Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31

AOsASooOi0s
All arrangements have been complet
cd for the high school fair which will be
held at Grange Hall next Friday after
noon and evening. The students have
been working hard to make the fair this
year the equal Of last years event, and
the various committees will have every
thing in readiness. The sale Of useful
and fancy articles will begin at 2:30 and
continue through the afternoon and even
ing. A supper will be served at $50
and the entertainment for the evening
will include the farce Gan Engaging Pc
sition" with the following cast of char
acter:
Imogene Trumwell- Bessie Pottls
Annett Golde Bertha Sessions
Marcia Todner ................--.----E Esther Pike
Theodore De winks ..-.........Hugh Pendextel
Thomas Bulmer Todd Raymond Evirt
The first Masonic assembly of the sea.
son will take place Tuesday evening and
will be In the form of q Hallowe'e On
party. All Mssons residing in or visit.
ing In the jurisdiction are cordially in
vited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sanborn are visit.
ing at Meredith Center, N. a., making
the trip in their auto with Walter Smith
acting as chauffeur.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Clark and Miss
Jennie Baker made an auto trip to Port.
land and Old Orchard Thursday.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A, R.,
will hold Its November meeting with
Miss Margaret Baker on Wednesday
evening. The program will include Roll
call-Why am Thankful; Paper First
National Thanksgiving, February 10,
1905, Mrs. Gertrude Libby; Reading
Some Delusions of Our Forefathers, Mrs.
Sadie Martin; Music-Miss Genevieve
Barker.
Major Bal F. Bradbury has been pro.
noted to the position of Lieutenant
Colonel and is now surgeon for the 18th
division located on the Mexican border.
| Good progress is being made on Fred
Browns bungalow on lower Main Street.
Tim Heath and crew have done an ex-
cellent job on the cement sidewalk re.
Gently constructed on the Cottage and
Beal Street sides of the residence of q.
E. Mixer. Mr.. Heath has put in large
amount of walk In town this fall and bis
work in every instance has given fiue
satisfaction. The secret of the matter is
that Tim takes lot Of pride in the work
and intends to have every job look about
right before he leaves 1t. This interest
is shown by the fact that recently he got
up at midnight, walked about mile and
covered some of his new cement to pro-
tect 1t from the rain that had begun TO
fall. We are inclined to think that there
are few cement contractors who would
take as much trouble.
The organization of Campfire Girls
seems to be the latest fad. Psnneessse.
wasses Camp lie the first to complete it's
organization and is under the leadership
of Miss Agnes Fuller, who has had much
experience in that line OF work. In this
group are Katherine Jones, Florence
Hartman, Esther Pike, Evelyn Drew,
Bessie Pottle, Emogene Hunt, June
Tracy, Ernestine Maxim, Marietta Mich.
OILS and Marion Lougee. Other groups
will be formed under the leadership OF
Edith Knight, Dora Goldrup and Mildred
| Holmes.
Owing to the fact that the high school
basket ball team has been greatly weak
ened by the loss of players by gradua alton
and will play only few games this sea.
son, there is considerable talk of organ.
izing strong amateur team here or pos.
sibly the professional game may be given
try out by hiring one or two good men
from out of town and making up the re.
mainder of the team from local players.
The game Is quite popular here and
there seems to be little question that a
team would get good support.
Work on the new gymnasium founda-
ton has begun In earnest, o. G. Pratt,
Horace Maxim, and j. A. Thurlow
with pair of horses being at work
there. The high school students are as.
sisting in the work.
Mrs. Homer Luck is gaining rapidly
from her recent operation.
The shoe factory Ia now running on q
"a hour week, closing at II 80 Saturdays
for the day. The hours on the other
days are from Z to 1855 and from to
5:55.
Mrs. Fred Moore is travelling with the
Chapman Sisters 90 pianist.
Frank Danforth 10 gaining rapidly and
Is planning on spending the winter at
Southern Pines az usual. Mr.. and Mrs.
Danforth have been going to this place
for ten years, have built up large &C.
quaintanceship In the vicinity In which
they live and thoroughly enjoy them.
selves in their southern home. :
The leap year supper given by the
ladies of the Congregational church wsu
we'll patronizsd despite the other attrac-
tions OF the evening. The ladies were
supreme and the men bad little to do ex-
cept look on. There was one exception
to this rule however In the entertain
ment, and man, A. E. Morse, as read.
or, occupied . prominent part on the
program and gave fine satisfaction. Mics
Marion Andrews work at the piano was
also much enjoyed.
Because of the poor health of Mr..
Adams, DR.. and Mrs. Harry Jones have
closed their house on Deering Street and
moved into the upstairs rent In the
Adams house for the winter, Thus en-.
abling Mrs. Jones to assist her mother,
Mrs. Adams, In caring for Mr.. Adams.
If Norway citizens want carrier deliv-
cry they must number their houses and
provide receptscles for the mail. These
things are required by the Post Office
| Department and no carrier delivery is 60.
tablished until these conditions are prop
perly met.
Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., has received
an invitation to visit Elm Vale Chapter
of Bolster's Mills and do the work on
the evening Of Tuesday, Nov. 14th.
The first annual Moose ball. which
took place at the Opera House Friday
evening, passes into history az decided
success. About eighty couples enjoyed
the dancing, and the gallery was filed
with spectators. So much was the
dancing enjoyed that the orchestra,
which bad been engaged to play until
twelve, was hired for another hour, and
the dancing continued until after ono
o'clock.
The various committees In charge Of
the Company D reception wish to ex-
press their thanks to the citizeps Of the
two towns for their generous support, to
the band for it, liberality with music, to
the members Of Norway Grange for the
excellent banquet they prepared, to the
various speakers and to oil who assisted
| In any way In making the event the
grand success that it war.
The annual roll call and supper OF the
Congregational church will take place at
the church dining room on Thursday
evening.
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