Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-28
NORWAY.
RED CROSS pRrLL AND DANcE.

RED CROSS DRILL AND DANCE.
A large crowd filled the Opera Hous,
nearly to It's capacity Wednesday evening
to witness the patriotic drill by the six
teen young ladies of the village, and II
enjoy the dance which followed. Moth
Ing finer in this line has been seem herr
for years and the hearty applause tina
occurred frequently during the move
ments Of the drill and forming OF TIT
tableaux, showed how we'll the spectator
enjoyed the exhibition aud also showed
that they appreciated the large amour
OF work that had been done BY the yount
ladies and Charles Akers, who hat
charge of the drilling, In putting on al
event OF the kind that was 30 nearly per
feet In every detail.
The young ladies were gowned II
white, over which were sashes of tn,
national colors with caps to match, ant
each carried q good sized flag, and made
most attractive appearance throughout
their floor work. Charles Akers, az drill
master, wore the dress uniform of al
officer.
Those taking part In the drill wer'
Misses Ruth Akers, Louise Sheldon
Ethelyn Lasselle, Marguerite Frost, Bere
nice Nash, Marion Bradbury, Ruth Cum
mings, Marjorie Barker, Ruth Carroll
Mildred Curtis, Doris Brooks, Adelin,
Decoster, Bessie Pottle, Esther Pike
Mildred Noyes, Frances Bartlett.
At the close Of the drill came one o.
the prettiest features, when the young
ladies formed 10 single line In front o.
the stage, sang one verse of . patriotic
song while the curtain was slowly raised
showing beautiful tableau, In which
the Goddess of Liberty, the Red Cross
Nurse, and the Army and Navy were
represented. This feature brought on,
tremendous applause and was worthy
climax of the finely presented drill
Miss Nora Durham represented the God
dess and Miss Ruth Smith was the Red
Cross nurse. Clarence Durham, bugle1
for the Boy Scouts, played several buglt
calls with the skill of a regular.
There we're nearly one hundred couples
on the floor during the dance which fol
lowed, and with Shaw and True playing
almost continually, encore after encore,
there can be no doubt but what al
enjoyed this feature and certainly OBJ
tanned all the dancing they required fol-
one evening.
The decoration on the stage and about
the front of the balcony and the colored
lights In the chandelier were also of the
national colors and made most attrac
tive setting for the drill and the pretty
costumes worn by the ladies in the dance
that followed.
The patronage was 80 large that q sum
OF considerable size will be added to the
Red Cross fund as result of this most
successful event. Invitations hsve been
received to repeat the drill in Portland
and Lewiston, but 1t is doubtful IL 1t will
be possible to accept them.
With the rest of this section of the
country, Norway has seen all the thun-
der and lightning that 1t cares for, for
the present. 1t has been many years
since we have been visited so frequently
with such heavy showers, such contin-
nous roar Of thunder and vivid flashes of
lightning. The shower of Monday even
ing, the Goth, was perhaps the most
severe Of any we have bad and 1t GER
tainly was peeler. No doubt we should
be thankful that there were no lives lost
places, and we cert 'nly all have reasons
to be thankful + q rain came down
In such quaint as to make the spread.
ing of fire apostolic. The fire that
destroyed the roof and top part Of the
Gibson barn on Crescent Street, had q
decidedly ugly look for q while and in
spite of the prompt response OF the fire
department there would have been
serious trouble had not the adjoining
buildings been thoroughly wet down.
Sparks and burning embers were liter
ally showered by the wind on some of
the nearby residences, but they we're so
wet that none of the burning material
could find anything infammable. There
was little damage except to the top Of
the barn, the automobile, horse, car
riages, etc., being taken out in safety.
Some of the furniture in the house was
also removed, but was carried back In a
short time and very little damaged.
The twenty-mule team advertising
borax of that name was the attraction in
town Tuesday. It was q little of sched-
ule, but good sized crowd waited
patiently for the arrival, and 1t was sure.
~ q sight worth seeing. We won
der if q mule ever gets frightened,
and il so what would happen to team
of this kind II the mules did get real
scarce. Certainly that one jerk line, 1875
feet in length, would not seem to offer
much In the way of control. However,
the fact that they travel all over the
country and meet conditions of every
kind, shows that the driver knows bis
business and how to meet every emer-
genoy.
"Trafac Cops have at last appeared
on our streets. Norway was long time
coming to this method Of making auto
driving safer on our streets, but now
that q start has been made We hope the
good work may be continued. Main
Street is not the only place In the village
that has bad corners and some of the
other places should now receive atten-
ton. One of the worst of these Is the
corner of Cottage and Beal Streets.
Miss Florence Rideout, who for sew
eral years has acted as assistant In the
High School, has resigned the position
and accepted q position in Cony High at
Augusta. Her sister, Miss Edith Ride
ont, will also have position at Cony
High. Miss Margaret Lougee of Lewis.
ton, sister of Marion Lougee who has
taught at Norway High for some time
with marked success, will take Mise
Rideout's place.
George Sanborn's Aladdin house has
arrived and Is waiting to be set up.
George says carpenters are scarce, every
body busy, and he Is wondering just
when his new home will be ready for
occupancy.
The many friends of Mrs. Harriet Mil
lett were very sorry to hear of the mis-
fortune that befell her so soon after pass
ing her Oath birthday. At the time of
her anniversary she was In exceptional
health for one of her advanced years,
but on the following day she fell and
injured herself to such an extent that
she ia now q great sufferer, and 1t is
feared will be q long time recovering
from the effects of the fall.
The Oxford Electric Co. ran into more
trouble because of the shower Monday
evening. The armature on the railroad
machine was burned out and motor on
one of the cars suffered the same fate.
It was nearly four O'Clock In the after.
noon Tuesday before the repairs could
be made and the service resumed. And,
of course, In the meantime, the patrons
of the road were obliged to look after
their own conveyance. In this day Of
automobiles 1t does not seem % II 1t
would be asking very much Of the COM
nanv tn nrovide an auto when these un-