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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12
NORWAY.
CHURCHES.

Second Congregational Church, Rev: B.. 8
Rideout, Pastor Preaching service Sunday
10 40 A. NJ; Sabbath School, 300 NJ; Men't
Prayer Meeting at s 80; Social Meeting. l5 p
evening; Y. P. s. C. E. Meeting Friday even
| Ing 80.
UDiversalist Church, Rev. Caroline e. Angel
| Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at 10 ~
Methodist Church, Rev. B. F. Pickett, Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. M; Sabbath School
II 90 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 90 P. n;
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
Baptist Church. Rev. j. A. Harding, Pastor.
Preaching service. 10 80 A. M; Sabbath School,
II 00M. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening p. H.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.& A. NJ. Regular meeting of Oxford Lodge
No. Is, IN Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on or
before fun moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter,
before full moon. Oxford Council, r. & s. NJ :,
Friday evening. after full moon. Oxford Lodge,
No. ], Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening after
full moon.
LOO. F.-Norway Lodge.-Regular meeting
In Odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evening;
Wildey Encampment, No. 81, meets In Odd
Fellows Hal i, second and fourth Friday Even
ings Of each month. Mt; Hope Rebekah Lodge.
month.
K. Irregular meeting in Hathaway Block
every Thursday Evening. U. R., A. D. Noyes
Division, No. l2, meets third Friday OF each
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month.
z. of H.-Norway Grange meets second and
fourth Saturdays of each month at Grange Hail.
G. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. 81, meets In
New G. A. r. Hall on the first Tuesday Evening
of each month.
W. r. C.-Neets in New G. A. R. Hall, Mon
n. E. o. P.-Lakeside Lodge. No. III. meets in
New G. A. X. Hall, on the first and third We'd
nesday evenings of each month.
o U. A. M.-Norway and South Paris Council,
No. 10, meets at G. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
evening.
second and fourth Wednesday evenings Of each
month.
10. G. C.-Norway Commandery, No. PAT,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
Extremely cold weather.
Town meeting excitement is over.
No instruction given the selectmen
relative to voting the towns railroad
stock this year.
March term of the Norway Municipal
Court was held Tuesday. Quite large
list of new entries appear on the court
docket.
Deputy Sheriff Cross was in the
western part or the county tnls week OH
business.
Dry cord aud stove wood are in great
demand in the village. Stove wood sells
quickly for six dollars per cord, while
the dry cord wood finds ready market
for four fifty.
There we're $50 votes cast at the an
nual town meeting Monday. Hon. A. S.
Kimball was defeated by D. S. Sanborn |
for the position Of chairman Of the board
Of selectmen. Mr.. Sanborn received |
32l votes. The bequest of $500 from
Mrs. S. D. Hawkins estate was accepted
oy the town. Authority was given the
;electmen to establish two watering
roughs in Norway village. (South
Paris pays $50 per year for the watering
rough in the square.) Taxes become
lue Nov. Is with interest at 6 per cent
.fter that date. The appropriations
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12
Teachers' Examination.

All who are to teach or who would like TO
teach in the public schools Of the town Of Paris.
during the coming year, are requested to meet at
the High School Room at South Paris, on Satur.
day, March I'D, promptly at 10 O'Clock, for ex-
animation.
Per order Experimenting School Committee,
WALTER l.. GRAY. Sec.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12
LETTER TO CHAS. E. BRETT, SOUTH
PARIS. MAINE,

PARIS, MAINE.
Dear Sir: Mr.. Knox, an undertaken
for fifty years at Brewster, n. T., paint
ed Devoe nine years ago. The paint is
said to be in about as good condition as
when it was first put on.
Lead and oil don't last nine years.
Yours truly,
~ +. w. DEvOE 81 Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12

NEW POSTMASTER.
William Jackson has been appointed
postmaster at North Woodstock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12


Miss Eta Foster is getting we'll.
Walter Whitman of Otisfield was here
recently.
Severe colds and the grippe are preva-
lent in this district.
Miss Peace of Otisfield has visited her
friend, Mrs. Crockett.
L. L. Jackson of Gorham, n. H., spent
several days here this week.
Miss Lula Frank is stopping with her
sister, Mrs. Fred jackson.
We understand that number in this
vicinity are to join the grange.
A. X. Jackson and Andrew Foster are
cutting wood for A. j. Penley.
Al Penley has been seriously i'll.
His family also have been laid up.
Mrs. McAllister, who has been work
ing for w. Knightly, has gone home.
n. C. Pinkham from Bolster's Mills
and Miss Agnes visited here last week.
Warren Farrar visited his brother Fred
this week before going to New York to
work.
Mrs. Geo. b. Crockett, of South Paris,
is taking care of Mrs. Prentiss Crockett,
who is quite sick.
Miss Myrtle Warren, of Benton Falls,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Fred Farrar, has returned to her home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12
VILLAGE CORPORATION MEETING.

VILLAGE CORPORATION MEETING.
Special interest in one or two articles
Of the warrant for the annual meeting of
the South Paris Village Corporation
called out large attendance at Engine
House Hall Tuesday evening. Several
changes in the list of corporation officers
had evidently been expected and planned
for.
Clerk E. n. Haskell called the meet
ing to order, and james s. Wright was
chosen moderator.
The assessors made their report of
which the following ia summary:
VALUATION.
Amount of resident real estate, $365, 10000
Amount nonresident real estate, 6l,ll0.00
Total real estate, s4e6, 800 90
Amount resident personal estate, sl06, 500
Amount nonresident personal estate. 4.4I5 90
Total personal estate, slll, eOs.OO
Total valuation, s5ss. lOsOO
Assessed and committed to the collector for
the year 1900:
Appropriations, 1900, s2,l4O 90
Overlap, 9O.l3
assessment 1884
Total commitment, ss,246 on |
Rate per cent of tax 40 mills on the
dollar. Poll tax 81. Whole number Of
polls, Ais in place of 3S7 Of last report.
j. j. Emeley, chief of the fire depart |
ment, rendered full report, enumerat-
ing the property of the department and
describing it's condition. The record of |
fire service for 1900 showed total of |
eight calls one of which was to fire on |
he Norway side Of Alpine Street.
The following is an abstract Of the re- |
port rendered by Treasurer F. A. Shurt-
eff:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-12

i tulrtY-nNe, ana MIS-. udil, the SIduu
chancellor. assured them that they were
starting out under unusually favorable
conditions. Meetings will be held on
alternate Thursday evenings. The
officers are:
Chancellor Commander, Mrs. Aunie Il. Wilson.
Vice ChancellOr, Mrs. DOrcas Cutting.
Past Chancellor. Mrs. Hannah Wright.
Preate, Mrs. Hattie Barnes.
X. of K. and =, Mrs. Margaret Taylor.
NJ. OF +, Miss Eva Walker.
OF EN., Mrs. Isabel DOten.
NJ. az 4, Mrs. Rose Powers.
Asst. VI az A., Mrs. Minnie Edwards.
Mystic one Mrs. Jennie Bates.
C, Mrs Florence Cummings.
%. e., Mrs, Fannie Eastman.
One Of the pleasantest social events OF
the season was the reception given by
the Seneca Club at the Congregational
yestry last Thursday evening. The
room was tastefully furnished and hand
sOmely decorated in the club eolors,
green and white, and the several tables
were decorated, the punch table In red,
the Sherbet table in pink, and the coffee
table in yellow. A pretty candelabrum
lighted each table. The guests were re-
ceived by the president, Mrs. Frank
AallOI' anu lHt NiCt-pIe>iucu', MISS hf'
Walker. The ushers were IL. Nj. Wheel
er, Charles Stuart and George Salisbury.
The members of the club were all In
light dresses, and their costumes gave a
fine effect as they mingled with their
guests endeavOring to make all feel at
home. McArdle's orchestra furnished
music for the evening. Solos were also
rendered during the evening by Mrs
Bradbury Of Norway and Mr.. Monroe OF
West Paris. Dainty refreshments OF
coffee, fruit punch and sherbet, with
fancy cakes and crackers, were served
at the several tables. Mrs. L. 5. Barnes
assisted by Misses Salisbury and BRYANT
presided at the coffee table. Mrs. III. +
Wilson, assisted by Misses Wheeler snC
Porter, had charge of the punch bowl
Mrs. Frank Shurtleff, assisted by Mis-
Stuart and Miss Mertie Walker, served
the sherbet. There were many guest
present from out Of town, and many o
our home people, all looking their oes
and enjoying themselves very much. Th'
young ladies are TO be congratulated OF
the success Of the reception.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
BRIEF STATE ITEMS.

Henry Klingman of Marshall was
Eunstruck Sunday afternoon and is in
a critical condition.
Fire did considerable damage to the
Mason cold storage plant Sunday
morning. Struck by lightning.
Battle Creek and Marshall promise
political death to the members of the
board of supervisors who raised their
tax rate and per cent respectively.
Conductor George SCOTS wrist was
badly injured and two steers were
killed by an accident on the D., r. r.
e. l.. o. railway ar Hazelton Sunday
morning.
A horse, harness and buggy were
stolen from the barn of Rolin Pond in
Owosso Saturday night. Officers are
looking the matter up.
Balloonist Prof. Keyes was over
rome by gas and heat at 81. Joseph
Bunday afternoon and is in a critical
condition. A large crowd was disap-
pointed.
Marshall will have a street carnival,
commencing Wednesday of next week
Modesto Romero, one OF the Cuban
ttudents al Albion college, has gone
On a vacation to his home in Havana.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
UNPRECEDENTED STORM
Visited jackson and Played Havoc
With Buildings and Trees.

Jackson, Mich, July 3.-An unpre-
cedented storm visited Jackson about
o'clock last night. While Jackson
is only three miles square, within
these limits at the same time the sun
shone, rain fell in some localities, hail
in others. while in other portions nei-
Their fell.
Lightning splintered trees in one To-
cality, while in tie southeastern por-
ton a veritable cyclone passed
through. The house of Daniel Shea
was completely demolished. The house
at the corner of Belden and Damon
streets was in course of construction
and nearly enclosed. The wind picked
ii from its foundation and demolished
it, carrying it 20 feet away. A barn
was blown to pieces, some flying 200
feet. Outhouses and trees toppled
over in the path of the storm, which
evidently was not more than 20 rods
wide, in the sparsely settled portions
of the city.
The temperature fell 80 degrees in
two hours, but later rose again. The
river was in the locality of the cy-
clones path and nearby residents
claim to have seen water spouts on
the river rise so feet high.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
VANITY OF SAVAGES.
Red Men Love tn Pose In GrOtesque
Attire Before the Camera.

AS evidence of the extent TO which
the ornamental precedes the useful Ex-
plorer Humboldt noted the fact that
the Orinoco Indians in fair weather
strutted about attired in all the finery
they were able to procure, their faces
painted gaudily, their heads decked
with feathers, their whole aim being to
strike establishment TO the beholder
and no regard whatever had for COM
fort.
When the weather was bad, Hum
boldt found that the same men would
doff their clothing and carry it about to
save it for display on future sunny
days.
The same traits are seen today in the
North American Indians, little modified
by many years of intermingling with
civilization.
That part of Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, running from Second 10
Sixth street is the favorite promenade
OF visiting Indians. Portions Of Sec
ond and Third streets, running off the
avenue. are filled with boarding houses
especially patronized by the redskins
and especially avoided by the whites in
consequence.
A number Of photographers in the vi
cinity are the chief attractions of this
neighborhood for the aborigines. Moth
ing so delights them as to strut gravely
from their boarding houses TO these art
galleries to sit for solemn pictures at
Uncle Sans expense. the bill being
charged in with necessaries incidental
to a visit to the great father.
To deprive the visiting Indian Of the
privilege to sit for his photograph in
full paint and feathers and a grotesque
mixture Of cheap ready made garments
with blankets and bear claws would be
the greatest hardship possible to the
! cheftains.
Showing the same disposition Hum
/ boldt noted, the visitors get themselves
! up more barbarously the closer they
get 10 civiliZation.-St. Louis Republic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
A RARE VOLUME BY PENN.
Only known Copy Is Owned by
Quakers In Philadelphia.

The only known copy of PENIS issue
Of magma Charta," published in 1857
by the Bradford Press, is the property
Of the Meeting For Sufferings, a repre-
sentative body Of the Friends yearly
meeting in Philadelphia. Its title is
THE Excellent Privilege of Liberty
and Propriety; Being the Birthright Of
the Freedom Subjects of England"
The copy is not generally open to the
public.
The peculiar significance of this book
is that a half dozen years after Penn
founded his colony he wished to have
the colonists keenly realize that they
would have to stand for their rights in
the new country as well as the old,
where they had been so cruelty perse-
cuted. He wrote this book in order that
they might be informed on the consti-
tuition Of their local government and
know what were the legal bases of
their rights as citizens.
Curiously enough the only proof
there is that this work was William
PENIS is the statement made by Chief
Justice David Lloyd in 112S, a great
Quaker leader who was PENIS attor-
ney general at the time the book was
issued. Chief Justice Lloyd was also
at that time an intimate friend of VIII
liam Penn and consequently knew
whereof he spoke.
The volume was reproduced in fac
simile by the Philobiblon club in 1897
for a limited number Of subscribers.
| The original volume, however, must al
ways remain the rare thing that it is,
one of the best expressions of liberty
under law that the mind of the great
founder could conceive.-Philadelph
Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
STOVES.

Owing TO the mildness Of the climate
in Portugal heating stoves are rarely
used in that country.
Heating and cooking stoves are both
used by the upper classes in Greece,
but the lower classes still live without
using either.
Very few heating and cooking stoves
are used in Paraguay. All the houses
have brick stoves built in them, so that
iron stoves have little or no sale.
Stoves made of thing are in general
use in Austria. They are said to be SUI
perior TO iron stoves on account of the
great economy of fuel possible by their
use.
There is in the Mediterranean coun-
tries n widespread prejudice against all
artificial heat, and consequently not
more than one house in six is ever heat
ed during the winter time.
Iron cooking stoves are almost an
unknown luxury among the people Of
South America and the West Indies.
They still cook in open freplaces and
by other primitive methods.
The cooking stove, as it is known in
the United States, does very little serv-
ice in France. \ few are in use in the
cooking is done in a large open fire.
place. In the cities a furnace is built
in the small kitchen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
PnNing the Landlord.

The proprietor of one of the new
apartment houses near Fifth avenue
has paid a rather heavy penalty for
having a cartoonist as one of his ten
ants. The artist wanted some changes
made in the decoration of his apart
ment, and the proprietor declined to
make them. The proprietor's features
are pronounced, and he wears long,
flowing side whiskers. His face, dis
torted to suit the cartoonist's fancy,
has appeared nearly every week in one
of the comic papers. Sometimes the
proprietor figures as the villain and
again as the countryman who is bun
koed every week in the pages Of this
publication. The cartoonist lets the
whiskers grow from week to week
then, just as his victim imagines that
they will grow so long that his friend
will not recognize him, the artist trims
the whiskers down again. The propri-
etor of the apartment house has con-
Guided that the only way in which he
can get even with the cartoonist Is to
put in a bill for services as model.-New
York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
After a STRUGGLE.

George" said a fond mother to n
little 4-year-old, you must take the
umbrella TO school with you, or you
will get wet. 1t rains hard"
II want the little one" he said,
meaning the parasol.
mo, my dear. That is for dry wealth
err. You must take this and 60 like a
good boy"
George did as he was bid and got to
school comfortably.
After school hours it had stopped
raining, and George trudged home
with the remnants of the umbrella un-
der his arm.
"Oh, George, what have you been
doing with my umbrella?" said his
mother when she saw the state it was
in.
you should have let me had the lit
tie one" said he. This was such a
great one it took four of us to pull Il
through the door."-Leslie's Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05

Last summer two little girls in a
College avenue family were repeatedly
demonstrated with by their indulgent
mother for playing bareheaded In the
sun. "You will be burned so badly"
said she TO them finally, that people
will think you are black children" Her
warning had little effect, however, and
she gave up trying to keep their hats
on.
One day she sent them TO a neighbor
a block or so distant to make some in
quiries concerning a washwoman. Mrs.
s., the neighbor in question, mistook
them for the children of Mrs. Black
who lived in another street nearby.
you are the little Black children,
are you not?" she asked
"Oh, no." came the prompt response
from the elder. "Only sunburned" -
indianapolis News.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
ENGLISH SPARROWS.
Dates mt Which These Birds Were
Imported Into This Country.

! have been asked several times late
ly at what date the common English
sparrows were imported into the Unit
ed States and by whom.
1t seems that the first attempt was
made in 1858 by private citizen of
Portland. Me. In the fall Of that year
he liberated six sparrows, and they i'm
mediately made themselves at home
In his garden and outbuildings. For
few years these birds and their de-
scendants We're seen in and about the
town in small squads. These birds
multiplied until In the winter Of 1871
n flock of them appeared in every near
by town, thus showing their tendency
to spread over adjoining territory.
About 1860 II birds were imported
and liberated near Madison square,
New York city. and this was repeated
for several seasons.
In 1864 the commissioners Of New
York liberated II birds in Central park
About this time numerous persons re-
turning from abroad brought a few
birds home and set them at liberty In
and about Jersey City.
The craze for importing these birds
spread, and In 1868 the city govern
ment of Boston imported a great num-
Der. But the birds had not been care
fully handled, and they did not thrive,
and others were brought over. The
birds which survived from these va
rious importations were carefully fed
and looked after by the city govern
ment
In 1869 a thousand were imported
ana liberated in the city Of Philadel-
phia, and soon the birds spread over
all adjacent territory.
About this time the Smithsonian in
stitution became interested In bringing
these birds TO this country, so they i'm
ported 800, but most of them died. In
/ 1871 the same institution brought over
another lot. and they were successfully
cared for.
From this it is seen that the birds
have started from a number Of points
and were not one or two importations
TO New York, as is usually supposed
Washington Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
Wonderful stones.

The brain Of the tortoise was suppos-
ed to contain wonderful stone which
was efficacious IN eXtinguishing fire
and when placed under the tongue
would produce prophetic inspiration.
Another stone possessing the latter
property was to be found in the eye of
the hyena. The head of the cat. how
ever. was thought to contain what
would undoubtedly have been the most
wonderful and most desirable treasure
of all could it have only had a real in
stead of an imaginary existence, for
that man who vas so fortunate as to
possess this precious stone would have
all his wishes granted. - Chambers
Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
Disheartening.

Even the clergyman. noble and in
spring as his vocation is, has now and
then his bad moments.
ooh, SIR" said poor woman to a
Scotch minister. who was by no means
popular preacher, well do | like the
day when you give us the sermon"
Indeed" said the minister, flushing
with pleasure 81 wish there were
more like you. my good woman. 1t is
seldom hear such words from any
one"
Maybe their hearings stronger than
mine, sir" said the woman promptly,
''but when you preach | can always get
good seat."-Youth's Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
A BRUTAL FATHER
Criminally Assaults His Daughter
in Her Mothers Absence
DOES AWAY WITH HIMSELF
Securing Bottle of Laudanum He
Went to the Pere Marquette Bridge
and Dropped Into the River-in-
quest Today.

Saginaw, Mich, July 1.-The family
OF Andrew WILDER, consisting of father
and mother and four children, reside
on Randolph street there being two
daughters IN the family, Maud, aged
ia. anu Edith. aged IL. About a month
aSo Mrs WILDER was taken i'll and
sent TO St Alary's hospital for treat
ment. WILDER was employed at Tindle
4 Iackson's stave mill and remained
az home with his family nights
Three or four days after the mother
went TO the hospital, WILDER, it is al
legged. criminally assaulted Maud. the
oldest girl, using force and threaten
ing to kill her in order to accomplish
his purpose. He also attempted an
assault upon Edith, but failed. He
repeatedly threatened both of the
girls with dire results in case they
revealed the crime. The mother re-
turned home last week and Friday
night overheard the father threaten
ing the older girl. She questioned the
child and the latter told the story,
which resulted in a quarrel between
the husband and wife. He left home
stating that he would not live with
them any longer. Securing a bottle OF
laudanum, he went to the Pere Mar
quette belt line bridge, where it is sup
posed he swallowed the contents Of
the bottle and dropped into the river.
An inquest will be held today over the
remains. WILDER was about 40 years
old