Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-07
NORWAY.

Ice went out of Lake Pennesseewas
lon the last Sunday of April.
Hon. e. S. Kilborn was in town this
week calling on his friends. He is much
pleased with his trip west and south
from which he has just returned after
an absence of about four months.
| The annual meeting. of the board OF
management of the Norway Public
Library held Saturday morning at the
assessors Office was called to order by
President B. s. Rideout. The election
of officers resulted as follows:
President-RAv. r. 8. Rideout.
Vice. President-D. 8. Sanborn.
Secretary-Mosee p. Stiles.
Treasurer-E r. Smith.
Executive Committee-E. r. Smith, Harry 4.
Greenleaf and william C. Lesvitt:
Purchasing Committee-W. +. Jones, Merton
L. Kimball and B. F. Bradbury.
James Danforth is shingling his build
ings on Main Street, the G. II. Haskell
place.
Postmaster Akers has caused repairs
to be made in the post Office this week.
NJ. NJ. Fuller was the carpenter in charge.
w. P. Marston has been commissioned
as first sergeant in place of his brother,
G. A. Marston, who has not reinlisted at
the expiration of his term of service.
Joseph Woods has moved from the
village to the Libby cottage near
Crockett Bridge.
Frank Taylor was before the municipal
court Thursday morning where he was
fined S. and costs for intoxication. He
paid and was discharged.
Abner Mann and Ed Burnell are at
work on the Norway and Paris Street
Railroad.
w. L. Merrill has moved his business
into his new studio on Deering Street.
The addition to the Noyes studio was
moved to the Deering Street studio by
George Wood.
Charles F. Ridlon's Sunday School
class will present "Rebecca's Triumph"
at Concert Hall Wednesday evening,
May 18th.
H. F. & E. z. Andrews have pur-
chased the entire livery stock of the late
John M. Cummings. They will sell the
same at auction sale May 9th, Thursday,
at the stable in the rear of the Beal's
Hotel. 1t is the largest stock in this
section of the state and people willing to
purchase will find great opportunity to
secure harnesses, horses, carriages,
robes, ETC., at their own price.
George A. Kenerson closed out his
stock at the Otto Schnuer store Saturday
evening at auction. He has gone out of
business for the present.
The order of Good Templars Monday
evening at G. A. R. Hall elected the fol-
lowing officers:
l.. Dep-Rev. C. A. Brooks.
TIC K. Brooks.
Vienna Stone.
Sec.-Dora McLucas.
Fin. Sec.-Clara Conner.
Treas.-Aaron Page.
Chap.-Rev. e. S. Cotton.
Past C. T.-Rev. s. G. Davis.
Sentinel-Bennie Cobb.
Guard-Charles X. Flint
Mar.-D. l.. Joslin.
Dep. Mar.-Mattie Fiske. i
Organist-Mrs. ID. L. Joslin.
Register-Mary Stone.
Installation Monday evening, May 6. Re-
will be served.
Jesse S. Estes of Woodstock, lad !
about Is years of age, was before the /
court Monday charged with !
breaking and entering the store of A.
Dudley & Co. at Bryant's Pond. He
was held for the grand jury in the sum
of 5000.
William Bolton has returned from his !
trip to his home in Ireland. He arrived
in Norway the last of the week. He |
passed the winter with his relatives and ,
friends in the old country.
Friday evening, the Young Mems Con- !
gross held its election of officers with the ,
result:
Speaker-Ralph 1. Trask.
Vice .Speaker-Arthur B. F. Hart.
Clerk-Horatio B. Hammond.
Treasurer-George c. Leavitt. !
Sergt at. Arms-Lee W. TempletOn.
Committee on Banquet at BeaPs House-The
Speaker. Harry Downing and Rev. b. S. Rideout
Samuel H. Hayden and Carl Harl
Hayden of Haverhill, Mass, were in
town Saturday for few days.
Miss Mercy Millett returned to Han !
over, Mass, Wednesday, after two
weeks visit with her Norway relatives
and friends.
There is some talk that NJ. w. Samp- !
son will put steam launch on the lake
this summer for the public.
DIR. A. H. Staples has sold his horse to /
Waterford parties.
James NJ. Palmer of Auburn has been
elected LIST lieutenant of Co. G of his
own Guy. 10 Wdo iOiLuOtiy ioe hOu
tenant of Co. d, Norway.
The masquerade ball at the Opera
House Wednesday evening was we'll at
tended. About fifty couple appeared in
the grand march. The music by Stearns
orchestra was first.class. The refresh
ments at intermission consisted of ice
cream and cake. The ball was for the
benefit of Co. D.
Mrs. Hattie Crosby and daughter Hat
tie have gone to Manchester, N. H.,
where they will make their home.
Arthur Sanborn is clerking at the A.
L. Sanborn & Co. store.
Hortense G. Gregg, for some time
librarian at the Norway Public Library,
is visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Towne, of Lee,
are stopping with Mr.. Towne's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Towne, for few
weeks.
The ladies of the Universalist Society
will meet with Mrs. NJ. P. Stiles on
Tuesday evening and talk over county
fair and about serving dinners, etc.
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