Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-07
NORWAY.

Arthur "Shorty" Lewis, who has been
employed as conductor by the Norway
and Paris Street Railway for about two
years, has finished work for the company
and accepted a position in the shoe fac.
tory, where he was formerly employed.
Lester Witham is acting as conductor
until another man Is secured.
The seventh annual exhibition Of the
Western Maine Poultry Association
will take place at Norway Opera House
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Jan. 4tb, 9Th and 9th, and the officers Of
the association are hard at work to make
this one of the best exhibits ever held.
A new feature this year will be the
Awarding Of premiums to utility stock.
All other premiums will be awarded as
in previous years.
The members of the football team Of
the high school spent very pleasant
evening as the guest of their coach, Don
aid F. MacGrew, at Vivian Akers' studio
last Monday evening. At the business
meeting Roland Evirs was elected as
captain for the next season. Mr.. Mac
| Grew will act as manager and will be as
sisted BY Paul Hosmer. Every effort
will be made to put football on firm
footing at the school next fall. New
uniforms will be purchased, tackling
dummy and other devices will be added
| to assist in giving the candidates for the
team proper instruction, and schedule
of games with the leading high schools
of the state will be arranged. Despite
the fact that the team will lose heavily
by graduation next June, every effort
will be made to have strong team an
other year. As means of raising
money for the benefit of the team, a
minstrel show will be staged at the OPP
era House as soon as possible. Mr..
MacGrew's enthusiastic work for the
team is to be commended, but it must be
admitted that he faces rather discourag-
ing conditions in trying to make foot
ball leading sport in this community.
The game has never found much favor
here either from the school authorities
or the parents, and we venture the opin-
ion that team to win much support
must be an exceptionally good one and
win a large per cent of its games.
The ladies of the Universalist Circle |
were entertained at the home OF Mrs.
Frank a. Beck Friday afternoon.
The w. C. T. U. meets with Mrs. G.
A. Frost Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O.
Mrs. R. o. Porter entertained the
Swastika Club Wednesday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. L. Clark, the meet
ing being held at that place to enable
Mrs Clark to be present.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will hold their annual fair at
Grange Hall Thursday afternoon and
evening of this week. All the usual
articles will be on sale. The entertain
ment in the evening will be in charge OF
the Epworth League.
Japan Sunday was observed at the
Universalst church last Sunday, spe-
cial offering being taken for the Univer-
salist missions in Japan and the Black
mar Home, an institution which ia doing
a most worthy work among the little
brown people.
Norway Lodge, l. o. o. F., will hold
rehearsal for the second degree after the
meeting Tuesday evening. 1t Is expect
ed that Mt. Mica Lodge will confer the
first degree for Norway at their meeting
in South Paris on Thursday evening OF
this week.
The wedding of Harold l.. Woodward
and Miss Leah A. Wetherbee, both OF
Norway, took place at Ye Longtellow
Inn in Portland on the 10Th of Novem'
Der, Rev. Clifford Snowden OF the ST.
Lawrence Congregational church OF that
city performing the ceremony in the
presence of few immediate relatives.
Mr.. Woodward has been In Norway
since last spring, being employed as
linotype operator at the Advertiser
office. His former home was at Ames-
bury, Mass. Mrs. Woodward has lived
in Norway a greater part OF her life,
making her home with her grandmother,
the late Caroline Wetherbee. The new
ly married couple will reside at Mrs.
Woodward's home on Crescent Street.
"The Birth of a Nation" at the Opera
House the last three days of the week
with afternoon and evening performances
promises to be the leading entertainment
feature of the week. The advance sale
of seats is very satisfactory, but without
doubt there will be room for all who
wish to attend.
The senior class of the high school
have selected arabian Knights" as the
class play, and rehearsals are already IN
progress. !
Mrs. Inez Tubbs of Old Orchard is
with her mother, Mrs Harriet P. Millett,
for a few weeks. Later she will 60 to
Massachusetts, to spend the winter with
her SOD, Homer d. Tubbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hebbard attend
ed the wedding of their son, Don j.
Whitney, and Miss Hazel Doris Tobin at
Medford, Mass, recently. Mr.. and Mrs.
whitney will reside at Lynn, Mass,
where Mr.. Whitney has position with
the Hebbard Drug Co.
The net proceeds derived from the
fair held under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Sewing Circle of the Congrega.
tioual church were about 5000. The at,
fair took place at the church vestry and
dining hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons and evenings OF last week.
The articles found ready sale and the
supper and entertainment of Wednesday
evening enjoyed good patronage. MISS
Ella NJ. Cora of Livermore Falls was the
reader for the entertainment, and her
work was of high order and greatly en-
loved. She was liberal in responding to
encores, and altogether made a most
pleasing impression. The work OF Mrs.
III.
among Us, as soloist, was also that of an
artist of much ability. Her strong, rich
voice, under perfect control and showing
the years of training which 1t has receiv-
ed, was beautifully displayed in her va
rious numbers. Norway people are in.
deed fortunate in having vocalist OF
such ability added to their list OF must
clans.
The work on the new garage which ia
being built on Deering Street by +. w.
Walker of South Paris and Il. A. Bailey
of Norway is being pushed rapidly. The
Noyes barn has been taken down and It's
site forms part Of the location of the
new garage. 1t will be practically
freproof building with cement floor and
all modern appliances for handling and
doing first class automobile repair work.
The location is central and with the
great increase in this line OF business 1t
would seem as If there was fine open
ing for another garage in this village.
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