Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-26
NORWAY.
CUURCHEs.


Second Congregational Church, Rev. B.
Fideout, Pastor Preaching service Sunda
TO- 40 A. NJ; Sabbath School, IL 90 M; Men
Prayer Meeting at 30; Social Meeting. 10
NJ; regular weekly Prayer Meeting, Thurs'ta
, evening; Y. p. s. c. K. Meeting Friday eve
Universalist Church, Rev. Caroline E. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, at 10 :
, A. NJ; Sabbath School, IL NJ; Y. P. G.
Methodist Church. Rev. B. +. Pickett, Paste
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
IL 800 NJ; Social Evening Meeting, 700 P. n
prayer meeting, Tuesday evening; class NEE
Baptist Church. Rev. j. A. Harding, Pasto
Preaching service, 10 80 A. NJ; Sabbath Schoo
l2OOx. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening p.
STATED MEETINGS.
F.&A.M Regular meeting Of Oxford LOdg
No. Is, IN Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on Q
before full moon. oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. %, asse nbles Wednesday Evening: on 9
before full moon. oxford Council, z. y s. NJ
Friday evening, after fulf moon. Oxford Lodge
No. l, Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening ate
full moon.
In Odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evenlng
| wildey Encampment, No. q, meets IN od'
Fellows Ha /, second and fourth Friday Even
ings OF each month. Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge
No. s., meets on first and third FRIDAY Oh eac'
month.
X Irregular meeting In Hathaway blocl
| every Thursday Evening. U. r., A. .. Noye
| Division, No. IL, meets third FRIDAY OF eacl
| and fourth Friday evenings OF each month.
| Z. of H.--Norway Grange meets second an5
| fourth Saturdays OF each month at Grange Hail
| G. A. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. "a, meets l:
| New c. A K. Hall on the first Tuesday Evening
| of each month. ~, NJ,
| day evening. q,
| New G.. A. X. Hall, on the first anu thru Wed
| nesdav evenings Of each month
o u M.-Norway and South Paris council
No 10, meets at G. A. r. Hall every TUESDAY
U.OeP. ELM Tree Colony, No. 1893, meets
second and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
month. as
U.O.G. C-Norway Commandery, No. PAT
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
The Merrill divorce case in which the
town agent, w. f. Jones, Esq, and
Judge Euoch Foster were employed by
the town for the libellee has attracted
much interest with the tax payers OF the
town. The expense account to be de-
fraved by the town has not been footed.
Mrs. Virgil p. DeCoster Of Buckfield
will speak at G. A. X. Hall on Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. q, on Mature
Study" All women are cordially invited.
Uninterrupted Feast" is the tag attach
ed to large rustic frame in the show
window of H. B. Foster. The picture is
that of weasel about to feast upon
bird when he is interrupted by two
others. All stuffed by Capt. Nash.
The town warrant is published for the
annual March meeting. Ii contains
twenty-nine articles. 1t covers the cleo
tions of the usual town officers, collection
of taxes, extinguishment of town debt,
schools, poor, interest, salaries, text
books, repair of school buildings, in
surance of school property, highways,
snow bills for '00-'0l, Norway Public
Library, free high school, Memorial
Day, contingent fund, the election OF
road commissioner and his pay per day,
superintendent of schools and his COM
pensation, the exemption of Samuel Z.
Frost on condition that he cares for his
road, the Sarah ID. Hawkins bequest OF
$500, the income To be used in caring for
Pike Hill cemetery, the erection OF two
watering places within the corporation
limits. when taxes for 1901 shall be due
and PAYABLE to the collector and interest
on unpaid taxes.
Mrs. f. F. Bicknell, president of the
w. c.. Il. T., presided at the organize
ton of Mothers Club at G. A. K. hall
Wednesday. The following officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Chas. p. Barnes.
Vice-President-Mrs. W. +. Jones.
Secretary-Mrs. Norman Buck.
Treasurer-Mrs Henry b. Foster.
4 ;,,t rpnnpr-
ed.
Rev. J. Dutton, E w. Dutton and
Belle Dutton have returned to Norway
from the eastern part OF the county,
where Mr.. Dutton and his son have been
engaged in building. Miss Dutton kept
house for her father and brother.
). b. & Il. S. Prince have had the
radiators changed from the store to the
basement in order to make more room in
the store.
Grace III. Nevers will accept a position
ia Portlsnd in the millinery establish
ment of John f Palmer.
Capt. Amos F. Moves, who is very
sick, was visited Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Horne of Portland. Mrs.
Horne is his daughter.
Harry c. Dean Of Yarmouth was in
town the first of the week.
II. ID. Smith, Grand King of the
Grand Chapter of Maine, visited the
chapter at Boothbay Harbor Thursday
evening.
Jesse X. Brown pleaded guilty to in
toxication in the municipal court Wed
nesdav aud was fiued 81 and costs.
Frank C.. Sawyer was convicted OF same
offence and paid So and costs. Joseph |
Vigue for same convicted but sentence
suspended on account Of his family.
julius .Judkins was sentenced for same
offence to ninety days in Jail.
w. w. Walker and wife are living at
her fathers, A. G. Jones, at South Paris.
f. NJ. Thomas will occupy the store in
Beal Block on Main Street with his boot
and shoe repairing business.
The annual report of the town of Nor
way is in the hands of the voters for the
wear ending Jan. 3lst, 1901. 1t contains
IS pages of matter. Ii shows:
Total valuation, sl,ls6.7lO.OO
Tax rate, s2O.5O per thousand dollars.
Poll tax, 81
Polls taxed, I59.
Polls not taxed, lO9.
Taxes abated, 69o'o'
io'a NJ town., , farm at II end of wear, 2,O44.6s
Halance against farm, 1884
Poor ON farm In all, IL.
Total Total. cost S of towns Door, l,O757s
cins,ve mounting to CLOSES
Snow bills paid 5000, l,i9.oo
Repair of highways, 2,956.16
SALARIES.
- y as selectman, cess 90
labor on highway, oil oO
Services special real estate
valuation q IA days at 81, $3.50
Total. s8slO
II. M. jackson TO Feb. lst, 1901 services as
selectman, l45O
labor on highway, 56.1I
services special real es-
tate valuation % days, dOo
Total, sls5.s7
Alvin Brown to Feb. LIST, 1901, services -,
as selectman, SUN
labor on highway, ioIo
Services special real estate
valuation q IL days, 5oOO
ro,a, ssll 20
Making total paid selectmen, s7s797
io's am"unted TO $3.50 SO
srec,aI real estate valuation cost, 2l600
STANDING OF THE TOWN.
Liabilities, total, si9'o oS, s9
Resources, total, LIS 20
Balance vs.. town Jan. 81, vi, 4,If3oo
Balance vs.. town Jan. 81, 90, s,SlOl
Balance VS.. town Jan. 81, 'S9, s,4eo.25
f0f eSS@ u, ns was as " " ~ s25.s4564
= On mm yS was 252O7.7s