Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-09-02
NORWAY.

Owing TO low water In the bog below
Crockett's bridge, Capt. Mel Sampson
has taken his motor boats Oh the lake,
and Is overhsulipg them to put them In
condition for another summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burdett OF Wake
field, Mass, are guests of Hon. and Mrs.
B. G. AcIntire.
Abigail Whitman Chapter, D. A. B.,
will hold its first meeting after the sum
mer vacation with Mrs. Gertrude Libby
on Paris Street Wednesday evening OF
this week. The program will include
roll call, "Greetings by our regent and
responses BY the MEMBERS" paper.
Suggestions for the Years. Work OF
Our Chapter" Mrs. Lena N. Andrews;
reading, "Work," Miss Ayrs s. Rich
ards.
Elizabeth Crockett Blake Tent, D. OF
", held it's first meeting following the
vacation Friday evening.
The Harold A. Bailey residence on
Bolster Place has been sold to Arthur
Tracy of Greenwood, who will take pos
session soon.
A new warrant has been posted for q
special town meeting to be held on the
afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 8. This
takes the place Of the meeting which
was to have been held last Saturday, and
the purposes are the same, the form OF
the warrant only being changed.
Ethel I. Bradbury has sold her sum.
mer cottage and lot on the west shore OF
the lake to Charles C. Godfrey of Bridge
port, Ct, possession to be given alter
Sept. 20.
Mrs. Charles Stevens and daughter
Edith of North Paris have been guests OF
Mrs. P. ]. Curtis.
James Pledge is recovering from in
juries received some ten days since when
cramped wheel threw him out while
turning out for q motor truck. He
hung to the reins and was dragged some
distance and considerably bruised.
Miss Maude Ellen Pike, after spending
number of weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. F. Pike, returned
Thursday to Brevard, N. c., to resume
her work as instructor in music in
Brevard Institute.
Mrs. F. A. Hall and son Freeman and
Ernest Scotborne spent the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hall at Saco.
DR.. Charles Crsgin of Portland was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Susan Cragin,
Wednesday.
The corn factory of the q. F. Webb
Co. started the first of last week, slowly
but with increasing speed as the corn
comes on.
Mrs. R. o. Porter and daughter, who
have been with Mr.. Porter at Rumford
during the summer, will return to their
home here early this month.
A panel background for the show win
dows at the store of Brown, Buck & Co.
is being made by C. A. Frost and Win
field Sloan.
Miss Stella McKillop, who had been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Curtis,
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur r.
Olyer of Athol, Mass, to theis home,
when they returned from visit to rela-
tives in Oxford. Mr.. and Mrs. dyer
also called on friends in Norway. Mrs.
Oliver was formerly Miss Sara z. Booker
of Norway.
The class of 1890, Norway High School,
enjoyed class party at Camp Cinnamon
Tuesday afternoon and evening In honor
of the birthday of Mrs. Nettie Fuller
McSwiney. Thirteen sat down to q fine
vegetable dinner, the party including Mr..
and Mrs. L. q. Cushman, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. McSwiney, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee N. Smith,
DR.. and Mrs. Harry P. Jones, Miss Car
RE Tucker, Mrs. Geneva Cook and Mrs.
Lila Locke.
Considerable stir was caused In town
by an elderly man becoming lost while
Deriving Wednesday afternoon. Charles
E. Gilbert of Water Street, about 50 years
of age, started out alone after berries
about 8 O'Clock. When last seen, late in
the afternoon, be was near Vivian Akers
studio on Pleasant Street. As he did not
return, searching parties went out after
him, an alarm being given by the ringing
of the Upiversalist church bell about
lI:3OP. NJ. Other parties went out the
next morning, and Mr.. Gilbert was found
about noon in "Horne's Lane" not very
| far from the road. When discovered he
was Quietly picking berries. He has lit
rle recollection OF what happened during
the time be was gone from home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter OF Lawrence,
Mass, were guests last week OF Capt. and
Mrs. W. W. Whitmsrsh. Mr.. Carter 10
nephew of Capt. Whitmarsh.
James Glover Of Oxford and Homer
Truman of Norway were at the Cornish
fair last week with an athletic show feat
uriup Homer Truman as wrestler. They
intend to follow the fairs this fall.
| Albert Lafrance ia employed In the Of
fee of the Norway Shoe Co. William
Palmer takes his place as clerk at j. n.
Tubs grocery store. :,
Miss Genevieve Barker has returned
home after taking a course at the sum.
mer school at Columbia University, and
has resumed her work at S. W. Good
wins insurance Office. Miss Marjorie
Barker, who has taken her place at Mr..
Goodwin's office, is in the office OF the
Carroll j ellerson Shoe Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Davis and
family are visiting relatives at Yarmouth
and neighboring towns, and expect to be
away about ten days.
A reunion of the members OF Norway
High School class of 1908 Was held at the
Barker farm Tuesday evening. SIX OF
the sixteen members OF the class we're
present: Myrtle Millett Currier, Maud
Mixer, Knox Bickford, Mayford lam,
Maude Ellen Pike Of Brevard, N. e., Jen-
ME Mann Kneeland Of West Somerville,
Mass. also Mrs. Knox Bickford and Free
man Currier. Letters we're read from
Josephine Stearns Stone of Indianapolis,
lind. and Harry F. Downing OF Ports
mouth, N. d. Officers for the coming
year we're elected as follows:
Pres-H. Knox Bickford.
| Sec Treas-W. Mayford Mann.
Ex. Com.-Maude E. Pike, Jennie ID. Knee
land, Myrtle N. Currier.
Mrs. l.. q. Trufant and son Robert left
Wednesday night for Waco, Texas, where
lDr. Trufapt is to locate, and where they
will make their home at present.
" Mrs. Hosea E. Abbott has sold her
home on Whitman street to John w.
Lasselle, and has gone to Auburn to live
: with her daughter, Mrs. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kimball and
! daughter Ruth of Newtonville, Mass,
and Forest Kimball Of Waltham, MASS,
have been recent guests of Miss Minnie
F. Libby.
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