Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-11
NORWAY.

The January term of the Norway Mu'
nicipal Court was held at the Office Of
W. r. Jones on Tuesday. A few new
cases entered. No trials. Old matters
adjusted. The monthly trial OF cases ID
always fixed for the Wednesday follow
ing.
An alarm was rung In from box No
40 at Steep Falls bright and early Tues
day morning. It was cold, but the boys
promptly answered the call. There was
no FIRE however. Somebody's chimney
had burned ont and some one sent In the
alarm. After all, 1t Is better to be toe
lquick than too slow at such q time.
1t IL understood that the matter Of
Masonic Ladies' Night has been given In
charge of the first three officers of the
Organization.
| G. B. Cummings & Sons are delivering
their pine at the mill full length. That
is, the trees are cut and trimmed only
They will be worked into lengths to
please the demand when taken from the
mill pond.
Capt. and Mrs. NJ. P. Stiles returned
from Portland the last of the week, after
a week in that city with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Stiles.
Eleanor, the little five-year-old daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. E. F. Smith, Is slow
ly recovering from run Of typhoid
fever. She was taken sick about Thanks
giving Day.
The management of the Norway Opera
House are making repairs ON the inside.
The woodwork is also being painted.
Oxford Pomona Grange assembled for
the first time in the new Grange Hall on
Tuesday. There was long list of can
didates. After the work baked bean
dinner was served. Hon. John A. Rob-
erts welcomed the Grange to the new
home In very pleasing speech, to which
Rev. j. II. Little very happily respond
ed. There was music by r. S. Pike,
reading BY Florence Stuart and "Mary-
land, Ny Maryland" by s. e. Foster.
The sweet corn question was discussed
by G. W. Q. Perham, j. Y. Hunting, w.
A. Delano, Frank P. Towne, Lester E.
McIntire, G. E. Freeman, George Rich
ardson and others. A committee was
raised to look into the matter and to get
1-2 cents. The Pomona Master and
the Masters OF the subordinate Oranges
in the jurisdiction of Oxford Pomona
Grange to be the committee. The next
session will be with franklin Grange at
Bryanrs Pond on the first Tuesday in
February.
Miss NJ. F. Libby entertained at her
home at chicken pie supper, being her
annual New Years party, Misses S. B.
and z. S. Prince, Annie Bagley, Harry
Lasselle, Lizzie Foss and Addie Shat
tuck.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Sunday School was held Jan. 2
and the following officers elected:
supt-Eugene n. SWEET.
| Asst. Supt.-Irving Bean.
Sec and Treas.-L. Fred Pike.
Librarian-Nei Burnell.
Elk. Committee-Herman L Horne, Mrs. A. C..
McCrellis and Mrs. John Swain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard l.. Winchester
and son Marshall OF Manchester-by-the-
Sea have enjoyed week with Mrs. Win
chester's mother, Mrs. Clara Hayden.
Landlord Woodman of Beal's Hotel Is
improving his house by the construction
of several new bath rooms.
Owen P. Brooks rendering house on
Pleasant Street, used in connection with
his meat business, was burned Thursday
night. Loss of the house and machinery
estimated at $500. He left a lamp In
the place the night before and when be
visited the place the next morning found
it in ashes.
The officers of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Congregational church
are as follows:
Presldent-Bessie Chase.
Vice. President-Mildred Holmes.
Sscretary-Rev. Is. 8. Rideout.
Treasurer-Francis SWEET.
Orginist-Helen Holmes.
Asst. Observation-Disclosures Locke.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Whitman return
ed to their Milford, N. H., home Satur-
day. Mrs. Charles F. Whitman returned
with them for short visit.
The ice man, C. Elmer Russell, after a
time in the house with rheumatism, is
able to be about again.
Stuart W. Goodwin, town clerk, Is
candidate for appointment as census
enumerator for the village corporation.
The annual parish meeting of the
Congregational church was held on We'd
nesday evening and the following officers
were elected. The regular parish sup
per was served:
Clerk-George W. Holmes.
Collector-A. L. F. Pike.
Treas-E. N. SWEET.
Parish Committee-H. L. Horne, 8. d. An.
drews. r. II. Noyes, A. j. stearns and II. T.
Jones.
e. Andrews.
Music Com-H L. Horne, Mrs. H. L. Horne
and Chas. p. Barnes.
Press Agent-Eugene n. SWEET:
Ushers-Homer Tubbs, Don Whitney, Francis
SWEET, Edward Chick. Richard Lassele, Cecil
Maxim, Hubert Bartlett, Merl Watson and Don.
aid Bartlett.
The annual parish supper followed by
the yearly meeting was held on Thurs
day evening by the Universalist society.
After the supper the various officers
made their reports. The election of
officers resulted as follows:
Moderator-Geo. L. Curtis.
Parish Committees. B. Cummings, E. F.
Bicknell and v. w. Hills.
Treasurer-Ott0 Schuuer.
Music Committee-Mrs NJ. L. Sampson, Mrs.
NJ. A. Oxnard and Elsie Favor.
The attendance at both supper and bust
ness meeting was large.
At the annual meeting OF the Optom-
etry Association at Portland Wednesday
evening, V. W. Hills attended and was
reelected chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
Miss Harriette Cragin, for many years
one of Norway's best teachers, has &C
cepted position in the Portland public
schools.
Mabel F. Warren installed the officers
of Lakeside Lodge, No. III, N. E. o. p,
Wednesday evening. Refreshments OF
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake
-o,a ,oryod oftar the inat allation
Charles E. Freeman has sold his home
stead farm to John G. Shepard. 1t is not
understood that Mr.. Shepard will give
up his position in the shoe factory and
20 into the farming business, but that he
has purchased as the agent of another.
Frank 81. Beck has closed out his
stock in trade and closed his Noyes
Block store.
At the opera house hall on Thursday
evening, Jan. 20, will be given an Illus
trated lecture on "Alaska" by DR.. Fred.
erick NJ. Brooks. This is the second
number under 1.-THE Star Entertainment
Course" and the committee feel that
the quality of these entertainments was
fully established when Mrs. Charlotte
Adams Dunno gave us "Leah, the For
ssken" in our first number of the course
on December last. We ask for the
patronage OF all who are interested in
high class entertainment. DR.. Brooks
comes to us highly recommended and
his lecture on Unknown Alaska, a sub
iect under so much discussion in both
press and magazine, must be not only
interesting but highly instructive to
both vonnu and old. Special price to