Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-19
Gieoainas On the Wau.


rhe Den,ocFat comes to us on its regu-
IL weekly visit, enlarged, bcautifed and
donbk interesting and your old cores
bondents seem TO vie with each other in
adding to the richness of its columns.
The papers in different parts -of the
State seem determined to make good the
prophesy of last Fall, that we were to
have mild winter, but we can hardly
''see it" up this way. We have had cold
weather. scarcely surpassed in Intensity,
deep SHOWS, and impassable roads, which
in "old times were Considered some of
the signs of rather uncomfortable win
ter, But times differ and so do some
people. From the tenth Of November To
the first Of January, we had most excel
lent sleighing aud most delightful weather
for most kinds of business; but since that
time the roads have been most intolerable,
and during the first week in February,
the roads were so blocked with snow
drifts as to render them utterly impass-
ible and since then we have had some
thawing weather, so that with holes
and pitch-falls sleigh ride is any thing
but n thing Of pleasure. do not want
to be considered grumbler. but do
not adore "opeu winters, If this is one
of them. A
There has been much sickness among
the people in this section. The doctors
generally have rs much business rs they
can attend TO. DIR. Robert G.. Wiley, Of
Bethel, was taken suddenly i'll few days
since with congestion OF the lungs; his
life was despaired of for few days, but
yesterday his symptoms were more favor
able and hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.
The dwelling house Of Daniel NORTH,
in the northwest part of Albany, was
burned last Monday, with most ofits con-
tents; but very few articles OF furniture
were saved and none of his PROVISIONS
Loss about s7O0-Insurance $500. The
house was situated about mile from any
others, and il was burned SO soon after
the great snow storm of week before last
that the roads were unbroken; and had
the fire occurred in the nighttime, his
family must have suffered severely. The
fire commenced in the chamber, probably
from some unseen defect in the chimney,
and when discovered had gained such
Roadway rs to be beyond control. Mrs.
Morrill, took her three children. the young
est about eighteen months old. and sue
ceeded in making her way through the
snow to tho nearest neigbbors, while Mr
Morrill, remained to look after his other
buildings lest the sparks from the burn
ing house should ignite them also. The
next day the people In Mason Turned out
with teams and shoyels and broke ont the
road, and rendered such other assistance
rs was in their power This was So.
we're loss 10 Mr.. Morrill, He had been
moved into his house but about a week
and had got regulated for house keeping,
and TO be thus suddenly turned out OF
doors in the middle of winter, was an
event for which he was poorly prepared.
He has the sympathies OF the people, and
from present indications their sympathies
Will not end in mere words Mr.. Morrill,
is an honest, hard-working young man.
with most lovely family, and the pub
lie may be assured that any substantial
aid rendered them, will be most worthily
bestowed.
Levi Bartlett, young man belonging
to Bethel, while cutting wood in Gilead
few weeks since, cut one Of his feet
nearly off; it was terrible wound, but
he Is doing finely.
A little child of Geo F. Allen, fell back
wards into a tub of boiling water, and
was severely scalded, but through the
s1iltul management of DIR. Morton, II Is
recovering When will people be care
full with hot water?
Another snow storm has commenced.
G. II. B.