Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-28
NORWAY.

n. e. Mixer and Jason s. MARI are
building a piazza for e. r. Smith on thu
south side Of his Bridge Street residence
u Moses P. Stiles has opened an office iI
Abbott Block. Insurance and rea
estate.
Stated convocation of Oxford Roya
Arch Chapter, No. 20, was held at Ma
sonic Hall Wednesday evening OF this
week. Work Mark.
The Lorne Elwyn Company gave dur.
ing the week some very excellent plays
at the Opera House.
| Lejune o. Burt has sold his Oxford
place to Alfred Hobbs. Mrs. Hobbs
sold her Water Street place to Chas. X.
Flint.
C.N. Tubbs has greatly improved the
A. L. Sanborn & Co. store building on
Main Street with coat OF paint.
At the special meeting of Company D.,
LIST Regt., N. G. s. NJ, Monday evening,
for the election of first lieutenant and to
fiji vacancies, If any. Capt. j. Waldo
Nash presided. Second Lieut.. Moses P.
Stiles was elected First Lieut.. and L..
Il. Daughratv Second Lieut..
Nash of Maine is at the lakes on a
business trip. He will be gone about
two weeks, during which time he will
visit the various camps and places for
business.
The Oxford County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held its meetings at
the Universalst >church in this village
during the week. Mrs. E. A. 6. Stick
ney, president, of Brownfeld, presided.
Several of the state officers of the organ
ization were present. The sessions
were very interesting and instructive.
The funeral of Arthur r. Hutchins,
who was drowned in the lake near the
corn shop Saturday by the overturning
of his canoe, was held at his late home
on Pleasant Street Tuesday afternoon,
attended by Rev. S. G. Davis. Mr..
Hutchins was the son of John F. and
Sabra E. Whitman Hutchins. Born in
Oxford, June 18th, 1880. He has for
some time been employed by B. F. Spin
ney & Co.
Hon. E. E. Rand, accompanied by his
daughter, Carrie f., of Curtis Corner,
made his Norway friends visit Tues
day while attending Probate Court at
South Paris. Mr.. Rand was formerly a
resident of old Oxford and tranacted
business at Locke's Mills.
Wiggin l.. Merrill has moved into his
new studio on Deering Street. The
sign has been moved 10 the corner of
Deering and Main Streets. Mr.. Merrill
has one of the most attractive studios in
this section of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph 1. Trask have
taken the upstairs tenement in the j. T.
Rowe house.
Next week will mark the close of the
common schools in the village, all ex-
cept the high. June 9Th is the gradua-
ton date. 1t is reported as most
pleasant and successful school year for
all.
The adjourned town meeting was held
Saturday at 2 P. NJ, for the considera-
ton of school room for the village.
Several plans were suggested by the
committee and it was finally voted to
erect building 26x34 feet at an ex-
pense of $500. To issue bonds payable
In three, four, five and six years. The
board of selectmen was made COM
mittee to purchase lot and look after
the building of the school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Cole of Boston
are visiting Mr.. Coles parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. c. Cole, for two weeks.
Mr.. Cole is employed on the Boston
elevated railroad as motorman.
Memorial Day will be observed by G.
A. R., Harry Rust Post, No. "a, Thurs
day, as follows: 8 A. NJ. line will be
formed at G. A. R. Hall, Norway brass
band, Co. D., 1st Regt., N. G. s. NJ,
Spanish War Veterans and members of
the G. A. R. They will march to Rust
field and Pine Grove Cemeteries where
the usual services will be held and
graves decorated. They will then re-
turn to G. A. r. Hall where dinner will
be served. At 80 Prof. Verne NJ.
Whitman will deliver the address of the
day at the Opera House.
The street sprinkler was put into com.
mission the first of the week with
Llewellyn Millett in charge.
Gaspard, liking of the Whirling
Wheels" with the Lorne Elwyn Co., at
the Opera House this week, fell on the
back stairs of the Opera House Monday
evening and broke his right wrist.
Miss Della NJ. Noyes is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Anna Noyes, at Fryeburg
this week.
DR.. A. H. Staples has the Bert Wood
horse. It's good one, truly.
On Monday evening Mr.. F. E. Tower
entertained the members of the Norway
branch of the festival chorus at his home
on Main Street. A most pleasant even
ing is reported by all.
| Il. Price Webber's Boston Comedy
Company will visit Norway on May 3Oth.
He is always welcomed by good house.
Edith Rankin, for some time at the
NJ. E. parsonage and doing deaconess
work in town, has gone to Wilton for a
time. She will be in Norway again
during June.
Mrs. Lester Cowan, who has been very
sick during the present week, is some
what improved. She is at DR.. b. F.
Bradbury's with her mother.
F.E. Bartlett of Wesleyville, Penn,
visited DR.. and Mrs. II. L. Bartlett up;
on his return from Stoneham, where he
attended the funeral of his father,
Enoch Bartlett.