Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-05-11
NORWAY.

The Moses Stiles place on Cottage
Street, now occupied by Ed. Cummings,
has been greatly improved In appearance
BY fine Job of grading on the grounds.
An but two Of the trees which stood on
the lot have been removed, . driveway
has been built and much of the lawn
either resodded or seeded. William Boil.
ton has been In charge OF the work, and
"Billy" does such work 90 1t should be
done.
"Down in Maine" 10 tho title OF four.
act comedy drama which will be pre-
sented by the senior class Of Norway
High School at the Opera House in the
near future.
Mrs. Ira Hartman, who has but re-
Gently recovered from severe illness
folio wing surgical operation, fell over
some shafts In the barn Ut her homo on
Fore Street and broke two bones In her
left arm and sprained the right arm.
Trouble never comes single.
At the annual meeting Of the Barton
Reading Club the following officers
were elected:
Pres.-Mrs. G. A. Brooks.
LIST Vice Pres.-Mrs. =. =. Drake.
2I Vice. Pres.-Mrs. e. N. SWEET.
Sec .Treas.-Mrs. George ]; Cummings.
LIST Assistant-Mrs. Hugh Pendexter.
I'd Assistant-Mrs. Albert D. Park.
Ray East man, sitter attending the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge in Portland, Is visit
ing at his old home in Kesrssge.
10 the membership contest recently
completed by the Foreign Mission Socie'
~ OF the Methodist church, eighteen
new members were added. Helen Pike
was the captain of the winning side,
while Mrs. Orrin Stone captained the
losers, who because Of their defeat serv.
ed supper to the winners at the home
of Miss Eta Noyes Thursday evening.
Mem bers of the Home Missionary Society
were present as guests. A fine time
was enjoyed. Mrs. A. L. Stone and Mrs.
Il. L. Nichols were In charge OF the
entertainment which was given.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge did the
work at Its meeting Friday evening. Re.
freshments were served after the work.
Miss Leah Wetherbee has returned to
her home here after spending . few
weeks with relatives in Portland and
Mexico.
Carroll Bartlett, u. of NJ, 10 visiting
his mother, Mrs. Linnie Bartlett. He
has recently been appointed as dairy
tester at the University aud is now en-
gagged in testing the Holstein herd OF
Benjamin Tucker & Son for advanced
registry.
Individual life preservers have been
added to the equipment OF the launch,
Hartford Girl, which Is owned and oper-
a,ed BY N. w. Sampson and is used In
carrying passengers on trips about the
lake.
Alexander Mclean has arrived here
from his home In Florida, and 10 getting
his cottages at the lake in readiness for
the coming season. Four Of them have
already been engaged.
Some sixty tons OF fertilizer haa- been
purchased by the Farmers Union and
taken by the different members, cooper
alive buying in large quantities In this
manner saving the union members
amount.
twenty-five or more members of Nor.
way Lodge, l. o. o. F., were present at
the meeting of Mt. Mica Lodge Thurs
day evening, when four of their candi-
dates received the first degree.
The next meeting OF the w. c. 7. U.
will be with the president, Mrs. @. N.
Tubbs, on Wednesday OF this week, May
18th.
Mrs. John F. Hntchins is with her
daughter, Mrs. Richard Lasselle, at Gar.
diner. Mr.. Lassells 10 Ill with diph-
iberia.
Timothy Aldren has accepted . posi-
ton with the Carroll, Peabody, Jellison
Shoe Co. His work will be similar to
that which he did while with the b. +.
Spinney Co.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
senior class of the high school will be
given by Rev. Il. L. Nichols OF the
Methodist church. It Is expected that
the service will take place In the Opera
House, but the date is not yet fixed.
Rev. and Mrs. R. ]. Bruce, Mrs. Geo.
W. Holmes and E. N. SWEET we're the
delegates from the Norway Congregs.
tionsl church to the Congregational
s State Conference held at Augusta Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
DR.. Maurice V. Brown Of Dorchester,
Mass, and DR.. and Mrs. Linwood Brown
of Bethel were the guests Of their moth
er, Mrs. Grin Brown, for short time
recently.
I. W. Waite has gone to Middle Dam
to act as guide during the season.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. a. r.,
held their annual meeting with Mrs.
Clara Luck Wednesday evening. The
program consisted of roll call with quo
tations from Tennyson and paper By
Mrs. Lena NJ. Andrews on the influence
of the Early Colonists on the Present
Generation. 1t was voted to place mark.
ers upon all unmarked graves OF Revolu-
War soldiers. The election of
officers and the appointment OF commit