Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-24
NORWAY.

i NORWAY.
II Road Commissioner Wood has repair
! ed the Pike Hill road and built nov
! plank walk opposite the railroad sta
) ton.
Five of the Grand Trunk officials wen
, to Waterford over the line OF tho Nor
, way and Western Railroad. 1t may b
, | the @. T. R. r. will build the Norway
, and. Western. Let US hope they will.
II At . special meeting OF the board Of
management of the Norway Public
Library Monday it was voted to pur-
chase one hundred dollars worth OF new
books.
W. W, Whitmsrsh commenced with
crew Of carpenters on his new residence
the first of the week.
DR.. Bial F. Bradbury has new auto.
It's beauty. The second one to be
owned in the corporation and the third
In town.
W.T.. Jones, Esq, Is mentioned - .
possible successor to Judge 81. G. Davis
as Judge of the Norway Municipal Court.
Judge Davis term expires the last OF
December of this year. Mr.. Jones will
be strong candidate for the position as
he is we'll qualified to I'll the Office.
Mrs. Merton L. Kimball left for her
annual visit with her relatives In Ellis
worth Thursday morning. She will re-
turn after several weeks visit.
The members of the Professional
Whist Club were entertained by DR.. and
Mrs. r. E. Drake at their cottage on the
west shore of the lake, Wednesday
evening. They report an excellent out
ing and most appetizing supper OF the
best the market affords.
Mrs. Perry, the assistant r. +. D.
messenger, substitute for her husband,
narrowly escaped serious accident
Thursday morning when she started on
her trip from the Office. Her horse be-
came frightened and ran from the rear
of the post Office. Mrs. Perry was In the
carriage but not in control Of her horse.
The horse ran to the sidewalk in front
of Harriman's store where he was stop
ped BY the by-standers. Fortunately
no damage was done to property or per-
son.
1t is reported upon the best authority
that the brown-tail moth has put In an
, appearance in Norway. Some move
| will at once be made to exterminate
them so far as possible.
The order issued by the postmaster
! general and the Norway postmaster to
redeem the post Office box keys is a very
satisfactory one. 1t simply means that
those of the patrons of the office who
hold KEYS that they have paid twenty
cents for may keep the keys and upon
presentation thereof receive their money
back. Very good scheme.
Bert Towne's horse broke his halter
in the rear of II. j. Bangs store Tues
day and after clearing himself from the
wagon made a straight line for Otto
Schnuer's store door. Some movement
at the door turned the horse away ana
in making the turn he fell on the platform
in front OF the candy store very narrowly
escaping an entrance through the large
glass window. The horse was finally
caught on Pleasant Street, having done
little other damage than the smashing OF
the wagon and harness.
w. L. Merrill has purchased the Lib.
by studio building on Deering Street OF
S. W. Libby and will fit it up for
studio. Mr.. Merrilrs lease In the
Moves Block expires next January. Mr..
Libby will build on his Summer Street
lot.
Willie Leavitt is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Ernest W. Hutchins, In Exeter, N.
H., for two weeks. :,
No services at the Universalist and
Congregational churches until the first
Sunday in September.
E. E. Hastings, Esq, of Fryeourg, and
F. A. Fox, Esq, of Kezar Falls, were at
the Beal's House Tuesday. :,
Tax Collector DeCoster has opened
an Office with Allard & Moulton.
The Norway Base Ball Association has
been organized with the following
officers:
President-C. H. Sargent
Vice President-Chas. Bradley.
Sec and Treas.-A. l.. Sanborn.
Direciors-C. P. Barnes. John Shepard, W. F.
Jones, r. E. Tower and Fred Laferriere.
Manager-Dr. p. II. Nevers
s. Dexter Andrews left for OcOnto,
Wis. the first of the week for two
weeks business trip. He has extensive
business interests in Oconto in the way
of water plant.
DIR. S. A. Bennett has received an in
crease in his U. S. pension from SIT to
$24 per month. =,
D. T.. Joslin is repairing his real
estate, the Starbird place, corner OF Beal
and Marston Streets.
Charles q. Adams was thrown from
his carriage some days since and injured
his hip. He was on the street Wednes-
day for the first time, somewhat lame,
hut much improved.
The following officers of the Golden
Eagles were installed Thursday evening:
-s.P.C.-Clarence v. Weber.
NC-Charles W. Evirs.
v.C.-J. Z. Everett
H.P.-Isaac S. Fox.
s. H.-Levi Crockett:
VH-Verne A. Rich.
NJ. of R.-M. l.. Kimball
C. of E.-G. L. Curtis.
W.B.-Harold Anderson.
W.C.-Fred Allen.
Ens.-Willism Horne.
Esq.-Frank Boswell.
lst G.-Douglass farrar.
2d G.-Fred L. Laferriere.
/ Norway furnishes a big petition In
, favor of the re-establishment OF the mail
route between Norway and Harrison.
The lawn party at the Methodist
parsonage Wednesday evening was
! most pleasant affair. 1t was given for
the benefit of the Epworth League. Ice
cream and cake and lemonade were
offered for sale.
1 Tho drama ga Runaway Match" at