Oxford Democrat., 1918-09-03
NORWAY

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Mrs. Charles Evirs IL with her hul
band for two weeks at Bemis, whore Nj
Evirs 10 engaged In making extended re
pairs on the mill Of the G. B. Cumming
q Sons Co.
sergt. Paul Hosmsr spent several day
last week with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Fred Hosmer, on Paris Street.
Oxford Lodge, r. and A. NJ, is enjoy
ing its annual field day st the Barke
Farm this Monday, Labor Day.
T. A. johnson has sold bis farm Il
Oxford to W. A. Dean, and has purchas
ed the G. 0. Chase place on Gary Stree
near Oxford Park, where he has livet
since spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Hathaway ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Luck started Tues
day morning by auto for Cranston, R. L.
to visit Mr.. Hathawsy's son, Merle r
Hathaway. Mr.. Hathaway is nigh
superintendent on the Cranston Street
Railway.
Ninety couples attended the draftees
spot light dance in the Opera House
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Foss returned
Tuesday from weeks vacation at Mr.
Foss' former home at Leeds.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. R..
will meet with Miss Richards at South
Paris Wednesday evening of this week
for its first meeting following the snm.
mer vacation. The program for the
evening includes roll call, Ideal vaca
tions; paper, "Reciprocity," Mrs
Gertrude Libby; reading, "Maine" Mrs
Gertrude Barker.
Mrs. Mary Oxnard has gone to Port.
land to spend some weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward P. Staples.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Savage and daugh'
ter Florence have returned to their home
in West Medford, Mass, after spending
the past month with relatives here.
1t took but few minutes for the
special town meeting on the oath to
raise $1,000 for repairs on the roads
damaged by the recent showers, and
$500 for necessary repairs to the abut.
ment of the bridge on Pleasant Street
near C. B. Cummings & Sons Co. The
money will be raised in the 1919 assess
ment. Charles q. Pike was moderator
of the meeting, and there were about
twenty FIVE voters present.
Mrs. Sara Howe entertained the class
of 80, Norway High School, at her home
on Pleasant Street Tuesday evening.
Fourteen were present. Ice cream and
fancy crackers were served by the
hostess.
Miss Mildred Holmes has been having
week of vacation from the z. N. Sweti
shoe store, and spent the time with Rev.
and Mrs. r. j. Bruce in Portland. Miss
Margaret Bruce accompanied her to hel
home after spending some weeks with
friends here.
Mrs. q. L. Nichols 10 In Massachusetts,
with sister who is in poor health.
A card recently received from Harold
Moore announces his safe arrival over
seas.
Miss Hazel Bicknell has concluded her
engagement as clerk in the store Of 2. L.
Merchant, where she has been for the
summer, and has gone to Boston to at.
tend the millinery openings. Mrs, Maud
Mann Ia in the Merchant store, and Mrs.
Edith Easton has been assisting there
for the past week.
Private Samuel Klain has been al
home from Portland on five day leave
of absence to assist bis father, Morris
Klain, with the farm work.
Mrs. E. B. Tubbs plans to leave the
middle of September for Norwood, O.,
where she will spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Tens Barron.
Mrs. w. N. Hall has received word
from her son Sergt. Eden D. Hall, re-
porting himself as fine, somewhere In
France.
Miss Maude Ellen Pike. who has been
spending the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. F. Pike, and hel
brother, L. Fred Pike, and family, al
their cottage on Elm Hill, has returned
to Brevard, N. c., where she enters her
fourth year ss head of the musical
department in Brevsrd Institute.
For the benefit of the Red Cross, q
high class musical event will be given
In Grange Hall Friday evening OF this
week, when q recital will be given by
Charles Harrison, Mrs. Young, Miss
Ruth Cummings and Miss Marion Has
kell. Mr.. Harrison, the celebrated con-
cert tenor, aud Mrs. Young are summer
residents OF Harrison, their homes being
In New York. Miss Cummings has FOL
several years studied piano at the Faelten
School In Boston, and Miss Haskell has
been studying the violin with Professor
Kuptz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester v. Ashton spent
several days In Portland last week "a
guests Of his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boynton and son
Robert Stephens Boynton of Portland are
spending two weeks in town, with Mrs.
Boynton's father, DR.. G. A. Stephens,
and Mr.. Boynton's mother, Mrs. Eliza,
beth Boynton.
Judge William r. Jones has bought OF
r. E. DeCoster the Shackley two.tene.
ment building on the south corner OF
Main and Pleasant Streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris KlsiD have receiv-
ed . letter from their son, jacob Klain,
In France, stating that he 10 recovering
from shrapnel wounds. =.
The operetta "The Lost Necklace"
which was such an artistic and financial
success at Its first presentation, was
repeated In the Opera House Thursday
evening, for the benefit Of the Red Cross
While not every seat was occupied, ts ai
the former performance, there was 9
largo house, and the net receipts are
highly gratifying. Many from out Of
town attended, and tho operetta wal
pronounced by all one of the finest anna
teur things they have ever seen.
William L. Libby has sold bis motor
boat TO Lewis N. Mann to be used or
Lake Christopher at Bryants Pond.
The Red Cross rooms were opeuet
Tuesday, aud q large number gathered
to work on the August allotment.
A fine day was enjoyed by the Uni
yersaIist Sunday School Wednesday
when the annual picnic was held ut Mis-
Della Noyes' camp on Lake Pennessee
wassee.
Serpt. Albert 8. Worthen OF Co. D
1OSd infantry, will return soon to to
United States, where he will be statione'
at training camp ss instructor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Proctor are Q
work for the Mason Manufacturing Co
at their camp at Millettville, Mrs. Pros
tor being engaged AZ cook, while TO
crew are cleaning up the timber on tn
Charles Millett lot.
A number Of the Democrats sttenoe
the rally at Auburn Tuesday evening.
Winfield Kimball, who has been spene
ING his vacation with bis parents, Nj
and Mrs. Frank Kimball, returned
New Bedford Monday In bis auto. Mr.
Kimball accompanied him % far % For
land.
Charles Clark OF the medical depar