Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-06
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
CHURCHES.
; Second Congregational Church, Rev: B..
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service sunda,
0:A0 A. ~; Sabbath School, IL 90 n; Men
Prayer Meeting ct 30; Social Meeting, 10
evening; Y. p. 8. C. z. Meeting Friday evei
|, 6niversalist Church, Rev. Caroline e. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at 10 =
Msthodist Church. Rev. q. r. Pickett. Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. ~; Sabbath Schoo
90 NJ Social Evening Nesting. lao cc r. NEE
Baptist Church. Rev. e. 8. Cotton, Paste,
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
BOON. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening r.
! srXrkp MEETINGS.
F.&A. NJ. Regular meeting of Oxford Lode
| No. lS, in Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on o
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. %. asse nbles Wednesday Evening, on Q
before full moon. Oxford Council, R. 8. N.
Friday evening, after full moon. Oxford Lodge
No. I, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening afte
/ full moon.
10: 8. F.-Norway Lodge.aaRegular meetin!
Wildey Encampment, No: 81. meets In Odt
| Fellows Ha ], second and fourth Friday Even
ings Of each month. Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge
No. So, meets on first and third Friday OF eaci
month.
K fP.-Re0ular meeting in Hathaway slocl
every Thursday Evening. U. r, A. o. Noye!
Division. No. l2. meets third Friday OF eacf
LAKE snsS.c NO. month s
P. Of H.-Norway Grange meets second ane
| fourth Saturdays Of each month at Grange Hall
G. A. R-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets II
| New G. A. r. tall on the first Tuesday Evening
". R. C.~Weets in New G. A. R. Hall. Mon
day evening.
4. E. o. T. Lakeside Lodge, No; ~, meets z, y
New G. A. R. Hall. on the first and third Wed
o VA. M.SNorway and South Paris Council
No. 10. meets at g. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
evening. ,,o
second and fourth Wednesday evenings Of each
U.O G. C.-Norway Commandery, No. PAT,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
Osgood Drew of North Fryeburg was
in town this week on a business trip.
Capt. j. Waldo Nash, Ralph l. Trask,
of this place, and Carlton Gray of
South Paris, left for Capt. Nash's camp
at Haines Landing at the Rangeleys on
Wednesday. They will remain there
until the last of October.
Eugene E. Andrews started for the
West on Monday for new horses to sup
ply local demands.
Geo. S. Ames of Roslindale, Mass, is
carpentering in this village.
Eden NJ. Smart, of Haverhill, made
his Norway friends short visit.
George l. Cummings, c. NJ. Smith, NJ.
NJ. Fuller, S. II. Walcott, Wright Bisbee,
W. C. Cole and William Bumpus have
accepted an invitation from Fred H.
Cummings to spend few days at Bemis
fishing.
The Norway Lake Club was enter
tanned by the Barton and Browning
Reading Clubs at Mrs. W. r. Jones
home, on Pleasant Street, Thursday
afternoon.
Eugene D. Millett, who was badly
hurt recently, is rapidly recovering.
Supt. w. j. Jones is to have a new
office at the car barn of the Norway and
Paris Street Railway.
The Henrietta" Horace Coles
steamer, has been sold by the Cole heirs
to Capt. j. H. Porter, who will run it in
with the large steamer Pen
to accommodate small
parties who wish to charter her.
Lewis l. Gilbert has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. George Wardwell, at Turner
Centre.
w. II. Mortley of Portland will serve
as engineer for Capt. Porter during the
summer. Capt. Porter has his steamer
service so arranged as to accommodate
in first-class manner all who wish to
visit the lake cottages.
Mrs. Harry L. Haynes of Bath has
been visiting her Norway friends for
few days.
Verne N. Whitman will follow A. NJ.
Rollins as principal of the Norway High
School. His many friends wish him the
best of success. Mr.. Whitman is a
teacher of high attainments. i
Mrs. E. A. Chase has leased her Beal
Street house to Austin McAllister for a
term of years, we understand.
w. H. Whitcomb will move to
where he has purchased
residence.
Joseph A. Snow, at the age of 10 years,
lied at his home in this village on Mon |
Law, April 2S. On Wednesday, after his |
sons death, he was attacked with
paralytic shock from which he never
July recovered. Born in Port La Tour,
\. S., April 5, 1928, the son of Horace
and Savia Snow. He was educated in
his native village, where he resided until
about twelve years ago when he moved |
20 Norway. He and his wife took up
heir residence with their son and made
. most pleasant home for years until
Heath broke the ties which united the fam
ly. In religion he was Baptist and in
politics Republican. His widow and
,ne child survive him. The funeral
services were held at his late residence |
IN Thursday afternoon by Rev. E. S.
Cotton.
A. j. Nevers visited Bethel, Buckfield,
Andover and Rumford Falls on a bust
ness trip this week.
L. o. Burt has moved into his new
place in Oxford that he recently pur-
chased of the Cotton heirs.
Mrs. j. F. Bolster and her sister, Mrs. |
Irene Harrington, enjoyed few days re-
GENTLY at their old home in Readfield.
The Campbell-Shorey Stock Company |
we're at the Opera House three evenings |
the past week and played to very fine
audiences each evening.
Lawson G. Frost of Boston is visiting |
his mother, Mrs. Harriet Frost
Rev. C. E. Angel was called to East |
hampton, Mass, Thursday, by the death
Of her sisters husband.
F. Howe left for fishing trip at Up
Der Dam this week. Mrs. Howe, with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Danforth, will join
him on Monday or Tuesday. |
The annual meeting of the board OF
of the Norway Public
Library was held Saturday morning at
the library rooms. The following
officers were elected:
President-Horace s. Perry.
ce.President-B. s: Rideout.
Treasurer. T. Smith.
Secretary-W. F. Jones.
At the adjourned town meeting held
at the Opera House Saturday afternoon
at 9 O'Clock, and at the special town
meeting held at the Opera House at the
same place in the afternoon at 3 o'clock,
A. S. Kimball was elected moderator.
The following action was taken: Voted
to raise 5000 for the building of an adj
dition to the academy building of two
school rooms, and that the building
should be completed by Sept. l, 'O2.
Dimensions of building p 30 feet.
The selectmen and experimenting school
committee were constituted committee
to select building committee and have
charge of all contracts, etc. At the
o'clock meeting it was voted to pass over