Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-04-30
NORWAY.

/ luo ico W6nt out VI tuo leAO APs"
25th. Last year 1t was the 18th when
the last disappeared.
| Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Smith entertained
. few friends, The Merry Eight, at their
home on Bridge Street, Wednesday
evening, at supper and social hour
after.
The municipal officers have crew Of
one man and foreman at work on the
determination Of the brown tail moths.
No attention, so far az enforcing the
law, 10 given to those who neglect to re-
move the nests. The trees on the street
are trimmed while one within few feet
IL left full OF nests. Much criticism 10
heard on the non-enforcement OF the law
| in this respect. Many trees will not be
trimmed for want Of little energy.
Robert York has moved from Amasa
Swift's into one of C. B. Cummings &
Sons houses and is driving team for the
firm.
Capt. NJ. P. Stiles has sold his team to
Frank l.. Starbird.
A. L. Sanborn, sometime in trade at
the Waite store, was in town this week.
The Chapman concert at the Grange
Hall Thursday evening, under manage
ment of the senior class, Norway High
School, was well attended.
Charles E. Higgins, after long sick.
ness, died at his daughters, Mrs. Walter
Hutchins', home on Main Street, Wednes-
day. He was fifty.five years of age, a
carpenter by trade. Republican In
politics, and in religion Universalist.
he was born in Gloucester. He is
survived by three children, viz: Bertha
Adams, Oakland, Mrs. Gertrude Hutch !
ins, Norway, and Ernest Higgins, in the |
regular army. By second marriage he
ia survived by two children, Zilpha and
Arthur Higgins. Funeral Friday, at 2
p. NJ, attended BY Rev. NJ. G. Ward.
Interment In Pine Grove Cemetery.
The men of the Universalist Parish will |
serve supper Wednesday evening, May |
LIST, at $50 to 7:30 o'clock. Frank II.
Beck is chairman of the committee hav-
ing the matter in hand and Is assisted by |
Fred q. Cummings and Eugene F.
Hayden. Music during supper by the
Sunday School orchestra. After supper |
Rev. Merrill C. Ward will entertain with !
stereopticon views of the Canadian
Rockies. Menu:
Pressed Meat Cold Boiled Ham
Hot s ROiis r'ckleS w Sassq Bread
Geiatlne Puddings
Cream Pie Custard Pie
Tarts Doughnuts Assorted Cakes
Tea Conee Spring Water
The members of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, both of the
subordinate and Rebekah branches as
sembled at Odd Fellows Hall Sunday |
the 18th, and attended the NJ. E. church |
in the morning where they listened to
the annual anniversary sermon by Rev.
B. C. Wentworth.
John Wood captured trout while
passing along the lake road one day this
week. The fish was among the ice and
injured. 1t was racer, 81 inches long.
1t was turned over to Capt. j. Waldo
Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram L. Libby will
celebrate their golden wedding, May LIST.
Deacon W. n. Porter, Norway's oldest
man, will observe his Goth birthday, |
May 9Th.
The officers of the Universalist Ladies'
Circle for the ensuing year are:
President-Mrs. Z. F. Smith.
End Vice. President-Mrs. E. +. Hayden.
Bird Vice. President Clara Louise Hathaway.
Secretar y-Elsie A. Favor.
Asst. Secretary-Mrs. E. +. Bicknell.
Treasurer-Mrs. Jas. Danforth.
Asst TRANSPORTING. Geo. l. Cummings.
Caretaker-Mrs. r. H. Beck.
Reception Committee-Mrs. Mary Cole, Mrs.
f. II. Beck, Mrs. II. L. Libby.
Doorkeeper-Otto Schnuer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Cummings of
Bemis were in town over Sunday. Mr..
Cummings has charge Of the business
of G. B. Cummings & Sons at Bemis and
he and Mrs. Cummings are there nearly
all the time.
Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. w. r. Jones' mother,
who has been sick at her daughters for
some time, returned to her home in
Bath Wednesday.
Mrs. Florence Hall and her daughters
of Augusta are the guests of her sister,
Mrs. James N. Favor.
1t is reported that w. A. Gould of
Mechanic Falls will build cottage near
Gibson's Grove this season.
The commencement exercises of the
Norway High School will be held at the
Opera House, juno 9Th.
Mrs. Charles w. Chick has returned
from the hospital much improved In
health.
Frank Spinusy, son of B. F. Spinney,
of the firm of B. F. Spinney & Co. OF
Lynn, was in town this week.
Charles H. Porter of Boston purposes
to make birthday party for his father,
Dsa. w. 81. Porter, on the 9Th of May.
Dea. Porter is the oldest man in Norway,
and on the 9Th of May will be 90 years
old. His old friends and neighbors are
invited to come and pay their respects to
him on that occasion. A big birthday
cake will be cnt about 8 P. N.
Oxford Chapter, R. A. NJ, had expect
ed to entertain Bradford Chapter of Au-
burn at special meeting Tuesday even.
ing, but being unable to get a special
train Bradford was unable to come. The
members of the home chapter turned out
in force, and an even bundled Royal
Arch Masons were recorded as present
at the meeting. Six candidates, all
young men from Bethel, received the
r. A. degree. Following the work,
supper was served in the Masons' ban
quet hall. This Is on the second floor
Of Masonic Block, and Is the room occu-
pied by the Odd Fellows until their ball
was built. A kitchen has been fitted up
and other necessary changes made, and
the banquet hall will be valuable addi-
ton to the equipment OF the Norway
Masonic bodies.