Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-28
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
Mrs. q. B. Foster fell on the Ice near
the head of Main Street Friday night
and broke her right wrist. The fracture
was promptly reduced, and 10 doing as
we'll as could be expected, and 10 not
very painful.
A resolve was presented to the state
Legislature by Representative Arthur Z.
Forbes authorizing the state to purchase
100 copies of the History of Norway.
Miss Deborah Rowe il ct DR.. A. A.
Cobb's hospitatin Auburn.
Private Floyd Haskell has received his
discharge from the service and has ar
rived home from Spartanburg, s. G.
| Private Russell b. Betbell has received
bis discharge from the service and has
returned from Camp Upton. he Is suf-
feripg from q wound In the knee BY be-
Ing bit by motor cycle.
The engagement OF Ensign Arthur b.
Favor OF the United States Navy and
resident of Brockton, Mass, to Miss
Hazel s. Kirkpatrick of Philadelphia Is
announced. Ensign Favor Is son OF
henry Favor, native of Norway, and
we'll known in town.
Ralph Jacobs, United States Navy, has
been spending short furlough In town.
Norway's vital statistics show the fol.
lowing figures: births, males S3, females
81, In all "a; marriages SO; deaths in
town So, and reported from other towns
81.
Fred s. Brown attended the meeting
of the Maine Retail Dry Goods Associs-
ton in Waterville on Tuesday last week.
| The association listened to q talk on the
coming seasons styles and fabrics by w.
q. Montgomery of New York.
It lie reported from Washington that
when the national guard and national
army organizations have been disbanded,
| their battle flags will be given into the
custody of the states from which ma
jority of the men forming the orgauiza-
tions came. That being the case the
battle flags of the 103d United States
Infantry, which was formed very largely
| from the old Second Maine Infantry, of
which Company D of Norway was unit,
will be given into the custody OF the
State of Maine.
The following officers of the Universal
list parish have been elected:
Clerk-Frank E. DeCoster.
Parish Committee-W. Maford Mann. Charles
G. Blake, George Fl. Cullinan.
Treasurer-James N. Favor.
Collector-Frank e. DeCoster.
Music Com.-Mrs Frank Kimball, Mrs. Clar-
ence Fl. Downing and Mrs. s. A: Danforth.
Local committee on national movement-G
Leon Curtis, Stephen B. Cummings, James n.
Favor, Stuart W. Goodwin and Donald b.
Partridge.
Committee on social work-W. Maford Mann,
MIRA. Eva NJ. Kimball and Miss Della NJ. Noyes.
The following officers of Mt. Hope
Rebekah Lodge have been installed by
Mrs. Gertrude Libby and staff:
N. G.-Mrs. Harriet Brown.
Sec.-Mrs. Eva NJ. Kimball.
Treas.-Mrs. Hattie NJ. Sawyer.
W.-Mrs Della McAllister.
Con.-Mrs. Grace b. Bennett.
Chap-Mrs. Laura F. Brown.
r. s. N. G.-Mrs Gertrude N. Hosmer
LIS. N. G.-Mrs. Eldora Brett.
/. G.-Mrs. Gladys w. Rich.
o. G-G. Julian Brown.
Hon. Bertrand G. McIntire has been
in Springfield, Mass., attending the
meeting OF the Federal Land Bank. Up
to December first, business in the shape
of bonds paid to farmers was upward OF
SO, 100000. Loans asked for and In pro- |
cess OF delivery, S15, 900. In Maine
over 81, 600, 900 has been asked for, and
three.fourths of q million has been paid
to farmers. There are fifteen assocs-
tions in Maine given certain territory,
the secretaries OF which make the loans
using the district federal bank as q
source of supply.
Eugene E. Andrews, manager OF out |
side operations of the Connecticut VAL
lev Lumber Company, was in town Tues
day to close deal involving tract OF
900 acres of forest at Pittsburg, Vt.
The winter has been ideal for numbering
In Vermont. The company which Mr..
Andrews is connected with employs 800
men and 357 horses. They are getting |
out 100, 900 cords of pulp wood.
Edward W. Dyer has returned from
North Carolina, where he has been on
government war construction work dur
ing the past two years.
DR.. A. w. Easton of the Naval Medical
Reserves stationed at bingham, Mass,
was at home few days last week.
Vivian W. Hills was elected trustee
of the State Association OF Optometrists
at the annual meeting in Portland last
week.
News was received In Norway last
week of the death of Mrs. Lloyd g. Bal
four, which occurred at Attleboro, Mass,
of pneumonia. She had spent several
summer seasons at Lake Tennessee |
wsssee. Mrs. Balfour was talented |
musician and entertainer. The burial
was at Indianapolis, Ind, in which city |
she was born Nov. %, 1888.
Lewey NJ. Cox, Co. D, 10Sd Infantry,
has been discharged from Camp Devens
and has arrived in town. he entered
the Federal Service April 10, 1917, and
has been In several important engage
ments in which the Goth Division took
part.
There will be a wrestling bout at the
Opera House this evening.
Work on installing the new electric
pump at the Norway Water Power Sta.
ton is at q standstill owing to high |
water. There is seven feet of water In |
the basement of the station, which is
usually dry at this time of year.
The Masquerade Ball at the Opera
House Wednesday evening was one OF
the finest ever given in the village. The
costumes were striking and original, en- |
braciug all kinds of personalities. More
than 100 couples danced, and standing
room in the gallery was sold out early in
the evening. Music was furnished by
the Eolian Orchestra, Grace Dean
director and violin, Roy Edwards cornet,
Harold Anderson piano, George Soper
drums.
Samuel Klain of Fort Leavitt was
home on q furlough last week.
Sergeant Eden D. Hall, Co. c, 317th
Field Signal Battalion, has been cited
for bravery in repairing telephone lines
under shell fire.
The engagement of Miss Leotine Bea.
trice Robinson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Robinson Of Oxford, to Rich
ard Jordan Stiles of Pittsburg, Pa, for.
merly of Norway, is announced.
The following officers Of Oxford Lodge
Ark Mariners, No. 1, have been elected:
Ven. Pat.-George F. Hathaway.
A. Master-W. s. Cordwel.