Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-13
NORWAY.


rniversalis4 Church. Rev. Caroline I. Aneell
. raetor. Preaching scrvt~c on sunday. ~ ~ = z.
4. ~: sahl,ssh school. u - 4. y; y. Y. &. y
second Congregational Church. Rev. q. 3
Ra.ieons, Pastor. Prvaehlae service sunday
10 - A. ~; Sabbath School, II - 4. H.; sorta
Meeting, 90 ?. ~; regular weekly Prayer Mot
Ing. wednesday evening; Young recp'e'
ScsSsSiss Church, Rsc. ". n. Eldr,des. Passor
Preaching servtce, 10 90 4. ~; Sabbeth school
Il % n; Social evening Meeting. 90 ?. =;
prayer meesine. Tuesday evening; c'ass -
Rapsist Church ". A. Roberts Paseov
(Reidence Paris HILL Preaching service, : ~
2. \; sabbath school, 5 90 r. =. Prayer hesSang
Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
A. M.-Union r. A. e. No. 3, assemble.
Wednesday Evening. on or before full moon, z,
MAsonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxfofo
Lodge. No. Is. In Masonic Hal. Monday Eves
ing on or before fun moon. oxford Conncil. B
LOO. F-Regaiar meeting u odd Fellows
Hail, every Tuesdas Evening. wildcy Encamp
ment, No 81, meets In Odd fellows' Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings OF each month. No
third Friday Of each month.
X. fP.-RegulAr meeting In Hathaway Block,
every Thursday Evening. U. X, A. O. Noyes
Division. No. II, meets third Friday OF each
1 P.of H.-Norway Grange msees second and
fourth Saturdays OF each month st Grange Hall
q. A. R..Harry Bust Poet, No; meess u
VI. C.-Meess In New g. A. r. Hall. Mon.
Mo. F.-Iakeside Lodge, No. Ia. meets In
New &. A. r. Hall, on the fret and third We'd
pes.isy evenings Of each month.
Delightful sleighing.
The tesmsters are improving the ex-
cellent roads bv doing lots Ut work.
| Hon. J. A. Roberts, with Others, hiss
been appointed on committee to con-
suit with the various corn packers rela-
tive to an advance Ia the price Of sweet
corn from I TO 2 cents.
| The electric street ears run to the Elm
House aud stop. It's too expensive
work to keep the upper end Of the track
open.
M-j,r and Mrs. bradbury viii visit
Cuba before they return to Norway.
They expected 10 start for the Island
about Dec. 10 b. After 4 short visit
there they are expected TO return to their
home 10 this village.
The DENT term Of the Norway
Muuicipsl Court Was held on Tuesdty
OF this week. The docket shows several
new eptrirs.
The Jessie II rcourt Comedy Company
played at tn. Opera House Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings TO
very good houses.
G. B. Cummings & Sons are greatly
Improving their offise and furniture
rooms. New windows have been put
into the front Of the building and the
rooms enlarged and much better arrang-
ed for the trade.
The EN- House Is being p,pered and
painted throughout. The work Is being
done by John sampson.
At the annual meeting Of the Norway
Fish and q me Association Monday
evening the following Off 'ers were elect
ed:
President. Fred w. ssnborp.
| Vice. President. Nell W. sampson.
Clcrk and Treasurer. JJhn A. woodman.
Miss T. T. Norris was the hrst lady TO
be received into membership.
Bob whitman, son Of Clerk Of Courts,
G. =. whitman, has gone TO work on the
q. T. r. X. firing on freight.
A warrant Is out for special town
meeting to be- held S Saturday, Dec. l1th,
at two O'Clock, r n, at the Opera House
to act upon the following articles:
!. To choose moderator.
g. To zee what sction the town vi! take 10
have the state "reimburse the town for the ex.
pcnscs incurred In assisting the Italian pauPers
IN the year lsJ,."
To see II the town win accept the way laid
out by the .eiectmen o. petition OF A. T. fsrn-
4 To .ce II the town viii vote 10 instruct its
experimenting school committce 70 re-cstabhsh
| and maintain = school In what wAs once school
To see Il the town win instruct the asse .sors
% abatc the - poll taxes Of citizens who have
secn or are now seeing service In the socallcd
spanish war"
The sidewalks have been sanded since
the rain on Monday. This IL an excel
lent idea II IL evident that the man In
charge has an eye to business.
The two boilers, each OF one hundred
and TWENTY-FIVE hO -se-power, arrived this
week for the electric light station.
Judge and Mrs. 8. s. Stearns were at
Fryeburg this week. The Judge held
court there on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. A Harding and son are going
10 Newton, Mass, where Rev. j. A.
ii .rdiug IL attending the Newton Theo-
logical School.
DIR. Elmo, J. Noyes Of Lowell was In
town Wednesday.
The Norway High School lyceum viii
hold its first debate on Wednesday even
ing; question, ''Resolved that great men
make circumstances rather than circum-
stances make great men" The officers
are:
President, Lester Horne.
Vice President Fannie Paragard.
Secretary. Alice smith
Frank Wood has sold the old Wood
bridge place at Norway Centre TO Arthur
Hebbsrd, who 10 turn has sold II TO &. G.
Brsdeen who will build on II.
IL Is reported that series Of Saturday
night dances will be held at Rverson
Hall by w. s. Stearns, T. p. Knapp and
w =. Young.
The boys find lots OF good skating on
the meadows near the school house.
Hiram Berry, who Was injured at the
shoe factory last week, Is doing ~ well
rs can be expected.
E.S Bartlett Of Providence, r i,
visited James l.. Parker at the Elm
House this week.
IL Il reported that +. c. Wilson has
filed his petition In bankruptcy.
| lVDb FdtUOoW tIout OSNu Pee ibeO
the lake this week. The boys are deter
mined to have good fishing IN Pennies
seewassee Lake some time In the future
Charles Smiley has gone south for his
health. He started for North Carolina
the first Of the week.
The turkey dinner given at Concert
Hall Friday noon was we'll patroniz ID by
all. The very best Of everything was
served.
The farmers held a meeting at Grange
Hall Saturday forenoon, and again con-
sidered the m alter Of An advance 10 price
Of sweet corn from l 1-2 to cents.
Their committee reported the result at
the interviews with the packers, which
10 substance Was that the packers were
nov paying all they can AFFORD to the
planters. After careful discussion OF
the m alter IL was decided not to press
the matter further this season, but to
al arrangements for the further agi-
tation Of the matter.
Concert Hall was crowded Friday
evening to witness the production OF the
drama, "Old Country Store" by local
talent. 1. was well presented.
BORN.
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