Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-20
NORWAY.

Raymond b. Eastman was appointed
district deputy grand master OF the az
meeting Of the Grand Lodge In Portland
Norway went over the top by more
than $1,000 In the Victory Loan drive
and Oxford County il said to be ovel
nearly II not quite fifty per cent.
Emerson Kilgore, the oldest man In
town, and the holder ofthe Boston Post
cane, was given party on his Goth birth.
day, the 10th inst, at the home OF hii
son, Webster Kilgore, at Norway Lake,
where he has lived since the death Of biz
wife,, Mr.. Kilgore assists bis son with
the farm work, and during the past year
has ct times worked on the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert r. Andrews
have moved from their house on Paris
Street to the Eugene e. Andrews house
on Main Street, recently purchased.
Their son Donald and wife will occupy
the Paris Street house. and keep house
there.
Hon. Frederick W. Hinckley Of South
Portland will deliver the Memorial Day
address In Norway this year.
The senior class Of the high school
will present their play, "The Adven-
lures of Grandpa" ct Grange Hall,
Harrison, Saturday evening, May "a.
George Sanderson, who has recently
been discharged from the service. Is 9
guest OF Donald Andrews. He enlisted
In the medical department soon after We
entered the war, and after training was
sent abroad and later transferred to the
AID (Rainbow) Division. He Is q grad
uate OF Norway High School in the class
Of 1915, and was star In base ball and
basket ball. Later he attended Bates
College and Wentworth Institute. Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Richards have
rooms at Mrs. Eva Kimball's. Mr..
Richards 10 foreman OF the stitching
room at the Carroll, Jefferson shoe fac
tory.
Mrs. Harry Judkins was operated on at
about ten days ago.
Jim Wight, Guy Buck and Johnnie
Sanboru have been on fishing strip In
the lake region for few days.
DR.. A. J. Simpson has given mp his
practice IN Norway, and has bought q
house in Kenuebunk, to which place he
and Mrs. Simpson expect to move at an
early date.
Miss Edith NJ. Smith has been spend
ing the past week in Boston, In company
with her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Grin Smith of Pressure Isle.
Mrs. Elmer D. Packard IL employed %
clerk In the store of 2. L. Merchant.
John G. Shepard of Auburn 10 plan.
ming to build two cottages on the shore
of Lake Pennesseewassee, on bis land
near Hill Crest Farm cottage, and will
begin work In the near future II carpen-
ters can be secured.
G. Elmer Russell has sold bis property,
the former b. B. Foster house at the
corner of Main and Fair Streets, to Fred
whitman of Woodstock, who with his
family will take possession at once.
Peter Locke and family have returned
from Auburn and will occupy rooms at
the Locke home on Water Street. He is
employed at the Norway Shoe Co.
Superintendent of Schools True G.
Morrill, with photographer visited the
schools of the Norway, Oxford and
Waterford district last week, and secured
group pictures at the several schools.
he will have the photographs bound IN
one large volume, as q record OF condi-
tons in the district In 1919.
The S. P. Kelley homestead on Alpine
Street, Norway, has been sold to Walter
L. Bailey of Andover, who with Mrs.
Bailey is moving there.
AtSt GATHERINGS Church last Monday
morning, the 18th, Alphonse Corbin of
Fort Kent and Miss Della Locke of Nor.
way were united in marriage by Rev.
Charles J. Cassidy. The bride was
gowned in white satin combined with
crepe de chine, and carried bouquet OF
white carnations. Her going away gown
was of gray silk with gloves and shoes
to match and white hat. They were At
tended by Mrs. Mary Collins, sister OF
the bride, and Edmund Labossiere as
best man. After the wedding ceremony
q wedding breakfast was served at the
home OF tho brides parents on Water
Street. The young couple left for the
home OF the gr00m's parents at Fort
Kent, where they will spend two weeks
before going to their future home In
New York state. The bride 10 the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Locke
of Water Street, and has been employed
In the Carroll-J ellerson shoe factory.
The groom 10 In the regular army, sta
toned at Camp Upton, N. 7.
Oxford Chapter, o. E. s., has accepted
an invitation to visit Granite Chapter at
West Paris, on the 18th Of June, and con-
fer the degrees.
About fifty members Of Oxford Lodge,
r. and A. NJ, visited Mt. Tirem Lodge
at Waterford Tuesday evening BY special
invitation. Oxford Lodge did the work,
Clarence NJ. Smith acting as master.
Bert Melvin was made United States
citizen at the court at Rumford last
Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Haines of Waterford Is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Jason Mari.
Mrs. F. q. Noyes and her daughter
and child returned to Norway with Mr..
Moves when he came back from Detroit,
where Mrs. Noyes has been visiting.
Myron G.. F. Roberts of Wolfboro, N.
H., has been visiting bis wife's mother,
Mrs. Emily Whitman, and calling on
friends. Mr.. Roberts was at one time
foreman In the Advertiser office.
The joint school board Of the Norway,
Oxford and Waterford district held q
meeting at the municipal court room
Thursday. Judge William F. Jones was
elected chairman and Hugh Pendexter
secretary of the board. It was unani.
mously voted to continue the union for
the next two years, and True G. Nor
rill was again elected superintendent.
James B. Chaffin, q native Of Buckfield
but formerly resident Of Norway, has
been in town for few days. He Was In
the service with the 10Sd Infantry, but
before that regiment went overseas was
discharged because of lung trouble, and
has since been spending most OF bis time
in Texas and Mexico, and is much I'm
proved in health.
Harold Thomas has received bis dis
charge from Plattsburg and has return
ed to Norway.
Merton Herrick has been discharged
from the medical department. OF the army
and ls at home.
Miss Ruth N. Bean of Norway has
sailed for France with party OF some
forty young women who will be engaged
in Y. N. G. A. work. She will be gone
perhaps six months.
Mrs. Myrtle Currier was called to
Haverhill, Mass, few days ago BY the
death of q niece.
DR.. Harry P. Jones returned home .
few days since from week. fishing trip
to Sugar Island, Moosehead Lake.
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