Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-08
NORWAY.

Inc OOys are eHJOyiDk eAccieul shhS-
ing on the pond north Of the corn
factory.
Jas. A. Tuell has moved from the rent
over l.. |. Gilbert's meat market to Geo.
l.. Noyes' rent, corner Main and Deering
Streets.
Fred Burt. who was sent to Auburn
work Jail at the last term Of the 5. j..
Court, for term Of six months, made
his friends In this place short visit one
day this week. 4 little later he was
captured on the line Of the Grand Trunk
Railway and taken back to Auburn. His
father advised him to go back and serve
out his sentence.
Charles Currier, while at work on the
moulding machine In the stock room at
the shoe factory, Thursday afternoon,
lost the forefnger on the right hand. 1t
Was crushed so badly that DIR. Bradbury
amputated it.
E. +. Andrews was at Rutland, VT,
this week.
The December term of the Norway
Municipal Court was held at the Munich
pal court rooms Tuesday. There were
several new entries.
S. S. Stearns, Esq, was confined to
his house several days this week with
severe illness.
Horace Dinsmore has his house on the
tannery lot nearly completed.
Nell Sampson has bought ,out j. 1.
Rowe's barber aud confectionery bust
ness. He took possession Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Rowe will build store
and residence on his lot near the school
buildings, opposite Geo. Locke's.
Mrs Harriet VI. Frost is entertaining
her SOP, Lawson q. Frost of Boston, this
week.
Rev. Il. ). Rideout attended the East
Oxford Local Union Of Christian En-
deavor Societies, at Bethel, Tuesday.
The Epworth and Junior Leagues will
give musical entertainment at the
VI. T.. church, Tuesday evening, Dec.
10Th. for the benefit OF the Junior
League. The Norway orchestra will
render several selections.
Deputy Sheriff Cross was in Auburn
and Lewiston on business Friday.
A. o. Noyes Company, l. X, h. T.,
will give drill and bali al Bryant's
Pond, Tuesday evening, Dec. 10Th, Sir
Knight Major Harry +. Ames, floor
manager.
Frank Kimball of woodsville, n. H.,
made his many Norway friends a short
visit this week.
A hand laundry will soon be opened
In Hathaway Block by Jackson 4 Hayes,
OF Lynn, Mass.
The second OF series OF rehearsals by
the Norway and South Paris branch of
the Maine Music Festival was held at the
church vestry Monday
evening. IL WAS decided success.
Prof. Chapman will conduct one OF the
rehearsals about Christmas.
While the funeral procession OF the
late Luther +. Pike was returning from
Pine Grove Cemetery, Sunday afternoon,
one Of the horses became frightened.
Several carriages were tipped over, and
more or less damaged. No one WAS Sc
yerely injured however.
r. W. Hunt died Of consumption, AT
A. L. Crooker's, Wednesday. Mr.. Hunt
was well known here as an agent for the
White sewing machine.
Mrs. Z. d. Lowell OF Yarmouth is Wis
iting her Norway friends.
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal aud Col. W. W.
Whitmarsh attended the quarterly meet
ing of the Loyal Legion of Maine, at
Bangor, Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week.
Norway's most highly respected and
oldest citizen, Luther Farrar Pike, died
AZ his home on Main Street, in this viii
lage, Friday. Mr.. Pike until recently
has euioved the best OF health. He was
born in this town Nov. I'D, 1901, on
Pike Hill, In what was known as the "old
Whitney house" When 4 young man he
worked at farming and the Ice business
in Cambridge, Mass. He returned to his
native town after eight years In Cam
bridge, and purchased the Elhanan Il.
Tubbs farm on the east side Of the lake
in 1884. In 1851 he moved 10 the j. a.
and Roscoe Bradbury farm, on the
southerly side of Pike Hill, where he
lived until ISL when he moved TO the
village. and occupied his late residence
until his death. In politics he was a
Democrat; in religion a tniyersslist.
He was known as a sharp, shrewd, busi-
ness man and for some time was one OF
the directors OF the Norway National
Bank. Mrs. Pike died in lsS6, two
wears after the celebration OF their gold
en- wedding. The family consisted OF
four children, Samuel b., Frank T., Ad-
die 4. now Mrs. W. W. Andrews and
\. l.. +. Pike. The funeral services
were held NJ the home Of the deceased
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. Caroline r..
ANGEL, assisted By Rev. b. 5. Rideout.
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
DR.. +. j. Noyes Of Lowell was in town
this week.
A large company from the Congrega--
tional church attended the supper and
entertainment at the Congregational
yestry. South Paris, Friday evening.
Chas. F. Ridlon fell and sprained his
wrist badly one day this week.
Robert Young OF Auburn was arrest
ed by Deputy Sheriff Cross Friday, on
the charge of selling intoxicating
LIQUORS. He was lodged in Paris jail
Friday night and Saturday morning nc
pleaded guilty 10 the allegation, in the
Norway Municipal Court, and Judge
Davis sentenced him TO pay fine OF
$50 and costs. On failure to pay he
was committed to Paris jail Saturday
forenoon.
II. l.. Bartlett, NJ. D., was at Grove
ton, y. H., one day this week on BUSH
ness.
IL is reported that one of Norway's
physicians may go 10 Groveton TO
practice medicine.