Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12

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Capt. Wright Bisbee has returned to
Skowhegan where he has a position as
cutter with the Commonwealth Shoe
Co.
Miss Grace Faunce is spending few
weeks with her sister and relatives i'll
Providence, r. |.
Capt. Autman of the regular army,
and Cen Hoyt of the governors staff,
will inspect Co. d, 1st Regt., \. G. 5. NJ,
Tuesday, June 9th. This inspection is
required under the new military law.
A patent has been issued to Capt. D..
W. Nash for improvements on his now
mezzo-relief method of preserving the
skins of fish so as to represent their
natural appearance as they were taken
from the water. Capt. Nash is one OF
the leading taXidermists in Maine.
Mrs. Alice X. Woodsum took charge
of the Norway Public Library on Thurs
day as librarian. Miss Monahan left for
Portland Thursday morning with her
sisters.
Mrs. w. J. Jones of Berlin, n. H.,
visited friends in town during the week.
Mrs. J. A. Harding and son of Warner,
y. H., have taken up their residence on
the farm for the summer.
James Dunn, after three weeks va
cation, has returned to his work at the
shoe shop.
Street Commissioner Freeman has re-
planked the Lynn Street bridge.
Mrs. c. b. Cummings is painting her
house on Main Street opposite the Uni
versalist church.
Hal X. Eaton, of the Belfast High
School. called on his friends the last OF
the week.
A.. l.. Sanboru has been elected to fill
the position of NJ. of F. in the Knights
of Pythias Lodge made vacant by the
death of C. G. Mason.
Oxford Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, have secured large room in
Ryerson Hall.
Mrs. George l. Cummings and son, ac-
companied by Mrs. Cummings mother,
Mrs. II. 7. Stuart, are visiting Mrs. Mer-
rift Welch at Sanford.
J. Waldo Nash and lph Trask have
gone to his Haines Landing studio for
the summer work.
EN-. Thomas has moved from the
Hathaway Block to the Grange Block
where he continues his shoe repairing
business.
Mrs. E. c. Tarr and children have gone
to her former home at Prince Edward
Island for visit to her people.
Fred o. Grover, who broke his arm
some weeks since, was in the village this
week. Although he has not fully re-
covered he attends to business.
The question of Fourth of July cele-
bration is being discussed and there is
some prospect that the dav may be
properly and fittingly observed.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Noble have gone
to Benton Falls where their son resides.
They have made many friends in Nor
way during their stay of several months.
c. H. Adams started up his mill We'd
nesday for the first time. Everything
worked first class. He is now prepared
to do all kinds of work. He has mould
ing machines, planners, saws of all de-
scriptions, as we'll as lathes and boring
machines.
The officers of the w. C. T. U. elected
at the annual meeting are as follows:
Presideut-Mrs. e. n. Tubbs.
| Vice Presidents-Mrs. f. S. Cotton. Mrs. b. F
Pickett Mira. Emma Mann anu Mrs. IL. ~
Smith.
Rec. sec.-Mrs. E. f. Bicknell
Cor Sec-Mrs. Alice r. woodsum.
Treas-Mrs. +. n. Barker.
Charles S. Akers has been elected
secretary of Norway Lodge, No. 10, l.
0. o. F., to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of G. G. Mason. The office OF
scribe held by Mr.. Mason in the en-
campment has been filled by the election
to that position of NJ. l.. Kimball, Esq
The telegraph instruments have beer
removed from the Office in the Norway
Public Library rooms. at present the
telephone office does all the business. II
is not known that another office will b'
opened in this village for the present
owing to the small demand for the office
A new trial has been granted by tn
law court in the case of Gertrude q
Merrill VS.. Albert p. Bassett. This cas-
was tried at Saco in September. and
verdict of $3.50 for the plaintiff was re
turned. Judge Spear in the rescrip
} handed down, says that the evidenc
shows that the defendant exercised du
care in ascertaining whether the plaintiff
was in condition to be moved, and tina
he removed the plaintiff in pruden
manner. The jury clearly erred in thei
verdict.