Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-10-12
NORWAY.

Canning operations at the II. +. Webb
Co. factory closed Wednesday afternoon.
The amount Of sweet corn was unexpect-
eddy large.
Mrs. Ella I. Ordione and Mrs. A.
Alexander of Richmond were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Smith during the
week. Mrs. Ordione is Mrs. Smiths
sister. They attended the Universalist
Su nday School convention during their
visit.
Capt. NJ. P. Stiles has beeu assisting
John M. Parsons on Pike Hill with the
gathering of his apples.
George Grover has sold his place on
Brown Street in Norway village and will
soon move on to farm he has purchas-
ed in the town of Bethel.
Vivian w. Hills attended the Optic
metry meeting at Pennington Wednes-
day. A banquet was one of the attrac-
tons of the gathering.
Hon. A. S. Kimball returned from his
western trip the first of the week. He
reported a most pleasant outing.
The large number of strangers in town
during the week attracted to Norway by
the annual session of the Maine Univers'
alist Sunday Schools found excellent &C
commodations at the hotels and homes
of Universalist citizens.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth j. Fiske
wilkins was brought to Norway for
burial Wednesday. She was the wife OF
George A. wilkins. She was born in
Otisfield July, 1856. She married
George A. wilkins in 1882, and for some
wears resided in Norway where they
worked for B. F. Spinney & Co. Some
fifteen years ago they moved to south
Berwick where Mrs. wilkins died Mon
day, Oct. 4. Services were held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Swain
on Beal Street by Rev. B. S. Rideout.
The display of flowers was beautiful.
Mrs. William Rolfe of Yarmouth is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Tubbs.
Maurice l.. Flint of this town shot q
deer that weighed about one hundred
and sixty pounds.
Alexander MacLean goes to bis Florida
orange grove about the middle OF the
month. He reports most delightful
summer in his cottage on the lake shore.
After putting his property in good re-
pair for the winter he will 60 south and
attend to his orange interests. HIS
grove is about thirty acres and he raises
much grape fruit and about 500 boxes
of oranges.
O. M. Cummings visited friends and
relatives in Boston during the week.
The w. C. T. U. will hold the OCTOBER
meeting on the third Tuesday OF OCTOBER
instead of the second, because of the
series of special services.
Robley Morrison is with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Freelsnd Howe.
He will soon become assistant chemist IN
the Oxford mills.
Merton Libby had his right hand
caught in a crimping machine at the
shoe factory Tuesday and lost the ends
of three fingers. He was at work re-
pairing the machine at the time OF the
accident.
The Pathological Society will hold its
annual meeting in Norway Nov. I'll.
Judge C. F. Whitman by invitation OF
William Whitman of Boston is guest
ar the old Whitman homestead at Wey-
mouth this week. -,
Mrs. Annie Webb of Bangor was Win
her people in town this week.
Those of Norway's citizens who at
tended the worlds fair at North water
ford Saturday report a most pleasant re,
ception. The fair at North Waterford
is always looked forward to by many OF
Norway's people who think it the best
of the seasons fairs. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Andrews nave
moved into their new house on Main
Street. They have been living in the
tenement over the Savings Bank.
| Walter Sanborn and wife of Boston
are enjoying their vacation with MI
Sanborns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u. ..
Sanborn, at the Falls. Walter Sanborn
has a position in the Boston Globe office.
l.. NJ. Felch, Superintendent OF
Schools, has moved into the new house,
Ecorner Main and Horne Streets. This
was the house purchased by Clark OF E:
r Andrews. and moved on to the lot and
repaired after the fire.
Allie Wyman will, he expects, have
about one hundred barrels OF winter ap'
pies. ,r o,
heater in his residence, corner Main and
. Deering Streets.
The union revival meetings commend.
, ed Sunday afternoon, Oct. Sd, and Will
continue for two weeks. The attend
ance is very good and the interest such
!, as to make the meetings interesting and
, profitable. c I'll,
The members of Norway Grange Will
hold a fair the first part of November
II will be held in their new hall.
A. c. Lord left Norway Oct. Isl
, for a combined business and pleasure
! trip to Boston, the Brockton fair, New
York city, Philadelphia, and washing
ton. He expects to return to Norway
about the 18th.
, The trustees of the Norway saving
Bank on Friday afternoon elected Georg'
D L. Curtis treasurer Of that institution, tt
, succeed George E. Tubbs, deceased. Mr.
Curtis has been for some years towi
4 clerk and agent of the Canadian Express
e r. Ia NorTav and has conducted an in