Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-21
NORWAY.

The installation of officers OF Harry
Rust, w. r. c., which was to have taken
place last week, has been postponed on
account of sickness to Feb. 6.
Miss Mildred Millett, who has been In
Mechanic Falls, returned to Norway
Wednesday.
Fred W. Rowell, who has been recent.
ly discharged from the service, has gone
to Portland.
Albert ]. Stearns and fifty other Nor
way people have petitioned the Maine
Legislature for law providing that no
person shall take, catch and kill In one
day more than Ave black bass In Lake
Pennesseewassee.
Dennis Pike was In Lewiston Wednes-
day.
Cook Scott j. Palmer of Company D,
1O3 United States Infantry, Goth Divis'
ion, has received an honorable discharge
from the service and has arrived home.
Mr.. Palmer has been company cook ever
since the company went to France. On
October "a, while taking supplies to the
front, the carriage In which he was rid
ing was struck by Q German shell and be
was wounded in the leg. Two OF bis
companions were killed and five Others
wounded. Mr.. Palmer's brother, Ser
geaut Orville NJ. Palmer, who was with
them, was not injured at all. At the
time Of the signing of the armistlce, Mr..
Palmer was in the hospital. Later be
received orders to return home. he
landed at Newport News and was sent
to Camp Devens, where he was dis
charged.
E. D. Millett s. Son cut and filed their
ice houses with ice last week.
Bert l.. Hutcbins has moved from Sum-
mer Street to his fathers on Pleasant
Street.
B. Franklin Faunce Of the Carnegie
Steel Company, Pittsburg, Pa, was the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
W. Faunce, one day last week.
Richard j. Stiles has gone to Pitts.
burg, Pa, where he has obtained employ.
ment in the Carnegie Steel works.
Mrs. Ethel Durgin of Haverhill, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Millstt
Currier.
Elmer Hussey, who has been with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hussey,
has returned to his school In Wexford ,
R. 1.
Mrs. Eugene Andrews recently Wis.
tied her daughter, Mrs. Evander Whit
man in Bethel.
The women of the Maine Federation of
Clubs have issued two volumes relating
to Maine history, "Maine in History and
Romance" In 1915 and 1.-THE Trail Of the
Maine Pioneer" in 1915. They intend to
issue another book this year to be used
as school reader. Like the other books
1t will be devoted to stories of Maine
history, written to interest pupils In the
public schools. DR.. A. o. Thomas,
state superintendent of schools, has bad
the selection of the stories from those
submitted to the Maine Writer'S Re.
search Club, from which he has selected
forty for publication from the sixty
submitted. There will be two In the
book by Norway writers, one by DR.. G.
A. Stephens on "Hannibal Hamlin," and
one by Hugh Pendsxter on "Some Maple
Sugar"
Philip NJ. Everett Is cutting pine on
the Cannon lot near the Harrison road.
Private Guy Cotton arrived home
Thursday from Camp Devens. He lett
Norway for Camp Devens July "a, when
he was detailed to the Guard and Fire
Company of the 3S1st regiment. BE
left for overseas on the United States
steamship Maine.
The Berkeley Sextet at Norway Opera
House this Monday evening.
After about Is years OF service as pres
idsnt of the. Norway National Bank, G.
N. Tubbs has resigned owing to III
health and advancing years. he became
president after the death of 81. N. Bearce
in May, 1894. he relinquished his
office at the annual meeting last Tues.
day. The following officers were elected
at that meeting:
Pres-Howard D. Smith.
Vice. Pres.-Leander g. Billings.
Cashier-Fred z. Smith.
Directors-C. N. Tubbs, L. 9. Billings, b:
Foster, w. L. Gray, e. Z. Andrews, r. W. San
Homer Truman of Norway will wrestls
with A. z. Birch, native OF Finland, 81
the Opera House Tuesday evening, TIT
28th.
The school house at Swift's Corner
was destroy ed by fire Saturday evening
Jan. II.
Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson is at DR.. A
A. Cobb's private hospital, Auburn:
The following Sunday School officer
OF the Congregational church have beer
elected:
supt.-E. n. SWEET.
Asst Suppl. Fred Pike.
Sec. and Treas.-Ralph s. Osgood.
Asst. Sec.-Kenneth Sloan.
Librarian-Mrs. GLADYS Rich.
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| supt. Cradle Roli-Mrs. Percy Nevers.>
supt. Primary Dept.-Philip Stone: .,
| Assistants-Mildred Holmes and Mrs. Bessi
Foss.
The following officers OF the Ladies'
Aid of the Methodist church have BEEF
elected:
Pres.-Miss Eta NJ. Noyes.
Vice.Pres.-Mrs Fl. L. Nichols.
Sec.-Ars. Lucelia Merriam,
Treas-Mrs. George Buswell. A.
Work Com.-Mrs. D. L. Joslyn and Mr.
Lucelia Merriam.
The following officers Of Norwa
Lodge. I. o. o. F., were installed los
week by District Deputy Edward J
sharon, assisted by John P. Judkins a
marshal:
N.G.-Wm. j. Hascall.
V.G.-Harold 3. Bennett.
Seed. N. French.
Treas.-H. e. Lovejoy.
Il W.-O. j. Foss.
II CO. ]. Burgess.
| RS-G. j. Brown.
L.S.-E. J. Sharon.
LIS SO. A. Ballard.
r. .S.-Walter Durham.
o. CIV. W. Pride.
} I.G.-Bert Melvin.
RSV. r. Blake.
LIS .G.-E. l.. Brown.
The following officers of Oxford Cha
ter Eastern Star were installed last wee
BY Worthy Matron Emma A. Buck wit
Mrs. Alice E. Smith, marshal:
w.M.-Mrs. Mabel K. Leavitt.
81 WYNN. @. Leavitt.
I'll A.M.-Eva IL. Kimball.
Sec.-Marguerite WEIGH.
Treas.-Evis I. Cook.
III Con.-Beatrice Some.
81 A.C.-Ruth Carroll.
Chap.-Laura A. Sanborn.
Mar.-Enzabeth +. Brooks.
r Orqanist-Pearl Cook.
b Adah-Genevieve Barker.
Ruth-Ethel II. Luck.
Esther-Eld0ra Brett.
Electra-Clara L. Luck.
Martha-Ada E. Tubbs.
Wsrden-Ines 9. Cummings,
I Sen.-Homer B. Luck.
! An informal conference at Norway
a Sunday regarding the welcome to
i given the boys Of Co. D on their retu
K was attended by some from South Par
= No definite action Was taken, for T!
4 reasons. Az yet the time Of their retu
y lie uncertain; and II It should come 10
n In the season, Il 10 proposed 70 have
r. affair on the fair grounds, and make IL
II countrywide celebration: Therefore