Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-03-18
NORWAY.

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attended the second annual meeting O
soc MAINE State Horseshoers and Black
smit6s Association In Augusta last week
N. COOK was elected treasurer Of th,
A carload Of horses came In Tuesds,
evening from the West for Herbert r
Andrews. They were transported In
Palace horsecar a. flrst-class passengers
and came into South Paris on the even
ing express, east. Perhaps the days o.
Dean Swift's Houyhnhums 10 comins
when they can triumph and crow ovsl
the Yahoos.
| Hon. B. G. McIntire was in August,
tuesday and Wednesday to attend tn,
banquet held In that city Tuesday nigh
under the auspices of the Democrat,
State Committee. A resolution support
ing the plan of League Of Nations VA
unanimously adopted ut the banquet. .
Mrs. Sumner Parker spent last weel
in Lewiston.
Miss Edith Rideout has been visiting
friends in Augusta. Miss Rideout wal
formerly instructor in English in the
Cony High School of the capitol city.
The committee on pensions at the
legislature has reported two resolves In
favor of Norway people: Jennie L. Bar.
rows and Thaddeus Cross.
Village people could not but notice
during the past weeks the big loads Of
logs and bolts hauled into the village BY
three yokes Of oxen. These oxen are
owned by Edward s. Abbott, who lives
on Crockett's Ridge several miles dis.
sant from the village. One yoke of the
cattle measure over SEVEN feet, and the
others are steers, one pair three-y year
Odds and the other two-year. olds. The
steers are Red Durhams, we'll matched,
and raised on Mr.. Abbott's farm. Mr..
Abbott does his farm work with oxen.
he has herd of nineteen cattle, milking
nine cows.
Frank Boswell of Rumford was the
guest OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Boswell, last week.
Private G. Francis Ames, who was
recently discharged from the First Yer
mont Regiment at Camp Dover, N. c.,
has returned home and is employed in
the Cum mings box factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Blake have
been visiting in Massachusetts, for the
past week or so.
That annual event, the Chapman Con-
cert, will be given at the Opera House
on Saturday evening, March 20. Con-
cert goers are assured that this years
entertainments will be fully up to those
given In former years. Mr.. Chapman
will bring three artists with him that
are in the forefront of the musical world.
Miss Virginia Rae, a pretty colorsturs
soprano, is one of the most fascinating
and brilliant singers of New York. Miss
Ruth Pearcy, concert contralto, has a
voice of great beauty and charm-in
short one of the finest in the great
metropolis. Beside these singers, Mr..
Chapman will bring Nicholas Gsrsgusi,
the Russian violinist, who is q close
second to either Toschs Seidel or Jascha
Heifetz on his chosen instrument. Last
but by no means least is Mr.. William R.
Chapman himself, accompanied, master
of the piano, who has been director of
the Maine Musical Festival for the past
years, and who plans Peace
Jubilee for next fall.
Norway has smart old man, Joshua
G. Yeston, 81 years young, who 10 assist
ing his son run gasoline engine wood
saving outfit. 1t might be added that
Mr.. Jonathan Holmes, 50 years young,
is splitting and getting under cover five
cords of wood that Mr.. Yeston helped
saw.
Miss Annie Schenk was recently opeI-
sted on at the Central Maine General
Hospital, Lewiston, for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Cook visited
their daughter, Mrs. Avis Buff, in Lew
iston last week.
Mrs. Isabel Noyes is stopping at A. L.
Thomas in Welchville for Q time.
The logging crew that has been work
ing for David Flood on the Cannon lot
has finished work.
Mrs. Alfred Whitebouse had the mis-.
fortune to sprain her left wrist lately.
Mrs. Jason MARI and Mrs. r. Z. Nor
rill were recent visitors in Lewiston.
Thomas Thibodeau spent few days
in Portland recently.
Alton Frost, who has been in town
week or two, has returned to Portland.
William b. White 10 visiting in Haver-
bill, Mass.
Martin King has gone to New York.
Edwin Austin is taking short vaca-
ton from the shoe shop and visiting his
home in Haverhill, Mass.
Addison Holt il moving into the vii
lsge from North Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jordan of Denmark
were recent guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Ralph Flood. They also visited
the family OF George Mesder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene l.. Hutchins were
guests of Mrs. Silss Andrews In East
Deering last week.
The Barton Reading Club met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. c. s. Tucker.
The Pythian Sisters Sewing Circle met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Leon Kim
ball.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the Uni
versslist church met Friday with Mrs.
Frank q. Beck, Whitman Street.
Miss Abbie Curtis was in Gorham, n.
a., Friday, to attend the funeral OF her
cousin, Adna c. Quincy.
Mrs. Florence Stone was called to
Bethel last week by the illness and death
of her father, Charles A. F. Abbott.
Miss Irene Locke was the guest of rel
atives in Bethel last week.
Mre. FRANK O6COetoI Woe - ioS0ue
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ziba Durkee In
Bethel.
Miss Marjorie Fsrwell, of Bethel, was
in town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Holt have moved
to this village from Bethel.
Mrs. Eugene Lebroke recently went to
Lewiston with her little granddaughter,
Madelyn Snow, to have adenoids removed
at the Central Maine General Hospital.
Mrs. A. L. Clark recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis at her home.
Mrs. Carl Schenk spent Wednesday In
Lewiston with her daughter, Annie
Scbenk, who 10 in hospital there.
Mrs. /. K. Moorhouse, who has been
spending several months in Texas, has
returned to Norway.
Mrs. Claude Cox spent few days re-
Gently with her son, Claude Cox, In
Auburn.
Mrs. Claude Haskell visited relatives
in Rumford recently.
Mrs. Emma Stone wilkins, Of South
Berwick, was the guest OF her sister,
Anna n. Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R. Pierce, OF Bos-
ton, furnished the fifth and last enter
tainment of the course Wednesday even
ing. The dramatic ability OF the Pierces
Ia too well known to need commens.
s. w. Fowler, of Freedom, n. H., was
called here last week on account OF the
critical illness of Mri. Annette Mouiton.