Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-07-06
NORWAY.

! NORWAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. w. Hills were very
suddenly called to waldoboro BY the
death Of q nephew Sunday.
| Joseph Philbrook OF Lisbon Falls, the
contractor who built the Opera House
and county buildings, was In town Thurs
day.
| Collector Geo. A. Cole Is presenting
every tax payer for 1897 with tax bill
Of his tax.
Surveyor Austin and crew put CO
ment sidewalk In front Of Horne Block
this week.
CT. Fogg cut the hay about Z. r.
Smiths place on Bridge Street during
the week.
| j. j. Fuller has his new tenement
house, corner Water and Pleasant
Streets, nearly completed. Mr.. Fuller's
next step will be to replace the old store
with new building.
Rev. b. s. Rldeout attended com.
mencement exercises at Bates College,
Lewiston.
Prof. VIM. X. Chapman took charge
Of the local branch Of the Maine Musical
Festival In the village Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Z. Valentine OF
Bethel accompanied him from Bethel In
the afternoon. The attendance was very
good and the meeting an excellent one.
Prof. Chapman leads the chorus with all
the earnestness he can command. He
explained to the chorus what he expect
cd and what must be done between now
and October.
II. l.. Horne has been on the sick list
for the past week, but Is now gaining
rapidly aud will soon be out on the
! street again.
DIR. Annette Bennett has moved from
the Horne Block to the I. II. Sawin
house, Main Street.
A. l.. Cook, wife and daughter, visit
ed ut F.. G. Towers In Sweden the first
Of the week. When he returned to Nor
way he brought nearly i've hundred
trout with him.
The new uniforms for the Norway
base ball club have been on exhibition
at ii. b. Fosters show window during
the week. White and blue are the col
ors, with the word Norway across the
front 10 large letters.
Frank Stearns, who graduated ut
Bowdoin College this year, has gone to
Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he will
90 into business with Frank Stearns,
his uncle.
T. II. Cummings, l.. b. Cushman, l..
b. Andrews and +. w. Faunce are en-
ioying fishing trip ut Hastings this
week.
Mrs. Eugene f. Andrews and child
are visiting In Auburn for short time.
The selectmen have been asked to 10
cate a road from Albert Richardson's to
ID. F. Fosters. They have viewed the
proposed way and will make known their
action later.
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Shank have
painted the hydrants Of the Norway
Water Company.
VIM. I. Abbott, Of Boston, was In
town the first OF the week on business
connected with his property, Horne
Block.
Swans souvenir picture Of Norway Is
a collection OF views OF Norway village.
IL il beauty.
The new card at the National Bank
informs the public that the bank will be
open from 10 IL Saturdays.
Monday will be observed rs the Fourth.
The grocery stores will be open until
10, again from to @. Dry good stores
and clothing and shoe stores closed all
dsv.
Verne NJ. whitman, who has been
teaching at Calais. has returned to his
home at this place for the summer vaca-
ton.
Town Clerk Mason had his new safe
put into his office Thursday morning.
II Ia Just the thing for Charles.
Mrs. Msrston Of Lynn, A. +. Marston's
mother. Is enjoying short visit in town
with her son who is looking after the
shoe business.
Mrs. III. ii. Crockett, who has been ut
Andover visiting, has returned.
Mrs. Norris $. Tibbetts and son. OF
Auburn, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Locke, this week.
The Oxford County Medical Associa-
ton held meeting in the village at
Masonic Hall Monday. The following
officers were elected:
President, y. y. Barker. Norway.
First Vice President. A. l.. Hcr-ey. oxford.
sd vice-Pesident. {. NJ. Bisbce, Rumfori
Falls.
81 Vice President, j, ID. Holt, Berlin. y. IL.
4th Vice President, G. ID. iil'. Bethel.
Sec. and Treas. ". J.. Bartlett. Norway:
Member Executive Committee, {. ID. Hill.
Besides the Norway and Paris physi-
clans the following were present:
c, u. HIN, Bethel
rs. Packard, Waterford.
III. Cobb. Berlin, y. II.
j. ID. Holt. Berlin. y. H.
j. q. Gehring. Bethel.
J. :. SsurteyAnt, Dixheld.
". ID. Williamson, Gorham. y. ii.
j. W. Stuart, Rumfori
c. Il. Rankin, Mechanic Falls.
c. II. Tobie, Mechanic Falls
The meeting was most interesting
one. Voted to hold the next at Bryants
Pond the last Monday In August. After
a bountiful banquet at the Beals Hotel
the party enjoyed sail on the lake.