Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-25
NORWAY.

At the Board of Trade meeting Friday
evening the school building committee
submitted plans for new building. The
one called for an expenditure Of $50, 900,
all wood, and the other, s25, 900, brick
structure. Equipment, ETC., $500. Land
cost $500.
A mass meeting will be held at Grange
Hall Friday evening, July 9th, for the
public discussion of the matter. The
question Is this: Shall We have COM
mercial and an agricultural course 10 our
high school?
Wednesday morning, June 20, June
breakfast will be served by the ladies Of
the Universalist society at Concert Hall.
There will be baked beans, brown bread,
graham rolls, hot biscuit, salads, fruits.
coffee and doughnuts served from 9 30
to 8 80. This IL something new here.
DIR. and Mrs. Albert Thompson of Phil
adelphia, Pa, are the guests of Mrs.
Thon pson's sister, Mrs. w. W. Whit
marsh. The Thompsons will enjoy most
of the summer at their cottage on Rock
Island.
The primary election in this place was
not largely attended. The polls opened
at noon aud closed at 8 O'Clock p m.
The usual elective officers. Select
men, George W. Holmes, A. j. Millett
and W. A. Hersey. Town Clerk, S. W.
Goodwin and clerks G. P. Downing, G.
A. Brooks, J. A. Roberts and A. L. 2.
Pike. The Republicans cast Ill votes,
Democrats 43 and Socialists 1.
II. II. Hayes of Brooklyn, N. Y, was
o,I Hro r Hanna
this week.
C. L. Hathaway, A. J. Stearns, q. F.
Andrews, b. B. Foster, Dr. F. E. Drake,
v. W. Hills, A. S. Kimball, Fred W.
Sanborn and others will attend the com.
mandery gathering at the Ottawa House,
Cushing's Island, st. Johns Day.
Merton l.. Kimball, Esq, attends the
Democratic national convention at Balti-
more, Md. Mrs. Kimball and son
Houghton will 60 to Mrs. Kimball's
home in Ellsworth the last of the week
for her summer vacation.
Capt. Moses P. Stiles and his lieuten-
ants, Stevens and SWEET, attended the
Augusta officers school the past week.
Co. ID. has many new members and an
election of captain will soon be held. In
case no election Is held before muster
Capt. Stiles will continue in command
of the company.
Maud and Edith Sadlier of Island Pond,
VT, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
N. SWEET on Marston street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Faunce will
visit their son B. F. Faunce in Pittsburg,
Pa, the LIST Of July. Later they will
visit their daughters. Mrs. w. Leavitt,
NorridgewocR, and Mrs. Hugh Pendex-
ter, Isle of Springs They will be away
about two months.
Mrs. Nettie Tyler and son Maurice Of
Exeter, N. H., and Mrs. Fred Sibley of
Sanbornville, N. H., are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon NJ. Longley. They
returned with them in the auto from
their Raymond trip this week.
Mrs. Harry Jones is under the care of
a trained nurse at her Deering street
home. She is suffering with bronchial
pneumonia.
A fishing party consisting of Homer
r. Luck, Rollie Dinsmore and Fred
Lovejoy will enjoy a weeks outing IN
Mason. They take the trip by auto.
Grin Brown died at his village home
Sunday, June 16;h, of hardening of the
arteries. He was born in Norway Sept.
%, 1S48, the son OF David and Sarah G.
Hill Brown. Farmer, Democrat and
Second Adventist. He was chairman OF
the Mechanic Falls campmeeting asso
citation. He married Eliza A. Anderson
Dec. 10, 1851. He is survived by bis
widow and four children: Mrs. Edna l.
Holmes of North Stratford, N. a.; DR.. E.
Linwood Brown, dentist, Bethel; DR..
Maurice V. Brown, dentist, Dorchester,
Mass, and Mrs. Grace E. Calef, of Nor
way Services Tuesday at late residence.
Pine Grove Cemetery.
Murray Russell and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Pratt have moved from the
Harding tenement on Beal street to DIR.
F. N. Barker's house on Danforth street.
Mrs. Flora Stearns, for some time with
her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Skillings OF
Bolster's Mills, has returned to her Nor
way home.
Elmer Packard is the new clerk in the
clothing store Of Il. B. Foster.
Prof. Charles Danforth of the Wash
ington University, st. Louis, is the guest
of his father James Danforth. He Ia
graduate Of the Norway high school.
Simon Grover Of East Stoneham was
In town this week. Eden W. Stevens
has purchased Mr.. Growers place on
Brown stree. and has moved from the
Hamilton place.
Edwin c. Wibslow will clerk for E. E.
Durgin In the place of Homer R. Luck.
Partridge Bros. wish to sell the Nor
way lake store and business. They have
been engaged in trade at the lake for
many years and it is first-class bust