Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-27
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| Upiversaliss Church, Rev. Caroline e. ANGEL,
rastor. rrssesins service on Sunday !" 10 ~
second Congregational Church. Rev: B; 8.
Ridcouh Pastor. Preaching service Sunday,
Mses,ns. :. % r. n; regular weekly Prayer Meet.
Ing. Wednesday evening; foung Peops's
Meshciist Church. Rev. ". B. EldfidEe. Pastor.
Is % n; Social evening Meeting. 90 ?. n;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; Class meet.
Ing. rrssiav evening.
G,psiss Church n. A. Roberts Pastor.
r. sssssss school. % ?. Z. Prayer Nesting.
| sasGriss, evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
ns-Union r. A. e., No. 8, assemblies
Wednesday, Evening, on or before FUN moon, ae
Masonic hau. Regular meeting Of Oxford
Lo-ise, N9. e. In Masonic Hal: Monday r Mvep-
| 4 B. n, Friday evening. on or afser full moon:
1. o. o. F.-Rcgular meeting In Odd felows
Han, every ruesdae Evening: Wndey Encamp.
and fourth Friday Evenings Of each month. Mt.
| Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. So, meets on nrst and
third Friday Of each month.
X. ofP.-Regular meeting In Hathaway Block.
piSision, No. i, mests third Friday Of each
P. OF NORWAY Grange mee.. second and
G. A. Hilary Rust Post, No. 81, meets In
New g. A. X. Hall on the third Friday Evening OF
". RC.-Meess In New @. A. R. Hall, Mon.
\. 70. f.-Lales,de Lodge. No. liz, meet. in
New g. A. r. Han, on the frst and third Wei
| nesdxy evenings Of each month.
II. J. Bangs has been confined to the
house during the week with severe
cold.
Iucics Starr Of Thomsston will work
ut the BeSrs House this winter.
The rvmsins OF Josiah Dsnforth were
brought 20 Norway for burial Monday.
He WAS the son OF DR.. Asa and Abigail
C. (Reed) Danforth, born In this town
Sept. 2Ctb, 1897. When q young man
he went vest and settled at Council
Bluffs, lows, where he died, Friday
morning, Dec. 10th. ii. was for years
engaged 10 the lumber business and was
very successful, being rated at over
slOO, 900. He never married. His
nephew, +. T. True, and sister-iu-lsw,
Mrs. John Danforth. came east With the
remsins. He was one Of family OF
eight, two only OF whom now live, 1. G,
James Danforth and Frank A. Danfortb
OF this village. The services were held
ut James Dsnforth's by Rev. c. +
Angel. Iuterment In Pine Grove Gene
terry.
Asa result Of the annual election Of
officers by the Oxford Central Electric
X. r., Monday, the following are now
In charge Of the Offices, viz:
Prr.Iient-fred C. Wilson OF Poro, u. l.
81 HnVn
Cierk-w. n. kilgore. Waterford
Trcasurcr-s. =, stearn., Norway.
board OF Dircctor--Fred Z. Wilson, L. "
Burnham, Jonathan Bartlett, A, =. Hargood. u.
q. Mcintire, A. :. Kimbaii and v. W. Eastman.
The Maine Railroad Commissioners
report Just made shows that the Norway
& Parts Street Railways gross earning-
were o., 2s3 %. That the passengers
carried over this road numbered l7a, S3l.
Rather good showing for the road.
Fred G. Wilson was In town on Mon
day and stopped at the Elm House. He
attended the snnusl meeting OF the Ok
ford Central Electric Railroad and WAS
again elected Its president.
Special meeting OF Oxford Lodge, No.
|, Ask Mariners, was held ut Masonic
Hall Wednesday evening. Work.
The following officers hsve been elect
ed by Mt. Hope Lodge OF Rebekshs:
n. Eva N. Kimbaii.
v.G-EiEaf FROST
X S-Ada A. Libby.
f.s.-Aucc Y. Woodsum.
Tra-urrr-Efie I. Akers.
ID. ). Sanborn has just butchered hog
that weighed l5G pounds.
Special Christmas services were held
at all the churches Sunday with Christ
mas trees on Saturday evening for the
little ones.
Frank A. Danforth starts for Council
Bluff, Iowa, the first OF the week. lie
was appointed one OF the executors--the
other being Frank 7. True-of his
brothers estate. His tri. will be 10
connection with the settlement OF the
estate.
Mrs. Charles II. Adams died at her
residence on Main Street In this villsge
Sunday, sfter a sickness OF several
weeks. She leaves husbsnd, Charles
II. Adams, and two children. &. c.
Adams and Mrs. Walter $. Chandler.
She wss u member OF the Mechanic
Falls Baptist church. Services were
held at the house Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. r. S. Rideout aud Rev. +. +. Bar
ton. Interment st Mechanic Falls.
BE-. Spinuey & Co. have been run
ming the stitching room evenings during
this week, owing TO rush OF business.
Verne NJ. whitman and Freelsnd
Howe. Jr., are visiting at their homes 10
this village through the holidays.
Mrs. J. c. Churchill, OF this village.
will spend the winter with Mrs. Asaph
II. Withsm.
Hon. j. A. Roberts and Mrs. Roberts
attended the State Grange as representa-
tives Of Norway Grange.
The members OF the Oxford County
Medical Association, their wives and
guests, enjoyed banquet at Besrs
Hotel Friday evening.
Edward +. Field, while at work at II.
l.. Horne's mill at Steep Falls, got his
hand caught In the saw and machine on
which be was at work one dav this week
and received injuries as result.