Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-10
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Mrs. Il. B. Foster and daughter Lau
restien are spending few weeks a
Peaks Island.
The August term of the Norway Mu
nicipal Court was held on Tuesday a
the office of W. F. Jones, Judge. Som
new entries and few old cases disposed
lof.
| Deputy Sheriff w. A Bicknell is build
ing a piazza on the east side of bis resi-
dence on Bridge Street. The deputy !,
doing the work himself as he is handy
with carpenters tools and knows just
what he wants.
Mrs. w. L. Merrill and sons are stop
ping at her former home in Houlton fol-
a month. She left with the boys the
last of the week.
Ross Bickford, of the Bickford Bros.
is enjoying his vacation in Norway. He
has for some time been on the road fol
the firm.
Rev. Gordon q. Eggleston, pastor Of
the Green Avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, N. Y, supplied for Rev. B. S.
Rideout at the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev. B. S. Rideout is stopping
with his family at Old Orchard for some
| time.
The moonlight dance at the new
Grange block on Whitman Street was
well attended. Everybody had a good
time and excellent refreshments.
The members of Co. D, I'd Regt., N.
G.. S. NJ, camped on the fair grounds
Sunday night and left for Augusta camp
ground on the first train on Monday.
Capt. Stiles took fifty-eight men into
camp for ten days Aug. PIP.
The lawn party at the Methodist par.
sonage on Wednesday evening was well
attended. Ice cream and cake, games,
social gathering were the attractions of
the evening. The grounds were very
prettily decorated with lanterns and
every one had happy evening.
Eddie Perrault has purchased the
island place near Charles E. Freeman's
of Charles P. Holt of Bath and has NOV
ed into the house. Mr.. Perrault will
build boat house on the island to &C.
commodate his motor boat "Ann," and
during the summer months use his craft
between the island and the village.
The Gilbert Bros. have rushed work
ON the new Grange block on Whitman
Street. 1t is reported that when COM
pleted it will be one of the best Grange
buildings in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian W. Hills enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Jameson from
Union, Me-, during the week. Mr.. Hills
is nephew of Mr.. Jameson.
Geo. W. Holmes, chairman of the
board or selectmsn of Norway, has
gold headed cane for the Oldest citizen
of Norway. 1t is gift from tue Boston
Post. presented to the oldest citizen
of Norway by the Boston Post" 1t is
understood that the cane is to be used
by the now oldest person and at his or
her decease is to be handed over to the
then oldest and so on.
Mrs. George P. Locke and daughter
Irene are visiting relatives in Bethel.
The Cousins Hospital inmates from
Norway, Mrs. George w. Devine, Mrs.
Arthur Littlefield and James N. Favor
are all doing first rate, it is reported.
They were all operated upon for appen-
dicitis, and one of them had gall stones
removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cummings, after a
short visit with their Norway people,
have returned to Bemis, where Mr..
Cummings has charge of the Bemis end
Of the C. B. Cummings & Sons extensive
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Staples of Portland
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Oxnard last week.
The preaching service at the Baptist
church will continue during August,
but the Sunday School sessions will be
discontinued during the month.
Verne Ranger, as the result OF an
accidental discharge of 22-calibre re-
volver, wears his arm in sling.
The members of the Woman's Relief
Corps of Norway who visited the Hebron
Relief Corps at Hebron last week, report
most pleasant trip. There were about
twenty five from Norway.
Frank d. Briggs, after ten days
sickness at his Cottage Street home, was
on the street again last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. +. Andrews are with
the family at their Old Orchard cottage
for a short vacation and outing.
Willard Cherry Of Boston has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Helen Cherry.
Prof. r. E. Clement of Elizabeth, N.
j., with his family are at their lake cot
tage for some weeks. They spend part
of each summer at the cottage as the
most attractive of all places.
Katherine Walker of Water Street is
at the Sisters Hospital at Lewiston for
an operation for appendicitis.
The Noyes Block and o. n. Cummings
huildinus ara heinp painted
Mrs. Fl. L. Bartlett will entertain the
members of the W. c. T. U. on Tuesday,
Aug. 10 Subject for discussion, kind
ness to Animals"
Norway is soon to have within its linn
it's one of the best summer hotels in the
state if the plans now being considered
are carried out. A New York syndicate
has recently purchased the property Of
A. W. Thomas, about mile and half
from the village, and are to build $751;
600 summer hotel The company IL cap
italized at S100, 1000 and Walter A. Brady
of New York city, is at the head of the
concern. The plan is to build the hotel
on top of the hill above the lake. This
is one of the prettiest places in that Sec
ton and affords fine view. There is
shore front of $50 feet and the farm is
composed of about POO acres. 1t is also
proposed to have golf links, baseball
grounds and tennis courts in connection
with the hotel.
The above news item has been going
through the Maine newspapers. Several
of NOrway's business men whom the
Democrat has interviewed say that If
such plan 10 forming 1t is on the quiet
by outside parties, as locally the move
ment seems to have no head.
Buckfield's New Industry.
| The Maine Fruit Product Co. OF Port
land, Me-, have purchased Of Geo. b.
Hersey the lot and buildings which he
erected for q foundry some two years
ago. They are at work now making e1-
i tensive alterations in the present build