Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-01-07
For the Democrat.
GRETSwooD. Jan. |,

bBEhNNOOD, Jan. !, 1907.
Mn. EDIIoR "a happy new year, aud
long may you live to enjoy many such greet
ings from your friends. have been look
ing over the County Of Oxford for the las,
few months, and intend settling somewhere.
when the Spring opens, but there are 50
many fne towns within the scope Of TWEEN.
ty.fyc miles. hardly know where TO put
down q stake.
This town has many good farms, and as
a general thing is we'll irafered: IN fact there
are two or three very large ponds, which
contain u variety Of fish OF large size. such
as the tosue," pickercl, and perch. Tho
,osue ]. species Of trout, and some have
been taken. | am told, through tho ice,
weighing q to s lbs, and also p,ckerel that
kick the beam, at the same weight.
End IL is becoming quite common Of late
to describe infinitely places Of growing i'm
portance. and rs there seems 10 DO 4 strong
desire 10 show "a s1me Of the smart places,
!, will no, appear c;otistical to photograph
Greenwood city, which i standing still,
about d miles hom every other place around
IL. Tho church stands near the plaza, and
presents unique appearance, being built
after the order OF Melehisdic. Tho door.
like most composite structures. opens out.
side, and IL kept open any great length Of
time, the house IL like calls head, "not
good cold specially when the mercury
Is below zero. The pews are " Modem
Ionic" The windows are Of the D0ric or
der, with stained glass-tho oouter lights
square. The pulp, properly belongs 70 tho
COrinthian order, and would 30 considered
by many eIqui'itcly beautiful. The Ciiyis
laid out in slunres, and the plaza nearly in
the center. The squares were originally in
tended 10 contain one hundred acres. each
square Is or ought To be occupied by ono
family. but owing n the crowded state u
the lots. some OF them have bat one tenant
to two lots, which leaves ample room to Got
about without being jls,lcd. Broadway
runs tho whole length Of the city. Church
street " turns the corner round, and makes
the bridge over, then course. the river up
stream, and back to the plaza again, lcay-
Ing many very inc sites for public build
ings, academies, and blocks Of well filed
stores.
The enterprise OF thi. place ), without 4
parallel not more than one hundred years
ago this place was, comparatively Speaking.
a wilderness. Where the stately pine once
reared il. lofty head, the tall spires may
now point their tapers heayenward, aud the
various orders OF architecture may vie. in
all their spleudor The night patrolo may
call the hours, as they slip from the town
clock, occasionally brushing his eyes. that
have been calling their lids together since
the small h)urshaye, ono by one, tolled out
their last sound.
. In a growing place like this. there arc
many events of which they stand in need. "
Such are first class hotel, and school
master, who, learn, is now absent,
abroad" Otherwise, tho attractions are
Of no mean order. The prices Of country
produce aro about the same as in smaller
places. uear the rail road.
Excuse all grammatical errors
. Apples, barrel, scarce.
/ Apples, dried, firm.
I Beans, variable.
Turkeys, higher after sunset.
Geese, lat 10. 10.
Chickens. a Ia Shang high.
Round hogs, plenty, with and without
bris,les.
REMARKS. No change in some articles,
bOmbast, &c.
Yours, I. INA llORS.