Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-01
NORWAY.

The rsmains0f Mrs. Elizabeth Ham
mond Hosmer, who died ct Helrose
Mass, on the 10th, ct the age Of 81
years, we're brought here for burial II
Pine Grove Cemetery. with prayer at tb'
grave by Rev. n. o. Baltser. She leave'
ono daughter, Mrs. Ada Foss OF Melros'
Highlands, one son, Fred D aosmer O
Norway, and one: grandson, Paul r
Hosmer, who 10 now IN tho service, sta
toned at Fort Levett and WAS granted
|furloueh to attend the services. Mrs
Hosmer had spent many summers u
Norway with her SOD, and for nine year.
had made her home With her daughter
in Mslrose. She retained her faculties
to the end, and had done much knitting
for the Red Gross.
Mrs. Susie 8. (Cummings) Frink, who
died at her homo In Providence, r. l., OF
the Itch, ut the age of GO years, was
sister of Mrs. Fred SLovejoy and L. D
Cummings of Norway, and Mrs. Adney
A. Keene Of Bristol, N. H., formerly Of
Norway.
tain the Parish Club Of the Congrega
tional church Tuesday evening of thit
week, its first meeting since the vacation
season.
A school of instruction for this distric,
of the Woman's Relief Corps was held ID
Woodman Hall Tuesday, with several Of
the department officers present, includ
| ing Department Inspector Clara N. Allen
of Biddeford, Junior Department Presi'
dent Matte Mapsur Of Lewiston, Depart
ment Secretary Lena n. Day Of Gorhsm,
Past Department Inspector Mary g.
Burns of Skowhegan, and Past Depart.
ment Aid Alice Willis of Bethel. There
we're delegations present from several
of the Corps in the district, and repre-.
sentatives of others. A picnic dinner was
eaten ct noon.
The engagement is announced Of DR..
Donald 8. Bartlett OF Norway and Miss
Edna Farfest Haynes OF Methuen, Mass.
DR.. Bartlett 10 the eldest son Of DR.. and
Mrs. q. L. Bartlett;s q graduate Of the
Louisville College Of Dentistry, Louis
Vile, KY, class OF 1918, and expects bis
call to service in the Medical Reserve
Corps the first-of October. Miss Haynes
is the daughter of Superintendent and
Mrs. G. L. Haynes OF Methuen, q. grad
uate OF Simmons College, and member
of the faculty this year.
For the benefit OF the Red Cross and
the general public, few public spirited
citizens have arranged course OF enter
tainmepts for the coming winter. They
include the Republic Quartet Dot. 10,
8. Plat Jones Nov. 10. The Pierces, we'll
known here, Dec. Is, Berkeley Sextet, q
ladies' orchestra, Jan. 4, Chief Strong
heart Feb. 8.
Seaman William Curtis, Jr., of Paw
tucket, R. l., has besn the guest OF bis
olsssmate, Seaman Albert Bartlett. Both
are In the Naval Reserve, and have been
on duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard dur.
ing the summer. They will return to
BowdOin College to resume their course
there.
Mrs. V. LaForest Thomas has closed
her engagement a. stenographer for the
Novelty Turning Co., and gone to East
Oxford to join her husband on the farm
which he 10 running with his father, w.
q. Thomas. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Packard are to
move to Auburn In the immediate future,
for the winter at least. Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Hathaway and Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Luck will occupy the rent va
GATED By them, and will close their home
on Pleasant Street this winter.
The Public Library is again open, at
the usual hours.
Charles A. Richardson has purchased
the Solomon I. Millett stand on Paris
Street of Arthur Hebbard and will occu-
-, III rpovnfoao az onNo
Mrs. Mildred -Goldthwaite has re-
turned to her home In Auburn after
spending the summer at her homo on
Green Street.
Warren Hills died ut his home In
Union few days since, at The age OF So
years. Mr.. bills was the father of v.
W. Hills Of Norway, aud has been fire..
quent visitor here. He was . tiDsmith
and hardware dealer, and had always
resided in Union. His first wife, the
mother of " w. Hills, was Miss Jane
son of Waldoboro. His second wife,
who survives him, was before her mar.
riage to Mr.. Hills Mrs. Calesta Cum
mings. ~. !.
Mrs. Clifford G. Frost has received
official notice that her brother, Sergt.
Albert C. Bracket Of Co. D, 1C3d 1ufan-
try, was severely wounded In action
July Esd.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. R.,
will meet with Mrs. Laura Sanborn Wed.
nesday evening, Dot. Q. Program Is as
follows:
Ron Battleships named for American
s Rssal|as "Ths s SSsi Of ToS3 '.u.s al
Reading, 'Tilloloy Thanks, o., IT,.
The first meeting of the Barton Read
ing Club will be held With Mrs. George
A. Brooks Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma E. Coburn died on the 10th
at the home of her sister, Mrs. A.. r.
Hamliu, on Tucker Street, at the age OF
81 years. Mrs. Coburn was native OF
Di1field, aud q resident at Bethel until
within q few years, when the family
moved to Ots6eld, and her husband,
Spauldipg Coburn, died there about q
year ago. She had been visiting her
sister here for few weeks. Burial was
at Bethel.
Seret. and Mrs. Harold NJ. Thomas
from Plattsburg, N. Y, have been spend.
ing week with bis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. N. Thomas. Sergt. Thomas Ia
in charge of the telephone repairs ut the
barracks at Plattsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Goodwin have re-
turned from Poplar Tavern, Newry,
where they have been in charge during
the summer.
A large audience heard the lecture of
Donald B. Macmillan, the Arctic 'ex.
plorer, given at the Opera House Friday
evening, and oil we're delighted by It.
There were many children, who were
espe oially pleased with the slides and
moving pictures illustrating the lecture,
as were all others In the audience.
Disappearance Of Canton Man.
Search Is being made for John b.
DALEY, q we'll known citizen OF Canton,
who has not been seen since 9 O'Clock
last Tuesday, when he left the house
ostensibly to perform some duty about
the farm. When dinner was ready be
-. IT, ho Ia a