Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
NORWAY.

Mrs.. Perley Russell, Who hes bse
critically III ut the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Knight on Pari
Street, q more comfortable 1t la
reports.
Arthur Hartman Of Portland was .
home over Christmas.
Mrs. Maggie Dyer has received from
her husband, Sergeant Alfred Dyer
''over there" . German helmet and twt
gray caps worn By German privates, q
souvenirs.
DR.. Arthur w. Easton, who 10 stationed
at bingham, Mass, 10 homo on . twt
weeks furlough.
Kenneth @. Quincy has closed BIZ
camp ut Lake Ksewaydin, East Stone
ham. He 10 going to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Q. Elliott plan u
start for Florida January 9Th. They
will spend four months ut Orlando.
Nell Cooper 10 laid up with frac.
tured wrist bone. It Was caused by q
wooden block thrown from Q saw at the
Novelty Turning Company.
Mr.. and Mrs.. John Matthews Of He
bron Academy are visiting Mrs. Nat
thews' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo II.
Smith.
Walter +. Cannon, who 10 fireman on
the government steamer Yacona, II In
town on . furlough. He has recently
been discharged from the Marine Hospi-
tal ct Chelsea, Mass, having been sick
with pneumonia.
Ned r. Truman has been discharged
from service. He has been stationed ct
Camp Dix, New jersey.
Hazel Foster, . teacher In Brockton,
Mass, spent Christmas with her father,
8. C. Foster.
Norway people will dance the old year
out and the new year In ut the Norway
Opera House Tuesday evening. It will
be masquerade party.
There WAS Jubilee Dance and basket
ball entertainment ct the Norway Opera
House Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. The Eolian Orchestra furnished
music. The basket ball teams were from
the high schools in Norway and South
Paris. The Norway team was victor.
Lawrence N. Carroll returned last
week from Q trip In the South In the In
terests OF the Carroll, Jefferson Shoe
Company.
Donald 8. Bartlett has been discharged
from the Dental Division Of Camp Green
leaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, with .
lieuteuant's commission.
Prof. and Mrs. Hal r. Eaton and son
Sargent, of Bangor, are spending the
holiday vacation With Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles b. Sargent of Beal Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Blake passed
Christmas in Portland with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman B. Chapman.
Fred Lovely, foreman OF the finishing
room at the Carroll, Jefferson shoe shop,
has closed his engagement and gone to
Mass, to accept . similar
position.
Sam Isaacson, who recently accepted q
Job % fireman on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, was In the hesd-on collision ut West
Paris Christmas day. he WAS knocked
pack into the tender Of his engine, Was
badly shaken up and had two ribs
tracked.
The village schools begin to-day. The
.ural schools will begin next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Smith Of Auburn
Ipent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. W.
q. D. Smith.
Ethel Nevens Of Freeport will succeed
Geneva Allen In the Lower Primary
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Libby went to
Portland this week to spend the winter
With their daughter, Mrs. Alice Hol-
brook.
Albert G. Parker will succeed Maurice
/. Fletcher % sub-master OF the high
chQol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dietrich of An.
,urn were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
,chenk few days last week.
Private Alton Luck of the medical
,orps, Portland, spent the holidays with
,is parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. True G. Morrill, spent
10y or two in Gardiner last week.
Private Shirley Mckay OF tho medical
orps, Camp Devens, Was In town several
lays last week.
A new hard wood stage floor has been
aid at the Opera House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Ridlon went
to Lynn, Mass, to remain I'M
II Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
'aragard.
Ellis o. Jones, author Of q manifesto
Bolshevik government for
be United States, has been under obser-
alton for insanity In New York for .
period of ten days, the slienist In charge
4 the observation being DR.. Stephen p.
Tewett, . former Norway boy. He
.raduated from the high school here,
rom Clark University and the New
York Medical School. DR.. Jewett 10
citing director Of Bellevue Hospital,
yew York City. :;
There were exercises In the several
,hurches Christmas. At the Methodist
,hurch there were exercises Wednesday
between the hours Of three
md flve. There was chorus Of twenty.
I've voices and exercises by the little
mes. Ice cream and cake was served.
Rev. and Mrs. 81. L. Nichols were given
Useful presents. The superintendent,
Ralph G.. Hartman, was presented with
large picture OF Lake Pennesseewassee.
The william Cushman fund of go was
among tho children IN pro.
portion to their average attendance at
sunday School. There were exercises
It the Baptist church from four to six
IN the afternoon of Christmas day with
singing by tho chorus, Dorothy Thomas
and exercises by the children.
There Was also tree and refreshments.
On Christmas night supper was served
1t the Congregational church. There
was also Q tree. The clergy mao and bis
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Baltzer, were pre-
,ented with leather-oov rocking chair
md sewing stand. At the Universalist
church from 8 to $50 O'Clock on We'd
nesday was q merry time for the chill
tlren. Tie exercises were unusually
rood. Santa Claus remembered every
one. Rev. and Mrs. c. G.. Miller were
the recipients of sum Of money from
the parish, and Mrs. Eva Kimball re-
ceived . gift from the Sunday School.
Sherbet, cake and fudge were served.
VIII Rejoice In Welcoming Soldiers.
Editor Democrat:
Will you kindly allow . Paris tax.
payer space In your columns to express
his views in regard to raising thousand
dollars to be used In celebrating the re-
turn of our bravo soldiers from France.
NV share of that tax will be gladly and
willingly paid. To give those young
heroes . hearty welcome will DO the
best lesson In patriotism that this town
90, c,v. n. scholars II will b0 an