Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-12

may we'll b reckoned among the most 70.
mantle and beautiful places In New Eng.
land. Mr.. Abbott. the snterpri'ing owner.
has spared neither pains nor expense 10
make HE homo n pleasant resort for those
In search OF health or pleasure. And ms,
admirably has he succeeded a. hundred.
car Der witness who have already THE sea.
con visited his house. Several gentlemen
and ladies from Boston are now here. and
arc bent on having q good timo. Many
more arc coming, and ut. zircoa House
will he a lively place. The never to 10 for.
gotten Fourth Of Jolly was celebrated on
this mountain m grand style. Several pat.
rio,ic speeches were made 10 the grove. and
toasts drunk IN pure mineral water which
has q better sparkle for ne than Cham.
paign or New Jersey cider. Hundreds par.
took OF an excellent dinner, and tho "wi.
ton Brass Band" cnlycned the occasion
with good music. The day p,'-i OF to
the .a,i. faction Of oil, and as soon q. the
shadows Of evening fell upon thee old
mountains the danrrs from all quarters be.
gan to assemble. and .oon the spacious now
hall wac filed with q joyou. crowd who
were boand TO have good time. anil they
did have u. Dancing continued until tho
comet. the stranger tha, ha. recently made
us n visit in these war times. became OBJ
scured by III, mos, brillian. rays Of the
morning.
The Bellies Of Oxford were on. IN all their
bloom OH alth. and better dancers are oil.
dom .ccn on any occasion. The young men.
too. acted well their parts, and the whole
affair was complete success. We now
have here as fixtures two Italian boys. oro
u harpist. the other violini... and both
6ne players. They are all music. and adj
much TO the pleasure Of the guest. Of Mt.
Zircon House. A new bowling alley ha.
been built. and q Billiard Room will soon DO
finished. If the weary and heavy laden can.
no. End rest here, | know not where they
can find IL this side OF Jordan. And tho
dy.pep,ics find in these mineral waters grea.
relief. and soon begin 10 feel like ,hemsel.
yes again. But tha, is not all. The enter.
pri,ins proprietor Of Mt. zircon has al.
ready cleared up portion Of his seven hun.
dred acres, and this year he will add the
value OF two or three hunired tons Of hay
TO tho wealth OF the State and nation. Tho
grass is rank among the s.umps and will az
ford an abundant crop Of hay. This Is dee
tined to be one OF the bes, hay farm. in the
county OF Oxford. The soil i' deep. strong
and exceedingly productive under good eul.
tivatiOn. IiyOu have any dy'pep.ics in
your region, send them up hither. Let
them drink Of these waters and DO healed.
the mountain scenery here i' grand and pic.
lures que. and but few places in our worll
afford finer views. Such prospects elevate
the mind and keep up the spirits OF 'hoss
who are too prone to look on the dark 'ido
OF things. THIS region p tho Svi,rHrlani
OF Maine, and how much more plca'an, II,
is than a praIre country. Tran'por, per-
son to this region who has always lived on
prairic farm, let him gaze upon these no.
bic old mountains. and then note the eI.
preston Of his countenance. HIS soul Is At
once elevated and he s,ems to drink in u
new lilo. Indeed there are two rill' in ma.
turc, one from tho mountains the other
from the sea. and both are Tor liberty. Tho
sons Of Name have reason 10 DO proud Of
their State and we'll may they say moth
ing stops US"