Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-01
NORWAY.

William A. Lewis aud Ernest +. Has
kell have been named for the jobs a. city
letter carriers on tho delivery service
which starts May LIST ut tho Norway post
Office, but "a Haskell has enlisted In the
government service, 10 likely that
change will be made.
Tinker's Singing Orchestra will be 81
the Opera House again this Monday
evening.
Mrs. McCreery OF Pittsburg, Pa, came
about ten days since to visit her dsugh.
ter, Miss Elizabeth McCreery, who ia To-
s'ructor Of music and drawing 10 the
Norway schools. Mrs. McCreery and
Miss McCreery will remain here during
the summer, and will occupy the Mo
Lean cottage, formerly the Leavltt cot
tage, at the lake.
The engagement of Archibald r. Swift
of Norway and Miss Elizabeth Savage oil
Leominster, Mass, was recently an
nounced at farewell dance given at the
home of his fiancee. Mr.. Swift expects
soon to 20 to Panama for service. with
the Second Massachusetts, Marines, In
which he is q corporal. He has been
employed since last summer by the Esta'
brook Drug Co. of Fitchburg, learning
the drug business.
D. NJ. French returned the 21st from a
sixteen-d days auto trip with . party OF
four, starting from Portland and visiting
the principal cities as far south as Rich.
mond, Va. Mrs. French, who mean
while visited her sister In Worcester,
Mass, returned home with bin.
j. Waldo Nash is military instructor at
Hebron Academy, and will drill the boys
there three days q week for the rest OF
the school year. There is lots of patri.
otto and military enthusiasm at Hebron.
Donald F. MoGrew, formerly q mem
Der of Co. D, is in town. He expects to
re- enlist In some branch of the service.
Harry Rust W. R. C. decided at it's
last meeting to hold all future meetings
in the evening, beginning May 8.
Homer Truman was again defeated by
Ray Sherburn of st. Johnsbury, VT, In
the wrestling match OF Wednesday
night. Sherburn got two straight falls,
the first in six minutes and fraction,
the second in an hour and thirty-nine
minutes. In the preliminaries Mike
Nadir and Kid Paine wrestled to draw,
and John Aspinall threw Cyclone Gregg,
two straight. The crowd was one OF
the largest of the season.
Proceeds of the patriotic dance at the
Carroll, Jefferson shoe factory and the
wrestling matches amount to $500, to be
used for Red Cross and other patriotic
work.
A recruiting tent, sent out under the
auspices of the Portland Express, has
been set up on Wilson Walkers lawn,
with representatives of the two branches
of the military service 10 charge.
The April meeting of the Parish Club
was held with Rev. and Mrs. r. j. Bruce
Tuesday evening. After the transaction
of business social evening was enjoyed
with games.
Miss Stella Pike, who has been In the
Norway National Bank for over thirty
wears, has resigned her position. Percy
Fogg Is employed there.
A. W. Harvey is to move bis livery
business from Bridge Street to the Geo.
W. Hobbs stable on Greenleaf Avenue.
In the United States court In Boston
Wednesday, Merton L. Kimball, who
bad been Indicted under the Mann act,
charged with transporting two girls
from Portland to Boston for immoral
purposes, was acquitted on jury trial.
Mrs. Alice Millett Everett, whose
home has always been In Norway, was
married in Bethel Wednesday evening to
Charles Wheeler of that town.
A delightful dinner party was given
Monday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
B. Foster, In honor of the fifteenth ami.
versary of the marriage OF DR.. and Mrs.
Harry P. Jones. The guests, besides
DR.. and Mrs. Jones, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert ]. Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs. James N.
Favor, aud Mrs. Sarah E. Cole, mother
of Mrs. Foster, who celebrated her birth
day on that date.
Herman Lewis of Albany is the new
clerk In the store of 2. L. Merchant &
Co., taking the place of George Dudley,
who is a member OF Co. D.
A reception will be given on the after
noon of Tuesday, May 8, from 8 to 8
O'Clock, at the vestry of the Congrega.
tionsl church, to w. d. Porter, who will
be 95 years old on that day. Mr.. Porter
is a deacon and life member of the Con-
gregatiopal church.
Frank E. Pottle, who died at bis home
at Norwsy Lake April 2lst, was the son
of Stephen and Ellen bradbury Pottle,
and was born In Norway June 6, 1882
When young man he went to work for
the Grand Trunk Railway, being for
time fireman on the Norway branch. and
later engineer on the main line. Later
he returned to Norway and worked at
the trade of painter and paper hanger.
For some years he had been 10 failing
health from Bright's disease. His fret
wife was Mary Mullen Of Portland, and
bis second Wiunifred Partridge OF Nor
way Lake, who survives him with three
children, Mrs. Mildred Hewison OF Au-
burn. Mrs. Alta Demick of Newton High
lands, Mass, and Scott of Norway Lake.