Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
NORWAY.

Ill The Barton Reading Club Va sntsr
: tained By Mr.. Cyrus 3. Tucker Thurs
! day afternoon. Magazine readings occu
Ipied the time.
i A large class Of candidates will tak,
( the degree IN 1t. Hope Rebekah Lodg
Thursday evening. q
IL Arthur Bartlett has been chosen his
. torian Of the senior class In the Higl
, School and Miss Ruth Akers prophetess
d Tinker's Singing Orchestra will be .
Norway Opera House Thursday evening
4 OF this week.
Harley D. True has gone to Bath
, whore be has . position IN the shiI
, yards. Mrs. True will remain here To-
the present. Charles Verenis also has ,
, position In the ship yards.
, Shoe manufacturing business 10 lively
, In both factories.
Miss Marion Gibson visited In Free
Iport and Brunswick last week, and at
tended the Beta Theta ri house dance oil
Bowdoin College Thursday evening.
i Winfield Brown Of Waterford and
Francis A. Chandler Of Norway, who lef,
Norway with Ford and . camping ont
| fit, arrived In Orlando, Florida, the first
OF last week, after making some stops
along the way.
II In tho Wrestling match ct the Opera
House Wednesday evening, Homer Tru.
man won over Jim Prokos, the "terrible
Greek" of Lowell, Mass, by decision,
after they had each fall to their credit.
Prokos fell heavily against the ringside
under the ropes and dislocated rib, 90
that It was IN impossibility for him to
continue. In the preliminary bout
Farmer (Leonard) Doughty Of North
Norway won over Mike Nadir, two
straight falls, and In the semi Kidd
Dionpe of Lewiston threw Omar King Of
Island Pond, Vt, two straight. There
was good crowd, and It 10 said that
other matches will follow.
The Methodist church sale and supper
has been postponed until some date 10
January to DO announced, on account Of
illness In the village.
DR.. Austin Tenney, whose recent &C.
we're illness prevented bic usual monthly
visit In town last month, will be here on
Friday of this week.
An adjourned hearing was held by the
county commissioners Wednesday fore
noon on the proposed road across the
meadows from Harry Jackson's near
Millettville to Pleasant Street In the
village, Q distance OF two and one-half
miles. The commissioner decided to
adjourn until the third Tuesday In
March before handing down their de-
cision, and suggested that in the mean.
time definite estimates of cost be So
cured, % has not yet been done, and
that the town givean expression on
the matter by vote at the annual meet
ing.
A variety shower was given Miss Iva
Russell at the home of Miss Irene Locke
Wednesday evening, by the telephone
operators and manager, in honor OF her
approaching marriage to Fred Rowell OF
South Thomsston. A supper was
served, and tho evening Was spent
socially. A number Of valuable gifts
were left for Miss Russell, to whom the
affair was complete surprise.
Two Of Vivian Akers' paintings,
"Among the Mountains" and "Across
the Valley" are hung In the exhibition
of little pictures of tho Paint and Clay
Club OF New Haven, Ct. This Is Q
special honor, as Mr.. Akers is not Q
member of the club and Is entirely IN.
known there.
Mrs. Freeland Howe, Jr., has accepted
the position of principal OF the high
school at Stetson, and went there last
week. Her niece, Miss Bertha Brown,
who has been with her and attending
Norway High School for the past two
years, has returned to her home In Ban
gor. -, =,
A very successful fair was held by the
ladies Of the Universalist church Tues
day afternoon, With good patronage OF
all the tables. Buffet lunches were
served, and In the evening musical pro
gram and highly amusing sketch were
given.
Russell d. Bethel, who IL attending
Tufts Dental College, Boston, 10 at home
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wight, for the holidays. Harry Las
selle OF the Same college 10 also ct home.
Officers of Harry Rust Post, G.. A. R.,
recently elected are:
Com.-win6eld 8. Cordwell.
S.V. Civilian O. Needham.
J.v.o;1George =. walker.
o. D.-David A. Jordan.
6.G-EdWsrd B. Kneeiand:
Chap.-EdWard r. Kneeland.
Delegate Q. Needham.
Alternate-George =. walker.
The Boston Post gold.headed cane,
which has been held for number Of
years by tho late william Henry Porter,
has been turned over to James Crockett
of Norway Lake, who was born Oct. q,
1929. and 10 therefore SO years OF age.
The Oxford County Association OF
Knights Tempt will hold ito annual
session % usual on Christmas day, at
1880.
Fred W. Rowell has enlisted In the
aviation section of the Signal Corps, and
Ralph Y. Jacobs In tho navy.
Miss Lola Smith, who has been teacher
In the seventh grade for tho past four
years, but this fall took the fifth grade,
has been granted leave OF absence on
account Of Ill health. Miss Ethel
Nevens, teacher Of tho eighth grade,
will be transferred to tho fifth grade.
Miss Mary Dresser, Instructor OF
mathematics, will take the eighth grade,
and Mrs. Janet Pratt will take the work
In the junior department.
The factory Of the Carroll, Jell erson
Shoe Co. was tho scene Of pleasant af-
fair Saturday noon. It was tho request
of L. n. Carroll, the head Of the
company, that ell the employees should
be on hand ut 1l:45. At that time .
Christmas present Of ton dollars Was
given to each of the employees, with the
exception OF . few Of the boys working
on part time, who received less amount. |
The total thus distributed was 5000. |
Mr.. Carroll spoke to the employees ad-
vscating cooperation Of employers and
employed a. the basis OF prosperity In
any enterprise. Mr.. Carroll was then
presented by tho employees with
leather chair and reading lamp. he
WAS taken entirely by surprise, and was
much affected, saying that It was fortu- |
nate that he made bis speech first, % be
would not have been able to make 1t ct
oil II he had waited until after this gift.
Percy Nevers, foreman OF the cutting |
room. was presented with Q watch, and |
Dan Daniels, foreman Of the stitching |
room, was presented With smoking
set.
Interesting Collection Of Needlework.
Two noteworthy aocessions to the
cabinet Of tho Maine Historical society |
have been made recently. The frat 10 .
six.chambered revolver OF the May nsrd
patent issued Sept. 20, 1846, once owned
by Cyrus W. King, the only son OF Hon.
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