Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-23

So. PARIS, Oct. 20th.-Splendid weather
for the season-quite contrast to that OF
two weeks ago, when the ground was
white with snow: now fine long comfort
able evenings, with the hunters moon at
It's full-just the time for pairing bees,
pleasure rides and surprise parties or roll
er skating. Better some rational and en-
livening recreation OF the kind tLan In
hallng the doubtful atmosphere OF saloons
aud groceries redolent with tobscco-smoke,
profanity and obscene jokes; or the rude
erlasting "socisble" so long sanctioned by
the so-called best socIety(O. But enough
OF morslIziug; the public must have rec
ord OF our "d-ily happenings" and local
gossip.
Our rural serenity has been disturbed
by two disastrous hrcs within short time
past. First, the farm buildings OF A.
Brooks, occupied by J. A. Deerlng and
family. about wo miles south OF the vii
18th inst, together with all his crops,
farming tools, household furniture, two
hogs and horse. This Is very hard
blow for Mr.. Deering, who has always
been hard working man In moderate
circumstances, and especially st this Sc g.
son OF the year with scant time to make
provision for winter 1t Is sli the harder TO
bear The hre Is supposed TO have been
set by sparks from passing locomotive,
as the fire when discovered was on the end
OF the barn next to the railroad, here but
few rods away, and the grass ground be-
tween had the appearance OF being just
burned over, showing conclusively that
the fire must have been communicated In
this way. Total loss estimated at about
81, 900; insured for $500. Next, the pro-
prietors OF the pulp mill, known as the
Jackson Mills Co had for an appetizer,
last Wednesday morning. the news that the
mill with all its contents was In ashes,
having burned shortly before midnight the
previous night. Cause OF Ore unknown.
Total loss estimated at sl5, 200. Insurance
on mill and stock, $40, 900, placed in Ave
Of the strongest companies. The..owners
are d. N. True and @. A. Wilson Of this
place and Chas. Morgan Of Portland. This
Ore throws some 70 to IS persons out OF
employment.
The new Fruit Evaporation OF Messrs.
Holden Pierce Is now running at full
blast, with q crew Of about twelve young
men and girls at work preparing the apple,
and one man to run the evaporation days
and one nights. They prepared seventy
Ave bushels last Wednesday. They pay
from Is cts to IS cts per bushel for the
apples.
The arst or basement story Of the sled
factory Is up and boarded and Hrst door
laid and two upper stories will be up and
boarded in few days more. The masons
have commenced work on the big chimney
which will be sixty-hve feet high and 7 i-2
feet square at the base.
z. NJ. Thayer, our veteran horseman has
moved into Mrs. Stowells rent on Pleas.
ant St. He has some handsome young
horses In bis stable.
E. F. Bowker has lately taken one Of
T. 4. Thayer's tenements.
Mel Cummings has moved into Mrs.
Dudley's on Hill Street.
v. A. Greenlesf has lately set up house
keeping at Mrs. Glles's on Gothic Street,
and Mr.. Dunn has moved his household
goods from over True's store to Auburn.
Truly this has been q moving month.
II. N. Bolster has just built brick plat.
form In feont Of his store with granite
curbing-a great Improvement oyer the
old style plank platform, always breaking
and giving out W. A. rockingham has
the stone hauled for similar platform for
his store.
It would be grand idea to have some
brick Or concrete sidewalks In our village,
and especially around Market Square where
every building has platform Of different
height and material. In going from the
hotel to the post-ofice one has to either
walk in the street or bounce along over
three or four store platforms each of q
different level, when there should be one
straight walk Of uniform grade. And the
same difficulty is experienced on the oppo-
site side Of the Square from Mr.. H. Gerry's
20 Thayer Bros meat market.
Happening In DR.. Davis's Office, recent
ly, We found him busily engaged fitting q
set OF teeth to the model Of very difleu