Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-09
NORWAY.

ed, after which the roll call TOOK place,
followed by q social time which was
much enjoyed.
At the meeting of Abigail Whitman
Chapter, D. A. R., Wednesday evening,
held with Mrs. Gertrude Barker, over
$50 was turned In by the members which
they have collected as a part of q fund
which will be used In the erection OF
suitable monument for Norway's Revo.
lutionary war soldiers.
The first basket ball game OF the sea-
son will take place at the Opera House
next Friday evening, when Norway High
will play Gould's Academy Of Bethel.
Ali arrangements have been completed
for the 32d annual Thanksgiving ball Civ
en- under the auspices of Pennesseewasse
Lodge, No. 10, Z. of P, at Norway Opera
House on the evening of Thursday, Nov.
25. Music will be furnished by the
Lunn & Sweet Orchestra of Auburn,
aud a concert will precede the dancing.
DR.. d. P. Jones will act as floor manager,
and will be assisted by the following
aids: o. M. Cummings, DR.. n. L. Bart,
lett, j. E. Wilson, Stuart W. Goodwin.
The honorary aids from out of town
will be Walter Holden, Oxford; Fred
Shaw, Paris Hill; Dannie Bryant, Pry-
ants Pond; Lester McAllister, East
Stoneham; Ernest Shaw, South Paris;
and L. r. Rounds, Waterford. Ice
cream and cake will be served at inter
mission.
Harold and George Wood, who went
to Portland with their mother, Mrs.
Mary Wood, are employed In an ammu-
milton factory, which Is exporting its
goods to Europe.
On Monday morning of last week Lee
M, Smith had been connected with the
a. B. Foster store for twenty-five years.
As is we'll known he is no longer clerk
but is a member of the company.
MIR. and Mrs. Elgin Greenleaf have re-
turned from their camps at Sugar Island,
Moosehead Lake, and are at their Nor
way home for the winter.
Winter descended upon US Friday
morning. Quite snowfall for the first
storm.
Mrs. Fred Moore, who has been quite
i'll recently, has submitted to an opera
ton for appendicitis at the Sisters Hos
pital in Lewiston.
There will be meeting OF the w. U.
T. U. at the home of Mrs. Matte Ander-
SOD, Danforth Street, Wednesday after
noon at 2:30.
FIR. Seavey, proprietor of BeaPs Tav,
erp. ia the owner of a new Overland
seven passenger touring car.
The marriage intentions of Don D:
Whitney of Norway and Miss Hazel
Doris Tobln of Medford, Mass, are on
file at the town clerks office.
Charles II. Pike has purchased the
Horace Pike homestead on Paris street,
where he has lived for some months.
Stuart w. Goodwin attended the meet
ings of the Maine Association OF lnsur.
ance Agents at Augusta Wednesday OF
last week.
The present week will be observed az
"Win- Ny Chum" Week at the Meth
odist church with special services on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FIJI
day evenings, in which the young people
of the church will have part and will
be addressed by different speaker each
evening.
Quite a number Of deer have beer
brought into town during the past week
BY Norway hunters. Some foxes have
also been killed. :,
Mrs. Madeline CASTOR Snowden, read
or of Portland, who has appeared In this
village on numerous occasions and IL
considered one of the greatest artists IL
dramatic readings that has ever beer
here, has been secured by the Christian
Endeavor Society Of the Congregations
church to read Shakespeare's comedy,
"The Tanning OF the Shrew." The en-
tertainment will be given at the Congre
gational church Thursday evening. Mrs
Snowden has given the drama In several
places recently, and 1t is said that bel
work in this play even surpasses thai
which she has done in some OF her oehel
readings.
The forming of clubs goes gaily on ir
town. The latest Is the "Simpletor
Circle" which had meeting with Miss
MYRTLE Haskell at her home on Pleasant
Street last Wednesday evening.
A party stopping at Camp Cinnamon
who are employing their time fox hunt
ing, includes Il. B. Foster, Will Libby
L. Il. Cushman and Louis Brooks. 1t il
reported that two foxes have been Sc
cured.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker have finish
ed work at Poland Spring and are with
their daughter, Mrs. Fred Hosmer, fol
the winter.
Miss Ruth Akers is now pianist at the
Rex Theatre, taking the place OF Mist
Marion Gray of South Paris, who has re-
signed the position in order that sht
may have more time for the study Of
music.
The Congregational Parish Club en-
joyed a very pleasant evening as the
euests of Mrs. a. L. Horne and Mrs
George W. Holmes at Mrs. Horne's home
Tuesday evening. A series OF CUES!
games occupied most of the time ano
afforded much amusement. Refresh
ments were served at the close OF thu
evening.
Pr. Stone is carrying the mail OF
route No. 1, while John Judkins, tn
regular carrier, is enjoying vacation.
Craigie Temple, Pythian Sisters, o
Oxford, were the guests of Lake Temple
of Norway Tuesday evening. A flint
supper in charge of the following com
mittee was served, Mrs. Jesse Edwards
Mrs. Percy Nevers, Mrs. Arthur Lewis
Mrs. Forest Thurston, Mrs. Frank Cool
and Mrs. John Cullinan. After thu
regular meeting an interesting program
was given in charge OF Miss Nash. Iher'
was large attendance.
DR.. Bal F. Bradbury has received 8
flattering offer from the Red Cross II
return to Europe to work In the wal
zone. but owing to his contract at tn
Topus home, he is unable to accept.
The Browning Reading Club meet
this Monday evening with Mrs. Thirz
Lovejoy at her home on Lower Mail
Street.
Mrs. James N. Favor has gone to Bal
timore to visit her brother, Harry Hayes
Her sister, Miss Jane Hayes, is staying
with the family and doing the house
work during Mrs. Favor's absence:
The Barton Reading Club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Emma Jones.
The Universalist children gave thei
fairy play midsummer Eve" at tn
Uniyersalist church in South Paris Tues
day evening, as the entertainment lea
ture of the annual harvest supper by tn
ladies' society of that church. The chill
dren did finely and the audience ap
plauded their work literally.
Quite number from here will atten'
the great scenic production "The Garde1
of Allah" which Ia at the Empir
Theatre in Lewiston the first thre
nights of this week.
Mrs. Samira Durham of Lynn. Mass.