Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-05
South Paris Items.

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SOuth Paris Items.
The morning passenger trains on the
Grand Trunk are discontinued above So.
Paris, and mixed trains substituted
Three thousand barrels Of apple, were
shipped from this place the week. ending
Oct. 26th,. Messr,. ID. y. True and w.
Il Howe will ship G,OO0 bushels during
the season. They have gsner.ll, ship
ped large quantities OF potatoes. tur do
not intend to do puch with then. thi.
yeaI, on account ol'the danger OF t. tiug.
A meeting oil the citizen, OF the town
was called to meet at Engine Ilous- Hall
At this place, Saturday evening, .o SEQ
what measures would DO taken to increase
manufacturing here.
The horse disease has taken down some
twenty five or thirty horses. aud Andrews.
OF The Andrew, House, ma. lost pne Of
his best horses by it, Mosl oil The ease.
are mild
The Soldiers monument hat been i'm.
proved, By the curbs Of granite. abou,
eighteen inches thick, which have been
set by Messrs. Perry Il Jacobs They
are in the form Of an octagon, and uhsu
the contemplated iron lcnce is completed.
will be a great improvement.
Mr.. Geo. T. Dresser has bought oul
the blacksmith establishment of FrJth.
ingham &c Newhall, whore ho is prepared
to Go all kinds of work in the beat man
ner
| MANUFACTURES.
The village s swakiug to the mpor
tauce OF securing 10. share Of the indus.
tries which are looking Maineward Tor in.
vestment. A large and enthusiastic meet
ing was held al Engine Hall, on Friday
evening Inst, to consider the matter. Capt.
II y. Bolster was called to the chair,
and W. II Wheeler chosen Secretary.
After some interchange OF views. COM
nittee was raised by the chair, to uOmin-
ate Committse to Investigate and re-
port st future meeting The Commit.
tee was Jas. DeSring. ) Richardson aud
c. G.. Phelps. who reported the names
of Alyah Shurtletr. H. y. Bolster, G.. G..
Phelps, W. \. rockingham and &. A.
Wilson
It was proposed TO have a town meet
ing called to see il The town will exempt
FROM taxation capita for such industries,
generally, without reference to locations.
One thing is evident, il Paris il 10 keep
stride with The march of enterprise in
nes hboring towns. it must DO ~ liberal
rs others.
The meeting adjourned tor TWO weeks.
We are satisfied that the principal eli
zen, are in earnest in this matter. and
mean business, and 80 trust Tho to,t Of
the town will not throw any lgig' n the
WAY, but enter into % manly comp I,lou
to do is par Tho prosperity %. one
portion Of luo town cnurs .p tae aeht
OF al. Let thare be 10 local &c, usies
W mar the Increment
The project Tor q cnccsc factory also
being .g,ated, ,,i,h good pro. sct'.
Several eutSrpri,jp. farmer, 'Fo commit.
ted to IT,
G.. p. Whitney j. adding story % his
Saw Mil, and otherwise caimgiu@ b.
It is estimated tual the Corn Factory
Of Burnham & Morrill, dj,rmsca iui.
twenty thousand dollar. the past season.
over 22j acre, OF corn Tero planted.
yielding go. 600 to 100000 Cans. Nj
Gideon Bolster got 5000, lrsm AID scrc
of sweet corn. amo,, enough To- Uuy
100 bushels Of yellow corn. II pay TO
raise sweet corn, surely.
Eleven thousand boxes were used.
made by Mr.. Andrew Bennett. which
cost $4,000. Two dozen are packed M
box. About $1,000 were paid out ia
crops, something OF an object to our
farmers. $4,000 in labor besides otherex-
renditures.
OXFORD NORMAL INSTITUTE
The lecture on Thursday evening last
byT. II. Hubbard. E-q., Of Biidciord,
was very acceptable The subject was
"Our nearest Noighbor.'
Dl. 5. c. Gordon, Of Portland, lectures
on Thursday evening OF this week, aud
good one may be expected.
The closing exercises OF the Fai J
Term occurs next week, and are as
follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Examination Of Classes
Committee Qt Er1mtaation:-Reg J b.
Whcelwright South Paris, Rev. e. W.
Kelley, Norway; Stanley T. PuIlsn, A.
NJ. Por;Iand Joseph W. Symond' \
NJ. Portland; a. l.. Dresser Esq, Port.
land; j. c. Irish, NJ d BuckieId.
Wednesday evening Musical Enter
tainmsnt
Thursday, p M.-Discourse Mt Con.
gre gational Church, by Rev. Mr..
Thwing. Thursday evening-Prize E.
says, Declarations. and Reading, at
church.
Friday p. M.-Literaly Exercises at
church. Musico by Norway Military
Band. Fsiday evening Meeting of Al
umni and friends. Welcoming Address,
Grafton, and Poem Social Entertain
ment.
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