Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-06
NORWAY.

Z. G. Park, ESQ, and County Com
missioner Ridlon were In town TIL
neck.
Work IA rushing ut the corn shop
The large crew work oil day and late In
to the night. The corn Is coming In IN
usually good.
A. j. Stearns, ESQ.,, IL fast recovering
his usual good health. The other sicl
soldier boys are all doing ~ well ~ cal
be expected.
Dlmon Hamilton has his house abou
completed. It ls small but very pleas
ant home. Mr.. Horace Pike was II
charge OF the building.
George Bennett, the painter, has TIT
lumber on his Whitman Street lot ant
will commence work on his paint shoI
In few days.
Charles Crsgin, who has been with
Major Bradbury at Chickamauga Park
expects to 20 south with him when tn,
Msjor resumes his official duties with
Gen. Mattocks.
Arthur II. Bodkin, cook, and Ralph
Trask, musician, are among the boy
who look az though the southern wealth
er agreed with them.
Chairman of the municipal officers II
transacting business with the whittlers
association. He claims that while the
associations work IL Of the most artistic
nature II accomplishes no real good, and
that the shavings, etc, left by the art
lists on the sidewalks and store plat.
forms are anything but ornamental
The claim IL also made that the burning
OF such stuff upon the streets Is promo
tive Of fires and consequently savors
strongly Of nuisance. He may b
right.
Services were resumed In the Univers.
alist and Congregationalist churches
the first Sunday In September.
Jonas W. Swan, formerly In trade In
this village, OF Lisbon Falls, was In town
the first Of the week.
l.. =. Bartlett, Jr., OF Lynn, was In
town during the week looking after the
stock taking at the shoe factories.
County Commissioner Stearns has
been In town much Of the time since his
sons return from the south, at his
Mrs. DIR. Bsrtlett's. He Is
doing all In his power to hasten the re-
covery OF bis son.
Alouxo NJ. varney, the foreman In the
stitching room Of B. F. Spinney & Co.'s
shoe factories, has resigned his position
and will return to his home In Rochester,
y. Fl. He came here in March, 81. Sat
urday he was presented with = very nice
upholstered rocking chair by the en-
ployees OF his room.
Ckartaa Feat has add shnuf hi
place on Pleasant Street In such man.
nsr as 10 make II the most attractive
place 10 town.
+. Elliott has had his house wired
for electric lights. Jack believes In hav-
ing all the good things. His neighbors
are rather inclined to think he Is enti-
tied 10 them.
II. r. Richardson, Levi Richardson
and J. w. Gerry are enjoying a fishing
trip up Wild River this week. Mr.. Ger
~, formerly Of Norway, Is now located
In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Ridlon. after two
weeks vacation spent In Portland snd
have returned to their home.
The following are q few more OF the
soldier boys who have returned to their
homes on furloughs:
let L!ent, v. T. Adkins.
Corpl., Carl NJ. Gray.
ArtiAcer. Timothy L. Heath.
Musician. Ralph /. TrA>k.
Cook. Arthur II. Bodkin.
Privstcs, Walter =. Rowe. A. l.. Mann. Erwin
A. Bean. Chas. Y. Cragin. Guy &. Bean, and
X. spoford.
Bean and Spotford are very sick and
Heath is little better while others are far
from well.
Mrs. Geo. Merrill Is stopping In Bos-
Ton with relatives for few weeks.
s. u. Andrews has returned from
Oconto, Wisconsin. He was absent In
he west two weeks on business trip.
Mrs. G. W. Geitz and daughter OF New
ork are visiting her brother, w. j.
Jones, superintendent of the Oxford
Light Compauy's works, In this village.
Nellie Smith, OF Boston, Of the
Daniels Printing Company, Is enjoying
her vacation with Mrs. James Danforth,
her cousin.
II. Price wehber was 10 town the first
IF the week. He will visit Norway on
Sept. 18th and play "won at Last" Mr..
Weber has many friends In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Barnes and
Iamily OF Attleboro, Mass, are stopping
II Albert Richardson's.
Al Rowe was at his home Sunday.
he gets home once in two weeks.
A. j. Nevers IL attending the fairs.
This week he Is at the Cornish fair.
l.. G. Frost Of Boston Ia stopping with
his mother, Mrs. Harriet N. Frost, for 8
Few DAYS.
The G.. A. X. picnic at Gibson's Grove
was an all day one IS ex-
pected. 4 first-class good time. Chas.
Sewall's baked beans were first class.
went in for good time and
succeeded In having Ii.
Harry Glidden will return TO his work
In l.. l. Gilhert's market the first OF the
week. Walter Farrsr Of South Paris has
supplied Glidden's place on the team.
The ladies OF the soldiers aid enter
tainment cleared about $50 at their
There were about sixty
couples In the dance. Much credit IL
due Charles S. Akers for his patient
work in drilling the sixteen young ladies'.
Mrs. Abbie J. Tubbs, Inez, Idonis and
Oscar J. Tubbs have returned to their
home In Waterville.
While Sergt. II. II. Cole and Priv.
Joseph Jewett were fishing near Harri-
son village Thursday afternoon the ser
geaut captured five pound salmon. To
be exact the fish weighed five pounds
and two ounces. Rather 3 good fish for
a soldier boy to capture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hobbs are to sell
their property In Norway, Sept. 10, and
move to Massachusetts, where they will
find employment.
A very large party Of Rebekahs from
Mt. Hope Lodge In this village enjoyed
q .'corn roast" Friday evening, near
Chss. A. Pride's corn field on Cottage
Street.
Mrs. John A. Bolster died at her home
on Beal Street Thursday, Aug. 25th.
She was born in Norway, Feb. 10th,
1921, and always lived in her native
town. She was the daughter Of Samuel
and Mary Lord. In 1880 she married
John A. Bolster who survives her. Her
two brothers, c. F. Lord, Of Norway,
and Samuel Lord, Of G0rhsm, Maine, at
tended the funeral services. Her sister,
Mrs. Morrow, OF Colebrook, N. H., was
too feeble to be present. The services
were held at the Methodist church, OF
which the deceased was member, Sun
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