Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04
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Second Congregational Church, Rev: B.. $
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday
10 20 4. NJ; Sabbath School, ls: 90 NJ; Mems
Prayer Meeting at 80; Social Meeting. 7l5 P
EVENING" sissnYir Fess r E. aeesss Friday
6niversalist Church. Rev. Caroline e. Angel
Pastor s.bS. ashis sss ss,y''f on
Methodist Church. Rev. B. +. Pickett, Pastor
Preaching ervice, 10 80 A. T.; Sabbath school.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet.
Baptist Church. Rev. E. 8. Cotton, Pastor.
Preaching service, 10 80 A. n; Sabbath School,
ts DON. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening p. u.
sTArlD MEETINGS.
Fam. Regular meeting Of Oxford Lodge
No. Is, in Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on or
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter,
No. %, asse nbles wednesday Evening. on or
before full moon. Oxford Council, z. 4 8. NJ,
Friday evening, after full moon. Oxford Lodge,
No: l, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening after
10. F-No.way Lodgr.Regular meeting
10 Odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evening;
Wildey Encampment, No q. meets IN Odd
ings of each month. Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge,
No. IS, meets on first and third Friday OF each
| month.
ofP.-Regular meeting in Hathaway BLOCK
Division, No. is, meets third Friday of each
| MONTH Lake Assembly, No. SS, P. s., second
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month
p. of H.-Sorway Grange meets second ara
| fourth Saturdays Of each month at Grange HAIL
| G. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. "a, meets In
New G. A. R. 9all on the first Tuesday Evening
of each month.
VIZ C.-Heets in New G. A. r. Hall, Mon.
day pvenin0
I. P.-Lake.ide Lodge, No. III. meets in
New G. A. R. Hall, on the first and third Wed.
nesday evenings OF each month
o VA. M.-Norway and South Paris Council,
No. 10. meets at G. A. X. Hall every Tuesday
T.O.P. Film Tree Colony. No. 1893, meets
second and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
U.C. C-Norway Commandery, No. ?41,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
George l. Cummings is receiving the
congratulations of his many friends
upon his son.
A. E. Stearns, Esq, of Rumford Falls,
was in town several days this week on
business.
The few warm days have made havoc
with the shedding.
The usual amount of hard work was
done by those DESTROYS of town office
prior to election.
Burnside A. Lon. again came before
the Norway Municipal Court on charge
of intoxication this week and received a
sentence of ninety days in Paris Jail. He
has Just served sentence of ninety days
at Auburn and one at Paris for the same
length of time, all for intOxication.
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Grange Hall in this village on Thursday,
March 6. The programme is given else
where.
Eugene w. Bartlett of Lynn, Mass, is
in town for few weeks. He returned
to his Norway home on Saturday, Feb.
ID.
The o. X. Club after attending the
Magnolia Minstrels' at South Paris
Tuesday evening enjoyed most pleas
ant cali with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F.
Ridlon.
Rev. C. E. Angel of the Universalist
church will soon spend her vacation with
her people in Chicago, III
w. C. McArdle has closed his store
and moved the last of his goods to Paris.
The W. c. T. U. hold their next meet
ing with Mrs. Croker at the home OF
DR.. II. p. Jones, Deering Street, We'd
nesday evening, March ), at go o'clock.
Mrs. Inez Tabor of New York is visit |
ing her father, C. n. Tubbs, for few
weeks.
Prof. A. NJ. Rollins entertained the
whist club at his room at Mrs. 5. 5.
Stearns' on Wednesday evening.
Irving Frost has gone to Bemis for the
firm of C. B. Cummings & Sons. He
will be there three or four weeks at
work on stone work.
Mrs. E. G. Skillings, who has sold her
business, has shipped her goods to
Everett. Mass, where she will join her
husband. Mr.. Skillings is engaged in
the bakery business.
Mrs. Fred Moffatt of Boston is the
guest of Miss Emma j. Smith.
Charles Bartlett of Auburn enjoyed
the Sabbath with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. ]. Bartlett.
Charles P. Barnes, Esq, went to
Bethel Friday to act as chairman OF the
committee of awards at the prize read
ings by the students at Gould Academy.
c. n. Tubbs & Son have greatly i'm
proved their store with paint and white
wash.
Village schools, grades one to seven in
elusive, closed Friday for three weeks
vacation. The other schools close Fri
day, Feb. rs. All village schools will
resume work two weeks after the last
ones close.
Lee NJ. Watson has gone to Skowhegan
to work in a shoe factory.
Mr.. o. A. Kneeland, of Hallowell,
formerly landlord at the Beal's House,
was in town the first of the week.
County Attorney E. c. Park, of Bethel,
was in town recently and called on his
friends.
R.F. Merrill has brought suit against
ID. S. Sanborn, II. NJ. Jackson and Alvin
Brown for damages in the sum OF $4,000.
The writ is returnable to the March |
term of the S. j. Court in Oxford Coun- !
ty. 1t is a plea of trespass for false i'm
prisonment. This is the outgrowth of
the carrying of the plaintiff to the Nor
way town farm from which he was re-
turned by order of court some time ago.
1t depends upon the result of this action,
it is stated, as to a similar suit on behalf
of the daughter. Lewiston attorneys
bring the action. /
DR.. Frank n. Barker has purchased
the "Robert Noyes farm" in Oxford. :.
The secretary of the local board OF
health gives notice of "free vaccination.
The Welch store in the Opera House
Block has been rented to parties who
will occupy it as fruit store, both
wholesale and retail.
Thursday, the firm of c. B. Cummings
& Sons sent to Bemis money to pay their
help. After the train arrived at Bemis,
Fred II. Cummings of the firm, who at
tends to the Bemis end of the business,
went to the express Office for the money.
On his return to camp he was waylaid by |
unknown parties. In the struggle fol-
lowing Mr.. Cummings was quite badly cut
and wounded by the weapons in the hands
of the assailants. One thrust of knife |
penetrated his watch which probably
saved him from serious and maybe fatal
injury. Saturday, Mr.. Cummings was
taken home where he is as comfortable |
as can be expected. State Detective
Bassett and State Detective Porter at
once went to Bemis in search OF the
parties.