Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-14
Mrs. Eliza Marble and Miss Ellen Mar.


BILE of Boston, are at ]. I. Clark's'
Mrs. Cyrus Farley and two children
are at Mrs. Ann Browns
Mrs. McKeen Of Boston is at Mrs.
Stones.
Mrs. v. F. Bailey and daughter OF
Pennington, are at Leonard Briggss.
S. Whittemore and family OF Bos-
ton, are at Chandler Garlands.
Mr.. Ell. Paris and family are at Bar
Harbor, and are expected to arrive at
Paris the last of this week.
Work was resumed on the mine at
Mount Mica, Monday morning.
So. PARIS, Aug. llth.-At an adjourned
meeting, held on the evening of the 9th,
to hear the report OF the committee select
ed TO solicit subscriptions to the loan for
securing the removal Of the works of the
Paris Hill Manufacturing Company to this
place, the Committee reported the whole
amount $50, 200. 00) subscribed. 1t was
voted to call meeting OF the subscribers
to the loan at an early date for the election
OF Trustees, etc.
Mr.. S. +. Briggs, who has been running
quite large haying crew in his several
hay-lelds, is just finishing up by cutting
the old homestead farm near Shows Falls.
This, although a rocky and billy farm,
seems TO be the best OF orchard land and
the native home OF the apple. Taking adj
vantage ,of this fact, Mr.. Briggs has, by
judicious planting, and by careful trimming
and grating of those trees which have
sprung up everywhere in field and pasture.
alike succeeded in growing one OF the
thriftiest, best and largest young orchards
TO be found anywhere In this section. He
has some fifteen hundred young trees,
large part OF which are just coming into
bearing, besides about three hundred old
trees which are still good with careful
management for many bountiful crops of
apples.
The South Paris Band and Joues's Or
chestra went 10 Meguire's Island in Thomp-
sons Pond, last Wednesday, to assist In
dedicatlng the Island House, now just
thrown open to the public. A lgood time
was reported.
The water has been let out of the mill
pond, and quite extensive repairs are be-
ing made on the dam. They come in pref
~ often on an old dam.
s. y. Maxim, contractor is making rapid
progress on the new school house. The
brick walls are,nearng completion, the bel
fry rears itself aloft and already the new
"tempe, etc" begins to assume quite an
imposing appearance.
Cucumbers are coming In freely now and
all report thrifty vines and the promise OF
large yield. Unless something unforeseen
should happen 70 the vines, this will prove
TO be one of the best paying crops the farm
Ell can raise.
A. f. Shurtlefr is again domiciled In his
own house and under the shade own win e
Ccucumber) and liz tree. II this had oc-
CURED at different season OF the year a
good old fashioned house warming would
have seemed the proper thing, but during
the present heated term perhaps 'cucum-
Der festival" would be more in order.
+. &. Rood, genteel tramp from ''out
west" who had been taking short vaca-
ton In this rural village, suddenly stepped
out on his friends day or two ago, TO
their great surprise and Indignation. They
will do we'll 10 remember next time that
good clothes. q big watch chain and a
thorough acquaintance with the genus
horse are not all that Is required TO make
man respectable and worthy OF our
friendship. This Rood (which was doubt
less one of many aliases represented him.
SELF AZ the owner Of several trottlng horses
kept at different places between here and
"the west" some OF which he proposed
trotting In the races coming OF on the
Co. Fair Ground next week, and TO that end
desired tho assistance Of his friends. One
or two loaned him money for entrance
reos, and two men were despatched 70
Gorham for celebrated trotters said TO be
kept therol bat, alas before their return
rom this bootless esraud, be was gone
entrance money ana ali. His boarding
mistress also bewaiis their absence (for
there were tao OF them, his "wife" being
With him) TO the tune OF several hard
earned dollars.
Chas. ). Jackson is In Haverhill, having
gone In answer TO dlspach that his sister
was very low. aud also brother near
there.
Jas. A. Holmes Is still reported as being
In 4 very critical condition.
George Jones, our enterprislng grocery
man near the depot, has lGtely bought .
good delivery team, horse harness and
wagon. fog the better accommodation OF
bis customers, who can now have their
pureS sses delivered on short notice in any
part OF the village.
The Changers resume their weekly meet.
ings, postponed during the haylng season,
this afternoon. The village is full of them
and has seed Is quoted at c nominal fgure.
They keep quite supply Of Aolr and corn
In stock, which they assert is better quail
" for the price than they can buy else
where. JEAN.
wgsr SUMNER. Cool and embracing is
the weather, so much so that no one need
go to the mountains, or sea shore to get
the breeze chs year.
Fsrmers hsye nearly all finished up hay:
Ing about here, end are paid with bounti-
fui cropS.
Mr.. Isaac Heath was buried to-day.
He was residing With ais son In Water