Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-22
NORWAY.

The Elm House was opened for the
fair week and was crowded. Bears
Hotel was also taxed to Its full capacity
and In fact every room and every board.
ing house was in demand.
Those who attended the fair found ex-
cellent entertai nment at the Opera
House Tuesday and Wednesday even
iugs. Vaudeville entertainments were
we'll attended.
Vivian n. Akers has on sale some of
bis sketches, at Fred A. Coles store,
Main Street. The pictures are very
pretty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Tabor Of
Yonkers, N. Y, are visiting her father,
@. N. Tubbs, for few days. Mrs.
Tabor Is we'll known here, her former
home, where she has lots of friends.
j. o. Crooker Is repairing his store
house In the rear of his store. The
shingles are removed and roofing paper
put on.
Mrs. Fred Pike and Ed Rich, both
operated upon for appendicitis at the
Central Maine Hospital, are recovering
rapidly.
r. W. Walker, for some time in the
bakery business at Bridgton, informs
his Norway friends that he has sold the
business. Mr.. Walker was formerly
Norway boy.
The Norway Board of Trade think the
next best thing to have is public wharf
and committee has been appointed by
that body to look after the matter.
Surely some one should be interested in
such business.
s. q. Hayden and family have closed
their lake cottage and returned to their
Haverhill home. They greatly enjoy
their summer visits to the lake cottage
and their many friends hope their visits
will be continued for many years.
Roger Hutchins has taken up the in
surance business and Is doing very
good business.
Both the Elm House and Beal's
Hotel are offered for sale. One landlord
has retired and the other wants to.
The village stores, shoe factory,
Novelty Co., and c. B. Cummings q
Sons, were closed Wednesday, the second
day Of the fair, until four o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Kimball left for
Denver, Colo, Monday afternoon for an
absence of three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Smith of Port
land were the guests of his sister, Edith
N. Smith, during the week.
Improvements are being made at the
shoe factory on the automatic sprinkler
system which is already'one OF the best
in the state.
Mr.. Curtis Stiles OF Portland, accom-
panied by Mrs. Stiles, visited his brother,
ex- postmaster Moses P. Stiles, the first
lof the week and enjoyed the county fair
ON Wednesday.
Harry Everett and crew are at work
for z. F. Smith making general repairs
and some improvements about the front
Of his residence on Bridge Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert II. Williamson OF
Pennington visited Norway friends dur.
ing the week. Mr.. Williamson was fol
a long time in business at the A. O.
Noyes store.
Mr.. E. G. Stoddard of Auburn takes
the place of Mr.. Fullerton in the Univers.
alist choir. Mr.. Stoddard has fine
bass voice.
Now that fair week has passed the
small boys and girls will again answer
the school bell Monday, the 2lst.
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guest of his sister, Mrs. Z. e. Cummings
during the fair.
The good information from Superin
tendent and President Andrews of thu
Norway Water Co. to the effect that thu
pump has been repaired and full press
ure will from now on be given. 1t hal
been 80 long since there was any press
ure on the system that the patron!
hardly knew how to take the change
Let us hope it is permanent and thai
another break will not occur.
There is some talk of the organization
Of a new water company, with first
class reservoir on Pike Hill for fire pro
lection and domestic use. 1t is reported
that the new reservoir will be paved aut
cemented thus offering for its patrons
pure water. They contend that TIT
present very "odorous water" of th'
city is the result of stagnant water in 6
"mud reservoir" We are all willing t
havelpure spring water served up to III
any time. Let US hope It is not all talk
Edmund R. Jordan, who was injured
in C. B. Cummings & Sons mill some
weeks ago and as a result lost bis eye
has so far recovered as to be on tn,
street. 1t was for some time thought b,
might lose the use of the other eye.
Mr.. F. o. Stearns, wife and son, o
Hot Springs, Ark, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Devine.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Warren Brown o
Boston are with friends in town. Mr.
Brown holds position on the Boston
Traveller.
Porter L. Swift was in town Sunda!
with friends and relatives. He was OF
his way to Manchester, N. H.
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