Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-07-22
NORWAY.

Mrs. Hannah Billings Of lower Main
Street celebrated her ninety-second
birthday on the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett are spend
ing their vacation at Beechwood.
Mrs. Emma j. Bickford and Miss
Grace Bickford are spending few weeks
with relatives at Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne n. Whitman and
son Victor are guests of his parents,
Judge and Mrs. Charles 2. Whitman.
! Miss Mildred Curtis, teacher of domes-
tic science in the high school at Houlton,
isspending the summer with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Curtis.
Mrs. j. S. Sullivan and daughter, Miss
Vera Sullivan, of Spokane, WASH, are in
town TO make their home for several
mouths with Mrs. Sullivan's son, Rev.
z. A. Sullivan.
Miss Ruth Cummings accompanied DR..
and Mrs. j. G. Littlefield of South Paris
on their vacation trip by automobile to
New York last week. They expect to
return some time this week.
Guy A. Buck has sold his place on
Water Street to Elmer r. Tyler, who
since his discharge from the navy has
been employed by the Norway Shoe Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler will take possession
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen o. Jefferson re-
turned Tuesday from Newtonville, Mass,
where they have been for the past few
weeks.
Donald P. Everett, son of Mr.. and Mrs..
Philip NJ. Everett, is carrying one arm in
- 1irr Of in
tanned while doing "circus stunts" re-
Gently.
George 81. Young and Miss Lena Con-
ant, both of West Paris, were married by
Rev. F. A Sullivan at the home of the
groom's sister, Mrs. 81. j. knight, on
Sunday, the 18th. They will reside at
West Paris, where Mr.. Young is en-
ployed in the mill of L. N. Mann & Son.
Miss Beatrice Stone and Miss Christine
Lesvitt are taking an outing of a few
weeks at Chebeague Island.
j. r. Bolster visited last week in Rock
land, Camden, Union and neighboring
towns.
Judge Charles r. Whitman is occupy
ing his new Office near his home on Cres-
cent Street. This is two-story build
ing, with garage on the first floor and
law Office, library, ETC., on the second.
Ferd Swan has sold his farm above
Norway Lake and the family expect to
purchase house in the village.
Mrs. Howard Winchester and son Mar
shall of Mspcbester.by-t he-Ses, Mass,
are spending the month at the Wey-
mouth cottage at the lake.
The newest thing in its line, the Rheu-
matte Jazz Band, had q dance at the
Opera House Friday evening.
Mrs. Emma Mann has returned home
after spending q month with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Julius Petersen, at Wollsston,
Mass. She was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Knseland of West
Somerville, Mass.
A grange store is to be opened in the
Wiley building on Beal Street, with W.
S. Pierce in charge. Groceries and gen.
eral merchandise will be carried.
A charter of the American Legion has
been granted to Norway, and the work
of organization and registration is now
under way. The American Legion is an
organization of soldiers of the great war,
somewhat similar to the Grand Army OF
the Republic, and is bound to be an i'm
portant institution in the country.
living B. Withsm, while at work paint
ing on Judge Whitman's new Office
building about ten days since fell from
staging through something giving away,
and fractured bone in his ankle. he
now has the ankle in plaster cast.
Leona Sloan 10 employed at the Samo-
set Hotel at Rockland for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Davis of Haver-
hill, Mass, have been recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sampson.
Vacation at the Universslist church |
for the next six weeks, and the church !
will be closed.
II is said that New York parties have
their eye on Pennesseewassee Lake as
the location for large girls summer
camp, aud lave beeu looking at Gibson's
Grove and other locations, though moth |
ing has yet been closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Andrews have |
moved here from Bath, and will occupy |
the Hsmlin rent at the corner OF Paris
aud Winter Streets. Mr.. Andrews Is en-
ployed in the E. n. SWEET Shoe Co. store.
Mrs. George Whitman has sold her
farm at North Woodstock and will in
future make her home In Norway village. |
Harold z. Moore and Abraham Klain,
who have been in the service for several
months, have returned home.
Miss Tessa r. Thibodeau is visiting |
her brother, Irving Thibodeau, and fam
lily, in Medford, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. L. Durham are at
their cottage on the lake for the season. !
Charles Russell of Whitman Street had
a load of hay take fire few days since. |
The loss included the bay, extensive
damage to a borrowed rack, and other
slight damage. The fire was put out
with garden hose, bat not until the en-
tire outfit was pretty nearly consumed.
Mrs. Arthur Hill of Gray has been the
guest Of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. j.
Waldo Nash, for few days.
A party including John c. Shepard OF
Auburn. Elmer D. Packard. John W:
Wood, Henry B. Foster, Ned Shepard
and G. Y. Turgeon Of Lewiston made
fishing trip of few days to Connecticut
Lake the last of the week.