Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-07

SOUTH PARIS, Aug Pine hay weather
today-the first good day OF the week.
Farmers generally are just finishing up
their haying and find their barns filled TO
overlooking, some even being obliged to
stack the last of their hay out Of doors.
The workmen are making rapid progress
on the new school house. The roof Is on
and timed, and the masons have made a
good start on the brick walls. Messrs.
Cole and Briggs OF Paris and Abbott OF
Norway have charge Of the mason work,
which is a guarantee OF thorough and reli-
able work.
The many friends OF Mr.. James A.
Holmes will regret to learn that he has
been dangerously sick for nearly two
weeks past with kidney trouble, which
has troubled him at times for several
years. 1t Is considered very doubtful II he
can recover.
At citizens meeting, held on the eve-
ming Of July 2sth, to consider the expedi-
ency OF taking measures to induce the
Paris Hill Manufacturing Company to re.
move their works to South Paris. 1t was
voted to raise 100000 to loan the Co.
for term OF ten years at six per cent. an
nual interest; three per cent. to be paid
yearly to those loaning the money, and
three per cent to be deposited in Bank as
a sinking fund to apply on the principal a,
the end OF the ten years-thus making 1t in
fact three per cent. loan, which consid
ering the present rates OF interest makes
a very good investment. n. ID. Bolster
ID. n. True and II. n. Bolster were ap
pointed q committee to solicit subscrlp
ton. There is q good prospect that the
whole amount will be secured In few
days more, some 81, 900 90 being already
subscribed
Messrs. E. d. Pettengill & Co., Of Port.
land, have commenced taking cucumbers
at the railroad station. 1t has been q very
favorable season for cucumbers so far, and
present appearances indicate very large
crop. As they have over thirty acres
planted among the farmers Of this vicini.
ty, 1t Is expected that the doctors will
have busy time OF 1t during the next
eight weeks plastering up broken backs
aud setting upjointed knees. One promi.
nent N. D., who In fact really loves good
hard Unrk ,vsa haard 20 .yar that h
would not pick an acre OF cucum bers II
any one would give him ell OF the pro.
ceeds,
Mr.. Augustus King. OF Massachusetts,
formerly Of South Paris. has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. j. II. Martin, for q few
days.
Mr.. Amass Bwift Of Eau Clair, Wis, Is
on few weeks vacation at the old home.
stead Of his fsther, Mr.. Otis Swim. He
reports business very good Ia Eau Clair,
which Is THRIVING young city Of twenty
thousand Inhabitants, which has grown up
In very short time In true Western style.
The lumber interests predominant In Eau
Clair, and there are over twenty large
pills engaged In the manufacture Of lum.
Der, over million and half Of lumber 10
sawn from the log every day.
Capt. Woodbury., who has been quite
sick, has recovered sufficiently to sit up .
part OF each day.
Several people in this vicinity are so AZ.
fIcted with rheumatism o. to be wholly
incapac!tated for doing any work whatev.
err. Mr. /. d. Faunce seems to be the
worst sffilcted, as he has not been able to
do any work slnoe last winter, and quite
part Of the time has been hardly able to
step on his feet at all.
Mr.. a. E. shurtlef expects to move into
Ills house the coming week.
Mr.. Chas. F. Jackson has just returned
from business trip to Montreal.
What With summer company and CON-
mercial travellers, In addition to It's regular
everyday business, the Andrews House
has been quite rull Of late,
The installation services of the Rev. E.
G. IDgalls we're held at the Congregational
church, wednesday evening, August LIST,
with very good attendance many friends
from aaroad were present.
The workmen are busily engaged setting
up the Fruit Evaporation Of Messrs. Holden
Pierce, Of which mention was made a
week or two ago. The present Indications
are that they will not find apples very
plenty In this section.
Last Wednesday, Geo, Routelle, an EN-.
ployee IN the pulp Mill Of True, Wilson &
Morgan, at Jackson's Mills, caught his
hapd IN the machinery mangling It as to
necc ssite the amputation OF three fingers
which was skillfully performed by prs. E.
B. Holden and II. E. Jones.
Mr.. j. N. CUMMINGS Of this place has
the largest livery stabls business
# any man in the county, with two stables
lere and two iu Norway; between 70 and
10 horses In the four stables.
Several families from this place are
pending short vacation In tents and cot.
ages on the Poland camp ground. Ii
C. X. Smith has moved to Norway and
ccepted situation In the boots and shoe
tore of ]. +. Allen. Mr.. Corson has taken I
lr. Smiths rent. ID
There are at present about twenty va. i
ant rents In the village. JEAN. u