Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-22
NORWAY.

The hotels and boarding houses wer
crowded during the Oxford County fair
| DR.. Charles E. Johnston of Hitter.
visited old friends in town several day
last week. He studied with DIR. b. F
Bradbury and has practiced in Hitter!
six or seven years.
The long summer vacation enjoyed sc
much by tho towns scholars closed las,
week. The fall term opens with few
changes in teachers.
The water in the lake is extremely low
and very rapidly lowering. The steam
boat cannot reach the lake and there is
no water for the mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert a. Williamson Of
Rumford Falls were in town during the
past week attending the fair and visiting
friends. They report business frst-clasa
at the Falls.
DR.. Harry Nevers, who is on the Maine
General Hospital staff, Portland, visited
his parents Wednesday.
Mrs. A. II. Harris, of Portland, for
many years a resident of Norway, is in
town with friends for visit.
The Norway band boys have received
many compliments on account of their
new uniforms. They are truly very
pretty and attractive. The best of all
they fit boys who know how to play.
Norway's band is first class in every
respect, truly.
John Haselton of Westbrook made his
Norway friends short visit during the
fair.
Norway Municipal Court has been in
session for few days. Tuesday, Emma
Richards on charge of larceny was fined
IS and costs. For want of the required
amount she was committed for thirty
days. George E. Buck received similar
fine for assault and for non-payment was
sent to Jail. Benjamin II. Bisbee of
Sumner for assaulting an officer was
bound over for tho grand jury. For in
toxication Arthur Landegree of Lewis
ton paid fine of s. and costs and was
discharged. Fremont Fl. Tamlin of
North Paris for single sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors on the fair grounds was fined
$50 and costs and thirty days. he went
to jail with an unpaid fine 80 he will stay
sixty days in all. Isaac w. Ellingwood
of Buckfield for assault was fined 50 and
costs. Costs were paid and the court sus-
pended the fine.
Col. E. c. Milliken, State Pension
Agent, of Augusta, was in town Friday
on business. 3Le
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank Cox left Thurs
day for Madison where they will visit
their daughter, Mrs. Edward Harris.
John NJ. Frank has sold his wood lot
at the west of Hazelhurst to L. W.
Gould for $3.50. He paid for the lot one
dollar per acre for two hundred acres
few years since. He has taken from the
lot several hundred dollars worth of
wood and timber. Rather good trade
on small scale. Mr.. Gould has also
made an excellent purchase.
Jonathan Whitehouse is one of the
two surviving charter members of the
original membership of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society in 1912. He
attended the fair and was much pleased
with its marked success. Notwithstand-
ing his advanced age he is remarkably
smart.
Mae Grierson of Rumford Falls is stop
ping with friends in town for few days.
Prof. V. NJ. Whitman and family are
housekeeping on Danforth Street in the
Barker house.
Philip P. Fessenden, of Brookline,
Mass, who was accidentally shot at
Long Cove Wednesday while duck hunt
ing, has officiated as reader at the Epis-
copal church in this village during the
summer. He had many friends in town.