Oxford Democrat., 1904-08-16
NORWAY,

ten days visit with Hon. j. +. Stearn
Edith NJ. Smith has sold her hors
"Pedro," to Chas. W. Partridge of No
way Lake.
| Charles Crosby is employed by Guy
Curtis on the street sprinkling bushes
7. l.. Heath and crew moved the ne
boiler for c. b. Cummings 4 Sons frol
the depot to the Bridge Street heatin
plant the first of the week. The bOilt
weighed nearly sixteen tons and We
moved on rollers.
Surveyor w. l.. Gray Of South Par
was engaged Wednesday to survey lOt
on Water Street for j. r. Brown, c. I
Dearborn and Others. The lots are OF
posite the Webb corn factory.
A Board of Trade meeting was held a
Ryerson Hall Thursday evening. w.
Howard of Portland gave the member
who attended most interesting tall
Mr.. Howard is in the interest of th
Board of Trade Journal Several ne'
members were taken into the associa
| ton.
| John Robinson of Oxford was in tow
the first of the week with his auto. /
is beauty and highly appreciated b
its owner.
Lewis Fox of Champion, Pa, is visit
ing in town. Mr.. Fox is native o
Lowell. He went from Lowell to Gram
pion thirty-one years ago. He is
brother of W. Stanley Fox.
Monday evening the public enjoyed
faker show at the corner of Main ant
Deering Streets. This time the subjec
of the sale was collar buttons and few
other things, sail worth the none!
paid"
Sophia Tufts is visiting friends ant
relatives for few weeks in Jay.
Jesse Allard and Howard Moultor
struck for Freedom, N. H., Tuesday
evening. Freedom is their former home
and they annually drive across country
for visit of two weeks.
Mrs. Hattie l.. Davis of Washington
ID. c., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
George Whitman.
Margaret Packard of Baltimore, Nd,
is visiting her friends and relatives in
town for few weeks.
The second Congregationalist church
will be closed until the second Sunday in
September. Rev. B. S. Rideout and
family are at Garland for their vaca-
ton.
The exhibition of the ten pound
salmon taken at Upper Dam by G. b.
Bearce of Lewiston, and mounted whole
by Capt. j. w. Nash, is attracting lots of
1t is one of Capt. Nash's best
works.
Mrs. Ruel York and daughter, Mar
jorie, of Damariscotta Mills, and Mrs.
Dora II. York and daughter, Grace, of
are the guests of Deputy
Sheriff Albert p. Bassett.
Amasa b. Robbins is repairing and
shingling his house on Water Street.
Gertrude Merrill of Salem, Mass, is
visiting Grace b. Bicknell at her home
on Orchard Street for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ii. Adams visited
in Andover during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland Howe visited
their daughter. Mrs. Arthur Z. Morrison,
At Rumford Falls the first of the week.
At the Universalist parish meeting
Thursday evening, it was voted to hear
some candidates.
Noboro Kawasaki, native of Japan,
and graduate of Nagasaki college, and
now taking post graduate course at the
Boston University, will lecture at the
Methodist church Wednesday evening,
Aug. 18th, ON Mikado's land.
A. l.. Greene and w. B. Chaffin of
Providence, r. l., are at the Beal's
Hotel. Mr.. Chaffin is paying teller at
the Atlantic National Bank. Mr.. Greene
S an old soldier and was adjutant of his
regiment and is well acquainted with
many G. A. r. men with whom he takes
great pleasure. They have been here
'or several years on their annual outing.
Bertha Mann has run A. j. StearnS'
)ffice during his absence in Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Cole of Boston
ire visiting Mrs. Coles parents, Mr..
md Mrs. VIM. c. Cole, at the Falls.
L. NJ. Longley has purchased the
Albert Moulton house on Maple Street,
md will take possession about Sept. lst.
Mrs. A. Il. Bennett and Mrs. James
Pledge are stopping at Poland Camp
iround for few weeks.
Don't fail to attend the popular lecture,
Nikado's Land and People, given by Rev.
Noborn Kawasaki, who is college
graduate of Japan, and postgraduate
student of Boston University. One
hundred stereopticon views will be given.
Rev. Mr.. Kawasaki will sing native
ongS.. He is accompanied by Mr..
radanori Togi, another native of Japan,
low a student at the New England Con-
ervatory of Music, who will give violin
olos. Both will appear in native cos
ume. This will be at the NJ. E. church,
Norway, Wednesday e. ,ning, August IL,
It I :45 o'clock.
A large number of Norway's soldiers
will visit the G. A. X. encampment at
Boston this week. Several parties left
or that city Saturday morning, but the
,reater number will follow Monday.
they will be gone about one week.
Herbert S. Wood, while butchering a
log for o. P. Brooks at the slaughter
house on Cottage Street, received a very
painful, but not serious wound OF the
ingers of his left hand. The hog moved
quickly, throwing the knife which Wood
vas using through his left hand, nearly
evering the ends of the middle and
bird fingers and badly cutting the
,thers. The wounds are rapidly heal
lealing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Bartlett of
,toneham were in town with their
laughter, Mrs. II. l.. Bartlett, the first
# the week.
Clarence w. Merrill, who was hired by
he Norway Water Company to take
harge of the pumping station, has been
discharged by the company and Frank
iammOn reinstated as engineer. The
ctiou was taken by the company in
rider to give Mr.. Cannon another trial.
Miss Vining of Boston and the Misses
'ike are visiting in the Rangeley vicinity.
The Female MinstrelS at the Opera
louise Monday evening did not draw a
cry full house neither did the entertain
nent following the main show.
Alice NJ. Smith was married to DIR.
ester w. Horne Sunday at the home OF
he brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. How
.rd d. Smith. Oak Avenue, by Rev. b.
!. Rideout. The bride is a graduate OF
Norway High School and Colby College.
The groom is also a graduate of the high
chool and of Tufts Medical School. DR..
md Mrs. Horne left for their home at
lew Bedford, Mass. The many friends
If both extend their hearty cOngratula-
ions and wishes for a long and pros
,erous life.
At the Saturday afternoon shoot by
members of Co. d team, it was the an
,ual contest for company prize for one
rear, gold badge. The medal was won
,y Q. M. Sergt. NJ. p. Stiles with a
score of AZ and Al points at 200 and 800