Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-01-22
COUNTY INDUSTRIAL NOTES,
GATHERED PROM LOCAL EXCHANGES
AND SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

AND SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Large quantities Of birch are being de-
liyered al Benefits mill AT Sweden.
=. H. Keene OF East Hebron is ship
ping lumber TO the Portland Star Match
Company.
B.F. Spinney \ Go. have put three
new lasting machines into their Norway
shoe shop.
The Rumford Falls Light and Water
Company have been adding new machln-
cry 20 their plant.
Large quantities of ice and Of very fine
quality have been harvested IN every
section Of the county.
The sales Of the Rumford Falls lum-
Der Company have averaged over 500 a
day for the past four months.
The Robinson Manufacturing Company
OF Oxford commenced running their
mills on full time the 18th inst.
The annual catalogue of the Eastman
Seed Company of East sumner II no" IN
press at the oxford Democrat office.
CT Hathaway OF Norway i to add
% his lumber business machinery for the
fitting OF all kinds of house flush. Elec-
trio power will be used.
RE. Sumner, OF Boston, representing
the General Electric Company i putting
. in the dvusmOs and generator al the
Norway electric light station.
e. Il. Cummings 4 sons, Norway,
have their new grist mill nearly COM
pleted. Cars are run directly into the
mill. The power used is 10 be electricity.
George Z. Macomber, Esq, of Au-
gusta. one Of the promoters OF the Nor
Wav aud Paris Electric Railroad was at
south Paris last week looking over the
route.
Edward r. Hastings, Esq, aud +. l..
Mark Of FrveoUrg have purchased the
new hotel The oxford" At that place
and are TO open it soon with Mr.. Mark
a. landlord.
The Rumford Falls WOODEN Company
wishes TO purchase wool of the oxford
County farmers. but they require a
choice grade, samples of which they will
show al their factory.
II Is understood that the New Hsmp-
shire contractor, Who did such excellent
work i'm the building of the savings
Bank and Tucker Blocks al Norway, viii
bid for the new county buildings con-
tract.
The smiley Brothers, formerly popu-
lar dry goods firm al Norway, and now
in the same business at Clinton, Mass
are about establishing the Smiley Manu-
featuring Company for the making OF
ladies wrappers, etc.
The catalogue of the +. W. Burbank
Seed CompSuy for the present year l.
issued. This seed business WAS estab-
Hshed bv Mr.. +. W. Burbank al Frye
burg In $50, aud has become one OF the
prosperous industries Of the county.
The Waterford Manufacturing Com
pany have recently pat in an engine aud
board saw and will soon be prepared 10
saw long lumber. Freeman GlInes,
formerly foreman AT Browns furniture
factory al North Bridgton, has been en-
gagged as foreman.
The Suckles Brothers, OF Shows Falls,
who went 10 the hennebee River last
week 20 cut ice. returned Saturday, hsv-
ing found that - horses had been dis
charged the night before, as the south
wind had blown the salt water and sand
up over the ice spelling il for cutting.
Business at Staples mill, Gilesd, has
not started up yet. An attempt was
made 20 erect bridge Of mill logs
across the river by eobbiag up five piers
putting on stringers and covering with
the same. Two piers took dive 10
eight feet of water and did not return.
The Advertiser thinks the Norway
wooden mill scheme will fail 70 material
ize and very sensibly remarks: IF par
ties with sufficient capital 10 insure its
being successfully operated were 10 take
hold Of II there is no doubt but citizens
would do the handsome thing, but as II
is we fear nothing will come OF II.
Mr.. Il. b. Stratton, chief engineer on
the Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes
Railroad, will begin this week with a
liminarv survey Of the new line from
Houyhton's 10 Bemis, about ten miles
beyond the terminus of the line now
building. This party will also survey
several short branch lines tapping the
heavy timber regions around the lakes.
The Times saws: The work on the
Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Rail
road Is drawing TO close. Nearly all
the lodges will be taken out this month
About $50 feet Of the trestle on the An
droseoggin bridge is completed. The
abutments here will be finished In
month or six weeks The swift River
trestle (three miles up the river 80 feet
long is completed as are the abutments'
There are about 700 feet more Of the
trestle work which will be pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible.