Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-22
NORWAY.

walk In front OF his house.
II A. W. Walker & Son are ct work ON
the cement walks about George I. Cum.
mings' house on Pike Hill.
| The Daughters Of the Revolution gave
. whist party ct tic new grange build
inR. W ednesdsy evening". There were
twenty.seven tables all filed. Refresh
ments we're served during the playing
aud general good time was enj'yed by
oil.
Henry j. Bangs Of Portland was 10
town with bis friends this week. he
was looking over the various village
places With . thought Of again making
Norway his home.
7 The annual convocation OF Oxford
Chapter, No. 20, r. and A. NJ, will be
held at Masons' Hall Wednesday even
ing, OCT. sd. Reports and election Of
officers. Work In the Royal Arch. Ban.
qust will follow the work.
Charles @. Warren, Esq, Of Boston,
made his Norway friends short call
this week while on business trip in this
section.
The scholars of the village schools will
enjoy vacation OF several days this
week, Thursday and Friday, while the
teachers attend the convention to be
held In Portland.
The Cafe at Masonic Block has been
closed. Owing to the very high prices
the business was not profitable.
Friday, Oct. Is, the Norway Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs will hold their
annual business meeting in Grange Hall.
Literary program and social hour.
Mrs. N. G. French, Fannie r. Buck
French, wife of Rev. Nathaniel G
French, died Monday, Oct. IA, at her Au-
burn home. She was the daughter Of
Albion and Lucia A. Stevens Buck Of
Norway. She is survived by three chill.
dren, Arthur F., Ralph B. and Harriet
8. French, her husband, Rev. N. French,
her father and three brothers, Walter ST.
Willard q. and Prentiss F. Buck. The
remains were brought to Norway We'd
| nesday for burial. Mrs. French was
born In Norway Feb. 81, 1859.
Joseph Antolini, who was SO seriously
burned by an explosion at bis Norway
fruit store, and Is now at the Lewiston
hospital, is somewhat improved, but
still in very critical condition.
The John B. Hazen place on Pleasant
Street, lately damaged by fire, has been
repaired and Is now being painted on the
outside.
An elaborate program is prepared for
the 6Sth annual session of the Oxford
Association of Universalists, Oct. % %. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Danforth left for |
Southern Pines, N. c., this week. They
will visit Mrs. Danforth's sister, Mrs. |
Pliny Allen, in Mattapoissett, Mass, be- |
fore going south for the winter.
Henry Hodgdon continues In about the
same condition In which he was left by |
he shock some weeks ago. Mrs. Flora |
Stearps has been his nurse for number |
Ut weeks. Mrs. Hodgdon Is much better.
Supt. Howard B. Young was one of |
party who attended the electrical con.
vention In Boston Ind witnessed one OF
the big base ball games in the city.
The officers Of the Versnda Club are:
Pres.-Mrs. virgie Murdoch.
Vice. Pres-Mrs. vira Kilgore.
sec-Clara I. Jordan
Treas.-Mrs. Maggie Libby.
At the Friday evening meeting OF the
Board of Trade 1t was decided not to
call a special town meeting for the school
matter but to take 1t up at the annual in
March. On conference with the Western
Maine Poultry Association arrangement
a committee consisting Of Fred Smith
and F. E. DeCoster was appointed.
q. E. Gibson Ia building cement plat
form at his mill.
Some OF the Norway people who at
tended the Maine Music Festival at Port
land were: Postmaster and Mrs. Chas.
Aksrs, Mrs. B. r. Bradbury, Mr.. and
Mr.. Herman L. Horne, Mrs. Fred Rowe,
Mrs. F. q. Beck, Mrs. George Holmes,
Helen Holmes, Mrs. Florence Fogg, Mrs.
Ernest Jackson, Mrs. Horace Sanborn,
Mrs. Maud Merrill, Mrs. Frank Kmball,
Mrs. Moses Kimball, Berenice Nash,
Iona Noble, Alta Pottle, Lillian Powers,
Clara L. Hathaway, Pearl Cook, Ruth
Cummings, Ethel Bradbury, Harry Box.
Frank Moore and wife were the guests
of Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
W. Good win, on Saturday and Sunday.
The men of the Universalist society
will serve supper at the hall Nov 18Th,
at 8:SOP.M. An entertainment will fol.
low In which Mrs. Wynifred Staples
Smith Of Dixfleld will sing.
Under the direction of Mrs. N. G.
Ward, Mrs. B. F. Bradbury and Mrs. NJ.
L. Kimball, will be given an operetta,
"Grandma's Birthday" at Concert Hall,
soon, for the benefit OF the fancy table
at the Universalist fair.
The Norway Grange held their annual
fair at their hall on Cottage Street Thurs
day and Friday. Dance Friday evening.
Vtry successful financially.
Elgin A. Greenleaf and wife have
closed their camp at Sugar Island,
Moosehead Lake, and returned to Nor
way for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Stiles were the
guests Of Mr.. Stiles brother, Capt. N.
P. Stiles, the last Of the week. They
made the trip In their auto.
Arthur Hebbsrd has leased his resi-.
dence on Main Street to Henry h. Spin.
ney and will reside with Mrs. Hebbard's
mother, Mrs. s. 1. Millett, during the
winter.
Rev. B. c. Wentworth is In Phillips
on a hunting trip. He has been gone
some ten days.
Lewis Brooks, of the firm Of Drake &
Brooks, enjoyed few days at Camp
Cinnamon this week.
Irma Moulton of Haverbill, Mass,
visited her brother, Howard Moulton,
and Nellie Allard of Freedom, N. a.,
was the guest Of her uncle, Jesse Allard,
during the week. i
Mrs. N. L. McCrellis has returned
from visiting her daughter 10 South Han
cock and will remain 10 Norway during