Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-17
PARIS HUI.

enlivcncd our village, aud gave an AMI.
mated appearance to our streets in tho
evening when our hotels and houses were
all lighted,
The Sled Factory OF Geo b. Crockett!
4 Co, isa busy place now. They arc
turning out some superior Sheds Tor Ihs
holidays The quality of their work can.
not be hca,en any where. Over eight
thousand sleds have already been finished
and shipped, this season, and about two
thousand more arc under contract for tho
holidays.
We understand thxl Ar. & b. Crockett
has bought tho widow Ilardy's house.
which he will soon occupy, with hii
father.
Dir. L. b. Brown has sold his farm,
known rs the Whit Clark place, for
$500 to S. S. Giles The personal
property will be sold at public auction on
the 2lth inst /! consists of farming
tools, stock, household furniture. dc.
GOV. Perhan will soon close his house
for the winter, and take his family with
him to Augusta.
We ere glad to hear tina. Hon. V. d.
Paris seems to be recovering His dis
ease. which was alarming, seems to have
wasted itself. 10 has LOST a good deal
OF flesh. lie is now able TO leave his
room.
The Singing School oi Nh. Howe is
popular. Everybody goes.
The Baptis. church have some hopes
of procuring the services OF ia. Estes,
who has supplied their pulpi, Tor two
Sabbalhs. aud who has given much salts
faction. lie is 4 ripe scholar aud fine
writer We understand that he has y
lecture on the Poet. Buns, which our
people would be highly pleased to hear,
and sc hope arrangements Wi. bc made
to have him deliver il while in :owu.
Since writing the above. Nc arc glad
TO announce cha; arrangements have been
made tor tho lecture this Monday
evening. 1T the Cuart House. We hope
our citizgus generally, Will avail them.
selves Of the opportunity 10 listen 10
something in tho lecture line, whom i, IS
afforded them The lecture will DO free.
J ) Hobbs, Esq. State Librarian, IS
about moving to Augusta. Iio has sold
his house to Elmes Marble for sl40)
J. ;. Wright, Esq, he new CLERK OF
Courts. is TO occupy Tho Judge Cole,
house.
Two weddings in our village beiovc
New Years il So uncommon ~ To- cause
considerable nuIlcr among tho fair sex
Ii must DO taken as uew indication OF
Ito increase OF hp,baairy ia our midst
il not of general thrin.
No country village IN Tho State can
brag Of so many refined, cultivated and
charming manageable young ladies ~
Pari, Hill
Hsrrick {. Davis, ESQ. our new Reg.
lister OF Probate. has been lookn. i5r 4
house in our village. II no, able TO
find one, he will build in the spring
There is quite 4 demand loT small
houses noW.
HI. Morton, Of tho Sled Factory,
intends moving nearer his place OF bust
ness into the G. W Garland house
Mr. Garland has moved back from
IIayeIhll, Mass, ~ many others Who
had to leave to get business will return
now ,ha, there is y plenty To do.
There is some talk Of converting our
fine Academy building into Shoe fac
toty. We should prefer seeing it occu-
pied 10y the District for graded schools,
with good High School, which IS
much needed
We regret th>, neither OF the lsIigiou'
societies in our village arc getting up
/ Christmas Festivals Tor the chiNrcn. We
+ hear OF Christmas trees in some neigh.
borhoods. One n, Mr AbJcl's house, ia
the Daniel, neighborhod Don't forget
the children
Rev. q L Hun! and wife. of Mystic
River, c.. are on a brief visit to our vii
lage.
Messrs. Bolster and Haskell, South
Paris, are putting up some nice pork
They are buying round hogs Tor 6 70 Z
cents, aud getting some handsome ones.
weighing well up to Coo Pora finds !
ready sale.
They have also large stock OF Dry
Goods and Wooiens. which have not ad.
yauced ON their hands, notwithstanding
the Use owing 10 Tie Boston dge. Boots
and shoes arc also selling at former prices.
Rubbers have advanced some
There will be a meeting OF the Paris
Hill Lodge, /. 0. OF g. T., on Friday
evening next, the 10Th inst Matters of
business aro to come before the Lodge,
and il is hoped that all the officers, and
as many OF the other members a. can,
will lee present.
oar Winter Schools.
From personal huowlodgc OF manY Of