Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-08-24
NORWAY.

meeting. banquet and ball of the High
School Alumni Association on Wednes.
dsy. the 18th. The meeting was held
At 2:3O In the afternoon, presided over
by President Herman l.. Horne, ana
officers for the coming year were CHOSEN
% follows:
Pres.-Lee n. Smith.
Vice. Pres.-Mrs. A. L. Cook.
Sec-Miss Berenice Nash.
Treas.-Francis SWEET.
Remarks regarding the need OF gym
pasium were made BY several, and with
q report of 1888 now available, building
committee consisting of Edwin s. Cum
mings, Henry B. Foster and Cecil Brown
was chosen. A literary and musical
program followed.
The banquet was served In Concert
Hall by the ladies Of the Universalist
Society, and consisted Of cold meats,
salads, hot rolls, ice cream and cake.
With President Horne az. toastmaster,
responses were made by Clarence NJ.
Smith, Hugh Pendexter, Francis Swett,
Herbert Russell of Owego, N. Y, Mrs.
q. L. Bartlett and Judge Morrill, Packard
OF Baltimore.
The concert and ball in the Opera
House was attended by about ninety
couples. ,
Mrs. Clara B. Noble died on the 14th
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. A. s.
Kimball, from the effects of shock sus-
tanned about a week earlier. Mrs.
Noble was born 10 South Waterford,
Oct 20, 1s43, the daughter of Calvin and
Maria Houghton. She married Herbert
A. Noble who died some sixteen years
ago. Most of her married life was spent
In Boston. For the past few years she
has been with Mrs. Kimball. Rev. G.
G. Miller attended the funeral on Tues
day, and burial was in Elm Vale Gene
terry, South Waterford.
George Sparks, who has been In town
representing himself as detective, was
bound over In the Norway Municipal
Court In the sum of $500 Tuesday, and
failing to furnish bail was committed to
| Jail. Sparks had left check at Beal's
Tavern to pay his bill which was found
to be worthless, hence the arrest. He
also contracted some other bills In town.
At the home of the brides parents on
Pixies Hill Tuesday, Mr.. Thaddeus B..
Roberts and Miss Lena Schenk were
united In marriage. Rev. Chester Gore
Miller oficiated, using the single ring
service, with the immediate families
present. The bride was in white crepe
meteor trimmed with lace. Mr.. Roberts
is the son of Hon. and Mrs. John A.
Roberts. he is q graduate of Norway
High School and Bowdoin College in the
class of 1908, and later took special
course In poultry husbandry. he now
carries on large poultry business. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Schenk, graduate of Norway High
School in the class of 1908, and since
that time has been engaged In teaching
in Norway and in Providence, r. I.
Seventh popular dance Thursday even
| ing Of this week at the Opera House.
Shaw's Orchestra Of eight pieces will
furnish music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Durose Of West
Charleston, VT, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Elon L. Brown for the past few
days.
Mrs. Frank Richardson has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Ranger, at South Harpswell.
D. W. Danforth, manager of the Direct
Importing Co., was visited Wednesday
by an automobile party which included
his mother, Mrs. Eunice Danforth OF
Madison, IS years of age, and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. l.. Gray and Mr.. and Mrs. r. O.
Files of Fairfield.
Miss H. NJ. Taylor is spending her
| vacation at Lincoln.
Eugene o. Russell of Yarmouthville
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Russell.
Mrs. T. R Landry and little daughter
Alice of Central Falls, R. l., have been
spending the past week With Mrs.
Landry's sister, Mrs. Albert Cote.
The class of 1890, Norway High
School, held reunion at Lee N. Smiths
camp, the Green Dragon, Friday.
Freeland Howe, Jr., gave dancing
party to few friends In his barn Mon
day afternoon, with music on the grafo-
| nola.
F. a. Hurd was called to Fryeburg
last week by the sudden illness and
death of his father, Howard q. Hurd.
Miss Marion Hill of Bath is guest In
the family of Judge W. F. Jones.
Miss Helen Bangs Of Portland is visit
ing friends here.
The Imperial Male Ministries are re-
hearsing for show to be given a little
later.
There seems to be some meat in the
bear stories. Harry Gordon recently
saw the bear and two large cubs near
Sand Pond.
Mrs. C. F. Ridlon is taking her vacs-
ton from the store of q. L. Merchant &