Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-08-09
NORWAY.

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4 considerable job that has givei
variety to the life of the street has beef
the conversion into f1rewood Of the BIZ
elm In front of the store Of E. B. Jack
son. L. j. Brooks, who has purchased
the property, II to make changes In 1t
including bringing the front forward II
line with Beck Block on the next lot
To do this 1t was necessary to remove
the tree. The tree is some seventy live
feet tall, and nearly fifteen feet in cir
conference at the butt. It IL though,
to be nearly hundred years old, and !,
is estimated that IL will make five cords
of wood.
What rails remained in place Of what
was once the street railroad are being
removed.
The Norway-Paris Band gave concert
Friday evening on the street near Bearl
Tavern.
Mrs. Bertha Savage Of the Peerless
Trio, playing on the Keith circuit, II
visiting her daughter, Terrence Savage
at w. e. DeCroteau's, and will spend
vacation of several weeks here before
returning to her work on the stage II
the fall.
Mrs. Mildred Goldthwaite of Auburn
is occupying her home on Green Street,
and will spend the rest OF the summer
here.
DR.. and Mrs. Harold NJ. Allen and
daughter of Lawrence, Mass, have been
recent guests of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur W.
Easton. DR.. and Mrs. Allen were for
merly at Norway for some years.
Harry White is visiting bis mother,
Mrs. Della Bennett, after an absence Of
some years. Early In the war he On.
listed in the Canadian forces, and served
most of his enlistment overseas, not
being discharged until last April.
Elliott, the eigbt-year old son OF MI.
and Mrs. E. s. Cummings, injured /hiS
knee in collision while he was riding
a bicycle few days ago, and was taken
to the hospital, where the knee was
operated on.
Miss Mildred Noyes and Miss Marion
Gibson entertained at q porch party
Wednesday evening. The party was In
the form Of kitchen shower for Miss
Kathleen McIntire, In honor OF her ap-
preaching marriage to Norton Jellson OF
Bolster's Mills. A buffet luncheon was
served, and the bride-to-be received
numerous useful gifts.
Edward s. Paret, Charter Schibner
and William Clark and their families
from Philadelphia are occupying the
Paret cottage on the lake.
Alpbonse Therrien Of Hallowell has
been spending the week with bis father,
Joseph Therrien.
Arthur MacLean and bride OF Boston
are spending their honeymoon with bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Mao
Lean, at the MacLean camps on the lake.
Extensive repairs and changes are
being made on the Freeland Howe house
on Main Street, purchased by Mrs.
Ernest Holman of Portland. She
expects to have it ready and occupy 1t
about the first of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Sanborn, Mrs. O..
E. Osgood and Walter Q. Smith are
making visit at the old home OF MT.
Sanborn and Mrs. Osgood at Meredith
Center, N. q.
Miss Doris Bradlee of Milton, Mass,
has come to Norway to make her home
with her mother, Mrs. Rust jackson.
She will enter the junior class In the
high school.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Holden, who died
in Acton, Mass, July %, was for many
years resident of Norway. She was
the last of the nine children OF David
and Harriet Sawyer Andrews of Otisfeld,
a sister of the late Dexter Andrews Of
this town, and was so years OF age.
When in Norway she was an active
worker in the Congregational church,
and was a woman of exceptional ability.
Burial was In Otisfeld.
The W. C. T. U. will hold its August
meeting Wednesday, the 10th, at the
home Of Mrs. Percy q. Nevers on Elm
Street, with Mrs. Elon l.. Brown as
leader. E,
M. W. Sampson has discontinued
regular trips of his motor boats on the
lake, on account of the low water.
= D. L. Joslin and family have been
attending the Epworth League institute
at Poland Camp Ground.
Harry W. Kimball begins this week as
clerk at E. B. Jaokson's store.
Rev. John A. Harding Of Lonsdale,
r. l., is in town for months vacation,
Joining Mrs. Harding, who has been
been here few weeks. They are with
her sister, Mrs. Eta Crockett Hobbs on
Crockett Ridge.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. Vernon Conner OF
Cambridge, Mass, have been recent
guests of Mrs. Elizabeth F. SWEET.
Mrs. Hiram Clark is spending several
weeks with the family of her son, Albert
l.. Clark, at Old Orchard.
Miss Elsie Favor returned Wednesday
from visit of several days to friends IN
Gorham, N. b. She resumed work In
the Democrat office Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph 3. Kneeiand and
young son of Somerville, Mass, and MIS-
Bertha Mann Peterson and two children
of Wollaston, Mass, have been recent
guests of their mother, Mrs. Emma b
Mann. Mrs. Kneelapd and son will re-
main several weeks, the others have re-
turned home.
Harlow 81. Adkins of Worcester, Mass.
has recently made short visit to his
family at Otto Schuuer's. His nephew
Edwin Barker of Everett, Mass, came
with him to remain for the summer.
Midsummer ball at Norway Opers
House Thursday, Aug. 10. Music o!
Shaw's Orchestra OF South Paris, nVe
pieces. y
Officers of Pennesseewass Lodge, 4
Of P, recently installed, are:
C.C.-Herbert A. Rich. Jr.
V.C.-Albert Q. Snow:
P.-Edward l. Burnell.
M, at A.-Arthur Olmstead.
M, of W.-Elon L. Brown.
x. of R. and S.-Roland 8. Nevers.
Leicester Witham.
O.G.-Carl Brown.
DR.. Hubert r. Barker will soon 90 Il
Portland, where he will enter the OHIO
of Drs. Woods and Smith, dentists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Pendexter an.
sons, Hugh, Jr., and Faunce, are spend
ing two weeks at Isle of Springs.
Mrs. Alma Pendexter Hayden, ate
visiting her brother, Hugh Pendextel
and other friends and relatives, has gon
to Massacbuse to visit friends and rel
stives before returning to her home i
Pennsylvania.
Ellsworth Young OF Lynn, Mass,
former proprietor of the Elm House, J
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Z
Fogg.
The Ripley & Fletcher Co. of Sout
Paris has leased Beck Block for a yea
with the privilege of buying at the en-