Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-17
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The funeral of Henry G. Shaw was
held from bis late home Wednesday,
Nov. II, Ut II O'Clock. Mr.. Shaw died
Monday morning after an illness which
commenced in the early summer. He
was the son of James and Isabella d.
Shaw, and was born In Brunswick May
is, 1852. He was married In 1878 to
Miss Georgia Lowell who survives him,
together with two sons, Rev. James A.
Shaw, pastor of the Corliss Street church
in Bath, and q. Lowell Shaw who re-
sides with bis mother on the farm In the
south end OF the town, and daughter,
Annie, wife of Rev. L. d. Tibbetts, OF
Lisbon, and two sisters, Mrs. Geo. Nor
rill of Sumner and Miss Josie Shaw of
this town, and his mother. he WAS Q
member of the Free Baptist church at
East Hebron, Rev. Mr.. Crockett, pastor,
and of Buckfield Grange. Interment
was at the Buckfield village cemetery.
Good Faith Lodge of Rebekahs
initiated six candidates at their regular
meeting Tuesday night. A large num-
Der of members were present and par
took of a bountiful banquet after the
work. Owing to conditions over which
they had no control, this lodge did not
send large delegation to Norway
Thursday night, only eleven members
going over. The few who did 20 were
royalty entertained by Mt. Hope Lodge.
A crew of men are setting poles for
private telephone line from the north
east part of the town to the village, hav-
ing central at the store of C. s. Childs.
A direct wire to Lewiston has been
strong by the Oxford County line, avoid
ing the delays formerly occasioned by
being obliged to wait for the wire from
Turner Center. Calls will now 90 d.
rect.
Mr.. Frank L. Warren of Hartford has
moved into the NJ. E. parsonage for the
winter for the convenience of his schOl-
ars who are attending the high school.
The scholars of the high school held q
peanut social at Nezinscot Hall Friday
evening which was we'll attended.
Harry Dudley has moved into the G..
B. Atwood house on Loring Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hall have been in
Bangor the past week.
Mrs. Chas. II. Prince was called to
Portland the first of the week by the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. John Shear
man.
The ladies of the Baptist Circle held q
successful dinner at the vestry Wednes-
day. Vegetable hash seemed to be the
drawing feature. About $40 was
cleared.
o. G. Casey, baggage master at the
station, has been in Livermore Falls for
weeks vacation.
Buckfield Grange, located in the vii
lage, and Mountain Grange of North
Buck field, were entertained Saturday by
the Grange at East Hebron.
G. w. Shaw has been up the line OF
the Grand Trunk Road buying apples
and potatoes the past week.
Mrs. A. w. POttle ia visiting her
daughter in Westbrook.
Schools In Hartford will close Nov. 81
having an eleven weeks term. The win
ter term commences Dec. Z and con-
tinues ten weeks. Sumner schools
open Nov. 80 for term of FIVE weeks
Miss Churchill, who taught the fall term
at the Brock School in this town, will g
to Pennington Normal for the winter
and Miss Leora Foster, who taught il
Sumner, will teach there this winter
The term will commence Nov. %. There
will probably be no school this winter In
what is known as the line school, al
there will be too few scholars, severa
having moved from that district recently