Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-16
NORWAY.

Miss Olive Irene Lewis died Monday
morning, the 9th, after weeks illness.
She Vas born In Norway, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Arthur Lewis. and
was IA years of age. She wAs christened
| and confirmed In st. GATHERINGS Catholic
church In South Parir. and was constant
| in worship there. She finished her
studies In tho graded schools with the
last school year, and entered Norway
High School In the class OF 1921 this fall.
She wss ambitious but not very robust,
and death resulted from . hemorrhsge
| from the lungs. She 10 survived By her
parents, one sister and two brothers.
Requiem high mass wss held In st.
GATHERINGS Church Wednesday morning,
Rev. II. Philip ]. Boivin oficiating.
The church was crowded. The fresh
man class OF tho high school attended In
. body, accompanied by the teachers.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters, and Min.
nehaha Camp Fire Girls, of which latter
body she was member, were also pres.
/ emit in . body. Several relatives from
Lynn, Mass, and elsewhere were here
for the funeral. Burial was In Pine
Grove Cemetery.
Miss Irene Nevers celebrated her
ninth birthday Oct. 4th at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy b.
Nevers, by entertaining her Sunday
School class and the children In her
school, from to $50 In the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Danforth started
Thursday for Southern Pines, N. C.,
where they will spend the winter as
usual.
Miss Sara True won't Monday to spend
the winter with her brother, Clark G.
True. in Roslindale, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Mcdonald (the
latter formerly Miss Hattie Cole) OF
Hsverhill, Mass, have been guests Of
Mrs. VIM. C. Cole during the past week.
Francis Andrews, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert, e. Andrews. has gone to
Aver. Mass, and entered the signal
corps In the wireless and telegraph de-
partment.
Mrs. Az. Andrews entertained the
Barton Reading Club Thursday after
noon, when Mark Twain was the author
studied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Sanborn OF
Paris Street are moving to Portland.
On Friday of this week school of In |
struction will be held at Masons' Hall by !
Frank E. Sleeper, Grand Lecturer, for
instru ction In the work OF the degrees
of the lodge. At $50 supper will be
served, and In the evening Oxford
Lodge will have q special communica-
ton with work. The sessions are open |
to all Mssons. :.
No football will be maintained BY the
high school but the efforts will be con-
centrated on basket ball for the coming |
winter. The Athletic Association has |
elected the following officers:
Pres.-Lloyd Fletcher.
Vice Pres-Arthur Descoteau. |
Sec.-Adeline DeCoster.
Base Ball Manager~Arthur Descoteau.
Base Ball Captain-Dayid Klain.
Basket Ball Manager-Lloyd Fletcher.
Advisory Com.-Johu Sanborn, Carroll Bar |
ker.
Mrs. O. L. Stone visited her sister
in Portland last week and attended the
meetings of the New England branch
of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church.
Jacob Klaip, after working for the
Oxford Electric Co. through the summer,
has returned to resume his course In
Colby College. 49,,
Mrs. Edith Andrews and children,
who have been occupying one OF the
DeCoster rents at the corner OF Main and
Pleasant Streets, have returned TO Wor.
csster, Mass, with their household
goods.
d. L. Libby is somewhat improved
from his recent illness, and Mrs. Flora
K. Stearns, who has been assisting In
the care of him, has returned home.
Mrs. Lillian Swan, who has been caring
for him since he was taken III, 10 still
there. .,
Mrs. La Whitman, who has been with
her brother, Stephen g. Hatch. for the
past three months, left TUESDAY
evening on her return to her home in
Red Wing, MINI.
Howard Evirs has gone to the Univer-
sity of Maine, to take the course IN
electrical engineering.
Rev. R. j. Bruce and Philip +. stone
were In Rockland last week representing
the Congregational Sunday School at the
State Sunday School convention.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry d. Nevers, after q
short visit here, returned to their home
in Lawrence, Mass, Wednesday.
Arthur Merrill, son OF Mr.. and MRS.
Alton E. Merrill, was given surprise
party Tuesday evening on the occasion
of his twelfth birthday, by the members
of his class In the Methodist Sunday
School. Games and refreshments were
enjoyed.
Through the efforts Of the teacher OF
the Crockett Ridge school, Miss Ruth
Holgate, q piece OF land sOxs0 feet mas
| been given by Albert Richardson for
playground, and the people OF the dis,
trict turned out and cleared, leveled and
improved 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Goodwin and Mr.:
and Mrs. Raymond Swan Of Greenwood
we're at Poplar Tavern AZ North Newry
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin hao
charge of the Tavern this summer ana
went there to close 1t for the season.
Hugh Bethel is the new bookkeepef
at the Novelty Turning Go.
| Phiueas Curtis has exohanged DIS
place on School Street with s. b. Down
ing for the latter's farm In East Oxford,
and they plan to move within lew
days.
| Miss Louise Sheldon, OF THIS year
high school class, has gone to Orono TO
take the domestic science course IN the
Uuiversity of Maine.
Benefit dance at Norway Opera house
Friday evening, Oct 26, given BY the
Loyal Order Of Moose for the benefit OF
their members who are In France;
Shaw's Orchestra of five pieces will
furnish music. Dancing $50 to II.
Norway Lodge, I. o. o. f., Will confer
the initiatory degeee on four candidates
at it's meeting Tuesday evening OF THIS
week. Among the past grands OF the
lodge who are planning to attend the
meeting of the Grand Lodge ct Portland
on wednesday are John Judkins, Frank
Lovejoy, Edward Sharon and Dennis
Pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Curtis were called
to Houlton last week by the illness Of
their daughter, Miss Mildred curtis
who ia teaching school there. Her III.
ness was found to be not so serious %
they feared, and she returned home WIN
them Saturday. She has six weeks
leave of absence from her school, AND
BY the physicians orders must not re-
1900 Tho and of tina time,