Oxford Democrat., 1908-05-26
NORWAY.

The village streets and town highways
were never in poorer condition than now
Little has been done az yet and there ap.
pears to be no promise of improvement
In the near future. With the now road
commissioner elected for three years
with an annual salary OF $500, the old
system has been re-instalied, in this, that
large number Of persons are requested
to "look after the roads," 1t is hoped
that the dangerous places In the village
streets where the travel 10 large will soon
attract the attention of the authorities.
improvements have been made on
Bridge Street by the removal of the cedar
hedge between the Smith and Whit.
marsh places.
A delegation from Pennesseewassee
Lodge, No. IS, K. of p, and several
members from the Sisterhood attended
the K. of P. memorial service
Sunday at South Paris. They report a
very Interesting sermon by Rev. b. q.
Hoyt of Hiram. The delegation were
invited by Hamlin Lodge of South Paris.
A crew has been at work on the line of
the Norway and Paris Street Railway
during the week. The leveling OF the
road bed greatly improves the road.
| Arbor Day was very properly observed
by many of Norway's citizens this year.
Several trees were set out in the school
yard by the various classes. Members
of the high school visited Gibson's
Grove, while members of the grammar
grade visited South Paris and defeated a
nine from the same grade in Paris 10 to
10. The members of the grammar school
returned greatly pleased with the vic
tory.
Mrs. C. Howard Lane of West Paris
was the guest of her brother, c. Fl.
Adams, the past week.
Frank Moore who was called home by
the death of his sister Annie returned
the first of the week.
Woodbury. NJ. Russell and his brother,
Gilbert A. Russell, have gone to Clark
City to work for the summer months on
mill building. Clark City is some two
hundred miles from Quebec down the
St. Lawrence river.
to attend DR.. B. F. Bradbury for blood
poison the first of the week. DR.. Brad
bury received a slight bruise while
alighting from his carriage, and about
the same time a cut on the finger tip
while performing an operation. The two
injuries resulted in very serious condi-
tion which demanded prompt action.
The doctor is doing we'll.
Ebenezer Bragdon of Sumner was in
the municipal court Tuesday to answer
to an allegation of cheating by false
pretenses on Merritt F. Damon. He
was bound over to await the action of
the grand jury and in default of 500
bail was sent to Jail.
A fire alarm was sounded on Wednes-
day for help to extinguish forest fire
easterly of Pleasant Street. 1t started
on the Blake place on Pleasant Street.
Some twenty men responded and soon
put the fire out.
The pair of black horses of o. N.
Cummings, purchased some few weeks
since, have attracted much attention as
being the best driving horses in this Sec
ton of the county. Sunday night one of
the pair broke its leg in the stall. 1t is a
great loss to Mr.. Cummings as the horse
is valuable.
Landlord Woodman and Editor San
born have been at Sugar Island, Moose
head Lake, fishing.
The members of the Universalist Sew
ing Circle met with Mrs. Frank q. Beck
Friday evening. On Wednesday after
noon, next, they will meet with Mrs. V.
w. Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cowan of Rum
ford Falls were guests at DR.. B. +. Brad
bury's the first of the week.
II. P Brown, the "milkman," on Tues
day, at the head of Main Street had some
experience with an auto. The milk sup
ply was lost and the carriage somewhat
damaged, and for time things were de-
cidedly lively for the driver of the milk
cart. Mr.. Brown was not injured and
the damage was small.
Capt. John W. Nash is at the Rangeley
Lakes for time.
Samuel Il. Hayden has returned to
Haverhill, Mass, after trying his new
launch with which he is much pleased.
Mr.. Hayden surely has beautiful boat.
Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge, No. So,
1. o. o. F., on Friday evening, June 8,
will have a roll call, work and refresh
ments.
A delegation of about thirty from the
Y. P. C. U. attended the meeting at
Mechanic Falls last Sunday.
Prescott Pratt of Paris for entering
the Smith place in Oxford was fined in
the municipal court S. and costs, in de-
fault of payment sent to Jail for ten days.
Fred C. Lowering for breaking and enter.
ing and larceny was held in the sum of
5000 for the grand jury. Thomas Lesby
Oronov TX Hoya in jail
Dry goods, clothing, shoe and millinery
stores will be open Friday evening, May
80, and closed all day Saturday, May 30.