Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-07
Buckfeld Village.

EpIrors or ruE DrNocnAr II have
thought "plain unyamishcd" statement Of
facts in regard TO our enterPrising Village
and some Of our principal business men,
nigh, not be undressing TO many OF your
readers.
Buckfcld Village, is pleasantly situated
(athourh like most villages on the banks OF
a stream. is somcwha, uneven; not sufficient
" however tn mar It's bcauty,l on barnch Of
the twenty mile stream, tso called) some 10
miles from Portland, and is really a bcauti-
ful place, bcing protected from the north
winds by the hills around II, and IN point Of
size is nearly as large as any Village, IN the
the County, and in enterprise i cqualled by
tor, Il any, and surpassed by Hor,. It's a.
you are aware at the head Of Rail Road Nav
lraton, IN this section Of the county, aud a
Rail Road too, builtby the enterprise and un-
wavcring perseverance ofowu citizens (c)
nearly -. don't mean to say bu, some few
Of our sister towns have assisted some but
the great burou ofbulldiug the rad has lal-
len upon Buekfcld The road is IN good
condition and works we'll Il j. doing pref.
" gopi bu,iucs., probably full as much As
reasonable men could expect, taking''he ctr
cums,ancos into consideration under which It
was opcned. lti.true that n has been Sc
we're tax upon our citizens, bu, trust and be
licvc that the advantages and benefits 10 b.
derived from Il, tn say nothing ofthc natural
rise Of property, will M time hear rich lar.
vest and far reward 10 those who have ~
generously aided this noble enterprise. There
are siN stores here, most Of them doing a very
large business, furnishing supplies, uot uuly
To their own iown,.pcoplc, but 10 large por-
ton of citizens ofihc ncighbouug towns Of
Hebron, Turner, hartford, and Sumner, as
we'll a. a portion ofLivcrmorc and Canton, to
say nothing Of franklin Plantation, Peru,
DiIdcld and Mexico, who have traded large.
liz the pas, winter Mrssr, l.oung JcWeu
& Co, are doing the largest business IN dry
ro,ds. T.. Atwood & Co. probably the mos,
no heavy rrois, Coolidge and Gardiner, do a
large bushes. IN manufacturing boots and
shoes. | should Judge the most Of any firm
ru the county There are two saw mill,
here, one Of thcm an excellent mill, One
fullug mill and last hu, not least the best
Touring mill m the county, Il Is owned and
carried ON hy &. + DAVIS, & Co. They have
four run Of stone. and DO an extensive bust.
ness. and the best NJ an j. they are among
the c.cycwst fellows in the State They
have manufactured and sold within four mon.
ths more than tire, hundred barrel, uf -four
mostly of an cNl1 brlud-h,s,ics doing the
usual amount 81 grinding for their customers.
The, al,u, manufacture the kcgs iur both
Powder Mills, now owned by your own
cntrrprsrur iowusmcu, J & Marble, 4 Co,
hut the New Mil until very recently, Wa
owned by ours, to wit, Bsbcc, Allen, 4
Co. They manufactured last year between
scyss and rlgh, thousand legs, and are to
manufacture this year twelve Thousand They
d, j, all by the most improved machinery and
| assure you It /, we'll worth journey from
Pau, To- Buckfcli, to scr the display ot ma
rhan.cal science. We have 10 addition To
'hc usual variety Of machauIcal manufactures
one hoe factory, where ,hoy have made somc
Of the finest hoes In the State, one do hors"
rake Oron ,oothl one do ,hrashlng machine
There Is but one public house here At present,
kept by John Taylor, one olyour whole soul.
ed men, aud will warrant II To b, first rate
house as long as he keeps IT, and has hrs
health, so YOU can call gentlemen, without
fear, for he understands how To cater TsH the
,as,cofdR1tduicru0yoH hattsi5r oi,Dr,'
- walk along as soon as convenient, and sal.
i,ly yourselves.
There is one stately edlfcc here with ~
maruifcicn' splrc shooting heaycn-vard dcd.
ica,cJ to the Almighty God, standing alone
upon it' own lofty emnence, unhonercd, un-
attended and unocruplcd, overlooking with
solemn grandeur the Village, which lays
nesting far below II, and there II stands as a
lasting monument oi It's own solitude.
1t Is singular flc, acknowledge, that IN
the nineteenth century, when civilization is 50
far advanced IN all the rcfnemcnis ofihc ace,
tina, a people 50 moral, pure and upright, 80
law abiding, should manage 80 in matters 60
my mlud) not OF secondary importance /,
however, suppose they believe in regard To
spiritual things, IN the language OF "holy
wrlt." "Tha, IN much wisdom is much
grief; and he lha, ncrcasc,h knowledge H..
crcaseth sorrow."