Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-19
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stock of NJ. T. Cross, Esq, and leased
his Store.
DR.. G. II. Wiley intends to fit up the
store recently vacated by Foster & Good
win. for his apothecary business. 1t viii
be good location.
Mr.. Josiah Dutton is commencing OPP
eralions on n lot on the new street laid
out by r. A. Chapman, Esq, through the
Grout pasture, intending to build dwell
ing house.
Mrs. Fanny Grover Is also building
house on Church street, below the Acade'
my.
The Clough mill is being run day ant
night, manufacturing potato starch.
NJ. T. Cross. and others have taken
contract of the Bethel Steam Mill Com
pany, to get out some four or five million
feet of spruce logs, the coming winter
The Company have suspended work in
their mill for the present.
1t is proposed by parties owning timber
lands in Riley Plantation. to erect steam
sawmill at the mouth of the Sunday river
on Hastings land, to accommodate the
spruce timber cut in Newry and Riley
and it is thought that it will pay so to do
Mr.. S. J. Mills, of West Bethel, exhibit
ed ut the Bethel Fair. some wheat called
the White Flint, which was worthy of no.
tice. Indeed. West Bethel did credit to
herself for her productions at the Fair.
The school at Goulds Academy, closed
last week with an Exhibition by the stu
dents, Friday evening, at Paitee's Hall
and it would be but little praise to say it
was one OF the most pleasing entertain
mcnts your correspondent has witnessed
for long time. Everything passed of
10 the entire satisfaction ofall. Tho hall
was filed to overflowing long before the
exercises commenced. The order Of the
programme was such that everything was
fresh and new from the beginning TO the
close. so that Notwithstanding the enter.
tainmcnt KEEP, up till after ten o'clock,
there was no yielding to WEAKNESS. The
exhibition consisted Of Tableaux, Recita.
tons, Declarations and songs. The SONG
of welcome, was sung by Mr.. and Mrs
Barker, +. Carter and Miss +. Clough
was well executed, while Miss AIMS
Kimball played the organ. A declama
ton by 4. X. Town, of Norway, received
marked attention and he did himself mucf
credit. A chainde, entitled the Mystica
Fountain, played by eight little girls al
dressed in white with pink snshes ant
crowns upon their heads, will long stanC
without, n rival, and called ont rounds
Of applause. A song sung by Mr.. A
Twitchclrs little girl, IL don't think shall
Marry" was the perfection Of childlik'
simplicity. A ,ableau. Spirit of the Times
I III 'Np NCfIlfN. ilN Wv
A song. Joseph Baxteris my Name, wa
well executed The Gossiping Club wa
/ very pleasant drama. A charade, Dowr
! by the Sea, was rich affair. In th'
performance of the scene every charactc
was To the life. All the performers sus
! tanned themselves with much credit.
The valcdictory by Miss Z. Garland, o
Newt field. was talented production i
cvinccd good degree OF care and Wa
well received. a group of beautiful
young ladies came upon the stand witt
their voices tuned To sweetest harmony
closed the exercises by singing the Beau
tiful River
Arrangements are being made to max
the Farmers and Mechanics Club, one o
/ superior merit. while the officers wh'
have the matter in hand will do all il
their power 10 awaken new interest IL
tho work of the farm and the prosperit,
of the farmers. The desire is that farmer
should suggest any branch of farm op
erations for the especial considerations o
the meeting.
Hops arc now being sold in this section
at IS cents pound. The New Englan,
! Farmer of last week has an article OF
hops, and says the prospect is improving
They are quoted up to % cents in New
/ York. and large sales have been made n
20 cents. The latest reports Indicate tina
Europe will want all the good hops W,
have to spare, at gradually advancing
prices. &.