Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-13
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| Uniycrsaliss Church, Rev. Caroline +. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. AZ 10 .
A. NJ; Sabbath School. IL ~ A. Il; 4. y. =. "
Second Congregational Church. Rev: b; s
/ Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service sunday
10 50 A. H.: Sabbath school. II Is 4. n; Socia
Ing, Wednesday evening" Young Peopie'l
Meeting Friday evening. 49,
Nicholas Church. Rsv. r. Grosycnor. Paste,
II 90 NJ: Social Evening Meeting. 100 r. H.;
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; ciass meet
Ing. FRIDAY evening.
Baptist Church, j. l.. Harding. aaHo,
3 90 r. n. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.& A. M.-Union X. A. G.. No. 81, assemblies
Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon, a!
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF oxfor
Lodge, No. Is, In Masonic Hall. Monday Even
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council, Il.
NJ Friday evening On or q, amer Sa p re moSs
Han. every Tuesday Evening, Widely Encamp,
ment, No. n, meets In Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. MI.
Hope Rebekah Lodge, No. 5s, meets on hrst anu
X. OF P.-Reguiar meeting in Hathaway Block.
every Thursday Evening. L. r., A. q. Noycs
Division. No. II, meets THRU Friday OF each
month. ,
z. 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. x. Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
each month.
w. .C.-Mects in New 6. A. X. Hall, Mon
day evening.
n. %. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. Ia, meets In
New Il. A. X. Hall. on the nrst and third We'd
ma Hav NJ qaC
Hot, hotter. hottest,
Hottest day one hundred and twenty
degrees above zero at Horace Coles
store.
Everybody who has haying to do is at
IL now.
lawson G. Frost and Anna Cameron,
of Boston. are visiting vt Mr.. Frost's
mothers, Mrs. Harriet NJ. Frost's.
The hosemen from this village, who
visited Mechanic Falls Monday, returned
victors. They won the $50 yards race
attached to hydraut, put on the muzzle
and uncoupled the hose In just "a sec
onds. The following made up the team:
Captain. Augustus Potile.
Members, Alton Miiett, Henry Nalcon. Fred
Locke, Frank Copeland. Will Record, Geo. IL.
Iapnam, Herbert Brown. Edgar Rich, Charles
Clements. II. r. Howard. WIN Richards and
Wesley Clements.
T.. ii. Brown has gone 10 Rochester,
\. H., 10 visit his people.
Alonzo Edwards Is having his house
painted white with drab trimmings. IL
L. Sawyer Is doing the work.
W. NJ. Durham had green peas and
new potatoes from his garden July It'll.
The season doesn't seem to be so very
backward after all.
At the semi-annual meeting OF the
Norway Club the following officers were
elected:
President, II. l.. Haynes.
Vice President, =. T.. DcCoster.
Treas, NJ. l.. kimlail.
Sec, NJ. V. Richardson.
Executive Committee. b. N. Loyejoy. ". X.
Francis aud Geo. could.
Mrs. Y. W. Hills Is entertaining Mrs.
+. ID. Lowell, OF armouth, this week.
The citizens Of our quiet little village
were shocked beyond measure Wednes-
day afternoon, between two and three
O'Clock, when word went along the
street that little Clifford j. Lawrence,
the 9-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
L. Lawrence, had fallen In some way
from the street sprinkler seat, and was
fatally injured. IL seems that Clifford
was al the time riding with his friend,
Jerome Millett, the l0-year-old son OF j.
|. Millett, who drives the street sprlnk-
Ter. Just after filling the sprinkler at
the head Of Water Street, and while pass
ing Jackson Clark's on Bridge Street Cliff
ford fell from the seat, exactly how no
IA tAas
seen BY Jerome or any one else when he
fell. As the sprinkler which weighs
several tons passed over him he was
crushed beneath the weight. He was
picked up and taken to Mr.. Clark's and
ut once taken 10 his home on Cottage
Street where he died In about one hour
and half. He was the youngest OF Mr..
three sons, bright, smart,
and most promising boy. Mr.. Lawrence
has had charge Of one OF the shoe fac
tory departments for some years. The
funeral services were held AT the resi-
dence Thursday afternoon by Rev. j. A.
Harding and Rev. w. b. Eldridge. The
services were attended by Cliflord's class
OF the intermediate school in body.
After the services the family started for
HaverhIll. Mass, where the interment
will be. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence have
the sympathy of large circle OF friends
and neighbors.
Miss 5. b. Prince and Mrs. Alice Ok
nard attended the Y. L. c. L. conven-
,ion Ut Detroit this week.
Beatrice Hayes OF Bridgton is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. winslow. this
week.
Molly Ockett tribe. |. o. X. NJ, have
leased Ryerson Hall. The order held
the first meeting there at the last session.
Mrs. o. V. Edwards has commenced
tn build two-story residence with
stable attached, on Tucker Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Welch and family
are enjoying the vacation at Augusta.
We understand that Mrs. Abbie j.
Tubbs will build Involvement house
on Danforth Street, next TO h. IL.
Browns, this summer. IL Is delightful
building lot.
Hugh Pendexter Is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Alma Pendexter Hayden, during
the week.
Willie Walker was burned In the face
Tuesday evening by the discharge OF
Small cannon. NO stTtUus iUJuTN.
At the annual meeting OF the Norway
Branch Railroad Tuesday the following
officers were elected:
President. II. l.. Horne.
Treas, L. S. Tucker.
Clerk Freeland Howe.
Directors. Cyrus s. Tucker. Herman l.. Horne
and Chas. +. Holt.
A company of about sixty went to
Portland Thursday to attend the quarter
centennial OF the Pythian Grand Lodge.
Expressmsn Curtis backed his cart
through one of A. j. Nevers' show
windows Monday.
Benz. ID. Knight, Of Sweden, was ar
raigned in the municipal court on COM
plant OF Samuel l.. Plummer Of Sweden,
Thursday, charged with assault on
Plummcr. He was found guilty and
fined s. and costs. Sentence suspended
during good behavior.
The street lights were on all night Sum
day. July 4th, and all night Monday,
July 5,h, through the kindness and con-
sideration of the electric light company.
Deputy Sheriff Cross was at Sweden
the first of the week on official business.
Leon l.. Russell moved into his new
home on Paris Street this week. IL Is
one of the most cosy homes 10 the vii