Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-24
NORWAY.

Cooper murder trial at Augusta this
week as an expert witness.
Ralph |. Trask has accepted the posi-
ton Of foreman of the packing room at
B. F. Spinney & Co.'s shoe factory in
this place and will commence work at
once. He has taken three months va
cation on account of his health.
A. j. Stearns has announced himself as
candidate for representative. E. E.
Andrews has retired from the contest.
H. F. Andrews, of the firm of II. +. &
E. E. Andrews, is in the West this week
for horses.
Henry j. Bangs has commenced opera.
tions on his new piazza. 1t will extend
the length of the house. Mr.. John B.
Hazen is in charge of the work.
CO. Scribner has sold his place at the
Falls, the ]. W. Parker homestead, to W.
z. Cooper of Paris. Mr.. Cooper will
move on to the place as he has sold his
Paris farm.
Herman L. Horne is having his store
house on the tannery lot repaired and
clapboarded.
The NJ. E. church people are much
pleased that Rev. c. A. Brooks has been
returned to this church for another year.
Mr.. Brooks is the right man in the right
place. He is doing big work with the
Norway church and will continue so to
do.
Mrs. Jabez Budden and few friends
attended the Methodist conference at
Portland.
George Robertson, of Rumford Falls,
is the new local manager at the Eastern
Telephone office. Mr.. Leighton with
Lewis Boswell, E. w. Dyer and George
Wilson take charge of the company's
new works in other places.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Frost were greatly pleased to
hear of their re-marriage at Somersworth,
N. H., on April 18th. They have many
friends in Norway who wish them we'll.
Otto Schnuer has leased the Bartlett
store and will move into it the first of
May. The Noyes store is too small for
his extensive business.
Hose Co. No. 8 elected officers as fol-
lows:
Foreman-M. p. Libby.
First Asst.-C. Z. Russell.
Second Asst.-Frspk Libby.
Property man-Water Chandler.
Hydrant man-Horace Cole.
First line-Royal Cordwell, Charles Pratt.
Second line-Phil DeCoto, Arthur Lewis.
Clerk-E. o. Russell.
Ed Kneeland is painting and papering
his house on Maple Street. The house
will also be painted outside later.
James NJ. Palmer, who closed his work
with the shoe firm in this place as head
bookkeeper, this week, was presented
kas VTnacHoU
morning by the superintendent and the
foremen.
Karl Tower and friend, H. T. Pink
ham, are stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. +.
E. Tower for weeks vacation.
The Easter concert at the Universalist
church Sunday evening was we'll attend
ed. All were much pleased.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. Favor and DR..
n. P. Jones and wife are to visit Bemis
as soon as the ice goes ont of the lake.
The Browning Club met with Mrs. DR..
Barker on Monday evening. Subject,
"Benj. Franklin" Refreshments OF ice
cream and cake were served. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. G. S. Akers.
The club room over e. F. Bicknelrs
store has been cleared out and leased to
the Norway and Western Railroad. This
makes an excellent office for the railroad
people.
clerk of Courts Judge C. r. Whitman
was at Rumford Falls the last Of the
week on business.
The boys have again taken possession
of the ball ground east of Bridge Street.
Summer Is surely coming. 1t is rather
unfortunate for the players that Col. w.
/ W. Whitmarsh Is soon to break ground
here for new house. The old barn,
1.-THE oldest building in town" must soon
give way to progression.
s. D. Andrews has been confined to
his house some time this week.
Aaron Page has moved from the j. L.
Horne place to his residence on Danforth
Street. Mr.. and Mrs. Page carried or
the old ladies' home until 1t was dis
posed Of.
F.F. Swan Is janitor at the Univers
alist church in place Of Otto Schnuer.
Frank Kimball, for some time with A.
IL. Cook, is to take charge of work at s
C. Fosters barber shop.
/ C. W. WhItehouse of Lisbon FALL
made his friends call this week.
Mrs. L. NJ. Lunt, who has visited a
Pennington for q week, has accepted 1
position with N. Greenberg Lisbor
Street, Lewiston.
Fred e. Everett of Melrose, Mass.
and F. e. Porter of Wollaston, Mass.
we're in town few days ago looking
over real estate. They visited the DR.
Jersey place in Oxford.