Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
NORWAY.

In the exhibition and contest Of th,
!. Norway Boys and Girls Agriculture
Clubs, which was held ct Grange Hal
on Saturday, the 26th. prizes wer'
awarded to the members Of the 0irls
Canning Club - follows: Doris Kilgor'
&5; Josephine Lord a.; Mabel Perry %
LUCY Witt $3.50; Eleanor Brown ~
lHflda Russell 81 80; Susie Bradbury
Clara Harwood, Winona Young, Thelmi
I Bradbury, Gisdys Barker and Edit
, Josliu, 81 each. Tho money for these
prizes was from 40 appropriation Of $2t
by the Norway Board Of Trade. A. Var
u DEN Kerck hoven OF Bethel wss the judge
twenty-five girls exhibited each ter
jars.
l. In the boys contest, for corn raising
there we're seventeen members, each boy
making an exhibit and writing the story
of his work. The prizes. five dollars be-
Ing donated BY the grange. were award
ed % follows: Alya Richardson ~; Dor
A. Delano $50; Philip Noble e1; Albert
iP. Knightly 80 cents. :,
j The county contest OF the clubs Will
be held ct Norway Grange Oct. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Thomas accom-.
panied their son and wife, Sergt. and
Mrs. Harold Thomas, to Plattsburg on
their return, and remained there for
several days. -. -,
The. meeting OF the W. G. T. U. will
be held Wednesday of this week at the
home OF Rev. d. L. Nichols. Subject to
be considered, Temperance In the Sun
day. School"
Charles d. Crossley of Newport, R. L.,
who works for the government az an
electrical engineer, is spending ten-day
furloupb With Mr.. and Mrs. e. n. Seton.
E. NJ. Seton, sales manager OF the
Fred Fear Match Co. of New York, re-
turned the first of last week from bis
coast. TO. coast trip In the interest Of the
company. and has been In charge ct the
E. II. Seton store during the week.
Howard Bennett Of the Norway High
School football team broke his collar
bone while at practice few days since.
Arthur Charles Bartlett and Lloyd
Charles Fletcher of Norway have entered
Bowdoin College. Victor 8. Whitman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Verne II. Whitman,
of Laconia, N. H., and Norway, has also
entered Bowdoin.
Howard Evirs, who has been chauffeur
for q family at Prout's Neck during the
summer, has finished bis work and re.
turned to the University Of Maine.
Rev. FIR. Philip j. Boivin, formerly at
st. GATHERINGS church, has completed q
course of training for army ohaplsins at
Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, KY,
and has been assigned to overseas duty.
He is at present spending two weeks at
the home of bis parents In Portland.
n. w. Lovejoy and others OF Suffern,
N..Y,, were in town the first OF last
| week, on the way to Mr.. Lovejoy's old
home at Temple Hill, Waterford, to
spend . vacation.
Mrs. N. r. Conner of Gilead has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Elbridge Holt. Of
this town.
Greenleaf's Quick Service Cafe was
closed few days last week because OF
the illness of both Mr.. and Mrs. Green
leaf. The latter, who underwent 90
operation at the Central Maine General
Hospital, 10 improving.
Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., will have It's
regular meeting Tuesday evening OF this
week, but the supper planned for that
evening will be omitted on account Of
prevailing health conditions.
The October meeting of Abigail Whit.
man Chapter, D. A. R., which was to
have been held with Mrs. Laura Sanborn
Wednesday evening, was postponed be-
cause of the influenza epidemic.
The Veranda Club will meet with Mrs.
Maggie Dyer Thursday evening, Oct. 10.
Nominations of officers for the coming
year will be made at this meeting.
Mrs. N. Wheelock Davis Of R0xbury,
Mass, is spending few days with Mrs.
g. F. Stone.
Miss Ella Clark, who teaches In Wind.
ham, has been Ut home for the past
week, her school being closed BY the
epidemic.
Richard Stiles of Portland is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred q. Cummings.
Miss Christine Lesvitt, after spending
the summer ct her home on Orchard
Street. returned Monday to Roxbury,
Mass. to resume her training for nurse.
| Hugh Bethel, who has been 10 the
Office of the Novelty Turning Co., has
gone to Auburn, where he has position
in the Office at the shoe factory OF the
Cush man. Hollis Co.
The Red Cross received $16 az the sur.
plus over expenses from the MACMILLAN
lecture on the 9th.
The funeral OF Mrs. Della, wife OF
Myron E. Farnum, who died last Mon.
day morning from pneumonia, was held
at the A. L. CLARK homo Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. N. o. Baltzsr officiating.
It was private, and was attended only by
the immediate family and near relatives.
Besides her husband and six-year.old
son, Mrs. Farnum is survived by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Mattor Of Nor.
way. three sisters and six brothers: Mrs.
Mary Ida Everett of Norway; Archie v.
and Ernest j., who are with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces In France;
Jerry E., who lives at home; Mrs. Alice
F. Berry of South Paris; Henry, Elcide
G., Clara e. and Annie Of Norway.
All schools, churches, theaters and
public gatherings were closed last week,
by order OF the local health authorities,
on account OF the epidemic of influenza.
1t is many years since there has been 80
much sickness In Norway, and our two
resident physicians are badly over
worked. It 10 not known how long 1t
will be necessary to keep the quarantine
on.
Elmer Packard, who has olerked In
the clothing store OF the 81. B. Foster
Co. for the past six years, completed bis
engagement there Saturday week.
4 public meeting OF the Norway Board
Of Trade IL called at the municipal court
room Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, to con-
slider the matter OF putting up service
flag or an honor roll board for the boys
In the service. 80
F.H. Richardson, the barber, has pur-
chased farm of 1876 acres In Monmouth.
he will move some OF his goods there
this fall, but will not occupy the farm
until spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Clark and son
Albert returned Saturday week from
Old Orchard, where Mr.. Clark conducted
tho drug store of the Seaside Drug Co.
during the summer % usual.
Miss Elizabeth Sawyer has returned
from q visit to relatives and friends In
Freeport.
Mrs. r. E. Drake 10 ut Manchester-by.
the-Sea, Mass, to attend the wedding Of
her nephew, Roland Knight.
| Mrs. A. j. Nevers won't to Lawrence.
Mass, with DR.. and Mrs. Harry s. New
ers, who have been here on visit.
Mrs. Elva Sidelinger has gone to Bath,
where she has employ ment.
Mrs. Freeman Smith has returned
from . visit OF three weeks at Steuben
and Bar Harbor. u