Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-27
NORWAY.

Deacon Porter of the Falls has come
into possession of the Post Cane" The
next in order of age Is Albion Buck oil
Norway Lake.
DR.. and Mrs. Thompson of Philadel
phia are with Capt. and Mrs. W. W.
Whitmarsh for short visit. Later In
the season DR.. Thompson will join his
family at Rock Island for several weeks.
One of the large plate glass windows
In the Cook barber shop was broken out
one day last week by the street ball play.
ers. There was time when the town
bylaws regarding bicycle riding and ball
playing were enforced, but with the
enact ment of the curfew law, the on
forcement of town laws has come to an
end.
Dr.. Harry P. Jones has purchased the
Howard Young motor boat for use in
connection with his cottage.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the Norway Branch Railroad will
lbe held at the Office of Freeland Howe
on the morning of July 4th.
E. W. Dyer, for some years connected
with the Norway branch of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
has been transferred to the Skowhegan
branch under Superintendent Robinson,
formerly of Norway.
James Danforth and wife, accom-
panied by Annie Gibson, went to Boston
the first of the week. They will attend
the wedding of Mr. Danforth's daughter,
Annie Laura Danforth, to Clinton Joseph
Masseck of West Somerville. The date
is the Goth.
Prof. and Mrs. Addison Vsrrill OBJ
served their forty-sixth wedding an
niversary at Mrs. Verrill's brothers,
Clarence NJ. Smiths, Main Street. There
were present: Prof. and Mrs. Verrill's
daughter, Edith, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Danfortb, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
Hathaway, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Cole,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Danforth, Miss
Carrie Tucker, Miss Nellie Brown, Mrs.
Almira q. Foster, Mrs. Cyrus s. Tucker,
Mrs. Silas q. Weeherbee, Mrs. Alice NJ.
Oxnard. :,
Jason MARI and wife have returned
from short visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Lewis B. Turple, at West Paris.
Horace Oxnard and wife attended the
exercises at Bowdoin College Charles
Oxuard, 1911, is a grandson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oxnard will spend few days with
their son Frank in West Medford, Mass,
before their return to Norway.
Tuesday was picnic day for the clergy
and their families at Deacon Paige's cot
tage and Gibson's Grove. Those present
we're: Rev. and Mrs. B. G. Wentworth,
Norway: Rev. and Mrs. r. j. Bruce and
daughter Margaret, Norway; Rev. and
Mrs. A. T. McWhorter and children,
South Paris; Rev. E. A. Davis, South
Paris: Rev. G. W. F. Hill, Paris Hill;
Rev. L. W. Raymond, West Paris.
Lewis /. Gilbert and wife entertained
a party of their friends Wednesday even
ing at a musical given by Mr.. Bradley of
Portland on the new piano player.
Mrs. A. P. Bassett visited her father,
BENZ. R. York, at Damariscotta, during
the week. Mr.. York is smart and active
at the age of ninetytwo years.
Frank O. Elliott and wife have moved
to their North Norway farm for the
summer.
The stockholders of the Norway Opera
House have determined to repair the
hall, and as a result the opera house
will be closed during the month OF July.
Florence Rideout and Josephine
Stearns are of company Of young col.
lege ladies who attend the ten days
of the Young Womens
Christian Association at Silver Bay, N.
Y. Miss Rideout Is president OF the
Bates College Chapter, and Miss Stearns
goes az delegate. :,
Thomas Thibodeau, aud Tessa and
Grace, his daughters, attended com.
mencement at Tufts. The son and
brother Earl, is a member OF the class OF
1911.
Ii. Gilbert was of the party from
Portland Commandery ON the st. Johns
Day trip to Montreal and Quebec.
The 4th of July will be observed by
Norway Grange at Gibson's Grove: 1t
will be basket picnic affair and all are
invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frost OF South
birmingham, Mass, are with their Nor
way friends for short visit.
Mayford Mann has completed bis
course at Shaw's Business College, Port
land, and is stopping with his mother,
Mrs. Emma Mann.
NJ. / Kimball, Esq, attended com
mencement at Bowdoin College last
week. go
Eta Noyes is at Peaks Island with
her sister, Mrs. John Horne, for ten
days.
Bertha Mann, for the past year teach
ing in Dakota, will enjoy the summer
with her people. .,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Towne and chill
dren are with Mr.. Towne's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. P. Towne, for the summer.
Mr.. Towne has just closed his school in
Ashland for the year. Mr.. Towne Is
very successful teacher.