Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-10
NORWAY.
STATED MEETINGS.

No. IS, meets on frst and third Friday Of escl
K.ofP.-Regular meeting in Hathaway Rlocl
Division, No 10, meets third Friday OF eacl
month. Lake Assembly, No. So, p. g., secont
and fourth Friday evenings Of esch month.
p. Of H.-Sorway Grange meets seconu aG m
fourth Saturdays Of each month at Grange HAL
G. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, NO. d, meets IL
New G. 4. r. iall on the first TueSfsy Evening
W. r. C.-Neets in New G. A. R. Hall. Mon
Il. e. o. P.-Lakeside lodge, No. l77. meets IN
New G. A. n. Hall. on the first and third Wed
nes'iay evenings Of each month
o U. A. M.eNorway and South Paris Council
No. 10. meets at g. A. K. Hall every TUESDAY
U.O.P. Film Tree Colony. No. lss. meets
second and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
U.O.G. C.-Norway Commsndery, No. A7,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings Of
X. G. E~Oxford Castle. No. 9. meet, in Ryer.
May, frst and third Thursday evenings, May to
September.
Lewis Cook, principal of the North
Adams Grammar School, after two
weeks visit with his sister, Mrs. NJ. L.
Kimball, returned to his school duties
Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton l.. Kimball en-
tertained the Professional Whist Club
on Wednesday evening.
w. Hills was in Portland Wednes-
day and Thursday. He attended the
opticians meeting on Wednesday even
ing.
The January term of the Norway Mu-
uicipal Court was held Tuesday by
Judge Davis. The docket presents sew
eral new entries. Some few old cases
disposed of.
The roller with crew of men and six
horses was at work on the streets
Thursday. The abundance of snow
makes business first class for teamsters
and those engaged in numbering.
G. B. Cummings & Sons have crew
of men at work on their heating plant
day and night. The section OF the boiler
sent to Portland was returned the first
of the week. The plant will be in opera
ton by the middle of the week.
The death of Samuel F. Stearns on
Wednesday night did not come unex-
pectedly. He was stricken with an apo
plectic shock some six months ago and
has during all the subsequent period been
confined to his bed. He was born in
Bethel July 10, 1881. BY occupation,
farmer. Twenty-six years ago he NOV
ed to Norway and engaged in the truck
ing business. About six years ago he
sold out his teams and retired from
active business. He married, first, Han
nah Bird of Bethel, who died leaving
two daughters, Flora A., wife OF Richard
Wescott of Portland, and Georgia A.
Stearns of Lewiston. His second wife,
Hannah E. Harding of Bethel, survives
him. By the second marriage there
were two daughters, Hattie L., wife OF
Newton E. Richardson of Bethel, and
Lila NJ, wife of Geo. P. Locke of Port
land. He was a Republican in politics,
a Universalist in religion and member
of Norway Lodge, No. 16, l. o. o. F.
Services were held on Saturday at his
late residence, Rev. S. G. Davis officiating.
Mrs. C. C. Farwell of Bethel is the
guest of Mrs. Rowena Swan OF this
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur K. Morrison and
sous Freeland and Robley spent few
DAYS with Mrs. Morrison's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Freeland Howe, this week.
The clerks held meeting at the Smi-
lev Shoe Store Wednesday evening, elect
ed officers and fixed the date for the
annual Clerks Ball, Feb. It'll. The
officers are:
President-F. W. Faunce.
Ser and Treas.-C. 8. Akers:
General Committed. M. Smith, w. LID
by and Clarence Downing
DECORATIONS Committee-C. s. Ak"rs.
Committee on Refresh%entsNCsTrie K rmGEeT'
Mrs. NJ: W. sampson. M Mrs, A. L. h'moa'''
Frank Palmer and Harry kim6an:
Committee on music-F. W. Faunce, l.. d.
Committee on badges-Mrs. C. +. Riilon
Wednesday evening, Jan. II, '05, r. |.
G. p. C. W., Alexander A. Beaton of
Rockland will make bis official Visit to
oxford Council, No. IA, r. and S. N.
Mrs. Hannah (Towne) Stuart died at
her home with her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
I. Cummings, Thursday afternoon after
a short sickness. She was a native of
Norway, born Nov. 20, 1888, the daugh-
ter of Ansel and Julia X. TOwne. She
married Albert Fl Stuart and for few
years lived in Harrison. Mr.. Stuart
died some years ago. The family, two
daughters, Mrs. Cora E., wife of Merritt
Welch of Sanford, and Mrs. Inez, wife OF
George l. Cummings of Norway, and one
son. Albert Osmond Stuart of Marlboro,
Mass. Mrs. Stuart was a member OF
the Universalist church, Norway Grange,
and the Barton Reading Club, in-all of
which she was very active. She was
highly esteemed by all and will be great
" missed in the village. Services were
held Sunday afternoon by Rev. S. 6.
Davis at her late home.
F. II. Noyes, F. W. Sanborn and
George Devine started Wednesday on
trip to New York ON business.
oxford Pomona Grange held its JAN
uary meeting with Norway Grange on
Tuesday. The attendance was unusual
ly large. The work was on ten candi-
dates in the fifth degree. Following the
dinner at which nearly two hundred
we're seated very good literary pro-
gramme was given, consisting OF read
ings by A. E. Morse of South Paris and
W. II. Eastman of East Sumner, reci-
tation by Alice Hamlin of South Water
ford, paper by Mrs. Wallace Cummings
of Albany, on grange work. Mrs. w.
K. Hamlin of South Waterford read
paper on SCHOOLS"
Daniel Mckay died at his home at
Steep Falls Tuesday morning after a
long sickness of consumption. He was
sixty-seven (87) years of age. He leaves
n widow, four sons and four daughters.
MIR. Mckay was a hard working man,
well known and respected in the COM
munity.
The Norway water company had
crew of men at work on the Whitman
Street water main. The main burst
near the Cummings house.
Catherine q. Oldham, teacher of the
9th Grade, while passing the post office
Saturday evening, fell upon the sidewalk
and injured her spine. On Monday and
Tuesday her place was supplied In the
school room, since that time the school
has been closed.
Myron G F. Roberts and wife have
moved from Oxford into the upper tene-
mcnt of A. j. Stearns' house on Orchard
Street.
We understand that Virgil Dunn, who
had a surgical operation on his eye at
the Maine General Hospital some weeks
ago, is improving. Mrs. Dunn visited
her husband on Sunday this week and
returned much encouraged.
The officers of Pennesseewassee Lodge,
No. Is, K. of P, for the current term
are as follows:
| C.C.-Edwin Il. Allen.