Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-08-11

, son hall. every Thursday evening, September {
May, first and third Thursday evenings, May {
September.
II Co. D, I'd Regt., N. G. s. NJ, returned
from the week of camp life at August
, on Saturday evening.
The August term of the Norwa.
Municipal Court was held at Judg
Jones' Office Tuesday. A few new case
and some old ones received attention
The K. of p. boys who left town 70
the gathering and encampment In Boston
report a most pleasant trip and visit.
| Chas. l.. Hathaway has greatly i'm
proved his residence by the addition o
concrete walks on Oak Avenue, and from
1.-The front to Main Street. The grOund
have been plowed up and seeded. TIT
Improvements are important and will
greatly beautify the residence.
l. During the absence of Verne Rich a
Augusta as member of the Hospita
Corps, Aaron Yeaton took charge of the
water business.
DIR. Bal F. Bradbury was called home
from Augusta during the week on pro
Ifessional business. He made the trip BY
auto.
The road commissioner and crew are
doing extensive work on the Estate road
near James Crockett's place on the
Waterford stage road. For years this
piece of road has been considered very
bad in the spring and bad weather. The
middle of the road is removed and filled
with small stones and the whole covered
and we'll rounded with good road ma
terial. 1t surely promises to be a great
stretch of road and like the work being
done by the Paris officers will be greatly
appreciated by all who travel it.
Capt. Harry Downing has been having
his steamer "Zanita" repaired. Fol
some time he has been running the
"Spray" for the accommodation oil
patrons.
The Democratic rally at the Opera
House Saturday afternoon gave all an
opportunity to hear the political issues
discussed from their party view.
DIR. Z. Il. Andrews of Brunswick call
ed on his Norway friends Wednesday
He was in town on business.
It is reported that the outlook for a
big seasons work at the shoe factories
was never better than at the present
thine. Lots of orders and that Is lots OF
work and employment for operatives.
DR.. Annette Bennett, formerly in
practice in this place, Ia visiting her
Norway friends.
John C. Hussey was before the Munic.
ipal Court Monday. He pleaded guilty
to illegal fishing in Ledge Brook and
wan fined $40 and costs. John Blouiu
for intoxication and disturbing the
L 70 nc
and costs of sl3.6S.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Norway Building Associa
ton was held on Monday. Officers
elected as follows:
| President-W. F. Jones.
Vice. President-Charles e. Holt.
Secretary-Fred w. Sanborn.
L. Hathaway, c. N. Tubbs, +. W. ssnbOrn.
A motion to pay dividend on the
stock was defeated by the casting vote
of the president. Only once in the las
fourteen years has dividend been paid
The debt was reduced during the last
year sllOO. The debt is now $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. A. Oxnard recently returned
from a visit with her brother, Henry
Tucker, at Logansport, Ind, and Is now
with her son, II. W. Oxnard, occupying
the G. F. Ridlon cottage for two weeks
or more.
| Il. B. Young has new 20-horse power
Franklin automobile. 1t came to towr
Tuesday. It's beauty.
Mrs. W. W. Hooper and daughter o.
Weymouth, Mass, are with Norway rela
tives for short visit.
NIL k,,rd rnrIu hOroo and fw(
Italians did the town the first of thu
very young people.
The present organization OF the OK
ford County Board of Fire Insurance
Underwriters as effected at the Office o
Freeland Howe Saturday is as follows
Presiden.1,wallaee R. Tsrbox. Fryeburg.
Treas.-Geo. L. Curtis, Norway.
Sec.-L. Fl. Vielleux, Rumford Falls.
Howard D. Smith, of the Norwa!
National Bank, and wife, left Tuesda!
morning on two weeks vacation tril
in Maine and Massachusetts,.
Harry Packard, after three weeks
vacation with his Norway people, re
turned to Boston Sunday, where he viii
take up his work on the Globe.
Mrs. Alma Bailey is stopping with bel
brother, Elgin Greenleaf, at his Moose
head Lake camp.
Ralph Hartman, of Stones drug store
will spend his two weeks vacation a
Moosehead Lake.
State Deputy c. A. Brooks on Monday
evening installed the officers of Norwa!
Anchor Lodge of Good Templars. Re
freshments were served.
Rev. E. S. Cotton and wife are enjoy
ing life at Cottonville, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. E. Harris of Brock
ton, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. +
E. Tower.
The Episcopal church is being repair
ed and painted.
Mr.. and Mrs Dennis Pike will start Of
their vacation trip the first of the weel
, in Massachusetts, and Vermont.
At the NJ. Z. church Sunday ten per
|. sons were baptized and received int
3 the church.
;. CHI. Cotton of Peabody, Mass, is A
L. Cooks new barber.
: The Cummings party, consisting @
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l. Cummings, MI
, and Mrs. Freeland Howe, Jr., Mr.. an
, Mrs. Charles P. Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs
, Charles s. Akers, will visit the Richard
. son Lakes, Mooselookmeguntic, etc., o
3 this trip.
Jennie P. Baker of the Smiley stor
, Is in New York this week on business.
= w. C. Brown, of the Novelty Turnin
. Co., who recently purchased the Par'
!. gard place on Paris Street, is making o.
pensive repairs and improvements abou
q the place.