Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-14
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
CHURCHES.
Second Congregational Church, Rcv. b.
Rideout, Pastor. Preaching service Sunda
loa0 A, n; Sabbath School, Il 700 n; me Men
n; regular weekly Prayer Meeting, Thursda
{ Ing 80.
Pastor. Preaching service on Sunday. at 10 !;
A. Nj. Sabbath School, II NJ; Y. +. g.
Methodist Church. Rev. B. #. Pickett, Paste
Il 10 M; Social Evening i Meeting. 700 ?. \
PRAYER meeting. Tuesday evening; class NEE
Ing. Friday evening.
Baptist Church. Rev. E. 8. Cotton, Pastor
IL DON. Prayer Meeting Sunday evening p. \
STATED MEETINGS.
F&A. NJ. Regular meeting OF Oxford Lodge
No. 10, in Masonic Hall, Friday Evening on .
before full moon. Oxford Royal Arch Chapter
No. 90, assemblies Wednesday Evening, on o
before full moon. Oxford Council X. s. n
Friday evening, after full moon. Oxford Lodge
No: ], Ark Mariners, Wednesday evening are
| full moon.
Loo F.-Norway Lodge.-Regular meetini
in odd Fellows Hall, every Tuesday Evening
Widely Encampment, No. 81, meets In odt
ings Of each month. MT. Hope Rebekah Lodge
No. So, meets on first and third Friday of eacf
| month. go
K of Irregular meeting in Hathaway Bloch
Division, No. 70, meets third FRIDAY of each
month. Lake Assembly, No. 3S, T.. S, second
and fourth Friday evenings Of each month
7. Of H.-Norway Grange meets seconn AM
Cot "a oh month Mt e. Hail
G. R.-Harry Rust Post, No. "a, meets In
New G. A. l.: rlall on the first Tuesday Evening
Of each month.
:. r. .. P.-Lakeeile lodge, No; III, meets IN
New G. A. X. Hail, on the hrst and third Wed
nrs'av EVENING" Of each month
No. 10, meets at 6. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
U.0.p. Film Tree Colony. No. 1893 meets
second and fourth Wednesdayevenings OF each
O.. .C.-Norway Commandery, No. 24'.
meets second and fourth Thursday evenings OF
each month
Stated meeting of Oxford Lodge, No.
Is. F. and A. NJ, was held Friday even
ing.
Herbert S. Wood, of this village, has
engaged for the season at the Oxford
Spring House as stable man and driver.
The April term of the Norway Munich
pal Court was held Tuesday. Several
new entries and number of cases set
tied.
W. A. Bicknell has sold out his meat
market to Roy Johnson and Harry Gid
den. two promising young men. Mr..
Glidden understands the business having
learned the trade with l.. l. Gilbert. He
is now at work for E. c. Winslow at the
Tubbs store. Mr.. Johnson has been at
work for Ira Hartman of Oxford.
The shooting gallery and sleight of
hand show at the Bartlett store, opened
last week. is doinga rushing business.
So is MADAM Fremont, Queen of
Palmists," at the NoyeS Block on Main
Street.
Harry Newcomb of Portland has taken
the place of S. n. Butler at 5. c. Fosters
barber shop.
Mrs. w. c. Carey has for time work
ed for Mrs. V. w. Hills. She will 60
with her husband to l.. P. Swett's camp
at Molunkus for the summer.
Mrs. A. c.. McCrellis was called to
East Waterford this week to care for her
sister, Mrs. Stevens.
The corporation reports for the year
ending April 1st, '03, were distributed
BY Stephen G.. Hatch as it could be done
much cheaper than through the mail.
Walter l.. Sanborn spent the week in
Boston on business trip.
The boys of Co. D, LIST Regt., n. q. 5.
NJ, enjoyed drill in the open air Mon
lay evening. Guard duty. 1t was the
irst drill out of the hall for the season:
Mr.. A. C. McCrellis has employed
Arthur Jordan of Rumford Falls at his
,rist mill.
The sociable of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor, at the
,estry of the Congregational church,
Thursday evening, was a most pleasant
,athering. Musical and literary enter |
ainment was followed by refreshments.
An exhibition of hand-painted china
vas on exhibition at Coles jewelry store
friday and Saturday.
Rev. Z. S. Cotton, of the Baptist
church, has returned from visit OF
week with his brother and sister at
yolfboro, n. II. During his absence
lis son, Edward H. Cotton, preached
most excellent sermon.
A. Q. Scammon in 1.-THE Burglar" at
he Opera House Tuesday evening, April
Allard & Moulton are putting in
irst.class foundation for the Pike Hill
ottage with the assistance of Irving
'rost and crew. The cottage Will be
ituated just above Frank 7. Stones
lace on the Pike Hill road, so called.
Grin NJ. Holman of Otisfeld and Charles
!. Durell of Oxford, the two young men
sho won the prizes in the Sophomore
ebates at Bates this year, were both
.raduates from the Norway High School,
l1. Mr.. Holman has been selected to
the Sophomore champion
ebate which will take place at COM
nencement.
The residents of Bridge and Water
treets are much pleased with the pros
,ect of having the square at the junction
f the two streets cleared up, and the
pipe removed to some place
where there is drainage. For several
ears the place has been used as one for
he deposit of old side walk, plank
,oards, plank and stones. The new
,oard of selectmen and Road Com
missioner Freeman and Agent Crosby
re greatly interested in the general i'm
of the village.
Mary Canwell and others in the vicinity
# the corn shop have petitioned the
municipal officers for road to what is
.nown as the Haskell place, owned by
/. ]. Stearns, chairman of the selectmen.
1t the annual meeting the town refused
o act upon the matter.
The annual report of the Norway vii
age corporation officers for the year
nding April /, is pamphlet of sixteen
ages from which we take the following
tatistics: Valuation April LIST, 1902,
cal estate, 1904, $4,000; personal, $780,
$500, making a total of 1864, 233.OO
town valuation is 81, 2O6, 2SS.0O). Polls
axed 552. Property rate $500 per
thousand dollars. Poll tax SLID;
mount committed for collection to
george A. Cole, S4,O9S.30. Orders
rawn 5S7 to 634 inclusive amounting |
o S3,9l7.76 as follows:
ire department. s!'ls9oS |
,r.et sI i;ch, hi ""'' '''' " 1,246s
o. arcs at s55; II incandescesss at
Sl2.) ,,o a.
)flicers' salaries, ~
interest on debt, ia 40 S w |
Recording tx deeds, S sS'as |
'rinting reports, etc. .t . "a 80. |
Expense Of assessors to Mechanic Falls, $50 $50
,rg Il services, .'W
Liabilities of corporation April l, '0S,
drawing per cent Interest, z,0OOW