Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-30
NORWAY.

/ Sebs Smith, and Artemus Ward, WHIT
} was also ct one time Of Norway. Thl
last meeting Of the club for the season Il
held with Mrs. Gertrude Libby on Psril
j Street this Monday afternoon and even
! Ing. Sewing on layettes for French
!. babies Will occupy tho afternoon. A
covered dish supper will be served and
} in the evening the program Will be
given. Roll call, current events. Read.
Ing, "Beginnings Of American Science, u
Mrs. Libby. Reading, "Amerlcau
Achievements and Inventions," Mrs.
Elizabeth Bicknell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutchins, Mrs.
Alma Hartman and Miss Florence
Hartman went to Danville Tuesday to
attend the funeral of Earl wilkins.
The following is the roll of tho grad.
'usting class of Norway High School:
Ruth c. Akers. Prophecy.
Arthur G. Bartlett, History.
Philip Bradeen.
Adelfne n. DeCoster.
Matte Dudley.
Jessie 81. Everett.
G. Lloyd Fletcher.
Marguerite A. Frost.
Florence Hartman.
| David A. Klain.
Doris 8. Longley, Valedictory.
Roland L. Mccormack.
/ r. Er nestine Maxim.
Ida +. Merrill:
Marietta 8. Nichols.
Elva II. Perry saiutatory.
Marion A. Purington.
| John A. Sanborn.
Roger T. Sloan.
| Olive ]. Stone.
The annual meeting Of the Oxford
County Teachers Association will be
held at Norway May II.
Charles P. Barnes of Houlton, for.
merly of Norway, who was prominent
member of the last legislature, has filed
bis papers for the Republican nomination
In the coming election, and II elected
will be q candidate for speaker of the
house.
Hon. and Mrs. Albert j. Stearns left
Tuesday morning for trip OF about
three weeks, to visit Mr.. stearns' sister,
Mrs. Carl Stone, in indianapolis, Ind.
Mr.. Stearns' mother, Mrs. Ellen R.
Stearns, who has spent the winter with
her daughter In Indianapolis, will return
home with them. E.
Morris Klain, who now has four sons
In the service, besides one who lost his
life last year at Saco, wants furlough
for bis son Samuel, who 10 ut Fort
Levett, to enable him to come home and
assist In the planting. That he needs
help Is evident from the list Of crops
which Mr.. Klain proposes to put In this
year: 8 acres of sweet corn, OF yellow
corn, 5 of beans, A IL of potatoes, 6 OF
oats, 1 of garden truck. In addition to
this, he expects to cut about 45 tons Of
hay.
Donald B. Partridge has gone to Can
ton to take charge of the high school
there, the principal, Frederick G. Pope,
having gone intothe service. Mr.. Part
ridge 10 former principal OF the school.
Harry s. Lasselle 10 at home for few
days from Tufts Dental College.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. R.,
holds its May meeting, which 10 Ito an
nual, with Mrs. Elizabeth W. Sampson
on Bridge Street, Wednesday evening of
this week. Roll call will be answered
by helpful ideas on house cleaning and
Mrs. Edith Bartlett will have paper on
"Old Glory"
Rev. and Mrs. Robert j. Bruce and
daughter Miriam of Portland were guests
for few days last week at George W.
Holmes.
Miss Ellen r. Brown left Wednesday
for West Hartford, Ct, to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Annie Noble.
Miss Nellie Noble, Miss Browns niece,
came here few days earlier to accom-.
pany her to Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Abbott returned
Monday from Auburn, where Mrs. Alb
bolt has been for the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Alice Wood, and Mr..
Abbott had been there for month.
Philip Greenleaf is making q good
recovery after recent serious surgical
operation.
Mrs. Roscoe c. Merrill of Augusta Is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. SCOTT Merrill
of Pleasant Street. Her husband, who
ia In the service, has landed safely In
France.
Tennessee wassee Lake cleared of ice
on Wednesday, and Q number OF trout
have already been taken.
The Rev. d. q. Ryder Of Sanford,
while conducting the mission at Christ
Episcopal Church last week, was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Cole.
Albert T. Bennett, who has been .
meat cutter for number OF years, 10
now employed In the Carroll, Jefferson
shoe factory.
Miss Olive Woodsum, lifelong resi-
dent of Norway, has broken up house.
keeping and gone to live with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Pollock In R0ckland.
In handicap wrestling match ct the
Opera House Wednesday evening, Homer
Truman, the Norway champion, held
out against John Kilonis OF Manchester,
N. a., who is called ex-middle weight
cham pion OF the world, In handicap.
Klonis undertook to throw Truman
twice within an hour. he got one fall
In 81 IL minutes, but failed to get an.
other within the hour. In the other
bouts Mike Nadir took two from "Creep'
or" Cross. and Young Lapham won Q
fall from "Kid" Payne.
Mrs. Herman Richardson and Mrs:
Charles q. Pike attended the funeral OF
their mother, Mrs. Morris Prince, at
Mechanic Falls Wednesday.
Sergt. ]. Edward Shepard, SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Shepard OF Auburn,
who has been taking q course OF inten-
siye training ct Fort Oglethorpe, Ca,
has returned to Portland. He 10 recon-
mended for commission, and hopes to
get into tho tank service.
Carl d. Turner, assistant general man.
sger of the Community Chautauquas,
was here Wednesday night and met the
signers of the 1918 contract ct tho Con.
gregstioual vestry at $50 In the evening.
Mr. Turner 10 confident that tho pro.
gram to be presented this summer will
Be one of the best ever given. Particular
attention Is given to Information on
matters connected In some way with the
war. The dates are July 81 to %.
The service flag Of the Universaltst
Sunday School will be dedicated next
Sunday with appropriate services. The
flag bears twelve blue stars and ono gold.
d. r. Andrews returned from Iowa
| Wednesday with . car load Of horses.
Principal W. E. Sargent OF Hebron
Academy will deliver the Memorial Day
address at Norway this year.
While tho procession was forming Tor
the Liberty Loan parade Friday evening,
Orrington n. Cummings, who was going
| into the line with the Knights Of Pythias
| In front Of the school building. was
knocked down by . boy on horseback,
who accidentally ran against him from
the rear. His head and hand were
scrstcbed 90 % to need attention, and no
go n lik&la ahaken mn. It WAS nothing