Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-14
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was in order Tuesday. No trials. Sew
eral new cases entered for determination
of the court.
E. r. Smith is building piazza on
the south side of his residence. Horace
E. Mixer is in charge of the work.
John Hazen is at work for II. j. Bangs
building q piazza on the east side of his
house next to the store.
Warren Hills, Esq, visited his SON, v.
W. Hills, the first of the week. Mr..
Hills attended the Grand Lodge OF
Masons at Portland and came up to Nor
way for day. He was last In Norway
nearly year ago.
w. C. Leavitt and son William were at
C. B. Cummings & Sons Bemis mill this
week where Mr.. Leavitt went on busi-
ness.
The following is the list of the officers
of the n. E. Sunday School:
supt.-Rey. G. A. Brooks.
Asst H. e. Gibson.
Treas.-A. T. Bennett.
Sec.-Winnifred Davis.
Librarian-George Wheeler.
Organist-Annie Gibson.
Supt. Primary Dept.-Clara Conner.
Supt. Cradle Roll-Etta Noyes.
The annual meeting of Norway Pine
Grove Cemetery Corporation was held at
the Elm House May 4th, at 1880 P. NJ.
The officers elected are:
President-Dr H. p. Jones'
Sew. W. Whitmarsh.
Treas.-W. F. Jones.
A meeting of the College Mems Club
of Oxford County will be held at the
Beaps House in this village Monday
evening, May goth. Banquet will be
served and Rev. A. B. Hervey, D. D., of
Bath, will speak on England and Wales.
The talk will be illustrated. Business
meeting will be held at Z 80 o'clock.
A large number of strangers were in
town Thursday to attend the j. M. Cum
mings livery sale. The three auction
GERS made things very interesting for the
crowd, and every one went away well
pleased with horse, harness, carriage
or sleigh or something of value.
Daniel B. and William A. johnson of
Denmark, formerly of this town, made
their Norway friends call this week.
Of the crowds of people who 60 up
Pixies Hill none returns with less than a
good sized bouquet of Mayfowers.
Large quantities are found on the east
slope of the bill and they are beautiful
ones truly.
Joseph Taillon, after an absence of
nearly a year, is with his Norway friends.
Last season he worked with the Park
Square Amusement Co. of Boston and
has now engaged to 60 to Revere Beach
the present season into Wonderland
Park.
Mrs. John F. Rice, Miss Mary Ann
Irish) died at her daughters, Mrs. Geo.
r. Stones, in this village, Friday, May
Sd, aged "a. She was born in Fryeburg,
where her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Irish, lived. She married John r. Rice,
with whom she lived fifty-seven years,
nearly all of that time in the town Of
Waterford. They were in charge OF the
Forest House at North Waterford for
many years and were most favorably
known by all as Mrs. Rice was famous
cook. Her children, James 4. Rice OF
Boston, William Rice OF Lewiston, and
Mrs. G.. r. Stone of Norway, and hus-
band, survive her. Until the past win
ter she has always enjoyed excellent
health and until recently talked of re-
turning with her husband to their Water
ford home. The funeral services were
at her late residence at which Rev. b. 5.
Rideout officiated. Interment at North
Waterford.
4. K. Spofford has purchased the
Samuel J. Record farm in Oxford. One
of Oxford's best farms.
Mrs. Lemuel Howe of Boston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland Howe
this week.
Sarah II. Cannon has moved from
the tenement, corner Main and Bridge
Streets. Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Cross have
leased the place. Mrs. Cannon has
gone to live with her people.
The ladies' of the Universalist church
will give their last supper at Concert
Hall on May II, Friday evening, follow
ed BY an entertainment.
Frank Moore and Willie Horne will be
the propretors of the new restaurant in
the Masonic building in the rooms re-
Gently occupied by Nash of Maine. The
rooms will be opened in the near future.
The class of '07, Norway High School,
have decided to have the baccalaureate
sermon at the Universalist church.
Witherell Park is in first-class condi-
ton, new band stand and all, the result
of the handiwork of George A. Morse.
1t is understood that band concerts will
be given in the park in the near future.
The musicians, two fiddlers and
harp, made their spring call on Norway
this week. They made the day one of
music for which you could pay or not
as you pleased.
A large delegation from Norway at
tended the annual session of the grand
Masonic bodies at Portland this week.
Among the number were A. s. Kimball,
Geo. W. Holmes, II. D. Smith. G. +.
Rldlon, NJ. L. Kimball, w. c. Brown, Fl.
P. Jones, A. j. Stearns. Charles F.
Ridlon was elected Grand Scribe of the
Grand Chapter, and A. S. Kimball presi-
dent of the Order of High Priesthood.
Mrs. A. D. Parmenter and daughter
are in Rockland, Mass. They will re-
turn in about ten days.
Capt. j. W. Nash will preside at the
election of First Lieut.. of Co. D, LIST
Regt., N. G. S. NJ, on the evening of
Nav goth, at SP. NJ. The vacancy was
caused by the resignation of LIST Lieuten-
ant James M. Palmer.
Frank E. DeCoster is the dog constable
for the year 1907.S.
Adelbert D. Kilgore has returned from
the hospital at Lewiston where he went
for an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Bangs enter
tanned the Merry Eight at their Main
Street home Wednesday evening at a
chicken pie supper and whist.
At the annual meeting of the Spanish
War Veterans, Frank T. Bartlett Camp,
No. s, the following officers were elected:
Commander-F. +. DeCoster.
S.v. C.-H. II. Cole.
J.V. C.-S. 9. Maxim.
Adm. L. Kimball;