Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-03

ding of her brother, Adelbert Y. Locke
Esq, to Leila E. Briggs, on the 21tf
inst. She will also visit her father be
fore her return.
An iron bridge has been purchased
for the new street from Main Street tt
Lynn Street, over tannery brook. 1t is
twenty-six feet long and twenty feet
wide and will rest upon stone abut.
ments.
F. J. McCarty, who so ably handled
Nan The Mascotte, will soon present
for the benefit of the Norway band, a
minstrel show at the Opera House.
About twenty-five will take part in it.
Hon. Alfred S. Kimball and wife re-
turned from Boston and Philadelphia
Thursday, after an absence of two
weeks. Mr.. Kimball attended the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of 1. o. o. F.,
at Philadelphia.
o. |. Pitts has leased the Bassett
blacksmith shop. For some time MIR.
Pitts has been in business at Bethel.
P. E. Hathaway, the former sub.
master, has been chosen principal of the
high school, and Harry NJ. Wheeler OF
oOutu arts 10 buOHidotCis
New street signs painted by Chas. A.
Young will soon be erected through the
village.
The seasons work at the Norway
corn factory ended this week with a
pack of over $1,000 cans. Their largest
for some years.
Mrs. C. E. Holt entertained her sister,
Mrs. Maria l.. Chandler, of Fryeburg,
during the week.
w. F. Lord of Auburn was in town
during the week. He stopped with his
cousin, Mrs. Mason NJ. Kilgore, on
Danforth Street.
Marguerite Finney is supplying in the
lower primary school during the absence
of the teacher, Lizzie o. Lasselle, who
has injured her knee.
w. G. Rand, general manager of the
Norway & Western Railroad, started for
Philadelphia Wednesday to attend a
convention of railroad men.
Mr.. Kneeland, foreman of Mclntire
Bros. and Fosters Byron mill, is spending
his vacation of week or ten days here.
Mrs. H. d. Smith, delegate, attended
the w. C.. Il. U. convention at Bar
Harbor.
FIJI. Beck attended the Bethel fair
with his gasoline engine this week. c.
II. Adams also attended the fair We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Fifield with friends
are camping at Lowell for ten days.
Mr.. Fifieid returns to Baltimore in about
two weeks.
Walter r. Annis was before the Mu-
nicipal Court Friday on search and
seizure process, found guilty of having
intoxicating liquors for sale and sentenc-
ed to pay fine of 500, or sixty days in
iail. He was committed. Eustice Ben.
nett of Norway was before the court
Friday charged with single sale of
Intoxicating liquor. Second offense.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
pay fine of 5000 and costs and in addi-
ton thereto to Imprisonment for sixty
days, and in default of payment of fine
and costs to Imprisonment sixty days
additional.
The survey goes on for the Norway
and Western Railroad. 1t is understood
that the difficulty with Don G. Seitz has
been adjusted by parties interested in
the railroad purchasing the Seitz Park
or Grove.
Prof. Charles B. Thompson of the
Norway High School died at his rooms
on Cottage Street, Friday, just before
twelve o'clock in the forenoon. He was
first employed by the school board last
year and had marked success and was
again elected for the school year OF
1866. School commenced on Monday,
Sept. 18th. He resigned at once and
has since been confined to his room.
Mr.. Thompson was young man OF
ability, greatly interested in his work
and very successful. He was native OF
Attleboro, Mass, and graduate OF
Amherst College in the class of '03'
He was twenty-three years of age when
he took charge of the Norway High
School. The year before he came to
Norway he taught in the Fessenden
School for boys at West Newton, Mass
he was finely educated and always one
of the first in his class in general scholar.
ship. He was member of the NJ. E
church and most conscientious worker
While in Norway he endeared himself to
both scholar and citizen with the earnest
ness and determination to make his
work a success in the school. No servi
ces were held here. Superintendent OF
Schools, Chas. P. Barnes, accompanied
the remains to Attleboro, Mass, Satur
dow morning