Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-28
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
| Excellent sleighing, shedding and skat
ing.
Fishermen are having great success
catching pickerel at North Pond through
the ice.
Several persons from the western sec
ton of the county at the Elm and Beal't
Houses this week, who attended Probate
Court.
n. L. Elliott of Rumford Is visiting hit
friends in his candidacy for the position
soon to be made vacant by the expira
ton of Hon. L. T. Carleton's term Of
Office. It is understood that Oxford
County will be for Elliott.
Charles E. Holt, Esq, Is able to visi
his Office several times during the week
His general health is greatly improved
A stated convocaiion Of Oxford Roya
Arch Chapter. No. 20, was held a.
Masonic Hall Wednesday evening will
work In the Most Ex.
The association of Knights Templar o.
Oxford County held their annual Christ
mas Day ceremonies at Masonic Hal
Saturday at II o'clock noon. The usua
ceremonies were observed and after thai
the election of officers for the current
year. The attendance was large.
The Christmas trade is reported tt
have been much more than an average.
The first class sleighipg has enabled peo
pie to come from distance and az Nor
way is the place in Oxford County to d.
shopping, the result has been very pleas
ing to Norway merchants.
Judge Jones rendered his decision il
the George Fogg vs.. Albert Richardson
case for the defendant.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank P. Towne attend
ed the State Grange at Bangor this
week. Mr.. Towne is master OF Norway
Grange.
The next meeting of the Veranda Clut
will be with Mrs. Alta Sheen on Thurs
day, Dec. Both. Thursday evening the
club gave a promenade at G.. A. R. Hall.
Music by Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamb oil
Oxford.
Geo. T. Tubbs has returned from the
hospital where he has been treated fol
spinal trouble. He is now wearing a
plaster of Paris cast and will probably
do so for the next ten months.
The funeral of Thomas Hubbard Saw.
in was held on Sunday, Rev. NJ. c. Ward
and Rev. B. s. Rideout officiating. In.
terment at Waterford. Mr.. Sawin was
the son of Thomas and Sally johnson
Sawin. He was born in Waterford Nov.
81, 1885. He was engaged in farming
and store keeping until 1896 when he
moved to Norway and purchased the Al
j. Rowe place on Main Street. He mar
ried C. Elizabeth Sampson Oct. IL, $50,
and in Oct. 90, they observed their 50th
anniversary. Mrs. Sawin is in excellent
health. Two daughters survive him,
Mrs. L. E McIntire and Mrs. B. G. Nc
Intire, of Waterford. Mr.. Sawin was a
Democrat in politics and Universalist
in religion He held various town offices
in Waterford. He was an Odd Fellow
and member of the Rebekah Lodge.
George G. Leavitt is here from the U.
of NJ. for the Christmas holidays.
The village schools will be in session
on the 2sth. Gertrude Murphy Of Calais
will succeed Miss JENNIE at the Middle
Primary. Lucy Doherty, Pennington
Normal School girl, will take the eighth
grade. Wipnifred Hall of Pennington
will he the third grade teacher, and
Irene Hazen will instruct the fifth
grade. It is reported that all the new
teachers are we'll qualified for their work
in the several schools.
Ed Richardson and wife are keeping
house in the tenement recently vacated
by Fred Stone on Paris Street.
Samples of paper and solid money ex-
| l:l;k.J ho Nnr,yo1 National Ropk
window attract lots of attention.
Prof. V. NJ. Whitman, wife and son,
Victor, of Milford, N. a., are with Judge
C. F. Whitman, during the Christmas
vacation.
The "central' telephone Office is most
attractive in It's Christmas decorations.
The ladies of the Congregational So.
ciety cleared about $3.50 at their recent
| fair.
Clarence Downing, for long time
clerk for n. j. Bangs, has closed his
services with the store for the present.
Columbus Richardson is very sick
with pneumonia at his home on Main
Street.
The usual sunlight dance was held at
the Opera House Saturday afternoon.
NJ uSlC ny Otcdluo OiSuOSuo'
Carl Stone is at home from his. college
work at Philadelphia, and 10 assisting
his father in the store during vacation.
Benz. HOsmer cut his foot while split
ting wood one day this week. The
| wound is not serious, but very trouble
some.
Verne Weber, who has been in New
York for the past two months, is at
home. He has been learning tho bar
ber's trade.
Mrs. Charles Evirs, for three months
! at the Central Maine General Hospital,
returned this week much improved In
health.
Orren Brown of North Norway has
purchased the Truman Crosby place on
Marston Street.
Charles q. Sargent left town for Dan
ielson, Conn.,, the first of the week for
short visit with his daughter, Mrs. Hal
Eaton. Mrs. Sargent has been with her
daughter for some time.
The new sign at the Noyes Drug Store
Is Frank Kimball, and is very good in.
deed.
CD. Cummings & Son we're obliged
to dig up the steam pipe In front of the
Stone drug store for repairs the last OF
the week.
ALONE IN SAW MILL AT MIDNIG 1T