Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-23
Seasons Building In South Paris.
FINE NEW GRANGE HALL, AND FEW
GOOD MODERN DWELLINGS.

No large increase In size has market
the village of South Paris during tn
season OF 1918. In fact, it takes only
short time to enumerate the new build
ings. Still it may be said that there hs
been little growth, as there has bee,
in every year for long time; and tn
building this year has all been of first
class up.to date structures.
Industrislly there ia little to note ex
cept an addition to the mill Of j. A
Kenney & Co. TO accommodate q few
more machines. The new chimney o
the Paris Manufacturing Co. is also
conspicuous feature of the landscape
but does not add to the capacity of thei
large plant.
Much above the average In characte
are the few houses which have beef
built. Though closed in during 1912
the house of F. A. Heidner ON Higl
Street opposite Moore Park has not beef
com plsted until within short time ~
that Mr.. and Mrs. Heidner are now &C
cupying 1t. This house is a bungalow
with large hall, four large rooms ant
bath on the ground floor, and a numbe
of chambers on the second floor. 1t Is
fully modern In all respects, and equip
ped with all available comforts and con
veniences.
Mr.. Heidner has also begun the re
modelling of m old building moved from
the front end of his lot on High Stree
to the Myrtle Street frontage, to add t
his line of small tenements there.
One Of the most commodious OF th'
new houses is the bungalow built b!
Mrs. George a. Davis, and now occupied
by the family, on lot on Maple Stree
next to the former home OF the family
This house has ten rooms, bath and goot
halls. 1t has vapor heat and all modern
conveniences, is built for comfort rather
than show, and has more than fulfilled
expectations in that respect.
Directly at the top of the ridge OF
Shurtleff Avenue, E. c. Torrey ha!
built an attractive bungalow, and is now
occupying 1t with his family. TIL,
house has four rooms, a large reception
hall with fireplace, and bath. on thu
ground floor, two chambers and an out
door sleeping room on the second floor
is heated BY furnace, and is modern II
all its appointments.
Z. Z. Chapman, who sold his farm or
the Paris Hill road to L. L. Russell, has
built on Highland Avenue a two-story
house, of six rooms and bath, handsome
ly finished and comfortable, with good
basement and hot water heat. He anC
his family have been occupying the
house for some weeks.
On Wheeler Street Maurice L. Noyes
has built an attractive bungalow of sever
rooms and bath, with basement under
the whole, we'll fitted though not over
elaborate. This house is at present
rented.
T. j. Judkins has built on Charles
Street a small house which he is now &C.
cupying.
A small cottage which was to have
been occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Car
Tubbs, across the road from the house
of G. K. Ripley, was not quite completed
when Mr.. Tubbs died, and is at present
unoccupied.
Besides the new houses, there have
been remodelings and small additions to
some others, in the line of improvement
No building has been destroyed by
fire, the factory of the Mason Manufac
turing Co. having suffered most in twu
fires, both of which were doubtless in
cendiary, but were eItinguished without
very extensive damage.
NEW GRANGE HALL.
The largest structure erected during
the season, aud the only one in the form
of public building, is the new hall Of
Paris Grange, P. of H. This Is or
Maple Street, only few rods from Mar.
ket Square, and is to be classed among
the best grange halls of the state.
Both in general plan and details the
hall copies quite closely the plan of the
hall OF Norway Grange, though the
building is four feet longer than the
Norway hall. 1t is of wood, painted
white, and the outside dimensions are
$3.50 feet, with q portico at the en-
trance.
On the first floor are the mems coat
room and mems toilet, large dining
room, which occupies the middle of the
building, and back of it commodiout
kitchen. A series of doors open through
between the dining room and kitchen
and make serving easy. The kitchen
will have range, two enameled sinks,
good supply of closets, and all necessary
equipment.
On the second floor are the women's
coat room aud toilet room, and the MAR
hall. The floor of the hall has a cleal
space of 37x45 feet in front of the stage
The stage, which is at the rear end o.
the building, is IS feet in depth from i'll
front to the wall of the building, and hat
q prosceuium arch IS feet in width.
The finish is in cypress and hard pine,
cypress being used entirely on the sec
ond floor. The floors are all OF hare
wood. Two wood furnaces in the base
m TENT will furnish heat for the building
1t is lighted by electricity.
Scenery for the stage is now being
painted by VIM. p. Morton, and will in
clu % drop curtain and three changes
parlor, kitchen aud wood scenes, ant
perhaps street scene.
One feature which will give distinction
to the building is a memorial window Il
the charter members of the grange
which is at the front, over the entrance
There Is good basement with con
crete wall under the whole building.
The building committee OF Parl
Grange, which has had charge of tn
work, was composed of Henry D. Ham
mond, Alton G. Maxim, A. NJ. Ryerson
Mrs. s. e. Jackson, and Mrs. j. M. Nil
lett. Philip S. Mason has had genera
charge of the building work.
Work on the building is we'll along
and it is now hoped to have 1t completes
and ready for dedication by the hrs
week 10 January.
Although the exact cost Of the hal
can not yet be sold,it will be in the vicir
ity Of $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Considerable extensions have bee
made to the water aud sewer system
during the season. The town sewer ha
been extended from its former terminu
on Pleasant Street, near DR.. Littleteld's
to the Oxford County Creamery, with
manic at Skillings Avenue. aud sew
or mas been laid for the whole OF Mapl
Street, q total of HAS feot. Quite mum
Der of parties have entered the sewer.
Extensions of the water mains II
clude pipe on Maple Street from MAJ
ket Square to the new Grange Hall, wit
a hydrant, about 400 feet on Hig
Street, north from Penley Street, wit
two hydrants, and about $50 feet o
Gary Street, with hydrant, and SINAI
pipe to the new house OF K. C.. Torrey
making q total length Of 1886 feet.
A notable piece Of work is the 72.foo
bridge of reinforced concrete bull
across Stony Brook, near the old Grang
Hall. This bridge is calculated to hol
a load of thirty tons, and II 1t fulfills 81
pectations, should remain good, pract
cally without cost for maintenance, du