Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-04
NORWAY.


II j. Bangs Is building large store
house In the rear OF his store.
The new furniture room, OF C. b
Cummings & Sons on Whitman Street,
are well under way. Pike and Small are
doing the work.
Mrs. w. +. Jones and baby are enjoy
Ing few days at her fathers at Bath.
Mrs. winthrop Stevens has had her
stable singled. John Hazen was master
workman.
The village schools commenced on
Monday with the following teachers:
High-Prof A. G. Wiley. lst Assistant, Mrs.
Alma p. Hayden. I'd Assistant, Hugh Pendex.
First Grammar Virginia r. Weston. 30 schol-
ars.
second Grammar Helen n. Faunce. % schol.
ars.
First intermediate - Gertrude Gardner. 10
scholars.
Second Intermediate = Annie Laferrier. Is
scholars.
Advanced Primary Cora n. sheid. %
scholars.
Upper Primart-Iielcn =. Swan. Is scholars.
Lower Primary Hattie u. Cragin. % scholars.
Mrs. Ellen VI. Tabor DInforth, widow
OF w. Il. Danforth, and daughter OF Rev.
l.. II. T"bor, died at her home In Grove
ton, y. ii Sept. IL. lnterment In Pine
Grove Cemetery.
The boys Of Co. ID. expect that Capt.
james l.. Moriatry Of Co. ], lst Maine.
formerly lst Lieutenant Of his company,
will be Captain Of Company ID. Priv.
A. j. Stearns, Co. ID, has been promoted
TO 81 Lieutenant and will probably be as.
signed to Company G, of Auburn.
At the annual meeting OF Oxford
Lodge, No. IS. F. & A. NJ, Monday
evening, the following officers were
elected:
W. Nice NJ. Smith.
S.w-W. J. Jones.
J. VII l.. Bartlett, NJ. ID.
Treas.-C. 8. Tucker.
secretary-H. ID. Smith.
Trustees OF the Charity Fund for three years
Lee NJ Smith, d. y. Bradbury, {. 5. Tucker.
A very large number OF small salmon
from the State Hatchery have been add
ed to the waters of Lake Penneewassee.
Those who attended the annual meet
ing Of Oxford Lodge, +. & A. N were
greatly surprised and pleased with the
improvements made by the trustees. The
old braces have been replaced with truss
rods, the wood work has all been paint
ed, the walls tinted and dome put into
the ceiling. The electric lights arrang-
ed in and about the dome are very pref
ty. The hall has been entirely and COM
pletely changed for the better.
ID. I. Dunn has moved into Frank
Hurd's house on Crescent Street.
A new crossing has been put down In
front OF j. j. Fuller's store TO the saw
mill ON Water Street at the head oil
Pleasant Street.
The stone steps at the entrance to Dr.
B. F. Bradbury's residence have been re-
placed with new ones Of granite. The
work Of l.. l.. Howard.
| a museum OF anatomy occupies the
old candy store In the brick building OPP
posite the post office.
Moses II. Hartman, after sever
weeks absence at the Maine General
Hospital returned TO his home Saturday
He Is very sick.
II. Y. Favor and family occupy the
Witt cottage on the west shore OF the
lake while he IL employed in building 8
cottage on Rock Island for DR.. Albert
Thompson.
The reception Thursday evening, Il
Co. ID, lst Maine, u. =. ", was great
success for the ladies Of the Soldiers
Aid Society, who we're:
Mrs. H. ". Robinson. President.
Mrs. ~ J. Bangs, Vice President.
Miss Ellie swan. Secretary and Treasurer.
The executive committee is made up o.
the following ladies, viz:
Mrs. '. T. Bartlett.
| Mr.. ". Z. stiles.
| Mrs &. :. Akcr-.
| Mrs VI. l.. Kimball.
Miss Helen Faubce.
The banquet was served ut Concer
Hall nc 6 80 4. VI. The supper wa
Il most elaborate affair. After the sup
per had been highly complimented by
the hungry boys, the veterans OF 81 snt
invited guests, the following was TIT
order Of toasts and responses. Lieut.
Col. +. +. Smith, toast-master for TIT
evening.
our Boys Of Co. D.. first Ne L. s.v.
End Lieut.. J. Waldo Nash
Har,ltack and the Army bean,
ouartermsster Sergeant NJ l.. Kimbail
The Company Kitchen, CorpL IL. Bickfor'l
The Canteen, Corpl Z. e. Adams
oficers' Mess. Priv. A. II. Bodkin
Co ID, y. 6. $. NJ, as 1t was before the
spanish War. Capt NJ. 4. Stiles
The Ladies OF the Soldiers Aid Society
OF Norway, Musician Ralph /. Trask
At the close OF the exercises the com
pany went to the Opera House. Nelli'
Hayden sang "a song composed by heI
mother, s. Alma Pendexter Hayden
Hon. A. s. Kimball, 10 behalf OF the AiC
Society and citizens, In most happy
and pleasing speech, welcomed the boy
home. Then followed the beautiful
drill by sixteen young ladies undel
Capt. G.. 5. Akers. Following the drill
was list of twelve dances. Seventy
couples appeared on the floor In tn,
march and circle. Floor manager Chss
is. Akers; aids, James Favor, Robert
Bickford, Harry Nevers and Fred Pike
complimentary aids, 2 I'd Lieut.. j. Waldo
Nash, lst Sergt. Wallace w. Sheen
Corp. Chss. G. Adams, Priv. Ralph /
Trask snd Eugene +. Hayden. The
whole afi ,ir was great social success
At the election Of the Trilby Clut
held Mt their rooms in the Hathaway
Block, Friday evening, the following
officers were elected for the current term
viz:
Wv. Hills. President.
Chas. y. Ridlon, ice-President.
| Geo. Downing. Secretary and Treasurer.
| Executive Committee-F. T.. Drake, Chas. II
! Sargent, Geo. l.. Jackson.
The Uniform Rank, X. OF p of Bridg
ton, have extended an invitation to the
members Of the Uniform Rank, X. OF Z.
Of Norway, to visit them Tuesday, Oct
18th. IL Is understood that the invita-.
ton has been accepted and many will &c
to Brighton on that date.
II. Denison Cole. son Of Horace Cole,
Of the U. S. Hospital Corps, who has
been at Fort WadswOrth, n. Y. harbor,
in hospital, returned to his home In this
village, Friday evening. He has been
sick with yellow fever and gun shot
wound. He is nov looking very well
but Ia quite weak and far from well
although fast improving.
Postmaster Stiles has notice to the
effect that the department at Washing
ton has ordered post Office boxes closed
unless paid for one quarter 10 advance.
The rule will be enforced strictly.
Judge Whitman is making extensive
repairs and improvements on his build
ings, including new cellar, furnace,
plumbing, and other improvements