Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-23
NORWAY.

The coal business of the late George
La. Cullinsn has been sold to L. b.
Cushmsn, who will continue It. Mr..
Cullinsn's son, Walter p. Cullinan, will
continue the wood business.
i Donald B. Partridge was speaker ct
the patriotic rally In Mechanic Falls Fri.
day afternoon.
/ Dennis Pike planted three quarts Of
peas on the 9th of April, the earliest
date he hes ever had.
Harold Stone Of Sweden was the guest
several days last week Of bis aunt, Miss
| Anna N. Stone.
/ Shortly after o'clock Wednesday
afternoon double alarm called the fire
department. TO the house Of George W.
Holmes on lower Main Street. The FIRE
started from some unknown cause In the
woodshed which 10 part OF the ell, and
had made some Roadway 10 that and In
the stable. Three streams were on very
shortly after the arrival OF the fremen,
and the blaze was subdued in good time.
The shed, pantry, kltche. and stable
loft were badly charred, but the fire
damage was confined to that part Of the
buildings. The household goods Of
Misses Elizabeth and Agnes Beal stored
In the stable were damaged BY water,
and there was some smoke damage In
the house. A considerable part Of the
Furnishings were removed when the
danger looked largest. The loss 10 COW
cred by insurance.
The old barn on the Irving Frost place
on Frost Hill owned by George Hill COL
lapsed Tuesday night, killing two COWS,
for one of which Mr.. Hill had just paid
500.
The annual convention of the Oxford
County w. G. T. u. will be held at the
Norway Baptist church the latter part
Of May.
Carl d. Turner, assistant manager of
the Community Chautauquss, will be
here Wednesday Of this week to confer
with the members of the local associa-
ton regarding the coming summers
Chsutauqua.
John I. Parker Of Pasadena, Calf, Is
the guest of his cousin, DR.. q. P. Jones,
and other relatives In town.
The mid-week services have been re-
sumed at the Congregational church.
| Miss Ellen Brown 10 to 60 to live with
her sister, Mrs. Annie Noble, In Hart
ford, Conn.
Miss Helen Noyes has returned home
from South Paris where she has been
during the winter.
Earl Thibodeau, who has been teach
ing at Norton, Msss., has gone to Stone
ham, Mass, where be In teaching civics
and history in the Stoneham high school.
Mrs. A. j. Nevers 10 visiting her SOD,
DR.. Harry s. Nevers, In Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. e. N. Swett's class of the Con-
gregational Sunday School was enter.
tanned Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Don Whitney on Paris Street.
The Boy Scouts have elected officers
for the coming year as follows:
Pres.!Thelmer Joselyn.
First Patrol Leader-Edward Mccormack.
Asst.-Raymond Winslow.
Second Patrol Leader-Percy q. Movers, Jr.
Asst.-Thelmer Joselyn.
Third Patrol Leader-Paul Nevers
Asst.-Raiph Haskell.
Fourth Patrol Leader-Lewis Davis.
Asst.-Sherman York.
Treas.-Edwsrd Mccormick.
Bugler-Clarence Dyer.
Timothy Heath has purchased the
street sprinkling business OF Llewellyn
Millett, and will mount tho tank on q
heavy auto truck, thus gaining much
speed.
Miss Florence Scothorne, who has
completed her nurses training at the
Eye and Ear Inflrmary, is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Frost of Paris
Street, for short time. She will return
to Portland and enter Red Gross unit
for overseas work, praoticing her pro-
fession In that city until called.
Leon NJ. Longley 10 ct the Central
Maine General Hospital. Lewiston, for
surgical treatment.
Through the efforts of G. F. Whitman
and the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Q government marker has
been secured and Is now on the way for
the grave of Lieut.. Enoch Frost, Revo-
lutionary soldier. In the family ceme-
terry on Frost Hill.
Mrs. Bertha Edgerly and daughter
have returned from Rochester, N. a.,
after an absence of nearly q year. They
are at present making their home at Will
fred j. Smiths on Brown Street.
The Verands Club will meet with
Mrs. Emma Swan at Norway Lake
Thursday evening of this week.
About $40 was realized from the Red
Cross party held In the Opera House
Tuesday evening.
The new night y atchman for the vii.
lsge is Charles D. Ruggles. Mr..
Ruggles is wood turner by trade, and
has worked In the Brown novelty mill.
Bert Melvin has returned from the
Maine General Hospital, where he un-
derwsnt an operation for appendicitis,
and Is gaining rapidly.
A mission 10 being held at Christ
Episcopal Church this week by the Rev.
H. Il. Ryder of Sanford. Meetings
beginning Monday evening, each evening
of the week except Saturday, with q
regular service on Sunday, the 2Skh.
There will be q question box. No COL
lection. Services to last about one hour.
Every one Ii cordially invited.
The reception to Rev. and Mrs. NJ. o.
Baltzer at the Congregational vestry
Wednesday evening was we'll attended,
and pleasant affair. The vestry was
made more homelike with plants and
furnishings. In the receiving line were
Mr.. and Mrs. Baltzer, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
L. Horne, and Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. SWEET.
Music was furnished by the High School
Mandolin Club, and later Q short pro-
gram of vocal music and readings was
given. E. N. SWEET presided. and called
for remarks from Rev. C. W. Rogers of
South Paris, Rev. @. g. Miller, D. L.
JoslIn and Rev. q. L. Nichols, oil of
whom pledged their cooperation to the
new pastor In the church work Of the
community. Mr.. Baltzer fittingly re-
sponded.
For tho thirteenth annual junior
exhibition of Norway High School, the
class presented the drama, 1.-THE Daugh-
ter of the Desert" ct the Opera House
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