Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-01
NORWAY.

! NORWAY.
Miss Florence Wbittum was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Andrews over
Sunday.
} Mrs. Lucinda spofford Of somelville,
Mass, spent Thanksgiving With her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Field, Al
pine Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin of Gorham are
spending several weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. w. F. Young, Crocketts
Ridge.
Miss Ava Thing visited at her home in
springvale from Wednesday until Sum-
day.
! Mrs. George Locke spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Tibbets of
Auburn, and will remain for visit.
Miss Jennie Baker went to Portland
Wed esday afternoon. She and her sis
ter Margaret we're the guests Of their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey, on Thurs
day.
George Small has engaged room and
board at Stephen McAllister's on Water
Street.
Ms. E.:z,beth Field has returned
from Paris Hill and is rooming at Wal.
lace Sbeen's on Pearl Street. Her SOD,
Tracy Field, is stopping at the Elm
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed N. Cushman came up
from Portland Thursday 10 spend
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Cushman's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood.
In connection with the regular meet
ing of Norway Grange SATURDAY., the
2lst. Corn Day was observed. Norway
National Bank had offered three prizes
for the best yellow flint seed corn. The
Commissioner of Agriculture was pres
emit with two experts on seed corn to
award the prizes. First, Chas. s. Thur
low of Otisfield; second, James A. Kim.
ball of Albany; third, Daniel !. Brett OF
Otisheld. The prizes we're $40, 50 and
So. The bank officials intend to offer
milar premiums for the coming year.
Miss Marion Chase Of Portland will
be the reader for the evening OF Dec. 2.
at the Congregational church fair.
| Thomas Penney has finished his work
as barber for A. L. Cook and has gone
to Portland for the winter.
Mrs. George Wood has been remodel
ing her residence on Cottage Street.
Alma Shepard is clerking for z. L.
Merchant & Co., and will work through
the holidays.
Leroy D. Keene and son William of
South birmingham, Mass, were at
Adney Keene's for Thanksgiving, re-
manning until Sunday.
Geo. Downing assisted at Ernest Jack
sons meat market during the Thanks
giving rush.
Hubert and Marjorie Barker, who are
, attending Colby College, are at home.
Myrtle Haskell spent the weekend in
Lewiston and Auburn visiting friends.
Henry Porter spent the day Thursday
with his nephew, E. E. Witt Of Norway
Lake.
The Anterior Furniture Co. have
bought Ford automobile for light de-
livery for their Norway store.
Mis-. R. L. Powers and daughter
Lillian spent Thanksgiving ut Thomas
+, Powers, South Paris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross and son OF Lewiston were also
guests at Mr.. Powers.
Miss Edith Smith spent Thanksgiving
with her brother In Portland.
Jesse Farnum, who has been engaged
az clerk for the Norway and Paris Street
Railway, finished work for the company
last week, and goes to Lewiston, where
he has accepted position In the Lewis
ton Light and Power Co. Henry White
of Boston takes Mr.. Farnum's place at
the office of the Norway and Paris Street
Railway.
P. W. Curtis has bought pair OF gray
work horses of Ernest Bartlett, East
Stoneham.
Rev. A. T. McWhorter Of South Paris
preached at the Methodist church Sun
day, the 22d, in exchange with Rev. d.
l.. Nichols
Wiggn l. Merrill is working at
Brockton, Mass, retouching photo
graphs.
Mrs. Omit Robbins has broken up
housek eeping in the c lie rent at the
head of Main Street and is boarding at
Payson McAllis'e r's.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Holmes entertain
ed Thanksgiving Day, Rev. Robert J.
Bruce and family, Mr.. and Mrs. d. l..
Horne, and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace San
born.
Mrs. Florence K Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Ring of Portland, and Miss
Grace b. Holden, who ia teaching In
Portland, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Swain Thursday.
The Pythian Sisters Sewing Club met
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Gertrude
Libby, Paris Street.
Carroll Bartlett of the University OF
Maine spent the Thanksgiving recess
with his mother, Mrs. Linnie Bartlett.
Miss Kate Nelson, a representative OF
the Maine Bible Society, is In town can
wasting for the sale of Bibles and taking
q census OF denominational preferences.
A Thanksgiving service was held We'd
nesday evening at 1880 at the Congrega'
tional church. Rev. II. l.. Nichols, pas
tor of the Methodist church, gave the ad-
dress.
Miss Lizzie L. Foss spent several days
last week with her niece, Mrs. Marshall
Pitts at Harrison.
Ray Eastman and niece, Bernice Nash,
spent Thanksgiving with MIR. Eastman's
mother at Conway. N. II. i
Mrs. Lucetta B. Bean Of East Bethel
has begun her winters work as dress
maker. She is at present working Tor
Mrs. w. s. Pierce.
Mrs. Dorthy Horn, who has been stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. John II.
French, at North Norway, has returned
to Fred d. Hosmer's, Paris Street. i
Mrs. F. A. Williamson has moved
from the rent over w. G. Leavitts store
into one OF the Chick rents on Whitman
Street.
George W. Hunt of Bath was the
guest OF his daughter, Mrs. W. +. Jones,
and family, Thursday.
Mrs. Susan P. Kelley is sick at ber
home on Alpine Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Kiiborn have taken
rooms ut J. II. Fletcher's. Mr.. Kilborn
is employed as barber by S. c. Foster.
Ed D. Cole of Boston, OF the whole
sale jewelry firm OF D. G. Psrcival g
Co., was in town last week. Mr.. Cole
was native of Norway, eldest son vi
Horace Cole.
Phineas Curtis has taken the contract
to cut the pine timber on the Asa Frost
/ lot back of Pixies Hill and put 1t into
Crooked River at the twin bridges. 1t
is estimated that 100000 feet OF pine
will be cut. Mr.. Curtis Is putting up
camp on the lot and will employ eight
men and six horses.
Miss Ella Clark of DiXfield was al
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
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