Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-05-05
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.

CHURCHES.
Second Congregational Church. Rev: B; 8
; Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday
10 80 4. NJ; Sabbath School, IL 90 M; Y. P. 3
!, G. E., Sunday Evening, 80 P. NJ; Social Meet
ing, 100 P. NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meeting
, Universalist Church, Rev. 8. q. Davis
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday at 10 81
A. NJ. Sabbath School, 10 90; Y. T. @. U. meet
Methodist Church, Rev. c. A. Brooks, Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School
IL 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 100 P. NJ.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meeting
r1.asy evening en- Epw0rsh League Sunday
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School
IL 90 M; Prayer Meeting. Sunday evening p
NJ, Wednesday evening. Z 80.
STATED MEETINGS.
FLA. NJ. Regular meeting Of Oxford Lodge
No. Is, In Masonic Hall, Friday Evening. on OF
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
before full moon. Oxford Council, 3. 8. II ..
Friday evening, after fullmoon. Oxford Lodge
No. !, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening after
full moon.
10. o. F.-Norway Lodge.-Regular meeting
In Odd Fellows Hail. every Tuesday Evening
wildey Encampment, No: 81, meets In Odd
Fellows Han, second and fourth Friday Even.
inzs of each month, Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge,
No. IS, meets on first and third Friday Of each
K. fP.-Regular meeting in Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening. U. X, A. y. Noyea
month. Lake Assembly, No. SO. P. g., second
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month:
of H.-Norway Grange meets second ana
fourth Saturdays Of each month at Grange Hall.
| C. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. "a, meets In
New G. A. R. Hall on the first Tuesday Evening
| of each month.
n. E. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. III, meets in
New G. A. r. Hall, on the first and third Wed.
nesday evenings Of each month
o. U. A. M.-Norway and south Paris Council,
No. 10. meets at G. A. R. Hall every Tuesday
U.O.P. Film Tree Colony. No. 1879, meets
BE ,ond and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
TO. G. C.-Norway Commandery, No. s47,
m 4ets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
k. G. E.-oxford Castle. No. 2, meets in Ryer.
May, first and third Thursday evenings, May to
September.
The ice went out of Pennesseewassee
Lake Sunday, the Goth day of April.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank A. Danforth, who
have been in the South during the win
ter, returned to their Norway home
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Danforth is
greatly improved in health and has
gained some twenty-six pounds.
Irving Frost has gone to Poland Spring
where be will work for the Poland Spring
people for the summer. Mr.. Frost
worked there last year during the sum-
mer.
The corporation assessors at their
meeting on Saturday elected police
force. There were two candidates for
the position. The entire force consists
of one man. Mr.. George F. Hathaway
and Mr. F. Alonzo Hall. Mr.. Hathaway
served last year and Mr.. Hall is new
man. The election was in favor of the
new candidate and Mr.. Hall became chief
of the police from Sunday night. This
position pays six hundred dollars per
year.
DR.. II. l.. Bartlett moved his auto
building from the DR.. Asa Danforth
place on Danforth Street to the DR..
French place on Main Street. George
Wood with a six-hOrse team did the
work.
Judge Charles F. Whitman, Irving
Frost, VIM. C. Leavitt, and Samuel j.
Record were four of the Republican dele
gates to Portland Thursday.
Special convocation of Oxford Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 20, was held at Ma
sonic Hall Wednesday evening, April 20,
when the Mark, Past and Most Excellent
degrees were conferred upon candidates.
4 special meeting of Norway Lodge,
No. 16, l. o. o. F., was held at Odd
Fellows Hall Sunday, April 20, at 1915
A. NJ, for the purpose of attending the
annual anniversary sermon to the order.
The delegation of about sixty, accom-
panied by the Rebekahs, marched to the
Universalist church where Rev. S. g.
Davis welcomed the company and
preached most pleasing and interesting
sermon.
Charles L. Hathaway is shingling his
building on Oak Avenue.
Allard and Moulton are painting their
house on Pike Hill. John Hutchins and
crew are doing the work.
Charles D. Seeley, of South Paris,
pleaded guilty to an assault on his wife,
Sadie A., Wednesday, before Judge
Jones and was sentenced to pay fine OF
one dollar and costs or serve thirty days
in iail In default of payment of fine
and costs he was committed.
Charles w. Partridge died at his Lake
home Monday morning, April q. He
was born in Poland Dec. s, 1888, and
came to Norway when he was but four
years of age. He was the son of Samuel
and Eliza Rounds Partridge and of the
family of nine he was the oldest. He
married Cynthia II. Hale Feb. goth,
1857. who with their only child, Charles
F. Partridge, survives him. The broth
ers surviving are, James S. Partridge and
w, S. Partridge; sisters, Mrs. r. w.
knight, Mrs. o. NJ. Cummings and Miss
e. NJ. Partridge, all of Norway. Servi-
ces were held from his late residence on
Thursday morning, Rev. B. S. Rideout
officiating. Interment at Norway Gen.
ter.
A reception was given pastor G. A.
Brooks of the NJ. E. church Wednesday
evening, the Goth. Some over one hun
dred and twenty-five were present in the
church vestry. 1t was very happy
affair. All are much pleased with MI.
Brooks return to Norway. The follow
ing program was rendered:
Voices of the Wood, chorus, Young laties.
Poem, i Mat'G u FISH,
Recitation, Etnel Brown.
Selection. Evening Bells, A., Choir.
Address of Welcome, Mr. IOulu.
Solo and chorus, The Old Guard,
Cecil Brown, you Souegg sm laaies'
Solo. Pilot of Galilee, Faye Stone.
Norman and Carl Crommett have gone
to Schenectady, N. Y, where they have
positions with the Acme Engineering
Co.
Merton L. Kimball was in Bath Tues
day where he attended the Democratic
District Convention.
A beautiful red spot trout was exhibit
ed in 1. W. Waite's window Monday. 1t
was captured by Mr.. Waite and tipped
the scale at pounds, Is ounces.
John F. Rice died at his daughters
home Monday, April 81. Mr.. Rice was
born in Waterford, Dec. IA, 1924. He
was known as the veteran hotel man and
stage driver. Since the death of his
wife he has made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. G. F. Stone. Services at
his late home Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. B. S. Rideout officiating. Inter
ment at North Waterford. Two sons
and one daughter survive him.
The fishermen are having unusually
good luck fishing this spring. One red
spot has been captured of pounds and
Ii 1.2 ounces, several two Founders, one
of IL and others nearly as large that
have been reported.
William A. Bicknell's father, Albinus
Bicknell, who lately came from Hebron
to make his home with his son, died
April 23. Services were held at his late
residence on Sunday. He was born In