Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-07-23
Oxford Items.

The "lOcai OF Inc LeWlStou JOurnoi,
an Oxford Bounty boy, writes to that pa
per from Oxford, the 10th inst, as follows:
Haying isinfull progress ifrthis vicinity
and large quantities Of partly made hay
were thoroughly wet down BY the sharp
rain of Friday afternoon and night. The
farmers in this section are availing them
selves largely of all the mechanical i'm
provements in agricultural tools. and the
number Of mowers, tedders. patent horse
rakes, forks and other inventions in use is
greatly increased since the season COM
menced. Your correspondent saw on the
road between Oxford and Paris, one day
last week nine moving machines in opera
ton and in process Of transfer from the
stations or agencies to the home farms.
There has been scarcely time tor corn to
receive its second hoeing before haying
came on, and in some places it has been
postponed.
Business in this village squite goodfor
the season. The Robinson Manufacture
ing Co., is running on full time and this
week has been putting in number ofnew
looms. The mills Of John Harper Esq,
at Welchyille, two miles from Oxford viii
lage are also being run to the extent OF
their capacity. Repellants are the goods
chiefly manufactured ut these establish
nients. and they have become favorites in
the market, selling at the highest prices.
The Shovel-handle mandatory OF Raw
son & Chapman is tuning out large
amount of work and their handles are
sold in advance Of production. Mcssrs
Snow & Chadbourn, carriage manufacture
ers, have dissolved partnership, and the
former has removed to Pownal. Dean
Brothers, manufacturers Of doors, sash
and blinds are doing good business. A
number ofdwellings are in process of con-
struction here. and the carpenters find
plenty of employment. DR.. S. II. Tewks-
bury of Portland and S. L. Holbrook Esq,
of Oxford have erected on the "Craigie
Farm" model barn of large size, des-
cription ofwhich you will receive ere long
and which cannot fail TO interest your
agricultural readers. The traders here
are reaping the benefits (') of great
influx of runners" andwholssale pedlars
Their number is said to be greater this
summer than ever before, and as many as
u half dozen have stopped at the Lake
House in single night.
A new bridge is being thrown across
the outlet ofThompson Pond near the mills
of the Robinson Manufacturing Co. the
oil bridge having been condemned as I'M
safe and demolished.
Pickerel and trout fishing is receiving
much attention here and the fish are very
abundant. The raising of the dam AT this
village year or two since, and the con
sequent deepening of the water in Thorn
son Pond (a beautiful sheet. nine miles
long by about one mile wide), has in
creased the number of pickerel and some
noble strings of this gamcy fish have been
taken this season. Several pckerel were
caught yesterday weighing over four lbs.
each \ number Of trout brooks in this
vicinity afford rare sport, and the skilliul
angler is sure to be rewarded.
Summer travel is setting in this di
rection, as it is becoming known what ad.
vautages this region offers. With good
sport for the gunner and angler, n splen-
did pond for sailing and boating, charm
ing drives in every direction, and last,
but not least, capital hotel, with large
airy rooms, in charge of mine host Kinds
who knows hi, biz" and attends TO it,
Oxford Village offers tempting advantage
cs 10 the dwcllers in walled cities who
wish to sojourn during the hot months,
where genuine comfort. good country air
and general good time may be had.
Anciem Records. During recent trip
TO Paris Hill, your correspondent called
upon Gen. w. X. Kimball, the popular
and efficient Clerk of the S. j. Court for
Oxford County, and while there he cx-
hibited record book in which, among
the first entries was record of "A court
of general sessions OF the Peace" held ut
Paris in September, 1906. Twenty-eight
Justices were present, and not one of
them had middle name. (Apropos, an
aged lady informs us that the first double
named man she ever heard Of was John
Quincy Adams
Among the names are many well known
through this section OF the State. and six
have towns named for them, as follows:
Simon Frye-fryeburg.
samuel Paris-Paris.
John Turncr-Turner.
Isaac ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
John ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Abijah Buck-Bnckdeld.
The estimates OF this court for the ex-
penses of the county of Oxford for the
year 1906, were as follows:-
Justices Bill, $l6O
Grand Jury, ito
Petit Jury q ssssions), $50
Criminal Prosecution, 100
Poor Prisoners in Gaol, 100
For Roads 20
Coroners and their services, ~
Sheriff and Deputies, lOc
Clerk of the Court of Sessions, AZ
Constable for serving veniries, 81
Contingencies, 900
slass
Your correspondent also saw the first
Book of Probate Records for Oxford coun-