Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-04-11
NORWAY.

NUn Al.
Owing to the rain C. B. Cummings 4
Sons are able to run their saw mill nigh
and day. The firm will be obliged II
, rush business in order to saw the large
amount of lumber in their yards during
the season.
The annual village corporation meet
ing will be held at the Opera House or
Monday evening, the 10th, at Z o'clock
The business to be acted upon Is the
usual articles and to act upon the report
Of the committee on corporation regula-
tons.
Town Clerk Curtis has supplied his
Office with a new roll top desk. Mr..
Curtis is progressive town clerk and
believes in first class Office.
The new telegraph Office will be open
ed in the rooms over Freeland Howe's
insurance Office, Main Street.
Mrs. Emma Mann is visiting her
daughter Bertha at Tufts College. Dur
ing her absence from home Mrs. Rose
Needham is at work for Mrs. Mann keep
ing house.
A delegation from Oxford Castle, No.
2, X. G. E., visited Auburn, Thursday
evening.
Thursday evening the degree team of
Norway Lodge, No. 10, /. o: o. F., visit
ed South Paris and conferred the work
upon several candidates. Tuesday even
| ing the team worked the third degree
upon five candidates in their own lodge.
Mrs. r. L. Powers, Mrs. V. w. Hills
successor, has taken rooms at l.. ii.
Cushman's house on Marston Street.
She will take her meals at the Elm
House.
The Locke store at the academy
grounds has been repaired and will be
opened by l.. l. Gilbert this week. Mr..
Gilbert is an experienced market man
and will give the people excellent SER
vice.
The entertainment to be given by the
men for the benefit of the NJ. Z church,
has been pos, poned to April 18th. They
will give a supper before the entertain
ment. The place, G. A. X. Hall. A
large attendance expected.
The members of PenneSseewassee
Lodge, No. Is, K. of P, have accepted
the invitation from New Auburn Lodge
and will visit that lodge and work the
third degree on Monday evening, April
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Rowe have moved
from Gilead to Norway, and taken rent
in Upper Fiddyville.
Misses Elizabeth and Agnes Beal left
for Portland the first of the week where
they will stop for some weeks.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
do A
18th, at 7:30 o'clock.
F. p. Stone has engaged E. l.. Cowan
of Bangor to fill F.S. Waldron's position
at the store.
c. Elwood Brooks of Bates '06 is at
home with his parents for vacation.
Emma McCrellis of Portland passed
the day Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. McCrellis.
Charles R. Smith of Portland visited
his sister, Edith, the first of the week.
H. d. Cole left for Morrisville, Vt,
this week, where he will work for A. X.
Campbell in the jewelry business.
F. w. Faunce was called to Swamp
scott, Mass, by the sickness of his
daughter, Grace L. Leavitt, this week.
She is now in the Maine hospital.
April 25th the members of the Guild
of Church Workers will give supper
and apron sale at Concert Hall for the
benefit of Christ Church.
The following is list of teachers thus
far in the rural schools:
Center-Marguerite Finney.
Yagger-CleOra NJ. Merrill.
Norway Lake-Katherine NJ Towne.
Crockett-william Wood.
Chapel-Nina +. Bean.
Holt-Blanche l. Adams.
Mai. B. F. Bradbury inspected Frank
T. Bartlett Command, S. W. ", Satur.
day evening. 1t was the annual
meeting and the following officers were
elected:
Capri. Trask.
1T Lieut. M. l.. kimball.
2d Lieut. til. ID. Cole.
Sergt of Guards. s. Maxim.
ADJ E. DeCoster.
Q. NH. II. Cole.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the shoe factory the following
officers were elected:
Pres.-C. r. Ridlon.
Vice. Presidential. \ Tubbs
Clerk-A j. Stearns.
Treas.-H. ID. Smith.
Direct ,rs-C. n. Tubbs, C. N. Smith, +. W.
Sanborn.
1t is understood that VIM. G. Rand
of Boston, who is here to arrange the
land damages for the Oxford Central
Railroad, has secured pledges OF all the
land damages west of the Norway line.
He is now looking into the matter of the
land damages in the town of Norway.
1t is anticipated that he will have equal
ly good success in that part of his work,
and there seems to be good prospect
that the road will be built this summer.
The annual reports of Norway Village
Corporation for the year ending April
LIST, 1905, were distributed Friday by G.
A. Morse. The valuation of the corpora
ton is $500, 4O5. Polls taxed $50. Poll
tax 81. Property tax So per thousand
dollars. Amount raised and assessed,
S4,S91.O2 Orders drawn during the
wear.