Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
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Lodge, /. o. o. F., visited Mt. Mic'
Lodge at South Paris Thursday evening
and witnessed the work in the first de
gree. Refreshments were served aftel
the work and there were remarks by
few OF the brothers. The evening prov
ed very pleasant, the new features ofths
work adding to the enjoyment.
Fred Hartman is working for Ripley
& Fletcher in their garage at South
Paris.
Col. F. n. Hume of Houlton, com
mander of the Second Maine Infantry
made Company D an informal visit al
the armory Monday evening, April 8.
Among the most recent purchasers Of
Ford cars are Stuart w. Goodwin and
Walter F. Tubbs.
Rev. D. L. Joslin occupied the pulpit,
at the Baptis, church on Paris Hill Sun
day and will speak at the same place
next Sunday, taking the place of the
pastor, Rev. G. W. F. Hill, who is out OF
town.
The corporation report for the year
shows tho total valuation of the real
aud personal property in Norway Viii
lage Corporation to be 81 1908, ZIP 90, an
increase of SIG, 463 90 during the past
year. There are 500 polls taxed. The
annual corporation meeting takes place
Tuesday evening, with little outside OF
routine business to occupy ones atten-
ton.
Elmer Morrill, and family have return
ed to Mr.. Morrill's farm in Millettville.
Mr.. Morrill, will engage quite extensive.
ly in the poultry business.
s. D. Andrews, after spending the
greater part OF the winter with Mr.. and
Mrs. john F. Swain, has returned to Ac-
ton, Mass, where he makes his home
with his sister, Mrs. Mary Holden.
Mrs. A. L. Gerry is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. Fl. Hood, in Dorchester,
Mass.
The Y. p. c. u. of the Universalist
church will give box supper at Concert
Hal Wednesday evening of this week.
Wright Bisbee is i'll again, and is being
cared for by Mrs. Flora Stearns.
Miss Annie Hamlin, after spending
about two months at her home in Water
ford, has resumed her work at the dress
making department at Smiley's.
The annual roll call and banquet Of
NJ. Hope Rsbekab Lodge which was to
Rave been held at Odd Fellows Hall
Wednesday evening of this week, has
been indefinitely postponed.
Walter Luck & Son have added a de-
livery team and will take orders for pro-
visions about the village,
The Universalist Mission Circle was
entertained by Mrs. Z. F. Bicknell last
Wednesday afternoon.
Houghton Kimball has been made a
present of fine new piano and has COM
menced taking music lessons.
Grippe, pneumonia, diphtheria, jaun-
dice, whooping cough, we wonder what
the next disease will be that will be
added to the long list that now affiict so
many of our townspeople.
Mrs. Talbot Mundy has started class
in drawing and painting, giving special
attention to outdoor sketching.
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin K. Howe have
moved to Mrs. James Smiths house on
Deering Street.
Miss Mildred Curtis has been recent
guest of Mr.. aud Mrs. George Winslow
at Auburn.
Mrs. C. S. Hayes of Oxford is with her
daughter, Mrs. James n. Favor, who is
i'll.
Mrs. Alice Stearns entertains the
Browning Reading Club this Monday
evening at her home on Orchard Street.
Roll call will be answered by current
events, followed by selected reading
from magazines by Mrs. Stearns and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bicknell.
Charles Herrick has moved from the
Crommett house on Tucker Street to the
Reed house on Winter Street.
Next Monday, April 10. Patriots Day,
will be generally observed as a holiday
by the business men aud merchants.
Norway High School base ball team
opens it's season with game with Lis
bon Falls High School at the fair
grounds.
Norway Lodge, I. o. O. F., will work
the second degree Tuesday evening.
Auto owners had their machines out
in large numbers Sunday afternoon
making the best of the fine warm wealth
or. While the roads are in good shape
about the two villages, they are far
from settled in the outlying districts,
and those who have taken trips to Me-
cbanic Falls, Lewiston and other places,
say they found the roads worse on Satur-
day than at any time this spring.
Pennessewassee Lodge, Z. OF Pr en-
joyed very pleasant evening as the
guests of Hamlin Lodge of South Paris
Friday evening. The work was in the
rank Of Knight by Hamlin Lodge and
refreshments followed the work.
Hon. A. S. Kimball suffered another
i'll turn Thursday and has been In a
critical condition since. he 10 being
cared for by trained nurse.
A car load of Rebekahs from Mt. Hope
Rebekah Lodge were present at the
meeting of Mt. Pleasant Rebekah Lodge
of South Paris Friday evening, and en-
joyed u social time after the lodge meet
ing. The two lodges have been ex-
changing visits OF this kind this winter.
No Refreshments are served, but the 80
cial times allow the members to become
better acquainted, and have proved most
pleasant to all concerned.
The Professional Whist Club was en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. L. Curtis ON Friday evening, DR.. and
Mrs. Drake assisting in the entertaining.
There was a good attendance, and like
the other meetings of the club, the occa-
sion was much enjoyed.
Eight young ladies from our village
went to Portland Friday as delegates to
the first annual girls conference held
under the auspices of the state Y. w. Z.
A. Miss Florence Rideout went with
them as leader. The girls who took the
trip were Misses Katherine Jones, Mari
eta Nichols, Emogene Hunt, Ruth
Smith, Evelyn Chandler, Esther Pike,
Doris Shepard and Mildred Noyes.
There was good attendance at the
dancing school and assembly given by
Freeland Howe, Jr., at the Opera House
Friday evening, and much larger attend
aucs is promised for the second assem-
bly, which takes place Friday evening OK
this week. Instructions are given the
first part of the evening after which
there is about an hour and half OF
dancing. -,
The W. C. T. U. meets this week with
Mrs. Horace Oxnard.
Norway Lodge, l. o. o. F., will attend
services on anniversary Sunday at the
Methodist church. The date Of anniver-
sary Sunday is April 25th, but as Rev.
Mr.. Nichols will be in attendance at the
state conference on that date, 1t Is ex'
pected that the following Sunday, May
I'd, will be observed.
The youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Walter Stevens, about two years OF age,
is i'll with diphtheria at the home OF his
Il l.