Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-05-29
NORWAY.

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NORWAY.
Il By tho school census for 1905 thel
: are seven hundred and thirty scholars
> Norway.
The report IL still made that wor
D will commence on the Norway an
Western Railroad Immediately. Their
. Il some question about the frost bein
out OF the ground on the Norway LAX
, road. The OAK piling, bridge timbe
and . car Of iron for the construction
I: the corn factory bridge are delivered o
{ tho south bank of the outlet OF the lax
t near the corn factory ready for tn
workmen. -.
Hon. John P. Swasey was In town thi
> week talking with his friends. Norwa
as usual IL for John and will do a
possible for his election to succee
{ Littlefield. Although Congressma
, Littlefield 10 we'll liked by Norway Re
publicans, Hon. John p. Swasey Is o
j, Oxford boy In whom they all have
} direct interest. . :.
II Tim Heath erected his derrick on tn
Whitmarsh lot this week and has tn,
construction of the new foundation wei
under way. The work has assumed
business aspect.
u W. Il. Whitcomb of Philadelphia, Pa.
Is stopping In town for few days.
Chas. P. Barnes, Esq, formerly Wit
C. z. Holt, has opened an office In tn
Ryerson Block in rooms formerly occu
pied by Chas. q. Mason.
| The following teachers have beef
elected: Mr.. Percival E. Hathawa.
Principal Norway High School. Iva L
McArdle instructor in drawing ant
music. Also reelected to the respective
schools Lizzie o. Lasselle, Annie n
JENNIE, Gertrude Gardner, Harriet E
Cragin, Edith 8. Harlow, Edna l. Brown
Sue NJ. Wheeler, Lucy n. Hayes ant
Harriet Abbott. The last two have re
signed.
Rev. d. d. Hoyt will deliver the Ne
mortal Day address in this place at thu
Opera House at 2P. N. Mr.. Hoyt is al
able speaker.
The valuation of Norway for the cur
rent year is as follows:
Real estate, resident owners. 9S88. l35 OK
Real estate, nonresident owners,------ u4.74o O(
Total real estate, ass, s75 o.
Personal estate, resident, -..--.......- 26SS8 %
Personal estate. nonresident .---.... $500 OC
~ Total y Ss6 lon 40 a p;onss 81, r. g
Oh per $1,000
Norway Public Librarian, Hortense G.
Gregg, walked to Buckfield Friday and
back Monday. The distance is about
ten miles.
The Veranda Club intend to build on
their tannery lot in the near future.
The club have plans all drawn for the
house aud work will soon commence.
Fred Gibson came from his San Fran
cisco home to Norway this week. Mr..
Gibson left Norway nearly thirty years
ago for California. The other members
of the family followed him until all ex-
cept Harry had left their native town.
Mr.. Gibson is stopping with his brother
James NJ. Palmer of Lewiston was
was his Norway friends Sunday.
Oxford County Sunday School Con-
vention will be held at the Congre-
gational church Thursday, June Z. It
Is understood that the state superin-
tendent and other workers will be
present.
The senior class, Norway High School,
presented Principal Hathaway Wednes-
day evening with q beautiful blue-green
tourmaline ring. It was q Mt. Mica
tourmaline furnished by Ross L. Bick-
ford and set by Jeweler Cole.
The annual election of officers Of
Frank T. Bartlett Command, S. W. w.,
Tuesday evening. The following officers
were chosen:
Commander-M. L. Kimball.
LIST. Lieut.. E. DeCoster.
2d Lieut.-H. II. Cole.
Ads. 8. Maxim.
Ouartermaster- W. McAllister.
Chapl iiu-B. F. Bradbury.
Sergt. of Gusrd-JOe Ratclif.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Beck drove up
to his parents and made them visit at
the old Woodstock homestead Sunday.
The w. C. T. U. meet with Mrs. A. j.
Nevers Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock.
Mrs. Emma j. Bickford returned from
visit with her daughter, Mrs. n. H.
Carroll, ct Danvers, the first Of the week.
William Motley, for some time clerk
at Beal's Hotel, will be the new clerk at
Revere Hotel, Berlin, N. Il.
The graduating class, Norway High
Sc hool, enjoyed a most pleasant evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cum
mings last week.
A new cement walk has been built on
Danforth Street in front of the residences
of Mr.. j. Brown and town clerk Curtis
Under the management of F. h.
Mccarthy on June 7th and 9Th, the
drama "The Girl Left Behind" will be
presented for the benefit of Co. D, of the
list Regt., N. G. S. NJ. 1t is sure to be
a good thing.
+. P. Richardson reports his flock of
sixty-fve Leghorn hens laid 1875 eggs
in March and 1902 In April!' Rather a
good lot of hens to own.
v. NJ. Akers and Oscar Needham
secured several handsome red-spots
Saturday.