Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-04-03
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Mason, March 50, 1868.
The heart OF winter Is a; last broken. and
be Is abou, TO resign his tyranic sceptrc %
gentle spring The robins and blae birds
have returned TO cheer Us bv their sweet
songs Sugar making is the order OF the
day better season is seldom known -
There is just snow enough and the ground
Is frozen very hard. 80 that thc.e frosty
nights and bright sunny days cause the
maple TO yield ccpioas stream. Of swret
juice. The present promises an early spring:
grass and other vegetation viii be backward.
The groupd !. SO dry hu, The farmers can
begin Is work on their land much earlier
than ~ a wet spring.
A child OF John Cooper. Of Albany, wa,
scalded TO death IN 4 Shocking manner about
week ago 7, either pulled a kettle OF
hot water IRON the stove on to Itself. or
fell into the water ia such a manner as 10
literally cook the lower parI OF Us body.
IL lived about twelve hours after 1t was
scaldc,i but was so pa,aiyK,d that 1t did no;
seem TO suffer such cxcrncia,ing pain - It
otherwise would undcr difrrent eircunsian-
ccs II was a sad affair and should be :
warning 20 parents anu those having chill.
dreH under ihcir charge to he very careful.
Kettles OF hot water saould never be left
where children can reach them
The store e Alpheus ) Beau. a, West
Bcrbel. was burnt last Thursday night
f,,rr, Ill 80. -; .,.... -. -, - & 49,.
by passing engine, as the building va.
DRY and tte night 1uite windy. The FIRE
was Discovered about twelve O'Clock by The
hands on one 81 the up trains A. soon ~
the FIRE was discovered, the bell wa, rung
aud the whistle sounded until tho whole
village was aroused and the rrcn from the
train made bee line Tor the Store, and
broke ia the doors and commenced to clear
j, ci its contents; good work had been
done before the inhabitants OF the Viia.,
ha'l collected, 81 that when they arrived
the lower part ofthe store was soou cleared
bus the hrr bad n,a le such hcadNay by tina,
time that nothing was saved from the upper
story. part o shich vas finished Tor Isel.
HNE ABlNts Hfff WIZ "a A'fN OF D1Frclr
kee. and otIit.r wooden ware IN the cellar. o
considerable value which wore entirely de
strored
May of the good, saved aru in dan
aged state. Mech praise Is due to oil par,
tivs hs wing charge at the railroad tram cor
their promptres- In giving t,- alarm Of IRE
aud for their energy 90 cndcayoriug u save
the goods she names OF any Of ;hc pariie,
10 not know. bot sarh generous &c
should not go unnot, sod Hal tue wind
been At tho eastward, and tAe Gre 90, dis
covered as iInely as n vas the most II ih,
village must have been DESTROYED. 80 vale.
was scarce and the vilag~r, all asleep.
The is -! loss % Mr. B-an. as b,
has been in trade but about year. an,
h,, capital vas not large TO commences With
fet nOiwrthst anaing this sal reverse. he IA
youth. beaHh ana energy LETT TO him.
The store vas insured ia the .E.aa. TO
5000. and the goods Tor $1,000. Their
was sbrd and stable at'aehel 10 TIE store
and. ii.i within few days. Alr Bean ha
KEEP, bis horse in the stable when po, IN use
but be bai birrd t kcp. rnul the eoini
should become better. 50 that was saved.
g 4 Il.
FHOLWic.
Joseph WNeraouse o. Albany. his
sheep sbat bad three lambs AZ one t.ue an
are all alive al shis writing. nos three seek
old. They all sues az the same time. an
are As nice aud smart a, any lambs can BE-
For fear the lambs wouIi not have mil
enough. Nr Waicraousc. an old nsu Z
- lcar. " age. La. tan.ll DIN, tn 2.