Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-22
Bethel Items.

hogs ] thc6gm 4 would put the BAH 10
rolIhg by seadihg TO you the weight ola
Itog slauglhGfedAy Dea. l.. p. Holt, Jan.
9Th weighine, xlth the caul. after tried
tout, seven handrd and one lbs. Now
we tiink thai Bethel stands ahead, till we
hear of q larger one.
If il does not intrude too much upon
Your columns. I viii give You my cS-
perience in pork raising the past five years.
Previous to that time had fed my hogs
on boiled potatoes and meal. | became
satisiiedthat il did not pay 10 feed Out pc
tatoes to hogs at the price they were bring
ing. and came Ia the conclusion that
would make my pork from pigs. In 1867,
commenced with two pigs, feeding ON
eorn-meal aud milk, scalding the milk and
adding little salt once a week. Keep
ing them till eight months old. they weigh
ing 297 aud 317. selling the small one Tor
| Is cents per ib., paying Tor the pigs and
corn and little over. In 1868, COM
menced with two, feeding a. above one
was taken sick gave hun a large por-
I ton of blood root ia milk. and he died iE
few minutes after eating. killed the
other. when eight months old il weighed
391 lbs. In 1866. had two. weighing
40 and 800 lbs. In 1867, also had two,
weighing 3j7. and 800. In 1868. two
more. their weight being 27s and SID
! The last two did not have sn much meal
through August and September ~ they
could eat If they had. ! think they would
have been quite ~ large a. the others.
Pork made in this way Is of the first quail
/ ity. J. +. X,
! NJ the annual communication of Bethel
( Lodge No %. holden Thursday evening
Jan. ilth. the following officers were
I chosen Tor the ensuing year
G. z. Wiley. W NJ : r Shchan
( :. " &C Howe. j. w. l.. u. Bean. $.
u. J. 4. Morton, J D. J F.. Aver, $
Mr. kimhall, C.
About two feet, with good prospect
Of more. ,ha,'s the report from herraboutS
nu The state Of the snow Thus far our
SHOWS have come in very dignifcd man
ncr and have been little given to friski
nr>s. after they have got herc-so W.
have good slrighing in abundance and
our wood and lumber men arr pushing
/ their work 10 completion. with few driii.
10 modest anil make afraid
Last fall our hop growers in thi, yicin
Nv were offered from fifteen to twenty
cent. pound Tor their hops. but they rc
fused. thinking II they kept them till int
the winter. they would gei twenty five
cents pound bat within = few week
past most Of our farmers have sold for tel
cents. while 4 few others say they shall
hold ON \ few weeks. smoke their pipe
and possess their souls in patience, viii
view to keeping up their spirits, and II
hope, of better time coming, putting Of
getting rich till other days
Last Thursday the Methodist society o
Of this town passed very agreeable after
noon and evening at the house Of THEN
Pastor. going a. donation party, sur
pri,ing him 10 the amount Of go, IN corn
apples. potatoes. and currency To thu
amount, Of a.. with many other article
furnished by the ladies, which well file,
the pantry There were two very nice
cake, carried in--onc made by Mrs. jacob
Auuis, the other by Mrs. J.. Is. Brown
Mrs. Annis la, been pa'try-cook in tn,
eating saloon at South Paris. FOR quite !
number of wears, and We would LAY few
can excel her in making uicc cake. The
company -, down 20 a supper at 8 O'Clock
after which amusement, Of AWARDED char
actor commenced. lasting until the small
hours warned all that il wa, time 10 Z,
home.
AsI look around. over town. fin,
some changes have taken place OF late
Mr. \. :. Chapman has purchased hou"'
ON Clark Street known A. the Rev. VI
Wight stand. Mr. Joseph Chapman ha'
rcmodelci his shop On Broad Street
by putting on another story, using thu
basement a. confectionery store, ana
tn second iloor for \ dwelling house Mr.
NJ ". Chandler. who has served faith
fully for three years as baggage master
ut Our station. IA, been appointed Depot
Master NJ West Paris
j. 4. Rodick * Go. OF Lewiston, have
hired Mrs.. Lane, store on Church Street,
and have put in large stock of new
goods. They are doing good business
I Mrs. \. Mason. the wife Of DR.. Moses
Mason. who died a few years ago. died
ON Wednesday morning. 9Th inst, at lh"
advanced age Of seyenty-hyc years and
. two months. Nn' Na' I''t''' - ~"
field having no children OF her own. she
resided with her nephew and niece. On
Tuesday. she visited friend on the other
side of the river. and was in apparently
good health On Wednesday night, 1t
was observed that she was failing but
finally she went calmly 10 sleep ana never
awoke. Her departure was like that OF
the departing LAY that melts away into
the soft and genial twilight. and disap-
pears. Her memory will long be kept
sacred by her friends. I.
Buckfeid.
II H.