Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20
NORWAY.

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i Frank +. Brown has painted hIs housl
on Cottage Street.
Mr.. aud Ms. Charles r. Smith 81
BridgtOu visited his fnthe6, Ja0es smith,
Sunday. They drove acroes country.
i J. A. Tuelfs horss was frightsoed
By the electric car recently aeaS Green
the new bsker cart.
Tue farmers Ia this viclnity arc re-
joiclng over the r1ln. Tue hay crop viii
b greatly improved although conc
fields viii yisld bss snail amount OF
hay.
Nrs. A. o. Noyes has greatly inprov.
ed her place By The construction Of ~
irou fence along OAK Averue. The work
Was done by tho Austin hrm In this VII
lage.
DIR. A. Thoupsou 10 constructing .
Telephone line from the Elm House 10
this village 70 his cottage ou Rock L.
land 10 Pennesseewsssee Lake. The
doctor don't intend 10 be out Of touch
with the business part Of the county.
We understand that Co. d, Let Regi-
meut, N. q. 8. ~, viii soon Be organized
and commence drilling.
The action, Herbert Il. Nillett W.
Dwight II. Stevens, for alleged damages
done To Millett's bicycle carriage In Au-
gusf, '9S, by q collision with Stevens
carrisgs, vas tried In the municipal court
Monday. The evidence showed that at
the time Of the accident the plaintiff and
j. I. Millest were driving at q high rate
IL speed on Main Street nearly opposite
II. Coles. The court gave judgment for
the defendant and the plaintiff appealed.
Wilson & Gray for plaintiff. Smith for
defendant.
On Tuesday. the suit W. II. Thayer vs..
Rinsldo l.. Cummings Was tried In the
municipal court. The action was
brought 10 recover for services rendered
the defendant, and for money paid out
for him In the packing OF apples. The
defence was q claim that the petitioner
owed defendant for board and teams.
Decision to be rendered at the July term.
smith for plaintiff. Wright for defend
ant.
l.. p. Bartlett, Jr., of Lynn, was In
town during the week looking after the
shoe business Of the firm Of h. F. Spin
new & Co. of which he IL member.
Jonas w. Swan Of Lisbon Falls made
his Norway friends Walt the frst Of the
week. He runs clothing store at Lis
bon Falls and IL doing well.
Y. w. Hills II having his store thor
oughly repaired, painted aud papered.
The members Of Norway Grange at
tended services at the First Congregs-
tioualist church at Norway Centre Sun
day, June II, and listened TO one Of Rev.
B. s. Rideoat's best sermons.
Mrs.. r. W. Faunce IL Visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Pendexter, At
Phillips this week.
Rev. C. X. Tenney OF Boston visited
his sister, Mrs. f.. A. Danforth, this
week.
Norway teachers are much pleased
with the fact that they are to
enjoy q summer school In this village In
nor names Of instructors are yet known.
The instruction however will be the best
obtainable.
The members OF Mt. Hope RebekAh
Lodge gave an entertainment at Odd
Fellows Hall last Thursday evening,
the 18th. IL consisted Of music, reading
and q drill. Ice cream aud cake were
served for refreshments.
Mr.. McDsuiels who was buried out
on cottage Street Sunday has moved In
to George Hszen's house on Beal Street.
Col. l.. II. Kendall OF Biddeford, OF
the lst Regt., n. G. s. NJ, was In town
Friday looking after the organization Of
the Norway company.
n. A sr.,.r ~. Il. - h. 49,. ~Ht,x -
house and stable 1t Poland camp ground
for the season OF 80.
DIR. II. L. Bartlett and wife will en-
JOY their vacation Of 4 week or ten days
In trip TO Bethel aud vicinity by car !
rage.
Rev. A. s. Ladd, presiding elder Of
the Lewiston district, preached ut the |
Methodist church Friday evening.
The Norway Congregational society |
was represented at the Rumford Con- |
ference Tuesday by Rev. B. 8. Rldeout, |
and Deacon Bean and Deacon Perry.
Sunday, June IL, WAS observed by Mt. |
Hope Rebekah Lodge as decoration day,
ut |. o. o. r. Hall. The exercises con- |
sisted OF an address by Past Grand MAJ
ter A. 8. Kimbsll, paper by Past Presi- |
dent Of Maine Rebekah Assembly, Mrs.
Alice r. woodsum, reading by Mrs.
Fife Akers, and paper BY Mrs. Maggie |
Libby. Rustfield cemetery was visited |
as well as Pine Grove where the graves !
Of Lizzie Young, Bessie Swift and Ber-
usrd Resvey were decorated.
William Lennell caught and stopped
runaway horse Tuesday evening at the
corner OF Cottage and Main Streets. The
street WAS crowded at the time and his
act was met with loud applause.
Friday, June 23d, Is the date and Leav-
tits landing the place selected by Ok
ford Lodge, r. and A. NJ, for the cele-
bration Of Sc. Johns Day this year.
Steamer will leave the village at 10 is
A. NJ, and Pm. Baked beaps hot |
from the ground and coffee. Ia case Of
showers cottages will he opened. II
stormy the next day. IL will as usual /
be most pleasant Masonic time.
Between six and seven O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, June 18th, an alarm Of fre
was rung In from box p, corner Main
and Cottage Streets. Il proved to be
the old Horne house near the Baptist
church. The fire companies quickly re-
sponded and the fire was soon under
control. II WAS fortunate that there
was no breeze at the time IS IL might |
have been q very destructive fire. The
damage Was very large from dre and
water. The building belonged TO the
Savings Bank and Was insured for el200.
Mr.. Forest McDaniels who occupied the |
house had his goods insured for $500.
w. S. Abbott, Of Boston, owner Of
Horne Block, was 10 town this week |
looking after the block.
Insurance Commissioner Carr Of Au- |
gusta Investigated the Horne house fire |
In company with the selectmen on Satur- |
dsy.
william c. Stiles Of Portland visited |
his brother, Postmaster Stiles, during |
the week. Mr.. Stiles is engaged In the |
Insurance business In Portland.
The cottages about the lake are now
all occupied. Several new ones appear
this season, and there are indications
that more will follow In short time.
raigned before the Norway Municipal
Court Saturday afternoon on the charge
of larceny or irons from his own wagon
from the shop Of A. B. Robbins. 1t ap-
peared that the wagon had been taken to
Robbins for repairs and dispute arose
IS to the amount Of iron used ana - to
the price charged. At noon Saturday
Wood took the irons from the wagon to
weigh them, and having done 90 return
ed them to the shop when he was for
hidden to put them back on TO the
wagon. He was found guilty and fined
81 and costs. An appeal was taken. W.
+. Jones for state, <. r. Smith for de-