Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-04-27
NORWAY.

The entertainment at the Opera House
Tuesday evening, The American Girl,
by Geo. F. Hall Company, was most
pleasing and satisfactory entertainment
The hall was we'll filed.
It is reported that Geo. E. Walker,
road commissioner, has resigned. Res
ignation takes effect May 1st. There are
several candidates for the position.
Tho corporation assessors have ap-
pointed Ernest W. Hutchins, son-in-law
of W. c. Leavitt, police in place of Mr..
Hall who served for the past year. The
position commands q salary of 5000 per
year. There were q number of candi-
dates for this Office which Is considered
good one.
s. D. Andrews new furniture rooms
on Marston Street are we'll fitted for the
business and are attracting much atten-
ton.
Romance L. Dean was taken to the
Augusta Hospital by Deputy Sheriff W.
A. Bicknell the first of the week.
Mrs. Greenville Whitman. late of Green
wood, has purchased the Cullinan place,
recently sold by John Judkins. Mrs.
Whitman is repairing and making i'm
portant changes.
Il. F. Downing has purchased
twenty-five foot gasoline launch for use
on the lake this season. The steamer
Zanita is also to be run to accommodate
his patrons.
We understand that Myron Watson
has accepted a position as travelling
demonstrator with C. Fl. Stuart & Co.
Concentrated extracts and perfumes to
wholesale and retail trade.
John Wood represented the local order
of the New England Order of Protection
at its state convention held at Belfast.
He reports very pleasant reception.
Miss Nina Jewett of the Bellevue
Hospital, New York City, assistant
nurse, is with her mother, Mrs. Horace
Cole, for short vacation.
The report is that Carl Foss has con-
structed a gasoline launch during the
winter, of most excellent workmanship.
The boat Is sixteen foot keel, five foot
beam and the motor is a s 1-2 horse
power.
Ernest Murch has taken the William.
son house at the Falls and Luther Emer-
son, who formerly occupied the place,
has moved to the north of Pearl Street.
Philip Stevens has hired Dunhap's
Hall at West Paris and is running
course of assemblies there with very
good satisfaction.
Those who attended the campfire of
William K. Kimball Post, South Paris,
Saturday, are enthusiastic In their praise
of the entertainment given them.
L. LII Loo oobo l.; <vI,
water mark. Power sowners are now
reaping in the abundance of water to
run their mills.
Again the Norway and Western Rail.
way is to be built. This time repre-
sentative from Boston is the moving
spirit, and it is reported that there is
some prospect that the agitation may
result in the actual construction of the
road. All that is now asked is a local
list of fifty thousand dol
lars, being about one-third Of the actual
cost of the system. The $50, 900 in stock
will not be payable until the road is COM
pleted, or late this next summer or early
fall.
Norman Smell, on search and seizure,
was before the municipal court Thurs
day. He pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 500 with costs, |
and given sixty days in Jail, and sixty |
days additional In default of the pay
ment of the fine. The other complaint
was filed. He was sent to Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll were in
Auburn Patriots Day. They returned
the following day after very pleasant
visit with Mrs. Carroll's people.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
cleared twenty dollars on their food sale
at the vestry Friday.
o. NJ. Cummings is to reopen his liv
cry stable with Adna Keene as hostler.
Mr.. Cummings has been long in the
business and is we'll known by all, with
whom he is very popular.
Nell w. Sampson has purchased Camp
Comus of Frank R. Taylor.
Judge c. F. Whitman has commenced
work on his Crescent Street house. The
will be greatly improved and
somewhat enlarged. When the judge
does work he does it we'll.
Irving Frost has again gone to Poland
Spring, where he will find employment
during the summer at his trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burnham of Port
land were with their Norway friends the
first of the week.
George K. Robinson will occupy the
new tenement in o. P. Brooks house on
Pleasant Street.
Charles Flanders has accepted posi-
ton as head man of the Readfeld tele-
phone exchange. Mr.. Boswell, who has
had charge of the work, has gone to the
Wilton district, where he will have
charge of similar work.
S. Il. Hayden. wife, and daughters, of
Haverhill, Mass, were with Mrs. Clara
A. Hayden, Mr.. Hayden's. mother, the
first of the week.
1t is reported that several cottages are
to be erected on the shore of the lake
this season. One will be built by a
former landlord of the BeaPs House, A.
K. Paul, to cost from 81 500 to $4,000.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will Give a snnner at Concert Hall Tues