II for the store
Later he contemplates putting In 8
dynamo for plating.
ii. j. Bangs has trimmed up the big
elm tree, corner Main and Whitman
Streets, and will cut the whole tree
down, as it Is rotten, and the limbs ar,
constantly breaking and falling. Tit
old tree Is OF some interest TO Norway
citizens, as il Is an old landmark, beinl
one OF the oldest trees In the village.
Smiley Brothers, Of Clinton, Mass.
formerly in the dry goods business II
this place, have bought out Moves 4
Andrews dry goods store In Noye
Block. Noyes & Andrews will continue
their clothing business at the Blue Store
c. b. Cummings & Sons and J.. 5
Billings have contracted with the Ban
ner Match Co. of South Paris to delive
to the company 400 900 feet Of pine lum
Der to be made into matches. Timber 4
be delivered this summer, fall and mex
winter.
The lot of land in front Of the sho