Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-30
: NORWAY.

Board of Trade banquet will be held
Jan. 20tb, Tuesday evening.
Charles Sewell Penley has gone to the
Togus hospital for treatment.
The village schools closed Friday fol
the winter vacation OF two weeks, and
the scholars are enjoying to the highest
extent the coasting and open-air sports.
Superintendent Morrill, and wife and the
teachers spent their vacation at their
homes.
Traders all report the Christmas trade
unusually good. Very little damage to
trade 10 experienced with the closing OF
the shoe shops.
Miss Georgia A. Walker assisted Edith
N. Smith In the shoe store during the
week.
Mrs. NJ. L. Sampson clerks for 2. L.
Merchant & Co. during the week and In
stock taking.
The parcel post with the Christmas in
crease has made the mail heavier than
ever before.
The Oxford County Association OF
Knights Templar observed Christmas
with their usual program at Masons'
Hall Thursday.
Work continues on the Maple Street
sewer. The crew ia small, and the-last OF
the work has been attended with some
difficulty. Only few men can be work
ed to advantage.
Jennie Mann clerked at the F. P.
Stone drug store during the week.
Earl Thibodeau of Arlington, Macs,
is spending his vacation with his Nor
hot l.
ton as instructor 10 the Arlington
schools.
Merritt Frost died at the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston,
Saturday, Dec goth, at the age of fifty
six years. He was operated on for ap.
pendicitis. He was the son of Eliab R.
Frost. In 1888 he went to the far west.
Thirty years later he returned to Nor
way. He Is survived by two brothers,
Alvin R. Frost and Mason Frost, and
two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Kelley and Mrs.
Mary Canwell, all Of Norway. Services
at his sisters, Mrs. CanwelPs, on Water
Street, Sunday afternoon, attended by
Rev. B. C. Wentworth.
Miss Hasriette E. Cragin of Rockland,
Mass where she holds a position "a
teacher In the public schools, is spend
ing her vacation with her mother.
The Barton Reading Club on Friday
enjoyed an interesting program with
Mrs. w. W. Whitmarsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. wilkins Of
South Berwick were the guests of Mrs.
wilkins sister, Miss Anna Stone, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George I. Cummings en-
tertained DR.. A. G.. Wiley of Bar Mills
Saturday. DR.. Wiley was former prin-
cipal of Norway high school.
z. S. Cummings, wife and son, Elliot
Staples Cummings. of Bemis, are with
their Norway people for short visit.
Miss Grace Bicknell spends her
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett F. Bicknell. Miss
Bicknell is an instructor at the Perkins
Institution for the blind.
Mrs. Emma A. Mann, Jennie, May
ford, Harry Mann and family, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mann at
Milton Plantation Thursday.
The Anterior Furniture Company's
eight day clock, for some time In their
show window, stopped at S:34 and was
given to Arthur Stowell Of Locke's
Mile, who guessed the nearest at $3.50.
The death of Mrs. Frances Elizabeth
Chase at the home of her son, DR.. S. Fl.
Chase, in Haverbill, Mass, on Dec. 10Th,
brings expressions of regret from large
circle of friends. Mrs. Chase was born in
Paris, March 1, 1880, the daughter OF
John and Catherine Butterfield. She
married Abner B. Chase Aug. 81, 1855.
OF their children she Is survived by DR..
Chase. The other two died when
young. For many years she was in the
millinery business in Howe Block in
this village. She retired soon after her
husbands death, and in 1892 went to
Haverhill to live with her son.
Miss Eula Bicknell clerked at the
Packard store during the week.
Basket ball game between Norway
high and the Paris town team at the
Opera House Thursday evening. After
the game dancing with music by Stearns'
o. chestra. Good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman l.. Horne enter
tanned at dinner Christmas, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Chaffin of Buckfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Sanborn, Mrs. B. S. Rideout.
Florence and Edith Rideout, Helen and
Mildred Holmes of Norway.
Roy Stearns has bought the Dunn
farm near the head of the lake, and will
move on to 1t 10 the spring. lisa good
fruit farm and has long stretch OF lake
frontage for cottage lots.
Mildred Noyes and Thelma Gerry
have been visiting Mrs. F. II. Lowering
in West Medford, Mass.
George T. Tubbs has accepted posi-
ton with the A. q. Berry Shoe Com pany
in Portland. He has been at work for
his brothers, W. F. and E. B. Tubbs.
Lucius L Bartlett has left the old
homestead flor the winter, and is with
his daughter, Mrs. Charles S. Bartlett,
for some time.
Georgs W. Hunt of Bath, Misses Eliz
abeth and Agnes Boal, Freeland Howe
and Blynne Allen were the guests OF
Judge Jones and family Thursday.
Suppers were given at the Universal.
list, Methodist and Congregational
churches Wednesday evening for the
Sabbath School scholars.
When baby suffers with Group. apply and give
Dr. Thomas Eclectic OIL at once. Safe for chill.
DION A little poes a long way 25c and Soc.