Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-06-24
Paris HUI Items.

IUFiS lIht ItthS.
Rev. DR.. Estes, of the lst Baptist
church. preached in Rev, A X. p. Small's
pulpit. on Sunday last. His son, David
F., of Newton Theological Seminary,
preached here. His sermon. without
notes, was highly creditable to him. and
was listened to with much satisfaciion,b
large audience.
The old Folks Sing. which has been
so popular on the Hill of late, was nd
ioulned to. meet at the Methodist church
South Paris, at 1 o clock p. NJ. precisely
on Sunday aext. Mr.. Weeks. ct Nor
way. who performed on the bass-viol al
the last meeting will perform on the tenor
yiol and Mr.. Martin on the bass viol.-
Col. Phelps, Of South Paris, was chosen
cboris,cr. The attention of members Is
invited to the tunes of Victory. New Dur
ham and Denmark.
Cadet Edward T. Brown. son OF Dr.
Tbos. II. Brown, OF this village, grad
uated at West Point on Friday, 18th
He arrived home on Thursday, to spend
Il couple of months.
Miss Hattie Hubbard OF this village
read an essay on The Land oil Dreams
at the graduating exercises OF Westbrook
Seminary ON Thursday The degree OF
LaHreate of Arts was conferred npou
Miss II.
We agree with the Register in the fol-
lowing views on the growth of Paris
Hill.
An erroneous idea is current that tht
population and business OF Paris Hill
has been gradually sinkin. and growing
BEAUTIFULLY less for many years past, and
we fear that outsiders have been taught
to believe this by the ill.considcred talk
to call il by no harsher ternI-ot some oI
our own citizens. The baleiuI influence
of these croakers has been the princlpa
cause of deciding mechanics and business
men to locate their homes and business
in lar less promising situations but We
did not take our pen TO vent our feelings
upon the few evil spirits we unfortunate
" harbor, but rather to chronicle oul
rapid growth in population and business
since January, 1870. No less than thirty
new families have been added TO GU
population during the past three years
while our loss has been only ten. OF TIT
latter. three were broken up by deaths
and three others were those OF two
County Officials and one clergyman
whose terms OF service eXpiredi Du
counting these, the net gain has beer
twenty. nearly one third OF the tolA
number residing here. Two or three
families who came during the period anc
remained bat short time. we have no
enumerated. Besides The increase o
families. 4 number of single men an
girls, operatives in the manufactures
are also to be taken into account. Busl
ness, during the same period, has bee
increased By Geo. b. Crockett y Go.
mandatory OF chiidren's sieds, earn
ayes. wagons, carts, wheelbauows. do
carriages. and Morton's Patent Adjustable
{ Drag Rakcs, employing some thirty hands
Hammond's saw and Single mill, ua!ha
way, DAvi, Il Cos. furniture, SASH doo'
blind and colin mandatory J.. D. Nta
cy's GALE and custom clothing establish
mont; the oxford Register printing IS
Enlistment; d. II. Young boot and 'ho
makcr; Mrs. Doble, mii.lnerYi M
Weeks hair cutting and shaving; Ia
Academy again in operation; aud, a'SC
TAO steam engine, Jy which the mAchin
ery oI the mills are driven, ol ID Ani Il
horse power. In addition to the above
Andrews and Waldron will shortly set Il
their shovel handle MachInery, and We
will say to our doIbting citizens tina
Messrs. \. * " have contracted Tor
large quantity Of ash timber 10 be hau.e
in August; quite 4 quantity Is alresd
at the mill awaiting their arrival.
Sill there is room here Tor yariou
branches Of business. and the employ
menl Of more capital. Willis Steam
Mill is in The market at REASONABLE
price. and parties having capital could D.
change of machinery, make it pa
very handsome returns. Ash, OAK
elm. bass wood, &c. OF the very bes
quality. in large quantities within cas-.
hauling distance. Those seeking new
locations are recommended to examin
the inducements offered at Paris Hill.
WeichUiitc.
This is smart little village on tn