Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-21
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing we enjoyed most delightful snow
storm of twelve inches. The street cars
were out of commission until noon We'd
nesday, the 10th inst.
Clara Conner Is dangerously sick at
her home, corner Main and Pleasant
Streets.
Village schools we're closed during the
week. The sick are now we'll on the
way to complete recovery. No new
cases of diphtheria.
v. w. Hills was in Boston during the
past week purchasing holiday goods.
Special convocation or Oxford Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 20, was held at
Masons' Hall on Wednesday evening,
the 18th inst. Work on the Mark.
Tax Collector DeCoster has been very
attentive to business during the week.
As the first of December approaches the
taxpayers are settling the 1911 assess
ment.
The jackson, formerly Brooks meat
market, has been greatly improved with
coat Of white paint.
The Quick Lunch cart has again taken
up it's position at the rear of the Beal's
Hotel where it wintered recently.
The front of Fosters barber shop has
been painted.
1t is expected that Mr. and Mrs. A. c.
Lord will return to Norway In few
days. Mr.. Lord has been out Of the
hospital for some days.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Burnham, who
passed the summer at their Norway
Lake cottage, are at their Philadelphia
home, where they are entertaining Miss
Emma j. Smith of this place.
The officers of Anchor Lodge, l. o. G.
T., of Norway are:
C.T-Harlan Kimball.
| V.T.-Fred Allen.
M.-Mrs. Emma McAllister.
| C.-Mattie Fiske.
| VISA. T. Sampson.
| Treas.-Aaron Page.
| Sec.-Emma Stone.
| d. M.-Ethel Winchester.
G.-Guy Giles.
| Organist-Etta Chick.
| Asst. Sec.-Mildred Kelley.
Tessa Thibodeau, formerly one OF
Norway's most successful teachers, now
of Melrose, Mass, schools, is at home
for the Thanksgiving vacation.
Ed S. Cummings, of the firm OF G. B.
Cummings & Sons, the Bemis business
m anager, was at home this week. Mr..
Cummings devotes nearly all his time to
the Bemis business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood and family
have taken rooms at d. S. Woods over
Richardson's meat market until such
time as the quarantine is raised at their
Cottage Street home, where diphtheria
exists.
One of the span of dark chestnut
horses belonging to A. j. d +. L. Millett
died last week. The horse was being
driven in a wagon by one of the brothers
when taken sick. Cause of death,
rupture of large intestine.
Mt. Hope Rebekah fair will be held In
the hall in the new Odd Fellows Block
on Wednesday afternoon and evening,
Nov. 22d, commencing at 2 p. NJ. Enter
tainment in the evening. Thursday
evening a supper will be served at 6:45,
followed by a ball ct the Opera House.
Stearns' Orchestra. Floor manager,
| Chas. s. Akers. Aids, Lewis Brooks,
Frank Mann, John p. Judkins, Henry j.
| Bangs anu WalloT I1Oiuou.
! DR.. Annette Bennett, for some years In
practice in Norway, is sick and under
the care of a trained nurse, at her sis
ter's, Mrs. E. F. Bicknell's, on Orchard
Street.
z. l.. Merchant, of the firm of 2. L..
Merchant & Co., successors to S. b. d u.
S. Prince, was in Boston and New York
this week on business trip.
Judge Jones, Harry Greenleaf and
Henry ]. Bangs enjoyed few days out
\ ing in Stoneham this week.
The Norway Savings Bank has pur-
chased large burglar proof safe for use
in the bank.
The snow roller made its appearance
Wednesday and the snow has been fast
ened for keeps now.
John A. Woodman has returned from
a business trip to Houlton and that
section of the state. 1t is reported that
John would like to locate in some wide
awake.place in the hotel business. He
surely understands the trade.
1t is understood that the Opera House
people will present in the near future
drama in honor of W. W. Twombly, who
| is about to retire from the care of the
Opera House, after years of faithful
4. service.
During the absence of Frank Kimball,
of the Noyes Drug store, Bert Clark of
the Howard Drug store of South Paris,
has been assisting.
George G. Leavtt was called home
from bis Standish school by the sickness
of his mother. During his absence
Blynn Allen is at the head of the high
school.
At the annual meeting of the Second
Congregational church Thursday even.
ing the following officers were elected:
Tress.-Herman L. Horne.
Clerk-R. s. Osgood.
Deacon-E. N. SWEET.
Mrs. Fannie Elizabeth, wife Of Will
liam c. Leavitt, died at her home Thurs
day evening, at the Age of 50 years. She
had been an invalid for eleven years.
Mrs. Leavitt was the daughter of jack
son Clark of Norway, and was descend
ant of some OF the first settlers OF the
town. Besides her husband, she leaves
four children, Mrs. June, wife of Z. W.
Hutchins, George c., William H., AND
Christine, all of Norway. A private
funeral was held at O'Clock Sunday
and public service st2, which was at
tended by a throng of friends. Inter
ment was at Pine Grove.
1 AVERTS AWFUL TRAGEDY.