Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-09-09
NORWAY.

1t is reported that Fred Smith and
family will occupy the new house on
Main Street opposite the Compensation
alist church when 1t Is completed. MT.
Clark of Bolster's Mills 10 the owner Oh
the building. .,.
All services at the Congregationalist
church were resumed Sunday with the
exception of the Junior Christian En-
deavor and the Hobab Bible class which
Is led by the pastor.
The Swastika Club was entertained
Wednesday evening by Mss Lena
Schank at her home on Pixies Hill.
Miss Ethel Wentworth Is making o
good recovery from her recent surgical
operation. She is at her home on Bear
Street.
Rev. Olaf Tandburg of Brunswick
spoke at the Universalist church Sun
day.
Mrs. Eliza Frost of birmingham,
Mass, is a guest at Mrs. A. A. keene's
and is calling on many other friends In
this vicinity. MI
Hon. A. S. Kimball will start for Min
neapolis, MIMI, Thursday OF this week
to attend the sessions of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. He goes
as the Grand Representative of the state
of Maine, a position he has held for sew
eral wears. Mr.. Kimball has held nearly
all the highest offices in the order and
bis many friends are hoping to see him
elected as Grand Sire, the highest honor
possible in the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, within few years.
DR.. F. N. Barker has returned home
from the hospital and is making rapid
recovery from his recent operation, In
fact, he gets around so much that he 10
causing his many friends some uneasi-
ness for fear he will overdo.
Miss II. NJ. Taylor is in Boston to at
tend the millinery openings and pur-
chase her fall goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Jackson have re-
turned from their vacation, which took
the shape of an auto trip to relatives In
various parts of Massachusetts,.
G. W. Hobbs and his associates have
opened their now store which has been
recently completed. 1t is cement
building with an inside finish or hard
wood. The large windows in the front
and rear furnish an abundance of light
and make fine display room for their
new line of stoves, ranges and heaters.
Pots, kettles, and a large line OF agate
ware dishes are also carried BY the new
company.
Thelma Gerry is student at Gorhsm
Normal School.
Miss Agnes Sanborn, who has spent
the summer with her father at her home
here returned Friday to her school work
in Newton, Mass.
Capt. A. E. Whitehead has returned
from the National Matches at Camp Per
nv, Ohio, where he was member OF the
state team. The Maine team did not
make as good a showing as In some pre-
vious years.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. r.,
held its first meeting of the season with
the Misses Prince at their home on Main
Street Wednesday evening. There was
a good attendance and much interest
was taken in the talk given by Judge
Chas. F. Whitman on Oxford County's
Soldiers, a subject OF
which he has made a deep study. The
Judge now has the names of forty-two
Norway men who bel knows saw SER
vice in the war.
Blynn Allen has been In Boston re-
Gently to have his eyes treated.
Miss Maud Mixer is visiting her broth
or, Carl p. Mixer at Clinton, Mass.
Mrs. Hortense Gates entertained
party at corn roast at her camp, "Tum-
l. ;,N nr;lou ayaplnU
Miss Lena Schank returned to her
teaching in Providence, X. l., Saturday;
Miss Tessa Thibodeau has returned
from Old Orchard, where she has been
employed this summer by Bertha Mann.
E. F. Smith and family have recently
been on an auto trip to Exeter and 9TH
er places in New Hampshire. They re-
port fine outing.
Mark P. Smith and family OF Vinal
Haven are visiting Mr.. Smiths parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith and will re-
main to take in the fair.
Fred Smith returned from the Eye and
Ear Ipfirmary at Portland Thursday.
Considering the seriousness of bis condi-
ton his rapid recovery is remarkable.
A. L. Buck is again in the Smiley
store, after spending one week in New
York on business and two weeks at Lake
Anasagunticook, Canton, on his vaca-
ton. Mrs. Buck was with him at Can
ton, and visited her sister, Alice Abbott,
at Auburn while Mr.. Buck was in New
York.
Mrs. Simeon Butler of Camden Is WIS.,
iting friends in this village.
The young son of Mr.. aud Mrs. A. l..
Mains, who has been seriously Ill of ty-
phoid fever, is improving and is now
considered out of danger.
Floyd Haskell Ia taking vacation
from Thomas Smiley's store, and is
spending a part of the time with rela-
tives at Bethel.
Stuart Goodwin was in Lowell two
days last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sennett of Turner
visited Mrs. Sennett's brother, Chas. +.
Ridlon, last week. i,
Miss Jennie Baker was in Portland
Wednesday.
The front of Hobbs Variety store has
received coat of deep red paint.
Arthur Easton of Bridgton called on
friends in town recently.
Prof. j. E. Schmidlen and family OF
Elizabeth, N. j., are occupying Chas. F.
Ridlop's cottage at the lake.
Misses Helen and Mildred Holmes en-
tertaiued party of thirty-two at corn
roast at DR.. Harry P. Jones' cottage
Thursday evening. The night was ideal
for the occasion and asplendid time was
enjoyed BY all, the lake looking very
pretty by the light of the huge bonfire.
The trip to and from the cottage was
made by hayrack and some deep mys-
terry seems to surround portion of the
return trip, however, all got home safe
and sound In the party were Rev. and
Mrs. r. j. Bruce and daughter Margaret,
MIR. and Mrs. William Cash, Mrs. Percy
Nevers, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Buck, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Morrill,, Miss Maud
Pike, Miss Anna Belle Bennett, Misses
Florence and Edith Rideout, Miss Lillian
Kuslansky, Miss Claribel DeCoster,
George Sanborn, Miss Lena Schank,
Thaddeus Roberts, Miss Anna Schank,
Wallace Dunn, Robert Schank, Marguer-
ite, Donald and James WEIGH, Francis
SWEET, Fred Lovejoy, Miss Rosslind L.
Houghton Philip Stone, Clarence Buck,
and Misses Helen and Mildred Holmes.
HI. Horne made business and
pleasure trip to Portland Saturday.
Miss Rosalind L. Houghton of Jamal-
ca Plains, N. Y, teacher of art at the
johnson State Normal School Of John.
son, VT, has been guest at g. f..
Stones.
Hazel Foster left Saturday for Water.