Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-09-13
NORWAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Blanchard OF Hal.
lowell were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Albert McCready.
Mrs. Alice DAniorth recently enjoyed
an auto trip to The Weirs.
William Hapgood with Mrs. Ella Lyon
and Mrs. Ula Parsons OF Bethel motored
to Norway one day last week.
Mrs. Laura Proctor, who has been
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Hutch.
inson at West Bethel for several weeks.
has returned to this village.
The ladies of the Second Congrega.
tional church are making plans to serve
dinners at the Oxford County fair
Miss Marion e. Gibson has bought out
the millinery business of Pettingill q
Psrrault.
The body OF Ralph o. Millett, who
died of pneumonia In France in October,
1918, arrived In Norway from Hoboken
ON Saturday, Sept. 3, and military
funeral was held from the American
Legion Hall on Wednesday. Mr.. Millett
was "a years old.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry q. Nevers of Law
renee, Mass, were In town few days
be first OF last week. guests OF bis moth
| er, Mrs. A. j. Nevers. On their return
they were accompanied by Mrs. Llew'
ellyn 81. Cushman, who will remain
week or so.
Miss Cora Lougee, who has been the
guest for the past month Or SO OF Mrs.
Elizabeth 2. SWEET, returned to her
home In Cambridge, Mass, last week.
Miss Ruth Mason, who has been a
guest for several weeks of Miss Doris
Brooks, has returned to her home 10
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osman W. Brown OF
Lynn, Mass, are making q visit to this
village. Mr.. Brown is native of Nor
way, being the son of j. G. Brown. he
ia member of the staff Of the Lynn
relegram-News and correspondent OF
the Boston Herald.
Miss Tessa Thibodeau has enjoyed an
auto trip through Canada.
Leroy Andrews of Bethel was In town
one day last week.
Albert Paige of North Waterford is
stopping few days In the village.
Miss Doris Merrill was at Bryanrs
Pond for few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Richardson and
daughter Maxine have recently returned
from an auto trip through Canada.
Miss Abbie Smith of Bangor 10 visiting
her brother, W. T. Smith.
On Tuesday morning shortly before
seven O'Clock, q fire alarm from box 2S
was rung 10. The department respond
ed but could find no fire. 1t seems o
lady who was a newcomer In town mis-.
took the fire alarm box for mail box
and did not discover her mistake until
the mischief was done.
The machinery used in building the
concrete road down on Fore Street was
shipped last week from the railroad sta
ton at Oxford. The rock crusher was
also dismantlsd and the machinery ship.
ped. This ledge was opened some sew
snty years ago to furnish stone for bridge
building on the Grand Trunk Railway,
and after nap of seven decades awoke
to furnish rock for the new road. What
nextp
Elbridge Varnum for many years night
clerk of the Exchange House In Lewis.
ton, In relating his hotel experiences
few days ago, had this to say In regard
to Hugh Pendexter, our novelist OF
nation wide note. 1t seems that In bis
youthful days Mr.. Pendexter was "bell
hop" for short period of time at the
Exchange and during that time warm
friendship sprang up between him and
the night clerk, who was Mr.. Varnum.
Mr.. Peudexter had begun to write even
in that far off time, and be produced
many little sketches for bis own amuse
ment and that of the help. Mr.. Vsrnum
watched bis career with interest and
always read bis books ss soon as they
came out. Once when he could not
obtain volume in Lewiston, he wrote
to his friend, who ordered book sent
to him from the publishers.
additional Norway locals on page 81