Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-14
NORWAY.
Oct. 9Th. ons Of tbs varmest davs.

Oct. 9Th, one of the warmest days.
The October term of the Norway Nh
niclpal Court was held by Judge Jone'
Tuesday morning. The usual kind ant
amount of business.
Capt. Alton E whitehead, Co. D, SEQ
ond Infantry, with q score of 45, was ont
of the prize winners In the Express-Ad
vertiser cup rife contest. The captain
Is one of the best shots In Maine.
Many of the Norway music lovin(
people attended the Festival at Portland
this week.
Charles L. Hathaway is gaining rapid
ly. he entertained his friends on his pi
azza one day this week, and enjoyed Al
auto ride, and later In the week was a.
his Office. He is gaining strength, and
feels that good rest will do much TO,
him.
Road Commissioner Morrill, is doing
some very good work on Water Street
near the corn shop.
The sewer crew Is at work on Bridge
and Water Streets this week. They are
.now rushing work before cold weather
sets in.
Wv. Hills went by auto Wednesday
to Pennington to attend an opticians
meeting. He was accompanied by Sup
erintendent Boswell Of the telephone ex'
change. They visited Rumford Falls on
the trip.
Stephie Cummings has q new donkey
that is attracting much attention with
the little people. 1t is supposed to be a
beauty.
Norway parties visited Fryeburg fair
this week, and Friday and Saturday
enjoyed an outing at the worlds fair at
North Waterford.
John Woodman is grading and putting
in a cement walk in front Of his build
ing on Cottage Street.
Hon. A. S. Kimball is shingling his
buildings on Bridge Street.
Eugene n. SWEET has shingled and I'm
proved his residence on Marston Street
The sewer crew have power drill at
work on Maple Street opposite Ed Knee
lands residence. On this street there
is Il long stretch of ledge, and the pipes
are placed some eight feet deep in the
solid rock.
b. Franklin Faunce, formerly of Nor.
way, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Faunce,
in the employment of the Carnegie Steel
Co., at Homestead. Pa, has been pro-
noted 10 the position of superintendent
IF the wheel department, very impor-
Lant position and we'll paid.
Arthur P. Hayden is the new agent for
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in
his section of the state.
Because of the death of two boys in
The schools of Laconia, N. H., from in
antile paralysis, the high school in that
own has been closed. Prof. V. NJ.
Whitman is at the head of the school.
Walter S. Stearns has gone to Haver-
hill, Mass, to work in shoe factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Curtis left on
. trip Friday. Mr.. Curtis is to 60 to
Springfield, Ohio, as delegate from the
Grand Lodge, K. G. E., of Maine, and
Mrs. Curtis will visit in New Jersey.
Mrs. A. C. Waite Is with her people In
Dixfield for two weeks vacation from
). D. Andrews, where she does house
work. Della Watson takes her place at
Mr.. Andrews.
Mildred Bangs will enter the Maine
General Hospital at Portland the last Of
next month and train for nurse.
James Tuell and wife of West Sumner
made their Norway friends short visit
this week. Mr.. Tuell was formerly in
business in Norway.
Howard Drake and family have taken
the Clark house on Main Street, recently
vacated by R. l.. Bickford, and are
moving from the corner of Beal and
Danforth Streets.
Annie Walker has closed her services
as stenographer at the shoe factory and
gone to her home in Quincy, Mass.
Postmaster Akers and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman L. Horne, Mrs. Roswell
Frost, Lillian Powers, Pearl Cook, Rev.
R. j. Bruce, Mrs. Frank Kimball, Mrs
Bal F. Bradbury, Berenice Nash, and
Ruth Cumming were few OF those who
attended the festival at Portland.
Mrs. W. C. Leavitt entertained her
father, Joseph Y. Keazer of Colebrook,
n. a., Sunday.
Mrs. George D. Swift and son were in
Boston during the week.
Abner F. jackson died at his home in
town Tuesday, Oct. 7tb, aged s. years,
10 months, % days. Born in Paris, the
sor OF Lemuel and Nancy Foster Jack.
SOD. He attended Norway schools and
taught school when young man. He
was one of those who were in California
in the gold days. he made shoes and
was sutler in the 23d Maine Regiment in
the war. During the last As years OF his
life he lived on the farm on which he
died. He married May W. P. Millett.
who died in 1850. Two children came of
this marriage, a daughter, deceased. and
a son, John NJ. jackson, who lives In
n. g., In 1855 be married
Harriet A. Millett. From this marriage
Harry NJ, Abner F., Rust, Solomon l.,
and Newhall Jackson survive him, ex-
cept the last. Mrs. jackson died In
1908. He was Republican and Uui-
versalist. Rev. j. Fl. Little attended the
funeral. Interment Pine Grove ceme-
terry.
Peter Kane aud family have moved to
Mechanic Falls.
Fred Davis is improving his residence
1T the corner of Whitman and Summer
Streets by the addition of a bay window.
Joseph Antolini was before the Nor
way Municipal Court Monday as the re-
suit of the service of search and seizure
Case continued. Bonds for
5000 furnished.
A movement Is on foot to secure
soldiers monument. The movement
..,n oo-o,aooad hy tho ynamhars Of