Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

The town has been merry with visitors
to the annual fair this week.
Hon. w. l.. Scribner of Springfield
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. .. n.
Bradbury, during the week.
Judge III. Z. Davis has fully recovered
his health and is at his Office every day.
Street Commissioner Wood is repair
ing the ''dirt sidewalks. These walks
are made where owners will not con-
tribute to the expense of brick walk.
Miss Clara Connor, with the Prince
sisters, is visiting at her home in Rich
mond for two weeks.
The clothing rooms of S B. x Il. s.
Prince are closed for the fall vacation of
ten days. No dressmaking done by the
firm during this time.
The trustees of the Masonic Block are
shingling the building. After Investigate
ing the various kinds of roofing it was
determined to use first class cedar
shingles as being the best and cheapest.
c. A. Whiteley of New York, brother
of A. NJ. Whiteley, who died very sud-
denly al the home of Charles Evirs Fri
day night, Sept. It'll, of consumption, re-
turned with the remains to New York
Monday. The deceased had been suffer
ing with the disease for long time, but
after visit to the White Mountains
considered himself much improved and
was on his way home when he stopped
for day to see his cousin, Mrs. Evirs.
He was forty-nine years of age and an
employee of the N. Y, N. FL. Il Il. Rail
road.
The village streets Wednesday from
noon until about four o'clock were al
most wholly deserted, many Of the
business places simply closed for some
time and all took an outing at the "fair
grounds" Ii was just Sunday.
Henry w. Plummer, formerly OF Nor
way, now of Albany, returned from Bos-
ton the first of the week with new
auto. He drove down with his machine
of which he feels much pleased.
Judge Addison Z. Herrick of Bethel
and Z. 4. Hastings, Esq, of Fryeburg,
were at BeaPs Hotel Tuesday, Probate
Court.
Moses p. Stiles is confined to his home
with fever contracted at Sea Girt. He
has been sick since his return from that
place.
A crew of plasterers will soon be al
work on the Whitmarsh house making II
ready to occupy this winter.
The Norway Municipal Court enjoyed
large amount of business during the
week. Now and then one from the
large crowd find his way to the Mu.
nicipal Court; only few however.
Rev. b. S. Rideout was elected mod
orator of the Maine Congregational Con-
ference at it's annual meeting in Lewis
ton last week.
DIR. Servilla A. Bennett died at his
home in this village Wednesday after.
noon, after short illness. DIR. Bennett
was born in Norway Sept. q, 1929, and
received his education in the high school
of Norway. He attended the Bowdoin
Medical School at Brunswick, gradual.
ing from there in 1855. He was settled
at Casco for short time, then was al
West Minot for three years, and went
from there to New Portland. He re.
turned to Norway about dozen years
ago. During the war he was a surgeon
in the Twentieth Maine Regiment, snd
was a member of Harry Rust Post,
G. A. R., at the time of his death. He
was also an Odd Fellow. In religious
matters he was an active Universalist
He is survived by wife and one son,
Willis S. Bennett of Charlestown, Mass.
If he had lived, DIR. and Mrs. Bennett
would have celebrated their golden wed.
ding on Tuesday of this week.
Special union religious services are to
be held at the Congregational church be.
ginning Sunday, Sept. 80. The pastor
will be assisted by Rev. c. L. Evarts of
Boston, who is highly spoken OF by
Evangelist II. l.. Gale.
NJ. NJ. Phinney, with his wife and son
now of Redlands, Cal, is visiting friends
in town. Mr.. Phinney was formerly In
the dry goods business here, but has
been away from Norway twenty-ons
years, and has not been here before fol
eleven years.
The Veranda Club will meet with Mrs
Sarah Devine Sept. 9th.
j. Henry Hamlin Of Portland, former
ly in business here, was in town las
week.
Asaph Fl. Witham has rented his
house in Norway and will so to spend
the winter with his daughter, Agnes d
Witham, in Portland.
DIR. and Mrs. Fl. G. Ulrich Of Philadel
phia were here for the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.. Blake OF
Philadelphia are visiting Mr.. Blake's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Blake, and othel
ralafivoc and friapde in town