Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-14
Vest Paris.
Dedication OF the Steam Mil.

Dedication OF the Steam Mil.
Notwithstanding the novelty vi dedi.
eating Steam Mill, which surprises our
Boston exchanges. it came off according
To programme. aud proved 10 he an
event OF interest and importance Ia The
wide awake little village vi West PaTis.
and not only to them, but 10 The surround.
ing country, for young men aud madcns.
! the middle aged aud the veteran OF four
score came Hooking ia tO participate Ia
the soul stirring event. We have he r!
OF dcdicatins u school house, town
house. a chapel and a church, but neyei
before steam mill. aud We expect lhe
next will be the dedication of The ReD
hearse Aollse 1T South Paris : II is good
thing 10 dedicate Steam Mil E'pcrl
ally so neat and nice u building ~ the
one at West Paris We shunlI as lief
dedicate it ~ Shoe Faclory-in tact.
ii Is as neat las a SHOE Factory. aud rep.
rcscuI> the same prtictpIe Shoe Fac
tory. The building is three stnriod. aud
has three noOis finished. The lower
room. about 10 feet long. MAS lifted up
with seals, rOstrum Tor the band aud
speakers. fcslOoned with the American
dag, aud neat A. a-Shoe Factory! The
second story has u nice floor, very smsolh
for some purpose Oh other. aud the up
per floor was Tiled with three long tables
about 20 feet long. with 20 plates set.
and the tables loaded with tempting
ediues and "A chair, = nice. comfortable
chair, toy each person. Glue building,
/ 10y the way, is devoted to chails The
dcdlcalory exercises were unique and
/ highly appropriate. Week. Quadiiils
Band oi Norway. WAS in attendance and
furnished uice music.
+. {. Ticket. Esq called the meeting
10 order. and 4. Z. Andrews. Esq. was
chosen chairman lie alluded. briefly.
to the enterprise which they had met to
celebrate. Elder Briggs then made an
appropriate prayer, asking the Divine
biessing-hOt on the dancing which the
young folks seemed anxious TO engage
iu-bul Ion The enterprise Tor " hlch the
building was constructed" We followed
with "a iew briei, feeble remarks" when
/ Gov Pcrham WAS called upon; he re.
spondcd IN halt hour speech. commend.
lug the enterprise aud eulogizing labor
rs the strength OF snalion and blessing
/ TO mankind.
At nine O'Clock the party was invited
to supper in the upper hall, where 2o4
were rapidly seated, and another humid
red had To wait fur second table. The
supper MAS furnished by the ladies and
was very nice. We Withdrew about ~,
ominoIs notes OF cat gut strains which
prcsaged an entertainment in which 1--WE
/ did not take hand. nor move foot 1t
recherche alfair-nO pun Intended-but
you see il Was well planned. There was
/ first the catering 10 the mind, then 10 The
stomnrh and lastly 10 the heels or tues, -
you please But it was good lime. and
everything passed Oh well Il isa smart
/ little place, and has suine enterprising
material there, and il mt st grow. All the
houses are already occupied
The building. a. we have said, is nice
one. aud doesn't look q bit ike a Steam
/ Mill. II Was built by stock company.
consisting oil 40 shares. AT $50 90 n .hafe.
The building is male OF the best OF mm'
ber sheaihed inside, and made tight aud
warm. Ii was built 10y +. {. Ticket. on
contract, for $500 The company put
in au Engine. which with the Engine
house, will make about 5000. II g.
Brown and J. II. Burrows have leased
il for five years. at rent Of 2 per
cent. on the outlay. They ale putting
in machinery and will use ii principally
tor chair manufacturing. Other manu-.
features will probably be introduced in
time.
Three times three, then, for the West
PARIS Steam Nh and its d,dicattOH
Among the enteIprising mcn of the
village entitled 10 credit Tor putting tai'
enterprise through are Z { Ticket,
Andrews, DR. o n Yates. ) Is Locke,
IL G Brown, j ii Barrows, T
Youhg. II Howe. J Bicknell, Jr'
+ Andrews, SteaTns, w V Chand-
Ter. aud all the ladies !
We must not forget to State that with
this enterprise, winter is being introduced
into the village through 8 4 inch pipe
like that at South Paris. and there Is
first rate hotel. the West Paris House
kept by our friend Z. ii. Howe.