Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-12-19

family into 4 rent In the Wallace II. Cum
miugs' house, formerly known rs the
Goodenow place.
The first Assembly of Paris Hill Dancing
School was well attended last Monday
evening. There will now be an Assembly
each Monday night, with music by Towle's
full Orchestra.
Our village schools are progressing ane-
" under the tuition of Mr.. Stearns and
Miss Flora Ripley.
Paris Hill Mfg Co. is doing an i'm
mense business. They have been shipping
sleds to the value OF 81, 0oo. 90 per day, for
some time. There Is large demand for
their wagons aud other goods, so that the
stock OF all kinds has been run down very
low. They will continue shipping sleds
till Christmas.
Skaters Bell Ringers were billed to play
here, Wednesday night; bat the storm was
so severe they had no audience, aud ad-
journed till "the day sfter pay day" The
company has always been well received
here, aud we trust this failure will not dis
courage them from coming again
! Our traders are LAYING in stock or hol-
/ idsy goods. Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Hawkes.
were in Boston, last week, making pur-
/ chases.
j c. Marble, County Treasurer elect, Is
| in Canada, looking after his business in
terests in the provinces. He will return
In season to assume the duties OF his ONCE,
January lst.
| James ). Wright, esq Clerk Of Courts,
was called TO Canton, 10y telegraph, Wed
nesday, as a witness in the Canton Ferry
hearing.
Joseph B. Cole Is butchering many nice
pigs for our village people.
Mrs z. S Black and Miss Andrews have
gone to Massachusetts, where they will
probably spend the balance OF the winter.
Their house IL closed.
Mrs. =. X Carter aud Mrs. DR.. Brown
are visiting 10 New York.
&. H. Porter of SO. Paris has added
fish market 10 his confectionery business
lie will run a cart 10 this village, Wcdnes-
days and THURSDAYS, ana during the cold
weather, will bring oysters to the Hill Sat-
urday mornings for the benefit OF those
who enjoy stew for Sundays diuner
Hon. Geo. +. Emery OF Portland will
lecture 10 the Academy next "Wednesday
evening, for the benefit or the fund 10 re-
pair the building. He has many friends In
this, the town OF his nativity, and W.
trust he will be greeted by large au-
dieuce.
$. L. Hawkes. has arrived from Boston
with full line of Holiday Goods. VIII
open on Wednesday morning for sale AMI
examination. Many thanks for past pat
ronge aud hope for continuance of the
same.
WEST PARIS Winter has set In In earn
est According 10 our veteran weather
prophet, thirteen inches of snow fell dur
ing the last storm.
Andrews { CARTS want seven hundred
cords OF wood for the Grand Trunk Rail
road Comp nv, aud an unlimited amount
OF poplar for the Forest Paper Company
at Yarmouth. Those having poplar on
their farms, going to decay, can get good
price for ii by attending TO ii iu season.
A Christmas Festival will be held at the
church in this village, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 18th. a, which all are invited 10 be
present and place their gifts upon the tree.
The Band will be in attendance, aud there
will be some exercises. We hope all 10
the vicinity will favor the occasion with
their presence and support. A.
RoNBURY, Dec. Miss Nellie 5. Mitch
ell, formerly OF Andover, has been engaged
10 teach in No. =. The district has just
completed new school house; think
all the work on 1t was done by those liv-
ing in the ueighborhood.
4. X. Merrill OF Byron was injured by
dipping" skid while rolling logs some
DAYS since. He has recovered SO Is 10 re-
sumo work.
hear that Mr.. W. S. Richardson OF
Mexico had narrow escape from death
recently, by rolling log.
NORTH RUMFoRD. Dec. lG-The wealth
er programme is snow, blow.
Our winter schools are both in session.
That on the west side OF the river is
taught by Fremont Russell OF Fsyette;
that on the east side BY +. NJ. Bailey OF
Andover.
A Christmas Tree, accompanied by liter
airy exercises, is proposed for Christmas,
by Mr.. Russelrs school.
There is to be soclable at Frank Hoyt's
on Thursday, Dec 81.
The Mareen Brothers have 5000 trees
ysrded already. They are cutting some
very good spruces and say that four trees
TO the thousand is an average scale. Z.
WEST SuMNER.-Mrs. Bertha HOdgkius,
from Tahiti, Society Islands, is visiting
relatives in Sumner and Paris. Mrs.
Hodgkins is a daughter OF Mrs. Sarah
Goodng, who LEFT Paris sone thirty years
ago for California, where she married
Mr.. Geo. Gooding OF Yarmouth. They
soon left Cal. for Tahiti, where they still
remain. Mrs. Gooding Is daughter Of
Col. o. Ripley late of Paris.
There is fair prospect Of organizing
Post Of the G. A. r., at this place. IL.
SwEpEN-Chas b. Iamlin OF Sweden
has started fer Southwestern Texas. His
brother Francis Hsmlin, OF California, who
| has been visiting his native town ofSweden
and Ein.KnIks harerahOnt ACCOMMODATES him.