Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-10
NORWAY.


agency Jaly Oh. IL was closed.
The July term oi the Norway Munielps
Cour, was held Tuesday OF las, week.
No drunkenness In this village Wednts
day. UnusuL Tor the Fourth.
The town has been billed by the agent
OF the Miller and Freemsn's circus. Th'
eomp,ny will show here Moudsy, July IL
George Locke, OF Portland, has moved
into his house opposite the store OF OH
Der, and FOss. Str. Locke viii make Nor
way nj. home. lie has lived for ssvera
year. In Portland.
Ioyt AMI Drake have opened dental
rooms 10 HAWKINS Block, corner Mali
and Danlor,h Streets. They are gooC
workmeu and thoroughly understand The
business.
The professional game OF base ball OF
the Fair GrOand. between the lawyer
and doctors OF This place va. played Mon
dayn y ", resulting In victory ioi
the lawyers, the score standing 20 to ~
Aboat $40 vas taken AZ the gate which
va. duly turned over 10 the Pahlic Libra
~ Dr. A. y. French was struck Ia ,h'
face by the ball while a. the ba, and badly
bruised. Jesse Warren. captain OF ths
LAWYER. nine. sprAined hi. ankle and nov
apps,rs VERY gcnteely on Clutches. The
pisyers ADD the positions were a. follows
j ". Warren captain OF the lawyers nine
pltehsr. Thoma. Thayer. e. j. A ROB
srt.. II; A \ KimbAl, -, III. NJ. Beares
Al, NJ 4. Kimbali, So n. y. Stearns, "
n. n. smith. Ct, II. Upton, r. Doctors,
NJ n. small captain aud pitchers A. y.
French. 10, Frank Kimball. ?1i G. l.
Pike, 81 A. % Cook, - {. A. Cl,fk' "
u. y. Bradbury, efi q W. Brown III.
NJ. II Small attended The commence
meni a. Colby University last week. MI
small IL graduate OF Colby and The yefy
popular and successful principle OF ih'
Norway High school.
A. NJ. Harlow, OF Lynn, Mass, IL visit
Ing In town.
Drank ssavey, OF Dover. n. II spen, I
few days In town last week.
Miss InsI O'Brion 10 visiting her sister
Mrs. Charles II Sargent.
wildey Encampmeni, No 81, i. o. o. ~
have elected the following officers
CT, EE LIBBY. :. W, A. :. klmhAll,
". ~. Dvvins scribe, l. l. Neo0' iTeA''
Simon Stevens "a has the honor OF sell
ing the arst peek OF green peas this sea
.on. Jaly an be picked the peas and sold
them 10 Mrs. W. W. T~Ombly for ),
cents. ]. A. Roberts comes Ia second
lie brought quite ga,n,liy 70 TIE 'llag'
Thursday, the 5th, Tor customers
on .ers elect OF PennesseewAssee Lodge
40. IL, X OF p
&C. s-lf; v. e, 4. y True. =, g A
clara. n. ~ a. A a., a. y. Lasselle, NJ OF u
Al Rose, " Off, ~. ~. Crockett
Were installed by District Deputy J. @
Billings last Thursday evening.
George A. Gum. OF Lynn, Mass, snt
John Crockett, OF Rochester, y. H., Ar
making their annual visit To Bass Island
A. I. Basseit has . new sign.
The Democrats hAi q Dag raising Wed
nesday morning. There was no speech
maklng. no noise. The silence OF ih'
morning Was unhroken by cheers and th'
hands that raised the dag were Invisible
IL Was sd, truly.
A shooting gallery has been opened Al
the bartlett store on Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George wilkins, OF MAssa
ehuse,,s, were In town this week and 81
tended the funeral services OF Mrs. VII
kin's sister, Mrs. MAfcellus whl,comb.
william and Otis Jones, accompanies
their auut, l.. Ellen FROST, on her reiurE
from Boston. They will spend the sun
mer In this village.
ThomA. smiley OF the dry goods frm o
smiley Brothers, and E1gene SWEET, 81
The boo, and shoe hrm OF Ksnney 4 SWEET
attended the Commencement Concert Civ
en- by the Rlggies Street Church Qlarte =.
Al Bridgton Academy Thursday eyenlss
The music was excellent.
The Fourth commenced In all Its glor!
Al Midnight. The usual amount OF powd
or was wasted seemingly with more thai
the average amount OF noise. Horns, tin
mans and drums sdied something. the roi
OF the artillery aud cannon, while ID
small boy did his best with large explosive
,nd on the whole II was O success and al
Joined In pronouncing II sglorious Fourth
rhe horribles appeared In due time an
amused the boys exceedingly. The rae
between hose companies No. i, aud
vas a contest for prize OF slj, slO q
the frst, Is 20 the second company WI
RIM a certain distance and play q stresu
OF ws,er the quickest. Time, No. /, 3
seconds; No. s, &c IL seconds No.
as seconds. The wheelbsrrow race va
next In order aud the prizes OF 81. .? sn'
81 were won lst, George Il. Crockett; "a
George frosti 81 Harry y. Ames. Jona
True Was the winner In the foot race, IL
yards, taking hrst money 81; Thoms
Newell. second. -; and Ossis Hill, third
81. The potato contest Was decided y
favor OF George T. Crockett, prize %
Lou Watson 81, s2i A. Boynton 81, sl
rhe bsg or sack race. First monel
awarded 10 Reuben Eastman OF the Oh
ford County Advertiser, s3i second, Vic
tor Saunders, o.; Henry Davis last an
took OIL. The creased pig was let oct u
the proper season and the fun commenced
The Dig started for the sidewalk. Ossi
uill followed theshoat and In less than
minute pig and boy disappeared In the al
rec,ion OF Cummings stable. Ossie cam
OF ahead and the o. creased pig WAS hi
property. Amer dinner the crowd wen
10 the Fair Grounds headed by the band
The evening WAS spent very pleasant
witnessing the display OF Ore works an
listening 10 the band concert The ban
dlscoursed some very nice selections
Amer the concert the crowd dissppeare'
TO their several homes happy and coptsn,
The Fourth WAS over.
Saturday evening, July iILh, IL appolnt
ed as the time for the llspuoliean dag rails
Ing and ratification meeting.
Cyrus woodsom Is shingling the Brook
stand opposite the Universalist church
The grounds are being nxed up and th,
appearance OF the place greatly improved
The temperance people OF this villag
had q rally 81 Concert Hall this week an
listened 70 prohioitionist speaker. Yer
fair Attencance.
The farmers are getting ready for III
hayipg season. They report an ercellen
crop Wages are about the same .
last season.
q. NJ. Packard has marked all summe
hats down TO prices which viii astonisl
you. Read Ad.