Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-04-18
NORWAY.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Waldron were
in town this week packing their goods
Ito move to their new home In Portland
| Wednesday evening the ladies' of thu
Universalist society gave supper and
entertainment at Concert Hall. Tht
entertainment was given by Mrs. Frank
Kimball, Miss Esther Tower, Miss
Marguerite Finney, Mr.. Tower, Mr.
Kimball and Mr.. Chandler, and consist.
ed of vocal music and readings. Both
supper and entertainment were first
class.
The annual meeting of the village
corporation was held Monday evening
with Hon. A. s. Kimball as moderator
The following were the officers elected
for the ensuing year:
Clerk-George L. Curtis.
Assessors-A. J. Stearns. H. L. Horne and C.
s. Akers.
Treasurer-George L. Curtis.
Collector-George A. Cole. -
Engineers. Chief--G. F. Hathaway.
stAsst.-J. P. Cullinan.
| Fire Po,ice-G. A. Morse, II +. Mixer, Geo
Walker. o. A. Sargent, j. p. Edwards.
Voted for usual expenses .Goo w
| shade trees, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Repairs ON flre alarm, 1925
Total, ,254 2s
Voted to have taxes payable Nov. /, 10,
and interest after Jan. /, '06, at q per
cent. The report of the committee on
bylaws was accepted with some changes.
The committee reported in favor of the
district system but the report was
amended SO as to allow all hose COM
panies and the hook and ladder CON-
pany to respond to all fire alarms. The
article relative to night watchman's
appropriation was passed over without
action. The meeting was one of much
interest but of the very best feelings.
State Detective A. p. Bassett arrested
Maitland Collins for larceny and had
him before the Municipal Court Monday.
The warrant was issued on the complaint
,, of S. l.. Prescott. The respondent was
, sentenced to Paris Jail for sixty days.
Collins boarded with Prescott and when
he left on Sunday morning he took a
dress suit case, overcoat and revolver.
Jesse Allard and Howard Moulton
have the foundation for their new cot
. tage on Pike Hill we'll under way. They
expect W COtuuicuCC S6i PCutS1 WoAA w
the building about the first of May.
The special meeting of the Norway
Board of Trade at Engine House Hall,
Wednesday evening, to consider the
building of the electric railroad from
Norway to Waterford, was we'll attended.
Mr.. w. G. Rand of Boston was present
in the interest of the owners of the fran
chise of the Oxford Central Electric Rail
road. B. G. McIntire, w. Il. kilgore and
l.. E. McIntire of Waterford were present
and took part in the discussion. President
SWEET appointed a committee on land
damages consisting of F. w. Sanborn,
H.B. Foster, II. l.. Bartlett and j. A.
Roberts. Mr.. Rand assured the meet
ing that the road would be built If the
land damages were given and that work
would commence at once. The Water
ford representatives said that the land
damages in Waterford would be taken
care of there.
John Hayes has moved from the
Young place on Beal Street to the j. N.
Baker residence on Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Fifield returned
from Baltimore, Md, this week. Mr..
Fifield has been attending medical
school in Baltimore.
Ernest NJ. SWEET died Tuesday even
ing, April 18th, '05, at his home in
Cambridgeport, Mass. He was the son
of Arthur Fl. and Lizzie F. SWEET, born
in Paris. He lived for long time with
his parents on Beal Street. He was a
graduate of Norway High School aud
of Corners Commercial College. He
was nearly twenty-five years of age.
iona. Whitehouse passed away at his
home on lower Main Street in this vii
lage on Sunday evening, April 9th, his
ninety second birthday. He was sick
but few days. Wednesday he came
to the post office. The next day he
was taken sick. His parents, Benjamin
and Sarah Whitehouse, moved from
Middleton, N. H., to Hebron where
Jonathan was born. He married Harriet
Herring in 1885. He moved to Norway
village in 1870 and Mrs. Whitehouse
died twelve years later leaving her two
daughters, Mrs. Sarah NJ, wife of F. 1.
Pike, and Esther II. Whitehouse, who
lived with him. Two sisters also sur
vive him, Mrs. Deborah Rowe and Mrs.
Mary Durham. His only brother,
Daniel, lives in Brockton, Mass. For
years he was sexton at Pine Grove
Cemetery. One of the charter members
of the Oxford County Agricultural
Society. A member of the Grange and
a strong Democrat. He was one Of
Norway's best citizens and with one
exception the oldest man in his town.
Rev. b. S. Rideout conducted the ser
vices at the late residence Wednesday
afternoon.
C. H. Leighton is on business trip
in the eastern part of the state for
week or ten days. Frank Boswell has
charge of the telephone office during his
absence.
w. C. Leavitt has just returned from
business trip to Boston.
Fred A. Young has sold his home
place at the Falls to Joseph S. Holt.
Carl Harmon is working for W. c..
Leavitt and learning the trade.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Brooks attended
the annual session of the Maine con-
ference at Gardiner.
j. Grin Smith, Esq, of Pressure Isle,
lost his law library, papers, etc., in a
fire Tuesday, when the old Opera House
building was destroyed. His loss was
s17OO. Insurance $500. He has OPEN
ed an office in another building in the
, village. Mr.. Smith was formerly of
Norway.
I Col. Calef, U. S. A., and Maj. Peter
son of the Guard will inspect Co. D., 1st
Regt., N. G. S. NJ, Monday evening,
! April 18th, at the armory. The public
are invited to attend. The inspection
will be of interest.
1t was voted by the members of the
Board of Trade at the special meeting
Wednesday evening, to ask the corpora
ton assessors to call special corpora
ton meeting to see if the corporation
will vote to raise money to pay a night
watchman. The proposition has been
passed over in both the town and cor
poration meetings within few weeks.
1t is understood that special town
meeting will be called in the near
future in the interest of the Oxford Cen
trail Electric Railroad. The present
owners are willing and anxious to build
the road, they say, if the question OF
land damages Is taken care OF by the
several towns through which the road
must pass. In Norway the damages
will amount to something like two
thousand dollars, and at the special town
meeting Norway will be asked to raise
by taxation the sum of $500 to $1,000
for this object.
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