Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-23
NORWAY.


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Second Congregational Church. Rev. r.
Rtieout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunda
I 10 30 A. ~; Sabbath School. II IS A. H.; Soci
Meeting. 90 r. ~; regular weekly Prayer Mex
: Ing. Wednesday evening; Young People
Heshodist Church. Rev. +. Grosvenor. Paste
Preaching service, 10 90 A. NJ: sabbath Schoc
Il 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 100 p. u
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class NEE
baptist Church, j. L. Harding. Paste
Preaching service, so r. -; sabbath Schoo
, sooP. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening
STATED MEETINGS.
Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon, {
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxfor
Lodge. No. Is. In Masonic Hall, Monday Ever
Ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council.
q 3. NJ, Friday evening. on or amer full moor
l. o. q, F-kegular meeting In Odd Fellow
Hall. every Tuesday Evening. Wlldey EncamI
ment, No. 81, meets In Odd Fellows Hall. eccon
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. NJ
third Friday Of each month.
n. of Irregular meeting In Hathaway Bloch
every Thursday Evening. U. R., A. o. Noye
Division, No. Il, meets third Friday OF eac
month.
r. OF NORWAY Grange meets second an
fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hal
q. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets 4
New G. A. Il. Hall on the third Friday Evening o
W. K. C.-Mecss In New G. A. R. Hall. Nor
day evening.
N.EO. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. III, meets Il
New G. A. X. Hall. on the first and third Wed
nesday evenings of each month.
st. Pstricks Day was properly OBJ
served by Norway citizens.
A hearing was held at the Norway
Municipal court room, before Judg,
Davis, Monday, on the application Of
Charles F. Boober, for process TO de
stroy an old and disabled horse belong
ing to Alfred Shsttuck Of Norway Lake
Upon full hearing Of the matter judg
ment was rendered for Boober, and that
an order to destroy the horse should
issue. IL will be remembered that about
the first Of March Mr.. Shsttuck was ar.
rested for alleged cruelty to his horse,
found guilty and appealed. A few days
after the trial, the horse was again used
and the last prosecution was commenced
In which IL was alleged the horse was
unfit for use, which allegation the court
found to be true. Many of the best citi-
zens In NORWAY appeared a. witnesses In
the case. c. f. Holt and J. p. Swasey
appeared for Shsttuck, T.. +. Smith for
Boober. An appeal was taken and a
bond given by Mr.. Shattuck to officer
Boober. for the support and care Of the
horse until the May term Of the Supreme
Judicial Court. The support and care
are to be paid each week.
Officer Eben y. Perry, Of Portland,
agent Of the Maine State Society for the
protection OF AMIN as, was in town Mon
day on the Shattuck case.
\ party of young ladies gave whist
party Of fifteen tables at G.. A. X. Hall
Wednesday evening. The hall was beau
tifully decorated and the gathering WAS
the social event of the season.
The Colby Glee Club gave an enter
tainmeut az the Congregational church
Thursday evening.
Rev. j. III. Roberts Of Pleasaptdale,
South Portland, WAS in town Sunday aud
Monday. He oificiated AT the funeral of
Allen J. Croker, who died Friday at his
residence on Pleasant Street, South Paris.
Frank kimball, who has purchased the
Arthur Hebbsrd house on Cottage
Street, will move his family here at once.
Frank A. Dauforth Is confined TO his
home with sprained ankle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dsnforth are now well settled In
their new home on Pleasant Street.
We understand that Charles s. Cum
mings carried life Insurance of about
$1,000.
One John Fsrwell, OF Portland, on
complaint of chairman Sanboru, Of the
board of selectmen, WAS srrsigued In the
municipal court this week on the charge
of being tramp. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO hard labor In the
county jail for sixty days.
Aaron c. Noble died at his home at the
Falls, on Main Street, in this village,
Thursday morning, of the grippe. He
was out during Wednesday afternoon.
He was about 20 years Of age. His wife
ana daughter survive him. Mrs. Noble
has been blind for many years.
Civil engineer, l.. b. Wilson, brother
OF president Fred c. Wilson, OF Boston.
has commenced work on the Oxford
Central Railroad.
Mrs. Frank Hurd has returned from
visit to her people NJ Lowell. She has
been gone two weeks.
Town Clerk Mason has called on all
owners Of dogs not 10 forget to secure q
license. Charles has financial interest
obliged 10 call.
VIM. +. Jones, supervisor Of schools,
has appointed April Sd, as the time, and
the high school building as the place,
for the examination Of teachers.
The selectmen advertise for proposals
10 furnish professional services and
medicines, for a fixed sum, for all cases
where the town may be in duty bound TO
render such assistance, from the year
commencing April lst, 81, and ending
April lst, rs.
Miss Maud Mayo, Of Lewiston, Is
drilling the actors for the May carnival
10 be given AT the Opera House.
Some money changed hands in this
place on the result of the prize fight.
At the annual meeting Of the Norway
Savings Bank Monday evening the fol-
lowing were elected:
Trustees. {. L. Tucker, c. l.. Hathaway, c. =.
Ridlon, y. II. Moves. Horace Cole, A. $. kimbail
and George u. Tpbb-.
President. Cyrus 5. Tucker.
Vice President, r. II. Soyes.
5. ;. Stearns, Treasurer and Secretary.
w. II. Porter wishes TO inform his
customers through the columns Of the
Democrat that he is too i'll TO attend TO
his usual business.
At the meeting Of the school board
Thursday VIM. +. Jones was reelected
supervisor Of schools.
The Bates College athletic team gave
an entertainment at the Opera House
Friday evening, which was well attend
ed.
l.. Z. Tufts, of Lynn, Is the new fore
man, having charge of the cutting room
AT the shoe factory.
The village schools will be in session
again Monday, the I'D, after vacation
OF two weeks.
Mrs. Tenney Is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. +. A. Danforth, this week.
Changes are being made at the shoe
factory this week from the old to the
new part.
DIR. b. F. Bradbury, Judge Stearns,
Geo. w. Holmes aud c. Ii. Adams visit
ed Oxford Chapter at Bethel Friday
evening.
Henry Farwell, chairman of the board
of selectmen at Bethel, was in town Fri
day.
Seth Fife Of Fryeburg and L. r.
Giles Of Brownfield were in town Friday
on business.
At the annual convocation of Oxford
Council, No. Il, K & s. NJ, Friday even
ing, the following officers were elected
for the current year:
TIL NJ, Eugene =. Smith.
ID. NJ, Charles \. Ridlon.
PC. Of w., Harry y. Jones.
Treasurer, Cyrus 5. Tucker.
Recorder, Howard ID. Smith.
Committee of Finance, Seward 8. Stearns,
Charles u. Ribbon, George w. Holmes.
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