Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-08
NORWAY.

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Fishing on the lake Tuesday, Nay Let.
Swan and Pike have nearly completed
the repairs on the building on Cottage
Street.
v. w. Hills has large crew at work
on his house opposite the Gen. Geo.
l.. Beal place on Cottage Street.
DIR. r. Austin Tenney was In town the
first OF the week, at his Office In Horne
Block.
All the officers and attorneys have
been 10 attendance at the May term
Of the s. j. Court during the week.
| At the annual meeting OF the Masonic
bodies at Portland this week the men,
bers OF the fraternity from Norway
were we'll cared for. In the Grand
Lodge Alfred s. Kimball Was elected
Deputy Grand Master. In the Grand
Chapter Howard ID. Smith was elected
Grand King. In the Grand Council
Bisl F. Bradbury was elected y. l.
Grand Master and 10 the Order OF High
Priesthood Alfred 8. Kimball was elect
ed Junior Vice President OF the order.
The May term of the Municipal Court
was held bv Judge Davis on Tuesday.
Rev. j. Z. Budden preached at Odd
Fellows Hall to the members OF the
/. o. OF. orders Sunday afternoon.
Text, "What meaneth thiss' music BY
Miss Sargent, Miss Tucker, Mrs. DeCos-
ter, Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Foster. The
hall was well filed.
Miss Ruby Jordan Of Springvale has
been with her people 10 this place for
week.
During the absence OF II. d. Smith
Miss Tuell has been at work 10 the bank.
Freelsnd Howe captured three-pound
laEdlocked salmon and q red spot OF
one and one-half pounds Tuesday. Z.
c. Tsrr, superintendent Of the shoe
factories. captured two red spots weigh
ing nearly three pounds. Frank Pottle
captured a red spot OF nearly two
pounds. Jim True and Oscar Needham
caught two redspots OF about three
pounds. There were fen OF the many
fishermen on the lake Tuesday who did
not land fish.
Lee NJ. Smith has been suffering with
a severe cold and obliged to be out OF
the store.
We understand that Harry l.. Haynes
will move to Bethel. He has bought the
Bethel House lsundry business. VIII
Gary will run the Norway laundry.
A few Of those who attended the Grand
Lodge OF Mssons at Portland from this
place were A. S Kimball, II. d. Smith,
B. +. Bradbury, w. j. Jones, II. l.. Bart |
lett, F. n. Barker, G.. w. Holmes, G. +.
Ridlon, l.. 1. Gilbert, c. L. Hathaway |
and III. +. Mixer.
The graduating exercises at the
Emerson School Of Oratory, Boston,
were attended BY Fred II. Cummings. |
Miss Fannie w. Cummings was q mem |
Der Of OF the class.
Geo. w. Durham has leased the c. W.
Wiley house on Beal Street and will
move from Norway Lake at once.
Frank F. Holmes has moved from the
Haskell house to the Boyuton place.
Frank Grady made his Norway friends
a short visit during the week. He has
returned to his home In Massachusetts,,
where he has position 10 bakery.
Samuel X. Knowland Of Massachusetts,,
who for q long time was foreman OF b.
+. Spinney & Co.'s cutting room, WAS In
town during the week and enjoyed q few
days with his friends.
"The American Girl was presented
to large attendance ut the Opera House
Friday evening. The entertainment was
first-clsss throughout. Norway and
South Paris people know when they at
tend first-clsss entertainment and are
willing 10 pstronize the good.
Drs. II. J. Binford of Mexico, G. X.
Sylvester OF Harrison, W. ID. Williamson
OF Gorham. ". H., J. ID. Holt Of Berlin,
y. H., j. w. Stuart Of Rumford, and b.
+. Bradbury, II. l.. Bartlett, F. n.
Barker and S. A. Bennett OF Norway, At
tended the meeting Of the Oxford Coun-
ty Medical Association at the Beal's
House, Monday. The next meeting will
be held at Mechanic Falls.
The selectmen have done something 10
the way of cleaning up the streets. II
has been suggested by some one that
little attention to the rubbish, broken
stone, etc, left by the town officers on
the square on Water and Bridge Streets,
would be beneficial.
James c. True and l.. p. SWEET cap
tured salmon that weighed hve
pounds 60 and thirteen (l3) ounces
Saturday forenoon. This Is the largest
one taken from the lake thus far this
spring.
Swan & Pike moved from their rooms
in the Horne Block to their studio on
Cottage Street, Saturday.
IL IL understood that j. l. Mlllett will |
operate the sprinkler on the streets this
summer as usual.
Eugene +. Smith has been appointed
census enumerstor for the enumeration |
district comprising Norway village cor
poration. Albert j. Stearns has received |
an appointment to enumerste for the
other parts OF the town Of Norway. The