Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-07

ided no little enjoyment 10 the exercises
OF the evening.
The Spring term Of the Fryeburg Acad-
envy will commence on the nth OF March,
under the care OF Prof G. II. Kicker, and
Miss Nettie G. Kicker
Mrs. Sally Spring OF this place, passed
her Goth birthday at the residence other
son, VIM. G. Springs, on Monday, the 6.
Mrs Spring is wonderful lady, retaining
all her faculties, to reat degree.
A CITIZEN.
HEHRoN.-There are now seventy five
students at The Academy, sut school is pro-
crossing fuely.
The Cool Tcmplars celebrated their
sixth anniversary 4 week ago Saturday.
The Lodge Is in houri.hing condition.
HIRAM Mt Pleasant District Lodge,
l. o. OF q. r. met Wednesday, March LIST,
with Unity Lodge, No. 81. OF Hiram, and
elected Snd installed the following officers
u T., 4. Z. Corp, Of Cornish; ID. V. T.,
Nellie l.. Brown. OF Hiram; ID. s, Byron
4 Mead, OF Hiram; Dist Treas, James
Evans. OF Hiram; ID. Chap, $. Gray, OF
Cornish; ID. NJ, W. W. Five, OF Hiram
u. ID. NJ, Sarah kimhall; u. A. $, Nellie
KimoalL Owing % the rainy weather and
BAD travelling ths attendance was smaller
than usual, but there was good degree
Of uterest.-PrsSs.
HARTFORD j. W. Libby, OF South
Hartford, Is getting out pine aud hemlock
for d new house, the coming summer.
c. 7. DeCoster is preparing lumber to
build him new house Ia the near future.
He has finished him nice barn, with a
cellar underneath.
James Bird, on the Mayo place, has got
out the timber for a wOod-shed and ell, -
Zee; long Horace CO5urn drew the plan
Samuel Collier lost an OK worth So.
last week. lie was thought 20 have injur-
Ell himself breaking roads. They opened
him. and found one OF the intcstlnes had
slipped by. causing Stoppage.
More hauling Is being done than for sew
eyd yesrs.-jour.
NORWAY. -MeSsrs. B. F. Spinney & Co,
OF Norway, are doing Lively business at
the Norway shoe factory. Their
weekly pay roll foOts up about $500,
which sum i paid 10 the hands every
Thursday. They received an order Wed
uesday, for 100 cases which was not e1-
pected. This factory, and Horne Sons
large tannery makes quite an addition 10
the business OF the place.
Rain commenced falling Wednesday
forenoon. and continued falling all day and
through the night, aud now, 10 \. NJ, Is
raining quite fast The streets are full OF
water. and running over. Sleighing will
be spoiled if il rains much longer.
Mr.. J. W Baker finished hauling We'd
neSday, ffteen large sticks rock maple
keel timber. cut aud hewed In Bakers
woods, by Mr.. John Mabry, and the tim
Der was loaded on the ears AZ Norway de-
pot. for Portland. The largest was l+1lG
inches, and the longest 81 feet. Mr.. NJ l.
now getting out hackmetac knees on Ba-
kers land lie hopes 10 get out LOU
knees this spring. He purchased the tim
Der and knees standing, hews in the woods
aud hauls about six miles 20 the depot
lie was quite fortunate 10 finish hauling
before the rain now falling spoiled the
rOads.-,IOUT
PARIS.-W. X. Green lost valuable COW
last week.
r. A. Tuns is doing good business in
human hair goods. We have seen some
dne specimens OF the work.
Tuiyersalist Circle with J. c. Msrble to-
morrow, Tuesday, evening. All are in
vited.
Mrs. Ann Brown, sister Of Senator
Hamlin, is quite i'll.
Sor-ru PARIs.-Mr. A. VI. Whitman has
formed a co-partnership with A. L. Shurt-
ler. ESQ. under the firm name Of Whitman
& ShurtltG. They will carry on the gro
Gerry business at the old stand of A. Z
Shurtlef. The stock will be increased 70
larst-class, and those who favor them with
patronage will find the firm square aud re
liable.
We are happy to state that Mr.. 5. +
Briggs Is on the mending hand.
DR.. Z. B. Holden has new apparatus
bv which he is enabled I" make his OWL
extracts. thus insuring full strength, be
sides making a saving Of twenty per cent
in the cost.
:. p. Maxim has contracted to erect
dwelling on India Street, Norway
Not wishing to be outdone by soutI
Paris. the friends of Rev. and Mrs. L. "
simous OF Norway rendered them poun'
party Monday evening. The result was
barrel of nice -four, nine and half dollar
worth OF groceries, and ten dollars II
: money. s,o,
Mr.. ID. S. Knapp has in his possession
shell used in the celebrated WhltwortI
Gun in the rebellion. He brought the shei
from Fl. Fisher. 1t is about inches long
cylindrical, filed with powder, and Per
cu,sion cap on the foremost end which
cause, explosion the moment the sheI
comes In contact with any substance.
IA n destructive looking missile. Mr..
! also can show you documents signed o
noted rebel Generals, copper wire used 10
submarine torpedo explosions, and man
: other interesting souvenirs Of the late wal