Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-23
NORWAY.

The Swastika Club was entertained
Tuesday evening by Mrs. A. L. CLARK,
fine refreshments being served at the
close OF the meeting. The club will
omit their meeting this week because Of
Thanksgiving, and the meeting the fol-
lowing week will be with Mrs. R. O.
Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sargent of Port
land have been the guests Of friends In
town for few days. Mr.. Sargent was
for many years foreman In the shoe
factory here under the B. r. Spiuney
management.
| Company D and the Hospital Corps
were officially inspected Monday even
ing. The inspecting officer Of the Com
pauy was Major W. G. Goodwin of Au-
gusta. Those who inspected the Hospi-
tai Corps, which has headquarters at the
Bradbury boat house, were Major J. F.
Hall of Boston, Medical Corps U. S. A {,
Major C. r. Kendall of Biddeford, Major
b. F. Bradbury of Togus, Chief Surgeon
of the N. G. S. NJ, and DR.. W. G. Has
kell of Lewiston.
The engagement of Miss Grace Thibo-
deau, youngest daughter of Mr.. Thomas
Thibodeau, to Wilfred s. Rowe OF Au-
burn, has been announced. Mr.. Rowe
has position as milk tester with the
Portland Dairy Testing Association.
Mrs. q. L. Nichols Is the guest OF her
mother at Plymouth, Mass.
| The Parish Club of the Congregation.
al Church was entertained Tuesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. SWEET at
their Main Street home. Rock and
finch were enjoyed and refreshments
served. There were sixteen present.
At its meeting Saturday evening, Ok
ford Castle, K. G. E., will work the first
and second degrees, after which an oys-
ter supper will be served. The prospect
that the lodge will have good seasons
work is bright.
Miss Edith Briggs, who has been stay
ing in Lewiston, has been the guest of
Mrs. George d. Robertson, Paris Street.
1t is expected that the first and second
degrees will be worked at the meeting
of Norway Grange, Saturday afternoon,
Nov. 81. The following program has
also been arranged:
Sopg-Plow, Spade and Hoe -....... Grange
Paper-Progress in Cooperation .-.;;.n,-5;-..-:
Discussion OF same led by W. M, G. W. Rich.
Song. ...........-.......-.G Grange Chorus
Reading-A Woman's Question ..-.;-:;...;:,;.
Talk on the Water Powers Of Maine -.
AS Revenue
As Life Necessity
Expansion-New Industries
More Money Needed as More Offices are
Created
Q Position Of Defence
{ The Interest and Claims of the Grange in
Maine In Connection with her Re-
sources Bro. J. A. Roberts
Special Feature-In charge Of Perley Russell,
Clarence Buck. Bcryl Knight Katherine
Flint and others
Paper-The Light that Shines the Farthest
Song-Yield Not to Temptation .--.....-. Grange
Closing Thought Sister Fannie Richardson
Nv. Waite has returned from Middle
Dam, where he has been employed as
guide during the summer and fall.
The Browning Reading Club meets
this Monday evening with Mrs. Gertrude
Libby, Paris Street. Roll call will be
answe cred by Thanksgiving quotations
and the presidents proclamation will be
read by Mrs. Georgia Andrews. Thanks
giving stories will be given by Mrs. Ger
trude Hosmer and Mrs. Libby.
George Boswell, who has been Ill re-
Gently, is improving. Mr.. and Mrs. Bus
we'll plan to move soon from their farm
ON the Elm Hill road to the rent over
Richardson's barber shop.
Mrs. A. P. Bassett is visiting relatives
in Yarmouth and Damariscotta Mills.
Mt. Hope Rebekah fair, held in Odd
Fellows Hall Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons and evenings of last week, re-
ceived as good a patronage as could be
expected in these days of moving pic
lures. There was a good attendance
Wednesday afternoon, and quite lot of
the useful and fancy articles were dis.
posed of. In the evening the attend
ance was small, az "feature show" at
the movies got most of the townspeople.
The supper and entertainment on Thurs
day evening received better patronage
and was first class in every respect. The
program consisted of solo by Elon
Brown, two piano duets by Misses Doris
Brooks and Adelne DeCoster, readings
by Mrs. Harold Anderson, and the farce
borrowing Trouble" the parts being
taken by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett,
Mrs. C. S. Libby, Mrs. Eva Kimball,
Mrs. Gertrude Hosmer, Miss Marion An.
drews, Louis Brooks and Elon Brown.
The tourmaline presented by Miss Char
lotte Lovejoy was won by Mrs. Hattie
Sawyer, who guessed within one OF the
correct number of seeds in a pumpkin.
The large boxes of chocolates were won
by Miss Leila Watson and Mrs. Eva Fogg.
twenty-five members of Norway
Lodge, l. o. o. F., accepted the invita-.
ton of Mt. Mica Lodge of South Paris,
and we're present at the meeting Thurs
day evening. The work done by West
Paris Lodge was much enjoyed, as was
the banquet and smoke talk that follow
ed. A special car brought the members
home at midnight.
Mrs. Charlotte W. Pratt will spend
the winter in Portland with her niece.
Capt. and Mrs. E. G. Schwartz are ex-
pected to return from Baltimore, Md,
after Thanksgiving, and will make their
home for the winter at BeaPs Tavern.
Mrs. Charles G. Blake has gone to
Crete, Neb., to attend the wedding of
her niece, Miss Bertha DenisOn. Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Denison of Harrison
will be with Mr.. Blake during Mrs.
Bake's absence.
MISS Llllldu OWcEo was VI tiohu
Wednesday and Thursday and while
there attended the grand organ recital
and heard Madam Schumann Heink sing.
Vivian W. Hills has been in Boston
purchasing Christmas goods.
Mrs. Dora McLucas of Augusta has
been with relatives here for few days.
Work is still rushing at the shoe fac
tories, and much overtime work is be-
ing done to get out out rush orders.
The annual fair Of the ladies Of the
Congregational church will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 80 and
Eco. 1. There will be the usual sale the
first day, and supper and entertain
men. the second evening.
The Baptist church is undergoing
some repairs, and an additio nal window
will be cut through on each side of the
auditorium.
Freeland Howe, Jr., has his new
music room we'll established and is
show wing nice line of Vlctrolas. The
old bakery building will In the future be
known as Barton Block.
Horace Sanborp, while engaged 10 bis
work as janitor at the high school, slip.
ped and fell, injuring himself 30 that be
has been unable to continue his duties,
aud his work is now being done by W.
S. Sloan.