Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-21
NORWAY.

The county commissioners inspected
the new municipal court room this week
| The building Is now nearly ready to be
turned over to the tenants. The new
court room will be very convenient and
rather attractive room.
The annual assembly of Oxford Coun
Gil, No. IA, R. and s. NJ, was held il
Masonic Hall Friday evening. Business
annual reports. election OF officers and
official visit by r. /. G. NJ, James q
Witherell of Oakland. After the even
ing's business banquet was served and
social hour enjoyed by all.
A special meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held at Engine House Hall or
Tuesday evening, the 14th, at which
new industry was discussed.
The Beal's Hotel, being the only pub
lie house in the two towns, has beer
filled with court people who have been
attending the March term of the Supreme
Judicial Court at South Paris. They all
find first class entertainment.
The supper and entertainment at the
Universalist church Tuesday evening
was we'll attended. The supper as usual
was first class while the farce was most
pleasing.
Philip Soucy was stricken with pneu.
monia and after a few days. sickness
died at his Water Street home Tuesday.
He was born in ST. Andre, p. O., March
80, 1869. He is survived by widow
and two daughters, seven and four years
of age. He came to Norway In 1898,
and purchased his home on Water Street.
He was Catholic, Republican, a hard
working man. He yas good citizen
and respected by all. Services at st.
GATHERINGS church on Thursday morn
ing. Interment at Lewiston.
Crepe paper ball will take place at the
Opera House Tuesday evening, March
21st. Manager Fred Fl. Cummings.
Stearns' orchestra. Floor manager, G.
l.. Curtis; aids, j. N. Favor, Ronello
Bicknell and Harry Luck. Several
dresses made of crepe paper are on ex-
hibition in the Prince store.
Philip Jacobs horse ran down Main
Street Monday from Bridge and Whit
man Streets. The horse cleared himself
from the pung at the Elm House and
started down the sidewalk for his home
in South Paris. Made things take notice
for few minutes.
The W. C. T. U. gave their annual
supper and sale at Grange Hall Wednes-
day afternoon and evening. Following
the supper a drama was presented by
Alton Whitehead, Ed Burnell, Win
Flanders, Ray Brooks, Rollin Dinsmore.
Walter Chandler, Mrs. Mae Stevens, V.
A. Dingley, Tena G. Tubbs, and Gertrude
l.. Murphy.
Miss Ethel Wentworth gave recital,
assisted by her pupils, Saturday evening,
at the Methodist parsonage. Marion
Haskell, violnist, assisted. The pro-
gramme was very pleasing.
Tuesday evening, q party of young
ladies assembled at the home of Mrs.
John Fl. Fletcher on Main Street and
organized society OF the Daughters OF
the King. The officers are:
President-Mrs. ]. Fl. Fletcher
Vice. President-Mrs. o. @. Rich.
Sec and Treas.-Verna ID. Nelson.
Meetings every Tuesday evening. Pur-
pose, as an aid to the Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Frost have moved
from the Ansel Cushman farm on Frost
Hill to the Woodsum place on Marston
Street. Mrs. Ansel Cushman will reside
with her children in the village.
D. S. Sanborn is confined to his home
with severe cold.
Owing to the severely cold weather
Thursday there was but one session of
school.
The village schools closed the winter
term on Friday. There will be vaca-
ton of two weeks before the spring
term.
1t is understood that a few Norway
military boys are looking forward to ex-
periences in the Mexico-Texas affairs.