Oxford Democrat., 1914-09-29

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Taylor's last Monday.
Mrs. A. P. Bassett is visiting for
week at her old home, Damariscotta
Mills.
Frank C. Higgins of Boston and Evelyn
NJ. Pettepgill of Dorchester are guests at
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland Young's on Water
Street.
Miss n. NJ. Taylor and Miss Lila York
spent Saturday in Lewiston.
Mrs. Willard Buck is caring for Miss
Julia Millett O. South Paris for short
time, while Miss Upton is away.
Wednesday evening, Maude Mixer, in
honor of Mrs. Carl Mixer, entertained
few friends at whist.
Howard Drake is having two weeks
vacation, and Harry Kimball Is taking
his place at the store.
A meeting of the Universalist MISSION
Circles of Oxford District will be held at
the Norway Universalist C hurch on Oc-
tober sixth.
Mrs. Albert j. Stearns is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Roy E. Cole, in Canton,
Mass.
The grade and common schools opened
Monday, September 21st, with good at
tendance. The eighth and ninth grades
from the Norway Lake school have been
taken to the village. Mr.. Morey drives
the school team.
Miss Marion Smith is assisting Miss
Howe of the eighth grade because OF the
Ia, ge attendance, some over fifty pupils
being enrolled.
Merton Tower of Portland Is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. Harold Anderson, Beal
Street.
Marietta Nichols received the aqua.
marine beryl in the contest held by the
Norway Bakery. The stone is pretty
one and valued at $1,000
Mrs. Omit Robbins of East Sumner Is
to move here soon, and will occupy tho
George Cole rent at the head OF Main
Street.
The cradle roll babies of the Methodist
church with their mothers were enter
tained at the church vestry by the secrc-
tary, Mrs. A. Il. Bennett, and others. A
pleasing program of music and recita-
lions was given, also talk TO the
mothers by Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols. Re
freshments of fancy crackers, cake,
sandwiches and cocoa were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Gibson and daugh-
ter Annie spent the day Tuesday in Port
land.
Eugene F. Smith is having bis resi-
dence on Bridge Street painted. Geo.
NJ. Pike in charge.
Mrs. Alton O'Brien and Mrs. Nellie
Tibbetts of Auburn have been recent
guests of Mrs. Irene Locke.
Fred W. Sanborn has been entertain
ing W. j. Dearborn of Laconis, N. H..
Mr.. Dearborn worked for MIR. Sanborn
when he was one of the proprietOrs OF
! the Laconia Democrat.
Mrs. Sarah Millett of Millettville spent
last week with Mrs. G. F. Stone. Mrs.
Millett is in her s7th year.
! DR.. and Mrs. George Soule returned to
Boston In their auto Saturday. They
were accom- panied by Mrs. Soule's father,
]. B. Hazen, who will spend the winter
with his children in Boston and Brad
ford, Mass.
Mrs. Carrie Dinsmore OF Pleasant
Street intends to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. John Haxby of Clar-
iuda, Iowa.
Our college boys and girls returned to
their work last week: Francis SWEET,
ANY Hayden, Edith Rideout and Amy
Lpsier to Bates; Carroll Bartlett and
Donald Welch to the University OF
Maine; Hubert and Marjorie Barker to
Colby; Richard Jordan Stiles to Harvard
and Philip Foss to Bowdoin.
Norway is rejoicing in more new side
walks. Cement walks are being laid in
front of DR.. Bradbury's and Mrs. G. L.
Hathway's residences.
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tertaining Mr.. Hurd's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hurd OF Fryeburg..
Minot Doble has finished work for q.
L. Merchant, and has gone to Portland,
where he will learn the plumbers trade.
Hugh Chisholm of New York and
MAYNARD S. Bird of Portland we're in
town Tuesday. Mr.. Chisholm is di.
rector of the Norway aud Paris Street
Railway. Mr.. Bird is president Of the
company.
Gerald McDapiels broke his right
wrist while cranking an automobile.
Florence Scothorne, waitress at BeaPs
Tavern, is spending her vacation with
her mother at Hebron.
The new submaster at the High School
HALLIBURTON Crandlemire, Is stopping al
E. N. Swett's.
Mrs. Alma q hartman and Sara P. May
berry are In Boston, where they viii
visit the dressmaking departments fo
the fall styles. Mrs. Hartman will re,
open her dressmaking rooms October 1st
: Walter and Homer Luck are TO oper
up store for groceries and meats In th'
store formerly occupied by s. Hartman
Mrs. William Frost Holmes and daugh
ter Margaret of SouthingtOn, c., wer'
! guests OF Grace Bennett Friday.
The tea and coffee store in Noye'
Block in charge OF D. l.. Danforth is tt
be repaired. A sale is In progress to re
duce the stock.
Mr., and Mrs. II. W. Brown were callet
to Gilead Friday because Of the serious
, illness of Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. 5
A. Moore, who is sick with typhoid fever
Ora Wiles and little daughter Doroth!
of New York are at Hiram Wiles. Th
: Remington Typewriter Co., 10 which Mr.
: Wiles was employed, has closed dowl
, for an indefinite time.
. Friday evening Deacon Field enter
I. tanned bis class of boys and other mem
/. bers of the B ,ptist Sunday School at
b, corn roast. The lawn and veranda wer
<, lighted with Japanese lanterns, and
&, big bonfire was built in the garden
where the corn was roasted. An excel
s lent time was enjoyed by all, and man
o thanks are due Mr. and Mrs. Field 70
t their generous hospitality.
Mrs. Adna Keene, Mr.. and Mrs. Harol
Thayer and daughter Margaret, VIII
: have been spending the summer at Oh
), Orchard, returned home Friday.
:, One of the elms in front of DR.. Brat
!. bury's residence was cut down this weei
t The tree was injured In the Norway fir
d several years ago, and was slowly dyinf
r The high school girls with their teacf
J, ers, Miss Rideout, Miss Lougee and Mis-
Knight, had delightful "hike'' to Ere,
mans Point, Thursday, after schoo
They took their lunches and built FL
E over which they roasted corn, frankfort
and bacon.