Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-03-05
Norman Items.

Cur enterprising friends in Norway arc
waking up. A correspondent OF the
Portland Advertiser gives the following
summary Of Tie business of the place:
Norway village, the largest yiilagei in
Oxford Comfy, is situated about one
mile west from the Grand Trunk railroad
station at South Paris. All the travel
from the western part Of the State to the
railroad, passes through this village, and
here the mail is changed for Harrison,
Bridgton. Fryeburg, Lowell, Waterford
Albany, Greenwood, and several other
western towns, to most of which stages
run daily. We have two mails each day
from Portland, and one from Montreal.
We have four schools, High, lnterme-
data and two Primary, two churches,
Uniyersalist and Orthodox, both OF which
are well supported. Therear three law
offices; but the inhabitants, being OF a
peaccable disposition, their occupants are
Obliged To turn their attention in part to
other pursuits to obtain tolerable sup
port.
There are six general stores, two elcth-
ing stores, two jewelry shops. two miiti-
ner's shops, one provision store. one ba-
kerry, two furniture shops, one barber
shop, two livery stables, one first class
hotel.
In the mechanical line we have four
blacksmith shops, two machine shops,
one foundry, two carriage shops, one
book bindery. one pianoiorto manutac-
tory, one extensive cooper shop. There
are two large tanncries consuming i'ooo
cords of hemlock bark yearly.
The water power is one OF the best III
the State, being supplied by the Great
Penessewassee, Little Penessewassee and
Nortl, ponds.
The village is at the outlet Of the Gre;a
Penessewassee. This outlet has six halls
in the space of one half mile. amounting
to SO feet i'm all. Much Of the power y
vet unoccupied The Bennett Touring
mills occupy one side of the upper power
and saw mill and stave mill the other
side. The flour mills are owned by A.G
Parsons Il Co.. and grind 5000 bushels
of grain annually. This -four brings the
highest price in the Boston market. The
proprietors offer to put up hrst class
building in the place Of the saw mill ano
let it for fair rent to y company WISH
inc To engage in manufacturing. The
second power is occupied by machine
shop, carding mill and C.. c. Sanderson
wooden factory. The third. one OF th'
best. is unoccupied. The fourth y N
part occupied by NJ. =. Smiths planning
mill. About 1900 bushels of grain ar
here ground yearly The two REMAINING
powers are occupied in part by vario'i:
mills and machines for saving and plan
ing lumber.
A charter has been obtained for rail
road from the village to South Paris Sta
ton, and the road will probably BIO bull
the coming year.
The surrounding country Is product
i've and still furnishes large supplies o
wood and timber. and within one hal
mile of the village is IN inexhaustibl'
supply Of as good peat rs can he found II
the country.
\ bin is now before the Legislature Il
allow the town To aid the Water Powc1
Company here, by loaning its credit
Should this pass, as it doubtless will, thu
company proposes TO erect suitable build
ings for manufacturing purposes on al
the best sites, which they will rent Il
any one desiring TO put machinery int(