Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-06-04
NORWAY.

Mrs. Iusx Cummings opened her large
house on Pike Hill for Q Red Gross whist
, party Tuesday evening. Forty tables
i. were ret on the first and second floors OF
tho house for the games, while some
played billiards and pool, and some
danced In the attic. Prizes were award-
cd the winners, Mrs. George Waters
receiving the first prize, 8 In thrift
stamps, Mrs. Elizabeth SWEET the second.
q In thrift stamps, and the BOBBY was
. tie between Mrs.. E. +. Smith and
Frank Brett. The not proceeds were
about as. Refreshments OF sherbet,
fancy crackers and cake were served By
the hostess.
| John Spurge, Jr., and family Of New
Jersey, who have occupied the Emma
Swan cottage at tho lake for two sea-
sons, have leased the Crommett cottage,
Robinhood, for the summer.
The June meeting of Abigail Whit.
man Chapter, D. A. R., will be held
Wednesday OF this week with Mrs.
Georgis Andrews. A paper, "Aziscoos
Dam" by Mrs. Sarah 8. Bennett, will be
read as one feature Of the program. The
field day has been indefinitely postponed.
Mrs. Harold Anderson was In Port.
land Tuesday to attend the funeral OF
her brother, Karl Lester Tower.
Mrs. Lillian Schoytage died In the
Central Maine General Hospital ct Lew
iston on Sunday, the Goth, following
surgical operation from which she failed
to rally. She was the daughter OF
Maurice A. and Marguerite (Pluel New.
ton, and was born In Paris Sept. %, 1901.
She came with the family to Norway
about three years ago, and has since
lived In this town when not employed at
Portland. She married Joseph Schoy-
tage, q bandsman now In the United
States service in France. Besides her
husband and parents she leaves . sister
In Portland and hall. brother who 10
with the army overseas. Services were
held at Spiller's undertaking rooms
Wednesday afternoon, and burial was In
Pine Grove Cemetery.
Homer Truman, the champion
wrestler, won the first fall and then lost
two when matched with Scotty Camp.
bell of Ridlonville at the Opera Honse
Tuesday evening. This 10 said to be the
last match of the season.
James o. Croker has been seriously
Ill and under the care of trained nurse.
His daughter, Mrs. Estelle Bell who was
away on her vacation, was called home.
Frank N. Buckley, foreman of the
packing room at the Carroll, Jefferson
shoe factory, was presented with wrist
watch before leaving to enter the SER
vice.
K. Nye Gilbert, formerly of Norway
but now of Rochester, N. a., 10 visiting
bis father, Charles z. Gilbert, and his
sister Leonie.
Jacob Astor Klain, who was called to
the service and left here April I'd, Is re-
ported to have arrived safely across.
Miss Clara Sohnuer went to Portland
Tuesday to meet her father, Otto
Schnuer, who has been spending the
winter with bis daughter, Mrs. q. D.
Adkins, at Fitchburg, Mass.
Charles P. Inslee of Brooklyn, manager |
of Lakeside Inn, has arrived, with Mrs.
Inslee, and Mrs. Louise Bird, who has
been the housekeeper for number OF
seasons. The house is to be extensive |
~ renovated.
Miss Christine Leavitt has returned |
from Boston, where she has been train. |
ing for nurse.
Among those who attended the Grand |
Chapter Of the Eastern Star In Portland |
from Oxford Chapter of this place were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Horace Kimbsll, Mrs. j. N. Tubbs, Mrs.
William G. Leavitt, Mrs. N. L. Kimball,
Mrs. A. j. Stearns, Mrs. E. 2. Bicknell,
Mrs. r. w. Sauborn,
Norway Grammar School graduation |
exercises will be held In Grange Hall
Friday evening OF this week.
Fish and Game Commissioner W. E.
Parsons of Foxcroft decided at recent
hearing to close the waters at Crockett's
Bridge to fishing with 200 feet OF the
bridge on each side.
Miss Edith N. Smith has been visiting |
her brother Charles R. Smith In Port.
land during the past week.
Herman A. Richardson has gone to |
South Portland to work shipbuilding.
Norway's quota for the Red Cross war |
fund drive was SITS, but at latest re.
ports $3.50 had been received, and 1t
was still coming.
Miss Berenice Nash has completed her |
engagement In the Office of the Carroll,
Jefferson Shoe Co.
Mrs. Esther Cushman il with her |
sister, Mrs. Fannie Frost, for several
weeks.
Charles w. Evirs is at Bemis doing |
carpenter work for G. B. Cummings &
Sons Co.
The Norway Girls Canning Club Is
now organized with Minnie Upton as
leader, Eleanor Brown % president, and
about thirty members to date.
Never was Memorial Day more general
ly or more fittingly observed In Norway
than this year. At the forenoon exer-
oises there was representation In the
line of nearly all the fraternal orders OF
the place, besides Harry Rust Post, G..
A. R., and allied organizations, and the
school children. The procession was
headed by the Bryant's Pond Band, with
Capt. j. Waldo Nash as marshal. Al
Pine Grove Cemetery the speaker was
Cecil E. Brown, who made an inspiring |
and patriotic address, closing by giving |
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. At the
afternoon exercises the address was
given by Professor Wilmot B. Mitchell |
of Bowdoin College, who gave an
eloquent address, referring especially to |
Norway's service In the civil war.
Oxford Lodge, Ark Mariners, gave the
degree to about thirty candidates at Q
meeting Wednesday evening. There
was an attendance of something like 100,
and Q banquet was served.
James A. Shedd was knocked down by
Sam Isaacson's truck Wednesday morn
ing as be was crossing the street near
Richardson's market. He was some
what cut and shaken up, but no bones
were broken, and he 10 expected to come
out all right.
Karl Lester Tower, formerly OF Nor
way, died suddenly ct Portland last Mon.
day, death being due to pneumonia. he
was the son of the late F. Elliott and
Dora B. (Carpenter) Tower, and was 81
years OF age. he was an. accomplished
musician, an Instructor on the piano,
and for several years has been organist
ct the Chestnut Street Methodist church |
In Portland. He was In Norway two
weeks since to attend the funeral Of his
mother, who died May IL. he 10 sur.
vived by one sister, Mrs.. Harold A.
Anderson OF Norway, and one brother,
Marion w Tovar nj Portland The