Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-12-24
NORWAY.

sstramp constable to succeed the Int
Oliver Shackley. The appointment Va
made by the selectmen and was . wis
one.
Ed Cummings, of the firm Of C. B
Cummings & Sons, was caught at Bemi
BY the late rain and for several days va
troubled about reaching home on ae
count of the damage done to the rail
roads.
Col. and Mrs. E. r. Smith entertaine'
the whist club Wednesday evening q
their home ON Bridge Street.
| Mrs. Rowena Swan and granddaughter
Francis Bartlett, are with her son ant
daughter, Arthur and Z lie Swan, q
Everett, Mass, for the holidays.
The election of officers in the X. o
p. Endowment Rank Saturday resultef
as follows:
Pre-ident-Dr. 2. &. Drake.
y,ce-Presidentccw. A. Gerry, 49,,
Secretary and Tressurer-A l.. kimosh.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. o. n. Brad
bury entertained the Barton Reading
Club. Subject, Tennyson.
Hon. j. A. Roberts was at Bangor dur
| ing the week where he attended TIT
State Grange meeting.
Joseph Ratcliff of Paris appeared II
the municipal court Saturday on
charge of cruelty to animals. After
short consultation with the states wit
nesses Col. E. F. Smith, who appeared
for the society, recommended stay Of
proceedings and discharge OF the re
spondent for want of evidence. Re
spondent was discharged.
Miss Grace Movers is clerking for 5.
b. & z. S. Prince during the holiday
trade.
The Spanish American war veterans
are to have an organization OF their own
in town.
A. N. Durham pleases the people who
use snow shoes it seems. Since August
he has made sixty-six pairs and has
orders now for over twenty pairs. MI.
Durham understands the business.
Mrs. Jeanette T. Gardner is at Port
land with her sister where she will en-
Joy a short visit.
The next society will be known as
Norway Camp of Modern Woodmen OF
America.
Capt. j. Waldo Nash entertained his
brother, P. T. Nash, this week.
Mrs. Minnie Lunt of Portland is assist
ing her brother, Thomas Smiley, In the
store for short time.
Mrs. Experience Hopkins died at her
home in this village Tuesday, Dec. IL,
after a short sickness. Born in Rum
ford June %, 1918, the daughter OF
Sampson and Betsey Howe. She mar
ried in 1910 Peter Hopkins, who died
some years since, and her family con-
sisted of eight children, five OF whom
are now living-Albert Hopkins, Lo-
renzo Hopkins of Milton, Mrs. Aaron
Paige and Mrs. j. w. Crommett OF Nor
way and Mrs. John Hemingway OF
Rumford. She joined the n. Z. church
in 1881 and has always been in good
standing there since. The services were
held at her late residence by Rev. B. F.
Pickett of the NJ. E. church Thursday.
The ladies of the Congregational
church gave a most abundant supper
and pleasing entertainment at the yes
try Tuesday evening The following
program was carried out:
Song .e,ected Ladies' Quartette.
Srsl LAM Kimban, Mrs. B. =. Bradbury, Mrs.
Charles Smiley, Agnes Beal
Fannie Cummings.
solo Anchored ". II. whitman.
Soio The Amid Plaid Shawl, Mrs. whitman.
Duet Mrs, whitman and Mrs. Kimball.
solo Nv Dreams Thomas Smiley.
Soio' Mrs. Bradbury.
Notion Song. Children
The W. c. T. U. hold their meeting
with Mrs. d. d. Smith on Oak Avenue
Nopday evening, Dec. 2Sd.
Foreman Gilbert c. Melanson, OF the
stock fitting room of the Radcliffe shoe
factory, has closed his labors with the
firm and will return to Lynn in the near
future.
Prof. A. NJ. Rollins, of the high school,
IS at Calais after a short visit in Boston.
He will pass Christmas at Concord,
n. d.
The lecture course netted the men,
bers of the school nearly Sl20.
A five pound salmon was caught In
bucket in the rear of W. A. Gerry's
laundry Monday morning. 1t was
beauty. Game Warden Bassett ordered
it returned to the lake out OF which 1t
had made its way to Cummings mill
pond where It was captured.
Fred Laferriere, who is teaching at
Hebron Academy, is enjoying his vaca-
ton with his parents in this village.
A delegation from Oxford Lodge, No.
Is, F. and A. NJ, attended the funeral
Of S. D. Edwards at Oxford on Tuesday
afternoon.
Deacon Horace Sanborn, who departs
for the West the last of the month, was
given a reception at the Congregational
church on Friday evening by his many
friends of the church, Sabbath School
and C. E. Society. At that time they
took the opportunity to present him
with a beautiful gold watch and chain.
The watch is of gold, seventeen jewels,
adjustable movements, and of the best
Elgin make. it was purchased from
popular jeweler, V. w. Hills.
On the inside case was the following in
eas: ct de- g "a
Norway, Me-. Dec 20, 1901.
Mr.. Sanborn has been one Of the most
earnest workers in the church for long
time snd will be greatly missed. His
many friends wish him success.
The members Of Norway Lodge, No.
l6, I. o. o. F., attended the funeral OF
Alonzo Edwards, in body Sunday. Mr..
Edwards was a member Of the lodge.
A paragraph in last weeks paper
should have read as follows: "Supt. e.
C. Tarr has moved into Mrs. Abbie j.
Tubbs' tenement on Danforth Street,
formerly occupied by Walter P. Young.
Mr.. Washburn has moved his family into
the tenement above"
Rev. Il. L. Gale, the evangelist, will
hold services at the Congregational
church in this place, beginning next
Friday evening and continuing several
days.
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