Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

Ieerpenters and builders have not 81
IDLE n South Paris during 1917, %
there has been about the usual small 4
Icreese 10 .ixe IN the village which b
bean maintained for some years..
! At the factory of the Paris Mann
facturing Co., IN addition has been pa
on the varnish room, 86x40 feet, OF bricl
doubling the size Of the building.
another part OF the plant . dry house
SOxoo feet, all concrete and tile, has bee
erected. These are additions to th
existing plant.
| Besides this, the company has mad
changes In the streets on Wester
Avenue and Nichols Street, according 4
the vote Of the town, thus providin,
about thirty house lots on Nichols Stree
and Ito extension. It 10 the intention Il
build eventually . number Of house
there, but this season only ono hons
was built. This II q bungalow of Of,
rooms and bath, standing next north o
the house OF John e. Everett. Il vii
DO occupied BY Henry B. Hayden ant
family, who come here from North Buck
field.
At the factory Of the Mason Manu-
featuring Co. . brick building, SKA.
feet, has replaced . portion of the ole
dry house. A saw mill, 40x42 feet, vii
be added, to be fitted with band saw
for long lumber, and other machinery
Also an addition to the cutting room
26x46 feet, one story high, will be pu,
on. Work on these additions to tn,
plant is now going on, but they are moi
yet complete.
The other noteworthy item Of worl
industrially IL the remodeling of th,
former Grange Hall on Hill Street into
shoe factory, which has been fully
equipped for the purpose. The building
was first leased and later purchased b.
the Paris Shoe Co., q locally organized
corporation, and the manufacture oil
shoes 10 now going on there.
In the line Of public buildings we bad
for time prospect Of q new $35, 0OC
grammar school building on the 10,
whore the brick house stands, but az u
we'll known, It was found that the build.
ing considered necessary could not be
built for the sum, and the town en-.
pbaticslly refused to appropriate ten
thousand more.
Meanwhile the South Paris Village
Corporation, whose engine house stood
on one corner Of the brick school house
lot, made arrangements to have 1t moved
of. The building was sold to Henry
Fletcher, who moved It to his lot on
Maple Street, and there 1t IL now per.
force housing two grades of the village
schools.
After some consideration of sites and
building plans, tho corporation finally
purchased . lot on Pine Street, and
voted to build on It fire station at q
cost not to exceed $45OO. This 10 now
nearly completed, and Ia the only public
building added during the year. It Is q
building OF one story and full basement,
81 feet on the street and 10 feet deep.
It contains an Office, 12x15 feet, . room
10x12 for fire alarm system or other use,
q flremen's room 25x28, and an apparatus
room S0x40. It 10 Of wood covered with
asphalt shingles.
The Arthur E. Clark house on Market
Square was sold some weeks since to L.
F. Sohoff OF Dexter, jeweler and watch
maker. An addition to the front put on
since the purchase provides good room
for jewelry store, with show window,
and Mr.. Schoff and family OCCUPY the
ground floor of the house as residence.
In the matter of dwellings o. e. Bar
rows has contributed more largely than
any other one person to the growth OF
the place. he opened q road through
the Hewett house lot from Market
Square to River Street, and on the south
side of this road has built three bunga-
lows, each of six rooms and bath. One
OF these he sold to Charles E. Merrill,
who now occupies It With his family,
one is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
o. Barrows, and the third IL not quite
ready for occupancy. he plans later to
put up three more houses on tho other
side. This new street, by the way, 10
officially listed az Barrows Street.
Next In size of contribution to the
village 10 Daniel @. SWEET, who has dur
ing the season built two bungalows on
Highland Avenue. One Of these he and
Mrs. SWEET are now occupying. The
other, which 10 not yet quite complete,
IL for his son, Harry P. SWEET, who with
his family will occupy 1t.
On High Street, toward the north end
of the village, G.. o. Chase has put up
and closed In . good sized single house,
which 10 not yet finished on the inside.
When It 10 completed, 1t 10 understood
that this will be for sale or rent.
n. L. Noyes, who has In the past few
years done considerable building In the
place, has tho foundation In for house
on Pine Street, south Of John Wighes
and opposite the high school building,
but did not have time to get the building
up this fall.
Quite IN extensive job of repairing
and remodelings was done by Clarence
G. Morton on the Stone house at High
and Gothic Streets, which he purchased,
and Mr.. Morton and family have recently
moved 10.
Another Job of remodeling and improv-
ing Is now in progress on the Holt house
on Park Street by n. L. Noyes, who
purchased the house and will move into
il With his family when he has tho work
done.
A. W. Walker during the first Of the
year completed bis house on Pleasant
Street on the site Of the one wrecked by
Gre In September, 1915, and the family
moved into It some months ago. They
have ono OF the most commodious and
beautiful homes In the place.
The building occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs.. Gloon @. Farrar at the rear Of the
house Of his father, e. q. Farrar, was
burned early In the year, and has not
been replaced. No other building has
been destroyed by fire during the year,
ard none extensively damaged.
Stray Stock Captured.