Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
NORWAY.


Francis Chandler, Orville Palmer and
Everett Whitman Of Norway enlisted
last week In Co. D, and have gone to Bid.
deford to join the company. Forest Hall
was also An applicant, but WAS rejected
on physical examination.
A pleasant affair was the reception
given at the Congregational church on
Tuesday, May 8, to W. d. Porter on bis
ninety.fifth birthday. Mr.. Porter 10 the
senior deacon of the church, Of which he
has been Q member since 1881, having
Joined by letter from the South Paris
church, Of which he had been member
for years. he was Q native of Paris, q
member of one of the old families Of that
town, and in his early years lived on Q
farm there. but has long lived In Nor
way. He 10 we'll preserved and very 40.
tive for his years, and has long been .
regular exhibitor of field and garden
crops at the county fair, where he has
never failed to take premium. He
has been member of Paris Lodge OF
Masons for more than fifty years. For
years he has carried the gold-headed
cane as the oldest man in Norway. Mrs.
Robert j. Bruce was in charge of the re-
ception on Tuesday, and the receiving
committee was composed OF the wives OF
the deacons, Mrs. Herman L. Horne,
Mrs. Horace Sanborn and Mrs. Eugene
N. SWEET. A birthday cake surrounded
by ninety FIVE candles was feature of
the occasion, and other refreshments
we're served by the ladies of the church.
A very large number of friends paid
their respects to Mr.. Porter, and enjoy ed
the pleasant occasion, the rare occasion
of ninety fifth birthday observance.
Donald F. Andrews went west Tues
day to purchase car load of borses.
Col. and Mre. A. j. StearDs and Mrs.
Ellen Stearns visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. z.
Sresrns at Rumford during the term OF
court.
In accordance with orders from the
government forbidding the use of private
wireless plants, V. w. Hills, the jeweler,
has dismantled bis receiving apparatus.
It was installed for the sole purpose OF
catching the time, and there has never
been any sending apparatus In connec-
ton with it.
Ben F. Hosmer Is going into business
as an undertaken, and Mrs. Maud NJ.
Bolster will be his lady assistant
Mrs. Julia Abbott of West Paris has
been visiting her brother, Charles b.
Adams, for few days.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters, will
have a sociable Tuesday evening at their
ball.
All the schools were closed from
Thursday to Monday, because OF the
teachers convention at Rumford Friday.
A large acreage in many small plots
will be planted In and near the village
this year. The patriotic call to raise
food, and more food, Is to be needed as
far as the planting Is concerned, whether
the planters fall down on the hoeing part
or no.
Mrs. John C. Shepard and daughter,
Miss Clara Shepard, are here for the
summer, and are with Mrs. Ned Packard
until the weather permits the opening OF
Hillcrest Farm cottage.
The May meeting of Abigail Whitman
Chapter, D. A. R., was held with the
hostess, Mrs. Emma A. Cullinan. The
principal feature of the program was a
paper on Evolution of Spinning and
Weaving" by Miss Margaret A. Baker.
The following officers and committees
were chosen:
Regent-Mrs. Lena NJ. Andrews.
vice Regent--Mrs. Georgia N. Andrews.
Secretary-Mrs. Evils I. Cook.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Baker.
Historian-stea r. Prince.
Registrar-Zilpha 8. Prince.
Committees
Nd lntt
Mrs. Gertrude W. Libby, Mrs. Evils /. Cook.
Welfare of Women and Children-Mrs. Lu.
celia A. Merriam.
Opportunity Fsrm-Mrs. Jennie G. Foster.
Patriotic Education-Miss Myra hicnarus,
Miss Genevieve Barker.
FloWers-Mrs. Eva G. Kimball
Magazine-Mrs. Mary G. Smith.
Program-Mrs. Mary G. Smith, Jennie II.
Bates, Mrs. Gertrude Barker.
D. Crome,t Clark, who was for num-
Der of years on the Norway Advertiser
and has since been in newspaper work
In several other places, is now assistant
editor of the Evening Telegram at Lynn,
Mass.
Howard L. Drake has leased the "falls
store" and after 1t has been thoroughly
renovated and new fixtures put in, will
open grocery there about the first of
June.
The seed potato situation In Norway
has been relieved If not solved. A guam
tity of potatoes were discovered in Free
port, and through the efforts of E. S.
Cummings and L. NJ. Carroll they were
secured, not BY the slow method Of mail
or even telephone communication, but
BY automobile. They will be- on sale at
C. B. Cummings 6 Sons Co. grain mill,
Thursday and Friday of this week, at
approximately $3.50 per bushel, for seed
only.
Work has commenced again on the
cement road on Main Street.
Mrs. Annie Beck is chairman OF the
Memorial Day dinner committee of Har-
~ Rust W. R. c., with Mrs. Albertina
Bennett and Mrs. Addie Boswell AZ
assistants.
Charles G.. Blake has begun extensive
repairs on the Jonathan Blake buildings
on Cottage street which he has pur-
chased. The small barn was moved to
the former Nellie Drew premises on
Maple Street, and the large stable to his
lumber yard near the depot.
Fred Smith is preparing for building
operations on his lot on Main Street pur-
chased OF the Woodsum estate.
Deacon William d. Porter, whose 95th
birthday was celebrated last Tuesday, is
making preparations to plant good
sized garden this year, which he will
care for himself.