Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-06-18
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Mary Lowell of Augusta is visiting
: Mrs. v. W. Hills for ten days.
i G. B. Cummings d Sons are doing
rushing business at the upper Saw
Mill" The large amount Of logs ID
being sawed as rapidly a. possible.
j e. G. Thompson Is making marked
progress with his Beal Street house.
William r. Durell has his house up
and boarded. Jesse z. Brown Is head
man for Mr.. Durell.
Lejune o. Burt has sold his Oxford
place to Mrs. Alfred Hobbs. Mrs.
Hobbs has leased her Water Street place
to Charles W. Moore, and moved on to
her Oxford place.
The Norway National Bank rooms
have been greatly improved with new
steel ceiling. The painting was done by
W. P. Morton.
| Frank q. Beck Is making improve
ments and repairs on and about his
store, corner Main and Cottage Streets.
i G. L. Hathaway and DR.. B. F. Brad
bury have painted their buildings.
The officers for the current year for
the Universalist Sabbath School are:
superintendent p. Stiles.
vice.suPerin!endeDt ont. p Emma d. Mann.
Librarian-Chss. 8. Akers.
First Asst. Librarian-Elsie A. Favor.
Second Asst. Librarian-Abner Fl. Mann.
Chorister-Alice Abbott.
Asst. Chorister-Susie Walker.
Rev. q. II. Hoyt OF Hiram occupied
the Universalist pulpit in exchange
with Rev. s. G.. Davis Sunday and
preached very interesting sermon.
1t is understood that Prof. Henry P.
Boody, who for the past year has been
sub-master in the Norway High School,
has accepted position in Delaware,
Ohio, as instructor in English in Wes-
leyan College.
Freeland Howe has returned from his
fishing trip at the lakes and reports 1t
the best trip he ever enjoyed.
A few minutes past one o'clock Mon
day morning, in response to call from
Bryant's Pond, Hose Co. No. 2, with the
hand tub, left on board the Norway
train for Bryant's Pond. The trip was
made in twenty minutes. The CON-
the morning. The company consisted
of Chief Hathaway and about fifty men.
S. Hartman has improved his place
by building cement sidewalks from the
street.
Nellie Durham and Nathan A. Noble
nave purchased touring car. Nate
knows how to run it, truly.
Another special town meeting is call
ed for Saturday, the 22d day of June,
three O'Clock in the afternoon, to elect
moderator; second to see if the town
will recind the vote passed at the adj
journed meeting held May 18th, '07,
relative to school house, and Art. Sd, in
case of Affirmative action OIL Art. second,
to see If the town will pass clear
comprehensive vote in the matter of
providing additional school room for the
scholars of Norway village. The
trouble with the action taken at the ad-
journed meeting of May 18th is that the
style of the building to be erected,
whether of one or two stories, was not
set forth, in fact, there was no plan of
any description. No provision was
made for outbuildings and the amount
voted was too small by hundreds Of dol
lars. The selectmen, with whom 1t was
left, want to know and be informed just
what the town want In the way of school
room, etc.
Norway Band gave an hour concert at
Witherell Park Monday evening. 1t
was highly appreciated by large crowd
in and about the park.
F. D. Briggs and crew are painting w.
W. Sheen's place on Summer Street.
John Hutchins and crew are at work on
Capt W. w. Whitmarsh's place and w.
W. Walker and brother on E. F. Smiths.
a
hospital this week for another operation
for his throat.
Freeland Howe, r., has accepted the
position of expert chemist and bac-
teriologist for the Bangor Water Board.
John Rice of North Waterford, who
has been with his daughter, Mrs. g. F.
Stone, in this village during the winter,
has returned to his home. Mrs. Stone
has gone with him for time.
Addie Shattuck, with Miss Libby, Cot
tage Street, is with her people in Can
ton, Mass, for ten days.
The iron bridge for the meadow brook
near Haggett's shop arrived this week
and is being placed on the stream.
Ernest Hayes has a position with the
Poland Spring bottling house and left
for that place this week.
S. d. Andrews, who for some days has
been confined to his house, is again on
the street much improved in general
health.
Capt. ]. w. Nash, Lieut.. Moses P.
Stiles and others of Co. D, LIST Regt., N.
G. S. NJ, attended the trial shoot for
candidates for the state team at Augusta
Tuesday and Wednesday. Between
thirty and forty of the best shots of the
first and second regiments took part in
the contest for positions. The members
of Co. D who won positions are Capt. j.
Waldo Nash, LIST Lieut.. Moses p. Stiles,
Corp. w. P. Marston, @. NJ, F. F. Swan,
I'd Lieut.. L. H. Daughraty and Corp. S.
S. Maxim.
Capt. John W. Nash left for bust
ness trip at the lakes Thursday morning.
Rev. NJ. n. Carroll left for his Dan
vers, Mass, home Wednesday, where he
will resume his pastoral work at Calvary
church after an absence of six months.
The many friends of Mrs. Hattie Cros-
by were greatly panied to hear the news
of the death of her daughter, Hattie
May Merrill, Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Merrill was member of the sophomore
class, Norway High. She was a great
favorite with all her classmates. A few
weeks ago she went with her mother to
Manchester, N. H., to make her home.
A short time ago she was operated upon
for appendicitis, from the effects OF
which she died. Funeral at Manchester
where she was buried.
The Boston morning papers now reach
Norway on the morning mail.
1t is reported that the Norway and
Paris Street Railway have purchased
from the Lewiston, Bath and Brunswick
road a car, q side seat vestibule. It is
hoped that the wheels are round.
BENZ. B. Bicknell is taking James
Shedd's place as clerk in 4. F. BicknelPs
store for q few weeks.
Capt. and Mrs. W. w. Whitmarsh en-
tertained the Silver Gray whist party at
their new home on Bridge Street Friday
evening.
Mrs. W. Il. Robinson of Yarmouth
vile, formerly Of Norway, is visiting her
Norway friends. :.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Penley, wife of
Charles s. Psnley, died at her Norway
home after years Of sickness, Monday,
the 10th. She was the daughter of
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