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

The October term OF the Norway MI.
nicipal Court was held Tuesday.
Eliza A. Butterfield died at the Home
for Aged Women Tuesday morning,
after sickness of nearly two years at
the home. About a week ago she
suffered psralytic shock. She was a
native of Paris where she was born in
1928. The daughter of John and Cathe-
rine Butterfield. She has sister, Mrs.
Frances A. Chase, of Haverhill, Mass.
The funeral services were held at the
Baptist church, Paris Hill.
Hon. A. E. Herrick, as referee, in c..
B. Cummings & Sons vs.. Sewell Austin,
was heard at the law Office of Holt &
Barnes the first of the week. The suit
involved an account and offset. Holt
& Barnes for Cummings q Sons,
Wright 6 Wheeler for Austin.
Harry V. Cole and wife of Biddeford
are visiting at William c. Coles on Fair
Street.
The chairman of the board of corpora
ton assessors and NJ. w. Fuller were
about the village Thursday posting the
new street signs. II is a great improve
ment. Now we know where we live or
ought to live when at home.
Herman L. Horne is having his build
ings on Main Street painted. He has
one of the most attractive places in the
village.
Hubert Black was thrown from his
wagon Tuesday and broke his arm. The
seat became unfastened in some way.
DR.. F. N. Barker corrects the state
ment of the amount of corn husked at
his Oxford place. 1t was not 80 or 100
but 1G1 bushels of corn. "Some of the
doctors friends claim he has enough
more corn for another husking."
Sarah Staples, former assistant in the
high school, visited at II. D. Smiths
during the week.
Fred S. Brown of the Smiley dry
goods store was in Boston the first OF
the week on business trip.
Friday evening, Oct. 18th, the Board
of Trade will hold its monthly meeting
at Smiley's shoe store.
Ernest johnson of Portland is S. c.
Fosters new barber.
William B. Walker, after August and
September spent at the Tip-top House,
Mount Washington, has returned to his
Norway home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Davis accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. G. NJ. Ben
nett, have returned to Yarmouth.
Mrs. F. T. True of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, is stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. +.
A. Danforth on Pleasant Street. Mr..
True will visit Norway next week.
Mrs. Carrie True and son Harlie of
Lawrence, Mass, are with her mother,
Mrs. l.. B. SWEET, for few weeks.
Mrs. V. NJ. Whitman and son Victor
visited Judge and Mrs. c. F. Whitman
the first of the week. Mrs. Whitman is
just returning to her home in Peter
borough, n. a., after visit at st.
Andrews, N. B.
Annual harvest supper will be served
by the Congregational circle at the vestry
of the church on Wednesday evening,
Oct 18th. An entertainment will follow
the supper.
Mai. w. O.. Peterson of Portland, of
the LIST Regt., N. G. S. NJ, presided at
the election of captain of Co. D., of his
regiment, in this place Monday evening.
Two candidates for the position, Capt.
j. w. Nash and Lieut.. G. A. Wilson.
Capt. Nash was reelected, receiving of
the AZ votes cast 26 S. S. Maxim was
elected treasurer of the company.
Rev. Francis Grovener, formerly OF
Norway but now of Augusta, was in
town Monday, the guest of d. l.. Joslin.
Rev. Z. S. Cotton and wife are at
Saco attending the Baptist convention.
The e. b. Cummings & Sons crew
have finished work on the pipe line from
the Pike Hill spring. !
The Novelty Turning Company COM
menced business Monday. 1t is under
stood that they have orders for business
and work will be rushing with the firm
in the near future.
F. E. Tower, foreman of the stitching
room of the shoe factory, is enjoying
his vacation at Bemis and the Rangeleys.
The members of Harry Rust, w. r. c.,
will hold their annual fair at G. A. K.
Hall on Thursday, Oct. 18th. A baked
bean supper will be served at $50
o'clock.
Geo. R. Stephenson is out on hunt
ing trip. He left for Enrol, n. H., the
first of the week. He expects to be
gone some weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schnuer were at
Bath with their daughter the first of
week.
Among those who attended the West
ern Oxford fair were F. w. Sanborn,
John A. Woodman, Geo. A. Cole, James
True, Merton l.. Kimball and Frank r.
Taylor.
Submaster P. Z. Hathaway of the
Norway High School has been elected
principal and Harry NJ. Wheeler of South
Paris submaster. This arrangement is
not understood to be for more than the
present,