Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-26
NORWAY.

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Wstsr conditions are again back d
something Ike normal, II may seem
surprising that the record height Of Pen.
nesseewassse Lake should como IN June,
but that ID what was the case, the water
in the lake early last Monday being eight
inches higher than was ever recorded DO.
fore. Greenlsaf Avenue was passable
only BY boat, the meadows between the
village and Elm Hill were one vast sea,
and there wa "water everywhere. y
There Was scare % to the safety Of the
dam, and . lot OF work was done haul.
Ing sand bags to make levee above the
dam, but nothing gave way. Mr.. and
Mrs- A. w. Whitehouss OF Greenfield
Avenue were the only ones who vacated
their home on account of the conditions.
The water covered their garden and all.
cd their cellar, and they thought II there
was uncertainty about the dam they
would better Be somewhere else. Bul
they returned for breakfast Monday
morning.
Recruits to Co. D recently enlisted are
Wesley Bean, Bethel; Harold Jackson,
Milton; Sidney Douglass and Alfred
Goodwin, South Hiram; barry Goodwin
and Harry T. Sargent, Hiram.
Donald Bartlett and hubert Barker,
students In the dental college ut Louis.
vile, KY, are at home for the vacation,
and have secured summer employment.
The 8. G.. Hatch wood and timber lot
on the north side OF Water Street has
been sold to Frank Hurd through the
Dennis Pike Real Estate Agency.
There has been big sale of tickets for
the hop in the Opera House on the even.
ing of the 28th, under the auspices OF
the "hello girls" It Is for the benefit
OF the Red Cross.
Cecil Brown, who graduated from the
University of Maine law school, arrived
home the first of last week.
George A. Brooks, who keeps Q me.
neurological record, is authority for the
statement that during the period from
June to June 10 the rainfall was nine
inches. Three inches of this fell between
Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening
Miss Katherine b. Jones, valedictoriap
Of the recently graduated class In the
high school, will work at tilling the soil
this summer on the Fuller farm 10 East
Oxford, with Miss Agnes q. Fuller.
The meeting Of Oxford Chapter, o. E.
g., Tuesday evening OF this week, will
be the last meeting before the summer
vacation. One candidate is expected to
receive the degrees.
Harry Downing and Miss Vesta Cam
eron were united In marriage at Frye
burg last Monday afternoon, Rev. II. Il
Hoyt officiating. Mr.. Downing Is the
son Of George P. Downing Of Norway,
and graduated from Norway High School
In 1908. He later attended the Universl.
ty of Maine, and for some years has bad
q position with the Moulton Engineering
Co. of Portland. The bride was former
~ . resident of Norway for about two
years.
On Wednesday at O'Clock Ernest
Mariner Ham and Miss Helen Frances
Frost were united In marriage at the
home of the officiating clergyman, Rev.
G. G.. Miller Of South Paris. Members
of the immediate families only were
present. The bride wore travelling suit
OF blue, with hat to match. After the
ceremony they went to the home OF the
brides father, Roswell Frost OF this town,
where wedding breakfast was served
Later the bridal couple left for Auburn,
where they will reside. The groom has
been employed a. chauffeur for E. N.
Stevens. The bride has been for some
time in the employ of DR.. j. G. GehrinR
of Bethel.
Norway was without steam railroad
service for several days the first OF last
week, the Norway train being taken of
to do work on the main line, on account
of wasbouts in both directions.
Miss Mary Mealand of Rumford has
been In town for the past week, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot Mundy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8. Akers.
Moses Stone of Wellesley, Msss., has
been Q recent guest of bis brother,
Frank P. Stone, and Miss Beatrice Stone.
On Tuesday they all went to Bowdoin
commencement, whore Kenneth Stone,
son of Moses Stone, was member OF
the graduating class.
Jacob Klain Ia at home from Cobb,
College for the summer.
Mrs. Robert j. Bruce and two daugh.
tiers and Miss Mildred ]. Holmes started
on the 10Th for Refton, Pa, the home OF
Mrs. Bruce. On their way home they
will visit Mr.. Bruce's mother in Albany,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Morse of North
west Norway will receive their friends
on the flftieth anniversary OF their mar
rage June Goth.
There was some excitement Wednes-
day afternoon at the Eugene Hayden
cottage, where the Little Pennessewas-
see Camp Fire Girls were staying, when
q tree about fifty feet from tho cottage
was set on fire by lightning during
shower, and . FIRE was started. The
girls quickly put the fire out with buck.
cts.
NV. Sampson will start running the
public boats on the lake June 9Th
Boats will leave the city wharf ct 1880
and $50 week days, and on Sundays at
1000, $50 and 500.
An attendance contest which has been
running for six months in the Baptist
Sunday School closed with banquet
Saturday night, the 10th. The Blues,
captained by Miss Mercy MIllett, woD
over the Reds, captained by Elmer AID
rich. About sixty attended the banquet,
whicbwas followed by an entertainment,
withspeeches. The winning side present
ed Mr.. Aldrich with Bible.
Mrs. Lester Cowan has been . recent
guest OF her brother, Jameson Finney,
and family.
Cards received here recently announce
marriage of interest to Norway people
that OF Edgar Wyman Jordan and Susie
k4
inst. The bride is Norway girl,
daughter of the late Charles s. and Helen
8. walker, and graduated from Norway
High In the class of 1909. She was en-
ployed as clerk for some years In the
Smiley store here. They will reside In
Cape Elizabeth. i,
Judge William F. Jones attended
commencement last week at Harvard,
of which be Is an alumnus.
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