Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-05-04
NORWAY.

i NORWAY.
The members of Co. D, I'd Regt.,
N. G. 8. NJ, are hard at work In perfect
ing themselves In drill and marksman-
ship. They are much pleased with the
appointment of Col. Elliott G. Dill as
Adjutant- General in the place Of Angus
tus B. Farnham resigned.
Frank q. Beck has purchased the
Smith lot on Main Street between the
Bassett store and car barn of s. j. Rec
ord and will build q new and larger
auto establishment thereon.
Mrs. Horace Cole and her daughter,
Nina Jewett, were at Augusta the last
of the week. They called on DR.. An.
nette Bennett who has an excellent Pc.
sition at the Augusta State Insane
Asylum. DR.. Bennett was for a long
time located in Norway.
Work at the shoe factories of B. T.
Spipney & Co. in this place will be
rather slack for week or ten days about
the first part of the month, owing to the
annual stock taking of the firm. Upon
the resumption of work 1t is understood
that work will 90 on uninterruptedly
during the very brisk summer season.
The ladies of the Universalist society
gave supper at Concert Hall Tuesday
evening.
A large delegation from Norway
Lodge, No. 16, 1. o. o. F., and Mt. Hope
Rebekah Lodge, No. So, 1. o. o. F., at
tended services at the Universalist
church Sunday and listened to very
pleasing sermon BY Rev. Mr.. Ward.
The new night Waterman, Ernest W.
Hutchins, commenced bis work on the
streets Monday night. Mr.. Hall, the re-
firing officer, Is to be congratulated upon
his years service in that he has had lit
tie trouble during his term of service.
The ice left the lake on Wednesday,
April 2S. 1t has been known to Ego
out" the very first of April. and at other
times very late In May.
The organization of the Oxford Co.
Fl olstein Breeders Association was ef-
fected the first of the week at Grange
Hall with officers as follows:
President-Benj. Tucker.
Sec. .Treas.-C. 8. McIntire.
vice.Pres-Fred Weston, Otis6eld.
NJ r. WILDER, Harrison.
| G. A. BOnne-, Sumner.
| K. l.. Porter, Paris.
Ira Hartman, Oxford.
E. j. Hobbs. Norway.
William Linnell, on complaint of
officer W. A. Bicknell, was before tile
municipal court charged with unlawful
possession of Intoxicating liquors. BE
was fined 800 and costs and sentenced
to 60 days in Jail, and in default of pay
ment of fine to 80 days additional. APP
pealed
Alvin T. Upton, for some time with
his sister, Mrs. Wendell Wheeler, was
found dead in bis bed Monday morning
II cart failure cause of death. Mr.. Upton
was 70 years of age. the SOD of Eben and
Ly dia Bancroft Upton of Albany. Funer
al services Wednesday at late residence.
Interment at Albany.
The Sd degree will be worked on
eight candidates by the lodge team, Nor.
way Lodge, No. 16, l. o. Oh An invi-
tation has been extended to Harrison
Lodge. Banquet will be served after
the work. The candidates are from
Norway and Mt. Mica Lodges.
Hon. Lyman Scribner of Springfield is
visiting his sister, Mrs. o. N. Bradbury.
He has been confined to the house for
some time with the grippe and heart
trouble.
1.-THE Saving of Daddy, given at the
Congregational church some time ago,
will be repeated by the members of the
W. C. T. U. at the church vestry Friday
evening, May It'll. Mrs. Edith Bartlett
will give the reading. There will be
music by Mrs. b. F. Bradbury, Iona
Noble, Frank Noble and Mr.. Stoddard.
Effie Akers pianist. Social will follow
the entertainment.
Rev. Hervey 81. Hoyt, State Superin-
tendent of the Universalist church, was
In town this week on business.
Hortense Gardner Gregg, of Exeter,
N. a., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jen'
ME C. Young. Miss Gregg was for
long time the very popular librarian in
the Norway Public Library.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Danforth returned
from Southern Pines, N. c., the first of
the week. Mr.. Danforth's health is
much improved. They find the weather
very cold after the change.
Mr.. Ernest W. Hutchins, Norway's
police officer, will move his family from
Exeter, N. H., to Norway, where they
will keep house.
Rev. c. A. Brooks has received an ap-
pointment at Madison where he has
moved.
Rev. B. C. Wentworth, the new pastor
of the Norway Methodist church,
preached his first sermon here Sunday.
Chas. F. Ridlon was in Boston this
week on business.
James Pledge Is building house on
the west side of Winter Street. A house
is also to be erected on Winter Street
this season. Fred Clark has arranged
for the moving Of the Andrews house
from the lot, corner of Main and Horne
Streets, to the Black lot so called, nearly
opposite the Congregational church.
Mr.. Clark will also build house on the
hortherly part of the same lot in the
near future. Several others are con-
templating the erection of houses very
soon. There is great demand for tene-
ments.
Friday evening, Major Carl Reichmann
of Madison Barracks, N. Y, assisted by
Mai. Geo. Mol. Presson, of the I'd
Regt., N. G. s. NJ, of Pennington, in-
spected Co. D of the I'd Regt. The
Opera House was filled with spectators,
and the inspection was called by the
regular army officer one of the best he
has made in the state. This Is good
word for Co. D boys, who are deserving
of all praise.
DR.. Albert Thompson of Philadelphia
visited at Col. w. w. Whitmarsh's this
week.
Mrs. o. N. Jones of Boston visited her
son, Judge Jones, the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll have
moved to rooms in the Bangs house.
The Universalist Sunday School will
celebrate its 18th anniversary June 9th.