Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-14

A GOOD NUMBER OF COMFORTABLE
HOUSES PUT UP AT SOUTH PARIS.

A GOOD NUMBER OF COMFORTABLE
HOUSES PUT UP AT SOUTH PARIS
For number of years it has been
commonly understood thing that ther,
were "no rents at South Paris" and an,
desirable rent which became vacant wa
sure to be spoken for just as soon az th,
intimation was made that the occupant
might move out. We have been build
ing and extending factories and publ,
buildings of one kind and another, bu
the building of houses has not kept pace
half dozen new bouses in year being
good showing. Everybody seemed t
realize that we needed more houses, but
few seemed inclined to enlarge the sup
ply by even one.
In the matter of new buildings W.
have had no boom this season, bu,
enough new houses have been put up t.
do little something towards relieving
the congestion. The houses which have
gone up are mainly comfortable houses
for the average family of moderate
means. Not enough have been erecl ed
to produce surplus of accommodations
and if there are any vacant rents in
town, the Democrat is not informed OF
the fact.
The largest number of new houses in
a row is on Wheeler Street, which was
opened last season. That nearest the
village was built by o. z. Clifford. 1t
is two stories, six rooms, pantry and
bath, piazzas on the front and rear. 1t
is occupied by S. n. Marston and family.
This house has within few days been
transferred to Mrs. Aaron Page of
Norway.
North of this are two small houses
erected By Ralph Hemingway and
George w. Haskell These stand back
of the line of the other houses, and are
designed to serve eventually as ellis for
larger houses, but are finished inside and
out, and their respective owners are liv-
ing in them in comfort.
At the north end of Wheeler Street is
a house built by Wilbur l.. Farrar, two
stories and attic, containing two entirely
separate tenements, each six rooms and
bath, with piazza on the front. These
tenements are occupied by the families
of F. NJ. Hammond, principal of the
high school, and Josiah n. Horr.
On Park Street, on the lot next to his
former residence, Fl. W. Dennison has
built an attractive house of eight rooms
and bath, with front piazza and furnace
heat, and now occupies it with his fami
ly, having sold the house where he for
merly lived.
Robert Paterson has built on Pine
Street, on the second lot south of the
Universalist church, a comfortable house
of two stories. four rooms on the first
floor, three bedrooms, small sewing
piazza on front and one side. he and
his family have been occupying it for
some weeks.
On the second lot south of Paterson's,
Maurice l.. Noyes has built what is uu-
questionably one of the best of the
houses of the year. 1t is of eight rooms
and bath, high basement, hard wood
floors in the living rooms, finish in cy-
press and Oregon fir in the natural
wood, two large plate glass windows in
the front, wide piazzas at the front and
rear, furnace heat. There is also
good sized stable, with the stalls in the
basement. The last of the work on the
house has just been finished, and Mr..
Noyes and family are about moving in.
At the corner of Spring and Myrtle
Streets, facing on Spring, Charles NJ.
johnson has built double house, two
tenements OF six rooms each. These
tenements are occupied by the families
of Arthur Graves and Percy Berry.
In place of his two houses on Pleasant
Street opposite the cemetery which were
burned in August, zoos, w. V. Redding
has put up two houses, each story and
q half, seven rooms, and stable with
each house. These are for rent, but
yet quite ready for occupancy.
By raising the roof of the ell and
finishing some of the unfinished part Of
the building, Z. W. Mason has added
five rooms on the second floor of his
house on Brook Street, aud has thus
made a rent which is occupied by his
son, Philip S. Mason.
Horace Maxim, who lives in what has
been known as the Captain Woodbury.
place, a short distance south Of the viii
lage, has put up An addition there which
makes the place quite comfortable for q
small family.
Before meeting with the accident
which caused his death, Orrington York
had begun on the building of house
for himself on the east side of High
Street, beyond the village corporation
limits, but not far outside. He had it
mainly boarded in, but had done prac-
tically nothing inside the frame, and it
stands as he left it.
DIR. Stewart has built good sized sta
BILE at his house on Pleasant Street, and
w. L. Libby has made an addition to his
stable on Deering Street.
Industrially, the only considerable
has been a greenhouse. This
was built by E. p. Crockett, near the
home of his father, Geo. b. Crockett, on
Porter Street. IL is 20 feet inches by
so feet, with an office building II feet
wide across the end, with the heater in
the basement, and two floors above for
general purposes. This greenhouse,
which represents new industry for the
place, was completed this fall, and is
now in operation.
In the line of public buildings, an
80 40 feet, two floors, has
been made to the court house. This
was made necessary by the increasing
size of the law library, as we'll as the
need for better accommodations for the
care OF the prisoners. On the first floor
this wing of the building is principally
devoted to a large Jail kitchen, pantry
and serving room, well fitted for their
purpose. On the second floor the main
part of the space is devoted to the
library. though toilet rooms have been
added on both floors. This building is
of brick, conforming in its architecture
to the rest OF the building, and is of
strictly fireproof construction as the
term is commonly used. There is no
wood exposed on the outside except the
window frames, and practically all the
wood inside is the doors and frames and
the finish, while it IL separated from the
main building on both floors by fire
doors. Exclusive of furnishings, this
addition represents an expenditure OF
about $4,000.
While on the subject of building, al
though the structures are not only some
distance from South Paris but In another
town, it may be interesting to mention
that four South Paris people have built
camps or cottages at Shagg Pond during
the season-Albert D. Park, A. W. Walk
or, Fl. A. Morton and Alton c. Wheeler
and that the Maxims are now putting
up another there.
No property has been destroyed by
fire during the season. On the first day
of last January fire around the chin
ney in the house on Church Street own
ed by E. /. Spofford and occupied by Mr..