Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-11
NORWAY.

shipyard at Bath, has moved his house
hold goods to farm between Bruins
wick and Bath, the nearest place to bill
|, work where he could flnd . satisfactory
tenement.
Albert Bartlett, SON OF Dr.. and Mrs.
; b. L. Bartlett, who was ono OF the
Bowdoin unit doing guard duty in the
naval reserve In Portland harbor last
year, has been assigned to the naval
training station ct bingham, 4ass.
i The grade schools closed Friday fol
the summer vacation. The high school
closes this week.
The new tent Of Daughters of Veterans
has been named Elizabeth Crockett
Blake Tent, In memory Of Mrs.. Jonathan
Blake, wife Of the captain OF the first
company that left Norway In the civil
war.
DR.. T. Austin Tenney of Portland,
opticIan, who has made regular trips
to Norway for many years, IL 90 serious
" Ill that he had to give up bis work.
DR.. L. Hall Trufant has taken his ex.
aminatIons to enter the medical depart.
ment of the army.
A new American flag 10x16 feet, pre-
scented jointly by Harry Rust Relief
Corps and Abigail whitman Chapter. D.
A. R., was raised at the high school
grounds Tuesday afternoon, with an
exceedingly we'll worded address of pre-.
sentation made by Miss Margaret A.
Baker, the secretary Of Abigail Whitman
Chapter. The gift was accepted for the
schools by Superintendent True @. Nor
rill. Under the direction Of Miss No
Cresry, the school children sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" "Columbis, the
Gem of the Ocean," and America In
closing.
Private Samuel Klain of the medical
department, who had been given q
furlough to assist his father In farm
work, has had 1t extended till the end of
this month.
The hydrant near the drinking foun.
tain in Ward Eight has been moved sew
eral feet, according to the vote OF the
village corporation, to get It away from
the freezing overflow OF the fountain in
winter.
| Cottage Street, of unpleasant reputa-
ton for mud, is being treated to sur
| facing of mixture of sand and gravel,
with which 1t is hoped to improve it.
Mrs. Edward L. Burnell and young son
Burnell are spending two weeks visiting
In Massachusetts,.
DR.. F. E. Drake has purchased the
summer home of his brother, DR.. Will.
liam A. Drake of Weymouth, Mass.
The place Is known as 1.-THE Weymouth"
and has been occupied by the owner
every summer for years. The sale in
cludes furnishings, boat house and motor
boat.
Walter Pride of Norway Lake has
bought the Olive Woodsum place Oh
Main Street, and will occupy it at once.
The Veranda Club will meet with Mrs.
Hester Walker at Marston and Beal
Streets, Thursday evening.
Miss Nina 8. Jewett was In town over
the weekend, coming from New York,
and her mother, Mrs. Ella Jewett Cole,
accompanied her to New York for visit
on her return.
After an illness of nine weeks, Ruth
Estella, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.. Alton
E. Merrill, died at the Children's Hos
pital In Portland June let, at the age Of
one year and FIVE months.
The Christian Endeavorers of the Con-
gregational church, with Mrs. Baltzer,
will have picnic Friday evening,
Harry 8. Laselle and Russell Bethel
are at homo from Tufts Dental College
for the summer.
Fred 8. Brown of the firm of Brown,
Buck & Co. has accepted the position of
buyer for the Thomas Smiley stores. BE
and his family expect to move to Port
land, and his headquarters will be there,
he spending probably ono day week at
the Norway store.
A blaze on the roof of Frank Hurd's
blacksmith shop, doubtless due to Q
spark from the chimney, called out the
FIRE department Tuesday forenoon, but
1t was soon out, with slight damage.
Frank L. Jewell, who fell from the
Grand Trunk bridge at South Paris
while wa.chman there, and has been In
the Maine General Hospital since the
18th of January, came home with Mrs.
Jewell Wednesday. he will have to 60
back to the hospital occasionally for
treatment.
Capt. and Mrs. E. G. Schwartz are at
the Tribou cottage at the lake for the
summer.
Miss Emily Davis of Roxbury, Mass,
is at Mrs. G. Fred Stones for the sum.
mer.
Professor George A. Yeaton and Super
intendent True G. Morrill, have dis
tributed Baldwin apple trees among the
rural schools with instructions for set
ting and care, and It Is hoped that each
tree will be made the nucleus OF small
orchard.
The June meeting Of the W. G. T. q.
will be held with Mrs. Charles Whitman
lon Crescent Street Wednesday afternoon
lat 2:S0.
A thirteen foot extension IL being add.
ed on the front Of Mrs. John r. GULL
mans residence.
Sunday was observed as Odd Fellows
memorial day, and the graves OF Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs were decorated
the orders meeting for the purpose at 8
O'Clock, and proceeding from the ball to
the cemeteries.
G.. Harrington Flint, former manager
of the telephone exchange, left Wednes
day for Portsmouth, N. H., where he bai
q position at the navy yard.
II Hon. B. G.. McIntire and family are
moving from their former homo at Easi
Waterford to their new home on Ores
cent Street, where considerable repairs
have been made since the house was
purchased. Mr.. MoIntire's father, j. E
McIntire, will make his home with
them.
william Kneeland is In the Central
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
with severe injuries to his head caused
by getting against Q saw at the mill Of
lC. B. Cummings & Sons Co., and 1t Ii
thought has not more than An even
chance of recovery.
i Norway High Graduation.
Graduating exercises of Norway High
School will be held Thursday. evening
June IS, with the following program:
Music.
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