Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-07-20


81 difference can be seen 10 their appear
ance.
The Paris Manufacturing Company have
he roofs on the main building, The saw
mill And the engine and boiler house; and
hone now 10 get 20 WORK In the saw MIL
very soon. The foundations Tor the paint
sh0p. s;orc.house. steam Ant dry house &c.
ars being pat In. There vii Dc sishi
buiiiings when completed, and theit ma.
chine capacity will De nearly doubled AMI
ne company expect 10 be- able 10 DO a
sis0oo0 business when they gciunierway
again.
The board % sslectmsn have contracted
Win The wroagai Iron Bridge Company
of Canton. Ohio, whose travelling repre-
sentative. n. W. Church. OF Oouverneur,
y \. Wa here = week since, Tor al iron
bridge across the river near True's NIL
n II % b. los truss With two spans OIL
ID feet each. mAkiug total length OF lis
feet. With an I. foot roadway and loot
sids walk There will be no wood WORK
about The bridge except the plank nooring
Contract price s1,ii0oO. Two OF TIE
pier. unisr he oli bridge will Dc baui
over luto one pier. aud The aoutments ~
palrrd by A. q. Dadlsy 4 Son OF this plAce
hsfore ths new bridge l. pot In place. The
.sicctmen. ant Mr. q. C. Pratt In pArticu'
iAr. Afe deserving OF much crvdlt Tor their
success In securing tais cOutraci a. com
parlsou % 'he records AMI cost prices OF
Iron bridges pat Ia during The last lev
year. In IRE New England States will con
vince any one. The contract calls Tor
bridge warranted frsi class la every par
ucular-matsflai, workmanship and con
.tfuctlon. For such . bridge the price Il
mach more favorable than Wa exPcctei ~
Any one.
\. Mason carried party - Lewiston
lasi Tuesday in The Telephone 10 attend
Forspaagh's circus.
EIroy bean has moved from Norway IN
q Mary A. P0rtsrs rcut on High street.
Last wednesday night a. ltlnerani mer'
chant In dapper suit drew up bis carriage
on The square. no bis fsming torch, and
having ar.t given preliminary concert
OF serl~s % ''cai calls" with banjo accom-
panlment. be. 10 dulcsi tones. Invited the
ponalAce % draw near; bat The vulgar
throug rot responding with alAeriiy, ne
decided % omit the shrieks AMI tom'iom
accompaniment. bot folded his tent and
silently stole away much 10 the sAiisiAc'
ton OF thc citizens.
w.K. Shurtisr OF Skoshcgan, pulp
manufacturer. was 10 town Ihursiay, VS.
ling his father, Alvs Shurilsh.
Misses Emma A. Shuftlsf, teacher 10
the primary school In this village. and
Nellie l. whitman. preeepiress OF Hebron
Academy. have started with ihelr own
carriage on an extended visiting trip 10
Portland. Boston. BrOcton, and various
towns 10 Massachusetts,.
y. u. Bolster aud wife have been away
or atwo weeks visiting tour among itlenis
AMI relatives 10 Portland and 10 Mesa
chusetis
A representative OF the Boston parties
Who arc putting In The new water wofks
a. Norway called 4 meeting OF some OF TIE
citizens In Engine House Han Iharsiv
evening % see n the corporation would
vote 90 have the Norway system extended
Into this village. A committee wAs raised
% take The matter under AMUSEMENT and
cal a meeting % the corporation II The
project seems feasible. The principal OBJ
lection seems 20 be the rental asked OF $50
per annum Tor each hydrAni and A. The cor
porAtlon would rccd about 30 hydrAnts,
ihls would make yearly TAX OF si,joO Tor
the corporation % pay; bot on The other
hand The greatly added ere protection
which twoali give. and the consequent
decrease in the rates OF Insurance should
receive due consideration. should The con-
pany conclude % make some MODIFICATION
of their proposition and reasonable con-
cesslOu In the matter % rentals 10 IL not
improbable that The corporation will vote
10 have the water mains and hydranis pat
into the village.
The school 10 Blscoe district, No. 4,
closed June -. Whole NUMBER OF schol'
Ars registered, II. Average attendance ~.
Otis y. RawsOn. George Y. Psnley And
Ernest &. Penlsy were DOT absent . day
during the term. Laura A. Winslow. Gen.
Ia q. Winsl0w, Minnie q. Rswson. fefley
r. Rawson. George y. Penley and wine
l. Uuler Oh not mlss word In spelling
for the term. Morris ). Grant, aged =
only missed slx very hard words; Carrie
:. Foster two, and OTIS R,wsou two, max
lng In All ten words missed during The
term.
Charles Y. Psnley OF this village last
week received = box OF very Interesting
cgrlosltles from Ougole, iuiiA. they
we're sent hin BY his daughter, the vile
OF Rev. W. X. MAnley, missionary Al ga
COLE. Mrs. MAnley has been In India Tor
sorne wears and has al various times sent
her faiher specimens OF Indian and Barn
&c AZ, ard handlcrsit, seeds and grains
and Mr.. Psnlsy now has probably The best
collection OF the kind ever shown In this
section. They are well worth taking con-
Adorable pains 20 see, and consist In pari
OF utensils for use. ornaments, seeds,
woods, nuts, etc. only few OF which We
are ABLE 20 enumerAie from memory.
There are drinking cups OF brass anu
e.rthen and a material resembling hAru
rubber. ard q unique jar or vase Tor eool.
Ing the water. Among the specimens OF
WOOD Is Que cut from the tree producing
The gum arabic OF commerce, Win AIg
niece OF the gum adhering jast a. u sxuded
nom the tree one OF the celebrated osnyan
tres. and one OF the gusys tree with can
az the Jelly made from Is fruits sAndsl
vood. and several kinds less known here
..eds and grains OF various kinds. inelud
Ing one the uses OF which are similar V
wh,.t. and several varieties OF beans In
dlgo, Jus, A. u Is produeedi AqesnuIy o
the celebrated betel nuts, and anotnef kino
OF nut used 20 blAcken The teeth pspe,
Knives ofsardal wood. very nicely nnished
beads. and large variety OF orseefe o.
uulqae bot pretty designs and so smAl
th.t N would seem that the Indian women
mast have sllmmer hands than our Ne~
Fngl.pd ladies' or they could never pa
them on. nose and ear ornaments nss
az az curious baskets, ingeniously nAoe
Then there are plates made OF large lesse'
OF trees, pinned together To be USED ono
snd then thrown Awsy-snd, 70 digress
why would not that be espiisi ioea 10
some OF oar Yankee housewives VINO com
plain OF the everlasting drudgery OF uls us,
wsshipg-f Besides these there are var
cos eurios and brio s-brsc, better seer
than described. Mr.. Penlsy also snow
some specimens Of Western corn rom on
farm In Kansas, where be lived Tor man
years aud where bis son SIN ives, ~.
would be pronounced simply marvellous .
anyone who bad never seen tne 'Hk'