Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-06-08
NORWAY.


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Riieout, Pastor Preaching service Sunday
| 10 30 A. NJ; Sabbath School. II ~ 4. NJ; Socia
Meeting, 90 p. ~; regular weekly Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday evening; Young feopei
SesSsdiss Church s Rev. +. Grosvenor. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 30 A. NJ; Sabbath school
IL 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting. 100 r. H
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
baptist Church, ]. L. Harding. Pastor
Preaching service. 90 p. y; Sabbath school
90 p. y. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
Wednesday Evening, on OF before full moon, .,
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxforu
Lodge, No. Is, In Masonic Hail, Monday Even
ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council, X
as. NJ, Friday evening. on or after full moon
l. o. .. Irregular meeting IN Odd Fellows
Hall, every Tuesday Evening. wildcy Encamp
ment. No. 81, meets In Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings of each month. MI
Hope Rcbekah' Lodge, No. IS, meets on first and
third Friday OF each month.
X. ofP.-Rcgular meeting In Hathaway block
every Thursday Evening. U, r., A. U. Noyes
Division, No. Il. meets third Friday Of each
month.
p. OF H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth SATURDAYS OF each month at Grange Hail
q. A. R.-HArry Rust Post, No. 81, meets In
New G. A. r. Hall on the third Friday Evening Of
W. C.-Mcets In New G. A. X. Hall. Mon
4. K. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge. No. III, meets In
New &. A. II. Hall. on the first and third Wed
nesday evenings OF each month.
Very few people have their gardens
planted owing to cold weather.
The June term of the Norway Munich
pal Court was held Tuesday. The docket
shows several new entries Of cases.
Judge Stearns was at Fryeburg Tues
day holding Probate Court.
ii. J. Bangs Is to cut the large elm In
front Of the old Whitman stand, corner
Main and Whitman Streets. The elm Is
a landmark In the village.
Colman +. Lord and his sister, Eme-
line Lord, visited their brother, Samuel
Lord, at the Togus home for soldiers,
this week. They found him in much
better health than they expected.
Irving Frost has nearly completed the
addition 10 his residence on Whitman
Street. Mark Pride and Jason MARI
have been at work on the job.
c. w. Littlewood has greatly improv-
ed his barber shop by the addition Of
several large mirrors and some new
furniture.
j. T. Rowe has his new house on Main
Street well under way. He has large
crew at work aud Is pushing the work.
W. II. Whitcomb has gone to Davis,
West Virginia, on business trip OF two
weeks.
Carl Shank has traded for the Hobbs
farm on Pike Hill.
A new building is going up on the
tanuery lot near the brook. Ii Is for
Edwin Bassett Of South Paris.
George Millett, who was moving his
own and his father-in-law's goods from
Mechanic Falls, was thrown from his
carriage on Main Street Thursday, and
had his right ankle broken. He was
taken to Mrs. A. 7. Greenleafs, where
the broken bone was attended by ply
sicians. A few years ago he broke the
same ankle.
A new car has put in an appearance on
the branch road while the old one Is
being reprinted.
Company ID, OF the First Regiment,
y. G. :. NJ, was inspected by Brig. Gen.
f.. T.. Newcomb OF Eastport, Inspector
General OF the y. G.. 5. M, at the
armory on Tuesday, June LIST. Ninety
five per cent OF the company attended
the inspection and made highly credit
able appearance. The uniforms, arms
aud equipments were In most excellent
condition. The General spoke OF the
a. being made up OF 1.-THE very
best Of Norway's young men and credit
TO the enterprising village" The in
spection was most careful and COM
plete one, being one Of the best in either
regiment so far. Much credit Is due
Capt. Stiles and his men. Norway
should be proud OF her young men and
turn out and witness the inspection in
the future.
A company Of fishermen went to Wild
River this week. l.. Z. SWEET, Geo.
Chesley and Ross Hayes were In the COM
pany.
Surveyor Austin has built new side
walk from Main Street to j. Z. Cullinan's
residence.
Town Clerk Mason has purchased a
safe for the town, corporation and So
ciety records OF which he has the Gus
tody.
Anlhoine A. Lsfarrier has leased lot
on Pine Street of II. S. Perry and will
build a storehouse thereon.
June 9Th, 81, the firm OF B. +. Spin
ney 4 Co. will commence to give their
help half holiday. Hereafter there
will be no work at the factory Saturday
afternoons. The time Ia made up by
work at 6 80 A. NJ. instead
Of O'Clock.
Norway Wheel Club with headquar-
tiers over F. Howe's office with the fol-
lowing officers has been organized:
President. c. y. Ridlon.
Vice President. T.. II. Pike.
Sec. and Treas, r. VI. Thomas.
Fir; Lieut., y. W. Muriock.
Executive Committee, Charles y. Rdlon, {. II.
Pike, l.. D. Pike. A. T.. Noteworthy and y. Cur
rier.
The graduation exercises Of the Nor
way High School, class 81, took place
at the Norway Opera House Friday
evening, June lth. The stage was
supplied with flowers and
plants. The decorations were OF the
class colors, orange and white. The
class motto, Haec dim meminesse juva-
bit" was inscribed on a ground OF orange
with electric lights just back OF the let
tiers. The whole was very attractive.
The large house was crowded with citi-
zens most interested in the school. The
following was the programme:
Music, Norway Orchestra.
PRAYER. Rev. Miss Angel.
1. Self Reliance, Emma Parsons Titcomb.
College Preparatory Course.
2. Natural Abilities, Charles Randall Robinson.
Latin Scientific.
8. Class History, Agnes Elida Sanborn.
College Preparatory.
Clare Mildreth Cannon.
English.
Music. Solo. Miss Beal.
S. Enduring Monuments,
Grace Bennett Bickncll.
College Preparatory.
College Preparatory.
:, Class Poem, "The Schoolhouse on the Hill"
Emma Blanche Abbott.
English.
5 Progress, Ella Crockett Farnham.
English.
Music, Orchestra.
English.
English.
IL. The Teachings of Nature,
English.
IL. A Plea for the Classics.
Walter Lyman Sanborn.
College Preparatory.
Is. Reputation is not Character.
English.
IA. Climbing the Ladder TO Success,
Blanche Isabelle Adams.
English.