Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
NORWAY.

NOR WAY.
Mrs. Louise s., wife Of Nathan n
, Durham, died ct her homo Tuesda.
, evening from the effects Of . shock, ate
I 40 Illness Of only few hours. Mr.
! and Sophia (Daceyl Whitman, and Va
married, April IA, 1880, Nathan n. Dun
/ ham. To them we're born Eve children
.. Mrs. Z. A. Glines, Elmer L., Rosamond
Clarence g., al OF Norway, and Mrs. @
, w. Belts Of Portland. Besides her hus
. band and children, she 10 survived b,
one brother. Rev. @. g. Miller ofiiclatel
ct the funeral Thursday afternoon, ant
burial WAS IN Rustfield Cemetery.
II On account Of the expense of heating
the present quarters, the Red Cross
work will be moved from the Masonic
, banquet hall to the room recently I'm
ished under the assessors' Office. AL
work possible will be done ct the new
, quarters, though because Of the lesl
amount OF room, more will have to bt
done ct the homes than before.
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Thompson apG
daughter, Miss Maud Thompson, wht
had expected to remain In Norway dur
Ing the winter, have gone to Philadelphia
on account Of the poor health OF Mrs.
Thompson, and will probably 20 &c
Southern Pines. N. c., for the winter.
j Mrs. Harry Kimball, who suffered 9
broken leg some ten weeks ago, 10 nov
so she gets around on orutches. !,
Alton Curtis has received word OF the
illness of his son, John Curtis, who IL In
hospital in England. he was formerly
In the British navy, and after his term Of
aervice expired went to Australia, and
enlisted In the Australian expeditionary
forces.
The Veranda Club will meet with Mrs.
Maggie Libby on lower Main Street
Thursday evening of this week. Officers
OF the club recently chosen are "a fol.
lows:
Pres.-Mrs Eva Fogg.
vice.Pres.-Mrs. vifs l.. Kilgore.
Sec.-Mrs. virgalyn Murdoch.
Treas.-Clara Jordan.
Hugh Mckay has sold his residence on
School Street to Llewellyn Cushman,
and will dispose of his goods.
Thomas Edward Mckay and Miss Amy
Proudlove were married by Rev. G. G..
Miller at bis home In South Paris on the
18th, the double ring service being used.
The bridal couple Immediately left by
automobile and will make their home 10
Providence, r. /. The groom lie the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. e. Mckay, and has
been employed az shoemaker in Auburn
and Norway. The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Joshua Yeaton and is Q native of
Eugland, having been In this country
about four years. She has been en-
ployed a. compositor in the Advertiser
Office, and at the Carroll. Jefferson shoe
factory.
Miss May Thibodeau OF Boston is the
guest of her father, Thomas Thibodeau,
and other relatives here.
DR.. and Mrs. r. e. Drake and Mrs.
brakes mother, Mrs. Clara A. Hayden,
are in Massachusetts,. Mrs. Drake is to
receive hospital treatment In Beverly.
DR.. Drake will remain there for q while
and expects later to be In Norway COCA.
sionally, but the Drake house will prob
ably not be open this winter.
r. P. Stone and daughter Beatrice and
Mrs. Ellen Stearns went last week to
indianapolis, where Mr.. and Miss Stone
will visit at Carl e. Stones for q few
weeks. Mrs. Stearns will remain there
for the winter.
Linwood Fogg is taking course in
electrical engineering at the Cooperative
School In Cincinnati, O.
H. W. Brown and family started
Wednesday morning In their car for
Palm Beach, Fla, whore they will spend
the winter. They were to make the
journey leisurely, and visit along the
way.
Apple canning is in progress at the II.
r. Webb Co. corn factory. They expect
to put up some 500 gallons.
Miss Mildred Roberts of Natiok, Mass.
Ia the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Frank J.
Cook.
Miss Leona Sloan and Miss Katherine
Jones have entered Bates College.
Augustus Everett has built Q work
shop near the old pumping station and
is making baskets there.
Arthur Parker and family have moved
to Bath, where Mr.. Parker has been
working for some months.
A reception was given Deacon and
Mrs. Horace Sanborn at the Congre-
gationsl church parlors Wednesday even
ing. After making their home In Nor
way many years, they are to move to
Portland. This reception was given by
the Missionary Society, the Sunshine
Glass and friends. A covered dish sup
per was served. Afterward Rev. r. J.
Bruce, the pastor of the church, spoke
fittingly of the service Of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanborn In the church and In CON-
nection with its various activities. Re-
marks were also made by b. D. Smith
and d. L. Horne. Mr.. and Mrs. San.
born responded with feeling.
A hearing was given by the county
commissioners at the Municipal Court
room Wednesday on the petition for
changes In the Millettville road which
will make It level land route. A view
of the route was also taken.
The annual high school fair will be
held In Grange Hall Nov. Q.
Miss Mildred Curtis, who returned
homo from Houlton with her parents
ten days since, went Monday to q hospi-
tai In Portland, and on Tuesday under
went surgical operation. She is doing
ss we'll a. could be expected.
Miss Florence N. Hale of the state
educational department was here recently
and inspected all but three of the rural
schools In Norway and Waterford, rating
them on scale Of points. The three
highest schools in order were East
Waterford, Crockett Ridge and North
Waterford Grammar.
John Barker, who has four sons at
tending Norway high School, has moved
from Stoneham into rent In the A. j.
Tubbs house on Main Street opposite
the Congregational church. *
Among those who we're here last week
to attend the funeral of Francis A. Dam
forth were Rev. and Mrs. Charles r.
Tenney of Southbridge, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pliny Allen of Mattapoisstt, Mass,
Mrs. Pliny Allen, Jr., Of Rockland, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank T. True Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Mrs. Izah Sanborn Of Bangor, Mrs.
F. o. Bailey and daughter OF Portland.
A special meeting Of Oxford Chapter,
o. E. g., will be held 1t z. p, Hall Fri.