Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-10
NORWAY.

C.B. Cummings & Sons have more
pine timber on the lake and at their mill
at the upper end of the village than
they have ever had In any one season
before. Their yard south OF Main
Street is filled with birch bolts and
dowel. stock. This means business for
many hands throughout the year.
A stated convocation of Oxford Royal
Arch Chapter, No. 20, was held at Ma
sonic Hall, Wednesday evening. The
work was on the Mark.
The April term of the Norway Mu-
nicipal Court was held Tuesday. There
was the usual amount of business before
the court.
County Attorney Barnes was called to
Sumner on the Farrington-Bryant affair
and was absent several days. He was
accompanied by Sheriff McIntire.
Operations have actually commenced
on the Norway and Western Railroad.
Several cars of material have been I'M
loaded at the Norway station. The tim
Der for the bridge over Pennesseewassee
outlet has been hauled by Millett and
others and it is said that the last delay
has now been experienced.
The assessors are again on their an
nual inspection of taxpayers. They
started out Tuesday morning.
Capt. j. Waldo Nash has sold out his
Haines Landing camp and business to
A. S. Kinds Of Portland, reserving his
fish industry only. The captain will
hereafter confine his attention to his
Norway, Cottage Street business. he
has all the business he can attend to in
Norway.
The S. 1. Millett heirs have sold the
house between Grange Block and the
C. B. Cummings residence on Main
Street to Lucius Tremblay of Compton,
P. @. Thaddeus Cross, who has lived
there for some years, is looking for an
other house, a most difficult thing to
find In Norway for rents all are eccu-
pied.
A. A. Bruce of Albany was before the
Municipal Court Monday charged with
cruelty to his horse. He was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine of IS
and costs.
Y. W. Hills attended the session of
the Maine Association of Opticians, We'd
nesday at Portland.
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in his store Monday for the first time
since he was injured some three weeks
ago, when he fell on the ice and was
very seriously injured.
Scott Saunders of Mechanic Falls made
his old home visit this week.
Wednesday evening several OF Miss
Ella Frost's school friends gave her
farewell party and presented her with
one of Miss Libby's pictures OF Lake
Pennesseewassee. The evening was
delightful one for the party of friends.
Miss Frost and her mother will visit for
a time with friends in Somersworth, N.
A., before making their home in Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Doughty, after an
absence of several years from their farm,
have moved from the Norway town farm
to their Greenwood homestead. They
have carried on the Norway farm for ten
months and the Waterford farm several
years.
Hon. G. E. Macomber, Helen Morrill,
of Augusta and Thomas Hawkins of
Rockland, officers of the Norway and
Paris Street Railway, were In town the
first of the week.
Rev. S. q. Davis while on visit re-
Gently at Sherburne Falls, Mass,
preached at the Universalist church and
also delivered an address at that place
on the Welsh revival. Mr.. Davis first
pastorate was at Sherburne Falls.
DR.. B. F. Bradbury was one of the ex-
pert witnesses at Augusta on the Cooper
trial on revolver shooting.
Leon NJ. Longley and Bertram Har.
mon have returned from Waterford
where they have been engaged in plumb
ing for some time.
Merritt WEIGH, formerly of this place,
has closed out his dry goods business in
Sanford and will hereafter take up his
residence in Augusta.
Geo. w. Locke and wife are in Boston
this week. Mr.. Locke went as a dele
gate to the United Order of Pilgrim
Fathers. Geo. Horr acted as janitor at
the school house.
Post Office inspector w. r. Robinson
of Portland was in town several days
this week on post Office matters. Capt.
NJ. P. Stiles term expires Tithin few
days. He asks for re-appointment
under the new ruling of the department.
Chas. S. Akers and Jesse P. Edwards
are candidates If there is vacancy in
the Office.
S. Norman Buck died at Cornish,
Thursday morning after very short
sickness of pneumonia and heart disease.
He has been in the employment of j.
w. Perkins & Co. of Portland for sew
eral years. He leaves three children.
Mrs. Buck died of pneumonia about
year ago. He was forty-one in July
next.
A. B. Robbins, while at work on his
buzz planer Wednesday, lost the first
and little fingers of his right hand.
Mrs. James Favor entertained a party
of friends Wednesday evening at her
home on Deering Street. They played
whist which was followed with refresh
ments.
The election of second lieutenant of
Co. D, Monday evening, resulted in the
selection of Moses P. Stiles by large
majority.
Linnie Bartlett, book-kesper for h. j.
Bangs, will take vacation of several
months during the absence of her mother
with her daughter and son in Massa-
chusetts. Hattie Croker supplies her
place in the Office.
The Universalist church will celebrate
Holy Week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evening, by Lenten
services. Speakers will be Rev. j. 81.
Little, South Paris; Rev. F. K. Barton,
State Superintendent, Bethel, and Rev.
H. q. Hoyt of Hiram.
Holman F. Day of Auburn was in
town this week and made some of his
friends a short call.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge and Mt.
Pleasant Lodge on Apr. goth will hold
district meeting at the l. o. o. F. Hall,
Norway.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Tower were called
to Rocklaud, Mass, a few days since, by
the death of Mr.. Towers mother.
The slaughter house of o. P. Brooks
situated near the town line between
Norway and Paris on Cottage Street
was burned Friday evening. The fire
was discovered in time to save the
swine and hens. Total loss. No in
surance Cause unknown.
Fire was discovered at NJ. N. Kilgore's
house on Danforth Street, Saturday
about noon. Damage small and cover
ed with insurance. The blaze originat-
ed from match thrown into the wood
box.
The rifle team from Co. D, 1st Regt.
N. G. S. NJ, defeated the Lewiston and
Auburn boys at Lewiston, Thursday
evening by five points.
The Norway post Office contest, 30 far
rs the present incumbent is concerned,
closed this week. Petitions for and