From the March 27, 1895 Potsdam Courier & Freeman:

 

During the greater part of last week School Commissioners Geo. G. Roice and Charles S. Plank spent their time in Norwood with Commissioner Fred R. Smith, making the apportionment of school moneys for the county. This is a job that has to be done annually and the officers in charge meet at the different places of residence of some one of their number, from year to year to do this particular part of this work. From the talk while here it would seem that Commissioner Plank is to be an active, earnest candidate for Member of Assembly for whichever Assembly District the booming town of "Waddington-on-the-St. Lawrence" may happen to be found after the division of the county to be made the coming June….The Rev. Simpson is now better of his accident, so as to be seen on the streets and continue his labors to some extent. His accident was quite severe, but it is expected he will recover and be as well as before the occurrence. It so happened that he held an accidental insurance policy at the time of his injury, in one respect wherein he was fortunate and it is reported that the demands on the company have been promptly paid. The name of the company is the Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company.

 

….George Badger and family, who went from Norwood some six years ago, first to Fort Jackson and thence to Lowell, Mass., have returned and have become residents of this place again….Last Sabbath evening the Christian Endeavor Society held special exercises at the Congregational church, making the matter of missionary work among the American Indians their subject. The program consisted of readings, essays and recitations, all upon the subject of the "Poor Indian," as he was, has been, is now, and his future condition and the duties of the hour as to his present needs. The exercises were quiet instructive in the way of bringing to mind the present condition of this almost forgotten race and his early connection with the history of the country. The house was well filled and close attention given from beginning to end…Just at present, there is considerable sickness in Norwood, most of it influenza resulting therefrom and some of the cases are quite serious. Among those on the sick list are E. T. Phelps, Mrs. Chittenden and B. C. Daily. Mr. Claflin had a little set back as well as others of the Norwood people, but with his usual pluck he kept up and is attending to business about as usual. Miss Sarah Fletcher, who has been on the list is much better. There seems to be considerable of the influenza trouble at the Whitney House as some of the family keep pretty close indoors. Among them Prentice Phelps is reported quite sick. At the Annual election of our village on Tuesday of last week there was a turn out of voters to the number of 250. Fred G. Partridge, Norwood's oldest grocer, was elected President and A. L. Emery (sp?), our leading Mason, and Mr. Welch, of the American House, were elected trustees. Our president is elected for one year only and our trustees for two years. The money collected for this year was very little and the resolution in that direction were all carried. They consisted in asking the authority to add two arc lights to the number we now have and in an exemption of firemen on $500 assessment.