Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-06-24
NORWAY.
Rain in abundance.
Norwav will have q

O. Rain in abundance.
Norway will have . celebration Jul
I4th.
\ Summer company is commencing t
}. reach Norway.
Hon. A. s. Kimball was in August'
q this week on business.
Thomas Smiley divides his time be
tween his Norway and Portland stores
F. A. Hunt of Brooklyn, N. Y, is en-
Toying his vacation in town with hi
, family.
The many Norway friends of Mr.. ant
! Mrs. Don Seitz of New York were dis
appointed when it was announced tina
. they were obliged to return to New Yorl
from Deering, where they have beer
visiting, on account Of the sickness OF
their daughter.
William C. Stiles, brother of Post
master Stiles, was married to Miss Grace
NJ. GRAHAM at Portland Wednesday
June IS. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Stiles at.
tended the wedding.
Grace Bicknell and classmate, Florence
Williams, of Wilton, enjoyed few days
at Miss Bicknelrs home prior to their
graduation from Colby University.
Norway Lodge, No. 16, and Mt. Hope
Rebekah Lodge, No. IS, l. o. o. F.,
properly and fittingly observed the
memorial services of the order at their
hall on Cottage Street Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z. Morrison OF Rum
ford Falls are visiting in town with Mrs.
MOrrison's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
Howe. Judge attended the convention.
At the stated convOcation of Oxford
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 20, Wednesday
evening, large delegation from Oriental
Chapter, No. 80, from Bridgton were
present, about twenty-five in all, togeth-
er with visitors from Portland and other
chapters. Before the work in the
Royal Arch Degree Grand Master Alfred
S. Kimball in a fitting speech presented,
in behalf of the members of the order, a
beautiful High Priests jewel, properly
| inscribed, to Most Excellent Grand High
Priest Howard d. Smith. The Grand
High Priest accepted the gift in well
chosen words. A second presentation
was made by Past High Priest Eugene
F. Smith of a suitably inscribed jewel to
Past Thrice Illustrious Grand Master
Bial F. Bradbury, who accepted the
token of friendship from his Norway
Masonic friends" in most pleasant
speech. After the work about l25 were
seated at the banquet table in the Odd
Fellows hall where speeches were made
by many. Hon. l.. F. McKinneyof Bridg-
ton was the speaker of the evening.
Fred Pratt graduated from Hebron
Academy Wednesday. His parents,
Dea. and Mrs. w. 5. Pratt, attended the
graduation exercises.
Editor Sanborn. +. H. Noyes, A. W.
Thomas and w. c. Leavitt visited An
dover on a fishing trip last week.
Jesse Allard and Howard Moulton
have taken rooms with Ed Mann on
Pike Hill. They had rooms there last
summer.
Over twenty members of Oxford
Lodge, No. IS, F. and A. NJ, drove over
the mountain to visit Evening Star
Lodge, No. 147, F. and A. NJ, at Buck.
field, Monday evening. They returned
in the early morning much pleased with
their trip. -,
One Silas Z. Cook, Jr., pleaded guilty |
in the municipal court this week to
charge of intoxication and was sentenced
to pay fine of S. and costs which he
paid. One Auverne Lapham also plead |
ed guilty to same offence and paid a line
of So and costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Gordon of Frye
burg were at the Elm House this week.
NJ. NJ. Smart and Wesley McKeene of
Fryeburg were in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Tibbetts have
sold out their hotel business at Water
vile and gone back to Kennebunk to the
Mousam House which they formerly
managed.
Jameson Finney is clerking at the
Lovejoy Hotel, Bethel.
Walter l.. Sanborn has position as
purser on the steamboat line from Bath
to Boothbay during the summer months.
Emma Smith has been very sick at her
cottage at the lake the past week but is
reported to be somewhat better.
A special communication OF Oxford
Lodge, No. IS, F. and A. NJ, was called
by the master Saturday at one o'clock in
the afternoon for the purpose of attend.
ing the funeral of Peter Frost, who died
Wednesday, June Is. He received his
Masonic degrees in 1860. A large delega-
ton attended the services at his late |
residence on Paris Street. /
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Hayden OF
Haverhill, Mass, were in town during |
the week, visiting Mr.. Hayden's people.
For many years Norway was the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden. They have
been to Pennington, where they attend
ed the graduating exercises of the class
of 'O2 at the State Normal School OF
which their daughter Luella was mem,
Der. Her many friends will be pleased
to know that she was one of the two Sc
lected from the class for instructors in