Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-03
PERSONAL.


but few apples this fall.
Cyrus :. Tucker of Norway Is credited
BY the ''drummers' with having the
best harness store in the state.
c. L. Nevens, Esq, the Auburn car
rage dealer made tour OF Eastern Ok
ford County last week.
Guy Barker, an eleven-year-old Bethel
boy loaded and slowed away seven
loads of hay one day the past season.
Oxford sent c. F. Durell. A. f. Rob
inson, George Hszen and f. T. Faunce
70 the Knights Ternplar conclave in
Boston.
Chas. Il. Pike and Frank Stearns Of
Norway and Ernest VI. SWEET of South
Paris participated in the bicycle races at
Righy last week.
Prof. F. o. Small, the new principal
of Gould Academy, Bethel, is brother
of W. ". Small Of the Rumford Falls
Times.
Rev. B. ). RideOut, the able pastor of
the Norway Congregational church will
return and resume his labors the second
sunday of September.
Aunt Hannah Childs, Canton's oldest
resident, aged ~ years, did the new
city OF RumfOrd Falls last Wednesday.
She rode through the streets where as
girl she had picked blueberries.
L. L. Cummings Of Woodstock who
bought a great many apples last year
saws he shall not deal in them very ex-
tensiyely this year, the crop being so
light As 20 offer very little inducement.
The governor and council of 1898 will
hold a reunion at Rumford Falls Tues
day and Wednesday, Sept. J and l..
They will be the guests OF Hon. Waldo
Pettengill, who was member OF that
council.
Conductor Turnbolt Of the Grand
Trunk Railway line above Island Pond
went through TO Portland with speelal
train, making his first trip 70 Portland al
though he has been employed by the
q. I. K. for thirty-nine years.
The Baptists at Rumford Falls have
decided TO maintain regular Sunday ser
vices. At present they occupy the
Methodist church, but have secured lot
and will soon make preparations for
erecting good church editice.
That hustling. bustling seller of wash
ing machines, W. G.. Hartwick Of South
Paris, will o. seen and heard at the
f-irs this fall. II he can't convince YOU
without killing YOU, he certainly won't
kill YOU without convincing YOU.
William u. Bisbee has purchased the
=. >. Packard stand on Paris Street,
Norway, FOR S3325 aud will occupy L.
Mr.. Bisbee Was formerly prosperous
farmer in Hebron and has recently been
managing the creamery al Wilton.
Hugh J. Chisholm, Esq, OF Portland,
visited EumfurJ Fail, last week in the
interest ot HI ,srioUS and extensive
business enterprises there. Rumtord
Falls i a child ~ NJ. ChiSholm's pro-
ductiou, and very active child, too.
Rev. K. +. Johouuet Of Chicago occu-
ped the pulpit AZ lumford Falls on sun.
day of last r,e.k. IL i OF him that the
story i told. on telling "a Canton boy
his name. and asking the boys name h,
received Tic reply, Joe BumOlebve.'
Rev II. ;. Burrage, u. D., Of Port
land. editor ~ the lions A9yoc ttc. the
Baptist state UNCONVENTIONAL paper
preached az the Methodist church al
Rumford Falls SUNDAY. Dr. Burrsge il
one u the ables, men in the Baptist lie
nomination.
Miss Minnie \. Plummer Of South
Paris WhO las been taking al advanced
course in orgaa music and vocal Cultur,
under some of greatest masters in Eu
rope = expected home soon. She Wa,
10 sail from Bologne for New lorl
August 2S;a.
Horace Gle. the Norway ieweler
offers gold lined silver cup suitably
engraved for trophy 10 be- won ~ ;
SSH boat race on Norway Lake during
this mouth, suitable course 10 b,
selected, Judges chosen and al necessary
preliminaries arranged.
Gen. George l.. Beal. Freeland Hove
Cyrus : Tucker, DR.. George L. Jones
DR.. L. T. Bradbury, >il,s III. Wctherbcc
Charles l.. Hathaway, james l.. Parker
Howard ID. Smith and George \. Col,
constituted the solid delegation that rep,
resented Norway q the knights TEN.
plar couclsve IN Hostou.
:. L. Bearce OF Lew iston. was in Nor.
way Tuesday en- route for North Con.
way. He used 70 live AZ Frost Corner
moving with his parents from Hebron in
lS7l. For the past - wears he has lived
in Lewiston aud i member OF the firm
81 Bearce Il Clifford contractors and
builders of that city.
Prof. +. \. Daniels. a former princi-
pal OF Hebron aud now a teacher Ia The
public schools of New York city. who
i spending his vacation ~ Paris lIill. i
an enthusiastic kite flyer. He has Civ, u
some very successful exhibitions with
kites Of his own manufacture patterned
after the JapaneSes variety, which carry
no tail.
Lewis Stuart aud wife Of Brooklyn,
Y. Y, were guests of Lewis Z. Andrews
Of Norway last week. Mr.. Stuart was
formerly connected with the Pioneer
Chair Company az West Paris. He is
now superintendent of the finishing de-
partment Of Haywood Brothers. the
largest chair manufacturing establish
ment in The world.
J. Hastings Bean, Esq, register Of
deeds for Oxford County, and Albert ID.
Park. Esq. register of probate, were
with their families az Old Orchard sew
eral davs last week. During their ab-
sence EX-RegiSter John r. Stanley WAS
in charge OF Mr.. Beams office and Col.
Albert ;. Austin looked after the bust
ness Of the probate office.
George Burnham, Jr.. OF the we'll
known packing firm Of Burnhsm * Nor
rill has been looking over the oxford
County factories OF his firm aud putting
them in order for operation. NJ. Burn
ham IS an expert mschinest himself and
much OF the labor saving machinery
used in the canning industry originated
in his fertile brain.
James L. Bowker, Esq, of Bryant's
Pond, treasurer Of the town of Wood
stock. was the first 10 pay the county
tax this year. Mr.. Bowker paid the full
amount of the Woodstock tax for 1895
into the county treasury on August 23d.
John HOughton, Esq, treasurer Of the
town of Byron, WAS but one day later,
and Treasurer John +. Merrill of FRYE
bnrg paid the full amount Of the FRYE
burg tax, nearly one thousand dollars,
On August 37th. DR.. III. j. Binford,
treasurer OF Mexico, paid the tax of that
town on Aug. 18th, and Treasurer John
NJ. Harrington of Lowell got in Aug.
10Th.
The Norway Advertiser last week con-
aimed an excellent portrait Of LAWYER
Charles Z. Holt of Norway. leading