Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-11
NORWAY.

Some of the best lake ice has been
harvested this season. It Is about eight
cen inches thick, with no snow or white
ice.
Special convoc alton of Oxford Royal
Arch Chapter. No. 20, was held at
Masons' Hall Wednesday evening. Work
on the Past and Most Excellent.
Mary Lowell of Augusta was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Hills during the
week. She is trained nurse 10 Angus
| to. Before her return to Augusta she
will visit Yarmouth, Boston and New
York.
A special meeting OF the First Univers'
alist parish has been called upon the ap-
plication of W. C. Leavitt, c. F. Ridlon
and others to act upon the following ar
ticles, Saturday evening, Feb. 10:
Art l. To choose moderator.
Art.2 To choose a clerk.
Ats. To see what action the parish will take
in regard 10 the resignation given by hev. "
Ward and accepted by the parish committee.
Art.4. To zee what action the parish WI!
during such time as he may occupy the pulpit OF
Art 5. TO see II the parish will vote to give In
writing OF the snsain@ ye aEt
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Art. 8. To transact such business as may
legally come before said meeting.
The February term of the Norway
Municipal Court was held by Judge
Jones at the municipal court rooms on
Tuesday. The docket indicates some
new business with an adjustment of a
few of the old entries.
There is considerable talk of bonding
the town for 900 or $4,000 of bonds
and expanding the same on the roads
and sidewalks of the village. The ques-
ton will come up at the annual March
meeting. It ia the intention OF the pro-
motors of the enterprise to have the
money expended under the supervision
of commission or committee OF three
citizens of the town to serve without
compensation. Norway calls loudly for
sidewalks, roads and some improved
sanitary system as to drainage.
Senator and Mrs. Albert j. Stearns,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Bal F. Bradbury,
Hon. and Mrs. John A. Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene E. Andrews were OF those
who attended the governors reception
and ball at Augusta this week.
Many autos are used on the streets
with very satisfactory results. Rather
an unusual winter indeed
Houghton Kimball, the little five-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Merton l.. Kim
ball, very narrowly escaped serious ir-
Jury Wednesday afternoon. He was
riding on team when he fell and it was
thought the sled passed over him. He
was taken home and physicians called.
Although he was badly bruised, there
were no bones broken and it is thought
no internal injury exists.
A district meeting of the Odd Fellows
of Norway, South Paris, West Paris:
Harrison, Bethel, Waterford, Buckteld
and Mechanic Falls will be held Thurs
day evening, Feb. Is, at Norway Opera
House in this village. Abou Ben Adhem
Lodge of Auburn will work the first de.
gree. Mt. Hope Rebeksh Lodge will
furnish the banquet.
Philip F. Stone has been supplying for
Mrs. Charles S. Akers at the post office
during her absence in Portland.
The Chapman concert will be given at
the Opera House Friday evening, March
7th.
The Junior exhibition OF the high
school will be held at the Opera House
Wednesday evening. Charles W. Chick,
Philip E. Foss, Marion F. Hobbs. Richard
j. Stiles, Harry T. Lasselle, Philip Il.
Young, William Fl. McDanials, Alma +.
Shepard, Marion Haskell. Ruth Cum
mipgs, Amy A. Lossier, Effie c. Watson,
Marion Noble, Margaret Welch and Clar'
ence F. Stevens will take part.
The non. com missioned officers OF Co.
D are being instructed two evenings each
week by Sergeant Charles Scott OF the
regular army.
A party which enjoyed supper and
social hour at the Woodman cottage
Tuesday evening was made up Of Judge
and Mrs. w. F. Jones, DR.. and Mrs. l..
q. Trufant, Rev. r. j. Bruce, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Pendex er, Edith Parker,
Annie Gibson, Jennie Mann, Beatrice
Stone, Hazel Foster, Sarah Mayoerry,
Lora Gould, Clara l.. Hathaway, Marion
Gibson, Thelma Gerry, Berenice Nash,
John +. Shepard, Ernest Hamm, Homer
Luck, Knox Bickford, Carl Stone, Ralph
Hartman, w. Mayford Mann, Albert
Bartlett and Ralph Hartman.
Norway Board of Trade banquet will
be held at Grange Hall Friday evening,
Feb. 2lst. Speakers, Don c. Seitz, j.
Clark Scates, and Leon S. Merrill. Tick.
cts 81.
q. l.. Merchant was in Boston during
the week on business trip.
Edith Rideout of Bates College is with
her mother for few days vacation.
Otto Schnuer has so far recovered as
to allow his daughter Clara, who has
nursed him for long time, to resume
her work in the shoe factory.
The Pike paint shop building on Paris
Street has been purchased and moved by
Randall o. Porter to his Water Street
place, where it will be used in the under
taking business.
The Y. P. c. U. banquet was held at
Concert Hall Wednesday evening. The
speaker OF the evening was Stanley Star
ling of Minneapolis, president of the
National Boatd of tho Y. P. c. U. Rev
and Mrs. d. A. Ball of West Paris were
present and spoke. The banquet was In
charge of Mrs. +. E. DeCoster, Mrs Nell
Sampson and Hazel Bicknell.