Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-07-16
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
Hon. Charles P. Barnes of Houlton,
formerly in company with the late G. E.
Holt, was for q few days in town with
Ibis friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Smith of Pressure
Isle returned with Mr.. Smiths sister,
Edith N. Smith, from Portland, for a
short visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith pass
part Of the summer season each year In
Norway.
Mrs. F. E. DeCoster and children re.
turned from four weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. e. r. Flood, at Pennington,
Tuesday afternoon.
Capt. NJ. P. Stiles has for the past two
weeks and is now putting in some very
effective work with Co. D of the I'd
Regt., N. G. s. NJ. 1t is expected that
he will command the company during
camp.
Misses S. B. and z. s. Prince, after a
vacation in California and other places
for several months, returned to their
home in the Abbott Block on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Edith M. Smith was with her brother,
Charles r. Smith, In Portland during
the week.
The Gibson Grove picnic Thursday
was we'll attended. A grand good time
was enjoyed by all.
The following are in attendance on
the school for the medical or hospital
corps of the N. G. s. NJ: Col. E. N. Full
Ter, Bath; Major B. F. Bradbury, Nor
way; Major Clarence F. Kendall, Bidde.
ford; Capt. j. G. Towne, Waterville;
Lieut.. II. q. Sampson, Soldiers Home,
Togus; Lieut.. D. NJ Stewart, South
Paris; Lieut.. q. r. Farris, Oxford;
Lieut.. E. E. Goodrich, Waterville. The
morning, afternoon and evening sessions
are held at Bradbury Hall on Water
Street. The school commenced Tues
day and closed Friday.
Lizzie Sampson has closed her work
as cashier with u. L. Merchant & Co.
Capt. E. S. Schwartz of Baltimore,
Nd, has taken McLean's cottage,
"Uneeda Rest on the east shore of the
lake for the season ending Sept. 30th.
Rev. L. NJ. Robinson Of Philadelphia,
professor In the Divinity School, and
niece, after having enjoyed an extended
trip through Canada, are stopping for
time at Coles island cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Horne of Auburn
are stopping at their lake cottage. Last
week they entertained the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Horne, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. l.. Horne, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Holmes, Mrs. B. S. Rideout and
daughters, Edith and Florence, Ella
Keene, VIM. Drake, Wallace Drake,
Sarah and May Berry.
Mrs. Everett F. Bicknell and daughter
Grace are at Rangeley with friends for
ten days.
Prof. A. II. Towne and family drove
from Ashland to Mr.. TOwne's parents,
Frank P. Towne's, the first of the week.
Rev. NJ. c. Ward, who is With his
family at West Buxton, was in town
Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sylvia Bennett.
At the Board of Trades public meet
ing at the Grange Hall Friday evening
the attendance was small. Several citi.
zens spoke on the proposed change in
the school system and 1t was at length
voted to appoint a committee to place
the matter before the town at special
town meeting to be called In the near
future.
Mr.. Voohees and party made his cot
tage a short visit the first Of the week.
The party drove through by auto and re-
turned by same conveyance.
Judge c. F. Whitman and Mrs. Whit
man were with their son Victor on
Crockett Ridge during the week. 1t is
reported that the Judge assisted his son
with the haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Levy of Boston
have taken a cottage for the summer.
They think Norway and its lake most
pleasant.
Town clerk Goodwin, Lester Ashton,
James Favor and Allie Cook enjoyed
trip in Ashton's motor boat Tuesday
night, but when the power gave ont 1t
was another matter. It was too hot for
anything except a power boat.
William T. B. Roberts, Forrest R.
Roberts and E. S. Paret of Philadelphia
are for two weeks at Mr.. Paret's cottage
on the west shore of the lake.
About twenty attended the midsum-
mer meeting of the Federation of
Women's Clubs at Goat Island, Friday.
The party enjoyed a picnic dinner and
we're assisted by Dora Kerwin who gave
several readings during the afternoon.
Hazel Bicknell is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Hewison at Lake Auburn for
ten days.
Mrs. C. q. Clough, Mrs. c. F. Ridlon's
mother, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Herman Paragard, In Lynn, Mass.
Constable Hoyt arrested Thomas A.
Tatro and took him before the Norway
Municipal Court Tuesday for driving an
auto on the sacred road in Waterford.
He pleaded guilty and was fined $40 with
costs of S642.
At the annual shoot of Co. D, I'd
Regt., N. G.. s. NJ, July 9th, the follow
ing were the winners: Gold medal, Al
ton E. Whitehead; silver medal, o. +.
Mills; bronze medal, A. F. Thompson.
Mrs. Albert Richardson returned to
HOulton with her son-in-law, G. P.
Barnes, for visit Of two weeks with her
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Sanborn will
spend some time at Meredith Center,
N. H. This is Mr.. Sanborn's old home
place where his sister, Mrs. G. Z. o.
good, resides and with whom they will
stop.
Mrs. Zena Cash was taken to the Gen.
trail Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
the first of the week for surgical opera
ton.
Helen Bangs and her sister Marion
were the guests of Frank Packard's
family the past week.
Regular meeting of Royal Arch
Chapter, No. 20, will be held at Mason's
Hall on Wednesday evening, July "a.
Mrs. Isanna Jane, wife of o. W. q.
Judkins, died at their home In North
Norway June 9th. She was the daugh-
ter of Lothrop and Mary Andrews
Edwards of Otisfield, and was born In
that town y years ago.