Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-07
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
| Word vss received the nrst Of the
week Of the death Of Professor Osiaa
IWhitmsn q his home IN Red Wing,
Ninn. The rsoains WIll b brought 70
INorvsy for Interment n tho Hatch faM-
Inv lot in Rustflsld Cemetery. Mr.. Whit
1 man married Niss Isah T. Hatch OF Nor.
vsy. = sister Of Stephen g. Hatch. BE
vas . native Of Buck6eld, son Of Joshua
Whitman, and was born Sept. Is, 1881.
he graduated from Waterville College IN
1850 ct the head Of his class. For many
years be taught IN the schools OF the
stats and attained great popularity. 1t
vas while teaching the winter term Of
high school 10 Norway In 1857 that be
met Miss Hatch, who wss one OF his
assistants and whom be lister married.
They both Taught in Maine for . while
after their marriage, but have been In
Red Wing for many years. Professor
whitman was . thirty-secoDd degree
| Mason, and was also prominent In the
Knights of Pythiss, having ct ono time
held the highest Office In the order 10
the country. He 10 survived BY bis wife
and one sister, Mrs. Dora Hay OF Lynn,
Mass.
At the Universalist church service
Sunday afternoon servioe flag was I'M
furled, with special services. Those
now represented on tho flag are Robert
Brooks, Lipwood E. Fogg, Ernest Floyd
aaskeli, Theodore r Hunt, Jscob KlaiD,
Peter Klain, Albert Rupert Mixer, Max
G. Noyes, Alton Whitehead, Guy Har-
rimau, Hugh Bethel and George Sander
son.
Mrs. Julia Horne of Auburn Was the
guest of relatives and friends In town for
| few days the drst Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs.. George Fogg, who have
been living on the Charles Richardson
farm, have gone to Otisfleld to carry on
tho town farm.
The Norway Boy Scouts were guests
last Monday evening Of Arthur Har-
riman, manager Of the Rex Theatre,
when films OF special interest to the
Scouts were shown.
The class graduating from the gram
mar school will have graduating exer-
cises In the new gymnasium on the 9th
Of June.
Mr.. and Mre. B. T. Newman and son
George B. Newman OF Fryeburg we're
recent guests of George L. Noyes. The
SOD, George B., left Tuesday with the
contingent who went to Camp Devens.
Currie Hirsm Wiles, who left Thurs
day with the contingent for Fort Slocum,
was presented with . luminous dial
wrist watch by his fellow workmen in
the making room Of the Carroll, Jelier.
son shoe factory.
Everett F. Bicknell Is closing out bis
stock of groceries after conducting BUSH
ness continuously for twenty seven years.
The field day of the Norway schools
will be held in the grove ut Norway Lake
school Friday, June Z. Model lessons
will be given during the forenoon by the
rural teachers assisted by the pupils. A
picnic dinner ut noon, and after dinner
an entertainment followed by athletic
sports. Superintendent T. c. Morrill, 10
in charge Of the arrangements.
Mrs. Joseph Lsine OF Water Street
went Tuesday to st. Marie's Hospital,
Lewiston, for surgical treatment.
Hugh Pepdexter has leased the Adams
property next the Congregational church
and has moved In with bis family.
Mrs. Elgin A. Greenleaf went to Au-
burn Monday to spend few days before
going to Sugar Island, Moosehead Lake,
for the summer.
The W. c. T. q. will meet with Mrs.
Susan Cragin Friday afternoon at 2:S0.
Kenneth Quincy has gone to Browns
Camps, Kezar Lake, Lowell. where he
will be guide during the summer.
Percy Y. Fogg has enlisted In the
navy. Raymond q. Eastman 10 to take
Mr.. Fogg's place in tho Norway National
Bank.
Homer Truman, tho Maine champion,
defeated the "Whirlwind Harp" Patsy
Mccarthy ofSouth Boston, at the wrest-
ling match in the Opera house Wednes-
day evening, securing two falls ont OF
three, the first In 81 Y minutes and the
second In II. IL minutes. Mccarthy got
one fall In 8 1:2 minutes. In the pre-
limipsry bouts "Wild Bill" Ledger
quickly took two from Perley Trip, and
Kid Young took two from Mike Nadir.
The Veranda Club will meet with Mrs.
Maggie Libby on lover Main Street
Thursday evening of this week.
Mrs. George l.. Curtis entertained
nine tables ut progressive whist Tues.
day evening - . Red Cross benefit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William b. Lesvitt OF
Rumford are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Vim. @. Leavitt.
Private Samuel Klain OF the medical
department, C. A. c., has been granted
thirty days furlough from Fort Leveet
| to assist his father, Morris Klain, 10
planting, Mr.. Klsin having . large
acreage to put In.
Ben and Henry Hosmer launched .
boat Tuesday evening In the lake which
10 supposed to be the speediest thing
that ever happened here. It is 10 feet
long, 4 feet beam, built on hydro
plano model, and fitted with . % IL
horse power engine. By actual test 1t
has developed twenty miles per hour.
Earl Farnham, who has been clerk
in the Blue Store of the F. d. Noyes
| Co. for Eve years, has finished there
and has gone with his family to bis
former home In Lowell, and will assist
bis father, Joseph Farnham, on the farm
this summer.
Bert Brown, who works for Chad
bourne & Clifford on their lumber oper-
alton back of Pixies Hill, and with his
family lives in ono Of the camps. had his
kuee-cap broken by kick from horse.
A public party under the auspices OF
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge WAS held In
Odd Fellows Hall Thursday evening.
Twenty. seven tables were filed At
bridge, whist, rock and other games.
The proceeds amounted to over $500,
which goes to the Red Cross.
Orrington N. Cummings, Who WAS &C.
cidents II knocked down the night fthe
Liberty Loan parade, says that he sui
| fered some slight hurt but no real injury;
but II be had been an old man It would
have killed him. As he 10 in his
eightieth year. 1t can be seen that be bad
wide escape.
Frank d. Noyes, who bad been In the
South for the past few mouths, most OF
the time Ut st. Augustine. Fla, arrived
homo Wednesday.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, d. A. T.,
at it's meeting held Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Lizzie Sampson, elected the
following officers for the coming year:
Regent-Mrs. Georgia n. Andrews.
Vice Regent-MrR. Evils !. Cook.
Sec-Nrs. Hsrriette G. Brown.
Treas.-Margaret A. Baker.
| Observation-Disclosures Barker.
Re~1afrap-Mpa Doria 4. Morrill,.