Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
NORWAY.
Delightful corn weather.

II Delightful corn weather.
, Lieut.. N. P. Stiles returned Thursda
, after week at Brunswick and Sanfor
, coaching members of the state rifle team
! n. L. Kimball was at Brunswick las
week.
i Judge Jones was in Boston during tn
week.
i Collector of Taxes DeCoster is looking
after those interested in the 1907 taxes
| Il. w. Hillier is shingling and repair
ing bis buildings on Fair Street.
Tim Heath has moved into his new
home. the s. s. Stearns place on MAR
Street, purchased from Levi Shedd
some time ago.
Herrick C. Davis, Esq, 10 confined te
his home large part Of the time. Ht
walks up street frequently, however, and
+ his talks with his friends greatly cheer
him.
A large delegation of Masons from
Norway and Oxford village observed st
Johns Day at DR.. Frank N. Barker's
farm, the Robert Noyes farm in Oxford,
on Tuesday afternoon. The rain inter
rupted some of the days enjoyable
features, but on the whole the visit was
very successful. The party enjoyed pic.
mic dinner. Coffee and baked beans were
provided by the lodge and the company
provided and carried whatever they de-
sired. The company went in single and
double carriages, autos and hayracks
soon after noon and returned to the vii
lage in the early evening.
Pupils of Prof. Stevens, assisted by
Mrs. II. L. Horne, accompanist, gave a
very pleasing entertainment Wednesday
evening. The following took part: Neva
Benson, Iona Moore, Annie Moore, Grace
Thibodeau, William Horne, Sue Wheeler,
Harriet Leach, Frank Moore, and Mrs.
q. E. Fifield.
Margaret Penney and Frank Peasley
were married at the residence of W. G..
Leavitt Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peasley left Wednesday morning for
their Gardner, Mass, home.
Prof. George Horne and family of
Lewiston have taken up their residence
at their lake cottage for the summer.
They have one of the best cottages at
the Lake.
J.F. Gibson, wife and son, of Visalia,
Cal, are the guests of Mr.. Gibson's
brother, Harry Gibson, in this place.
Mr.. Gibson much enjoys his annual visit
to the place where he passed his boy
hood days with his brothers and sisters.
The convention of the central district
of the Epworth League was held at the
NJ. Z. church in this village Tuesday and
Wednesday. The attendance was large.
C. Elwood Brooks spoke the welcome to
all in very pleasing manner. Rev. F.
V. Stanley of Lisbon was one of the most
pleasing speakers for the first day.
Wednesday morning at six o'clock, on
top of Pixies Hill, Rev. j. c. Prince of
Lisbon Falls held a well attended meet
ing. At 9:30 A. NJ. the visitors took
steamer for the lake and were pleased
with the trip. Rev. F. l.. Haywood of
Auburn closed the services and conven-
ton Thursday evening with very able
and instructive address. The officers of
the Norway Epworth League are:
Pres.-Hiram Calef.
lst -Pres.-HaZel Bennett.
2d-Mildred Kelley.
3d-Eva Muirhead.
4th-Ethel Brown.
Sec.-Arthur Hart.
Treas-Benjamin Cobb.
supt. Junior League-Agnes Bennett.
A fishing party consisting of County
Attorney c. P. Barnes, Lawson j. Frost
of Boston, j. F. Gibson of Visalia, CAL,
F. H., E. S., and George 1. Cummings,
George d. Cullinan and Wright Bisbee
left for few days outing on the Cup
suptic River.
The special town meeting Saturday
was we'll attended. A. S. Kimball acted
as moderator. The vote to rescind was
passed and no action was taken on the
matter of additional school accommOda-
lions. Thus after an adjourned town
meeting and special the matter OF
school house or school accommodations
is Just where it was at the start.
The steamer Pepnesseewassee was not
in great demand Friday. There were no
bids for her.
Leah A. Wetherbee is at the Central
Maine General Hospital, Lewiston. She
has undergone an operation for ap-
pendicitis and is recovering rapidly.
Lester Cowan has purchased A. Fl.
Rumford Falls drug bust
ness and will take charge of the same
July LIST. Mr.. Cowan has been with
Frank P. Stone for some time and has
made many friends who will wish him
success in his new field.
The Norway Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold meeting at DR.. +. N.
Barker's farm in Oxford Tuesday, July
I'd. Basket dinner.
Mrs. Geo. F. Hathaway and daughter,
Clara Louise, are visiting at Manchester,
N. H.
DIR. L. Hall Trufant of Auburn was in
town this week looking for home. He
intends to locate here and practice.
Clarence NJ. Smith, DR.. Fred E. Drake
and Henry B. Foster in company with
George Hazen visited Thompson Lake
the last of the week on fishing trip.
There are no less fish there however,
by reason of the same.
Charles and Francis Danforth are at
Cape Cod, Mass, at work in the Mob
scossett Hotel for the summer.
Mrs. P. A. Farrow, widow of the late
Benz. Farrow, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. NJ. Greenleaf, Main
Street, Auburn, Tuesday morning, June
IS, at the age of II years.
Harriott Abbott of Fryeburg, one OF
Norway's teachers, has accepted posi-
ton as instructor in natural history IN
the state normal summer school.
Horace Sanborn of Portland made his
Norway friends a call this week.
The new gasoline boat of Capt +. Q.
Tribou arrived at the Norway station
this week.
Picnic and Temperance Meeting.