Oxford Democrat., 1917-05-08
NORWAY.

Free village delivery of mail went into
effect % scheduled May 1st, with E.
Floyd Haskell and William A. Lewis -
carriers. Haskell's route 10 in the mp.
per part Of the village, and Lewis' at the
lower end. For the present there will
be two deliveries daily, leaving the post
office at approximately 7:45 A. M. and 2
P. n. Later, II the train service is In
creased, . third delivery In the business
part Of the village may be arranged.
Seven collection boxes will be installed
at convenient points about the village.
The Veranda Club will meet with the
president, Mrs. Eva L. Fogg, on Summer
Street, Thursday afternoon, May 10.
Oxford Castle, K. G.. E., had celebra-
tion Wednesday evening, with . supper,
In recognition of the fact that this
castle has taken more members into the
order than any other In the state.
Col. Albert j. Stearns and j. W. Wood
have been in Boston during the past
week on business connected with the
Norway Shoe Co.
Leslie Gibson, president of the senior
class In Norway High School, entertain
cd the members of the class at bis home
Wednesday evening" Delicious refresh
ments we're served, and nook wedding
and mock divorce trial with other diver.
sions passed the time In lively way.
Talbot Mundy, who recently purchas-
ed lot of land of twenty-eight acres on
Pixies Hill, will give the use of 1t this
summer for agricultural purposes, and
will postpone the building of q bupga-
low until conditions are different
Military training has been made elec-
tive In Norway high School, aud Lieut..
Charles b. Pike, formerly of Co. D, has
offered to give bis services 10 drilling.
The boys are taking bold of the idea
with enthusiasm, and the schedules of
athletic sports will be cancelled to devote
the time and effort to military training.
The school census of the town shows
AS boys and 400 girls Of school age.
Harry Rust Post, g. A. R., has added
about thirty auxiliary members, Mrs.
Steve McAllister having carried on a So
liciting campaign for them. This is
done to keep alive the post, whose men,
bership is getting reduced. The auxil-
iary members pay dollar each, and do
not have q vote, but enjoy all other
privileges of membership.
Since the Ice broke up In the lake on
the 28th of April, quite a number Of red.
spots have been taken.
Miss Elsie A. Favor arrived home
about ten days since from Kansas, where
and is at the home of her brother, j. N.
Favor.
George W. Whitman is visiting his
II
The W. C. T. q. will meet with Mrs.
Elon Brown on Crescent Street Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:S0, Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Bruce being the host esses. The
program will be Of special interest to
mothers.
Officers for the coming year have been
chosen by the Barton Reading Club as
follows:
Pres.-Mrs. George A. Brooks.
vice-Pres.-Mrs. F. z. Drake, Mrs. Eugene N.
SWEET.
Sec. .Treas.-Mrs. G. I. Cummings.
lst Asst.-Mrs. Hugh Pendexter.
I'd Asst.-Mrs. A. ID. Park.
Carl q. Turner, assistant manager of
the Community Cbautauquas, is to be In
town on Wednesday of this week to meet
the guarantors of this years Chautauqua.
Mrs. Annie Cruise of Beaumont,
Texas, is the guest OF her daughter, Mrs.
Irwin K. Moorhouse.
John B. Matthews of Bowdoin College
was q recent guest at Lee NJ. Smiths.
He has gone to Plattsburg, N. Y, to en-
ter the officers training camp.
George L. Sanborn haa bought the lot
of land between Sam Young's and Fred
s. Browns on Main Street, and will put
up an "Aladdin' six.room bungalow.
This house 10 delivered to the purchaser
ready cut, the lumber being In shape to
assemble.