Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-22
NORWAY.

Delightful season of the year for re-
unions, conventions and picnic parties.
Mrs. B. F. Bradbury was at Augusta
last week.
Ernest C. Murch, of the Advertiser
force, enjoyed his vacation in Waterville
and Augusta.
A sentence of thirty days in Jail, passed
by the municipal court on L. Parker OF
Milton Plantation, Wednesday, was sus-
pended pending good behavior.
Emma McCrellis, of Portland, returned
after few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert C. McCrellis.
Rev. and Mrs. E. s. Cotton returned
from their vacation passed at Wolfboro,
| N. H., the first of the week.
A. j. Stearns and Maj. Bal F. Brad
bury returned from Augusta and camp
of LIST Regiment, N. G. s. NJ, on Wednes-
day. Mai. Bradbury returned Thursday.
DR.. Dewitt Parmenter has moved
from the Merrill studio to the store
near the Geo. Hobbs store on Main
Street.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Oxford Central Railroad was held at the
office of the Norway and Western Rail
road on Thursday. 1t is thought that
the way is now nearly clear for active
operations on the new road. 1t is under.
stood that work will be commenced
about the first of September or later.
Capt. Albert D. Alexander OF Rich
mond visited his daughter, Mrs. Z. F.
Smith, in Norway, the first of the week.
Capt. Alexander is in his Saith year and is
well and spry as man of sixty years.
For many years he was in command of
large Bath ships. He has sailed very ex-
tensively and his stories of actual ex-
periences on board ship are OF much
interest to those who listen. The
captain finds many friends wherever he
travels.
Miss Alice M. Russell, who has work
ed for E. F. Smith during the past year,
will enter the Central Maine General
Hospital at Lewiston about the first of
September and take the three years
course, under Miss Ellen Smith, in the
nurse department or school.
C. b. Cummings & Sons are saving
large quantities of boards at the Crockett
Bridge mill. The boards and slabs are
piled northerly of the Norway Lake
road and near the ice house. The Nor
way and Western railroad will cross the
lumber yard from east to west.
Gorham Knights of Waterford is
shingling his buildings near the tannery
bridge.
The high school buildings are being
thoroughly repainted prior to the open
ing of the fall schools. Grade 4 room
damaged by steam last winter is being
replastered, and several of the other
rooms whitened and painted.
Eta Nevers, after month with her
brother, DR.. Harry Nevers, at Bingham,
returned to her home Saturday much
pleased and benefited by her visit. She
is much impressed with her brothers
new home.
Mrs. William Writ Virgin of Portland
is stopping with her brother, George A.
Cole.
The fall term of the village schools
will commence Monday, Sept. 1lth, with
the following teachers:
High-Principal. C.. 3. Thompson.
Submaster. P. K. Hathaway.
Assistant, Grace B. Bicknell.
9th Grade-Harriet Abbott.
slh Grade-Hattie b. Reed.
It'll Grade-Iva l.. McArdle.
9Th Grade-Edna l. Brown.
5th Grade-Edith 8. Harlow.
Ith Grade-Lucy N. Hayes.
81 Grade-Harriette +. Cragln.
Middle Primary-GeTtrude o. Gardner.
Upper Primary-Mercy +. Millett.
Lower Primary-Elizabeth o. Lasselle.
The following town schools will COM
mence Monday, Sept. %:
SwIft-Hatt!c Croker.
Centre-Bessie Il. Delano.
Yagger-Marjorie Ruswell.
Lake-Marguerite Finney.
P!ke-Josephine p. shedd.
Crockett-Roma l.. Phelps.
Noble-Miriam l.. Calf.
Chapel-Carrie A. Gray.
Pierce
Holt-Banche !. Adams.
Winfield S. Kimball of Lancaster,
Mass, visited his friends in town this
week.
Leiune O. Burt is at work for A. G.
McCrellis during the vacation of F. A.
Hall.
Mrs. Jameson Finney is visiting at DR..
B. F. Bradbury's for few days.
A party of about thirty X. of P. men,
bers from this place attended the re-
ception to S. c., E. E Shiveley, at Au-
burn this week.
Alpheus G.. Lovejoy of Mason has
bought the Nathan Millett farm and will
take possession Oct. LIST.
Helen S. Swan of Everett, Mass, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Rowena Swan:
Daniel Mills of Mason has purchased
the B. w. Marston farm in Yagger. Mr..
Marston will move to the village.
William G. Cole is building an addi-
ton to the Moffatt cottage on the west
shore of the lake. The cottage will