Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-08-15
NORWAY.


The farmers, although mewhat late
have finished their haying and have ,
much lsreer crop than Was at hrst ex
pected.
E. p. Smith, ESQ, wat at Huntington
Franklin County, this week, on business
He drove across country
After herring from the Oxford Llgh
Co. the mill matter ID thing OF the past
There VIII be no WOODEN mill, Il 10 said
owing to the price asked for The power
IL would be necessary to have $50 hors(
power. This the light company asl
1850 per year for and In addition re-
quire the village corporation to contract
with them for arc lights to run all night
instead Of until twelve O'Clock. The
contract to be for Ave years instead Of
one, and to pay $50 per light, an In.
crease Of els per arc light. On top Of
thls the light company ask the powers IA
assure the company that the taxes here
after assessed upon the company'l
property shall not be increased, no mat
ter what the outlay and improvements
resulting from this arrangement may be,
Rather far reaching Ii Is thought and
leads the contemplxtive mind TO the con.
clusion that after all said and done the
Oxford Light Co. may be working IT,
tie for Its own benefit.
Hon. Joseph w. Holden, astronomer,
OF Otisfield, found an opportunity to en-
tighten the teachers who attended the
summer school In this village. He visit
ed the school this week and Is reported
to have worked ruin with modern ideas,
Mrs. A. s. Kimball and Mrs. II. j.
Bangs attended the funeral Of Mrs. +,
w. Morse at Sumner this week.
At q meeting Of the trustees Of the
Norway Savings Bank Thursday fore
noon Frank II. Moves was elected treas
urer. The position was made vacant by
the death Of Judge Stesrns.
Granite Lodge Of West Paris, r. and
A. NJ, has extended to Oxford Lodge an
invitation to visit them Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 10th. II Is understood that
many Norway Masons will enjoy the
visit.
Mrs. II. II. Dsnforth, Of Gorham,
n. H., Is visiting relatives and friends In
town for few weeks.
A card at the post Office window In
forms the citizens that the department
require the postmaster to close and make
up the 8 :0l A. NJ. mail st z 80 O'Clock on
the previous evening. Ii has before this
closed In the morning.
s. II. wolcott drove across country TO
Union. He started on his drive Thurs
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Tubbs visited In
Hebron the first Of the week.
A most pleasant social gathering took
place at Albert Richardson's Thursday
evening. Ii was composed largely Of
Rev. Mr.. Harding's congregation on
Crockett Ridge. About twenty OF the
visiting teachers went from the village.
We understand that j. |. Millett and
James Pledge will attend the Bridgton
races Saturday with the expectation Of
bringing back the first prize.
jameson Finney Is clerking for Henry
b. Foster In the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. c. Lesvitt enjoyed
u few days at Woodfords this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Fraser, of Provi-
dence, X. l., visited Thaddeus Cross this
week. Mr.. Fraser purchased fast
horse OF Chss. Freeman and shipped him
TO his home.
On the evening OF August 18th there
will be lawn party At the residence OF
Isaac Titcomb. Baked beans, etc. The
company will be entertained by Prof.
Morse aud Miss Fannie Cummings.
Superintendent Jones has put some
thirty feet Of smoke stack on the Oxford
Light Co.'S boiler house, this making
the stack something like sixty feet.
The town has at last place In which
the snow roller, scrsper, etc, can be
housed. The shed Was built on Green
leaf Avenue by Horace Pike.
Chas. W. Littiewood started for Den
yer, Colorado, Monday, for his health.
He will make short stops on the way.
County Commissioners Ridlon, Phil
brook aud Bartlett were 10 the place last
week Tuesday.
Mrs. V. w. Hills Is enjoying her vsca-
ton OF two weeks at her old home In
Application has been made TO the
State Commissioners OF Fisheries by the
Norway Fish aud Game Association for
l0, 900 redspot trout fry for Tennessee
wsssee Lake.
Gene Warren, while nj work on the
electric light pole near the Advertiser
office, Saturday, fell TO the ground and
was badly shaken up.