Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-02
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
| Mis Lillian A. York Of Norway died
"Wednesday at the Maine General Hos
pital In Portland Of acute Bright'i
disease and complications, after an illnesl
OF some months. Hiss York was thu
daughter OF Benjamin B. and Loantns
York, and Was born 30 years ago 10
| Damsriscotta. She attended the schools
OF that town and became member Of
the Baptist church there. For thirty.
Ave years she has lived In Norway with
her sister, Mrs. Albert p. Bassett, assist
ling IN the restaurant business and other
enterprises. She had been In the
hospital only about two weeks. She
leaves two brothers, Ruel York Of
Damariscotta Mills and Joseph York Of
Rockland, and two sisters, Mrs. Jordan
Iof Yarmouthville and Mrs. Bassett oil
this town. The funeral was held Sum-
day at Damariscotta Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Plummer Of
Lynchville were recent visitors O
Aubrey Pettengilps, and when they
were ready to start home their auto
mobile would not move, though the en-
CINE ran oil right. Then they made
the discovery that they had . broken
rear axle, and wheel dropped OF when
the car was lacked up. Lucky to dis.
cover It there and not on the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo n. Smith entertain.
cd party Ut the Green Dragon Tues
day evening which included number
of the high school class Of go. A sup.
per of oysters and pastry. doughnuts
and cheese, Was served. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cook. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. W. Hutchins, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Ia. Cusbman, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland
Howe, Miss Carrie Tucker and Horace
Cole. -
The picnic of the Woman's Relief
Corps, which was to have been held with
Mrs. Gladys Edwards Russell ut Mobiles
Corner last Wednesday, was postponed
indefinitely, % many members were nm
able to attend ct that time.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will have their annual harvest
dinner and supper Wednesday OF this
week.
Giles Frost, the we'll known m0t0rman
on the street railway, who has been laid
up with rheumatism for some weeks, ia
40 he gets out some with cane.
Arthur Descoteau, conductor on the
street railway, who underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at st. Marie's Hos
pital, Lewiston, little more than Q
week ago, il doing we'll.
Miss Alice Barden Of West Paris, who
| has sung at the Norway Congregational
and Universalist churches for the past
three years, has closed her engagement.
az she IL now teacher of piano and vocal
music 1t Coburn Classical Institute,
Waterville.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. R..
will meet Wednesday, Oct. 8, with Mrs.
Henrietta Chick of Paris Street.
The first meeting of the Browning
Reading Club for the season will be held
this Monday evening with Mrs. Elizabeth
Bicknell. Current events will be studied.
The seventh and eighth grades OF the
schools made hike to the school house
grove at Norway Lake Tuesday night
| for picnic lunch, returning about 1880.
Misses Fuller, Dresser, Nevius and Allen
OF the teaching force accompanied them.
Mark Cannon died ct his homo at
/ No. 1 Pleasant Street early Tuesday
| morning, at the age of SS years. he was
born in Scarboro and lived for some
years In that town, and lived for long
time at Welchville, coming to Norway
about three years ago. he was Q painter
and worked at that trade until age and
| feeblepess prevented. Mr.. Cannon had
| been married but bis wife died some
years ago. Rev. d. L. Nichols attended
the funeral, which was helds ut Spilier's
undertaking rooms Thursday forenoon,
and burial was at Megquier Hill, Poland:
The freshman class In the high school
numbers 8S, the largest on record. Ofi-
Gers have been chosen by the class %
follows:
Pres-RoAnd e. Andrews.
Vice.Pres.-Laurestine Foster.
Sec.- Treas.-Grace Dudley.
The sophomores have elected a. OIL
GERS:
Pres.-Elmer Watson.
Vice.Pres-Eleanor Brown.
Sec. Treas.-FranceS Jones.
Business 10 brisk and increasing In the
shoe factory Of the Carroll, Jefferson
Shoe Co., and q good winter run lie
anticipated.
Miss Lillian A. Frost of Yarmouth Is
spending two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Carter of Deeriug Street.
Mrs. Henry ]. Hamlin of Chester, Pa,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Everett +.
Bicknell.
Mrs. Gertrude Libby has been spend
| ing a week at the old home In Sweden,
aud was accompanied by Mrs. Linnie
Bartlett, who is recovering from her
recent illness.
Harry Lasselle is to enter Tufts Dental
College.
Mrs. Charles g. Blake has been visit
| ing for q week at Meredith, N. q.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles r. Smith of Port
land are guests of their sister, Miss
Edith n. Smith.
Mr., and Mrs. Homer Luck, Mrs. Geo.
IL. Hathaway and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Hathaway Of Providence, R. l., enjoyed
an automobile trip around the mountains
Wednesday.
Charles s. Akers is the new shipping
clerk at the Carroll, Jefferson shoe fac
tory.
New cement steps and walk are being
laid at the Baptist church.
The Relief Corps holds regular meet
ing Thursday evening of this week.
Mr.. Lester D. Bryant Of Bryant's Pond
and Miss Elsie e. Herrick OF Norway
were united In marriage ut the Methodist
parsonage on the 22d By Rev. d. L:
Nichols. They were unattended, and
the bride was in Q travelling suit. After
the ceremony they went by auto to Port
| land and made Q call on the brides
brother, Private Merton Herrick, at one
of the forts, and thence for short trip.
On their return they will occupy home
already furnished at Bryant's Pond. Mr..
Bryant is an expert spool maker, In the
employ of the Dearborn Spool Co. ct
Bryant's Pond for some time. The bride
| is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
N. Herrick Of Norway, formerly Of
Greenwood.
Between forty and fifty attended an
old -fashioned husking bee st Millettville
Monday evening, when the A. ]. and. +.
Z. Millett and the Elmer Morrill, families
entertained. A largo amount OF yellow
corn was husked and real old-fashioned
New England supper was served.
New cement walk has boon laid In
front Of Masonic Block on Cottage
Street.
Douglass Farrar, who works In Rid.
Ions grocery store, 10 spending bis two