Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-12-17
NORWAY.

| F.&A A. NJ. Regular meeting OF Oxford Lodge
No: Is, In Masonic Hall. Friday Evening on o
No. %. assemblies Wednesday Evening, on o
| before full moon. Oxford Council. r. & 8. II
| Friday evening, after fullmoon. Oxford Lodge
No: l, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening ate
full moon.
I. %. o. F.-Norway Lodgc.-Regular meetinl
In Odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evening
Wildey Encampment, No. 81, meets In Od'
Fellows Han, second and fourth Friday Even
No. IS, meets on first and third Friday Of eacl
month.
fP.-Regular meeting in Hathaway Blocl
every Thursday Evening. u. R., A. o. Noye
month. Lake Assembly, No. 80, P. s., secont
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month.
p. of H.-Norway Grange meets second AM
fourth Saturdays Of each month at Grange Hall
New G. A. r. Hall on the first Tuesday Evening
Of each month.
WE C.-Meets in New G. A. R. Hall, Mon
day evening.
New G. A. r. Hall, on tine first and third Wed
uesday evenings Of each month.
o. u. A. M.-Sorway and South Paris Council
No. 10. meets at g. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
evening.
U.O.P. Film Tree Colony, No. l9s, meet
second and fourth Wednesday evenings Of eacl
10. G. C.-Norway Commsndery. No. e47
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings o.
each month
K. G. E.-oxford Castle, No. ., meets in Ryer
son hall, every Thursday evening, September 4
May. first and third Thursday evenings, May Il
September.
Now for snow for the winters bust.
ness. Many teams are idle owing to the
condition of the roads.
o. NJ. Cummings has been confined to
his home with lumbago.
Oscar Bennett has for some days been
on the sick list.
C. B. Cummings & Sons have complet-
ed repairs and improvements at the up.
per saw mill and business will be in order
at the old mill with fall of snow.
The Partridge Lumber Company at
Norway Lake have their mill building
up and in readiness for the machinery.
T. B. Doughty, who has purchased the
Andrew Mills farm near the centre OF
the town, is making marked improve
ment in the place.
Report was current on the streets Sat.
urday evening that skater had broken
through the ice near Norway Lake and
was drowned. Fortunately the report
was incorrect. Mr.. Dinsmore's son at
the north part of the town did break
through the ice, and after some time got
out again all right. This incident prob
ably gave rise to the rumor.
Hazel Bennett is with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Davis, during Mr.. Davis absence
on hunting trip.
Monday evening, about II o'clock, an
alarm of fire was sounded from Box 46
at Steep Falls. The department re-
sponded in quick order, with many citi-
zens, but there was no fire. 1t was a
false alarm and the person who broke
the glass and rung in the alarm could
not be found. No explanation has yet
been made so it is presumed to have
been the mischief of some person.
The members of the Mothers Club at
NORWAY Lake served baked bean sup
per at their hall Saturday evening
These suppers are always well attended
by reason of their excellence.
The annual meeting of the Norway
Board of Trade was held at Engine
House Hall Tuesday evening. Business,
report of officers, and election of officers
for the ensuing year. William G. Leav-
tit, the retiring president of the board,
was voted the thanks of the organiza-
ton for his services. The treasurer's
report was read and accepted. The
same presented very good financial ap-
pearance for the organization. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President.-Town Clerk George L. Curtis.
Vice observation-disclosures n. SWEET, Henry o..
Bangs, aud Henry B. Foster.
Sec. and Treas Albert L. Sanborn.
Executive Com-James n. Favor, Thomas
Smiley, Eugene Z. Andrews and Henry b. Eos
ter.
The Grange fair Tuesday was great
success. The work done by the men,
bers of the society was great. The halls
were beautifully decorated while the
various tables invited those who attend
ed to part with more or less of their
money at each place. The affair closed
with a first-class chicken pie supper fol-
lowed by dance.
The Haywood Club announce sup
per and dance at their Crockett Ridge
house on Wednesday evening, Dec. Is.
Percy Hull, for some time past in
charge of the shipping department at
the shoe factory of B. F. Spinney & Co.,
has closed with the firm and gone away.
Owen P. Brooks has bis new house on
Pleasant Street nearly completed. The
plumbers and painters have ended their
iabors in the inside. Mr.. Brooks has
one of the most delightful places in town.
The hunters from Umbagog have re-
turned with luck as follows: Geo. w.
Richardson buck, Walter Penley doe,
and A. W. Thomas and Harry Jackson
each a deer. They feel we'll pleased
with their trip.
The young people have enjoyed long
season of skating on the lake and pond.
They have all taken advantage of the
excellent condition of the ice with very
few accidents indeed, none serious.
Invitations are out to members OF
Norway Lodge, No. 10, 1. o. o. F., for a
regular meeting on Tuesday evening
when Mt. Mica Lodge of South Paris
will be the guests of Norway Lodge, and
work will be done in the Sd degree upon
several candidates. The work of the
evening will be followed with supper.
We understand that A. j. Stearns is a
candidate for the position of battalion
adjutant in the First Regt., n. G. S. NJ.
Vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Lieut.. Hal r. Eaton who has gone to
Massachusetts. Lieut.. Frank A. Hay
den is also a candidate for the position.
C. B. Cummings & Sons repaired their
heating pipes on Main Street near Stones
drug store this week.
The Universalist Circle will serve a
baked bean and salad supper at Concert
Hall Tuesday evening. An entertain
ment will follow the supper.
Tuesday evening social and enter.
tainment were given at the Baptist
church vestry. The programme includ'
ed reading by Rev. S. G. Davis; quar-
tette, Mrs. Esther Anderson, Iona
Noble, Geo. Robinson, and W. L. Mer,
rill, and a poem by Mrs. F. E. Tower
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. VIM. Rice of Lewiston was thu
guest of her brother, G. Fred Stone, anc
wife, the first of the week.
DR.. II. Eugene Fifield has located a.
Wilkinsville, South Carolina.
Mrs. Bal F. Bradbury was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Cowan, al
Rumford Falls, several days last week.
The various village schools closed thi'
week Friday for two weeks vacation
Peter Bedard, aged Is, was drowned
in the Mousam River at Sanford on TIT