Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-24
NORWAY.

DR.. Harry P. Jones, Benjamin BIck.
nell, RoneIlo Bicknell and Edward
Thomas made . fishing trip to Black
Brook, Andover, last week. They report
the principal feature OF the trip was
rain.
Miss Marion Haskell's violin solos at
the Saco Valley Music Festival at Bridg-
ton last week are spoken of very highly.
Not only has she Q beautiful touch, 80
her admirers say, bat rare finish and
interpretative powers. Miss Ruth Cum
mings, her accompanies, also came In
for share of praise.
Mrs. Fannie Whitman and Miss Bessie
Small OF Gray motored to Norway one
day last week to visit relatives.
Miss Lena Buck has been elected
assistant principal OF the Chisholm and
Pettengill school at Rumford.
Miss Exilia Roy, who has been work
ing in Norway, has returned to her home
In Rumford.
Miss Olive Bartlett of Rumford Is
stopping in Norway for while.
MI. and Mrs. P. q. Rolfe and family
of Songo Pond were In Norway recently.
R. E. Chapman of Greenwood was In
this village for day or two last week.
DR.. Charles @. Godfrey has returned
to Bridgeport, Conn.,, after stopping q
month at the lake.
A surprise shower was rendered Miss
Rose King Tuesday in honor of her ap-
preaching. marriage with Edgar Croteau.
Mrs. Marion Coolidge Gay of Bridge
water, Mass, is q guest of Mrs. Eliza.
beth Manning.
A dance will be given by the Lake
Temple Pythian Sisters this Tuesday
evening. The committee in charge are
Mrs. Mary Kimball, Mrs. Nettie Nevers,
Mrs. Sadie Lapham and Mrs. Grace
Pike.
Samuel Moore OF Gilead was recent
guest of bis daughter, Mrs. 81. W. Brown.
Maford Mann is spending part Of his
two weeks vacation with his sister, Mrs.
Julius Peterson, In Wollsston, Mass,
and will also attend the 160th anniver-
sary of the founding OF the Universalist
church in Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Beryl Allen of Mechanic Falls
has been recent guest Of Mrs. A. j.
Richardson.
Mrs. Gertrude Libby has been visiting
relatives In Fryeburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kilgore we're In
South Albany a day or two last week.
Mrs. A. E. K. Grover is in Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs. William A. Bicknell visited her
daughter, Miss Eula Bicknell, in Auburn
last week.
Harry P. Sweetser, Esq, of Portland
was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Faunce and
three sons of Johnstown, Pa, arrived
Wednesday to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Faunce, and sister, Mrs.
Hugh Pendexter.
Arthur B. Cobb and E. 81. Higgins
we're in Lewiston Wednesday.
New stills and floor are being placed
under Concert Hall, Universalist church,
and other repairs being made.
A. B. McNaughton, superintendent OF
the Grand Trunk Railway, was In town
Wednesday.
Governor Milliken has mailed letter
to Hon. Bertrand G.. McIntire, the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, In reply
to letter sent by Mr.. McIntire, Louis j.
Brann OF Lewiston, chairman Of the
Democratic state committee, and Mrs.
Gertrude NJ. Pattangsll Of Augusta, the
member from Maine of the women's
Democratic national committee, in which
1t was urged that special session OF the
legislature be called to amend the regis
tration laws which will permit women to
vote in the cities and large towns at the
September election, In which he says
that he has full confidence that some
plan can be devised which will
allow the women to vote. II have done
what could In Maine and elsewhere to
hasten the ratification of the so-called
suffrage amendment, and, of course, am
planning to take any necessary and
proper steps for removing hindrances
which prevent the women of Maine from
the full and free exercise of the powers
conferred upon them by the amend
ment," says Governor Milliken in the
letter.
Maford Mann, who is visiting relatives
In Massachusetts,, plans to take in the
15Oth anniversary Of the First Universal
ist church In Gloucester, that state,
which takes place this week Thursday.
In this church was born the denomina-
ton OF Universalists, and 1t is therefore
the mother church. Some Of the early
settlers of Norway came from Gloucester,
and had been members OF this church,
and had listened to Rev. John Murray,
first preacher of the denomination. The
second preacher in this church was Rev.
Thomas Barnes, who filed the pulpit
FIVE years, then came to Maine as mis-
sionary, settling in Poland and preach
ing the first Universslist sermon In the
state In that town Sept. II, 1889. He
early formed circuit, of which Norway
was one of the towns, and therefore was
the first preacher of the denomination in
Norway az we'll as the second preacher
of the denomination in the world. This
150th anniversary is of considerable in
terest, therefore, to Norway people.
Norway and surrounding towns are to
be especially favored by concert given
by Charles Harrison, the eminent New
York tenor and favorite Victrola artist,
Sept. 8, at Norway Opera House. 1t will
be rem embered that Mr.. Harrison has
sung here before under the auspices OF
the Red Cross. Mr.. Harrison will be as
sisted by Marion Haskell, violinist. Miss
Haskell recently appeared with much
success as assisting artist with Helen
Yorke, at Bridgtop, and local music low
ers will be pleased to have the opportu.