Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-22

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After IN illness OF Q number Of days
Florence L. kurch died Tuesday morn
Ing, Oct. Is, ct the emergency hospital
Pneumonia following Influenza WAS the
OF Ellsworth and Annie B. (Withaml
Hufoh OF Gary Street, and besides heI
parents 10 survived BY two brothers,
James and Ellsworth, Jr.. and two
sisters. Jennie and Annie, the latter oi
whom II now In the hospital. Burial
was in Pine Grove Cemetery.
After an illness Of some ten days
Charles d. Pike died ut the emergency
hospital in Norway Thursday morning
Mr.. Pike was the SON Of Dennis and Minis
bradbury Pike, and IVES born ct Nor
way June s., 1850. He was educated d
Norway High School, and graduated
from Bliss Business College, Lewiston.
About seven years ago he went into
partnership with bis father 10 business,
the concern being known - the Dennis
Pike Real Estate and Insurance Agency.
he was In bis flfth year - collector Of
taxes for the town Of Norway and the
Norway Village Corporation. He was .
member of Norway Lodge, I. O. o. r..
WiIdey Encampment, and the Norway
Commercial Club.
Mr.. Pike leaves . wife, who WAS be-
fore marriage Miss Grace Prince OF
Mechanic Falla, and four children, the
eldest less than flve years old. He 10
also survived by his parents, two sisters,
Mrs. Azola, wife Of Ashley Edwards,
and Miss Esther Pike, and one brother,
Hugh P. Pike.
Miss Nellie F. Drummey died early
Thursday morning with pneumonia ut
the Norway emergency hospital after Q
few days illness. Miss Drummey was
born In Ellsworth Aug. 10, 1880, the
daughter of Michael j. and Mary A.
Drummey, both natives OF Ireland.
Three years ago she came to Norway -
head book keeper at the Office Of the
Carroll, Jefferson Shoe Co. She 10 sur
vived By her mother and three sisters.
The remains we're taken to her former
homo at Ellsworth, accompanied by her
mother and sisters, who were all here ct
tho time of her death, and Mr.. and Mrs.
L. n. Carroll. Funeral services and
burial ct Ellsworth.
Az the result of pneumonia following
influenza, Mrs. Edna Lizzie, wife of
Hugh P. Pike, died at the emergency
hosp in Norway Wednesday morning,
Oct. 18. She was born In Paris Got. o,
1890, the daughter OF Lindor Y. and the
late Ella NJ. (Hamilton) Coz, but when
she was an infant the family moved to
Norway, which has since been her home.
She attended Norway High School, and
was for some time employed ut the
Mason Manufacturing Co. at South Par
is. She married Mr.. Pike about three
years ago.
Besides her husband, she leaves two
SONS, George L. Judkins, eight years OF
age, BY former marriage, and Denuis
Wayne Pike, two years OF age. She is
by her father and grandmother,
two brot hers, Corp. Lewey n. Cox OF
Co. D, 10Sd Infantry, and John N. Cox
Of Norway, and one sister, Miss Maud K.
Cox Of Norway.
Forrest D. Thurston died Wednesday,
Oct. 16, from pneumonia, at the Norway
hospital, to which be was
admitted only . few days earlier. He
was . native of Enrol. N. a., born A
years ago, the SON OF William n. and
Emma (Rose) Thurstop, and had lived
in Norway some fifteen years. he was
chancellor of Pennesseewass
Lodge, z. of P, and . member Of Lake
Temple, Pythian Sisters. he leaves .
wife and two sons, and IL also survived
BY three brothers, Dwight G. Of Enrol,
William Of Norway, and Ralph OF An.
dover, and one sister, Mrs. Harry Head
Of West Bethel.
Andy B. Cox died on the morning of
the 18th, with double pneu-
monia, at the Linscott farm In the town
Of Oxford, where he had resided with
bis family for about three years. He
was born in Wilton 81 years ago, the son
Of John Il. and Cordelis Cox. By trade
be was shoemaker, but he had worked
at many trades during his travels In the
United States and In European countries.
About thirty years ago he married
Lizzie F. McCann, now OF Lynn, Mass.
Two sons were born to them, Walter,
who lived with bis father, and who died
on the 7,h at the age of 20 years, and
Leroy, who 10 employed In Lynn.
Andy B. Cox was Spanish war vete.
ran, and when the United States entered
the present war he endeavored 10 enlist,
but was refused on account Of bis age.
He is survived, besides bis wife and
son, BY two brothers, one Of whom 10
Lindor M. Cox of Norway, and one sis-
ter.
Fupersl services were conducted by
Rev. H. L. Nichols at Spiller's under
taking rooms, and burial Was in Oxford.
The death of Mr.. Cox was the third at
the Linscott home within q week. the
other two being Mr.. Cox's son Walter,
and Joseph d. Linscott.
Prescott E. Pratt died at the state
prison at Thomaston Thursday night,
as the result Of an attack OF Influenza
with q weak heart. The
remains are expected to reach South
Paris Monday night, and will be buried
in Riverside Cemetery, with q prayer
Prescott Pratt was the son OF
Lucy and the late Francis A. Pratt, and
bis home was always at South Paris.
Besides his mother heleaves three broth
ers. he was about q years OF age. :,
The Pratt case attracted considerable
attention nearly four years ago. Pres
colt Pratt was sentenced to state prison
for life for the murder OF George w.
Davis of Portland on the 26th OF Septem-
Der, 1914. The body Of Mr.. Davis was
found several weeks afterwsrd under
the barn at the Pratt home In South
Paris, and . verdict Of guilty was re-
turned at the trial the following March.
There was really no doubt Of the cor.
rectness of tho verdict, and Prescott
was quite free to talk about the matter,
indeed. II he had not talked, and bad