Oxford Democrat., 1916-11-21
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Ingalls, and Small have completed tn
Foundation for the post Office building
and work has been discontinued for tn
winter. Several of the mon who hav'
been here about oil summer left for thei
homes in Bar Harbor Wednesday. The!
have only words OF praise to of1er TO-
the treatment they have received whii'
in town.
The entertainment given by the Vene
tian Trio at the Congregational churcf
on Tuesday evening was arst-class II
every particular and was much enjoyed
by those present. Owing to other At
| fractions the attendance was not large
but the course tickets have sold we'll and
larger attendance 10 promised for the
future. The program was arranged ir
four parts with proper costuming fol
each part, and each Of the three was %
artist In the line of work which they
presented. The next entertainment In
the course will be given December 7th,
aud will consist of the reading Of that
most delightful story, daddy Long
Legs" by Catherine Kennedy, reader
who comes with the highest recommen.
dations.
The Swastika Club was pleasantly en-
tertained Wednesday evening by Miss
Annie Whitehouse at her boarding place
with Mrs. Rowe on Cottage Street.
A very pleasant event Was the shower
given by the members Of tho Minerva
Club and few friends to Miss Helen
howe at the home of Mrs. Inez Cum.
mings on Pike Hill one evening recently.
The details were carefully worked out,
and although the plans were quite elab.
crate they were successfully concealed
from the bride.to.be until the proper
moment. The presents were found by
following string which led to their
hiding places, and 1t was necessary to
visit the attic, cellar, nearly every part
of the house and some OF the surround
ing buildings before all were found.
Then came the opening of the bundlee,
and some very nice presents were reveal
ed. A poem written by Miss Florence
Rideout was read by Miss Howe and fur.
nished much amusement. The dining
room was tastefully decorated In pink
and white, and here refreshments OF
oyster patties, hot rolls, olives, Ice cream,
fancy cookies, coffee and sslted nuts
were served. The wedding cake was
made BY Mrs. Anne Hartman, and was
cut by the prospective bride. The
thimbie fell to Marguerite Welch, the
button to Annie Whitehouse, the ring to
Emmie Young, and the coin to Genevieve
Barker. The whole affair was most
pleasant.
The efforts to secure money for the
purchasing of q Victrola for the upper
primary school are meeting with sue
cess, and already ST has been secured
through the efforts of the children with
some aid by the interested parents. Mrs.
James Favor has interested herself In
the work, and anyone wishing to contrib
ute can hand the money to her.
Work at the shoe factory is rushing,
and the company have recently occupied
another of the unused sections OF the
factory. More cutters are also being
added to the present force.
Capt. and Mrs. Moses P. Stiles have
gone to Portland to their home there.
They have been staying In Norway since
the return of Co. D from the border.
The high school students presented
their two act comedy, "An Engaging
Position" at the Universalist church at
South Paris on Thursday evening, 1t be-
ing given az the entertainment feature
of the society's annual fair. This is the
third time they have presented the
piece and have met with good success.
Ben Hosmer has finished work for
Mr.. Spiller, the undertaken.
Charles Frost OF South Framipgham,
Mass, has been the guest Of his brother,
Asa Frost, at the lake for the past week,
and has called on friends In this village.
Relatives and friends here have receiv-
ed announcements of the marriage OF
Ellery Coburn Butts of Kingfeld and
Miss Mabel Furrough Of Lincoln. Mr..
Butts ia q brother Of Ralph Butts Of the
firm of Longley & Butts, and was en-
ploy ed by that company In this vicinity
for some time. he made many friends
during his stay here.
A two.story building 1882 feet is be.
ing added to the rear Of the Opera
House, and will be used on the first
floor as storage room for Co. D, while
the second story will have the select.
mems office. The present selectmen's
Office will be used by the Norway Ma.
tioual Bank as directors room.
C. B. Cummings & Sons 20. have add
ed large electric motor to their equip.
ment to enable them to saw lumber at
any time. With the increase In business
the water power can not be depended up
on to get out the required amount OF
sawed lumber.
Penneesseewassee Lodge, Z. Of p,
will hold their thirty-third annual
Thanksgiving ball at Norway Opera
House on Thursday evening, Nov. 80.
Shaw's Orchestra of six pieces will fur.
nish the music. In place of the usual
concert preceding the ball, members of
Co. D who recently returned from the
border will give a-drill. DR.. Harry p.
Jones will act as floor manager, and will
have goodly number of aids and honor
ary aids.
This stretch of zero weather in Novem-
ber ia not to the liking of most OF US.
With coal at $12 ton and hard to get
at that, and with fitted wood selling at
81 so the cord and equally hard to get
although We are in the heart OF wood
growing country, such weather dimin-
ishes our. supply altogether too fast.
Some of the members OF Co. d suggest
that the Texas border would be good
place to stop at this season of the year,
and perhaps we had all better 60 there.
Jack Frost makes things uncomfortable
here, and Mexican revolutionists might
make things uncomfortable there. Take
your choice.
A recent order of two hundred pairs
of snowshoes from the Jordan Marsh
Co. of Boston for the Christmas trade
makes the Tubbs snowshoe factory Q
buster place than ever.
Edward Burnell has been on the street
again during the past week, after being
sick several weeks with grippe and pneu'
monia.
Among the successful hunters of the
mast week are Leon Kimball, Lewis
Fogg, George Carter, Phineas Curtis and
Payson McAllister, all OF whom have
brought In one or two deer.
A son was born to the wife OF Clayton
z. McIntire of Waterford at Trufant's
Hospital Sunday morning.
Halliburton Crandlemire, formerly
sub. m aster at the high school, now prin-
cipal of Livsrmore Falls High School,
Was the week k.end guest of friends In this
village.