Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
NORWAY.
Schools are In session.
Excellent sleiRhinQ.

lNON WAY>
| Schools are In session. -.
Excellent sleighing.
About fifteen thousand bushels OF ap-
pies shipped from the Norway station
this season.
The boys are enjoying the coasting on
Pike Hill. It's great they say. The
municipal officers have not put up signs
forbidding the sport a. yet.
A few autos are to be seen up0u the
streets. The ways are rather smoother
than In summer ~ the bad places are
filed with ice and snow.
Clara A. Daggett died ut the Sisters
Hospital in Lewiston November goth Of
cancer. She was born june 14th, 1855,
at Parkman, Maine. A niece, Mrs. Min
ME Corliss of Manchester, N. H., and
two nephews, Fred E. Daggett of Tops
ham and John Daggett Of Bangor sur
vive her. Nearly thirty years ago she
came to Norway and during all that
period she worked for B. r. Spinney &
Co. She was member of the Congre-
gational church and constant attend.
ant. She made many and firm friend
ships and was loved and respected by ALL
Funeral from the Congregational church
Wednesday, attended by Rev. R. j.
Bruce, Bearers, w. F. Jones, Dennis
Pike, Herbert F. Andrews, and A. L. F.
Pike. Interment Pine Grove cemetery.
Judge Jones, q. j. Bangs, Il. F.
Greenleaf, and F. Abbott returned from
their hunting trip in East Stoneaam
Monday with 200 pound bear and one
deer.
Stephen B. Cummings has put spring
water into their new home on Main
Street, the Chas. II. Haskell homestead.
The Rebekah fair took place this week
at Odd Fellows Hall most successfully.
The hall and booths were very prettily
decorated and the abundance OF useful
and beautiful articles for sale attracted
big crowd. There was the fancy booth,
presided over by Eva NJ. Kimball and
assistants; the variety booth under the
management of Gertrude Libby and
others; the fish pond was managed by
Nora Bradbury and her helpers, while
the apron booth, the candy booth and
the ice cream parlor in the regalia room,
and various other places where money
could be used with great benefit and
pleasure were open to all who attended.
Financially the fair was great success.
Thursday a supper was served in Odd
Fellows Hall, and after that came the
ball ut the Opera House with first-class
music and good time.
The funeral OF Mrs. William c. Leavi't,
Fannie Elizabeth Clark Leavitt, took
place at her late home ON Orchard Street
last Sunday afternoon al 2 O'Clock. She
was born 10 Norway March 11tb, 1859,
the daughter of Jackson and Angela
Mixer Clark. In 1880 she married w.
C. Leavftt. She is survived by her hus-
band, father, and four children, Mrs.
Elizabeth June Leavitt Hutchins, wife
of Ernest W. Hutchins, Norway's night
Waterman, George G.. Leavitt, principal
of Standish High School, William II.
Leavitt and Christine Leavitt at home,
She was Universalist, and her funeral
was attended by her pastor, Rev. NJ. G.
Ward, and the bearers were Stephen b.
Cummings, Albert j. Stearns, Everett F.
Bicknell, and Charles d. Sargent. To-
torment in Pine Grove cemetery. The
abundance of flowers was the testimony
of many loving friends. Nearly eleven
years ago she was taken sick and during
all the years since she has been most
patient sufferer, kind, pleasant, en-
couraging and happy in her home.
Cecil Brown, on his return from
hunting trip in Grafton Saturday, brought
with him deer.
George Stephenson and Clarence Whit.
man brought home three deer from Wild
River, N. H., Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Lord have returned
to their Norway home from Brockton,
where they went for visit nearly two
months ago. They were both taken
sick and Mr.. Lord has but recently come
from the hospital. Mr.. Lord is at work
again. :,
Cleveland Brown, owing to blood
poisoning, has had the little finger on
his left hand amputated.
Mrs. Freeland Howe, Jr., was called to
Bangor the first of the week by the sick
ness of her father.
The ladies of Mt. Hope Rebekah
Lodge have published one Of their far
famed cook books and they sell to every
one for twenty-five cents per copy. 1t
is said they are worth the price.
Ernest Hutchins was in Exeter, N. H.,
this week to attend the funeral of his
grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Swain we're call
ed to Boston Monday by the sickness Of
Mr.. SWANS sister, Mrs. S. d. Ring.
Clara Conner is convalescent. She
has been very sick but is now slowly
gaining.
Postmaster Ridlon of West Paris was
in town the first of the week with his
friends for short time.
Everybody is invited to attend the
Union Thanksgiving service at the Con-
gregational church on Wednesday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock.
Iona Noble is visiting her brother,
Nathan A. Noble, during the vacation.