Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-31
Bethel Items.
Brnckstt w. True,

ment. ever respecting his elders, never seek
ing unsuitable places OF re'ort. and fond Of
useful reading and study. When scarcely
seventeen years Of ago. he subscribed and
took the Scientific American for his news.
PAPER. Ills mind was inventive. Natural
Philosophy and Chemistry were f'orits
studies. In which he eIcellsd. From carly
childhood he had expressed desire % follow
the ,ca. Consequently his later studies
were directed to that end. lie. however,
spent nearly three years as clerk In Boston
and Roxbury. Mass, where he won tho con.
fdsnce Of his employers in a remarkable
manner. lis desire Of going TO sca .'i!l
chung to him. with the hope that he nigh,
one day be captain Of a.hip. and be sailed IN
n whaling voyage last March. lie was DO.
lighted with his prospect, gained tie favor
Of hi. captain. who gave him an OppOr,uni-
~ Of keeping the ships reckoning. and Of
using his instruments: and he was rapidly
acquiring the art OF navigation. but, alas!
consumption had SEIZED hlm ior hi. victim.
lie was sick two months and hall on board
Of tho chip, and arrived a. Boston three
week. before his death. where he received
every possible attention from his friends
there. lie came home only TO die, not, how.
ever. Before no had declared publicly what
he had found alon, on board OF the vessel,
4 hors IN Gods rardoning mercy. Thus
we have consigned 10 the grave darling
boy, one whose company ever Afforded Us
pleasure. and one who was ever attentive TO
hi. parents wishes. For the imitation Of
young men Who are abou, 10 leave home.
We give hi. parting words" Father, ,aid
be. "you will have one thihg to console
you. after am souc, ,ha, no &C, Of mine
will ever come back TO bring sorrow or dis
grace upon you or your family" Farewell,
dear boy. " I. I.
LIGHTNING While ON mineralo.ical
excursion 10 Robcrison's Hill. in Bethel,
las, "Wednesday afternoon. with tho boys Of
the Highland School. VIC were ovcr'aken in
n thunder shower. when We saw one OF those
things witnessed 10, more than once in a
lifetime. While standing on the track Of
the railroad. We saw bolt descend. n We
a, Gre, supposed, into the bed Of the river.
rhi. wa. immediately followed by airport,
resembling the explosion Of ten thousand
percussion caps. and Immediately alter this
clap OF thunder Tho boy, were aboutiwo
rods distant. and as IL proved. the boil,
struck upon the track about two rods from
them. and exploded With shower OF sparks
According 10 NJ. Blo, ea,, iron convey,
sound ten times faster than air. consequent.
". the peculiar sound We hrs, heard. va.
the striking OF the boil, upon the track,
which wa. conveyed 10 u. one or two sec.
ond. before the thunder. 10 Us IL was a
mos, interesting experiment, on sound.
Since writing the foregoing, We learn
the Telegraph wire was struck at the same
time. and the ilail entered the depo, mile
and half dis,an, With loud report, and
damaged the apparatus Of the Office.
NIT.
Deacon Geo. Chapman. Of III. ,ill,ge.
now - year. old, one Day last week. made a
,,cp from the top to the bottom Of bis cham.
Der stairs, without injury. Such a step from
an old person rarely ever takes place with.
on, broken bone. lie is totally blind
Capt. Samuel Barker, OF this town. wa.
seriously poi.ored in tho hand by SHINING
diseased COW las, week. a, one time he
VA. supposed to be IN the creates, danger,
bu, he i. now impro'inr. IL 10 supposed
by .omc TIA, the animal was affected with
the same disease tina, now prevail, 10 Yer.
mont.
Capt. Daniel Gran, died on Wednesday,
Of las. week. lie formerly owned oil the
land where the Depo, now stands. as we'll
a. all the land IN the lower village. llc VAS
So years OF agc.
The boys ard girls 80, up a pairing bee,
at Capt. Samuel Chapman's, Wednesday
evening. for the benei, IL the soldiers. They
only stopped pairing when the apple. failed.
The apples are taken TO drying room for
hops. where they will soon be eurci.
iIor.. The hop harres, in Bethel has Le-
come Of no ,rians importance. The Bethel
hor, stand high in the market. Farmers
have realized IRON Eve to eight hundred
dollars from the hop barve-, alone. Hop
picking is a. merry Us ever was corn huss'
Ing Of olden times. Fifteen OF twenty girls
arc usually employed on n farm for two or
three weeks. The boy. take down the poles
aud the Girl. pick OF tie hops into boxes
prepared for the purpose. They arc then
conveyed to the drying house, where they
are cured and packed in bags Tor market.
The price this year is fifteen cents per ID.
Az lSciDESr. EI,rac, IRON letter dated
n, New Orleans, Oct. 10. 1862 :-"About
eco rebel prisoners were sen. from New
Orleans to Baton Rouge to be exchanged.
Some 5000 persons assembled on the le,ee to
zee them leave. aud cheer after cheer went
up from the secession sympathircrs. Dur.
Ing this time a beautiful young lady stepped
on, in 'front.' Of the crowd. and unfolding
Union hss, and tying |, to her parasol.
waved i, ,riumpban,ly before the assembled
crowd. Some Of the Southern chivalry NJ.
tempted to hiss Der. bu, were Immediately