Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-24
EoriUaU Items.

According 10 the sla,eihe"s oe'o"' "
Shoe FacloIy in luis village is realizing
The expectations of its most sanguln'
protectors. There can be no doubt o.
ia value TO the place. The statement l.
~ follows:
1--WE the undersigned having visited
he Shoe Factory with a view OF asoer
aiming the workings of the same. lin"
hat il comes up to The most sangnlne eN'
pec,aiion. We find 10y examination at
The books. that the lowest wages for b
week is 81 50. while the highest is S22 90
and average for men. women and boys.
is $500 TIE pay Io'l for last week
amounted 10 S906.27 10 one hundred and
Twelve workmen. The shipments now
arc abou, one hundred cases per week /;
and il requires about 800 900 capital to
carry ON the business. We conversed
with quite n number Of the operatives,
and find them perfectly satisfied with the
pay they get and We are of tbs opinion
,h,; any one who $ Wiling TO work and
be dil,gcni, can MAKE good wages aud
what is better than All they are sure OF
their pay when it is earned, a. the iIlm
make il a rule TO pay on Thursday ct
every week, panic OF no panic. We give
it as our opinion, that the Norway Shoe
Factory is perfect success.
Henry G.. REED. ) l. MILLETT.
4. BoNNEY. FEEELAND HOWE
During the last six months, over sl7,
90 has been paid out al the rlctory. ALL
nine hundred cases, Of sixty pairs each,
have been shipped since January l..
For week ending Marci .th. III cases
were shipped The pay roll for thi,
week amounts to over 81 $50
The Advertiser says: Mr. I. Preb'lc
ha, a June pullei oil tho White Leghorh
variety. that commenced laying about
the fist oil February. and mp TO the pres
cnl time has not lai.ed in dropping Il
double yclkcd egg every other day. They
are very large. nearly the same shape
and size, and average about i've to tho
pounu.
Mr. Tho Day OF This town. met
with L severe acciden. ut The South Paris
Station, "Wednesday morning OF last
week, in trying TO set upon ihe e'r' While
~ motion. lis lett loot cane between
.hc cars in such manner "a TO crush
and break his toes, and severely injurc
The whole foot. Dr.. Bradbury dressed
.hc wound.
Al the annual meeting Of the members
ct tho Norway Savings Bank Corpora
lion, the following Board OF Trustees
were elected Tor the crsuing year: Rob
ert Moves, Freelsnd Howe, VIM. Frost,
2d, A. o. Moves. Z W. Smith, Geo. 7.
Jones. Geo. A Brooks.
Tie Cong society OF this village arc
Civ ing their vesIry tho oash repairing
With white washing, Uniting, painting.
granting, new pictures. &c. it will put
On \ fine appearance.
Grn Beal has bought Of the l.. F. Beafs
estate, the land adjoining tho Hotel lot.
and an undivided hall oil Tie stable on
The same.
Anthony Bennett has sold the building
occupied by j. +. bradbury. As a store.
to Cas- Walker, Tor three hundred sey
cnIy five dollars.
Dr.. Evans. OF this town assisted ty
DR.. Davis OF L)cke's Mills. performed a
SUI sical operation log tumoIr, on The
hip Oi Chas Howe OF Bethel.
The law 10 prevent fishing in Pennes-
scewasscc pond. North pond and Hobbs
pond. was passed and approved. Feb.
2o.h, 1874. The law losbil> The taking
OF li,h in any manner, in these waters
f.; three years from H. passage. making
The hrc s. lcI every fish taken. a. the
object is 10 stock The ponds with Blaco
Bass. the Law Miil Le sitic'ly enforced.
Mr \. l.. F. Pike is rushing his bust
ness at the Falls; lie had Up new Dry
House, in a remarkably ,hoit space OF
time, to take the place oflhc one burned
on town meeting day, The help never
loosing day on account. OF The fire. Mr..
Pike employees from fifteen 10 twenty
hands in his factory, and Turns out about
seventy five boxes Of pail handles daily.
lie has jus, received m order Tor t-'o
million handles, or Iour thousand boxes
Norway .idrertiser.