Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-09-07
NORWAY.

we're In NeWtonville, Mass, last week,
called there by the death Of bis mother,
Mrs. j. L. Jefferson. She had been sick
q number Of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Holt and
SONS, George and Laurence, have re-
turned to their home In Lawrence, Mass,
after spending several weeks at the
Maple Lane Spring House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Flint, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Abbott, Mr.. and Mrs. Car.
roll Greenlesf, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene o.
French, Rupert and Merl Merrill motored
to Screw Anger Palls and other places
Of interest the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lord, Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. Olin
Upton and three sons, Percy, Roy and
Wsyland, made three days motor trip
through the White Mountains, taking y
camp outfit along with them.
Mrs. Jennie Bates Russell has been
attending the Seventh Day Adventist
Csmpmeeting in Lewiston during the
past week. Mrs. Russell was elected
educational secretary Of the campmeet-
ing association, also secretary for the
Young Peoples Missionary Society.
Miss Frances Grant OF Yarmouth was
a guest last week of Charles A. Richard.
son and family.
Mrs. Theodore Frost with two chill.
dren is spending two weeks in Auburn
with her sister, Mrs. Ernest Ham, and
family.
Ralph Richardson with his family and
sister, Miss Helen Richardson, is at
Kennebunkport for couple of weeks.
Mount Hope Rebekah Lodge held Its
first regular meeting after vacation on
Friday evening.
The Imperial Singing Orchestra fur
nished tune and time for the street dano.
ing at the Rumford Street Fair last week
and made hit.
The Lake Temple Pytbian Sisters had
a social dance at their hall Tuesday
evening.
Jonathan Holmes celebrated bis S4th
birthday August %. He received
number of gifts in honor of ibis natal
day, some of them coming from some
distance. One was from his son, Charles
r. Holmes, Concordis, Kansas; another
was from his only grandson, Chester
Holmes, Pittsburgh, Pa. he is very
active, taking care of seven gardens and
four lawns, besides doing extra work.
He can climb to the top Of an apple tree
to gather fruit about as spry as Q young
or man. He enjoys base ball and auto
trips. He was born In Hartford, the son
Of Jonathan and Mabala (Reed) Holmes.
He married Miss Martha Corliss of Hart.
ford, who died some years ago. They
lived few years in Hartford, then came
to South Paris. After the death OF bis
;fa ha 70 hrtA tn
live with his son, Charles F. Holmes.
Three years ago he came to Norway to
live with his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
r. SWEET.
The Lake Temple Pythian Sisters are
to observe Children's Night on this
Tuesday evening.
Members of the base ball team were
recently entertained at supper at the
home of the manager, Percy q. Nevers.
Mrs. Assph j. Richardson and grand
daughter, Phyllis Richardson, have gone
to Freeport to stay with her father, z.
T. Verrill, several weeks, while Mr..
Richardson is making circuit Of the
fairs.
Mrs. Percy Proctor is In Northwest
Albany taking care of her grandfather,
Cyrus Mills, who is very feeble.
Norway people bad the privilege Of
hearing another concert by the well
known New York tenor, Charles Har.
rison, who passes bis summers In Har.
rison, on Friday evening. Miss Marion
Haskell, who has won honors of late on
the violin In the neighboring towns of
Bridgton, South Paris and Bethel, ap.
peared before home audience on this
occasion, with Miss Ruth Cummings all
accompanist.
Members of Lake Temple Pythian Sis
ters met with Mrs. Nettie 8. Nevers
Thursday evening to work on robes.
They were to have met on Tuesday even.
ing but the time was changed to Thurs.
day on account OF q dance the Sisters
gave on the first named evening.
Miss Genevieve Barker was at home
from Portland for day or so the first
of last week.
William C. Bisbee has sold some real
estate that he owns in the town OF
Harpswell to Mrs. Laura NJ. Coffin OF
Chsrlestown, Mass.
Rev. Pliny A. Allen, Jr., who has
been spending the summer here, and
who was formerly the pastor of the UNI
versalist church in Rocklsnd, has gone
with his family to bis new home 10
Galesburg, Ill.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. o. Baltzer and
daughter, Miss Melba, have returned
from Steuben, where they have been
passing their vacation.
The B. G.. McIntire Democratic Club
have opened headquarters in the Noyes
Block.
Mrs. A. Leon Sikkengs and infant son
have returned from Portland.
q. L. Burnhsm Of Philadelphia Or.
rived in town Friday, spending Sunday
and the holiday here. His family have
been spending the summer here, and
will return with him this week.
Allie French and family returned to
their home In Attleboro, Mass, last
week.
d. A. R. Christensen of Portland 10
the new tailor at the Blue Store.
Mrs. Roy Sswtelle and two children of
Waterville have been spending week at
J. Merton Wymsn's.
Carl Work of Portland spent last week
In town.
Everett Terhuns and family, who have
spent the summer in town, left yester.
day for their home In Boston.
Roscoe 8. Edwards has bought the
Mrs. Ella Hartman property on Bolster
Place of Beal Street.
Mrs. Lucetts Bean and Mrs. Verne
Rich have returned from short visit 10
Bethel.
Clyde whitman OF Bethel Is visiting
bis brother, Evsnder Whitman.
Miss Frances Skkenga of Kansas City,
Missouri, has arrived Ia Norway, and
will make her home with her brother,
DR.. A. Leon Sikkenga. She will enter
the high school In the fall.
The Central Maine Power Company
are taking up the rails of the Norway
and Paris Street Railway where they In.
terfere with the new concrete street,
work on which has been begun.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. W. Fauuce entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. E D. Collins, Mrs. Ruth
Chandler and G. A. Carpenter of Provi.
dsnce, R. l., Tuesday. The party was
on their way to the White Mountains.
d. Walter Brown has been drawn for
grand juror for the October term Of
Supreme judicial Court, and W. q. Her.
sey and Herbert r. Andrews for traverse
jurors.
d. r. Webb & Company opened their
factory Thursday for canning corn.
William G. Leavitt took In the Sher-
brooke fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest G. Murch oele-