Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-30
From our Special Correspondent.
Nol.,T'0u Items.

From our Special Correspondent.
NOr1Cay Items.
The Christmas Festivals n. the Uni
versalisl and Congregational Churches
have been highly successiul-a perfect
10Y 10 all the little ones-a very happy
surprise to many of the older ones. and
a highly enjoyable occasion to all.
The many friends OF the Rev. Mr.. Ia
boz made their appreciation and remem-
brance of him manifest in the form OF u
present OF very nice Easy Chair y"
The pupils OF the Norway Liberal
Institute made manifest their apprecia
lion of The labors OF their principal. D.
NJ. Me,calf by the presentation OF ZelPs
Encyclopedia. Dr.. +. L Crockett re.
ceived very line gold watch chain.
Judging fom the frequent call OF his
name, "Old Nick" must have very boun
tifully remembered Bro. Drake OF the
Advertiser. Indeed TO enumelalc one
nill vi iIlt "'NiN
fill more than the space allowed me
The Assembly at The Elm House on
Christmas night. was largely attend
cd all say that twas All excellent affair.
The next of the course i'll be given on
New Years night.
We understand that there is in con-
temptation party 10 be given at the
Beal Hotel on New Yeats night.
Al a Court OF Bankruptcy holden at So.
Paris, Geo. L. Farnum OF Norway. and
Caleb Chaplin of Harrison. were APP.
pointed assign.os in Bankruptcy OF The
Norway Paper Manufacturing Co, L. Z.
Upham OF Portland assignee OF the firm
Of j. W. & \. G.. Parsons.
Mr. W. IL Whlcomb. of the firm Of
Whilconb * OXnard. has been presented
with a beautiful gold seal ring, by the
young ladies employed in the Clolhing
room Of the firm
Mr. D. II. Young has disposed of his
house for one in Portland.
The Shoe Factory employs now about
a hundred hands
The correspondent OF the N0r'Cay Id
rcrtiser writes:
Among The changes. Improvements,
&c, in this town tho past season, We
will mention Henry W Poor has moved
his old two story house, one OF the first
built in this town, and converted it inio
a stable, and built nice farm house.
Harvey l.. Newton has built u wood house
and cont empIates making an addition to
his dwelling. Orrin J. Loyejoy has built
"A large farm house on Farmers Hill
james Stevens. Esq, =. NJ. at South
Audo,er. has built a large two story
house and ell. in place OF the one des-
troyed by fire about year ago. Messrs.
Gould, Adams Il Co, have built store
house at their Starch Mills. Asa A.
West has built and moved into 4 cottage
cottage house near the Corner. Moses
Cutting has built an ell 10 his house. The
Congregational Society assisted by the
ladies circle, are building large two
story house. TO be used as parsonage
The two houses owned by j. y. Winslow
of Portland. which were moved from
North Rumlord arc nearly finished and
will early in the spring be ready TO
occupy.
The Crystal Fountain Water Co. have
laid an aqucduct OF more than mile in
length, ut cost OF nearly $1,000; ii is in
successful operation. We now have
three aqueducls running into the village
which cost in the aggregate about S2j0O.
Wan. Jones hu. sold hi. farm to his
J,othcr Alphonso who has sold a timber
lot nom the same to T.. NJ. Newton.
Rev VIM. A. Merrill OF Kennebunk.
POI; i, supplying the desk Mt the Congrs'
.Ationa Church.
Rev. Mr.. IlIlman of Newry. breaches
half OF the time at the Methodist Church.
They propose TO give an entertainment a,
the Town Hall New Years eve where
they will be happy to meet their friends
aud Inc public generally and no doubt
The, will be greeted as usual with a
crowded house.