Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-02
NORWAY.

Sadie Millett is very sick at her HON
in Millettville.
New road commissioner is Lewis l
Gilbert.
The farmers who neglected to Gu
their hay during the excellent weathe
the first of the month made great mis-
take.
Don C. Seitz and family are visiting a
DIR. B. F. Bradbury's. Mr.. Seitz, for
merly in charge of the Norway loca
paper. is now business manager of thu
New York World.
Charles P. Barnes, Esq, and sons
Charles and Phineas, are visiting al
Houlton for short time.
T. l.. Heath, who was elected roat
commissioner at the annual town meet
ing, resigned that Office Saturday.
The Ideal Concert Company OF
Lewiston gave a first class concert al
the Opera House on Tuesday evening
Very few people attended on account OF
the weather. 1t is exceedingly difficult
to fill the Opera House in July.
Rev. Edwin H. Tuck, Oxford County
Missionary under the Maine Missionary
Society, spoke of his work in the Ma.
galloway country at the Congregational
vestry Sunday evening. He spoke in a
very interesting manner of the impor'
tant work being done through the so.
ciety and the dedication of churches at
Wilson's Mills and Wentworth's Loca.
ton.
August 30th at p. NJ. the property
and franchise of the Oxford Central
Electric Railroad will be sold. This
important transaction will take place
at the office of Fred A. Hobbs in South
Berwick. We trust work will be re-
sumed on the proposed line the very first
of September.
Some talk is heard concerning Nor
ways local Board of Trade and Old
Home Week. 1t is an excellent idea
and as the association is always on the
watch for Norway's advancement,
now is the time for action. The dates
are August 1920.
The Republican town committee,
county committee and member Of the
state committee for Oxford county held
very pleasant meeting at the Office of
A. }. Stearns, ESD, Wednesday after
noon.
Expressman Jackson has moved into
the tenement in Frank II. Hurd's build
ings on Pleasant Street.
Mrs. Emeline Millett is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Clara Hayden. Mrs. Millett
is from Somerville, Mass.
Mrs. Frank A. Danforth while coming
from the Grange Hall Saturday after
noon fell on the stairs and was badly
shaken up. When assistance arrived
she was unconscious but soon after she
was taken to her home recovered and
has gained rapidly since.
Florence Rideout and katherine Stone
after few weeks visit at Everett, Cam
bridge and Plymouth returned Saturday.
Frank D. Briggs is repairing his Cot
tage Street residence. New back steps
have been built, the piazza repaired and
other improvements made.
Hon. James F. Carey of Haverhill,
Mass, spoke in the interest of Social
ism at Concert Hall Wednesday evening
to a small attendance. The meeting was
called to order by l.. II. Goldthwaite.
F. ii. Noyes was in Berlin, n. H., and
Charles S. Akers at Portland during the
week.
Orders received by Co. d, lst Regt..
Y. G. S. NJ, designate the position of
the regiments headquarters at Manas-
saS, Va, during the army maneuvers
in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Bicknell of Buck
field visited their son, E. F. Bicknell, a
few days. They returned to their home
on Saturday.
There will be special work and initia
ton of candidates at the next meeting
Of the W. r. c., Monday evening, Aug.
LIST.
Rev. John A. Harding filled the pulpit
1t the Baptist church Sunday. Mr..
was formerly pastor Of the
church.
Rev. A. H. Ericsson of Oxford, who
for several years has had charge of the
Advent Christian church in the place,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect the second Sunday in September.
+. E. Clayton has returned from a
three weeks visit at Casco.
Ii. B. Chapman and wife entertained
Mrs. w. p. Chase of Portland and Mrs.
A. K. Martin of South Paris during the
week.
Mrs. ]. n. Cushman of Brooklyn, \.
Y, is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. II. p.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. BoSserman and
daughter are at Old Orchard for few
weeks. A. n. Record of Oxford is clerk
ing at the Noyes drug store during Mr..
absence.
Horace II. Cole works for j. S. and
]. II. Millett during the haying season.
Mr.. Cole is an excellent workman.
The Boys Science Club is enjoying an
outing at North Lowell for week.
The party stop at the Adonis Cottage
on Kezar Popd. They are:-Donald
Bartlett, John Stearns, Will Leavitt,
Ned Shepard, Philip Richardson, How
ard Lasselle, Weston Davis, Fred Swan,
Lester Rowe and Hobert Brooks. They
are in charge of George r. Howe and
Harry A. Packard.
Hortense G. Gregg of the Advertiser
is passing her vacation at Old Orchard
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph c. Themes of Buckfield.
Mrs. z. II. Hosmer of Melrose High
lands, Mass, is visiting her son, F. ID.
Hosmer, on Paris Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Paragard returned
from a carriage trip of several weeks
to Yarmouth and other places.
A check for SIS was recently received
by the Norway Home for Aged Women
of Oxford County from The Beeches OF
Paris Hill, it being the proceeds of an
entertainment given by the boarders for
the benefit of the Home. This is the
second contribution received from this
source since the opening of the institn-
ton. Such substantial manifestations
of interest greatly encourage the
managers and assure them of its success
The association returns many thanks.
First Maine Cavalry.