Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-10
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Co. D, Second Maine Regiment, which
has been on guard duty at Biddeford,
has been transferred to Augusta, whore
the regiment II modified. The recruit
ing detail who were on duty here have
been called In and the recruiting office
closed.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their summer sale on
the lawn Of z. N. SWEET July Is.
The stone crusher on Pixies Hill 10
ont of commission and will require
number of weeks for repair. The con-
tractors on the Main Street road secured
some crushed stone by rail and the work
has gone on without interruption. They
expect to have the road practically com.
pleted by the end Of this week.
The milk dealers put ten.cent price
into effect on Monday OF last week
Miss Katherine Flint, who graduated
from Csstine Normal School this year, is
with her mother, Mrs. Harlan Flint, for
the summer. She has engaged to teach
at Rumford In the fall.
Superintendent of Schools True G.
Morrill, has gone to New York to take
six weeks instruction In tho summer
training school at Columbia University.
Mrs. John r. Swain has been spending
few days In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Sauborn, Mrs.
William C. Leavitt and Walter Smith at.
tended the outing of the New Hamp-
shire Weekly Publishers Association at
Wolfboro, n. H., returning the first OF
last week.
Mrs. Rufus z. Morrill, submitted to a
surgical operation at the hospital in
Lewiston last Tuesday, and Is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
Lester j. Shenepan Of Portland and
Miss Tena NJ. Newton Of Norway were
married at the Methodist parsonage Wed.
nesday afternoon, July 4, Rev. q. L.
Nichols officiating. Mr.. Shenenan Is
soldier In the regular army, stationed at
Fort Williams. Mrs.. Shenenan Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice A.
Newton.
The Blue Store, occupied by the F. q.
Noyes Co., is to be remodeled. While
the work Ia going on the company will
occupy the store in Noyes Block recent
~ vacated by Fred Cole, the jeweler.
Albion L. Buck Is taking bis two
weeks vacation from the store of Brown,
Buck & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Paragard and
Edward Clough Of Lynn, Mass, have
been guestS Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +.
Ridlon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Cook spent the
past week In Lynn and other places In
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Grace Eisenwinter and three
children of Waterbury, c., are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Bicknell.
Mr.. Eisenwinter will join the family
later for short vacation.
Miss Marion Lafrance and Mrs. Ade- !
lard Boisvert Of Lynn, Mass, are visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Lafrance.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters, held It's
last meeting for the summer Tuesday
evening. /
Mrs. Harold Allen, who has applied
for service as an army nurse, has gone to |
Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. A. I. Wilson of Davis, W. Va, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Blake.
A good number of guests paid their
respects to Nj. and Mrs. Edward F.
Morse of Northwest Norway, who OBJ
served their golden wedding on the 10th |
of June. A bountiful dinner was served |
at noon, and refreshments 10 the even
ing. Many valuable gifts were present
ed Mr. and Mrs. Morse.
The annual field day Of the Oxford |
County Association Of the Eastern Star
will be held at Gibsop's Grove Wednes-
day, Aug. Is. The date originally set
was the 1st, but as this cop1icted with |
the Chautauqua, which closes on that
date, the 10Th was substituted as the
most convenient date for all concerned.
The annual meeting of the Norway
Branch Railway was held Tuesday after.
noon. The following are the officers:
pres.-L. N. Carroll.
Clerk-O. c. Rich.
Treas.-Howard D. Smith.
Dilectors-F. Robert seavey, George A.
Brooks, George T. Hathaway.
Both the "night before" and the /
Fourth were even quieter this year than
Usual, the sale of fireworks not being |
allowed. Many people spent the day in
picnics at Gibson's Grove and elsewhere
about the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Blake were
guests Of Mrs. Blake's brother, Herbert
r. Dennison, at Harrison, over the
Fourth.
The Gum party from Massachusetts,
are at Bass Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence l.. DeCoster
and Mrs. George L. Sanborn and son are
at their cottage at Old Orchard. Mr..
Sanborn will spend the week.ends and
vacation with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boynton and son OF
Portland were with their relatives here
over the Fourth.
Rev. Almon Guunison, D. D.. who
died in Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 30th Of
June, at the age of Is years, was the son
of Rev. Nathaniel Gunnison, many years
ago pastor Of the Norway Universalist
church. The Gunnison family in all
generations are noted for their business
capacity and executive ability, and an
ILLUSTRATION of this characteristic is
found in the fact that while the elder
Gunnison was here, he was president OF
the savings bank, an unusual kind OF
position for minister to take. Rev.
Almon Gunnison, D. D., held pastorates
10 some of the largest churches In the
Universalist church, and was for fifteen
years president of st. Lawrence Univer-
sity at Canton, N. Y, where he did his
great work In raising the endowment
fund which guaranteed the existence
and enlargement of the institution.
Winfield Kimball, who teaches In Bed
ford, Mass, is spending bis vacation
with bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kimball.
Samuel H. Hayden and. family of
Haverhill, Mass, have come to their
cottage on the lake for the season, and are
remodeling the cottage quite extensively,
John j. Hayden being in charge of the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Knight, dsugh.
ter and friend, of Manchester, Mass,
arrived few days since. Mr.. and Mrs.
Knight will occupy the cottage, Gray
Gables, for the season, and the daughter
and friend will be ct the Fred Smith
cottage, with party Of the village girls,
which includes Madelyn Hayden, Mary
and Frances Jones. Mrs. Caroline bay.
den Winchester of Manchester with her
son Marshall IL spending the summer at
the Eugene Hayden cottage.
George w. Devine has purchased the
general store Of L. q. Penley at West
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