Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-06-26
NORWAY.


town this week on business.
Walter Sanborn of the Boston Globe
made his people short visit during tn
week.
Friday large delegation from OXFORD
Lodge, No. Is, F. & A. NJ, from Norway
were invited at Oxford by W. NJ, H. R
Farris, and members of the lodge in thai
place. They observed st. Johns Day
very appropriately. An abundant baked
bean dinner was served at DR.. Farris
cottage. There was boating and fishing
It was most pleasant outing for all.
The Oxford Association of Univer
salists was held in this place on Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week. The
attendance was large and the program a
printed last week was carried out with
great success. The weather was delight
full and every detail of the meeting wa,
most encouraging. The visitors left
town Thursday afternoon.
There was special voyage of Oxford
Lodge, No. l, Ark Mariners, at Masonic
Hall on Wednesday evening. Work fol
lowed by refreshments.
At the stated communication of Ok
ford Lodge, No. IS, F. and A. NJ, Friday
evening, June 30, Crooked River Lodge
will be entertained by invitation.
Perl Cook is visiting her grandmother
at Bridgton for few days.
Inspector w. R. Robinson of Portland
was in town the first of the week and
assisted in the transfer of the post office
effects to the new postmaster, Mr.. G. s.
Akers. Mr.. Moses p. Stiles, after eight
years of faithful and devoted work in the
Office, retires with the best wishes of a
host of friends for his future prosperity.
Mr.. Stiles record has been honest and
clean. His friends have been loyal to
him and now extend their congratula,
tons to his successor in Office and wish
him the best of success in maintaining
the excellent standing of the office
through the coming years.
The Epworth League of the Norway
Methodist church at their annual bust
ness meeting this week, elected officers
as follows:
President-Clara C0nnor.
LIST Vice. Pres.-Hiram Calef.
9d .Pres.-Mrs. Carrie Muirhead.
Sd Vice.Pres.-Mrs. Mary Canwell.
4th Vice. Pres-Dennie l.. J0slin.
secretary-Arthur Morgan.
Treasurer-Mrs. Jane Wheeler.
The officers of the Junior League are
as follows:
supt.-Mrs. Agnes Bennett.
Presentation Gibson.
LIST Vice. Pres.-Bennie Brown.
2d observation-disclosures Dow.
Sd Vice .Pres.-Beatrice Stevens.
4th Vice. Pres.-Cecil Brown.
Sec.-Willie Bennett.
Treas-Ella Clark.
Annie Laferriere of the Portland
schools is enjoying her vacation with her
father in this village.
V. w. Hills is the owner of Pope
Hartford runabout or light touring
automobile. 1t ia a 10 h. p. car and Que
of the best of its kind. While his friends
are rather inclined to feel envious, they
all wish him lots of pleasure with his
"devil-wagon."
The fine and cost of the lad who
violated the town law relative to bicycle
riding on the sidewalk in South Paris
village in the Norway Municipal Court
in the whole was only 1913.
Rev. C. A. Brooks was at Lewiston
and Yarmouth this week.
There is still an understanding with
those who should understand such things
that work will soon commence on the
Norway and Western Railroad. 1t is
not quite clear whether the delay is on
account of "frost in the ground or
early spring politics.
S.H. Burnham and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Holmes of Lincoln, Neb.,
Neb., were in town this week. They are
doing Maine in an automobile. Mr..
Durham was a Norway boy. Mr..
Holmes is Mr.. Burnham's son-in-law.
Prof. V. NJ. Whitman and family will
spend much of their vacation at the lake
camp this summer.
On June 2S, Thursday, the Norway
Federation of Women's Clubs will meet
at F. A. Danforth's lake cottage.
Mrs. A. II. Kenerson and children
have returned from Rangeley Lakes after
a visit of two weeks with Mr.. KenersOn.
Charles Danforth of Tufts College is
at home for two weeks.
A. l.. F. Pike has purchased the old
ladies' home on Main Street.
A. S. Kimball and H. D. Smith were in
Boston this week, Mr.. Kimball as dele
gate of the G. G. Council, r. and S. NJ,
of the U. S., and Mr.. Smith as permanent
member of the G. G. r. A. Chapter of
the U. S.
Henry P. Body of Bowdoin, 'O6, has
been elected submaster of Norway High
School.
Harry Packard, who for some time has
been suffering with an injured foot, is
again on the street without crutches.