Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-04
NORWAY.

Village schools except tho high school
closed Wednesday afternoon.
George I. Gun mlngs and family occu-
pied their Pike Hill house for the first
time this week.
The officers of Frank T. Bartlett
Camp, No. 8, U. s. W. ", are:
Com.-Ross L. Bickford.
8. v. C.-Timothy L. Heath.
J.v. C.-Joseph Ratclin.
Adjt-Merton I. Kimball.
Q.M.-sapger Maxim.
D. of D.-Herbert I. Holt.
O. of G.-Charles 8. Bartlett.
Surg.-Bial +. Bradbury.
Chap.-Horace Fl. Cole.
The following officers Of the Browning
Reading Club have been elected:
President-Mrs. Hiram L. Libby.
First Vice President A. Favor.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Thurza Lovejoy'
Sec. and Treas-Mrs. Elizabeth Bicknell.
Asst. Sec Treas.-Elie Swan.
Program Committee-Margaret Baker, Mrs.
Thurs Lovejoy. Mrs. Gertrude Hosmer.
Flower Commttee-Elsie A. Favor, Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Bicknell, Mrs. Lena Andrews.
Picnic Committce-Mrs. Alice Danforth, Mrs.
Nora Kecne, Mrs. Edith Bartlett, Mrs. Nellie
Shepard.
DR.. Harry Nevers and DR.. Cutting have
returned to their Lawrence, Mass,
home. They greatly enjoyed their vaca-
tion and fishing at the lake.
S. C. Foster has had his barber shop
improved with a new steel ceiling.
It is reported that Frank P. Stone 10
sick with typhoid fever at bis home on
Pike Hill.
hon. A. ]. Stearns, his mother, Mrs.
Ellen r. Stearps. and Miss Stearns, spent
Memorial Day at the Stearns homestead
place In Lowell.
William Bolton, the landscape gar
dener, opened q new business at the Elm
House this week in connection with his
work-that of selling plants. He has q
contract with Bangor parties for work
later in the season.
The friends of Mildred Pottle gave her
surprise party Monday evening. They
were all office girls from the B. r. Spin
ney & Co. factory. Before they depart
ed they presented Miss Pottle with a
dozen silver soup spoons. Refreshments
were served and pleasant evening en-
joyed.
John NJ. Bumpus has sold his former
home place at Steep Falls to F. l. Nc
Alister.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Brooks were the
guests of Mrs. Brooks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cannon, this week. Mr..
Brooks is settled at Mechanic Falls.
N. W. Bennett has just recovered a
gold watch he lost while blowing on the
Sei'z farm two years ago. 1t was In
good condition and all right except the
loss of the crystal and one hand. 1t
keeps good time and was bright and
all right.
While Alphonse Martineau was driv-
ing down Water Street his horse became
frightened and manageable. At Bridge
and Main Streets the driver was thrown
from the carriage. His skull was frac-
tured. The horse ran against tele-
phone pole and badly damaged the wag-
on. The horse was captured little
injured by the accident.
Alexander Mclean and wife have re-
turned from Florida to their lake cottage,
where they will spend the summer
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown of Bangor
are the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Freeland Howe, Jr.
Clarence Parker is the new clerk at F.
p. Stones drug store during Mr.. Stones
sickness.
Mrs. Hattie Crosby of Manchester, N.
a., was the guest of Mrs. F. E. Decoster
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Pendexter and son
will spend the summer at the Isle OF
Springs.
Mrs. Jabez E. Budden, who fell some
time ago and broke her hip, is able to be
about the house. -
Miss Emma J. Smith and guests, Mr..
and Mrs. q. L. Burnhsm of Philadel.
phia, Pa, are at their lake cottage for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Masseck will
soon arrive home from Naples, Italy.
After some time at Mr.. Masseck's home
in Somerville, Mass, they will visit Mrs.
Masseck's father, James Dauforth, In
this village.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Bacon celebrated her
74th birthday Monday, May 9th.
Capt. W. W. Whitmarsh observed his
77th birthday Monday, the 9th inst.
L. /. Bartlett has returned from a visit
with his son, Charles S. Bartlett, In
Auburn, this week.
Randall o. Porter and family enjoyed
few days at Beechenrowe Cottage,
Locke's Mills, recently.
Mrs. Annie Laferrier Wingate OF Hal
lowell returned to her home after very
pleasant visit with her Norway relatives
and friends.
Edith Rideout of Bates is at home sick
with the humps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NJ. Fogg of
Berlin, N. H., were the guests OF Mrs.
Mary Pike Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Bennett made
a visit to their Poland Campground cot
tage this week for day.
Albert Hadley has moved from Paris
Hill to one of the Clark tenements, cor
ner Pleasant and Water Streets.
Perry Russell, who has spent the win
ter in Arlington, has returned to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. George d.
Bennett, for the summer.
The last meeting for the summer will
be held by Abigail Whitman Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
with Mrs. Laura A. Sanborn, Wednesday
evening, June 9Th.