Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-02

4 Hf itfs me Il lkE-NOIES BIZ OV
CORRESPONDENT.
MT. Robert Noyes Is an old man. II
has passed the three score years and te
allotted to man by the Biblical dispens.
ton, and more than doubled the averap
age as set forth by the life insurance /,
pies OF motality. But he Is still an actiy
citizen of Norway, carrying on his trad
OF book-bindiug In winter, and running
rarm In summer. He Is President Of MOI
way Savings Bank-which shows that a
banks are not run by the lazy, bloated me-
OF wealth. A call at Noyes's bindery will
Well repay one for the trouble. 1t is
veritable "old curiosity shop" with it
old-fashioned press, shears. perforator.
desks, tables and other appliances of tn
trade. Mr.. Noyes learned his trade a
Portland under what he terms "a rattle
hard master lie served q regular oil
time (sensible) apprenticeship, going t
his trade at the age OF Il years, and serv
Ing seven years, or until majority.
IL may Interest many to note parenthet
ically, that during this time OF service
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal OF Norway, now Adlu
tant General of Maine, entered the same
establishment at the age of II years, and
learned the trade. We saw him only few
years ago, giving Mr.. Moves lit at tn,
business, when the old gentleman was con
siderably rushed.
10 lS4S, thirty-nine years ago next Sep.
TENDER, Mr.. Noyes moved to Norway. He
purchased four acres OF land, a gore, ex-
teudins on the maiu street from the spot
now the north boundary Of Besls Hotel,
on the south side of Cottage Street, TO the
north side OF the large two-story building
now occupied by him, and running back a
sufficient distance to embrace the four
acres OF purchase. For this he paid $3.50.
Mr.. Noyes has always been interested in
the welfare OF Norway, and been wise
enough TO see that the growth OF the vii
age would increase the value OF every
mans freehold. When il was proposed 10
open the street north OF Beals Hotel, run
ming easterly from the main street to the
Grand Trunk Depot, Mr.. Noyes donated TO
the town, the land necessary, so far as the
location extended over his territory. As
a result ten new buildings have been
erected on lots then owned by Mr. Noyes.
First is Mr.. Phiuney's Dry Goods Store,
on the corner of Pleasant and Main
Streets, north OF Beals Hotel; next Is J.
L. p. Burnham's Photograph Saloon; then
follow the residences OF Henry Upton. DIR.
+. II. Tilton, +. Ames, J. l.. Horne. Ben
son Hawkins, J. l.. Blake, one owned by
W. W. WhitCmarsh and another occupied
by Mr.. Loveioy. Mr.. Moves still has
len several acres OF back land, and the
large two-story building which was on the
premises when he purchased, and which he
has enlarged. This is occupied on the
ground floor by Horace Coles jewelry
store; Haskell Sisters, dress-mskers, and
c. II. Waterhouse, tonsorial artist; or,
more familiarity, barber (and right cool
barber too. In the upper story Mr.. Noy,s
resides with his family, aud also has his
bindery. The bindery is approached from
the rear, and any but familiar spirit win
lind difficulty in cndeavoring TO locate the
entrance. A front entrance and big sign
would be more in accordance with modern
business methods, but not with his modest
and uupretentious life.
Although Mr.. Noyes is al old man, and
his tools are of the old style, he knows
what good job of binding is, and can
give satisfaction to those who try him.
lie does large share of the magazine and
pamphlet binding in this section. Mr.. n.
has some queer things sent 10 him for
binding. Some time sgo we saw ten or a
dozen volumes containing each about
twenty-five dime novels which a we'll
known antiquarian OF Oxford county de-
signed 20 preserve.
While thinking over his experiences in
Portland, Mr.. Moves remarked that he laid
the first lsmo form that was ever laid in
that city. 1t was for book printed in
the ChristidR Mirror Office, and the print
ers were unable o arrange the pages so
that the sheet would fold correctly. All
such work had previously been done in
Boston.