Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-16
SOUTH PARIS.
l. DIRECTORY.

srAvsp urrrtxss.
f.AA. N.-EsgalS MEETING Tuesday s'euias On
LO~o.T.-Moa Mica foir,. regular mssiings,
THURSDAY sveulng u ssrh seek Aururs lnoEnp
msuf. art ani third Msaiay evsnlnr Of ssch tHnih-
F~alL-rsns onnss. secooi saiaFdsF 81 s.eh
.e.d.n cso... - seousd ssd third rss.dg,.
LO q. T.-Ss. fsu. l<ies, No. al. us-ets every
Nsaisy syselng 10 ne hs,h.ii.t Nss.v. 49,.
NJ. 4. n hAus. 9TH - hch-r1son a o. heef
lrra onuespooieut hf ~oatA fArs.
Nlnsle Oris. efthe OxroRp DtscCnAr are ~ sac
a terry, Dng s,cr. OH fslle-s' blcel. ~ Fans
Mrs. Harriet Il. Bird. widow OF the late
Bspjsmln Bird, IL getting the reputation
OF being one the best OF farmers. She
owns a valuable farm and me stock OF
cattle. sni since her husbands death, near
ly W years since, has assumed the per-
sonai oversight of all farming operations.
hiring her help By the day ~ occasion &c.
aulr,s. This winter she IL wintering
eight head 81 cattle and q horse. besides
several hogs, q dock OF hens, etc doing
All ths work herself. Her stock IL said 10
b. the latest, sleekssL aud best cared fr
of any In this section OF the town. She
has nye cows, IN which she carries warm
water from the house. Everything soout
the premises IL neat and thin a. you
please. Nett -
At the annuil cofpoiaiioa mee,lag, held
last Tuesday sveniug. the following ON
Ger. wsre elsctsdi
y. n. bolster, Noierator.'As 4 T. King.
qstk. u y. True. W Mbesler.f Z. Merrill.
Ass.ss0u v .hnfuen .h,et lnglnse'
Richsri.on. Sscond Assistant tngineer, ". y.
llols er. Treasurer.
Voted To raise $1,000 toward paying
corporation debt and interert. Voted that
The street lamps aud the lighting OF the
streets be placed In charge OF the Board OF
Engiueers also that the Englncers be In
s,rueted 10 look amer the defective chin
neys ln the village. and see that the same
are properly repaired and made safe. The
Enslneers 10 be Instructed 10 erect not
more than two new street lamps. Voted
the care aud management OF Moofv fark
be given % the Assessors, and that they
be authorized IN erpeni not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
We wish 90 correct our 'itsm" OF last
week 10 rsg,ri 10 Messrs. samuel y. and
y. &. briggs going into The meat and pro-
vision business In the briggs sore, by
saying that the report VAS Incorrect IN ~
gard TO \ n briggs. a. be has no inten.
too % golug Into trade but his son. fr,d
&. lnteni. % open the store 10 . ieW
weeks. a. Nc reported.
john y. Pummer. who moved here .
short me since. has formed . partnership
With ]. 4 ksuney. They are mailing
some decided changes In the interior sr.
unKemsut. Of their store. and intend q
adj a ready made clothing and Furnishing
goods department 20 their boot and shos
business.
Herbert Morse has moved from the Ly-
nan morse rent Into e. II knights's.
Dr. ]. W. Dayls-dsnilst-has an A..
.isiant at present. Df wi,hsn, Of Fort
land.
wm. n. Shaw. fAmliisrly known A.
"naliy," the engineer ON The Norway
Branch, IL on cfatches the re.rl, Of q bad
wrench received While stopping from hhs
engine. = day or two slnce.
Henry Cole has moved from the EigcfJ
rent luio :. II. Psrlins's.
Th- committee on town farm will be 10
session Al the posi-ofice 10 this place neat
saturday. 10 receive proposals for the sale
% = farm suitable fOr . town farm, also
fof the purchase % The farm nov owned
by The town. Plans aud SPECIFICATIONS
for bes bGIiilngs may be seen At sane
time sni place.
The bsnsnt enisftalnmeni for the needy
sled factory wofkmen. last Tuesday even
log, proved a yeu enjoyable evenings en-
tsrtaiumsut ami very fairly succcssfnl q.
uancially. The drama. "llelping Hands.
wAs especially well played. Ia bis imPer.
sonsilOn Of "LoreniE Hartman" The sgei
and blind Gefman adder. Prof Parker, al.
wsy.s succrssfel actor. fsifly surpassed
himself .ni gave Ne . BIZ of clever acilns
that proclaimed his thorough training
The sugpoftlng cast, some of whom bad
scarce ever b,en 90 the stage before, With
few exceptions scqulitsd Themselves nnely,
carryiug % their parts with q skiii very
crrdltabls to amateurs. The succeeding
~coscefi VA. q most delightful inisfluic be-
tween the play and tie farce. Each per.
former vas roundly a%pplauicd. Mis-.
Mlunls Plammsrs plano solo. D Il
Kuapp's cOfnsi colo. warren Birilsits
barlo solo and Ms. Esisll, A CfOoket's
reeitAii0u, wsrs spplauded 10 The echo and
sncorsd The farce, Done on Both
lslies,r closed the evenings sut,rtAin.
neat WITH Q hearty laugh A little over
ESQ was realized for The voIkmen fof
whom The bsnsnt Was given THIS sam
was divided very nearly as follows Free.
land Perkins. deaf mute, tools burned,
$50. q. w. Fuller. deaf mute. tools, barn
ed, siO. Levi. Eastman, .gtd ~ yests.
tools bafned, siO
The fsbullding VI the works OF the Paris
M'rg Co, Is bow an assured fact The
Insurance has been adjasisd. The com
p.uy will retain Tor the unexpirci term
the $1,000 lOsuci them for ten years 81 =
nominal rate OF inisrrst br The citizens OF
this village two years ago, and any Of our
mo.t substantial citizens have jest pledged
$1,000 more. IL L. expected that the
stockholders In Boston, New York and
Philadephlla will subscribe $1,000 To ssO,.
600 more, and TIE workmen have sgo.
serlbsd over zoo days works on The new
balldlugs. The new buildings will be
commenced ~ soon ~ the lumber aud
other materials can be got onto the ground.
10 the meantime = few machlnss vii Dc
set up In True's mill, In order 10 keep the
business. along as far a. possible unul the
new bnlldings are ready for occupancy.
Ia rebuilding the works. the different de.
partments, as woodworking shop. blsck.
smith shop. paint shop, stock room and
store houses aud engine house Will occupy
seperate buildings. q, some little distance
from each other. Great credit IL due judge
George A. Wilson Tor bis tinancial skiil
aud ability 10 suggesting aud carrying
through 10 a successful issue, the plans
and arrangements BY which the company
are enabled 10 20 right on with their oss.
iness with 80 little loss Of time. When
the company get established In their new
buildings they will be better equipped, as
regards buildings. machinery and working
capital, for carrying on business than they
have ever been before.
J. II. Linscoti, the marble worker aud
granite cutter. IL just completing q hand
some house and ball near his works on the
Norway road. The hall, which Il quite =
eommodlous one. has already been engaged
By the Laslsrs' Union OF Norway and the
Knights OF Labor OF this village, 10 which
20 hold their respective lodge meetings.
and the Adventisis or Seventh Day hap
lists will hold meetings there Saturdays.
VIM. A. Rockingham. Eco oar new
Postmaster, Is now established In The
new Office which he hss nited up Ia the
Rockingham building, on the south side
OF Market Square. opposite Odd Fellows
Block. We have no hesitation In saying
that 1, Is probably the most handsomely
fitted up and best equipped postofiee In the
county. The call AMI lock boxes and
drawers number $40, and arranged In
their frame work OF black walnut aud ash,
present . very handsome frontage on the
waiting. room. Opening from the outer
w~aiting-room IL q second waiting room,