Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
NORWAY.

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Norway's good people did not "skiI
the town owing to the work OF the grand
jury"
Work apparently is going forward al
the Deering Street office OF the Norway
and Western Railroad. There Is how
ever some doubt about building the
bridge over the outlet Of the lake before
spring. =, -,
DR.. Bal F. Bradbury is shingling biz
buildings. Horace Mixer and crew are
doing the work.
Norway Grange will celebrate Its 31st
anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 2Sth. II
will be an all.day affair. A baked bean
dinner will be served to, it is hoped
every member of the order. There will
be good literary entertainment and
among the speakers will be Rev. j. d.
Little of South Paris.
David w. Frost, who died at his Frost
Hill home, on October 18th, was one OF
the Oldest men in the town Of Norway.
He was born in Norway in July, 1925.
He leaves a widow and five children
Mrs. A. G. Lovejoy, F. e. Frost, G. +.
Frost, Geo. D. and Asa. Interment in
Pike Hill cemetery. Mr.. Frost was
lifelong Democrat and most excellent
citizen. :,
Nearly fifty Norway people took ad-
vantage of the very low excursion rates
to Boston this week.
Ed Jordan, for years the head sawyer
for G. B. Cummings & Sons, while at
work at the firms new steam mill at
Crockett Island, had his left ankle brok-
en- Wednesday of last week by log. He
is doing as we'll as can be expected. He
is now about on crutches and declares
he will be at work again in few days.
Good courage is more than good medi-
cine with some, truly.
Capt. j. w. Nash is much pleased with
the report just received from the AdJu'
tant General on the condition of Co. D,
LIST Regt., n. G. S. NJ, of which he Is
the commanding officer. The report
speaks in highest terms of the standing
of the organization. In Workmanship
Co. D leads the state. There are IL ex.
pert marksmen, 2 sharpshooters, ~
marksmen, second class, 10 third class,
and fourth class. The weekly drills
have an average attendance of 30. One
member comes on foot distance OF nine
miles to attend the meetings. About
Jan. /, 'O6, an inspection of the COM
pany will be made by a regular U. 5.
army officer.
Eden Stevens will move from the
Whitcomb house on Water Street to the
Bumpus house at the Falls.
Geo. Swift has sold his Paris Street
house to 4. r. Berry. Mr.. Berry will at
once complete the house and build a
stable.
Della NJ. Noyes is with her mother at
Fryeburg Centre for a ten days visit.
A party consisting of Capt. Wright
Bisbee, Henry B. Foster, Clarence NJ.
Smith, Morrell NJ. Fuller, Lewis Brooks,
Oscar Bennett, Will Libby and L. 81.
Cushman with others are at Camp CHINA
mon for their annual fox hunt. 1t is re-
ported that several foxes and coons have
been captured. The company is all
right and enjoying life at camp.
Eugene Lebroke and family are in
Waterford for two weeks visit.
The S. l. Millett house on Main Street,
next to the Grange Building, is being
shingled.
F. Z. Towers friends are talking up
musical recital to be conducted by him
and to be given in the near future.
The Norway Amusement Club has
leased the F. r. Taylor boat house on
Water Street and will be directed by F.
j. Mccarthy. The officers are as follows:
President-Roy Jordan.
Vice. President-Frank Moore.
Treas.-W. 8. Stearns.
Sew. s. Chandler.
Doorkceper-A. Z. Noteworthy.
William b. Walker has accepted po-
sition as painter at Windham Depot,
N. H., where he goes at once.
Rev. S. g. Davis visited at Deering this
week where he was formerly pastor OF
the Deering Universalist church.
Thomas Powers and Geo. Tucker are
at work on the Ryerson Block chimneys.
Karl L. Tower, son of F. E. Tower,
has resigned his position in New York
and entered the n. E. Conservatory of
Music, Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor NJ. Whitman OF
Lynn, Mass, are visiting his parents, Z.
F. Whitman and wife. bob" has many
friends in town, who are more than
pleased to meet him again.
A regular assembly of Oxford Council,
No. IA, r. and S. NJ, was held on Friday
evening at Masonic Hall. NJ. |. Grand
Master of the Grand Council of Maine,
Charles b. Adams, formerly of Water.
Vile now of Portland, was present and
made an official visit. Following the
work was a banquet to which all did
ample Justice. Some time was passed
in speech making and song. The meet
ing broke up at an early hour.
The following were among those who
attended the annual session of the grand
bodies of Odd Fellows of Maine at Port
land last week: Grand Representative
A. S. Kimball of the Grand Encamp-
ment; Past Grand Master A. l.. F. Pike
of the Grand Lodge; Mrs. NJ. l.. Kimball
and Mrs. H. j. Bangs of the Grand
Rebekah Assembly.
Z. w. Dyer, superintendent of the
Automatic Telephone Co.'s construction
works east of the Connecticut River, of
Waverly, R. l., was in town during the
week. He holds an excellent position
with the company.
Frank T. True, City Treasurer of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, is visiting his uncle,
F. A. Danforth. Mr.. True went west
nearly twenty years ago and since that
time has been connected with the clty's
affairs in some public way as one OF It's
officers.
The harvest supper at the Congrega-
tional church vestry Wednesday evening
was very largely attended and was a
most pleasant occasion.
Thomas Bradbury is at work with his
crew cutting and shipping Christmas
trees. He intends to ship something
like five thousand trees before the end OF
the season.