Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-08-27
NORWAY.

periority of their command.
Several Norway attorneys ATTENDED
Probate Court at Rumford this week
going by autos. As the day was pleas
ant and the roads good this trip was de-
lightful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Stiles and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. White Of
Portland were the guests Of Capt. and
Mrs. Moses P. Stiles the first OF the
week. The company went to Albany
for few days outing at the David A.
Jordan farm. Later Capt. Stiles and bis
brother returned to Portland by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Hills left for their
annual trip to Union, in their new run
about, for ten days.
The store In Noyes Block, formerly
occupied by the Cole jewelry store, has
been leased to the telephone people for
a store room for their tools and tele-
phone materials.
The Democratic rally was presided
over by NJ. L. Kimball. Congressman
McGillicuddy made the speech of the
evening. The meeting was fairly we'll
attended.
The tennis court on Fair Street is COM
pleted and turned over to the club.
Bert Towne, G. I. Cummings, A. j.
Stearns and ]. N. Favor returned the
first of the week from q fishing trip to
Riley Plantation.
MI. and Mrs. Charles G.. Blake of
Philadelphia and Mrs. DR.. Thompson
are the guests Of Capt. and Mrs. Whit
marsh.
Capt. John W. Nash has completed
two exhibits in taxidermy. One for
the Canadian National Exhibition at
Toronto. and the other for the Salem,
N. A., fair. Each exhibit is full and at
tractive.
Calvin KneeIand of Berry's Mills and
his son, Ralph Kneeland, conductor on
the Boston electrics, are at their home
on the Rumford road for short time.
Frank Seavey of Portsmouth, N. a.,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Sarah Smith,
on Deering Street.
Arthur Hebbard aud wife were at
their Old Orchard cottage the first OF
the week.
Charles L. Hathaway aud family, after
several weeks at his island cottage, have
returned to his village home.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. L. Merchant were
called to Vermont the last of the week
by the death of Mrs. Merchants brother
They returned Sunday morning.
Walter w. Purington, for some time
night watch at the shoe factories, has re-
signed his position.
Winfield Kimball has been elected
principal of the Stone Grammar School
at Walpole, Mass. The enrolment pre-
sents $50 students, and twelve instruct
ors. Mr.. Kimballs is tho son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Kimball of the Noyes Drug
Store.
William II. Porter has returned from a
two weeks vacation in Conway, N. Fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus q. Macdonald of
Swampscott, Mass, are the guests of
Mrs. MacDonald's mother, Mrs. William
C. Cole, on Fair Street.
E. B. Jackson has an old sign in new
place at his meat market on Main Street.
Mrs. Cora DeShone of Everett, Mass,
ia the guest of her sister, Mrs. Leon
NJ. Longley.
Mrs. Mary Cole is stopping with Miss
Emma j. Smith at her cottage, Tangle-
wood.
Mrs. Albert P. Bassett entertained her
brother, Ruel York, of Damariscotta
Mills, on Sunday. Mrs. York and Mar
jorie returned with Mr.. York the first of
the week.
The following are the duly elected
delegates to the Androscoggin District
Lodge, I. o. G. T., to be held at Lisbon
Center, August 2sth, for Norway Anchor
Lodge: Rev. B. G. Wentworth, Fred Al
len, Emma Stone, Lowell Cleveland, j.
a. Knapp, Hazel Bennett, Harlan Kim
ball, Howard Lasselle, Mrs. Eliza Mer-
rill and Mrs. NJ E. McAllister.
Mrs. Don C. Seitz and daughters, Mil
dred and Mabel, and Lawrence and Nor
man, with their cousins, Lois and Chas.
Kendall, are at the Seitz farm, Cedar.
brook. They have been stopping at
Summit Springs.
Fred Brown on his return trip from
New York to Caribou made his father,
Alvin Brown, q visit over Sunday.
Prof. Herbert Russell and wife, for
some time the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Libby, started for their home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Otis N. Jones and daughter, Mrs.
Mary Metcalf, are at Lakeside Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Ridlon and MIR.
and Mrs. Eugene N. SWEET and son are
stopping at their lake cottages, Grand
View and Woodland Home. Mr.. Rid
lon and Mr.. SWEET make the trip nights
and mornings.
Everett Tinhorn, Of the Boot & Shoe
Recorder Publishing Co., has purchased
the Woodman cottage, the Kingfsher.
Mrs. Bates S. Rideout and daughters,
Florence and Edith, are with relatives in
Garland.
Ellie Swan is visiting her brother,
Arthur Swan, at North Weymouth,
Mass.
J.R. Nickerson and son, Kenneth, and
Frank C. Gilbert and son, John, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. HOBBS.
One of the best times in years was en-,
joyed by Oxford Chapter, r. A. NJ
Wednesday evening. Fifty visitors from
Oriental Chapter of Bridgton were pres
ent, all coming in motor cars. There
were also eight visitors from other chap.
tiers, and seventy five members of Oxford
Chapter, making a total attendance OF
1874. The Royal Arch degree was con
ferred, and after the close Of the chapter
a supper was served in the banquet hall
For the after-dinner part of the program
A. j. Stearns, Esq, served as toastmas
ter in a manner at once graceful and en-
Pertaining, and there were responses by
a number from several towns, all oil
which were well-timed and appropriate
combining the serious and the jovial II
due proportions, and occupying the
time to the rich enjoyment OF all present
until after midnight.
The Dennis Pike Real Estate Agency
has negotiated the sale of the Henry j
Bangs dwelling, grocery store and mea
market to a syndicate of Norway bust
ness men, composed of Henry B. Foster
A. J. Stearns, n. T. Whittridge anf
Dennis Pike, for improvement.
Now the Shoe Is on the Other Foot
Mr.. Dodge, the Democratic State Pen
sion Clerk, after he bad been in offic'
about week, discovered that Their
were some 500, 500 due for state pensions
of the previous year. The Republican
administration of the pension office wa
condemned without stint. The Demo
cratic newspapers limited at dishonesty
After Mr.. Dodge had been in office jus
one year bis books showed that NOR
than Ss4, 900 was required to square the
allotments of his Office.
Another Democrat discovered tina