Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-14
The BRIGHTON Cattle Narket.

~ Brighton, thc writer hr.nc evidently a
bright un'' h.n-.lf. and from hi. account
(Which i,t,' lengthy Or our columns We
c.1Itrse description of o.. market and
market day Toe marketus.lf. may hec'n.
s.larri an original lir.,itut,or-.iucr.v when.
ever .ti, alluded TO elsewhere it b. Invariably
quoted
Thur-.lay of every week. which BY come
mon consent and custom i. o.. market day.
change. ths generally quiet Village Of Erict-
trn into ,-yre rf lu.t'c aul excitement
At Early morning ths cattle. sheep, &C. ,
ar hurried 90. arl soon tse morning train
from Boston. rm1.has--s. aDI other ''sshIc.
uhr mediums tr.rsin a t'rou. Of DRIVERS.
buycr. 'rs-uh'o-' and .rerta'ors, 80 th.t.
hy 10 O'Clock, generally an, gathered rs
many a. two or tlrrr hundred vehicles DO
The area irrutn, tts Cattle T-ir Hotel
Tie proprietor. thereof thr11s 'he'nrr11m
Tor the purpose % varm.rs thsm-sly,- in
winter. ard ir summer cooling "A the
rrrc,-. Of eErrt.uc both result. being Tre.
c.e'y tle zane The rnr;.o % the hotel
i.ocrur.si by tlvkgs ana rrIar., wt'
sI' clothing, rue'rv, soap, watches, knives,
ragrrs. Sc, t,o sly nothing 1f their custom
err 40 as'1ni,h.rr'y llw rate. An Eng.
l.,h hunting lever eighteen clra's tag." &,
frequently s1'l !rr Eve 90 xix dollars. AMI,
Of crar-., 8, a genuine article. IN Oh, Re-
ci1n round about, Mammoth Steers,
"Liy.r. Skeletons" snake" &c. are
On exhibition a, reasonable prices.
one 5l ;'c outside feature. of the market
is the ha-,s auction. 4 Brighton h1r., ha.
become . rrry.rt. Her, are gathered al
the oll. v5ru.out, tr1ksn.l5vn and used
OF omnibus. cart ana livery stable .,c,i.,
and ths.s are knocked down coo thcv don;
tumble I.vu.l a. sum. varying from f,e %
forty dollars Thc.s .als- az, productive of
deal 10 mgrrin.a, anI ,hc mct,,,. speed
aui O., point. Of o.. animal. are r,-cShib-
i,eed, the points b.lus sufficiently prom
incnt already.
All this time, tie butcher, and ir1vCr,
Src bu..ly engage! in taeir ,rah,. The ht-
test auI te.t % tlc cattle iu che pens dui a
rcaly .4ls. ana long before al che dr5y,rs
are iu. ..,s.t la;, begin % De- driven from
the grounds. Men and boys hurry on and
down ttr lanes and through che pens, cash
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