Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-02-28
NORWAY.

three weeks vacation.
Invitations, for the dancing party al
the Opera House, Friday evening, March
Sd, '05, are out. It will be given by
Miss Lolita Richardson, Miss Winnifred
Hayes, Miss Marguerite Finney. Ma
irons, Mrs. Charles F. Ridlon, Mrs.
Charles l.. Hathaway, Mrs. w. F. Jones,
Mrs. B. F. Bradbury, Mrs. F. E. Drake
and Mrs. Charles Sargent.
E. E. Hastings, Esq, of Fryeburg, was
in town on Tuesday aud stopped at the
Beals House.
Men were at work on the water pipes
at the Abbott Block this week, where
the water was stopped by the extremely
cold weather.
The Norway town reports for 1905
were distributed this week by messenger
in the village. We take the following
items from the report: The fiscal year
ended Jan. 81, 'O5. The town officers
reports make up about seventy printed
pages. The selectmen make their re-
port on forty-tyo pages, which is the
largest, and the board of health gives
the town report of about one-fOurth of
one page. Total property of town,
s1,215, l34.00. Polls taxed S24. Not
taxed 105. Poll tax $3.50. Property
tax $500 per thousand. Total commit
ment for collection, s23,943.21. Total
attachments allowed, $30s12. Total tax
due town from collector, 81, 507.S4. Town
farm cost. S747.36, with three inmates
at the farm, viz: Lola Bennett, Prem
tiss Buck and David Holt. Towns
poor not on farm cost 1857 OS. Officers
salaries for year Sl,395.10. Highest
S3S7.O0 to chairman of the board of
selectmen and lowest to the inspector
of buildings, $3.50.
Snow bills. 'o3.'4, 1904 OF
Highways and bridges. 3,sS 90
one year, $40 80
Waterman service, All 25
Trust funds held By town amount to l 5O2 7s
Financial standing Of town. Resources. .6a5 u
Liabilities. a.;24 o2
Balance in favor of town. sl.s7l SO
Births in town, SO. Marriages, 50.
Deaths, 46.
Wednesday evening the officers of Ok
ford Lodge, No. l, Ark Mariners, in
Quoted one candidate into the mysteries
of the order. Then Sovereign Grand
Master A. S. Kimball assisted by Re-
corder General, Il. D. Smith, as mar
shall, installed the following officers to
wit:
Ven Pate. F. Ridlon.
A. Master-E. Z. Andrews.
A. Mate-A. L. Proctor.
Treas.-C. ii. Adams.
Sec.-M. L. Kimball.
NJ ofC.-H. l.. Bartlett.
Asst NJ of C-J. W. Nash.
l.w.-J NJ. Palmer.
Tyler-T. Cross.
A banquet was in order following the
installation of officers.
Ladies' night at Oxford Lodge, No.
IS, F. and A. NJ, will take place Thurs
day evening, March I'd, and will without
doubt be one of the most pleasant
events of the season.
Mrs. Mary Cole has leased her house
on Oak Avenue to Charles Bradley and
will soon 60 to live with her sister in
Boston.
Miss Mercie Millett, teacher of the
upper primary school, is with her
brother, Prof. r. n. Millett, at Hanover,
Mass, for the three weeks vacation.
George Jackson, who recently died at
Y armouthville, formerly worked for G.
B. Cummings & Sons and had many
friends in Norway where he and Mrs.
Jackson were we'll known.
Hon. Joseph F.. Stearns of Lowell, who
was operated upon by DR.. King of Port
land, assisted by Norway physicians,
this week, for appendicitis, gall stones
and hernia, was reported very low Mon
day morning, and little hope of RECEIVERS
is entertained.
A. L. Cook visited his former home
at Westbrook on Thursday and Friday
of last week.
George A. Cole, tax collector, while
driving on Main Street near the post
office Monday, collided with George W.
delivery sleigh. Both drivers
were thrown from their sleighs and
Coles sleigh was somewhat damaged.
No one was seriously injured.
Mrs. Frank Kimball is in Boston for
medical treatment.
Capt. and Mrs. w. w. Whitmarsh
the Silver Grays Saturday
evening" 1t goes without saying that
the evening was one of great pleasure
to the whole company.
A shooting contest between the Nealey
Rifles of Portland and the rifle team of
Co. D is being arranged. The contest
will take place in Portland at some date
not yet agreed upon.
DR.. Harry Nevers of Bingham was
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Nevers, several days last week.
An invitation has been extended to
Lodge, No. IS, X. of p,
to visit Hiawatha Lodge, No. 40, of
East Stoneham, Saturday evening, March
4th, with their degree team to work the
rank of Knight.
We understand that Fl. D. Cole,
manager of the Cole jewelry store, will
sever his connection with the business
in the near future and engage in another
line of work.
Postmaster Moses P. Stiles has pur-
chased the Gen. Geo. L. Beal homestead
on Cottage Street from Agnes and Eliza
beth Beal, the daughters of the late
Gen. Beal. 1t is one of the most pleas
antly and conveniently located places in
Norway. The late Ezra Beal built the
place for his son who occupied it until
his death. The many friends of Capt.
Stiles congratulate him upon securing to
himself and family this excellent home
stead.