Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-07-14
NORWAY.

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Eugene Flood. OF the firm Of Smith &
Flood, has been confined to the house
with severe sickness for two weeks.
A. c. Greene Of West Medford, MSss.,
was in town several days last week.
Mrs Greene and son have been visiting
Mrs. c. +. Frost for few days.
Farmers have commenced haying. Al
though they find the crop rather light, II
Is much better than at first reported.
III. L.. Horne Is rushing work on his
new block. The frame Is up and boarded.
Ii viii be great Improvement to Main
Street when completed.
AT the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Norway Branch Railway
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal, c. ;. Tucker and c.
+. Holt were chosen directors; G.. s.
Tucker, treasurer; Freelsnd Howe clerk
aud Gen. Geo. l.. Besl president.
The Norway and Paris street cars took
more money the ith than any day since
the road has been operated.
Miss Agnes Tucker is clerking for
Merritt WEIGH.
Rufus h. Morrill, lost one of his valu-
able team horses one day last week by
collie.
W. III. whitcomb has sold another
large lot of sweet corn, two carloads,
and Will ship IL at once.
Beverly Truman, was severely. but
not dangerously hurt while at work at
the upper saw mill Thursday morning.
A slab caught In the saw aud hit Tru-
msu in the face, cutting ugly gsshes
near the eye on his nose and cheek.
Il 1nfs nf / a
merchant of that city, has been visiting
his relatives and friends in town the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. wilkins of
South Berwick are spending few days
with their friends in this place.
Sumner Bangs is hard at work on his
property on Water Street. He has pa
pered, painted, shingled and built a
foundation. On the whole good Job.
Mrs. T.. Il. Hatch fell on the floor aud
sprained her hip Tuesday. She is quite
an old lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Callahan and fam
lily are enjoying the summer at their cot
tage on the west shore of the lake.
Lawson G.. Frost OF Boston Is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Harriet NJ. Frost. Mrs.
Frost has been sick for some months.
Mr.. Frost will remain several weeks.
Quite number OF our Norway citi-
zens are at old Orchard. More are plan
ming TO enjoy the beauties aud pleasures
OF the beach soon.
We understand that +. l.. Webb will
move TO Rumford Falls and open 4 store
there.
r. 4. Danforth of Rumford Falls,
formerly Of Norway, has, We under
stand, sold out his business at the Falls,
and will soon return 10 his former home.
Mrs. W. X. BiCkford and daughter, Of
the Besls House, are in Boston for a
short time.
Elmer Abbott OF Berlin Falls, y. VI,
L. passing his vacation with his sister,
Mrs. J. II. Burnham.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Merritt Welch aud fam
ily are at Augusta.
Linn Bangs Of Sabstis il stopping At
his unele's, Henry J. Bangs, for few
days.
l.. VI. Hewey aud wife of Andover en-
joyed the ith At Henry II. Crockett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. r. Millett. VIII Mars
ton and family are occupying the True
co,tsge BY the lake.
Miss Matte Tracy OF Bethel Is can
wasting the town for campaign book.
lee VI. Smith snd family are at Newry.
80 i having his two weeks vacation.
and i enioving life.
Joseph +. Long Is shingling and re-
pairing his buildings on Pleasant Street.
While crew were At work on build
ing on Water Street Smuggling. one day
this week. the staging gave way and
three Of the workmen were thrown 20
the ground. distance Of about twenty
feet. They were well shaken up but
not seriously injured. They were at
work for {. Il Cummings 4 Sons.
II l. reported that W. &. Leavitt will
soon build on his lsut on Orchard Street.
The location Is delightful one for n
residence.
In the municipal court Wednesday the
action Crockett vs.. Woodland MAS tried.
II was an action Of assumpsit brought
TO recover for hay cut and sold from the
farm in oxford, hired by Woodland of
Crockett. The plsintif claimed that the
hay cut on the place should have been
used on the farm, while the defendant
held that nothing was said about the
hay and that he had a right 20 sell the
same or take IL away as he did. Judg-
ment reserved. Holt for plaintiff.
Wright for defendant