Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-15

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X. G. E.-oxford Castle, No. .. meets in Ryer
| son hail. every Thursday evening, september Z
May, first and third Thursday evenings, May
September.
Wiggin L. Merrill, photographer, lief
for Boston Tuesday to attend the Pho
tographers' National Convention. lii
will return at the close of the convention
session.
Hon. c. F. Whitman, clerk of courts
aud Mrs. Whitman, left for Lynn, Mass.
for a short visit with his son, V. NJ
Whitman.
George Wood is improving his resi-
dence on Cottage Street by the addition
of dormer window on the north side oil
the house.
| w. F. Jones, Esq, is enjoying week.
vacation.
We understand that J. K. Chase has
leased the Wiley store on Beal Street
and will occupy same at once with his
stock of goods.
The steam mill of G. b. Cummings 4
Sons near Crockett Bridge was started
last Friday. The boards and slabs are
piled on the John P. Judkins lot norther-
: ly of the lake road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Akers and
family are at Leavitt's cottage on the
easterly shore of tho lake for two
weeks vacation. This is one of the
most pleasant cottages at the lake.
About twenty members from Oxford
Lodge, No. Is, F. and A. NJ, visited
Bolst er's Mills Lodge of Masons Thurs
day evening. There was work in the
third degree, banquet and entertain
ment in speeches, songs, etc. The party
returned home at an early hour Friday
morning.
At the annual meeting of the Norway
Building Association on Monday the fol-
lowing offers were elected:
Presidcnt-Henry B. Foster.
Vice .PresideBt-Chas. +. Holt, Esq.
Seer etary-W. +. Jones.
Treasurer-Howard ID. Smith.
Directors-Chas. l.. Hathaway, Chas. y
Tubbs. W. w. Whitmarsh, w. +. Jones and
Fred w. Sanborn.
Hon. A. S. Kimball was at Rumford
Falls Wednesday on business.
II. n. Buck of Rochester, n. H., is
the new clerk at the Noyes drug store
during Mr.. Kimball's vacation.
Jesse Allard and Howard Moulton are
ENJOYING their vacation by way of work.
ing on their Pike Hill cottage: Assisted
by Jesse K. Brown they are now doing
the painting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Locke are at
Higgins Beach for two weeks.
! DR.. and Mrs. II. =. Jones were al
Andover Saturday and Sunday with
friends.
/ To Sea Girt is the 81 ID word with the
Norway boys. AS result of the two
days competition at Brunswick on Co.
KS range seven of the team of fifteen
men were selected from the Norway
company, Co. D, LIST Regiment, n. g. S
NJ. They consist of Sergt. Moses p
Stiles, Corp. George T. Tubbs, Sergt
. w. P. Marston, Sergt. G. A. Marston
Sergt. L. H. Daughraty, Capt. j. w
Nash, Maj. Bal F. Bradbury. The only
man on the Norway team who failed tc
qualify was Corp. S. S. Maxim who lack
ed only a point or two. The Norway
boys stood at the head of the list. The
team will 60 into camp with the regi
ment and on Monday will by specia
order be assigned to detachment duty
and 90 to Wakefield, Mass, and take
; part in the interstate shoot of the New
England Military Rifle Association Aug
II and IS. Under the coaching of Sergt
Stiles the team will practice for the Sea
Grit, N. j., contest of Aug. 20, % ant
! 20. They will arrive at their homes OF
Aug. 31st after trip of fifteen days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Hathaway gave ;
musical at their island cottage, Summer
Rest, this week. 1t was most pleasan
affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert N. Millett o.
Hanover, Mass, will spend their vaca
ton with their Norway people. The!
will be accompanied by Mr.. Millett''
sister Mercy, who has been stopping
with them in Hanover for some weeks
Maud Lunt is visiting with her PEG
pie in Pennington during the balance O
her vacation.
The grange meeting Thursday at thu
Opera House was very largely attended
The meeting was very interesting and
instructive.
Prof. F. W. Bancroft of Boston ant
Lieut. Commander Kemerling of the U
S. Navy, who has just returned from
two years. assignment at Cavite, Phil
ippines, are the guests at Rock Island, o
the Thompsons.
DR.. Herman l.. Bartlett has been elect
ed one of the trustees of Bridgtor
Academy.
The annual field meeting of OXFORD
Pomona Grange was held Thursday a
Norway, tile place of meeting being TIT
Opera House. Music was furnished b!
a ladies' quartte and other local singers
w. X. Hamlin of South Waterford
master of Oxford Pomona, presided owe
the two sessions which were held fore
noon and afternoon. The principal ad
dresses we're by w. II. Eastman of Eas
Summer, C. S. Stetson of Greene, Hon
H. O. Hadley, master of the New Hamp
shire State Grange, and DR.. George NJ
Twitchell. All the addresses were full
of tho grange spirit. The speaker
agreed that the grange was the mean
through which the farmers have OBJ
tanned and are to obtain the things which
thew most need and which they coult
not obtain without concentrated action
Mr.. Hadley was particularly explicitil
pointing out what the grange has accom-
plished and what it may and must &C
complish in the future. Agood humble
of musical selections and readings wer'
interspersed among the addresses.
DIR. Parmenter, eye specialist, will
move to his new and larger Office Wednes
day, Aug. 10. Next door to Hobbs
Variety Store, Norway, Maine.
Co. D, 1st Regiment, N. G. S. NJ, lef
Saturday morning on the early train 70
Augusta by way of Yarmouth junction
They will 90 into camp for week from
Aug. 1919, returning on Saturday, Aug
10th. Capt. John w. Nash, with Lieuts
Hayden and Wilson, was in command o
the company. The boys appeared frs
class in their new uniforms.
Wellington II. Eastman, candidate TO
County Commissioner, of Sumner, was II
, town this week calling on his friends.
The farmers and raisers of sweet cor
are pleased with the warm weather o
this week; they call it ideal corr
weather."
A stated convocation of Oxford Roya
Arch Chapter, No. 20, was held Wednes
, day evening, Aug. 9th, with work In tn
, Royal Arch. A banquet was served afte
: the work.
Ii Albert j. Stearns, Esq, is doing an ea
tensive grading job about his residenc
on Orchard Street. The grounds whe
j the work Is completed will be anon
the most attractive of any In the village