Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-07-01
South Paris.

DIR. True, writing to the Lewiston
Journal from this village say:
Somehow this village seems TO have
grownitself No special effort on the
part of citizens ever appeared in the
progress of the village. With u good
walcrpower, that essential condition to
the prosperity of n place, which the cit
izens have improved, and the centre OF N
extensive agl icultural country, render it
Il thriving village. The Paris Flour
Company grind up seventy-fve thousand
barrels Of wheat u year, which makes the
freshest and incest quality of flour. This
is in great demand from their customers.
The practice is greatly improved of send
ing flour and wheat by cars instead of
sailing vessels and canal boats which
caused good deal OF musty and sour
flour. They also barrel up the Graham
flour, q barrel at least ought to be in overy
family once year. II would add mich
to the health Of our families.
We visited the iron foundry where Mr..
Merrill manufactures u large number OF
plows and cultivators. We have hereto
lore spoken of the value or the Pettingill
cultiyaior. He has made a great in
provement 10 it by adding some small
mouldboards by which potatoes can be
almost entirely boed in most expeditions
manner. Every farmer who owns the
cultivator should be supplied with them
We think no so great labor saving machine
has ever been invented. so cheap and so
effective rs this, for n great many years.
Mr. Merrill is at work on potato digger
which VIC have no doubt will be eventually
made an effective instrument in potato
harvesting. We hail with great pleasure
that man rs public bencfactor who
facilitates the labor of the farmer.
Royals mandatory of wheelbarrows
is quite extensive, but we did not visit 1t.
There is also an extensive canning cs.
tablishmcnt ofswcet corn which is planted
extensively by the farmers in this vicinity.
The browning glory OF the village is
the uprising of the village towards secur-
ing better system OF schools. In this
respect they are Ear ahead of any other
village in the county. The people laid
aside the foolish jealousies that serve TO
rctarj the progress OF their schools, and
wisely entrusted the whole management
of the schools to one man who teaches the
highe st grade. provides teachers for the
lower grade, classifies, arranges and su-
perintends the schools under his charge.
The district made choice of Mr. II. T..
Swasey. successful teacher, who with
his assistants have brought order out OF
chaos in short time, to an astonishing
degree, so rs 10 be noticed by the most
casual observer. The boys feel his intlu-
ence in the streets. and instead OF growing
up a class OF rowdleS thcy appear geuIic-
m anly, so much so as to attract the at
tenticn even of strangers. The methods
of instruction are rapidly approaching the
methods employed in the best schools.
Nearly ev cry available scholar is now at
school. We call attention TO this school,
hoping that other villages in this county
will strive to elevate the condition oil
their schools in q similar manner.
The citizens Of the place can now refer
with pride to the Andrews House, which
has recently been thoroughly fitted up
and where we can assure the public they
will linda good table, good beds and at
tentive walters.