Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-02
NORWAY.
OHURCHEs.

CHURCHES.
Second Congregational Church, Rev. B. S
Rideout, Pastor Preaching service Sunday
10 40 A. NJ; Sabbath School, u 90 NJ; Mem
Prayer Meeting at 8 80; Social Meeting, 7:l5 I
M; regular weekly Prayer Meeting. Thur u.tl
Ing 80.
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at 10 2
A. "; Sabbath School, IL NJ; Y. 7. G.
Methodist Church. Rev. B. f. Pickett, Paste
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School
IL 90 M; Social Evening Meeting, 100 P. NJ.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class meet
nj Baptist r Church susan Rev. A. Harding Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath School
IL DON. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening p. II
Mrs. v. w. Hills, Mrs. F. E. Drake
and Grace Nevers returned from Boston
and New York the first of the week
They have attended the principal milf.
merry openings during their absence OF
two weeks.
George E. Walker has a new horse
NJ bought OF John Robinson of Oxford
to work on the road and for driver.
The assessors are preparing for their
annual assessment Of the town taxes.
The townspeople were delighted to
have the street cars resume service this
week 1t was considered by some that
they were simply luxury, but now are
held to be necessity to the welfare and
prosperity Of rhe people and the bust
ness interests.
Special Agent for Rural Free Delivery
r , utes, Hon. E. p Boutelle, # Bangor,
vas in town Tuesday, Wednesday and
| Thursday, and h ID under consideration
the two rural free delivery routes.
After careful survey of the territory
md an investigation OF the business re-
quirements of the people along each
route, ne decided to RI commend that the
prayers of the petitioners for the service
be granted. Route No. extends from
the village office to the Millett neighbour
hood along the easterly side of the lake,
the Centre through Norway Like, past
Hon. j. A. Roberts to the Oxford line,
to Steep Falls and office, distance OF
"a 2 miles. No. 2 takes the Centre of
the town to Swift's Corner to the
Greenwood road, the chapel and North
west Norway, to Geo. Abbott's, past
Grin Browns to the Holt road, Yagger,
the Perry neighborhood to S. II. Mil
let's road, through the Pike Hill Dis
trict to the village post office again, a
distance Of % miles. Each route has
more than the required number of
families. The Norway Lake office will
not be disturbed in any way. John p.
Judkns was bonded as messenger for
No l, and Stephen l.. Ethridge for No.
2, with Roy Jordan as substitute for
both. The people are greatly Interested
in the service and it will undoubtedly
be most successful and beneficial
change. Trips over each route will be
made daily and the mail will be deposit
ed in boxes at each patrons door.
Rev. B. S. Rideout lectured at his
church Sunday evening on Charles
Francois Gounod. The lecture was ap-
preciated by crowded church. Two of
the musicians with Prof. w. r. Chap
man sang and ayed,-Hans kronold
and Miss Myrtle Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel S Davis have
hired with the town Of Waterford to
take charge Of the town farm for the
coming wear. They had charge of the
farm in 1890 and gave very good salts
faction to all.
Frank Day of Fryeburg was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Cross on complaint Of
cruelty to animals and was fined in
the municipal court on Monday five dol
lars and costs. He paid.
The light company run now by water
power. There is plenty OF water for all
working purposes.
The Norway Clothing House, A. l..
Sanborn & Co., the new sign. The store
opened this week Thursday.
S. l. Millett, who is suffering from
severe attack Of the grippe, is slowly
gaining.
G. w. CLANCY has been at work on
the interior of E. f. Bicknell's store for
the past few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Kimball are enter
tanning Mrs. Melvin Mann and daughter
Of Woodsville, N. Fl.
Capt. j. Waldo Nash, after three
weeks absence in New York, where he
took part in the sportsmen's show, re-
turned Saturday.
Mrs. Alma Pendexter Hayden is visit
ing her people in town. Mrs. Hayden is
engaged in teaching at Good Will Farm,
Fairfield.
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5. Sloan and Perley Ripley.
Eugene F. Smith and Fred Fl. Cum
nings, executors of the estate of the
ate Sarah d. Hawkins, have paid the
public library bequest of $500 to the
trustees of the fund. One-half the
interest to be used yearly for the library
he other to be added to the fund.
At the communication of Oxford
Lodge. No. Is, F. and A. NJ, held at
Masonic Hall Friday evening, d. ID. G.
~, Joseph w. Simpson Of Rumford
Falls made an official visit. Having
completed the work the large company
present partook of the banquet and for
in hour enjoyed themselves socially.
Fred H. Cummings gave poverty
party at his home on Main Street Friday
evening. There were nearly one
hundred present and the costumes worn
" the guests complied literally with the
clothes were In great
demand. The evening WAS passed In
playing whist. Refreshments were serv-
ID during the evening in four courses,
consisting of roast herring, hulled corn
md milk, baked apples and cheese and
popped corn. After voting the party a
Dig success the company dispersed
lew moments before twelve.
At the annual meeting of the Norway
Public Library trustees Saturday fore
noon Mt the assessors office the follow
ng officers were elected:
President, Horace 8. Perry.
Vice. President. Bates 8. Ride0ut
Secretary, W. f. Jones, Esq.
Treasurer, + +. Smith, Esq.
Executive Committee, Z. +. Smith, William +.
Jones, Darius s. Sanborn.
Committee on Purchase of Books, Merton L.
Kimball, Rev. Bates 8. Rideout, Stephen b.
Cummings.
C. B. Cummings & Sons have landed
upon the lake a very large amount OF
pine, and an unusually large stock Of
birch and dowel stock In their yard In
The village. The firm is the main stay for
the town.
CARD OF THANKS.
We, the undersigned, wish to thank
the neighbors and friends who were so
bind m no in our great borrow when