Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-30
NORWAY.

/ MIt. nHItWt As = fO<t cuScI balneo ~
George W. Tracy Of East Bethel Las
week.
The ladies' Of the II. 3. church gave
baked bean supper 1t the vestry Wed
nesday evening. Tue attendance va
very good. After supper the scholar
of the Sunday School gave IN excellen
entertainment.
Saturday evening an election Of ofilcefI
was held In A. o. Noyes Company, Uni
form Rank, Knights Of Pythiss. Tit
following were elected:
Captsin-Fred E. Drake.
First Lieut.. waldo Mash.
second Lieut-C. n. Titcomb.
Recorier-C. b. Pike.
| Treasurer-E. 4. Millctt.
Telephones have been put into thu
grist mill at the Falls, A. C. McCrellis'
and the express Office on Main Street.
| At the quarterly meeting OF the N. Z
church Sunday, Rev. A. s. Ladd, d. D.,
occupied the pulpit to the great salts
faction OF large audience.
The Congregational Christian En-
deavor Society on Tuesday evening en-
tertsined the members from Norway
Lake, to the number Of about twenty
Ave. A lunch Of cake, cocoa and coffee
was served. Helen Holmes gave .
piano solo. vocst solos by Ed G. Skill
iiugs and Frank Pike. Tableaux OF
Nearer the Cross, Cinderella and the
Listeners.
william W. Gordon IL Ia charge Of the
B. +. Spinney & Co. team.
Judge Davis was called to Bryant's
Pond Wednesday to attend the funeral
OF his sister, Mrs. Emeline Penley.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. ID. Andrews enjoyed a
few days visit 10 Portland during the
week with relatives.
Frank r. Robertson will lecture at the
Norway Opera House next Wednesday
evening on "Manils and the Philippine
Islands" He lectured here In 1893 and
all were pleased with the speaker. The
lecture will be profusely illustrated and
without doubt will be most interesting.
He comes under the management Of the
Methodist church.
IL may be hard times, John II. Hasel-
ton says, but he has the largest dancing
school this winter he ever had In Nor
way. The last night eleven new couples
came In.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Sanborn attended
the annual meeting Of the Maine Press
Association 1T Bangor last week.
Mrs. Sarah Stesrns, after long sick
ness, died at her residence 10 this vii
lage on Monday. Formerly Of Bethel,
she was the widow Of Joseph II. Stearns.
She left three children, Walter s. Stearns
OF Norway, Carrie Stesrns and Mrs. Al.
bert Harlow OF Lynn, Mass.
The street car hereafter will leave
Norway for the early morning train at
5 :55 o'clock. For connection with the
down train 10 the afternoon at 8 :55
O'Clock.
Rev. B. S. Rideout's fourth lecture
WAS given Sunday evening on Hanging
the Crane" II Was most interesting TO
the large audience.
The selectmen request all persons hav-
Ing bills against the town to present the
same for payment. They congratulate
themselves that the snow bills for the
present season promise to be very
small, but as there IL quite part OF the
winter vet to come, the increase may not
be pleasing.
A fre alarm Was rung In from box 2S,
corner Main and Cottage Streets, Thurs
day afternoon. The blaze was In the
studio Of c. B. Pike and j. w. Swan.
The fire caught, It Is supposed, from the
chimney. The fire department At once
responded, and the nre Was quickly ex-
Insured.
The Funny Time at Concert Hall, Fri
day evening, Jan. Goth, was q most
pleasing entertainment. Notwithstand-
Ing the extremely cold evening the hall
Was well filed. The oyster and cold
meat supper Was one OF the Universalists'
best, after which the following program
!. Character duet, French and Kimball.
2. Humorous Song, Briggs.
). Dialect Recitation. Pingrce.
4. Rag Tine Qusrtette,
Kimball. Real. Kimhall, RneEs.
S. The DAISY. Little Miss Clark.
g. Musical sketch French and Fiheld.
Z. Irish Improvisation. Ahrfch.
8. Good evening, onartctsc.
Papers were served Friday on Solomon
I. Millett and the Cummings heirs In suits
on the Norway Savings Bank bond mat
ter. 1t IL understood that all the others
who signed the bond have effected . set
Element with the bank. Suits returnable
at the February term Of the s. J. c. at
Paris.