The Portland daily press., 1888-09-04
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A Boom for Paris.


PAIRS, Sept. 3.-The people of Paris are
pleased that Judge Wilson has been success
fu in forminga company to carry ON the
business of the manufacture of artistic fur
niture at West Paris, under the superinten-
dence of j. Wayland Kimball. Among the
heaviest stockholders are George S. Hunt,
treasurer of the Merchants National Bank,
Portland; John e. Dewitt, president, and
Frank Z. Allen, director of the Union Mutu-
al Life Ins. Co.. Payson Tucker, Supt.of the
Maine Central Railroad G. r. Miliken, pres
ident of the Portland Rolling Mills and also
treasurer of the Poland Paper Co.. Hon. Geo.
Giving. of Auburn, and Judge Wilson. Geo.
S. Hunt is president of the new corporation,
Frank E. Allen treasurer, Geo. S. Hunt, Geo.
A. Wilson, John e. Dewitt, George c. Wing
and Frank E. Allen, directors.
The names given above are sure guar
antee of the financial soundness of the COM
pany which bids fair to be one of the largest
manufacturing concerns in Oxford county
and should they decide to locate permanently
at West Paris, will give that enterprising
village one of the biggest of big booms.
The town of Paris if fortunate in having
citizen like Judge Wilson who interests him
self in matters of local enterprise, and whose
reputation for honorable and straightfor-
ward business dealings is such as to win the
confidence of men Of means throughout the
State.
Mrs. Raymond at Bar Harbor.
BAR HARBoR, Sept. 3.-Among the arri-
walls tonight was Mrs. Annie Louise Cary
Raymond.
There was a reception on the yacht Mohi
can in the harbor today.
The ossipee Valley Fair.
CORNISH, Sept. 3.-Tne 0ssipee Valley
fair opens tomorrow. Over one hundred
fine, fat cattle srrived on the grounds from
distance last evening. Horsemen are look
ing for something faster than two twenty
seven. Jack Spratt will come and Stargazer
is expected and other fast horses are already
here.
The State Fair.
LEWISTON, Sept. 3-The State fair trus
tees came today to open the business of the
State fair. The prospects exceed the ex-
pectations. They have denied applications
for entries of horses today and have ap-
pealed to residents of the vicinity for stable
room for horses entered. Two hundred and
fifty horses besides the trotters and Nelson's
stud will be on the grounds. The show of
stock will exceed that of any previous exhi-
bition. A cheese weighing half ton will be
on exhibition. The Seventh Maine Battery
will have headquarters on the grounds, and
the State College Cadets, one hundred strong,
are coming.
In The Jury's Hands.
BANGOR, Sept 3.-In the Sellun trial to-
day Mr.. Stubbs, the driver of the mail cart.
testified that he saw no signs of intoxication
in Sinclair on the night of the crime.
Jasper Hutchins then made the argument
for the defence, taking some three hours.
He argued that that Sellon was justified in
taking Sinclair's life to save himself from
serious bodily injury, and made a strong
plea far the respondent
County Attorney Appleton commenced his
summing up for the government at 12.4 .45 and
at O'Clock the court adjourned until 2.30
County Attorney Appleton closed his ar
gument for the State after addressing the
jury 20 minutes this afternoon, and after
Judge Emery had charged the jury, carefully
and impartially reviewing the law and evil
dence for about 30 minutes, the case was
given to the jury and they retired at o'clock
for deliberations.