Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-04-29
NORW

Now is the time for the sowing q
grass seed.
Fishing tackle sells well now. Al
fishermen are pleased with the lax
fishing.
A. F. Andrews & Sons received new
lot of horses the last of the week.
Elmer Frost of Rumford Falls Is a
work for A. j. Nevers.
Alice Pride of Portland and Nelli
Waldron of Auburn visited Miss Wal
dron's brother Frank during the week.
H. R. Charlton and j. Wesley Swan o
Montreal were in town this week. The!
are preparing advertising for the Crane
Trunk Railway. Mr.. Swan is the officia
photographer and Mr.. Charlton is thu
general advertising manager OF the road
At the annual meeting of the w. e. L
u. officers were elected for the ensuing
year rs follows:
| Prcsi,leDt-Mrs. c. n. Tubb'.
REC. Sec.-Mrs. Alice Woodsum
Cor. Sec Mrs. Z. r. Rickuell.
| Treas.-Mrs. II. d. Smith.
We understand that E. c. Thompson
will open grocery store at the place
formerly occupied by j. K. Chase OF
Beal Street.
The street car left the track at moor
Tuesday. The accident which resulted
from the spreading of the rails did moi
injure any one. There were no passen
gers on the car at the time.
Rev. B. F. Pickett has been returned
to this place by the conference. He has
been pastor of the NJ. E. church in this
village during the past two years. Dur
ing that time he has done much good
work.
Elisha NJ. Morgan, of New Gloucester
and daughter, Mrs. Mary 6. Hobart, OF
Milford, Mass, visited Mrs. A. L. Favor
recently.
Several red spot trout have been taken
from the lake during the present week
but few salmon have been captured how,
ever.
County convention of the w. c. T. U.
will be held in this village on Monday
and Tuesday, June II and Is.
Mrs. Will Stevens of Portland is visit
ing at Miss Elizabeth Bea's.
Harvey Snow died at his home Satur-
day, April 10th, after a long sickness, at
the age of nearly forty years. Born in
Nova Scotia June 2, 1862, he came to
Norway in 1884, where he married Agnes
ID. Smith. He left widow and eight
children. He was member of the
Baptist church, of the l. o. D. F., and
the Pilgrim Fathers. The services were
held in the Baptist church Tuesday
afternoon, attended by Rev. E. S. Cot
ton. The l. o. o. F. lodge attended in a
body.
The suit brought by Gertrude G. Mer-
rill against d. S. Sanborn and A. Z. Bas-
sett and returnable at the Superior Court
at Portland was dismissed owing to the
fact that Mrs. Merrill resided not in
Cumberland but York County. Another
action was commenced at once by Mrs.
Merrill and attachments filed against A.
P. Bassett in the sum of $4,000. The
writ was returnable at the May term of
the Supreme Judicial Court to be held
at Alfred, York County. Notice of trial
at return term was served on the de-
PENDANT. Mrs. Merrill evidently means
business.
The members of Co. D, 1st Regiment,
n. G, S. NJ, elected Chas. p. Barnes first
lieutenant Monday evening.
Judge II. c. Davis is rapidly recover
ing. He is able to ride out each day.
He visited the Office several times dur
ing the week.
I. O. Burt has moved on to the Cotton
place in Oxford which he has purchased
from the Cotton heirs.
Oxford Lodge, No. l, of Ark Mariners,
held a meeting Wednesday evening.
Work on several candidates was followed
by banquet.
W. R. Kimball is at work on the DR..
w. A. Drake cottage on the lake shore.
E. C. Bowler of Bethel was in town a
few days since on business.
Clara W. Smith has leased her house
on Paris Street to Nathan Tompkins and
will go to the Poland Spring House to
work.
Rev. o. L. Stone and family have NOV
ed to his fathers, Josiah Stones, to
make their home in the future.
DR.. Harry P. Jones and Emma Cush-
man Stevens were married at the resi-
dence of c.. II. Adams, Main Street, at
one O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, by
Rev. B. S. Rideout and Rev. w. Sand
brook of Salmon Falls, n. II. Florence
HAYES of Oxford was bridesmaid and
DR.. f. l.. Hall of Augusta best man.
Only the immediate family were invited.
DR.. Jones has most successful dental
business in our village in which he was
preceded by his late father, Geo. z.
Jones. Miss Stevens for several years
has made her home with her mother,
Mrs. Chas. II. Adams. She is &C
complished and most pleasant. After
lunch the young people started on trip,
intending to return on or about May .:
The many presents were beautiful and
costly. They have the best wishes OF
their many friends.
Joseph II. Snow, who recently lost
his son, suffered severe paralytic shock
Wednesday. He was at once taken to
his home but is little improved.
Eugene D. Millett, while driving near
the Elm House, was severely injured by
having his foot caught between his cart
and an electric pole. While no bones
were broken the foot and ankle were
severely damned.
Ten or a dozen of Norway's promi-
nent citizens drove as far as Mechanic
Falls in company with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry p. Jones Wednesday afternoon
after the wedding. At that place the
company said farewell to the happy
couple and drove towards home. Chang
ing their minds they took the Lewiston
train and gave DR.. Jones and wife a
most pleasant but unexpected call at the
Dewitt House upon their arrival.
Attorney Edgar NJ. Briggs of Lewiston
was in town Saturday on business con
nected with the action of Mrs. Merrill
Mrs. Lizzie Croker, for some time
housekeeper for DR.. Jones, has been en-
gagged to work for Mr.. and Mrs. V. W.
Hills.
Mrs. E. F. Smith entertained party
of friends at whist Thursday evening.
Col. L. H. Kendall of Biddeford and
Inspector-Gen en-. Frank L. Hoyt Of Lewis
ton were in town Friday and Saturday
They inspected Co. ID, LIST Regiment, n
G. S. NJ, Friday evening. The inspec
ton was very successful.
A large number of the members OF the
Pythian Sisterhood in company will
others from Bridgton attended meeting
at Lewiston Friday. They went by
special train from Norway station ant
returned about midnight, having enjoy
ed most pleasant trip.
The road that was so badly washed on
by recent rains, opposite the old Genera
Parsons homestead near Frank Pike
farm, has been repaired by Road Com
missioner Freeman and crew. The ex
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