Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-10-13
NORWAY.

| Forest McDaniels has moved from
Lowell to the Horne house on Cottage
| Street.
Frank A. Danforth has picked the APP
pie crop on his new Pleasant Street
place.
Mrs. Kate II. Jones, daughter and son,
returned to their Boston home Thurs
day.
Nearly every farmer In town passes
through the village with load OF cider
apples and one or more barrels.
Charles 8. Cummings, Fred n. Cum
mings and Eugene w. Bartlett will start
for southern California about the 10th OF
October. MIR. G. s. Cummings will 60
there for the benefit of his health and
will remain until spring.
The October term of the Norway Mu-
nicipal Court was held at the court room
on Tuesday. The entry OF new cases
was quite large. -.
On Thursday morning, Deputy Sheriff
Penley of Bethel brought George +.
FELTON, and Jacob Mckeen Of Paris be-
| fore Judge Davis. FELTON, was charged
with assault and battery on Officer Pen.
ley at Bryant's Pond. He was found
guilty and fined Que dollar and costs
taxed at sl2. He paid the sl3 and was
discharged. McKeen was charged with
an attempt TO rescue the prisoner from
the officer and was fined one dollar and
costs taxed at nine dollars. Upon pay
ment OF ten dollars he was discharged.
We understand that Harry Rust Post.
| No. 81. G.. A. r., have leased the hall
over f. T.. MiIletts store and will move
from Ryerson Hall 10 the Grange Block.
| The Relief Corps and Sons OF Veterans
will accompany the G.. A. X. post.
Mrs VI. A. Oxnard will spend the win
ter in Boston with her son, Horace W.
Oxnard, who will attend the Boston
School Of Technology.
Among the visitors at Rumford Falls
last week from this place were: DR..
Harry Z. Jones and his sisters, Mrs. b.
+. Bradbury, and Mrs. Geo. w. Holmes,
Mrs. c. ID. Waters, and Misses Lizzie and
Agnes Besl.
Charles +. Ridlon Ia having n store
house built near the depot 20xi0 feet.
Charles l.. Hathaway furnishes the ma
terial and labor for the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene G. Libby are en-
loving their vacation In York and Cum
berland Counties with relatives.
Mrs. f.. y. SWEET IL entertaining her
sister. Mrs. Grace H. Sadleir, and son,
of Island Pond, Vt, this week.
The Browning club officers are as
follows:
President, Mrs. Hiram L. Libby.
Vice President, Mrs. Alice Woodsum.
Secretary. Mrs. Everett .. Bicknell.
At the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational parish Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Moderator Rev u. s. Rideout.
Clerk, G.. w Holmes.
Treasurer. y. H. Noycs.
Collector W. y. Jones.
Pew Agent. r.. y, SWEET.
Committee. \. l.. =. Pike. DIR. q. +. Jones, j
l.. Horne. q y. Tubbs and Horace sanborn.
Finance Committee. II. ID. Smith, W. III. Know
land and r. T.. Andrews.
Music Committee. II. l.. Horne, DR.. u. b.
Bradbury, q. 4. Brooks and Mrs. II l.. Horne.
Ushers, ". b. Jones. y y. SWEET. l.. T. Pike,
Lester Horne and James Tubbs.
Alexander Morev IL building DWELL
ing house on the Rumford Road on one
OF the iona Blake lots.
Mrs. Mary Dsuforth, Who has been
visiting In Boston and other places In
Massachusetts,, has returned TO her home
In this village.
c. l.. Hathaway has enlarged his glaz-
ing room. The business demanded more
room.
Rev. II. J. Haughton Of South Paris
gave a most interesting and instructive
lecture on Ben Hur at the Congrega-
tionalIst church Monday evening. The
illustrations used were beautiful with
which the story was told in most
pleasant manner.
Mrs. Dexter Andrews has nearly lost
her eyesight. She has been troubled
with her eyes for long time. Mrs.
Alice Woodsum has been engaged To
care for her through the winter.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will give baked bean supper at the
church vestry on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 18th. The proceeds TO be used in
the purchase Of new church furniture.
A pipe has been run from the saw mill
spring TO G.. B. Cummings Il Sons mills
below Bridge Street. The spring has
been covered and pump put In for the
benefit Of the public.
NJ. l.. Kimball was at Bowdoin Satur-
dav with his old classmates and friends.
Morris Carter and Guy Bennett, two
young men OF this village, narrowly
escaped drowning at Hobbs Pond, FRI
day. II appears that they we're out In
an old boat duck hunting when gun
was accidentally discharged, making
large hole In the bottom OF the boat.
The boat was tipped over 10 the excite
ment and they at once found themselves
in the water and being unable to swim,
chung TO the boat for an hour or more.
They were AT last seen by men on the
shore who constructed a raft and rescued
the boys. They were taken to a place
Of shelter and cared for.
VI. V. Sampson, T.. w. Bartlett and
Frank Taylor went to Auburn Saturday
and brought back several thousand small
brown trout and landlocked salmon for
Penness wassee Lake. They will make
excellent fishing in the near future.
Sheriff +. A. Porter Of Rumford Falls
and County Attorney Collins Of Arson,
Somerset County, were In town Friday
on business.
The stereopticon entertainment at
Ryerson Hall, Friday evening, given by
Wellington Hobbs Camp, S. OF v, on
''rhe Republic Of Chilli and "Our
Great American Wonderland" was well
attended.