Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15

S. V, PreS.-Jennle hlcnaru6On.
w Pres.-Addie Lovejoy.
Treas.-Clara Elliott.
Chap.-Alice Danforth.
Con.-Eva L. Fogg.
Guard-Susie Vented.
The corps are endeavorng to raise funds
for a soldiers monument, and will give
a baked bean supper and entertainment
at Woodmen's Hall, Thursday, Dec. II,
at $50 P. NJ, the proceeds to be used for
this fund.
The C. L. Hathaway house has been
leased by Capt. E. G. Swartz and wife,
and will soon be occupied by them.
DR.. Harold NJ. Allen Of Boston came
Wednesday and has commenced practice
at the DR.. Barker residence.
Lake Temple, No. As, Pythian Sisters,
at their next meeting, Dec. 18th, will
have initiatory work, election of officers,
and inspection of the work by D. D. G.
c., Mrs. Fannie Eastman of South Paris.
Refreshments will be served.
Good reports come from Prof. George
Horne of Lewiston, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis and gall
bladder trouble at Faulkner Hospital,
Jamaica Plain.
Mrs. Mary Oxnard, Crescent Street,
is entertaining her grandson, Charles
Oxnard of West Medford, Mass.
Judge Whitman has rented an office in
the Hathaway Block, and will engage in
the practice of law after January LIST.
Judge Whitman has been Clerk of Courts
twenty years.
Will Libby is canvassing for silver
polish and iewelry.
DIR. and Mrs. Leon Everson have taken
rooms in the DR.. Barker house. They
formerly had rooms at Ed Packard's.
Elhanan B. Tubbs will move the
bungalow, which was built for his SOD,
the late Carl Tubbs, from the Paris Hill
road to lot he has recently purchased
on Elm Street, nearly opposite G. L..
DeCoster's.
Merritt j. Damon, who makes his
home with his daughter, Mrs. G. W..
Chick, is suffering from cancer.
The meetings of Harry Rust Corps, w.
R. c., No. As, have been changed from
the evening to the first and third Thurs
day afternoon of each month at 2 O'Clock.
Ssyenty-five cans of salmon were trans
ferred Friday, from the Norway depot
to Upper and Lower Stone Ponds in
Stoneham.
C. B. Cummings s. Sons have recently
sent number of horses to Bemis. Albert
Hadley went with them.
Mrs. z. r. Bennett Is sick with the
grippe.
Gertie Allen is having vacation from
her work at Mrs. Il. NJ. Taylor's MILL
merry store.
The death of Jessie Warren occurred
at Cornish, Sunday, Dec. 9, from peri
tonitis. Miss Warren was the daughter
of the late VIM. II. and Bertha Wads-
worth Warren of Cornish. She was we'll
known in Norway, having been employ.
ed as bookkeeper for the shoe firm OF
B. F. Spinney & Co. for twenty years.
Miss Warren leaves mother, sister,
Mrs. George A. Brooks of Norway, and
a brother, Ambrose Warren of Massa-
chusetts. The funeral was held We'd
nesday from the Congregational church,
Cornish, the Rev. G. E. Angel, formerly
of Norway, officiating.
The Universalist Society held very
successful fair Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoon and evening A chicken
pie supper was served Thursday evening
followed by q drama, "The Brookdale
Farm" presented by South Paris players.
Both supper and entertainment were
well patronized.
Mrs. Leon Everson is assisting In w.
j. Wheeler's insurance office at South
Paris. g.
At the second annual meeting OF the
Maine Academy of Science, George X.
Howe was elected president.
DR.. Frank n. Barker died Thursday
evening after an illness of several weeks.
DR.. Barker began practicing in Norway
about thirty years ago In the old Grange
building. After the big Norway fire, be
built his present home on Main Street,
where he has since resided. DR.. Barker
was a member OF Oxford Lodge OF
Masons, Oxford Chapter and Oxford
Council. He was also member OF
Norway Lodge of Odd Fellows. He
leaves beside his widow one son, Hubert,
student at Colby College, and Two
daughters. Geneva and Marjorie. The
funeral was Sunday under Masonic rites.
NJ. q. Pero, expert accountant for the
Maine Railway & Lighting Co., has I'm.
ished his clerical work at the Office of
the Norway and Paris Street Railway.
The new book-keeper 10 Henry White OF
Boston. He has had wide experience In
all branches of this work, and comes
finely recommended. he will move his
family to Norway later. Jesse Farnum,
who has worked in this Office the past
six months, has finished work for the
company and returned to his home In
Hartland.
Miss Elizabeth Foss entertained the
following guests over Sunday: Mr.. Ed
Libby and her brother, Mr.. Foss Of Au-
burn, and her niece, Mrs. Marshall Pitts
and Mr.. Pitts of Harrison.
Miss Edith Rideout of Bates spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs. B. s.
Rideout.
Norway Grange held an all-day meet
ing on Saturday, Dec. II, with basket
dinner at noon. In the afternoon the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
M.-George Richardson
| O.-Fred Lovejoy
L.-Mrs. Grover
S.-Arthur Buck
A. S.-Pearlie Russell
| Chap.-Mrs Merriam
Tress.-Men Durham
Sec.-J. A. Roberts
G. K.-Ned Packard
Ceres-Mrs. Geo. Richardson
PomonA-Mrs. Alpheus Lovejoy
| Flors-hrs. Nellie Durham