Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-18
NORWAY.

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The old trec In front of E. E. Durgin'
grocery store on Main Street has bee
cut down by Commissioner Roberts. !
was an old landmark, but injured by th
great fire had been . menace to the pub
lie.
] Vivian w. Hills, the jeweler, appear
cd this week with q new Ford auto. It.
. beauty.
John Hutchins and crew are paintinl
z. F. Smiths buildings on Bridge Street
Harry E. Gibson has planted larg
piece Of land near Gibson Grove. Mr.
Gibson will build cottage for bis owl
use on lot southerly of the grove In tb'
near future, it is understood.
Z. q. Hu,chins was at home from
Lowell the first OF the week for o few
days. Mrs. Hutchns and the children
will 60 to Exeter, N. e., the last OF JUNE
for visit.
The frosts for some time past have
done considerable damage to the early
crops. In some places 1t was only 2t
above.
Rev. NJ. c. Ward exchanged pulpit'
with Rev. G. w. Sias of Waterford on 8
recent Sunday. Mr.. Ward made the
trip to Waterford on his wheel. Mr.
Sias gave very interesting and instruct
i've disc purse. The Waterford cougrega
ton was much pleased with Mr.. Wards
learned sermon.
Capt. Lyman 81. Dsughraty has re-
signed as commander Of Co. D, I'd Regt.,
N. G. S. NJ, and Capt. Moses P. Stiles
has been placed in command of the com
pany temporarily. The company is in
excellent condition and as soon as ~
election of captain is had the present
commander will be relieved.
Anthony Lafarrier Is entertaining his
son Fred during the week.
Judge W. F. Jones will attend the
commencement at Harvard this month.
Stephen L. Ethridge Of South Port
land was in Norway during the week on
business connected with his Norway
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beck of Woodstock are
the guests of their son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank 81. Beck.
Fred II. Cummings and wife and Miss
Gertrude Gardner are with dozen mem.
bers of the King Arthur Society at Goat
Island.
Horace D. Wade, the genial and popu-
lar manager of Lakeside, arrived in town
from New York this week. The new
building is nearly ready for occupancy
and Mr.. Wade reports he will have all
the guests he wants by the first of July.
Rev. Merrill C. Ward injured his right
hand some days ago and is suffering with
blood poisoning. He is uncertain how
he received the injury.
Mrs. Ella A. Noyes, wife of Frank n.
Noyes, died at her Crescent Street home
in this village Wednesday, June II, of
liberation of the gall bladder, after a
sickness of some months. She was the
daughter of James c. and Polly Upton
Bennett, born in Norway, May 16, 1856.
She married June Is, 1878, Frank n.
Noyes, who with their daughter Mildred,
of the Norway High School, survives her.
She was much interested in the Congre-
gationsl church, a teacher in the Sab
bath School, member Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, Harry Rust
Post Relief Corps, Mothers Club and w.
C. T. U. Services at her late home FRI
day afternoon, Rev. R. j. Bruce officiat-
ing.
Arthur Hayden, wife, and son, are
with relatives in the village. They have
visited at Mrs. Hayden's sisters, Mrs.
Ethel Cairns, in Paris.
Mrs. Christina w. c. Budden, widow
of the late j. E. Budden, is the guest of
Otto and Clara Schnuer. She has rapidly
foll al nt,
lame is in very good health.
Hiram Wiles has been appointed night
Waterman in the place Of Ernest Hutch.
ms resigned. For some time George A.
Morse has served as Waterman.
The new and improved corn popping
machine and peanut rooster combined at
John Il. Fletcher's store attracts lots OF
attention. The corn Is first-class and
the peanuts are we'll roasted.
DR.. Thompson's boat house, lake cot
tsge and stable, on the west shore of the
lake, have been painted by John Hutchins
and crew.
Mrs. Lucelia Merriam is at her Fal
mouth Foreside cottage for month
She will return about the middle of July
Mrs. George Wood and sons, Lawrence
and Wallace, are visiting her daughter
Mrs. E. NJ. Cushman, at Portland.
| George w. Whitman attended thu
Grand Army encampment at Bangor thii
past week.
Benjamin and Henry Hosmer, fol
some weeks at Moosehead Lake guiding
returned Wednesday.
Earl Thibodeau, principal Of thu
Limerick High School, is with his father
Thomas Thibodeau.
DR.. Frank N. Barker, wife, and daugh
ter, attended the graduation exercises a.
Bridgtou Academy. Hubert Fl. Barker
the doctors son, was member of the
class and had one of the parts.
| Marion True, for several years al
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Is with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. True.
Eugene E. Andrews will attend tht
National Republican convention q,
Chicago as an alternate.
The E. F. Bicknell store and Hathaway
Block have been painted by George Pike
and crew.
Mrs. Frank E. DeCoster and children
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Eugene
Flood, in Pennington, for week.
On Friday, June 81, at 8 P. NJ, thu
ladies of the Congregational Society viii
hold food sale at Noyes Block in tht
store formerly occupied by Merritt
WEIGH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon NJ. Longley, chill
dren, and Miss Grace Bennett enjoyed {
visit in Raymond, at Mr.. Longley's ole
home place, Sunday. They enjoyed tht
auto trip greatly.
Grin Brown has returned from Au
gusta, where he has been for some
months. He is cared for by Leor
Bovee of Bolster's Mills. Mr.. Brown
has improved in health somewhat.
| The annual meeting OF the stockhold.
ers of the Norway Branch Railroad viii
be held at the assessors Office July I'd
at2 M.
Sara A. Leonard, of North Monmouth
died very suddenly Sunday morning
June I'd. Heart disease. Miss Leonard
was assistant teacher In Norway Higt
School for several years.
Elmer Packard is the new clerk a
Drake & Brooks grocery store.
Mrs. r. N. Swan and granddaughter
Frances Bartlett, enjoyed Sunday will
Mrs. Swans brother, c. G. Farwell, IL