Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-03-10
NORWAY.

Irving Frost of Auburn has been q
guest at J. F. Bolster's.
The dressmakipg rooms In Thomas
SmIley's dry goods store are reopened.
Mrs. Lucinda Spofford OF Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Field.
Mrs. Homer Groves of Gardner, Mass,
is visiting her sisters, Mrs. James Dan.
forth and Mrs. Harlan Brown.
Miss Annie Hamlin has returned from
her months vacation spent at her home
in Waterford.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
j. Il. Fletcher at her home on Main ST.,
at 2:3O Wednesday afternoon.
E. N. SWEET has exchanged bis place
on AIarston Street with 8. D. Andrews
for lis place on Main Street, and will
move about the first of April. Mr.. An
drews expects to 60 to Acton, Mass, to
live with bis sister, Mrs. Mary Holden.
The next meeting OF the Veranda Club
will be with Mrs. Addie Hill on Thurs
day evening, March IL. The members
will assemble at Mrs. Vira Kilgore's,
and will have horse.sled ride from
there to the place Of meeting.
The Barton Reading Club was enter
tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Hugh
Pendcxter. The subject of the afternoon
was Current Events with paper by
Mrs. E. N. SWEET.
jackson Clark died at his home on
Bridge Street on the 9th OF February,
at the age of 81 years. He had lived In
Norway since he was % years OF age
For many years he was In the boot and
shoe business, with partners or by him.
self. he married ANGELA Mixer, and
they had one daughter, Fannie, who
married William G. Leavitt. Mrs. Leav-
lit died in 1911. Mr.. Clark married for
his second wife Rose Child Of Norway,
who survives him. He was one Of the
oldsat members of Norway Lodge, I. o.
o. F., and bis funeral on Sunday was at
tended by the Odd Fellows in body.
The moving picture house of John A.
Woodman on Cottage Street is being fin
ished, and will be occupied the first of
May by Frederick P. Obrey and John W.
Dunn of Portsmouth, N. 81.
Mrs. William Morse, after visiting 9
number of months in Boston, has re-
turned to Norway and has rooms at
George Il. HOwe'S.
Leon N. Longley Is in the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston,
and is doing we'll after surgical opera
zion.
A good patronage was given the din
ner served by Harry Rust W. R. c. in
Modern Woodmen Hall town meeting
day.
Julian Brown has charge Of the
finishing room at the shoe factory at Me-
chanic Falls.
The Thimble Club was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs George An
drews.
Mrs. John Richardson of Fryeburg is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Samp-
son, and her granddaughter, Grace Rich
ardsop, who is staying With Mrs. Samp-
son and attending school.
Sara P. Msyberry Is spending some
weeks with the family of her brother,
Robert ayberry, in Lynn, Mass.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters, will
have baked bean and pastry supper at
Gas Wednesday evening, previous to
their regular meeting.
Abigail Whitman Chapter. D. A. R.,
met with Mrs. Mary G. Smith on Oak
Avenue Wednesday evening. Mrs. Edith
Bartlett, who visited Washington last
spring, read q paper on "Our Nations
Capital" Several of the members gave
short talks or told what they bad seen
10 Washington that most interested
them. Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Smith.
Norway Camp, Modern Woodmen of
America, is making preparations for
ladies' night to be given on some date
not yet fixed.
The New Idea Society met with Mrs.
Frank Andrews on Main Street Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. A. E. Morrison of Bangor has
been the guest Of relatives in town for
few days.
Norway High School basket ball teams
won two games at the Opera House Sat-
urday evening. The first game, between
Norway High I'd and team of Paris
boys, was won by score of rs to 10. and
was very cleanly played. The other
game, challenge game for the state
championship, between Norway High
and Deering High, was very fast and
also very rough, several mix.ups occur
ing and at one time the spectators
crowded on to the floor and delayed the
game. Deering being given . point be-
cause of the interference OF the home
crowd. The score at the end OF the
first bali was II to in Norway's favor,
and at the end of the game 20 to Is. At
one time during the second half the Wis
itors were In the lead but they were un-
able to hold their advantage. About
500 people saw the games.
Miss Alice Barden of West Paris sang
soprano at the Congregational church
Sunday, and gave fine satisfaction.