Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-17
NORWAY.



universaust Church. Rev. Caroline z. Ansrll.
Pastor. Preaching service on sunday. ~ wv
A. NJ: sabbath school. II IS A. II; Y. p. G. U.
Second Congregational Church. Rev: B; s.
R,eoas rassoI, r ar ssrv'o1 ~ sl s"eisi
Meeting, 90 r: n: regular weekly Prayer Mscs.
ing. Wednesday evening; Young Peoples
Se,ScdIsi oSu scs' Rev W. B. Eldrdse. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 % 4. NJ; sabbath schoo'.
IL 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting. 200 ?. n;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class mces-
Raptiss Church II. A. Roberts Pastor.
OBEDIENCE Paris HILL Preaching service. ESQ
p. n; Sabbath School. 8 90 r. u. Prayer Meeting.
Saturday evening.
| STATED nEErNes.
F.&A. M.-Union r. A. g.. No. s., assemblies
Wednesday Evening. on or before full moon: ~
| Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxforu
Lodge. No. n. In Masonic Hall, Monday Even
ing on or before full moon. Oxford Council. Il.
4 s. NJ, Friday evening. on or after full moon:
10. .. Irregular meeting In Odd Fellow
Hail. every Tuesdas Evening: widcy EncamP
and ii fourth Friday Evenings OF each month. NJ
Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. 81. meets on first and
third Friday Of each month.
X. ofP.-RegulAr meeting In Hathaway Bloch.
Division, No. Il. meets third Friday of each
month.
L
| q. A. R-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, mcets In
New 6. A. R. Hall on the third Friday Evening of
each month.
| n EO. P.-Lakcsiie Lodge. No. III, meets In
| New q. A. r. Hall. on the first and third We'd
ncsday evenings OF each month.
W. II. whitcomb has been In town
during the week on business.
The Masonic banquet given Major b.
+. Bradbury on Tuesday evening, by
Oxford Lodge, r. and A. M, at Masonic
Hall, was well attended. IL Was most
pleasant gathering OF Masons.
The sleighing was never better than II
has been for the past few weeks. The
teamsters are improving their oppor-
tunity by doing large amount OF work.
II IL understood that the steam plant
at the Falls Is nearly completed. II
WAS the intention of the compsny TO
have had It In operation Saturday, Jan.
Nth. There will be no trouble about
the power when the plant Is In full
operation whether there Is water TO use
or not.
| c. s. Akers, who has clerked for +. +.
Bicknell for long time, closed his
services with him Saturday night.
4 IL u uuuttstbOu WI tttC ctiVSt ho"t 1
Mr.. Akers and Mr.. Skillings, who has
clerked for c. n. Tubbs & Co. for a
long time, are 10 form q co-partnership |
and go into the grocery business In this |
village. We trust the report Ia true as
they are both enterprising and popular
young men and will do well.
Hon. John A. Roberts has resigned his |
position on the school board. The
vacancy will probably not be filled until
the regular March meeting.
Several packages Of Intoxicating
| liquors were seized by Deputy Sheriff
Cross this week and libelled by the Nor
WAY Municipal Court.
Fred Lsferrier, after enjoying his
vacation with his parents, has returned
TO his studies st Bowdoin.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. A. Noble are stopping
with A. NJ. Durham and wife.
Very many OF Norwsy's citizens are
sick with the grippe.
The funeral OF William A. Marston
was held at his late residence on Sunday.
Rev. &. +. Angell oiiicisted. Mr.. Mars
ton WAS within few DAYS OF seventy
nine 90 years OF sge. For q long time
he was engaged In business In this VII
lage at the old bakery store.
The Haynes laundry rooms In the
Hathaway Block have been thoroughly
repaired.
c. A. Morrill, OF Merrimac, Mass,
visited r. W. Fsunce during the week.
Sergt. W. w. Sheen has gone to
Yarmouthville 10 work for the Hodg-
don Bros. lie has worked cutting for
3. r. Spinney & Co. for several years.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Norway National Bank
Tuesday, the following directors were
elected, viz: c. n. Tubbs, A. Shurt-
left. :. |. Millett, W. II. whitcomb and
c. T.. Holt.
The officers OF the Ladies' Veranda
Club are as follows:
Prrsiden,-Mrs. e. y. Russell
Vice Prcsidept-Mrs. J &. Cobb.
Recording sccretary-Mrs. X Libby.
FinAnciai sccrctAry-Mr- j. W, Parker.
TreAsurer-Mrs. " W. Gordon.
F.. II. Brown returned from Rochester,
y. H., on Monday. He Is much improv-
ed Ia health.
Chief Hathaway, OF the fire department,
was called To the Grange buildings,
Thursday afternoon, by q small fire
about the chimney. The blaze WAS ex-
tinguished however with small loss and
without, calling out the department.
G.. l.. Curtis has been appointed agent
for the Canadian Express Company 10
place OF A. ii. Williamson, who has re-
signed. Mr.. Curtis has had charge OF
the business for several years and well
understood IL. The office will be re-
moved from the drug store to the Howe
Block to the room lately occupied by
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Miss Perry "a milliner.
Past Dept. President, Nancy j. Colby,
will install the officers OF Harry Rust
W. X. Corps, Monday evening, January
18th.
I.ottie NJ. Sswin Is at r. II. Sawin's.
She has been at the Central Maine
Hospital for several months.
The ladies Of the Congregational So
cietv will give supper at the usual
hour in the vestry Tuesday evening.
Clerk Of Courts c. +. Whitman has
been confined 10 his house during the
week with a severe attack OF the grippe.
J. Waldo Nash. Norwsy's taxider-
mist, has window Of his hsndiwork at
II. B. Fosters clothing store. IL at
tracts much attention.
A special meeting Of the board OF
management Of Norway public library |
was held Saturday forenoon At the as
SCISSORS office. Secretary 5. S. Stearns
report was read and accepted. Mr..
Stearns calls attention to the following
facts: The increase OF the books and
their use Is very large. When the
town took the library Its patrons
mum bered sixty, now they number five
hundred and fifty. The volumes have
grown from thirty-five hundred TO sixty |
three hundred. Total volumes taken from |
the library in '9s amounted 10 eighteen |
thousand or an average OF about three |
hundred and fifty per week Of which
two thirds were fiction, the balance
works Of an historical and scientific
character. The Bearce fund nov
amounts TO sl,lll.53. The Frost fund
1916 SIS; both are invested In mortgages
on real estate. One-hslf the income Is
added yearly to the principal, the other
half used.
Miss Virginia F. Weston was home
sick with the grip this week. Mrs.
Hugh Pendexter taught the first gram
mar school In her place.
The following officers OF Norway Co
operative Trade Association were chosen
ut the annual meeting Saturday:
President-C, W. Ryersou.
| Secretary-Mrs. {. W. Ryerson.
Treas urer-H. c. Oxnard.
Auditor-Mary Hall
i Observation-Disclosures W. Ryerson, Fred Rowe