Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-20
NORWAY.

The class of 1908, Norway High School,
held it, reunion with W. kaford Mann
ct bis home on Pike Hill on the evening
of the 9th. A fine supper was served
and m evening of s0ciahility spent.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. 81.
Knox Bickford, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Currier, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry +. Downing,
Mrs. Pearl Hartman Cadigan, Mrs.
Jennie Mann Kneeland, Mrs. Josephine
Stearns Stone, Miss Aaude Mixer, MISS
Maude Pike and W. Naford Mann.
Mrs. Jennie Kneeland OF Somerville,
Mass, 10 spending the month OF August
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. MoSwiney and sis-
tor Theresa McSwiney of Boston are vls-
iting Mrs. AcSwiney's mother, Mr.. u.
n. Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brooks Of Farm
ington are visiting Mrs. Brooks parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cannon.
Rev. Fr. Philip j. Boivin Of st. Cattle
rine's Catholic Church will report with
In few days at the training school Tor
chaplains at Louisville, KY, and after
taking the course will probably receive
a commission and 60 overseas with the
American army. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe L. Davidson OF
Brookline, Mass, have recently been
guests for few days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred q. Cummings ut their cottage oy
the lake.
A club room for the B. G. McIutire
Club has been opened by the Democratic
town committee In the building on Main
Street formerly the Roy Pratt barber
shop.
Freeman Smith and crew are laying .
cement sidewalk and driveway at the
store of Longley & Butts, the sidewalk
extending from the platform to the curb
ing, and making great Improvement.
Miss Doris Clough Of Gardiner is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Charles r. Ridlon.
Miss Marion Gibson entertained her
class in the Methodist Sunday School
with an automobile ride Tuesday after
noon, going through Waterford, Hsrri.
son and Bridgton. Leslie Gibson drove
the car. The members of the class who
went were Vera Smith, Doris Stone,
Annie Everett, Eldrith Joslin and Ruth
Smith.
A special town meeting will be held
next Saturday at Q O'Clock to see II the
town will raise money to repair the dam
age to the roads by the recent rains, and
to repair the abutment to the bridge on
Pleasant Street near the saw mill, the
amount to be assessed In the taxes for
1919.
Gregg and Truman will tour the fairs
this fall, featuring Truman, the cham.
pion wrestler of Maine at 1853 pounds.
Fred Gregg, manager.
Miss Helen Carroll of Hanover, Mass,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Marcus q.
Carroll, is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Emma j. Bickford, and other rela.
tives here.
Miss Agnes Ssnborn, who Is teaching
In Newton, Mass, 10 spending Q short
vacation with the family of her brother,
George L. Ssnborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Burnham, after
spending three weeks at their cottage
on the lake, returned Tuesday to their
home In Philadelphia.
The class of go, Norway High School,
had their annual reunion at Camp Gin
namon Tuesday afternoon and evening.
A bountiful supper was served, and the
time was spent socially. Those attend
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Nc.
Swiney of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 81.
Cushmsn, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee NJ. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hutchins. Dr.. and
Mrs. Harry P. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Cook, Mrs. Sara Howe, Rust jackson,
Horace q. Cole, and Miss Carrie Tucker.
Albert Descoteau has returned from
Bemis, where he was doing mason work
at the G. B. Cummings & Sons Co. mill
for eight weeks.
Harry Lasselle, Vernon Sherrardh Win
Kimball and Howard Maxim are the
members of party which has been
spending several days In the White
Mountains.
Miss Jane Hayes of Oxford has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. James N.
Favor Of Pleasant Street. Henry q.
Favor, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James N.
Favor, recently visited bis grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Hayes, at Oxford.
Mark Chandler Of Portland, formerly
station agent of the Grand Trunk at
Norway, has been in town for q few days
calling on relatives.
Frank Murdoch has the contract to
change over tho heating plant at the
high school building. The boilers will
continue In use, but the circulating sys-
tenn is to be entirely changed, a. It has
not been sufficient In very cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rich have re-
ceived word that their son, Herbert A.
Rich, has arrived safely in France.
Sam Isaacson has received word from
q brother.in-lsw In New York city that
Mrs. Isascson and their two children
were safe with relatives in Russia. Last
January Mr.. Isaaoson learned from Q
Jewish newspaper that the town of
Rudoskovitz, where his family were,
had suffered Cossaok massacre, and
that the inhabitants had been herded to-
getber and killed with machine gun fire,
not person escaping. The news of bis
family's safety 80 delighted Mr.. Isaac
son that he started at once for New
York to learn particulars. The family
will be brought to Norway Il, It is pos
sible to get them to America.
Miss Margaret Bruce Of, Portland is
spending few weeks with Miss Mildred
Holmes.
Congressman Wallace q. White and
Others, on their campaign tour of the
county, stopped in Norway Wednesday
night, and met q good number OF the
Republicans at the rooms of the Repub-
liam town committee that evening.
Mrs. Freeland Howe and her niece,
Bertha Brown, are here from Stetson,
and have opened Mrs. Howe's home on
Pleasant Street.
Arthur Descoteau takes the place of
Giles Frost as motorman on the street
railroad.
Sergt. Lester L. Witham Of Co. D.
1O3d Infantry, is one of those selected to
return to this country to assist In train
ing the soldiers before they leave for
France. He has arrived ct Camp Mer-
rift for duty, and expects soon to have q
few days. furl0ugh with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah L. Witham.
Miss Jessie q. Everett 10 the new
cashier and book-keeper at the store OF
Brown Buck & Co., taking the place Of
Mrs. Guy F. Stevens, who resigned to
20 to Bath, where her husband 10 en-.
ployed. They have secured . rent and
will 20 to housekeeping ct once.
Walter r. Cannon, second GLASS fre.
T. - H,tkoI 0S.k~. $1,000