Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-06
NORWAY.

i The present week 10 crowded Wit
public events. Tuesday evening come
the annual clerks' ball, for which ful
preparations have been made, and whic
IL expected to bs - brilliant social n
fair q Ito predecessors Of past years
Thursday evening the wrestling mattel
for the benefit OF the base ball team
will be held In the Opera House, Wit
three bouts. Friday evening the Chsu
tauqus Association banquet will b.
served In Grange Hall.
| Arthur Morris and Miss Elizabetl
Rfsku, both Of Norway, were married OF
Sunday week and went to Housekeeping
ut once in rent in the Randall o. Por
ter house on Water Street. The bride
groom 10 Q native of Greece, but hsl
been In this country about seven year
and 10 Q naturalixed citizen. He hal
been In Norway about three years and II
q shoemaker. The bride 10 Q native oil
Finland, but has been In Norway about
three years.
]. Leonard Cannon, who came here
with his family from Lowell In Novem.
Der, died Monday afternoon at the age Of
II years. A service was held ct the
home on Hazen Street Wednesday, 1t
tended by Rev. q. L. Nichols, and the
remains were taken to North Lowell,
whore the funeral was held In charge OF
the Odd Fellows, of which order the de-
ceased was member.
Mrs. Georgia A., wife of William e.
Curtis, died ct her home on Winter
Street Wednesday afternoon as the re-
suit of shock, at the age of 66 years.
Mrs. Curtis was the daughter of Moses
and Hulda (Swett) Gage, and was born
In Paris. About twenty-five years ago
she married Mr.. Curtis, then Of North
Paris, and they came to Norway some
eleven years ago. She 10 survived by her
husband, sister, Mrs. Carrie l.. Mar
shall Of Norway, and three stepsons,
George L., Phineas W. and Alton L.
Curtis, all of Norway. The funeral Fri
day afternoon Was attended by Rev.
Chester Gore Miller, and burial is In
Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. j. K. SINNERS 10 the guest Of
Mrs. Talbot Mundy, coming home with
Mrs. Mundy when she returned few
days ago from visit to New York.
Miss Annie Hsmlin returned to her
homo in Waterford Wednesday, after
spending week with Misses Margaret
and Jennie Baker.
Carl E. Stone left Wednesday on bis
return to Indianapolis, Ind, where he
was formerly located. Mrs. Stone re-
mains here for while. Mr.. Stone has
been chemist IN the employ Of the Van
Camp Packing Company for some years.
In November Mr.. and Mrs. Stone came to
Norway on three months leave OF alb
sence, and decided that they would re-
main here and Mr.. Stone would 60 into
the drug store with his father, F. p.
Stone. The Van Camp Company de-
clined to accept the resignation, and sent
George A. Fischer, their chief chemist,
to Norway to confer with Mr.. Stone.
The inducements he offered were such
as to take Mr.. Stone back to Indianapo.
lie.
Principal P. e. Hathaway has been out
of the high school most of the past week
on account of the death OF his mother,
Mrs. T. F. Hathaway of South Paris.
The school work was carried on as usual
The senior class Of the high school has
voted to have graduation ut the Opera
House with the usual class parts. The
girls will wear simple dresses, limited In
cost to certain amount, and the grsdu.
alton ball will be omitted.
Miss Lillian Newton underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis at DR.. Trufant's
hospital Monday.
Lake Temple, Pythian Sisters. and In
vited guests, had q social evening at
Psthian Hall Tuesday. Between fifty
and sixty played whist until about ten
O'Clock, after which there was dancing,
with music by Fred Davis and Miss
Berenice Nash. Refreshments. were
served.
A. W. Smith of Calgary, Alberta, was
a recent guest of Robert F. Bickford.
Mrs. John r. Hutcbins has returned
home from Gardiner, where she has been
with her daughter, Mrs. Richard Las
selle, since November.
Miss Marion Smith has resigned her
school In Paris, and is clerk at the Nor
way Shoe Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hebbard OF De-
troit, Mich, have recently been guests
1t Arthur Richards for few days. Mr..
Hebbsrd is now connected with a large
Wholesale fruit and produce house IN
Detroit. He was former South Paris
boy, and 10 especially remembered for
his participation in amateur theatricais,
In which line he bad . considerable and
versatile talent.
According to records kept by William
| C. Lesvitt, the mean temperature at
O'Clock In the morning for the month of
January was IA IL degrees, as against
| 10 "a degrees for January, 1915.
An operator from moving picture
concern made several hundred feet OF
film at the Tubbs snowshos factory Wed
nesday.
wednesday evenings official inspec'
ton of Oxford Chapter, r. A. NJ, was
some like Hamlet with tho prince oil
Denmark left ont, % not only was the in'
speeding officer sick and unable to Dc
present, but the candidates expected FOL
the evenings work were also all sick
The work was exemplified, and the ban
quet which bad been prepared wal
served to good number.
Not only an artistic but financial sue
cess was fed Up" the play written BY
Hugh Pendexter and presented by him
and other local players. Much was con
tributed In material and labor, and the
net proceeds are s105.50, which goes fo'
the benefit of the gymnasium.
| Abigail Whitman Chapter, d. A. r.,
will meet with Mrs. Edith Bartlett or
Saturday, Feb. 10, instead OF Wednesday
Is usual. The program will DO . Wash
ington reception.
s. Verenis and Charles Verenis. cous
ms, of Portland, will open the Never'
store under the name Of The New Nor
way Fruit Store.
Mrs. W. A. Bicknell 10 10 st. Bsrnsoa
Hospital, Portland, for treatment.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF tn
Congregational church has accepted o.
invitation Of Mrs. Gladys Russell o
Mobiles Corner to An oyster supper .
her homo on the evening Of Feb. g..
i L. NJ. Carroll of the Carroll. Jefferson
Shoe Co. was 10 Boston on business sew
eral days last week.
The Verauda Club will meet with Hes
ter Walker Thursday evening, Feb. 8. ]
pleasant, II stormy, the following even
ing. u NIL.
beth Plunkett, both of New York city
were married In that city Jan. 20. Dr.
Jewett 10 the son of Mrs. Ella Jewet
Cole OF this town, and 10 . graduate
Norway High School In the class OF 1900
Mrs. Jewett 10 . professional nurse o
Ths r-...rt and mast officers Of OXFORD