Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-08-12

Heath, Irving Frost, G. ". frOctOr AM
Charles Rowe have been engaged in re
pairing the stone and brick piers at tn
light station at the falls.
/ Co. D, 1st Regiment, n. G. S. NJ, g
to Augusta Tuesday for few days a
the annual muster. The company is il
first-class condition and will bring bacl
one or more of the prizes offered TO
good craftsmanship.
. Mrs. Irving Frost and daughter hav
enjoyed the week in Portland witt
friends and relatives. They left hom
Monday.
! The selectmen viewed the proposed
town way from the Norway Lake road tt
the Charles Allen place, so called, OIL
Saturday. They made measurement
and estimates and continued the hearin!
to Saturday, Oct. 4th, next. No one OPP
posed the location and very few favored
it as the Allen place is the only propert.
accommodated by the proposed road ant
that has town road extending from TIT
lake road already.
The ladies of the Universalist societ.
are arranging for lawn party to be helt
Wednesday, Aug. 20, upon the churcl
grounds.
IS. Waldron is enjoying his vacation
! at Portland. Mr.. Waldron has been will
F. P. Stone for several years and is liket
by all.
Several of our Norway people will at
tend the Mechanic Falls Advent camp
meeting this month.
Freeland Howe visited Rumford Fall:
the first of the week on business.
J. w. Dyer and II. F. Webb, of the ii
F. Webb Packing Company, were il
town on Tuesday on business connected
with the Norway factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. StearnS were II
Portland Old Home Day.
Mrs. Susan P. Kelly is visiting in Bal
Mills, Portland and Durham for few
weeks.
Tuesday, Aug. u, the Democratic
County Committee meet in this place al
the office of A. S. Kimball & Son.
Miss Maude Thompson has joined hel
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Thompson, al
Rock Island for the summer.
Jesse Allard and Howard Moultor
started on their annual carriage drive to
Freedom, n. H., and vacation of two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Knight and family
of Manchester-by-th e-Sea, Mass, are en-
joying life at the Hayden Cottage.
Verne NJ. Whitman is visiting with his
wife and son at ST. Andrews, n. B.
Capt. Amos F. Noyes attended the re-
union of the Fourteenth Regiment at
Long Island Tuesday. He was accom-
panied by his daughter.
The work at the high school building
is fast nearing completion. The finish
is being put on now. The sewerage
pipes from the bui dings are being
placed and the whole will be completed
before the date of the fall term of school
Sept. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Blake OF
Philadelphia visited Capt. Jonathan
Blake this week. Also Mr.. Blake's
sister, Mrs. w. w. Whitmarsh.
Frank E. Bell was in town the first OF
the week.
Elizabeth and Agnes Beal are stop
ping at Magnolia Beach for time.
The Prohibition meeting will be held
at the Norway Opera House Monday
evening, Aug. Is. Fred Britten OF
Michigan will speak.
The new contract for lighting the cor
poration will be for II arcs and % in
candescent lights to run until one O'Clock
and will cost Sl,472.50 or $39S.9O more
than the former arrangement, for 30 l.:
arcs at $50. 20 run until ~ o'clock. 1t IL
claimed that the new arrangement viii
be much better than the old inasmuch a.
the streets will be better lighted.
A crew of men were at work Saturday
erecting poles for the new system O
street lights. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Jones and family
went to Small Point this week. Th'
family will remain with Mrs. Jones a
the Point for several weeks, while Mr.
| Jones attends to his law business a
Norway.
At meeting of the school board Mon
day and Tuesday of this week, the fol
lowing teachers were elected: Assistan
in the high school, Janet c. Stephens o
Norway Lake, and Winifred Ladd o
Mercer teacher for the new department
Miss Ladd graduated from the Nor
rdgewock High and Pennington Norma
Schools In the district schools the fol
lowing are the teachers:
Swifts Corner-Minnie A. Cox.
Centre Bessie Il. TOwne.
| Yagger-Irene +. Hazen.
Norway Lake-Llzzie o. Lasselle.
Pike Hill-Margaret W. Maloney, OF st. Al
drews, y. B., sister OF Mrs. Verne NJ. Will
man.
| Crackett-Evelyn b. Hazen.
Frost Bill-Alice d. Cannon.
Millettville-Phiip F. Stone.
| Chapel-Augusts II French.
| Holt School-Edna ID. Brown.
The board voted to charge tuition
six dollars per term for scholars fror
out of town who attend the high schOo
Rural schools commence Sept. 22d, vi
lage Sept. S.