Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-16
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
CHURCHES.
Univcrsalist Church. Rev. Carotine e. ANGEL.
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. at 10 50
A. NJ; sabbath School. II As A. -; I. r. G. U.
Second Second Congregational Church, Rev. B. 8.
Rideont. Pastor. Freezing service sunday,
| 10 % A. NJ; Sabbath School, II IS 4. ~; Social
Meeting. 80 r. ~; regular weekly Prayer Meet
Ing, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Scsnedist Church, Rev. r. Grosvenor. Pastor.
| Preaching service. 10 30 A. NJ: sabbath School,
u 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting. 100 P. NJ;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
baptist Church., J. L. Harding. Pastor.
Preaching service, . 90 r. y; sabbath school,
90 ?. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
| STATED MEETINGS..
| F.& A. M-Union r. A. g., No. 50. assemblies
| Wednesday Evening. ON or before full moon, ~
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxford
Lodge, No. Is, IN Masonic Hall. Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. oxfori Council m Z.
10. o. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellows
Hail. every Tuesday Evening. wildey Encamp.
mcnt, No. q, meets In Odd Fellows, Hall. second
L
Hope Rebekah Lodge, No Sc, meets on first and
| thir,. Friday Of each month.
X. of Irregular meeting In Hathaway Block,
every Thursday Evening; =; X, a. " Noys s
! month
r. OF NORWAY Grange meets second and
| fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hail.
New c. 4. r. Hail on the third Friday Evening Of
| each month.
WI C.-Mcets In New g. A. R. Hall. Mon
4. 4. o. P.-Lakcsi,ie Lodge, No. III. meets In
New q. A. X. Hall. on the nrst and third We'd
nesday evenings Of each month.
Mr.. s. +. Stearus has sold his trucking
business to George Winslow. Trucking
has been Mr.. Stearns' business since he
moved To Norway from Boston some
twenty years ago.
william l.. Libby has accepted =
mo,orman's job on the West End Street
Railway, Boston. He has been clerking
for Chss +. Ridlon for several years.
The Oxford Central Electric Railroad
Company organized Thursday afternoon
at +. Howe's Office, In this village, with
the following board Of directors:
Fred {. Wilson, Boston.
l.. III. Burnham, Albany.
A. S. Hapgood. Waterford.
II. q. Mclntire, Waterford.
iona. Bartlett, Stoncham.
Frceland Howe. Norway.
+. W. Eastman, Auburn.
Voted that the capital stock should be
1000 shares Of 500 each. Operations
are TO be commenced at once and the
work Is TO be pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
James Smith, Of the shoe firm OF Smith
4 Flood, has been conhned TO his house
with sickness during the week.
Alice Stone, Of North Waterford, Is
visiting her grandfather, Geo. w. Stone,
10 this place.
Many cases OF the grippe are reported.
The sick list l. long one just now.
Rev. j. f. Budden has moved into
Mrs. Stsrbird's tenement on Beal Street.
Eliza Ripley Of Paris Is taking care OF
Mrs. J. A. Bolster. Mrs. Bolster remains
about the same.
Coleman +. Lord Is still confined to
bis home. He Is comfortable and will
soon be out.
The shoe factories OF b. +. Spinney
& Co. were inspected by the insurance
inspectors Friday. The fire protection
was found TO be most satisfactory. The
factories are supplied with hydrants,
city water, force pump connected with
main pipe, and automatic sprinklers.
The $50 gallon Worthington pump and
Almy quick firing boiler were tested
with the following results: In three and
one-balf minutes after firing twenty-five
pounds Of steam was registered. In
seven minutes seventy pounds and the
pump was In operation. The pump
worked to the entire satisfaction Of all. |
Ira Sutherland, OF the firm Of j. w.
Swan & Co, was In TOWN Monday and
took account Of stock. The firm Is doing |
an excellent business.
The stores and places Of business were
closed Thursday afternoon rs mark OF
respect 10 Charles 5. Cummings, who
died in California and whose remains |
reached Norway Wednesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Cummings and
son Fred II. Cummings, accompanied
the remains. A private funeral was held
at the Cummings residence on Main |
Street at IL o'clock, and public funeral
at the Universalist church at | 2. NJ,
Rev. c. f. Angel officiating. The
bearers were c. 5. Akers, c. +. Ridlon,
F. Ii. Moves and l.. b. Andrews. The
floral display was abundant and beauti-
full. The remains were taken TO Pine
Grove Cemetery.
Hon. John A. Roberts came home from
Augusta TO attend the funeral Thursday
and returned In the afternoon.
A birthday party will be given at the
Methodist church Thursday evening,
March 18th, at 6 80 p. NJ. There will be
a supper and entertainment. The price
Of the supper and entertainment will be
as many cents as you are years old.
AT the Universalist Circle Tuesday
evening a 'mum supper" will be served
by Mrs. Danforth's class at Concert
Hail. Promenade will follow rs usual
with excellent music.
Judge Stearns WAS in Augusta this
week.
The work at the shoe factories has
been slack for the past week owing to
stock taking.
"Geo. Merrill, Builder" Is the new
sign at the New Grange Building. Mr..
Merrill Is iirst-clsss workman and al
ways has lots OF business.
DR.. Il. F. Bradbury Is making extern
sive repairs and improvements on his
residence.
The officers Of the Oxford Central
Electric Road are:
President. Fred C. Wilson. Boston.
Vice President, l.. III. Burnham. Albany.
Treasurer, s. =. stearns, Norway.
Clerk Freeland Howe. Norway.
Chief Engineer, l.. Is. Winslow, Boston.
Towns and individuals have now sub
scribed between $4,000 and $50, 600.
Miss Mary Jones returned TO Boston
Friday aftera short visit with her broth
er, w. F. Jones.
Gen. A. s. Twitchell Of Gorhsm, n.
H., was in town Saturday for short
time.
Foreman W. II. Barnes, OF the cutting
department at the shoe factory, has
closed his engagement with the firm and
gone to Salem, Mass, where he has ac-
cepted q similar position. c. II. Sargent
will supply Mr.. Barnes place 10 the
factory and take charge Of the depart
ment.
Miss lnez Stuart and Miss Honor
Quincy gave a whist party Friday even
ing at Merritt Welch's. Some forty