Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-04-19
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Il Deeonkt WP. II - .
10 $ 4. n; ssS6asA school. d s 4. l.; soci;
Meeting, 90 r. n; regular weekly Pnysr No
Ing. wednesday evening; foons rsopss
SstSc.i,ss cSurcS. Rss. W. B. Elir,dee, Paste,
Preaching service, 10 % A. n; SsbbasA schoo
ls 90 ~; Social Evening Meeting, ! 90 2. \,
Ipnysr messing. Tuesday evening; class mes
Rapsiss Church willard c. Cook, Passol
Preaching service. 400 r. =; sabbath Schoo
500 r. 4. Prayer Meeting. Saturday evening.
STATED MEETINGS.
| rAA. M.-Union r. A. e., No. s.. assemble
Wednesday Evening. on or before fun moon, .
Masonic Hall. Regular meeting OF Oxfor
Ting on or before full moon. Oxford Council.
. 3. ~, FridAy evening. on or afser full moon
10. o. F.-Rcgu,ar meeting In Odd Fellows
Han. every Tuesday EysSins Miid EN- sncsm I
and fourth Friday Evcnings Of each month. NJ
Hope Rebekah Lodge. No. 81, meets on hrss ant
third Friday of each month.
ever, s y rsar.asy Evening. 3. R.. 4. 8. Soye
Division. No. u. meets third Friday Of eacl
month.
fourth Saturdays OF each month ~ Grange Hall
c. A. R-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets II
New G. A. r. Hall on the third Friday Evening o.
each month.
4 W. n C.-MccSs IN new u. n. II. Hal, MON
.E.O. f.-Lakeside Lodge. No. IN, meets II
New q. A. X. Hall. on the hrst and third Wed
nesday evenings Of each month.
Several parties from this village visit
ed Harrison during the week and retarn-
ed with smelts TO give away.
II. l.. Shepherd OF RockpOrt and Geo.
+. Mscomber, Of Augusta, were In town
a "a ~ hs,o
A. r. Marston. Of the shoe firm OF b.
T. Spinney Il Co., stopped at the Elm
House during the week.
The cutters at the shoe shop have been
given q vacation Of two weeks pending
an adjustment Of the shoe business and
the opening Of the new season.
Mr.. J. Clark Is making repairs on his
buildings, enlarging and repairing the
tenement 10 the upper part OF the house.
II. r. Favor Ia doing the work.
A new walk has been put down 10
front Of the Bartlett store on Bridge
Street by Mr.. Thomas.
AT the regular meeting OF Oxford
Lodge, No. l, Ark Mariners, wednesday
evening, the attendance was large.
Elmer Dunn IL csnvasslng for his
tory Of Cuba. He IL having unusual
success In that he sells to nearly every
one.
There il a movement on foot BY the
citizens to have the streets lighted all
night instead Of the present system.
Many think that the extra cost OF $500 Is
too much for running them from twelve
O'Clock until morning. The company
offer to run the lights all night for &55
per light. The corporation now pay S35
per light and they run until midnight.
Samuel Keene, who has lived for
short time In Mrs. Greene's house, corner
Water and Bridge Streets, has moved on
TO farm.
James Smith Is having his lot on Main
Street adjoining the car house graded
to building.
Capt. whitmarsh will build q new
fence around his lawn.
A crew Of painters are at work on the
Howe Block. When the work 10 COM
pleted the block viii look much better
as II needed the paint badly.
The annual meeting Of Norway Village
Corporation WAS held on Monday even
ing. d. c. Clark Was chosen moderator
to preside 1T the meeting. Corporation
officers were elected as follows:
Cierk-w. y. Jones'
As.es.or.-D. S. sanborn. G. E. Lasselle and
A. Hibbard.
Tax Collector-G. A. Cole.
Treasurcr-C. Is. Mason.
Chief Engineer-G. I, Hathaway
First Assistant-G. T. Tubbs.
Second Assistant-M. Libby.
Fire PoEce-A. y. Andrews. G: A: Morse. Z. e
g. A: Brooks, A. Bassett, Z. ;.
Akers, ". {. Cole. G. A. Cole. Z. r. jordan. l..
Jordan, q. Austin and q. j. Brown.
The assessors report, treasurer's and
engineers reports were accepted. During
the past year the corporation has ex-
pended the sum Of s5,5l9.777. They paid
for lights sl,ll2.43. water 81 SO Of, Off
ers sa44 %, debt and interest, s57l ~, fire
alarm sS77 81. etc. Voted to appropriate
the sum Of $1,000 for the expenses for
1889. Voted TO paw the firemeu the
same as last year, 81 for fires, and 90
cents for meetings. Voted to put In an
other Ire alarm box near the shoe fac
tory and TO purchase the striker on the
NJ. E. church, II the assessors and engi-
neer so advise. Voted to light the streets
at an expense not TO exceed that OF lsst
year. The article relating 10 shade
trees WAS pissed over.
Frank Murdoch has hired one-h1lf Of
the Bartlett store on Bridge Street OF +.
NJ. Thomss for bicycle rooms.
The officers Of the Norway Praying
Band are IS follows:
Pres. NJ. Frank.
Vice Pres-H. Bonney.
Sec and Trcas-A. W. Frost
Asst Sell. snow.
MI. Kimball WAS at Augusta Thur
dsy and Friday on business.
The directors OF the Oxford Central
Electric Railroad held q meeting At the
ofiice of the treasurer. S. S. Stearns, on
Friday. President Fred c. Wilson was
also In attendance. IL IL proposed TO
force a collection on stock subscription
unpaid, and II Is supposed the corpora
ton will paw outstanding bills. The
building OF the road WAS discussed, but
no arrangements have yet been made
whereby the road will be at once con-
structed. f. w. Eastman OF Auburn,
one OF the board OF directors, Is confident
that the line will be completed 10 the
near future.
Harry Nevers has gone to Taunton,
Mass, where he will play with the
Taunton base ball team for the season as
first baseman. Mr.. Nevers Is the best
PLAYER In this section of the county.
improvements are being made about
the upper mill by John Is. Hszen. Over
q new truss bridge the power will be
carried from one mill to the other.
On April 18th the various town schools
will commence with the following teach
ers:
swift's Corner-Ag cues Tucker.
Mobiles Corner-Mrs. A.: E. Delano-
Norway Cebtre-Ance N. Rounds
Norway Lake-Ella Laferrier.
Pike's Hiil-Jay L. Dipsmore
Crockett Riigv-Addie Titcomb.
MilIet, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. D. Jackson.
Yprxer-Sadie Milett-
Frost Hill-kaiherine Towne.
Holt District-Bs ssie Towne-
Chapel school--Agues Rounds.
North Norway-Augusta French.
Capt. NJ. 7. Stiles has put up posters
calling for men to enlist 10 Co. ID, LIST
Reyt.. n. G. 5. NJ. The first Of the week
ne wanted twenty men. A. j. Stearns,
ESQ, aud N. l.. Kimball, Esq., have en-
listed In Co. d for three years. Capt.
Stiles takes only the best men, and there
seem to be plenty who desire to 20 to
the front in case OF war.
Mrs. V. w. Hills millinery opening
has been continued through Monday and
Tuesday, owing to the stormy weather
Of Friday and Saturday.
Constable Cross drew jurors for the
United States circuit court Saturday
afternoon as follows; Merritt WEIGH
and Harvey N. Judkins grand jurors;
Benz. Tucker and w. o. Perry petit
jurors.