Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-11-25
NORWAY


Harold Thomas went about ten days
since to Plattsburg, N. Y, called there
20 see Mrs. Thomas, who underwent .
surgical operation the first of last week.
Mrs. Thomas had been at her former
home in Plattsburg for several weeks,
having been called there on account Of
the Illness OF her brother.
Philip Berkeley of Lynn, Mass. who
mad charge OF installing the machinery
and tnstructing new help at the Carroll.
Jefferson shoe stitching room at South
tarie, has closed bis engagement with
the firm and taken another position at
Springvale.
Misses Stella B. and Zilpha s., Prince
and Mrs. Elizabeth r. SWEET will start
ron the 4th Of December for California,
where they will spend the winter and
perhaps longer time. They will occupy
the cottage owned by the Misses Prince
ct Redlands.
George L. Curtis has closed his house
on Danforth Street for the winter and
moved into rooms over the savings bank.
Mrs. George P. Locke has recently
been 10 town to ship some household
goods TO Falls Church, Va, where Mr..
Locke is located as sales manager for the
Capitol Refining Co. Their daughter,
Mrs. William Stanton, and young son
Francis. of Boston, will 60 with them
for the winter.
Vivian w. Hills is able to be out again
after his illness.
Jonathan Holmes will 90 to Cambridge,
Mass, for the winter, with his son,
Charles F. Holmes.
Miss Marjorie Buswell, after spending
two weeks at home, returned the first of
last week to her work of nursing In
Portland.
Walter l.. Stone, who has been in the
United States service, has received his
discharge and returned to Norway few
days since.
George a. Mesland, who has been
spending the past four months with his
sister, Mrs. Walter L. Stone, has left for
his home In Toledo, O., and will visit
with relatives in Massachusetts, and New
York on the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freelsnd Young passed
the iftieth anniversary of their marriage
last Monday, without special observance,
receiving congratulations from relatives
and friends.
The Waterford and East Stoneham
stages now leave after the arrival of the
forenoon trains, instead of the after
noon.
Mrs. Victorine Blanchard, after clos
ing her summer home at Andover, has
been stopping a few days at Bears
Tavern, while on the way to her winter
home in Weston, Mass.
NJ ap6 Mro Elo;1 nroanlaof m
turned here last week after closing their
camps at Sugar Island, Moosehead Lake.
They report the best season there that
they have ever had.
Morey D. Smith of Vancouver, B. c.,
Is visiting his brother, Freeman G.
Smith. Mr.. Smith served in the Cana
dian forces, going across with the first
contingent, and was twice wounded.
Winfield Lajoie, II years old, of Alpine
Street, Is out on crutches. Last July he
fell from the roof of shed and broke
several small bones in his foot. The
plaster cast has only recently been re-
moved.
The srmory of Co. D has gone out of
existence. The lockers have been re-
moved to the high school gymnasium, and
the room is being converted into a cob
bler's shop. 1t will be occupied by the
E. N. SWEET Shoe Co., with George L.
Dsvee in charge. A door at the rear of
the store will open into the shop. Nor
way now has no military organization, Co.
D having gone out OF existence as Ma
tional Guard organization when it was
mustered into the United States service
for the great war. As Co. D, Second
Maine Regiment, It occupied these rooms
from 1895 until the time when recruiting
ceased in June, 1918.
The high school basket ball team opens
its winter schedule Wednesday evening,
when it plays at West Paris. Stanley
True ia captain Of the team, Grin Stone
manager, Albert G. Parker coach. A
schedule of some fifteen games has been
arranged, closing the 18th Of March.
Wilbur Rogers has purchased the
Palmer house on Beal Street and will
take possession at once, having sold bis
stand on Cottage Street to Henry K.
Bickford Of East Stoneham.
At the annual church supper and roll
call of the Congregational church on the
18th, interesting and encouraging reports
were made from the several departments
of work, and brief remarks were made
BY a number in addition to the roll call.
Officers were chosen as follows:
Clerk-Dr. Arthur W. Easton.
Treas.-Herman L. Horne.
Deacon for four years-Herman L. Horne.
George W. Holmes, Mrs. A. j. Stearns, W. T.
calling Com.-Mrs. Mary Oxnard, Mrs. Nellie
Dwinal. Mrs. n. o. Baltzer, Mrs. Ella Hartman,
Mrs. Sumner Parker, Mrs. Roland Nevers, Mrs.
Bessie Foss.
The war bulletin board in Witherell
Park has been removed, and the benches
housed for winter.
Philip Noble brought two deer from
the Rangeley region, and his cousin, AL
lie Noble, brought in twelve-point buck
weighing 22l pounds.
Stephen G.. McAllister is again on the
streets after an illness continuing since
early summer.
Henry Seigsl has gone to Keene, N. a.,
to make shoes this winter. he plans to
return in the spring and 60 into the junk
business again.
William F. Kneeland went to Portland
Wednesday for a surgical operation on
his skull. In June, 1918, he fell against
band saw at the mill of the G. B. Cum
minps & Sons Co., and received severe
injuries to his head. Although he re-
turned from the hospital some months
later he was unable to work because of
pressure on the brain, which 1t 10 hoped
the operation will relieve.
The next meeting of the Verands Club
will be with Mrs. Edwin Austin on Main
Street, Friday evening, the 18th.
The quarantine has been lifted from
the home of Ralph Richardson after six
weeks of serious illness of Mrs. Richard
son with scarlet fever.
Miss Ruth Akers, who has been with
her brother, V. Akers, In the photo
graphic studio for the past year or more,
has closed her work there, and will de-
vote her attention to the study of music,
under the instruction Of Miss Ruth Cum
mings
Mrs. George Boswell has returned
from Masssch usetts, where she has been
attending a meeting and making visits.
A good crowd at the wrestling match
managed by Frank L. Starbird at the
Opera House Tuesday evening. In the
main bout Homer Truman won from
Haunes Hakala, the heavy Greenwood
Finn. two out of three. For an opener
Carlton Young threw "Capt." Kilgore,
one round. In the advertised prelimina-
ries Young Nadir won from "Bin"
Ledger, two straight, and Bob" Shaw
of South Paris won from Johnny Hiltu-