Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-23

Delightful hay weather.
The farmers in this section are speak
ing well for the hay crop and prospects
for very good corn yield.
A large number of Norway's people
enjoy the excursions both up and dowr
the line of the Grand Trunk and to Rum
ford Falls, Bemis, etc.
The water in the lake is rapidly lower
ing. C. B. Cummings & Sons have
about two.thirds of the long saving
done and about one-half of the other saw
work. Somewhat later the other pond!
will be emptied in the large lake thu
affording considerable extra power fo
the mills.
George E. Walker has the james
Smith horse. While the horse is not al
Young as at some former time he at
tracts lots of attention because of hi
beauty.
A. L. Holmes has his new stable or
Fair Street we'll under way. He tool
the building down at West Paris and
moved it to Norway and rebuilt. Such
buildings are much more valuable here
than there.
Joseph Il. Linscott of Paris con
templates the purchase Of the Luther L.
Howard stone quarry on Pike Hill
Should he purchase the property 1t Is
understood that he will develop the
same at once. 1t is reported that some
valuable granite is to be had in this
property. There has been some, but
only a limited amount OF work done in
the quarry.
Frank Il. Beck will close out his bust,
ness on or about the first of September
as the store will be occupied by E. G.
Winslow as a grocery store. Mr.. Beck
will not move his stock to the store,
corner Main and Bridge Streets, as at one
time suggested.
Mrs. W. L. Merrill and two boys are
visiting her people at Pressure Isle for
few weeks.
Mrs. M. L. Kimball and son are at her
former home in Ellsworth for visit.
Eddie Perrault has the construction OF
motor boat much admired by those
interested in boating on the lake. 1t is
largely the handiwork of Mr.. Perrault
and does him much credit. 1t is truly
beauty and promises to be one OF the
best OF its class on the lake.
The fifty foot steel bridge near Hag-
gett's shop ON Cottage Street was COM
pleted W ednesday of last week.
DR.. H. L. Bartlett has secured an auto
for use in his business.
Harris L. Elliott of Rnmford Falls
was in town this week on business. He
drove over county in his auto.
Henry B. Foster has greatly improved
his store by the removal of the old
counters and introducing full glass ones
in place of same. He has also made I'M
provements in the windows.
Mrs. F. II. Noyes and daughter Mil.
dred. after a visit with relatives In West
Medford, have returned to their home
A slight blaze at the store OF w. q.
Leavitt Wednesday caused an attempt to
sound an alarm. The box, corner OF
Main and Cottage Streets, would not
work 30 the fire was extinguished by the
store people with very little damage.
Lieut.. Moses P. Stiles and company
left for Augusta on Thursday morning;
Thew will shoot at Wakefield, Mass, and
be gone about ten days. Major b. +.
Bradbury is on the headquarters team OF
the first regiment and accompanies the
rifle team as surgeon. go,
Hal Eaton and wife are stopping with
Mrs. Eaton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Sargent. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Mcdonald, OF
Cambridge, are enjoying their two
weeks vacation with Mrs. McDonald's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Cole: Mr.
Mcdonald is captain of the Cambridge
fire department.
Mrs. D. NJ. French and son are visiting
in Readfield for two weeks. That IL
Mrs. French's former home.
The 12-year-old lad, Percy Merrill, fol
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert r
Bassett, was drowned in the outlet OF
the lake near the boat houses, Monday
afternoon, while in bathing with Other
lads. He was unable to swim and go'
into deep water. George r. Stephenson
recovered the body. Dr.. Bartlett anc
Others did all possible, but failed to re-
store him. He was the son OF Mrs
Fred Swan of South Paris.
B.R. York and Maud York are visit
ing at A. P. Bassett's.
L. P. Bartlett, Jr., of the firm OF B.
r. Spinney & Co., was in town this week
Nye g Holmes of Newburyport, Mass:
are doing landscape photography will
rooms In the Noyes Block formerly oc
cupied by W. L. Merrill. They are hav
ING lots of work and their display O
photographs is excellent. -,
James Dunn of Lewiston made hi
Norway friends visit last week.
James Favor, wife, and friends, are a
Capital Island for few days outing.
The officers elected by the Goot
Templar Lodge Monday evening were a
follows:
T.-Willis Flint
V.T-Emma Stone.