Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-10-11
NORWAY.
Warm weather last week.

!, Warm weather last week.
, Republican sheriff for Oxford County.
The October term Of the Norway Mu.
! nicip pal Court was held at Judge Jones'
! Office on Tuesday.
Work Is going forward rapidly on the
, I. o. o. F. block on Main Street.
Hon. A. j. Stearns and n. L. Kimball,
, Esq, are the attorneys for Bartlett and
McIutire in the sheriff contest.
, Harvest dinner and supper were given
at Concert Hall Tuesday. An entertain
ment was given after the supper of q
musical and literary description.
A small cottage house Is being erected
; near Elbridge Walkers.
Porter C. Seavey has the store build
ing erected by q. o. Holden on Water
Street ready to move on to bis Summer
Street lot. Mr.. Seavey will change the
store building into dwelling house for
one family.
Saturday sales at the grocery stores
have become a weekly feature of tho
business. Special and cut prices are
then in order.
Vivian W. Hills attended meeting OF
the Maine Association of Opticians at
Waterville Wednesday evening.
The annual convocation of Oxford
Chapter, No. 20, of Royal Arch Masons
will be held at Masonic Hall Wednesday
evening, Oct IL, at 1907. N. Election
of officers and work in Royal Arch.
Banquet.
Many apples are being shipped from
the Norway station. The prices are re-
ported as very satisfactory to the farm.
ers.
John G.. Shepard entertained his
many friends at an old fashioned husk-
ing at his home, the Charles Freeman
farm, Tuesday evening. About one hun.
dred and twenty five bushels were husk-
ed. After the work supper was served
to the company at which each one was
at home. The barn floor was cleared
and Col. Durham furnished music for
the company to dance Portland fancy
and few other old timers.
Don j. Whitney of Colby was at home
for Saturday and Sunday.
Willis F. Flint's son fell from the
piazza Tuesday afternoon and broke his
arm. The family occupy one OF the
Frost tenements.
At the meeting of Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies at the N. Z. par
sonage the following officers were elect
ed on Thursday. Home Missionary So
ciety:
President-Mrs. B. c. Wentworth.
Secretary-Mrs. Flora Boswell.
Treasurer-Mrs. D. l.. Stone. |
Foreign Missionary Society:
President-Etta Noyes.
Secretary-Mrs. o. l.. Stone.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lila Cobb.
Rev. b. c. Wentworth of the M. e.
church left for his vacation Monday.
He was accompanied by Rev. j. NJ. Frost
and Rev W. F. Berry of Waterville and
Rev j. r. Clifford of Gardiner. They
will camp in Moosehead region for three
weeks. Rev. B. F. Pickett, former
pastor of the Norway church, will sup
ply for the pastor during his absence.
Jackson Clark and wife are visiting
relatives in Peru for few days.
George p. Downing as usual attended
the Fryeburg and North Waterford fairs.
He takes his stock of ladies' boots and
shoes along with him. =
A party consisting of the following are
at their camp in Upton for two weeks:
|. w. Waite and wife, Ed Allen and wife,
Horace Dnsmore and wife, George Rich.
ardson and wife.
The new electric light on Pearl Street
is big improvement on dark night.
Arthur Hebbard has greatly improved
his lawn BY some artistic work by w.
Bolton, landscape gardener.
Wednesday, Oct. 18th, the ladies of
the Methodist society will give harvest
supper at Grange Hall. The supper
will be followed by an entertainment.
Programme:
Piano solo, Latayeuse Low
Reading, .-.-------.---.--.eec'in ro"h'
''"'' Mrs. Morgan, Miss Towle, Mrs. Joslin.
Piano duet, Mildred Noyes, Marion Gibson.
Reading, .-----.---.---.---.---.--iN ro Pnh;nsnn
Sadie Howard was taken to the Sisters
Hospital at Lewiston where she was
operated on for appendicitis last week.
George Stephenson, the boat builder,
has gone to Roxbury Pond on hunting
trip.
George Fl. Bennett is building an ex.
tension to his paint shop on Whitman
Street.
Mrs. Hattie Packard, for the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. L. l. Gilbert,
has gone to Roslindale, Mass, for the
winter with her brother, c. D. Noyes.
Josephine Stearns of Bates is visiting
her people in town for few days.
A reception was given Rev. and Mrs.
r. j, Bruce at the vestry OF the Copgre-
gational church Wednesday evening.
The vestry was very pretty in its decora
ton of evergreen and flowers. Ushers
we're Judge Jones and E. N. SWEET.
Rev. and Mrs. Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs. 81.
L Horne, NJ. and Mrs. r. Il. Noyes, Mr..
and Mrs. 1. Il. Bean received. About
two hundred attended. A short musical
and literary programme was carried out.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
we're served by the young ladies OF the
Sabbath School.
Fair and supper at G. A. R. Hall Fri
day afternoon and evening, Oct. 14th.
Fair opens at 2:30. Supper at 6:l5::
Benefit of the athletic association OF
Norway High School.