Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-02-08
NORWAY.

| Vn0 'fall OF snow wednesday anu
Thursday although light was very vel
come. Our unusual as we'll 40 undesir.
able warm weather had made the travel.
ing very hard, and the teamsters with
lots of work yet to be done were getting
anxious. The last storm helped lot
and IL the thermometer will now stay
where 1t belongs, business will again be
moving briskly.
Because of illness among the members,
there was no meeting Of the Swastika
Club the past week. 1t Is now expected
that the meeting this week will be held
with Miss Helen Holmes, and that the
annual gentlemen's night will take place
The usual large number from the vii
age attended the supper and dance OF
the Mothers Club at the new club house
at Norway Lake Saturday evening.
Mrs. George A. Brooks entertained
the Barton Reading Club Thursday after
noon.
Norway sent about its usual delega-
ton to Pomona Grange Tuesday. This
months meeting was held with Frank.
lin Grange of Brysnt's Pond.
| Arthur Dustin has been spending Q
few days with his family at Will San
born's.
Charlie Greeley of Readfeld Is spend
ing few weeks with bis aunt. Mrs. D.
NJ. French, during the absence of Mr..
French on his vacation trip.
There is to be change in ownership
and management of the Thomas Smiley
DRY Goods Store in this village. The
firm will do business under the name OF
Brown, Buck & Co. The principal part
ners are Fred s. Brown and Albion L.
Buck. Mr.jBrown is Norway boy and
started to learn the dry goods business
in the Norway store. From here be was
advanced to q position In the Smiley
store at Portland, and later formed
partnership with Mr.. Smiley and pur.
chased large store in Caribou, OF
which Mr.. Brown has been manager for
several years. This store was complete
ly destroyed by fire recently, and 1t was
decided by the company not to rebuild.
Mr.. Buck also started his training in the
business in the Norway store, and except
| for few years spent in the Portland
store has been connected with the Nor
way store, having acted as manager since
the retirement Of Miss Jennie Baker
| from the business last summer. There
Is every reason to believe that the new
company will be rs successful here as
has Mr.. Smiley, with two young men al
the head of it, each of whom has had
plenty of experience in buying and In
meeting the demands of the public, and
each of whom is we'll known by the pat
rons of the Smiley store.
j. D. Harvey Is the name of the Lew
iston barber who has purchased Mr..
Richardson's business.
Tuesday evening, Feb. %, Is the even
ing that has been selected for the pre-
sentation of the high school drama by
the members of the senior class of Nor
way high School. The drama to be
staged is "Arabian Nights" and the cast
is az follows:
Arthur Hummingtop, very much married; $500
Ralph ormerod, Hummingsop'; , friend $500;
Joshua Giilibrand, Mrs. Giiiibrand's son. $500.
Do6son. HamninstOp's sn:ssrvans..::::.
NJ. Hnmm;ns.on mainstop:s w, nsso0'eau
' s W. Marion P. Bradbury
Mrs. Gliibrand Mrs. Hummipgsog,sn mother HIM;
Rosa Coiumbier, an acrobstic artist
Daisy Maitland, Hummingtop's ward -:
barbara, Hummingtop's maid.servant; .:;....:.;
The tickets will be placed on sale at
Stones drug store Thursday, Feb. 18th.
Omar W. Chase of Hallowell is the
new foreman in the making room at the
shoe factory. Mrs. Chase Is In town
with her husband.
There will be q meeting of the ladies
of the w. G. T. U. at the home OF Mrs.
Charles F. Whitman on Crescent Street
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O.
Arthur Hartman of Westbrook has
been the guest of his brother, Ralph |
Hartman, and other relatives In town.
Mrs. Harold Woodward, formerly Miss
Leah Wetherbee, has been the guest OF
friends In town for few days, coming to
superintend the shipping OF few house.
hold goods to Claremont, N. H., where
she and Mr.. Woodward are now located.
They will do light housekeeping. i
S. D. Andrews is again in town and
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. John Swain.
Mrs. Susie Wentzell entertained the
Pythian Sisters Sewing, Club Wednes.
day afternoon.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. R.,
held a pleasant meeting ct the home OF
Mrs. Lucelia Merriam Wednesday even.
ing, Mrs. Laura A. Sanborn being the
hostess. Mrs. Merriam, regent, was
chosen delegate to the Continental Con-
gress at Washington, with the following
large number of alternstes, Mrs. Mary
c, Smith, Miss Stella B. Prince, Mrs.
Jennie G. Foster, Mrs. Doris T. Merrill,
Miss Margaret A. Baker, Mrs. Laura A.
Sanborp, Mrs. Clara L. Buck, Mrs. Edith
s. Bartlett, Mrs. Georgia NJ. Andrews,
Mrs. Lena NJ. Andrews. Roll call was
answered by stories or sayings OF Wash
iupton or Lincoln. Miss Baker read
very interesting paper on Mount Vernon,
and as Mrs. Cullinan was unable to be
present Mrs. Bartlett took her place on
the program and gave further incidents
in the life of Washington.
Tinker's Singing Orchestra gave an
other fine entertainment at the Opera
House Monday night, which was largely
attended. These high class musicians
are becoming popular favorites with Nor.
way and South Paris people, who enjoy
their style of entertainment. They have
announced that they will return to Nor
way again some time in April, and they
are assured OF good attendance at any
future appearance here.
Lieut.. Farpham of Augusta, state in
s,ruotor, having special charge Of drill
work, was present at the armory Thurs
day evening and watched Co. D drill.
He spoke most favorably Of the work of
the men and seemed pleased with the
condition he found the company to be In.
At the adjourned Board of Trade
meeting held at the municipal court
room Wednesday evening, 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the members pres
emit that bathing In the lake should be
permitted at proper distances from the
intake of the water supply. Most of the
speakers thought that to allow bathing
above Freeman's point and the Crockett
cottage would in no way injure the pur-
ity of the water. The great benefit to
the town and vicinity BY allowing bath
ing was enlarged upon by many speak
ers. A committee composed of A. j.
S,earns, E. L. Brown and NJ. W. Samp-
son was appointed to confer with the d.
rect ors of the water company In regard
to the matter. The subject of good
roads was discussed at some length, and