Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-22
West Paris.

The people OF our little village have
been unusually busy for the past few
weeks 10 repairing, painting, and other
wise identifying their dwelling houses.
/ s. b. Locke, Esq. has set very line
M bor.vite hedge in front OF his beautiful
residence Charles Morgan's enterprise
did not die out during our seven months
of winter, for soon as spring was larry
favorable he was busy again repairing
and building, this time very fine two
! story durable tenement house on Railroad
street. During the winter he has had
some experience in the way OF obtaining
his water supply by way of an aqueduct.
and as l have frequently watched him
experimenting and laboring TO find and
overcome some frozen obstacle in the
| cold freezing atmosphere have expected
to hear him in his disquietude OF mind
say some words not laid doN2 in Web
ster's dictionary, but have failed TO hear
anything OF the kind.
We have living in our village four
clergymen, two Methodist and two Free
Baptist.
We still have nesting upon the slopes
of the hills OF Old Oxford the familiar
snow banks. and for the lew cold days
of las. week they held their own wonder
fully. For the novelty of the thing.
few days since in passing in the
vicinity of one OF these huge snow
drifts we procured 4 sled of small dimen-
sions aud took one OF our old-tashioned
slides, in the middle of May, such as we
used to enjoy SO much in our younger
days in mid winter, when the rosy checked
village girls used to come out dressed 10
their pumpkin hoods, heavy wooden
/ cloaks and home-knit wooden mittens. TO
enjoy and make merry with their laugh
the coastiug hours of the long winter
evenings.
Mr.. Eugene + Richardson has one pair
steers twenty-five months old that girt
/ six feet and two inches.
Mr.. William Bradbury has sold GU, the
harness business to Albert r. Psrliu, for
merly OF Dixield. Mr.. Parlin is thor
ough mechanic and alive TO his bushes,
aud all orders for work are promptly at
tended to, which is the secret OF success
in business.
We noticed placarded upon the front
of the upper story of our meat market
the gratifying intelligence that we had a
good shoemaker 10 the way OF A. h.
Dimock settled in our midst. prepared TO
| do all kinds Of nice sewed work in the
manufacture OF boots and shoes on short
notice. and good Ct and substantial work
warranted also the prompt repair OF all
work left with him. Mr.. Dimock is well
kcown TO the people OF Paris 10 be an ex-
eellent mechanic.
Twas recently hauled over the Goals by
The shags OF our village Tor not reporting
correctly the matched game OF base ball
played on Fast day by nine luxuriaiing
in the name OF Shags and Stars, or the
sprigs of our village. The game was
won By the Stars, and stood S9--39. We
will acknowledge that We were not fully
informed. Another game is to be played
next Saturday afternoon. and we will try
and do better.
+. + Judkins is evidently Of the Yam
kee school. He carries on the carriage
business and has now on hand for sale
twelve beautiful carriages, runs a large
and we'll assorted furniture store, also a
large variety store. consisting Of gro
ceries. a large and we'll assorted stock Of
hardware. paints, oils. mixed paints, and
patent medicine. The beauty OF it is Ed
Is down on bottom -four prices and he is
more in earnest after the nimble sixpence
than the sluggish dollar.
Oar people are grsti6ed 10 learn that
we are soon to have new depot, and the
present dilapidsted old shell is to be used
for other purposes than budding together
the travelling public with freight and ex-
press boxes and other inconvenience too
numerous TO write here.
Our genial friend A. P. Andrews nasal
protuberance has been severely affected
with boils. While they did not improve
much his general appearance his health
was sadly impaired and bis emaciated
condition tells how much he has suffered.
Rev. George Briggs died this Thursday
morning, May 18th, atteI severe illness
of eight weeks.
Darius Curtis informs me that he does
not intend buying any more potatoes.
JNo.