Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-11-12
NORWAY.

entertaining Mrs. Emma G. Paine o.
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. L. A. Downing of Minot 10 visit
ing her SOD, Clarence Downing, and fam
lily, and will remain several weeks.
Mrs. Ella Ham visited her son Ernes
and family In Auburn over the week. end
Edith Sadlier of Island Pond, Vt, and
Emogene I. Hunt, who teaches In OK
ford, have been recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. N. SWEET.
to Andover Friday on hunting trip
They returned Wednesday with two
bucks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald B. Partridge
we're in Portland last week, while Mr.
Partridge attended Cumberland County
court.
Mrs. Alma Hartman has returned
from visit to her sister, Mrs. Richard
Lasselle, in Gardiner.
| Mrs. Martha Anderson will entertain
the ladies of the W. G. T. U. Wednesday
Nov. Is, at ESQ O'Clock. "Charity" Il
the subject to be discussed.
| e. N. Seton is having Q closing out
sale at the Seton Cash and Garry Store
John Hussey and family have moved
to Massachusetts,.
Guy Carter and family have returned
to their home in Revere, Mass, after
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Carter.
Miss May Wiley of Bethel was a re-
cent guest of Mrs. Inez s. Cummings.
Vivian, the nine year old son of Cleve
land Brown, is at the Central Maine Gen
eral Hospital. He was sick with TO-
fluenzs, and after his return home from
the emergency hospital, pus gathered In
| the lung. He Is reported as doing we'll
George Aver, the manager of the town
farm In Yagger, recently shot an eight
point buck in the field back of the
house.
Arthur Cobb has returned to his work
10 the e. B. jackson market. Mr.. Cobb
and family were sick with influenza but
all are improving rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. True G. Morrill, and
Philip Stone were recent guests of Mrs.
N. C. Haskell at Mechanic Falls.
Miss Minnie Hill entertained the senior
class of the high school at her home
Friday evening. 1t was q Halloween
party with decorations, games and
stunts. Miss Knight, Miss Allen and
Mrs. Skillipgs, teachers, were the chap
erones.
1t is understood that Hon. Bertrand
G.. McIntire will log extensively this
winter. A portable mill from Gardiner
has been set up on his lot on the Water
ford road.
The W. F. Tubbs hunting party are
on their annual trip to the Rapid River
region.
Rev. G. d. Newton Of the Baptist
church will give course of lectures on
first aid to the injured and emergency
treatment, to all young people who de-
sire. The first lecture will be Thursday
evening, Nov. IA, at Z o'clock. These
lectures will be given every other Thurs.
day evening.
Carl T. Foss has finished work for the
Oxford Electric Co., after working In
the electrical business for eight years.
he Is now an automatic lathe operator
in the Novelty Turning Co.
Mrs. Edith Foss has received letter
from her brother, Cook Scott Palmer, In
France. written on stationery captured
In q German dug out. The paper 10 yell
low and rather poor quality.
Lieutenant Charles K. Flanders Of
Livermore Falls has been promoted to
captain. Capt. Flanders was . member
of Company D Of Norway, and went to
the second Plsttsburg camp inthe Eighth
New England Company. he is now In
command of q company In the 425th
Telegraph Battalion and is located at
Camp Alfred Vail.
Mrs. Vivian Akers has received news
by wire of the death by drowning Of
her youngest brother, Clarence Sidney
Verrill. he was one of the 343 who lost
their lives In the Pacific coast disaster,
when the steamer Princess Sophia struck
the Vanderbilt reef In thick snow
storm, being out from Sksgwsy "a hours.
The steamer went down Oct. 25th. Mr..
Verrill had been In Alaska with mining
experts a. consulting mining engineer
to inspect gold mine, and was return
ing to his home In Vancouver. Mr.. Yer
rill was the son of Addison E. Verrill,
professor emeritus of Yale University,
and the late Flora Smith Verrill, both
of whom were natives of Norway. In
1905 Mr.. Verrill married Dorothy Lord
Maltby of New haven, Conn.,, and one
daughter was born to them. Besides
the wife and daughter, Mr.. Verrill is
survived by his father, two brothers and
two sisters. Mr.. Verrill was nephew
of Clarence N. Smith Of Norway.
Mrs. Maude DeCoster will represent
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge at the Rebeksh
assembly held in Portland Tuesday, Nov.
-. At the next meeting of the lodge
Nov. Is, there will be work on several
candidates.
Capt. Bial F. Bradbury of Augusta
was In town last Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Sauborn are visit
Ing his sister, Mrs. C. E. Osgood, ct the
old home In Meredith Center.
The interior of the new gymnasium on
the high school lot has been made ready
for basket ball and the players have
started daily practice.
Mrs. Frank Fauncs is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Grace Lesvitt, in Lynn,
Mass.
Asa Bartlett has moved bis family
from Norway Lake to the rent In the
Lasselle house. Clarence Durham has
moved into the rent vacated by Mr..
Bartlett at the Lake.
Will Glover has gone to Bath to work
In q ship yard. Mrs. Glover is living in
the village. Mr.. and Mrs. Glover will
have charge of Lakeside Inn another
season.
The Barton Reading Club met with
the president, Mrs. Geo. A. Brooks,
Thursday afternoon with fine attend.
ance. Sketches from the pens of Sarah
Orue Jewett and Kate Douglas Wiggin
were much enjoyed. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Lila Locke.
Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., will give q
supper to its members at the meeting
Tuesday evening, Nov. IL. The mem.
bers will provide their own sugar.
Harry Rust w. r. G. have resumed
their meetings.
Miss Ruth Carroll gave q Halloween
party to her young lady friends, which
was much enjoyed.
The Veranda Club will meet Thursdsy
evening with Clara Ethridge. A large
attendance IL desired, % 1t 10 the annual
meeting. 1.''' :.
Hugh Mckay, who has been spending
the summer in Norway, has gone Il
Boston for the winter. sslt
! Private Lewis w. Fogg OF Camp Dew