Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-24
NORWAY.

Sam Young has finished bis engage.
ment a. night officer, and Eugene C..
Libby takes his place.
The patriotic dentists of the two towns
have been doing work for the members
OF Co. D without charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses P. Stiles and son
Richard of Portland have been guests of
Mrs. Stiles parents, Mr.. and Mn. David
Jordan, for few days.
Miss Eta Noyes visited relatives In
Portland several days last week.
Miss Ruth Cummings, who 10 attend
ing the Faelten School in Boston, is
spending q vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen B. Cummings.
Israel Klsin, successful clothing deal
or Of Seattle, WASH, is visiting his par
ents in Norway.
Mr.. aud Mrs. William Hampton of
Harrisburg, Pa, have been the guests of
Mrs. Hampton's sister, Mrs. Ronell Bick-
nell.
Charles c. Dearborn of Water Street
died on the 18th at the age of u years.
The family came from Bridgton some
years since. A son living in Norway and
daughter in Augusta survive. The re-
mains were taken to Naples for funeral
services and burial.
Charles A. Frost Is building q cottage
for Mrs. Jennie Young on the top of
Pixies Hill.
Harry N. jackson and Webster II.
hou i'm Inv
the May term of court at Rumford.
The Norway Masonic Trustees have Of
fered the use of the banquet room on
the second floor of Masonic Block to the
ladies of the Red Cross for meetings and
a work room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph V. Jacobs. who
we're married on the 7th inst, though
the fact of the marriage was not made
public for few days, will occupy the
Croker rent over the Pratt barber shop.
A civil service examination will be
held at the Municipal Court rooms, Sat.
urday, April %, 1917, for rural carrier at
Lowell, Maine.
The chairmen of the local committees
on public safety have filled the several
committees ss follows:
Vigilance and Welfare-Judge VIM. F. Jones,
chairman; Talbot Mundy, 2. Il Merchant. Eu.
gene N. SWEET, T. p. Stone.
Agriculture and Home Gardening-F. Robert
Yeaton. Geo. L. Curtis, Frank A. DeCoster, p.
N. French.
Recruiting-Hugh Pendexter. chairman; G.
Ralph Hartman, Frank W. Faunce, Vivian NJ.
Akers, James n. Favor, j. Waldo Nash, Robert
T. Bickford.
Provisions and supplies-stusrs W.. Goodwin.
chairman; w. A. Hersey, Z. b. Jackson, Eu.
gene Andrews, Fred s. Cummings.
Transportation-Charles H. Pike. chairman
Fred s. Brown, Charles W. Chick, Elon L.
Brown, Arthur WEIGH, Carl T. Foss. Eugene c.
Libby.
Protection of Public Utilities-Lawrence N.
Carroll, chairman; W. Arthur Lewis, Charles H.
Pike.
Dancing at Opera House Thursday
evening of this week. Admission to the
floor 25 cents each. All balcony seats 10
cents each. Music, Shaw and True,
piano and drums. Car for Paris after
the dance.
Under the direction of Major Bro wnlee
of the Medical Corps and Lieut.. Ralph
W. Wilson, recruiting officer. of the
United States army, Co. D has under
gone reorganization during the past
week. Twenty married men were given
their discharge. and some were not &C.
cepted on the medical examination.
Twenty recruits came Monday night
from Co. B at Rumford, where the re-
cruiting has exceeded the needs OF that
company, but not all of these we're &C.
cepted.
In the wrestling match at the Opera
House Tuesday evening OF this week,
Ray Sherburn OF st. Johnsbury, VT, and
Homer Truman will again be the per.
formers in the main bout, for purse of
SIS, winner take all. Truman says he
was out OF condition at the last bout, and
could not do bis best. Asphalt and
Cyclone Gregg will appear In the semi.
finals, and Nadir and Paine In the pre-
liminary.
DR.. and Mrs. F. z. Drake arrived home
Tuesday evening. DR.. Drake has been
on a trip to Arizona for the past four
weeks, and Mrs. Drake has meanwhile
been with relatives in Manchester. Mass.
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, who has
been spending some weeks In Massachu.
setts, and Der daughter, Miss Nellie An
drews, who has been taking treatment at
the baths at Mount Clemens, Mich, ar
rived home last week. Miss Andrews is
improved.
In connection with the regular meeting
of Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., Tuesday
evening Of this week, q five-cent supper
will be served. The supper will he
served at $50, before the meeting. The
five cents paid by each one will 20 to-
ward needed paraphernalia.
While saving wood with power saw
Thursday afternoon, Eugene Millett got
his right thumb against the saw, and 1t
was taken of clean. The fore6nger was
also damaged, but will be saved. he
was taken to DR.. Trufant's hospital for
treatment of the injuries, and 10 90 com.
Portable as could be expected.
Mrs. Fred 8. Brown entertained an
auction party of four tables at her home
on lower Main Street Thursday after.
noon.
One of the most successful entertain.
ment affairs of the season was the junior
exhibition of the high school which ill.
ed the Opera House to Its doors Thurs:
day evening. The elaborate and we'll
planned program went OF without a
hitch of any kind.