Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
NORWAY.


/ NORWAY.
Uuivursslss Church, Rev. Carolins 3. Angel,
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. at 10 -
A. n; sabbash School, IL ~ A. y; 4. =. u u
Secona Congregational Church. Rev. B: Q.
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service sunday,
10 20 4. n; sabbath School. II = 4. r.; Social
I'M, Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
ss:sssd, cSssssS W. E,,ass I.s:s,.
s :sV' s y e .. s.so;s % School,
prayer needing. Tuesday evening; class mess-
Bapsiss Church. willard C. Cook, P.seor.
% r. n. Prayer Meeting, Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
| F.AA. M.-Uuion r. A. g., No. 8, assemblies
Wednesday Evening, on or before full moon, o!
Loire. No. ia, in Masonic Han. Gonday Even.
ine on or before full moon. Oxford Council, 4.
idi E syanln meeting ss q IN me- Odd r r.cS
Hall. every Tuesday Evening: Widely Encamp.
mont, No. h, mecss In Odd Fellows Hall. second
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. M
HOPE Rebekah Lodge, No, 81, meets on nrst ana
K. Of P.-Rssulsr meeting in Hathaway Bloch.
every Thursday Evening. U. r, A. .. Noyes
Division. No. u, meets third Friday OF each
r. OF H.-Norway Grange mecs. seoond and
| fourth Saturdays OF each month nj Grange Hall.
GA. Hilary Rust Post, No; meets In
New g. A. X. Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
". R. C.-Messs in New @. A. r. Hall. Mon
TO. f.-Laleside Lodge. No. IL, mee.. In
| Al % usn ha 6yuf anil thiYd Wal
ncsdAy evenings Of each month.
Large quantities OF wood, timber and
bark are brought into the village this
week. The shedding and sleighing are
first class.
The January term OF the Norway
Municipal Court WAS held on Tuesday.
The docket shows several new entries
and quite q number OF old cases were
disposed Of.
The union meetings Of the Baptist,
G ugregationalist and Methodist minis
ters and their people have been well at.
tended.
Surveyor Austin and j. |. Millett with
his six large horses attached to the roll
er did excellent service on the streets
after the snow storm.
A very large delegation Of Mssons as
well a. Norway citizens went TO Oxford
on Wednesday and attended the funeral
Of Albert L. Robinson. Mr.. Robinson
Was q member Of the Masonic societies
In Norway.
The school children are enjoying their
vacation In various ways. Many boys
and girls ind lots Of enjoyment with
their sleds on Bridge Street. The coast
Ing IL good and they are making the
most Of IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Jones, who have
been enjoying . visit In Boston, returned
Monday to their Norway home.
H. ID. Smith. Grand Scribe OF the
Grand Chapter OF Maine, visited official
ly Oakland and Newport this week.
Monday, Jan. Sd, George Croker, an
old soldier and pensioner, one OF Nor
ways well-kuown citizens, died at his
home on Winter Street. He had been
sick for long time. He was seventy
six years OF age and for nearly forty
wears has been blind. He received an
injury from the bursting Of cannon,
which re. ulted In the loss OF his eye
sight. He was born In Portland April
81, 1921. and In lsss he married Tor his
fourth wife, Mrs. Helen Godbold who
survives him with one son. Since 1885
he has lived In this town, having moved
from Minot that year. The services
were conducted at his late residence by
Rev. G. F.. ANGEL Thursday afternoon.
-. Stearns, Esq, will not resume
his studies at the Boston Law School
this winter. He will remain In the office
OF his uncle, Judge Stesrns.
One OF Norwsy's Oldest citizens,
Samuel Partridge OF Norway Lake, pass
ed away Jan. Sd, at his home at the
Lake, In the midst Of the family. Born
In Poland Oct. q, 1909, he had reached
a ripe age. He came TO Norway In 1887
where he has since lived.
The friends OF Henry X. White, who
WAS seriously injured while at work 10
the shoe factory last week, have been
assisting him this week with small gifts
OF money. He IL most deserving OF the
kindness.
Miss l.. G. Tuell Of West Paris is at
work ut the National Bank this week.
Master Henry ID. Hammond OF Paris
called the Oxford Pomona Grange to
order Tuesday. The attendance was
unusually large. Norway Grange Hall
was we'll flied. The ten oranges present
introduced ten candidates for the 9Th
degree and three were received by demit.
Not an officer was absent. Mrs. II. +.
Brown, Carrie Briggs and Mrs. Ira HAr-
riman discussed home decorations. The
meeting was Of unusual interest and
profit to all. The lecture Of Hon. j. Il.
Msnley Of Augusta, The State and
Home" was most highly appreciated.
Excellent recitations were given by
Grace Bennett and Lors Chapman OF
Norway Grange. Frank Starbird OF
Paris came In for his share OF apprecia-
ton, thing he nicely merited. Rev.
Mr.. Roberts OF Paris, and Mr.. Pike, the
blind singer OF Hebron, added much to
the pleasures OF the day with song.
Mrs. Frank Kimball 10 now singing at
the Congregational church at Lewiston.
About thirty members Of the h. OF +.
degree team Of Pennesseewsssee Lodge,
X. OF p, Of this village, visited at Ok
ford Wednesday evening and worked
the Sd Rank.
All are glad to know that the G. B.
Cummings & Sons pan cake shop has
resumed work. The firm have large
contract with B. +. Spinney & Co. for
the manufacturing of shoe boxes upon
which they commenced the frat OF the
new year. This will help business.
Constable c. F. Lord has procured his
mitimus to draw jurors for the February
term Of the s. j. Court Jan. 10.
The officers Of Mt. Hope Rebekah
Lodge, No. IS, |. o. .. F., were INSTALL
ed publicly Friday evening by Alice
woodsum, president OF the Rebekah as
sembly Of Maine. After the installation
an excellent supper was served In the
Masonic Lodge room. A most pleasing
feature OF the evening was the pre-
sentation Of silver cake basket and but
ter dish to Grand Master A. l.. +. Pike.
About eight hundred tickets were sold
for the Blauvelt- KronOld concert at the
Opera House Friday evening. 1t 10 re-
ported to have been q great success.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge will attend
the public installation Of the officers In
Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, South