Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-27
NORWAY

The date OF The Chapman concert thil
year ct Norway Opera House is March
Leroy Spiller has been appointed by
the selectmen health officer for the town
Of Norway under TIE law, taking the
place Of the local board Of health. Mr..
Spiller commenced bis duties Jan. 10.
At special meeting Of. Oxford Chap.
ter, o. E. g., Tuesday evening of this
week, the officers will be installed by
Worthy Matron Mrs. Mabel K. Leavitt,
assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth r. Brooks,
marshal. Supper will be served at $50.
There will also be work.
A dancing party was held at K. P.
Hall Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the Knights Of the Golden
Eagle.
Pennesseewas Lodge, z. OF p,
enjoyed an oyster supper Thursday even
ing following session at which the rank
of Knight was conferred on several can
didstes.
Mrs. Clara A. Hayden observed her
ninety first birthday on Sunday, Jan. 25,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. e.
Drake, on Pleasant Street. A number
of members of the family from Haver.
hill and Manchester-b by -the-Sea, Mass,
were here for the occasion. Except for
q slight temporary indisposition from
which she has practically recovered, Mrs.
Hayden lie in excellent health, and is az
necessarily active as she has always
been.
Miss Irene Locke has returned from
Portland for month and is assisting at
the telephone exchange while Mrs. Iva
Rowell takes vacation.
Numerous water pipes are frozen
about the village, and the electric thaw.
ing machine has been called into service
on some of them during the past week.
Miss Lena Bennett of Portland is
spending some weeks with her sister,
Mrs. E. F. Bicknell.
The Barton Reading Club met Thurs.
day afternoon with Mrs. George Tucker.
The readings were from "Great Rivers"
The next meeting of the Veranda Club
will be held with Mrs. Laura Everett
on Water Street Wednesday evening OF
this week.
Miss Beatrice Stone Is in Boston for
several weeks In company with Miss
Parsons, who has been q guest of the
Stone family for the past few weeks.
This Monday evening the Browning
Reading Club will meet with Miss Elsie
Favor on Danforth Street. Roll call,
quotations from Lowell. Selections from
Lowell by Mrs. Alice Danforth and Miss
Favor.
Soldier Katron won from Lavigne in
the wrestling match at the Opera House
Tuesday evening in two falls, in 3S and
minutes respectively. Katron was evil
IDENTIFY the better man. In the prelim
inaries, Mike Nadir won from Harold
Bernard of South Paris, two straight,
and Johnny Asphalt won two falls from
Ned Truman.
Rev. F. A. Sullivan has received Q
unanimous invitation to return next year
as pastor of the Methodist church. The
following officers of the church have
been elected:
Board of Trustees-F. P. Stone, Pres; o. P.
Treas, K. P. Hood, A. T. Bennett, Freeman
Frost, Hiram Clark, DR.. 1. W. Staples.
Stewards for the year,. P. Stone. o. P.
Brooks, Fl. e. Gibson, Rec, K. ID. Gould, ..
Stone, L. p, D. l.. Joslin, L: p, Arthur Morgan
sarah Page, r. o. s., G. Ralph Hartman, Mrs.
Flora Boswell, Miss Eta Noyes, Hiram Calef
Mrs. Gertrude Allen, Mrs. Florence Stone, Mrs.
D. l.. Joslin, Marion Gibson, Beatrice Stone,
DR.. A. Leon Sikker "a. Mrs. A. L. Sikkenga.
Temperance Como. L. Stone, Frank Stevens
and Freeman Frost.
Estimating Com. Of PASTORS Salary-F. P.
Stone, q. E. Gibson and O. P. Brooks.
Norway High School forfeited the bias.
ket ball game to Gould's Academy at
Bethel Friday evening. Four minutes
before the end of the second period Nor
way withdrew, on the ground that Pur'
ipgion of their team, who was scoring
frequently, was being disqualified in
violation of the rules. The referee was
Robertson, who was captain of the
Gould's team in 1908, though he has now
no connection with the academy. At
the time the game collapsed, the score
was SO to "a in favor of Gould's.
After serious consideration, George l..
Curtis has declined an offer of the treas
urership of the Gardiner Savings Institu-
ton of Gardiner, Maine, and will remain
here as treasurer. of Norway Savings
Bank, q position which be has held for
some years.
Henry B. Foster, for thirty-one years
at the head of the Henry B. Foster Co.
clothing store, has sold his interest to
Lee M. Smith, and will devote his time
to the interests of the Norway Shoe Co.,
in which he has for some time been in
terested. Mr.. Foster bought the store OF
the late F. @. Elliott, and conducted the
business under his own name until about
five years ago, when 1t was incorporated
as the q. B. Foster Co. Mr.. Smith en-
tered the store as clerk in 1891, and has
ever since been there, entering the firm
five years ago.
The Republican women of Norway will
meet at the Municipal Court room Thurs
day afternoon of this week for organiza'
ton, when a town committee will be
chosen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Blake are away
on q vacation trip. Mr.. Blake Is spending
two weeks in Portland, Boston and Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Blake will 60 to Davis,
W. Va, to visit friends.
Miss Lucy Hall has given up her rent
in the McCrellis house, and has gone to
Pennington to make her home with the
family OF her nephew, Eden Hall.
Perley Twitchell of Fore Street, Ok
ford, is employed by F. Wilson Walker
at the Twin Town Bakery.
Oxford Lodge, F. and A. NJ, is making
plans for the annual ladies' night, which
will be held some time In February.
Johnny Asphalt has arrived in town
from Montreal, and is following the
wrestling game. he has been athletic
instructor with the Canadian forces.