Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-09
IN afternoon at South Paris.
A NEw ENTERPRISE

to locate their shoe factory, the citizens
OF South Paris, with their usual enter
prise and good judgment, sought to
induce the iirm to select that village as
their home. After considerable nego'
tiation. the firm decided 10 accept the
inducements offered, and to remove
their factory to South Paris, AS soon as
arrangements could be completed. AT
citizens meeting, it was decided to
organize n stock company for the purpose
OF erecting suitable building and pur-
chasing such other appurtenances, as
were included in the contract with Daley
& Co. Between seventy and eighty
shares OF stock at fifty dollars each were
Immediately subscribed. and proposals
for erecting building were solicited.
Messrs. Field and Willis obtained the
contract for the carpenter work, while
the stone work is To be done by the job.
The building is to be IS by go feet, three
stories high. and is located close to the
cabine, factory. It is 10 cost 81, $50.
Power is to be supplied by II horse
power eng inc. which will also furnish \
motor for the cabinet works. Messrs.
Daley e Co. employ from 10 to 100
hands and propose to increase the num-
Der. on coming TO So. Paris. We
neglected TO mention that the building
will contain rs windows. and IS TO DO
completed by Jan. /, 76. This business
will prove good addition to SO. Paris
industries. and will give business new
start.
OXFORD NORMAL INSTITUTE.
Through the politeness of Dr.. Rounds
We were allowed to visit this we'll known
| institution With him, member OF the
board. The school has beeu thoroughly
/ graded. thus enabling the scholar TO
progress much more rapidly. with less
labor on their own part, and with greater
ease TO their teachers. GA the ground
floor We dud Miss Anna b. Crommelt,
with large family oil very little children,
whom she is engaged in starting on the
road of knowledge. Miss Crommett has
a very kind manner. aud the little ones
love her. thus rendering the work Of
teaching and learning pleasure ra'her
hln trouble. We heard class in
reading. aud the children did yery nicely,
noticing errors, aud correcting each
other. whether tho teacher called their
attention 10 the mistakes, or no.
Ia the room above, Miss Morse has
charge OF the intermediate department,
embracing chidrea ranging from 10 to
10 years OF ago. Glasses in spelling
were reciLing, while we were present.
and corrected compositions were being
returned 10 the writer's by Mr.. Cromme,t,
the Principal. We read several OF these
compositions. aad fouad some OF them
quite pretty. while most ot them were
well written. spoiled aud punctuated.
Compositions arc expected from every
scholar in this department twice each
term.
Miss Mathews has control OF the older
scholars. in conjunction with the pruci-
pal. \ class in Latin was reciting when
we entered. and though the scholars
vr.ra s,,,o,,b,, corf,soI 80 H., ,,-.y,,.,s
OF strangers, they showed their lesson
had been well prepared. A class in
Analysis also recitod during our stay.
This recitation was conducted in novel, !
though very attractive and thorough !
manner. A number OF slips OF paper, |
containing questions on the lesson OF |
the day, were distributed TO each scholar. |
These slips were all numbered and as
a number was called the scholar hold. |
ing q corresponding slip read The
question it contained, aud gave her
answer from memory. A large amount
OF work is made Tor the teacher by this
plan. but. it renders the recitation very
attractive.
Mr. Crommelt has charge Of the entire
school, and conducts recitations in the
higher branches. Every scholar is
marked AMI ranked. rank certificates
being sent 10 parents or guardians
monthly. We noticed in each room
"Roli of Dishonor." which contained the
name OF those who were "naughty"
during The day. The black boards were
tastelully ornamented by an ivy vine
growing from a pot and climbing around
the board. all done in chalk.
In connection with the school is Miss
Bamford's art class, hich has a studio in
Engine house hall. Here numbsr of the
ladies OF South Paris assemble and re.
ceive instruction in the art Of painting.
There are some very excellent copies be
ing executed By these pupils. Miss BAN.
ford is graduate oil Boston Art school,
and is an artist OF much merit. She
kindly showed US some OF her sketches
from nature. which were remarkably
well chosen and excelleptly executed.
The school is in very prosperous
condition, and in this short time we see
great adva ncement has been made by
the pupils, land marked growing interest
on their part.
PARIS FIGURING Co, Ere.