Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-04-20

n and fourth Friday Evening" Of each month. NJ
r Hope Rebekah Lodge, No. s., meets on nrst an
third Friday Of each month.
every Thursday Evening. y. r, A. o. Noye
Division. No. u. meets third Friday OF eac
month.
fourth saturdays Of each month at Grange Hal
. Il. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. -, meets u
!. New G. A. r. Hall on the third Friday Evening
, W. r. o.-Mce.s in New G. A. R. Han. Mon
MO. f.-Lakes,de Lodge, No. III. meets Il
New G. A. r. Hall, on the first and third Wed
. nesdAy evenings OF each month.
Work Is being pushed on the new rail
road.
c. F. Lord and others from this village
attended the Methodist conference a
Portland this week.
Deputy Sheriff Cross and family have
= moved from the Tucker place, near the
corn shop, to his daughters, Mrs. A. l.
Cooks, on Main Street.
f.. f.. Flood Of the shoe firm OF Smith
Il Flood, was In Boston during the weeh
buying goods.
I c. n. Tubbs l. Co. are painting their
store. 1t improves its appearance great
ly.
Capt. W. W. whitmarsh Is making re.
pairs and improvements in the Elm
House. |, n. Small IL doing the work.
Fast Day evening, April 22d, union
services will be held at the Congrega-
tioualist church.
An apron sale, ETC., will be held at
Grand Army Hall, Tuesday afternoon,
April 10th, proceeds to be used In the
purchase Of the Episcopal church lot on
Paris Street.
We understand that the good people
OF West Sumner have engaged one OF
Oxford Couuty's best speakers for
Memorial Day, Judge c. r. Whitman.
Mrs. j. II. Dlniorth Of North STRAIT
ford, n. H.. visited relatives and friends
In town this week.
ColmaE +. Lord, who served Norway
as selectman In 1870 and 1871 and tax
collector for 1877 TO 1895, inclusive, will
be the traverse juror nj the May term OF
Supreme Judicisl Court.
There was most social and pleasant
gathering at Mssous' Hall, Monday
evening. Over a hundred were seated
at the banquet tables at once. They
were from Norway, Oxford, Paris and
Bethel.
Lewis Graves has moved into the tcnc-
ment over c. w. Wiley 4 Sons store, on
Beal Street.
Judge :. :. Stearns entertained Gideon
Bearce OF Minot, this week.
The new choir at the Methodist church
consists OF the following: Lizzie Holt,
! soprano, Ina Griffin. alto, Selden C..
( Foster, tenor, and Owen L. Brooks,
basso.
Miss Harriet Grant, who has for some
time been in Boston, hiss, after short
visit ut her home In this village, gone to
| Colebrook, y. H., 10 take charge OF Mrs.
Aldrich's trimming department, for the
seventh season.
Cyrus Woodsum Is remodeling W. $.
Pratt's front room at the bakery store.
The officers of the Norway Methods,
Church Praying Bind are "a follows:
rrcsident-Dayid Bonney.
Vice Prcsident-Lirxie Cole.
Secretary and Trasnrer-Arthur w Frost
Investigating Committee on Membership-w.
W. SWEET and John Lombard and wife.
At the annual corporation meeting
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected:
Moiera,or-S. s. S,earns.
Clcrk-w. y. Jones.
Assessors-D. 5. sanborn. &. Z. Lasselle and
{. ). Akers.
Trcasurer-C. q. Mason.
ColieCtor-G. A. Cole.
Chief Engineer-G. y. Hathaway.
Assistan, Engineered. 4. Tubbs and Frank
Fire Police--A. y. Andrews, q. A. Brooks. A.
Z. Rassett, W. c. Cole, v. X. Jordan, q. A. Cole,
q. A. Morse. G.. T.. Lasselle, q. 5. Akcrs,
Llewellyn Jordan. Geo. Austin and G j. Brown.
Voted to raise the sum OF $1,000. The
matter of having fire alarm was talked
over. Estimated cost about $1,000 10
start with. The matter was left In the
hands OF the assessors aud chief engin-
eer as q committee TO Investigate and
report 10 the corporation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Davis Of Lowell
visited their daughter, Mrs. +. ii. Hurd,
in this village during the week. Mrs.
Hurd is confined 10 the house with a
lame knee.
Geo. f.. Macomber OF Augusta and II.
l.. Shepherd Of Rockport, were In town
this week looking after the Oxford Light
Co.
IL Is understood that a special town
meeting will soon be called TO see II the
town will vote 10 raise money 10 repair
the old shoe shop for Is. F. Spinney &
Co. BY the terms Of the lease the firm
was bound to "keep the premises In
ordinary repair during said term, Feb.
Is, 1856, 10 Feb. Is, 1896" 1t will cost
from one TO five thousand dollars to
make necessary repairs. The town re-
Gently voted to give the shop TO the shoe
shop company, but the offer was reject
ed. There Is much interest on the part
OF the towns people regarding the mat
I ter.
Timothy Smith of the Elm House Is
enjoying vacation In Lewiston.
The stores of Mrs. V. w. Hills aud
Mrs. E. G.. Skillings are attracting lots
OF attention. They have each a very at
tractive and beautiful display Of goods
in their windows.
Mr.. Henry +. Claftin OF Boston is the
new barber at Chas Littlewood's shop.
clerked for +. A. Shurtlef, Sout,
Paris, Is at work for F. z. Stone.
| Charles III. Adams Is painting his resi-
one of the best sets Of buildings In the
village.
The gentlemen's circle at the Congre-
gational church vestry Friday evening
was perfect success. The supper was
as good II not better than one cooked
and prepared BY the excellent and well
known cooks In the society. The enter
tainment which followed was a most
startling and bewildering affair. Such
well-knOwn musicians as Frank II.
Moves, A. +. Andrews, o. NJ. Cum
mings, c. N. Tubbs, Geo. W. Holmes,
A. l.. F. Pike, Horace Sanborn, and H..
d. Smith could but make any musical
entertainment more than a success. Al
Morse, &. w. and Ii. l.. Horne, A. ID.
Park, W. S. Chandler and F. l.. Star
bird were greatly appreciated by the
company. Although 1t WAS very stormy
the vestry was crowded. About one
hundred and fifty were seated at the
tables at one time.
Norway Lodge, No. 16, l. o. o. F.,
will attend church In a body at the NJ.
Z. church Sunday, April %. Rev. w.
| B. Eldridge will preach the annual ser
mon.
j. F. and II. w. Sampson are building
La camp at StoDeham for their own use
the coming season.
Leon Russell has broken ground on
Paris Street for new set Of buildings.
He has very good lot nearly opposite
Mrs. Holden's on the Howe lot. Mr..
Cook of South Paris will erect the build
ings.