Oxford Democrat., 1915-02-16
NORWAY.

| A. L. Buck was In Boston and Ne'
York several days last week, making
business trip In the interest OF th
Thomas Smiley store.
The Barton Reading Club met at tn
home of Mrs. William Jones on Pleas
ant Street Thursday afternoon. Tber
was the usual roll call and reading fron
the Bay View Magazine.
The committee Of Norway Higl
School Alumni Association having tn
matter of securing funds for a gymnasi
um in charge, are sending out letters t.
all members of the association askiDi
for donations. The amount asked for II
ten dollars. It is hoped to raise $4,000
and as the school is badly In need of I
gym, an earnest effort will be made Il
secure pledges enough 80 that the worl
of building may start this spring.
Mrs. R. o. Porter has been assisting
| in the Atherton furniture store for the
past week or more, during the progress
of their sale.
Arthur Buswell ia acting as janitor al
the Universalist church, taking tht
place of Harlow Adkins.
Miss Elsie Favor has returned to Nor
way and will make her home In the fam
ily of her brother, James N. Favor. Her
many friends are glad to welcome hel
back to this village. Miss Favor has
been in Brockton, Mass.
Miss Ruth Cummings has gone to Bos-
ton to study music at the FELTON, School
Mrs. Lee Smith has returned from the
Eye and Ear Infirmary at Portland,
where she has been for treatment.
Mrs. Ada Libby, District Deputy
President of the Rebekah lodges OF this
district, went to Buckfield Tuesday
evening and installed the officers OF
Good Faith Lodge of that place. The
members of the installing team that &C
companied her were Eva Kimball, Cert,
rude Hosmer, Cora Kimball, Linnie
Bartlett, Dora Brett, Emma Cullinan,
and Lena Kimball. Ira Hartman fur
nished conveyance for the party.
A very pleasant event was the musi-
cal and buffet luncheon given at the
home of Capt. and Mrs. E. G. Schwartz
in honor of Miss Ruth Cummings, just
previous to her starting for Boston to
study music. Mrs. q. G. Spaulding,
who is spending the winter with Mr.. and
Mrs. Schwartz, assisted in entertaining.
A party of twenty, mostly relatives of
Miss Cummings, were present.
Norway Grange will have an all.day
meeting Saturday with work in the FORE
noon, harvest dinner at noon, and an
open meeting in the afternoon in charge
of Capts. Pike and Flint of the contest
now taking place. 1t is hoped there will
be a large attendance at the afternoon
meeting.
The Swastika Club met Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Harold 7. Thayer,
and it is expected that they will meet at
the home of Mrs. R. o. Porter Wednes-
day evening of this week.
The Eastern Star will hold another OF
their ten cent socials this week, meeting
with Mr.. and Mrs. V. W. Hills at their
home on Cottage Street, Friday evening
Mrs. Alice Stearns will entertain the
Thimble Club at the meeting Tuesday
afternoon of this week.
The health of Miss Pearl Foster, who
is staying in Brockton, Mass. is improv-
ing rapidly, according to reports receiv-
ed from her BY her father.
Horace Smith recently had the misfor.
tune to get splinter of steel in his eye
and had to 60 to Portland for treatment.
The date of the Chapman concert has
been set for Monday, March i. The
three artists which Mr.. Chapman will
bring this year are among the best OF
the present time and an entertainment
of the highest grade is assured.
Miss Annie Hamlin is spending vaca-
ton at her home in Waterford, the dress
making rooms at Smiley's of which she
has charge being closed for the remain
der of the month of February.
Charles F. Ridlon, George l.. Gurus
and James N. Favor compose the com.
mittee in charge of the Masonic social
which will be held at Masons' Hall
Thursday evening. Both halls and the
ante rooms will be thrown open and
there will be dancing, card playing and
social gatherings.
At the last regular meeting of the W..
Z. C. it was voted to serve dinner on
town meeting day as is the usual custom.
It will be served in Woodman Hall at II
o'clock.
The annual Board of Trade banquet
will take place at Grange Hall on the
evening of Thursday, Feb. %, and Will
be served by the ladies of the Congrega'
tional church. The number of tickets
sold will be limited to 1S0, and z. N.
SWEET will have charge of the selling.
The Browning Reading Club meets
this Monday evening with Mrs. Grace
Cushman, Marston Street. 1t will be
valentine meeting. Roll call will be an,
swered by valentine verses. Mary Cole
will give paper on the origin OF st.
Valentines Day, and Gertrude Barker
will give valentine story.
Marion Andrews has finished teaching
school and is employed at z L.. Mer..
chants as cashier, taking the place oi
Marion Gibson, who is keeping books
for her father at the grain mill.
Trinity Local Union OF Christian En-.
deavor held a very pleasant and helpful
meeting at the Congregational church
Wednesday afternoon and evening
Rsy. A. T. McWhorter and Mrs. 7. S.
Barnes spoke very interestingly at the
opening meeting in the afternoon, and
Rev. F. l.. Cam led the quiet hour ser
vice, during which Miss Jessie Tolmau
sang a solo. The local society served an
excellent cold meat and salad supper at
6:45. In the evening the address was
given BY Rev. Il. l.. Nichols, who kindly
substituted for Rev. j. NJ. Arters OF
Rumford Falls, who was unable to make
train connections 30 as to arrive in time
for the service. Mr.. Nichols gave
splendid address on the work that car
be done by the young peoples societies
of the churches. There were violir
solos by Miss Grace Dean, and the clos
ing solo by Miss Helen Barnes with Miss
Frances Brown as accompanied, the
three young ladies being from South
Paris.
d. NJ. French, superintendent OF the
corn factory, was in New York the pas,
week attending the national Gamers
convention.
George l.. Sanborn was at Augusts
Tuesday to attend the hearing on sala
ries and fees OF county officers OF ta'
state.
Frank Lovejoy has finished work fol
the Athertou Furniture Co. In the loca
store, and has become associated with
Mr.. Jennings I'D tne ousinos' VI o'ocuut ~,
feathers and making mattresses. The!
have store in Noyes Block.
Some of the young men of the place
will hold masquerade ball at the Opers
House Tuesday evening. Feb. 23d, ant
are trying hard to make the affair
pleasant occasion. A large number
have already announced their intentions
of ooinp in costume, Ice cream will bt