Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-23


The ladies of the Congregational cir
ole have q supper and entertainment al
the church dining room Wednesday
evening, supper to be served at $40 FOL
lowed BY the pantomime "Dora," which
will BE- given by the following cast:
Farmer Allen. H; z: Jones
T Mnsii cSlid Arthur 1 {. b Bartlett
Hary Mar. K. rhayel
Fever ...-...-.......-.-----..A Albert Z. Bartiet,
The annual meeting of the Norway
Savings Bank Corporation was held at
the banking rooms Monday evening oil
last week, and the report Of the treasur'
or, George l.. Curtis, showed that the
institution had had another successful
and prosperous year. The deposits
show an increase of over $4,000 and the
total amount of deposits has now reach
ed the sum of 1857 1855. The number
of depositors increased 40 during the
year, making total of 3,021. The old
officers were reelected and are as fol-
lows:
Pres.-A. 8. Kimball.
Vice.Pres.-F. II. Noyes.
Trustees-F. h. Soyes, c.: r. Ridlon, A. 8
Kimball, r. W. Sanborn, H. +. Andrews, G. L.
Curtis, j. N. Favor.
A meeting of the Oxford Comfy Hol-
stein Breeders Association will be held
at Norway Grange Hall Wednesday OF
this week with forenoon and afternoon
sessions and dinner at noon. The speak
or In the forenoon will be F. S. Adams,
State Dairy Instructor, and in the after
noon DR.. Raymond Pearl, also of the
University of Maine, will speak and
answer questions on the problems OF
breeding. The meetings are open 10 the
public.
Mrs. B. C. Wentworth Of Yarmouth
was with friends here during the past
week.
The remains of David Young, who
died of the injuries spoken OF in last
weeks issue, were brought to Norway
for burial. Mr.. Young was 80 years OF
age and was for many years resident OF
this village, being employed at the old
tapnery when that was in operation and
later working as shoe maker. Since
leaving Norway he has made his home
in Lynn, Mass, where two SONS reside.
Alma Pendexter Hayden is receiving
fiattering press notices on her late poem
"The Soldiers Parting Hymn" which
has been net to music and is having
large sale in the Canadian cities.
Nj. Hope Rebekah Lodge enjoyed a
covered dish social after the meeting
Friday evening.
The annual ball of the Veranda Club,
known as the "Calco Ball." will be held
at the Opera House Tuesday evening,
March 80. This will be the twelfth
year this event has taken place, and
fine time is always enjoyed. Shaw's
Orchestra of South Paris will furnish
music. Wallace Sheen is to be- floor
manager, assisted by Cleve Goodwin,
Osman Hill and Albert Fogg as aids.
Ice cream and cake will be served at in
Permission.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church will meet
with Mrs. 81. l.. Nichols Thursday after
noon, and as the, contest which the 30.
ciety has been holding will end at that
time, a large attendance lie desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. q l.. Merchant made
com bined business and pleasure trip I o
Boston and New York last week.
Norway High School base ball team
are looking forward to successful sea
son and although some good men were
lost BY graduation last June Others have
come into the school that will fill their
places in most acceptable manner, and
strong team Is assured. Klain, the
pitcher, is to captain the team, and Sand
erson OF basket ball fame is the manager
Games have already been scheduled with
Paris High, Portland High, Hebron
Academy, Gould Academy, Lisbon High
and Bates I'd, and other games are to be
added. The team will be coached by d
IL. Boucher, a Dean Academy player,
who turned out strong team for Paris
High last year.
Mrs. Lena Furber has so far recovered
from her recent operation that she has
gone to Whitefield, N. e., to visit bel
sister.
After an illness of over two years
which made its appearance after &c.
we're surgical operation, and after being
confined to her bed since the 25th OF las'
November, Mrs. Agnes Tucker Brown
passed away at her home In this village
Saturday evening. She was the daugh'
ter of the late Cyrus and Kate (Denni
sony Tucker, and was 40 years of age
Throughout this long illness and know
| ing full we'll what the result must be-
she has ever maintained cheerful dis
position and has never been heard t
complain, bearing with remarkable pa
thence and fortitude the pain which hel
disease brought. She was worker II
the IJniyersaiist church, and when liv
ing in Hopkinton, Mass, was member
of the w. R. C. of that place and hello
many OF the leading offices. She Ia sur
viyed by one sister, Miss Carrie Tucker
and her step-mother, Mrs. Georgia Tuck
or, also several aunts and uncles. Tit
funeral will be held at the home at two
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, attended
by Rev. C. G. Miller, and burial will bs
in the family lot at Pine Grove Gene
terry.
There is much sickness in town, es
pecially among the children, several o
whom have had severe cases OF pneu
mouia, requiring the services OF trained
nurses. At this writing most OF then
seem to be on the road to recovery.
Another of the Eastern Star socia''
was held Friday evening, the meeting
this time taking place at the home o
Mrs. G. l. Curtis.
The Browning Reading Club meet'
this Monday evening with Mrs. X. >
Bruce. The reading OF "The Romance
of the Panama Canal will be continued
with Mrs. Eva Kimball as the reader.
! DR.. Charles Cragin OF Portland wa