Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
NORWAY.

The spring term of the village schools
commenced Monday after weeks vaca-
ton.
The friends of Richard Stiles, son Of
J Capt. and Mrs. Moses P. Stiles, are con-
graduating him upon his acceptance OF a
, position in an tlantic City, N. j., band, as
cornetist. He will commence his work
r about the first OF June, and play until the
opening of the fall term of Norway High
School, In which he will be senior
next year.
The April term of the Norway Munich.
pal Court was held on Tuesday by
Judge Jones. The usual term business.
E. C. Wipslow, who has been clerking
!, for E. E. Durgin, after sickness of sew
eral weeks, Is able to be out again.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. e. W. Hutcbins and
family moved from Bridge Street to the
ID. C. Seitz farm the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins will have charge
of the farm from April first.
Della Noyes returned from Q visit to
!; Boston the first of the week.
Il Frank Fl. Beck has received large
shipment of autos for the spring deliv-
cry.
| A large list of new books has been
placed in the public library by the board
of management. There is fiction, history,
boys and girls books, and few scien-
tifc works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Kimball have
returned to their Norway home. Mr..
Kimball has been 10 the western part OF
the state, while Mrs. Kimball has been
with her father 10 New York, who has
been dangerously sick for some time.
May Downing was engaged as an as
sistant in the Norway National Bank
during the week.
Prof. Verne NJ. Whitman of Lsconia,
In. a., was a guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Whitman, this week.
Walter Gordon of Lowell was in town
several days during the week selling
farm implements.
Mrs. z. F. Bicknell Is the guest of her
daughter Grace in WATERFOWL, Mass,
where Miss Bicknell Ia an instructor in
the Perkins Institute for the blind.
Miss Bicknell passed her vacation with
her parents, and upon her return her
mother accompanied her.
IL. Merchant is on business trip to
Boston and New York for spring goods,
Mrs. James Wight, who was operated
on at the Central Maine General Hospi-
tai at Lewiston, is making rapid recov-
cry.
Edith Rideout of Bates, Genevieve,
Marjorie and Hubert Barker, Donald
Bartlett and Dorothy Tubbs OF Colby;
Donald Partridge. Francis SWEET, Geneva
Sturtevant and Ruth Bean OF Bates;
Donald WEIGH, Roland Kimball, Albert
Hobbs and Carroll Bartlett are some of
the students who enjoyed their vacation
at their homes.
Lizzie johnson passed the week with
her sister in Connecticut.
Rev. H. S. Whitman of Portland occu-
pied the pulpit at the Universslist
church Sunday.
H. Il. Spinney passed the week In
Lynn, Mass, q business trip In the inter
ests Of B. F. Spinney & Co.
Arthur q. Swan and family will visit
his mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Swan, and sis
tiers, Mrs. Bartlett and Miss Swan, ten
DAYS. before returning to their Roxbury,
Mass, home.
The annual corporation meeting of
Norway village will be held at the Opera
House Tuesday evening, April 8, at 1880
O'Clock.
Ellsworth Young of Lynn, Mass, was
in Norway on business trip the last OF
the week.
Mrs. Nellie E French and daughter of
Portland were in town the last of the
week.
Co. D. was inspected Monday evening
BY Col. James Moriarty of Lewiston.
Total mem bership 40, very good attend
ancs and inspection.
S. b. and q s. Prince entertain their
aunt, Mrs. Flora Brady OF Turner, al
their Main Street home.
Miss Josephine Stearns, instructor at
Leavitt Institute, Turner, was the guest
of her mother Mrs. j. F. Stearns, during
her vacation.
Miss Carrie Tuvsss-. after several
weeks with her sister, m-s. Agnes
Brown, has returned from her I2ston
visit.
John C. Shepard, for many years O.
the head of the making department OF
B. F. Spinney & Co.'s shoe shop in this
village, and for two years owner and
manager of the Freeman farm, has &C
cepted the position of superintendent OF
the Dingley & Foss factory in Auburn.
He comm enced the first of April.
Mrs. Stuart Goodwin and son are at
Bridgeport, Conn, with her sister, Mrs.
j. Fl. Brooks.
Delegates Mrs. Charles Libby and
Emma Cullinan attended the session OF
the Grand Lodge, N. E. o. P, at Bangor
Tuesday.
Samuel N. Young of Waterford has
purchased the Frank Mann place, lower
Main Street, and taken possession. He
will make bis home in Norway.
Asaph Richardson has leased the
house recently vacated by E. W. Hutch
ins, and will move from Deering Street
to Bridge Street at once.
Miss Maud Pike of the Conservatory OF
Music, Boston, is with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. A. L. F. Pike, during her vaca-
ton.
Furber 8. Emery of West Swanzey,
N. H., is with Longley & Butts, where
he will learn the plumbing trade.
w. Arthur Lewis was 10 Boston this
week. where he attended the convention
of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers.
Carrie E. Russell has purchased the
Foster place, corner Main and Fair
Str eets, for g homestead.
| Homer T.. Mlxer, CaTpeuteI, auu ris".
Kimball, painter, have installed metal
ceiling for Hosea e. Abbott in his din
ing room.
The annual reports of the officers OF
Norway Village Corporation for the
year ending April 1, 1918, were distrib'
uted Friday and Saturday. By which
It appears that the total valuation for
912-13 in the village corporation Is
s98s, 1872 90.
Polls taxed oSs
| Polls not taxed %
| prnnertv rate per thousand $50.
| TotaI assessment $3.50 62
Police 6o w.
Chemical engine ~ w.
Cornoration expenses $500 90.
Sveriav 1856 So.
| paid Issessors' salary 10000.
Norway Water Co. l,74750.
Norway & Paris Street Railway
| for street lighting paid and due
including care Of fire alarm for
year l'iV4 d.
Financial standing of the Corporation
April l, 'l3: .,.,o 90