Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-17
NORWAY.

Ralph Merrill of South Paris 10 work.
ing for s. D. Goodwin, milk farm, Pixies
Hill.
Mrs. George Holmes spent last week
In Portland. She accompanied Miss
Ellen Brown, who went to have her eyes
treated.
Mr.. Obery and Philip Young were In
Portsmouth, N. a., this week on busi-
ness.
Charles Merrill and Bracy Bean spent
Sunday 10 Hebron with friends.
Word has been received from Alton
Whitehead that he is in London, and has
received the rank OF q commissioned
officer In the English army.
Thomas Smiley Of Portland was at bis
Norway store Wednesday.
Mrs. Ora Bird is working as house
keeper for S. G. Foster.
L. NJ. Longley and family and Miss
Adeline DeCosta spent Sunday In Ray
mond
Ralph Osgood was week end guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. OsgoOd, OF
Meredith Center, New Hampshire.
Miss Lillian Powers and Miss Alma
Shepard are working for Mr.. Estes, the
florist.
Rev. Caroline E. Angel, former pas
tor of the Universslist church, was In
town Wednesday to attend funeral.
Rehearsal of the new officers OF Ok
ford Lodge, F. and A. NJ, was held Fri
day evening. The appointed officers for
the year are:
S.D-Eugene Andrews
J. D.-John Lasselle
S. S.-Ralph Butts
j. S.-Myron Farnum
T.-Horace Mixer
Mrs. Nellie Vigue died Monday morn
ing at the Central Maine General Hospi-
tai at Lewiston, where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Vigue
was formerly Nellie York Of Stoneham,
and has lived in Norway for the last
seven years. She leaves four sons and
two daughters. The funeral was held
from the late residence in Cummings
Place Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
A colonial supper will be given by the
children of the Universalist Sunday
School at Concert Hall Tuesday evening,
Nov. 18th. An excellent supper will be
served BY Mistress Dorothy and her
friends at 6:S0P NJ, followed BY the
colonial play entitled "Dorothy's Birth
day."
Miss Gertrude Josephine league pass.
ed away Monday, Nov. 9th, at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Caloma Guilmette, in
Groveton, N. q. Miss league was born
in Turner in 1855, the daughter of Rufus
II. and Josephine NJ. league. She at.
tended Pennington Normal School and
graduated from Plymouth Normal. She
taught for many years in Hampton until
her health failed. She has since made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Clarence
DeCosta. Miss league was a member
of the Norway Baptist church. She was
a woman of sweet Christian character
and sunny disposition that won her
many friends. She is survived by her
aged mother, Mrs. Josephine league,
her sister, Mrs. Clarence DeCosta, four
nieces and one nephew. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon at l
O'Clock from the home Of c. L. DeCosta,
aud was attended by Rev. r. j. Bruce.
The bearers were c. W. Horne, L, NJ.
Longley, Walter Anderson and Percy e..
Nevers. Burial took place at Pine
Grove cemetery.
Capt. Charles Sewall Penley of Crock
etts Ridge has just returned from two
weeks trip to Central City, Iowa. While
away be visited his brother John Pen
ley's children in the above city, Mrs. e..
w. Falcon, and E. w. Penley and fam
lily; and j. q. Penley Of Williamsburg,
Iowa.
Addie DeCosta has had weeks vaca.
ton from her work in the public library,
and Mrs. Chester Gates substituted for
her.
Minnie Sanboru entertained the men,
bers of Mrs. Geo. Holmes Sunday
School class at covered dish party Fri
day afternoon and evening. Seventeen
we're present. The dishes contained a
goodly variety of eatables, and Mrs. San
born served pineapple sherbet. The
ladies presented their hostess with an
Indian couch blanket. A very pleasant
time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas, who has been
boarding with Mrs. w. S. Pratt, is now
boarding at Herbert Bradbury's.
DR.. Harold Musgrave Allen of Boston
has bought the practice and good will OF
DR.. F. n. Barker, and will come TO Nor
way in about ten days to continue the
practice in DR.. Barker's house office as
successor to DR.. Barker.
Cashier a. D. Smith of the Norway
National Bank will complete forty years
of continuous service the 18th OF
November.
Mrs. Emma Cullinan entertained Abb
gail Whitman Chapter, D. A. r., Wed
nesday evening. The program was:
Roll Call-Quotations from Colonial orators.
The probable future of the Mes MSra
Reading-A Thanksgiving Story,
Refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be held Dec. 2, at the home
Of Mrs. Eva c. Kimball.
Harold burlington and family have
moved from the Cummings tenement on
Whitman Street to his place In OXFORD
Park which he recently purchased oil
Mrs. George Boulier.
Rev. q. L. Nichols was In Boston last
week attending the Methodist con
veption.
S. Horace Legrow is sick at his home
on Maple Street with whooping cough
and under the care of a physician.
Geo. P. Downing Is clerking at the
Cole & Wiggin grocery store at South
Paris.
Cleve Brown and family have moved
from the Chick rent at the corner Of
Maple and Whitman Streets to the house
vacated by D. Eugene Lebroke In Cum
mings Place.
Wv. Hills took business trip te
Boston Tuesday to buy holiday goods.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Walter L. Hutchins have
moved from Abbott Block and taker
rooms at Ed D. Packard's on MAR
Street.
Marion Andrews, who teaches II
Albany, is at home for a short time.
Mrs. Tbaddeus Cross Is III with
stomach trouble at her home on Dan
forth Street.
There is quite an epidemic of measles
wbooping cough and chicken po1 amont
the school children. The attendance II
the lower grades lie small because o.
these diseases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Croker hav'
gone to housekeeping in one OF Mrs
AbbIe j. Tubbs' rents on Danfortf
Street.
George Carter while on hunting trip
shot deer. 1t was young one ant
not very large.
Eula Bicknell was the weekend CUES
of her sister, Hazel Bicknell, at Gray.
Mrs. Harold Anderson 10 threatened