Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-24
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.

| CHURCHES.
Second Congregational Church, Rev. B.
Hdeout, Pastor. Preaching service SUNDAY
Prayer Meeting at 80; Social Meeting. 90 I
NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meeting, Tuesda
evening; Y. p. s. G. e. Meeting Friday evenin
at 80.
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday at 10 q
A. NJ. Sabbath School, IL 90; Y. PC. U. NEE
EetSodist Church. Rev. B. F. Pickett, Pastor
Preaching service. 10 80 A. M; Sabbath Schoo
IL 90 M; Social Evening Meeting. Z 90 NJ
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meesin
Baptist Church, Rev. f. 8. Cotton. Pastor
Preaching service. 10 80 A. NJ; sabbath Schoo
IL 90 NJ; Prayer Meeting Sunday evening m
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A.M. Regular meeting Of Oxford Lodge
No. Is, In Masonic Hall. Friday Evening on o
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. 90. assemblies Wednesday Evening. on o
Friday evening, after full moon. Oxford Lodge
No. l, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening afte
/ full moon.
10. 8. F.-Norway Lodge.aaRegular meeting
| wildey Encampment, No: q, meets In ODD
Fellows Hail, second and fourth Friday Even
| ings Of each month. Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge
No. IS, meets on first and third Friday OF eacl
month.
K. Irregular meeting in Hathaway Blocl
every Thursday Evening. U. r., A. D. Noye!
Division, No. ls, meets third Friday Of eacl
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month.
p. of H.-Norway Grange meets second an,
fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hall
GA, R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets II
New G. A. r. HALL on the first Tuesday Evening
WI. C.~Meets in New G. A. R. Hall, Mon
Cay evening.
NE. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No; III, meets II
New G. A. r. Hall, on the first and third Wed
%. u. A. MSNorway and South Paris Council
No. 10, meets at G. A. X. Hall every Tuesday
U.O.P. Film Tree Colony. No. ls9, meets
second and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
TO. .C.-Norway Commandery. No. 947,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
NC 'E~oxford Castle. No. 9, meets in Ryer.
son hail, first and third Thursday evenings of
each month.
Norway village schools close Wednes-
day, Nov. %.
j, Grin Smith of Pressure Isle was in
town with his brother, Charles r. Smith,
of Portland, the first of the week.
1t is reported that Miss Edith M.
Smith will continue the shoe business of
her father, the late James Smith.
Wednesday evening, the first of the
course of entertainments by the Norway
High School was given to crowded
house. The entertainment was by the
Rooney Boys Company OF Chicago. lt
consisted of instrumental and vocal
music of some fifteen numbers very we'll
selected. The concert was unusually
pleasing and the patronage insures the
success of the course of entertainments
for the season with an unusual proht
and credit to the high school.
The mothers meetings are OF great
interest. The last held on Wednesday
at Mrs. W. F. Jones' on Pleasant Street,
was well attended. The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. Irving Frost on
Whitman Street. All mothers invited.
Saturday evening, at A. w. Thomas
farm, by Rev. G. Z. Angel,
Mrs. Annie j. Crockett was married to
Frank II. Hurd. They will commence
in the very pleasant place
recently purchased by Mr.. Hurd OF
James Danforth on Pleasant Street.
John W. Foley, one of Norway's
veterans of the war of lS6l-5, has made
to the Soldiers Home at
Togus for membership. AS the home
is at present crowded he is obliged to
wait for vacancy. Foley is in very
poor health and will be much better
situated at Togus.
Arthur F. Morrill, of Bethel has pur-
chased the j. A. Bradbury farm in this
town and will take possession about the
first of January. We understand that
Mr.. Bradbury will move to the village
as soon as he can secure a place. Mr..
Morrill, has purchased one of the most
productive farms in town and one that
is very we'll situated.
Vivian w. Akers has accepted an invi-
tation to spend his Thanksgiving with
his friend, Vico C.. Isola, at WOburn,
Mass.
On the completion of his fiftieth
wears service at the Elm House Tim
Smith is enjoying a months vacation
with his sister in Lewiston, Portland
and other places. Tim is part of the
Elm House in every sense of the word.
He commenced his services at the we'll
known house when it was managed by
Otis True. All know Tim and all have
a good word for him and his horse.
May both long continue to serve the
public.
The A. p. Bassett stable on Main
Street has been shingled this week.
Not quite snow enough for sleighing,
but the little people took great pleasure
in coasting on Pike Hill. There was
snow enough for them and they enjoyed
it well.
At the quarterly meeting of the NJ. +.
church Friday, Rev. A. S. Laid, presid-
ing elder of the Lewiston district, was
present, also Rev. G. B. Hannaford of
Rumford Falls. The meeting was OF
great interest.
Florence NJ. Paragard was married to
Alvinzie L. Proctor Thursday evening
at their new home, corner OF Paris
and Winter Streets, by Rev. B. S. Ride
out. Mrs. Proctor has served the public
at the post office during the past three
years with great credit to herself and
deep satisfaction to the patrons OF the
office. Mr.. Proctor is employed by the
Pine State Shoe Company and is one OF
Norway's most popular young men. The
many friends of the happy couple wish
them long life and prosperity.
Mrs. Martha E. Kimball, wife of Win
field S. Kimball, died at her home on
Paris Street Tuesday evening, after a
sickness of nine days of pneumonia.
Services were held Friday afternoon,
Nov. 20, attended by Rev. B. F. Pickett.
She was the daughter of Eden and
Elizabeth Brown, born in Sweden in
1870. Her husband, two children, one
brother, Ambrose E., of Lancaster,
Mass, and one sister, Mabel B. Sloan, of
Norway, are the surviving members of
her family.
At special meeting of the trustees OF
the Norway Public Library Saturday at
the assessors office it was voted to pur-
chase about hundred dollars worth OF
books. In the list was set of Interna-
tional Encyclopedias, the very latest
work published.
C. B. Cummings & Sons are purchasing
and cutting large quantities of timber in
this section for use in their mills next
season. 1t is understood that the firm
will place upon the lake more pine tim
Der this winter than for many years past