Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-05-21
NORWAY.
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NORWAY.
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunday
PRAYER Meeting at 8 80; Social Meeting, 7lb P
n; regular weekly Prayer Meeting, Thursday
evening; Y. P. 8. G. 3. Meeting Friday even
Gniversalist Church, Rev. Caroline =. Angel
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday, AZ 10 =!
A. NJ; Sabbath School, II n; Z. r. U. U
'ns Msthod,st Church. Rev. B. +. Pickett, Pastor
Preaching tervice, 10 80 A. H.; Sabbath School
IL 90 n; Social Evening Meeting. 7oo P. y:
prayer meeting. Tuesday evening; class meet
Ing rFdsy t evening" sv Harding, Pastor
Preaching service, 10 80 A: n; Sabbath School
ls DON. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening +.
STATED MEETINGS.
Fam. Regular meeting Of Oxford Lodge
No. Is, In Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on OF
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. %, assemblies Wednesday Evening, on OF
before full moon. Oxford Council, 4. 3. n :.
Friday evening, after 1nii moon: oxaoIu Lo1 VIZ,
10. o. F.-Norway Lodge.-Regular meeting
In Odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evening
Widey Encsmpmelt No; 81 m Fts.1 IN n Uaa
ings Of each month. MT. Hope Rebekah Lodge,
No. IS, meets on first and third Friday Of each
month.
every Thursday Evening. U. R., A. o. Noyes
Division, No. 19, meets third Friday OF each
month. Lake Assembly, No. 33, P. g.. second
and fourth Friday evenings OF each month;
ao!svs % esc csn MONTH Grange HAIL
G. A. Hilary Rust Post, No. p. meets In
New G. A. r. Hall on the first Tuesday Evening
W. r. C.-Meets in New G. A. R. Hail. Mon.
4. E.O. P.-Lakeside Lodge, No. ~, meets in
New G. A. r. Hall, on the fret and third wed.
nesday evenings Of each month.
O. u. A. M.SNorway and South Paris Council,
No. 10, meets at 9. A. X. Hall every Iuesday
d. Or. Film Tree Colony, No. 100. meets
second and fourth Wednesday evenings OF each
month. ~. a.,
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
Lawson W. Frost of Boston was in
town this week on visit to his mother,
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Frost. Mrs. Frost has
been in very poor health for long
time.
John H. Burnham, who has position
at Portland, was at home over Sunday.
He will move to Portland very soon.
John Hayes has moved into the Hard
ing house opposite the depot where he
will be much nearer his business.
Daniel F. Dunn, who for long time
has been foreman of the lasting room of
the B. F. Spinney & Co. shoe shop, has
closed his engagement with the firm and
returned to Lynn.
The assessors furnish the following
items of interest: Taxed polls in town,
IT'S. In addition to those exempt by
law it is the custom to exempt all over
seventy years of age rich or poor.
Property valuation shows decrease of
about $4,000, being 81 ,1S5, 100 as follows:
po.,dor, ron, estate. sS39,5OO
Non. resident real estate, nH,I ss
Personal property, zt ia,V9o
Money at interest amounts TO ao42o
Stock In trade amounts TO oo'o"
Permanent improvements on the Lake
road will be made after the ordinary re-
pairs are completed. Watering troughs
will be put in this summer it is under
stood.
George P. Downing has moved from
the 1. n. Small house on Bridge Street
to the tenement in Geo. E. Walkers
house and Horace Cleveland will move
from the lower tenement in the same
house to C. B. Cummings & Sons house
near the blacksmith shop on Bridge
Street.
DIR. S. A. Bennett is having his house
painted. John A. Nelson is doing the
work. :,
DR.. E. Drake and NJ. L. Kimball.
ESQ.,, attended the Grand Lodge OF
Knights of Pythias at Portland TINS
week. Norway always sends represent
atives to the secret grand bodies.
Simeon Hartman and l.. l. Gilbert
have wheels and are learning to ride.
They try it in the early morning when
few people are present to see them IN
their difficult work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elliott have re.
turned to Lynn. Mr.. Elliott for lung
time had charge of one of the depart
ments at the shoe shop and was much
liked by both firm and help, but owing
to poor health was obliged to give up
the situation. vi
DR.. A. Thompson of Davis, West Vir-
ginia, is visiting at the Elm House:
1t is understood that many of the old
ties in the street railway will be re-
placed by new ones this season.
Nv. Starrett of the Maine Register
canyassed the town this week for the
issue of 1902. 80
Co. D, LIST Regiment, N. G. S. NJ, will
be inspected on Wednesday evening"
May Goth, by Gen. F. L. Hoyt.
Mrs. Rowena NJ. Swan was called TO
Everett, Mass, Sunday by the sickness
of her daughter.
The Congregational church is being
painted by Fred Young and crew Color
light gray. Mr.. Young is the veteran
painter of the village.
A. W. Walker & Son are building
Portland cement walks in front OF v.
W. Hills place on Cottage Street.
Norway High School commencement
exercises will be held Thursday evening,
June 9th. The following evening Will
be devoted to the commencement ball
with an order of sixteen dances. Stearns'
orchestra. Floor manager c. S. Akers !;
aids. E. H. Sweet, C. P. Durell, Fred
Rowe, A. H. Bodkin, j. j.. Finney and
Irving Thibodeau. A grand time Is ex-
pected.
The Stone drug store building is being
shingled. Fuller, Mixer and Cole are
doing the work.
Mrs. w. S. Pratt will make a home for
her mother, Mrs. Lewis Whitney, OF Var
mouth. Mrs. Whitney has been in very
poor health for long time and is in
hopes to find Norway most delightful
place to reside.
DR.. Geo. z. Shedd and wife of North
Conway, N. H., were in town the first OF
the week calling on friends.
Martin F. Dale will continue the black
smith business at the Bridge Street shop;
His brother, Harry F. Dale, has leased
the Barrett shop on Pleasant Street ana
will push business in that section OF the
town.
Benz. F. Chadbourne, railroad COM
missioner, and Mr.. Hight, attorney foI
the Grand Trunk Railroad, of the firm
of C. A. & L. L. Hight, of Portland,
were in town Friday with the town
officers. The Marston Street crossing
was investigated to the end that street
may be built to the dwellings on the
easterly side of the Norway Branch
Railroad.
Charles Abbott, of Fryeburg, was in
court on the charge of mischievously
vexing, etc., one Hurd of Fryeburg after
having been notified by Deputy Sherifl
Shirley to stop. After a long hearing II
which the state was represented by Kim