Oxford Democrat., 1917-01-02
NORWAY.

The young ladies In the office Of ths
Carroll. Jefferson Shoe Co. each received
a Christmas gift Of ten dollars, and ths
foreman had box OF cigars.
Thursday evening the annual meeting
of the Universalist parish will be held
Social and refreshments will follow the
business.
Leon Noyes Of Boston was the Christ
mas guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Heath.
Russell Bethel has been at home from
Tufts Dental College for the holiday va
cation.
Mildred Curtis has been at home fol
the holidays from Mason Institute al
Springvale.
The January meeting of Abigail Whit.
man Chapter, D. A. R., will be held
Wednesday evening Of this week with
Mrs. Jennie C. Foster. Program includes
roll call, current events; paper, Historic
Sites In Oxford County, Mrs. Laura A..
Sanborn; reading, New Years Story,
Miss Zilphs Prince.
Win Kimball of New Bedford is spend
| ing the holiday vacation with bis parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kimball.
This Monday evening there will be q
game of basket ball at the Opera House
that will draw the fans, between the
Norway Independents and the Invinci.
bles of Portland, the latter q fast team.
The Norway team will include Sim An
drews, Ned Shepard. Russell Bethel,
Jake Klain and Sumner Davis, with
Hasty and Tribou of Auburn. A dance
will follow the game.
Congressman Guernsey has named
Charles Francis Barnes of Houlton as
cadet In the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis. Young Barnes is the son of Charles
P. Barnes. formerly Of Norway.
Miss Edith NJ. Smith has been spend.
ing the past few days with her brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Smith, In
Portland.
The annual parish meeting and supper
of the Second Congregational Church
will be held Wednesday evening, Jan. 8,
at Z O'Clock. The Ladies' Aid will hold
| it's annual meeting at O'Clock In the af-
ternoon.
Ladies' night of Oxford Lodge of Ma,
SONS will be Jan. 16.
Officers will be installed at the meet
| ing of Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge next
Friday evening.
Fred Lovejoy was elected Overseer of
Norway Grange, and Mrs. Imogene Love
Joy Pomona, at the meeting on the 23d.
Installation will be Jan. IS.
Aaron Yeaton, teacher Of science 10
Hopedale, Mass, has been spending the
past week with friends In town.
Miss Grace Bickford of Springvale and
Miss Mary NJ. Bickford, teacher In the
Boston schools, passed the holiday with
their mother, Mrs. Emma j. Bickford.
Clayton Heath of Boston has been the
guest of bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tim
othy Heath.
Francis SWEET OF Brown University
has been passing the holiday recess with
bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Swett.
About twenty members Of Oxford
Chapter, o. E. s., visited Elm Vale
Chapter at Bolster's Mills Thursday
evening, by invitation, to attend the In
stallation of Elm Vale Chapter. A sup
per such as the Bolster's Mills people
know how to get up was served after the
arrival of the visitors. The officers were
installed by Mrs. Paine Of Pennington,
Past Grand Mstron. A pleasant evening
was enjoyed by the visitors, who arrived
home about 2 O'Clock In the morning.
Hugh Pendexter's three-act comedy,
"Fed.Up," based on one Of bis short
stories entitled 1.-THE Groom and the
Cracksman," which appeared In Short
Stories magazine, is now In rehearsal, to
be presented at later date, proceeds to
20 toward equipping the gymnasium.
The cast OF the play Is as follows:
Professor James stanwix, scholarly recluse,
Fred FARRELL, detective Harold Anderson
''' 0''''''' ''"'e' '''' " Merle Russell
Police Court Clerk. David Klain
Police Magistrate BIN. .-.......; Paul F. Hosmer
Edna Fanton, Stanwix's sweetheart,
Bella Edgwood Fanton. Edna,s mother.
Katherine d. Jones
winona wunk. reporter for the Daily Sob S,..
Doc Bicycle, alias Fettleboom. king q Crooks.
After an illness of several months,
Mrs. Jennie, wife of George w. Herrick,
died at her home on Maple Street Thurs
day evening. Mrs. Herrick was the
daughter of Charles and Hannah Foster
Frost, and was born In Norway Feb. II,
1850. She married Mr.. Herrick In 1894.
Mrs. Herriok's religious preference was
the Methodist church, but she and her
husband lived quietly and took little
part In any public functions. She is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Ira Moul'
ton, and one brother, Bradley Frost,
both of Norway.
Pennesseewassee Lodge, Z. OF p,
elected the following officers Thursday
evening:
C.C.-Frank ]. Cook.
vow. II. Stevens.
z. of &. and S.-W. w. Sheen.
N. W-C. q. Billings.
Prel.-Frank Witham.
Mat A.-Roland Huseey.
I.G.-E. L. Burnell.
0. CT. p. Richardson.
Trustees. W. Goodwin.