Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-02-29

The Barton Reading Club met with
Mrs. Frank W. Faunce, Pleasant Street,
Thursday afternoon.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters, are
planning fine time for their leap year
party which occurs Tuesday evening.
It is reported that Phineas Curtis has
sold his ice business to Eugene +. Mil
lett.
The Norway Auto Company has been
incorporated with F. Wilson Walker as
president, Elon L. Brown clerk and treas
urer, and Harold A. Bailey with the
president and clerk forming the board
of directors. The company has permits
sion to engage In various business enter
prises.
The annual banquet of the Browning
Reading Club is always . pleasant affair
and this year was no exception, In fact,
some claimed 1t to be the best time they
had ever enjoyed together. It took
place at the home of Mrs. D. N. French
on Pleasant Street last Monday evening.
The lunch included sandwiches, salads,
olives, pickles, tarts, ice cream, cake
and coffee, and each article had to be Sc
cured BY some literary stunt, as telling
an anecdote of Washington, writing
telegram using words the first letters OF
which would spell the name Washing
tom They were also required to draw Q
fac and write on q small Ratchet the
most important event in Washington's
life. After the lunch there was swap
ping game, each guest having brought
bundle to swap, and which were finally
opened and caused much merriment. A
picture guessing contest was won by
Mrs. r. J. Bruce, and cherry contest, in
which the contestants were blindfolded
and we're to pick cherries from tree,
was won by Mrs. Adna Keene, who &C.
cured tree and all. Miss Genevieve
Barker played several piano selections,
and the entire evening was much ENJOY
ed, az none but the committee In charge
had any idea Of the stunts they would be
obliged to perform.
A broken casting in the water wheel
| made It necessary to shut down the Nor
way power station for " bile about noon
on Thursday. The Paris plant was
started and carried the load until the
steam plant at Norway could be gotten
into mission.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. r,
will hold their March meeting with Mrs.
EyisI. Cook on Wednesday evening.
Roll call will be answered by favorite
quotations, paper on "Household Life
in Colonial Days" will be read by Mrs.
Gertrude Libby, and q reading, "Fbe
| Banging of the Crane" will be given by
Mrs. Lena NJ. Andrews.
The W. r. G. will serve dinner as u.s.
nal on town meeting day. The dinner
will be served in Woodman Hall, over
Stones drug store, at II o'clock.
The annual Board Of Trade banquet
will be held Friday evening at Bears
Tavern at eight O'Clock. Philip j. Deer.
ing, chairman, and Paul D. Sargent, chief
engineer of the Maine State Highway
Commission, will be the speakers OF the
evening. Only sixty tickets will be sold,
a that is ell that can be seated IN the
dining room. Tickets will be sold ut
81 80 each and may be secured from the
committee of arrangements, which con-
sists of E. N. SWEET, q. L. Merchant and
W. +. Jones. No tickets will be sold
after - O'Clock Wednesday noon.
The warrant for town meeting has
forty-one articles and 1t looks % though
It would take the greater part OF the day
TO complete the business. Besides the
usual routine business and the raising Of
money for general expenses, there are
three articles that will probably bring
ont considerable discussion. They are
40 follows: A
Art. So. To sec what action the town will
take regarding the claim Of James N. Tubbs tor
!. damages sustained by reason OF water alleged
to have backed mp Into his store cellar nom
drain In Main Street.
Art. 50. TO see what action the town VII
take 10 assist In the building Of gymnasium on
: the high school grounds. sSl AZ
Art. 70. TO sss II the toen win vote . raiss
money by an issus Of town bonds or otherwise
for sum mot exceeting twenty thousand DOL
lara (t9o. oo0). for the purpose Of constructing
compressed concrete, or other Improved NE
3 from the head of Main Strees, IN NORWAY viilag.
3 ssid Question 3 b decided By : Yes and Il
vote Of the legal voters Of said town. Also g de
termine the rate Of interest," said bonds shAll boa
and the time Of payment thereof sed 70 perform
' bonds.
q Don McGrew's Own Unique MINSTREL
;. will appear ct che Opera House Saturday
a evening. The local artists advertised Il
appear are Mr.. AcGrew, Miss Mealant
and Mr.. Knapp Most Of tho other 90
. tertainers will come from Lewiston ant
d. B.Wasaet of West Nediord, Mass.
has rented one Of the roomsi In the Nor
way knitting factory and will begin tn.
manufaotufe Of pasteboefd boxes. encl
} In shoe Soxes, stocking boxes, etc.. Tn'
Imaehlnesios the purp0ee, have Mread.
azfivsd and 90 being installsd. NosWa'