Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-07

Miss Emma u. smith.
Miss Elsie A. Favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. ID. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Brooks.
The Uuiversalist Circle met with Mrs.
Geo. ]. Cummings Wednesday afternoon.
The officers of the circle are:
President-Mrs. W. F. Jones.
First vice. president-Mrs Geo. /. Cummings.
Second vice president-Mrs. James Danforth.
Third vice president-Elsie Favor.
Treasurer-Mrs. James Danforth
Door.Keeper-Otto Schnuer.
Chester E. Oelrich and company will
present "Our Boys" at the Opera House
Wednesday evening, April Sth.
Frank p. Knapp has purchased place
near Rumford Falls and will make it his
home, we understand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Amnot have re-
turned from visit with their people at
Lewiston.
DR.. L. Fl. Trufant, DR.. B. F. Brad
bury, DR.. F. N. Barker and DIR. II. l..
Bartlett attended the session of the Ok
ford County Medical Association at Me-
chanic Falls the first of last week.
DR.. A. Thompson Of Philadelphia was
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. W. w.
Whitmarsh last week.
Lee w. Templeton returned from
Bradford, Mass, Monday. He was call
ed there Thursday by the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary A. Ridley.
Jesse X. Brown has another founda-
ton ready for a new house at the Falls.
Mr.. Brown has built more houses in
town than any other man during the
last few years.
Lena Shank is at home from her
school in Saugus, Mass, for few weeks
vacation.
Hon. Bert NJ. Fernald was in town
, Thursday and Friday calling on his
! friends.
George L. Curtis attended the State
Board of Trade at Hallowel.
Henry j. Bangs closed his store We'd
nesday to "take stock"
| Charles Brooks has accepted posi-
ton at Poland Spring and will 60 there
at once.
George Swift has charge of the work
at John II. Fletchers store, arranging
! for the new soda fountain.
Eugene E. Andrews returned from a
western trip Wednesday.
Walter Young has leased the savings
bank tenement on upper Main Street,
recently vacated by Randall Porter.
Mrs. c. F. Whitman has been visiting
her sons family in Peterboro, n. H.
She returned with Mrs. V. NJ. Whitman
and son the last of last week.
Fred Hosmer has traded for the Nor
way mineral spring water business. Mr..
! Rich will work for L. l.. Gilbert on the
cart. Mr.. Rich has run the water bust
ness very successfully for some years.
The people were greatly shocked We'd
nesday morning by the announcement of
the death of Mark Pride. Mr.. Pride
worked Tuesday as usual at his work
with B. F. Spinney & Co. He entertain
ed company in the evening and was ap-
parently as we'll as ever until about ten
o'clock when he was taken sick and died
in less than an hour. Heart failure was
the cause of death. He was born at
Norway Lake, Oct. IS, 1868, the son of
Wilbur w. and Rachel Hall Pride. He
was at times engaged in business in
Norway. In politics he was Repub-
lican. He married Georgia May Brett,
Oct. IS, 1898, who survives him. Serv-
ices at his late residence on Main Street
at eleven o'clock Friday attended by
Rev. B. S. Rideout.
The burglars who broke at Gordon &
| HobbS's store on Winter Street on the
night of March Goth and took the cigars,
money and other property of the firm,
have not been apprehended. Norway
will soon be obliged to employ another
night watch to protect her business
places.
There was quiet wedding at the
home of the bride Sunday evening, when
Florence NJ. Starbird, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Starbird, was married to
Fred L. Faneuf. The family and a few
friends were present. Rev. E. S. Cotton
officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Faneuf left
Monday for weeks trip and visit in
Massachusetts,. They will reside at Mr..
Faneuf's home in Vermont.
| Emma Swan started Saturday foI
Udell, Iowa, where she will be treated
for throat and lung trouble. Wednes.
day afternoon the members of the Uni
versalist Circle, of which Mrs. Swan has
for some time been president, presented
her with a silk umbrella.
Howard Lasselle starts for Great Falls
Montana, where he will join his father
George Lasselle.
The New England Amusement Com
pany have leased Concert Hall and art
presenting moving pictures, etc.
DR.. Bial F. Bradbury, surgeon ant
major of First Regt., N. G. S. NJ, was a
Lewiston Friday and examined clever
recruits for Co. d.
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE" presented
by Rollo Lloyd at the Opera House We'd
nesday evening, had only fair house
less than the quality of the Performance
warranted. To be sure, it is'not cheer
full play, indeed, to some it seems grue
some, CHASTITY and horrible. Neverthe
less it is play calling for high qualit.
of acting, especially in the leading roll
, of Jekyll and Hyde, which is about bal
the play. In this dual part Mr.. Lloy'
did a piece of acting which won tn
, hearty applause of an audience inclined
like most of our New England audiences
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