Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-14
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
A. L. Buck Was successful on bis 70
cent hunting trip, bringing homo fine
deer.
Mrs.. Julia Abbott Of Andovsr ID the
guest OF her brother, Charles b. Adams,
and Mrs. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Greenleaf have re-
Gently returned from Sugar Island,
Noosshead Lake, after spending the
summer and fall ct their camps there.
Mrs. Greenleaf, Who has been in poor
health, 10 much improved.
Mrs. N. b. McCrellis, who now makes
her homo with her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Colwell, ct South Hancock, 10 here for q
short time.
Hugh Psndexter and family are to oo-
cupy the Wetherbee house on Crescent
Street when It 10 vacated by Fred Brown
and family. The Brown family will
board until their new bungalow on Low
or Main Street IL ready for occupancy.
The Y. P. C. U. of the Universalist
church will give supper and drama at
Concert Hall on Friday evening, Nov
"a. the proceeds to 60 for the benefit Of
the Sunday School and piano fund.
DR.. r. z. Drake is visiting relatives In
Portsmouth, N. b., Haverhill and Man
chester by -the.S Sea, Mass. Mrs. Drake
and her mother, Mrs. Clara Hayden,
who have spent several weeks In Massa.
chusetts, will return homo with DR..
Drake.
Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., will be in
spected Tuesday evening by Mrs. Emma
B. Howe, ID. D. @. NJ, of Rumford. A
COVERED dish supper will precede the In
spection, and all members are asked to
be present and bring something for the
tables.
Mrs. q. B. Young has returned after
spending week with friends In Boston
and South Braintree, Mass.
A jolly party Of twenty Of the young
people OF the village enjoyed fine time
at 1.-THE Kingfisher" at the lake Wednes.
day evening. Upon their arrival sup
per consisting of salads, sandwiches,
olives, cakes, doughnuts, cheese and
coffee, disappeared rapidly, and this was
followed by an old time candy pull
which furnished lots of amusement.
Games occupied the remainder of the
evening, then came the walk home in
the beautiful moonlight of a perfect fall
night. In the party we're Mr.~and Mrs.
Elmer Packard, Misses Louise Seavey,
Marion Gibson, Louise Sheldon, Marion
Andrews, Eula Bicknell, Marion True,
Ava Andrews, Mildred Noyes, Berenice
Nash, and Edgar Dunn, Otis Jones,
Hugh Pendexter, Jr., Leslie Gibson,
Jesse Farnum, Roland Nevers, Paul
Hosmer, Clyde Lapham and Francis Car
roll.
Norway went Democratic at the cleo
ton Tuesday, Wilson receiving 397 votes
to S51 cast for Hughes. While 1t was mo-
doubt q surprise to many to see Norway
listed in Democratic ranks, those most
familiar with local conditions bad seen
the handwriting on the wall. The re-
suit was obtained because the Demo.
Gratis were not afraid to work and we're
after every vote in sight, the same can
not be said of their opponents. Wilson
was strong candidate, and with the
great change that there has been In the
citizenship of tho town in the last five
years, no one need be greatly surprised
at the result. Many Of our former citi-
zens have found It necessary to seek
work and homes in other places, and 1t
appears that those who have come here
to take their places are mostly to be
found In the Democratic party.
The first of the series of four enter
tainments to be given by the Eastern Ly-
ceum Bureau under the auspices of the
Ladies' Circle of the Congregational
church will take place at the church Tues
day evening Of this week. The "Venetian
Trio" will give the entertainment. The
Trio consists of Frank Bradbury, an art.
ist on the mandolin, banjo, guitar and
mandocello; Margaret Eigee, lyric 80.
prano and pianist; and Helen. Andrews,
reader and accompanist.
Orripgton Cummings, after doing his
duty as q citizen and casting his vote
Tuesday morning, left for Massachu.
sets, where be will visit bis grsudchil-
dreu, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Tbibodeau In
Medford, Earl Thibodeau In Norton, and
May Thibodesu In Boston. he also ex.
poets to visit friends in Haverhill and
other places. and will stay we presume
until he gets "bomesick." he arrived
home Saturday. Been gone long enough.
At the meeting of Oxford Chapter,
R. A. NJ, Wednesday evening, there was
work In two degrees, and an oyster sup
per was served after the close. The off,
GERS for the coming year were Installed
by Past Grand High Priest Albert n.
Penley OF Auburn, assisted BY Past
Grand High Prieat' Howard D. Smith.
The full list OF officers is:
HP-Iaa NJ Smith
K.-Raymond H. Eastman.
Treas-Everett r. Bicknell.
6. Hired z. smith.
P.S.-John W Lssselle.
R. A. C.-Winfield 8. Cordwell.
M.Sv.-P. &. Hathaway.
M.2Y.-Arthur v. Barker.
lv.-Arthur W. Easton.
Chap.-LeWis /. Gilbert.
S.s.-Ernest J. Record.
J.s.-Hsrry W. KlmbaI.
The Swastiks Club was entertained
Thursday evening by Mrs. A. L. Buck
at her home on Main Street.
A good delegation from Norway
Lodge, l. o. o. F., together with several
brothers from Island Lodge of Bar Hsr.
Dor, who are working In town, accepted
the invitation of Mt. Mica Lodge OF
South Paris and we're present at the
meeting Thursday evening. Work In
the First Degree followed by refresh
mepts and smoker made very pleas
ant evening.
Frank Lovsjoy had the misfortune to
break bis thumb on bis right hand while
al work ut the shoe factory Wednesday.
The accident occurred while he was At
tempting to put belt on fast revoiv-
ing pulley, his hand slipping from the
belt and the thumb being hit by one OF
the spokes of the pulley.
Norway's many Republican candidates
for the post Office are retiring from the
scene of action with the best grace pos
sible, and there Is no question but what
the joke 10 on them. While the advan'
tage Of . good start is apparent to all, 1t
would almost seem az II the various can
didates could get together at suoh times
and agree to do no active work until they