Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-24
NORWAY.

+. + Hastings, Esq, OF Fryeburg,
was In town Tuesday and Wednesday.
| Mr.. Ind Mrs. A. T.. IIerrick Of Bethel
were at the Elm House Wednesday.
Mr.. Ind Mrs. Charles Warehouse Of
| Fryeb1rg visited at Jason Mars during
the we FIX.
The hotels, boarding houses and near
! " ever|y place where people could find
| lodgiuk have been crowded during the
week nv people who have visited the
fair.
Thao deus Cross and wife were called
10 Brid|gton this week by the dangerous
| sickneJs of their son who has been SUI
fering with consumption for some time.
The |hoe factories shut down one day
| In ordct TO give the help chance 10 at
tend the fair.
The electric ears carried between four
and fiy, thousand passengers Wednesday
and ne;|rlv as many more Thursday.
The LILLIAN Tucker Dramatic Company
played ht the Opera House every even
ing duIfng the week. The attendance
was qu te large and the plays were pre-
sented n a most pleasing manner. On
MondaI evening, LA Belle Cerce,
TuesdaE, Cast Adrift." Wednesday,
"rhe Lkwyer Detective" Thursday, ~
Hero Ia Rags" Friday, "Fanchon, The
Cricket y and saturday evening, "A
Great Wrong"
l.. =. Bartlett, Jr., OF Lynn, repre-
sented lhe shoe firm Of b. +. Spinney Il
Company in town Wednesday and sub
mitted he following proposition for the
consideration of Norway's voters, viz. ::
The firrk desire 10 do all their shoe bust
ness hlre and propose TO increase the
same frbm 30 To 10 per cent II sufficient
shop re |om be furnished them In which
10 do THE work. In order 10 accommo-
date thd proposed increase in the manu-
| featuring of shoes tits necessary 10 build
| another| factory. II such building a.
| they de|re l. not erected the firm Will
| divide ids business and do part here and
the balance somewhere else. They ask
for faItory 100 X GO feet. 3 stories high
| The firnk propose To pay I'VE per cent on
the costlof the new factory for term OF
| ten yeark aud release the other factories
on the old terms, that IA five per cent on
the comIpanv's shop and one hundred
dollars Der year for the towns building.
| The sele5tmen have called town meet
| ing 10 SIDE IL the town will vote 10 sell it,
shoe factory and lot 10 the Norway shoe
| shop Cbmpany for nominal sum
Article III, 70 see II the town will au-
thoTize the selectmen 10 convey Inc
same. Article III, To see il the town
will vote and direct its selectmen to
abate all taxes assessed and that may be
assessed on all Of the shoe shop COM
pany's rial estate now existing with all
additionk thereto for the term OF fifteen
wears fr, Im the first day Of January '9G
| Article VI. To see IL the town will vote
To continue the present valuation OF r.
| +. Spinn sy Il Co. for purposes OF taxa
ton for The term of fifteen years. The
| Norway Shoe Shop Company have also
called a meeting TO see II the stockhold-
ers will |ote TO build an addition TO It's
shoe shob and il so TO provide means for
raising the money. Also TO see IL they
will vote TO lease the shop TO Il. +. Spin
ney Il Cd. The plan is for the town TO
give its property 10 the corporation or
stockholders Of the Norway Shoe Shop
Company then mortgage can be placed
on all htee shops Including the one TO
be built for sum sufficient TO erect a
new bui ding. Town meeting will be
| held September 18th, at = l.. NJ. The
shoe She p companys meeting Septem-
Der %, AZ : 80 r. NJ. Much interest il
felt as q what action the town may
take.
The sedond contest in the sailing race
will takE place on the lake Monday,
September 23d, at 80 p. NJ. Capt. Har-
lev, SWEET, Holmes, Cole and Bodkin
will cont st for the cup.
Josiah Nv. Dudley Of Atwater, MIMI,
who left Paris 81 years ago, is visiting
his sister Mrs. F. q. Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Phinney were in
town this week. They moved to Cali
fornia sol he years ago where they have
prospered
Mrs. Charlotte Cummings of Albany
and her Jister, Mrs. c. ii. Haskell, OF
this village, started Monday for Massa-
chusetts where they will visit their sis
ter for seEeral weeks.
Judge lPavis has passed Judgment upon
several wrong doors this week. The
first was Cyrus Durgin Of Paris for
single SALE, sentence thirty days; Sec
ond, Perl}y Ripley of Paris, intoxication,
fined So Ind costs which he paid and
WAS discharged; William Littlehale OF
New Hs npshire, selling liquor. SEN
fenced tbi Fty days. Deputy Sheriff Gar
land made the arrests.