Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-07
NORWAY.


| NORWAY.
The first rehearsal OF the Festiva
Chorus will be held Wednesday night
Dec. 8, at the home of Mrs. Hattie Har
mon, who has offered her rooms and
piano for the use OF the chorus. Mrs
Arthur Fogg has offered to accompany
and conduct, so the only expense will be
the music. Everybody who Is intending
to join should be present at the first
meeting.
The fine new Grange Hall erected BY
Norway Grange will be dedicated or
Thursday of this week, Dec. 0. There
will be grange dinner to which special
Invitations have been issued for num-
Der of guests, including friends who con-
tributed directly and indirectly to the
building fund. The afternoon exercises
will be open to the public. 1t is expect
ed that State Master Stetson, L. C. Bate
man and other prominent members OF
the order will be present and take part
in the exercises. This hall 10 one Of the
best in the state, and its dedication will
be an affair of much interest. The
grange has moved into the hall, and has
used it for meetings for the past week
or two.
A dance was given at Horne's Cafe
Tuesday evening by the mattresses,
which was we'll attended and much en-
joyed.
The party of deer hunters who had
been at Ketchum, consisting of Ben,
Henry and Bert Hosmer, Frank Briggs,
Ferd Swan, Arthur Richardson and |.
W. Waite, returned Nov. eth with six
deer.
c. A. Richardson and family have
moved from the farm in Richardson
S. Flint on Beal Street.
DR.. A. q. Staples has purchased Of
the stables of Isaiah Morrell of Bruins
wick the horse "Indian," with record
of 2:22.
Fred Allen, after securing one deer in
two weeks hunting at Stoneham, went
back after another.
Howard Bishop of Mechanic Falls is
the new clerk at Thomas Smiley's.
II. l.. Horne went to the Eye and Ear
Infirmary at Portland Wednesday for an
operation for hernia.
The Good Templars will have an oys-
ter supper at Ryerson Hall this Monday
evening.
Norway Lodge, l. o. o. F., will work
the initiatory degree on two candidates
Tuesday evening.
The New Idea Society will meet with
Mrs. L. /. Gilbert next Wednesday.
VIM. c. Horne has recently been at
home for a few days from Cambridge,
Mass.
The Browning Club was entertained
BY Mrs. Gertrude Libby Monday evening.
As successful as it always is was the
fair of the Universalist society which
was held in Concert Hall Wednesday
aud Thursday. The decorations of the
hall and the foundation of the booths
were ON background of evergreen and
crimson berries, which made an effective
setting. One large booth occupied the
center OF the hall and others were ar
ranged about the sides. Sale was brisk
the two afternoons and We'd
nesdsy evening. At $50 Thursday even
ing a chicken pie supper was served to a
large number, and at O'Clock that in
teresting entertainment, 1.-THE Old Conn
try Store" was presented by company
of between twenty and thirty mem bers,
including the best of our local actors.
1t made hit.
Miss Lottie Daigle is clerk in the Cole
jewelry store during the holidays.
Miss Christie g. Hatch of Bridgton is
clerk in Smiley's for the holiday season.
Winfield A. Kimball, graduate of
the University of Maine, class of 90, has
gone to Milford, n f., where he has
the position of submaster in the high
school, of which V. N. Whitman is prin-
cipal.
The Wild Cats feasted on broiled veni-
SON steak and other good things at DR..
Barker's farm last Monday night.
C. E. Bradford and Clarence Wilson
returned from their hunting at Shell
burne, Y. a., bringing an eleven-point
buck.
Col. F. R. Taylor has put concrete
under his boat house, which
he thinks is solid enough to withstand
the ice
Ed. Thurston recently lost good
horse.
The next of the seasons fairs is that
Vi tue w
held in Grand Army Hall Thursday after
noon and evening of this week.
Rev. Merrill c. Ward attended the
funeral of Mrs. c. P. Frost at Bolster's
Mills Tuesday.
The monthly business meeting of the
Y. P. C. U. will be held at Concert Hall
Wednesday evening, with social hour
the business session.
Elinor, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Smith, is i'll with typhoid fever.
Melvinia Green has resigned from the
position of teacher in the seventh grade.
The resignation was forced upon her be-
cause she refused to do the work for
which the town pays special teacher
Sl4 per week. She was told that she
would better be getting her resignation
ready to pass in if she did not intend to
do the work. Miss Green has taken the
course In music and drawing at Farming
ton State Normal School, and is compe-