Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-07
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
| Mrs. Randall o. Porter and daughter
Elizabeth spent several days last week
with Mr.. Porter In Lewiston.
The basket ball game ct the Opera
House Tuesday evening between Nor
way A. G. and the Collegians was one
sided rough and tumble sort of affair,
the spectators, what there were OF them,
getting their amusement from the wrest-
ling matches that took place among the
players. Almost any form of playing
was permitted but there was little has.
ket ball to 1t. After some time spent In
reckoning 1t was finally decided that the
SCORE waa "a to - In favor Of Norway
IA. C, which team was with one excep-
ton members of the high school team.
The now furniture store OF b. L.
Horne In Masonic Block on Cottage
Street was opened to the public Wednes.
day. Mr.. Horne has fine store and re-
ceived many compliments on tho ar
rangement of his goods In the new lOca.
ton.
As the frost comes out OF the ground
many cave-ins are appearing on the
streets where the sewer was laid last sum-
mer and fall. These are filed as promp:-
" az possible but it would be we'll for
those teaming about the village to be
cautious, especially after every rain.
Maple Street is In the worse condition
and has been closed to travel a part of
the time. Work on this street was done
late in the fall, much blasting was nee
essary and as yet those in charge Of the
streets have not been able to get 1t in
shape so that 1t is considered safe for
loaded teams.
A court martial was held at the ar
mory Monday evening. Charges were
brought against Percy L. Damon OF
South Paris and be was found guilty.
he was sentenced to pay fine of 50 90
aud will be disbonorably discharged
from the service when the fine Ii paid.
Harry Rust w. R c., No. As, OF Nor.
way, will hold sale at Woodmen's Hall
over Stones drug store Friday afternoon
and evening, April 10th. Those In
charge of the tables will be, food table,
Edith Edwards; candy table. Bere-
nice Nash; apron table, Jennie Richard
son; ice cream table, Clara Elliott; varie-
ty table, Mary McAllister; bundle table,
E: ia Noyes. There will be free enter
tainment in the evening In charge OF
Berenice Nash and Gladys Edwards.
Julian Brown is visiting Mrs. Browns
brother, Harvey Knapp, in Cohoes, n.
Y, and later will visit his SOD, o. W.
Brown, in Lynn, Mass, and his sister,
Mrs. Luella Warren, In Rochester, n.
H.
l.. N. Carroll of the firm of Carroll,
Peabody & Co., has leased the former
N.Swett place on Marston Street,
now owned by S. D. Andrews, and has
brought bis household goods here. Mr..
Swett is now occupying his new home
on Main Street.
Mrs. Clara Drake entertained the Abb
gail Whitman Chapter D. A. r., at her
home on Pleasant Street Wednesday
evening. An interesting feature was the
paper "April in the Civil War" prepared
by Mrs. Sarah S. Bennett of Wilson's
Mills, formerly of Norway and member
of the chapter, and read by Miss Mar
parst Baker. The annual meeting for
the election of officers will occur In May
and will be held with the Misses
Flora NJ. and Myra s. Richards OF South
Paris.
NORWAY will have a new restaurant
soon. 1t will be located in the building
on Main Street formerly occupied by
Fletcher as q candy store. The proprie.
tors will be Mrs. Charles Kimball and
Mrs. q. w. Twitchell, formerly OF Ando-
YER.
These are busy days for those employ.
ed at the post Office. For 10 days strict
record of all parcels sent and received at
the Office must be kept. All are count
ed, weighed, and the amount OF postage
on each Is listed. 1t is easy to see what
a large amount OF extra work this makes
necessary.
School District have engaged True G.
Morrill, as superintendent for another
year.
Mrs. Il. L. Horne is holding rehearsals
with mixed chorus, preparing special
music for Easter.
Mrs. Frank Lovejoy will entertain the
". C. T. u. at her home on Fern Street,
Wednesday afternoon, April 8.
s. D. Andrews has gone to Acton,
Mass, to make his home with his sister,
Mrs. Mary Holden.
The annual roll call and Easter COM
munion of the Universalist church will
be held at Concert Hall Wednesday even
ing.
Ernest Martin OF this village and G.
Ellis McAllister of South Paris are the
members of new firm that are doing
paperhanging and painting about the
two villages.
County institute of the W. G. T. U. was
held at the vestry of the Methodist
church Wednesday. There we're discus
sions on the different branches OF the
work that were very beneficial. Mrs. E.
E. Chapman presided at the meeting and
several were present from the South
Paris Union. A picnic dinner was en-
joyed at noon.
Chester P, Gates was called to Boston
last week BY the illness and death OF bis
mother.
The Universalist choir Is now COM
posed of Miss Ruby Clark, soprano; Mrs.
Luella Smiley, contralto; L. l.. Sessions,
tenor; F. W. Walker, bass.
Howard s. Maxim is employed at the
power station, taking the place OF Mer-
ton Libby, who is working on the re-
pairs at the shoe factory.
Edith NJ. Knight of Bowdoinham,
graduate of Grsy's Business College, has
been engaged to teach shorthand at the
high school for the spring term.
Mrs. William Jones, accompanied 6y
two daughters, Katherine and Mary, Wis
tied her father, George W. Hunt, at Bath
last week.
The graduating class of Norway High
have recently received their class rings
The graduating class of Paris High have
also received theirs, and when members
of the two classes compared rings the
other day they discovered that they
were exactly alike with the exception OF
the first initial which In one case was
necessarily N and in the other ?.
Another dancing and whist party will
be held in Grange Hall on Tuesday even
ing, the 14th. All are invited.
The graduating parts Of the class OF
1914 of Norway High School have been
assigned as follows:
valedictory-Richards Stiles
Salutatory-Amy Losier
Prophecy-Clarence Stevens
History-Alma Shepard
Eugene Russell of Yarmouth Was the
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