Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27
Bethel Items.

The remarkably confirmation OF pleas
ant weather, through The usually severe
winter months. should certainly lie duly
chronicled and appreciated. Our oldest
inhubiiun,s IN this section do not iemem-
her such n favorable winter tor business.
While the weather. i all We could wish.
trade brisk and The sl,ehirg ulcil, We
YANKEES are To tmnic il we do mol in
dulse in II little amusement. Tor the
hcalll's rake.
We hear it hintcd that the DID bachcl-
or, Of Bette. are soon Ia take their
best lady hicnds out IL n sleigh ride
Old maids should lie up and dressed.
Fire wood continues To cone into mar
ket. in large quantities, and seIls from
s3. To 81. per cord.
Last week. an OK team, loaded with
lumbcr, and n sleigh collidcd. The form
ct escaped uniniurcd, hut the occupants
Of The sleigh were spilled out. and the
driver dragged s,mc distance, but, iortl''
nately no one was hurt.
Hirum Iodsdon. Esq, has put into his
mill. ut Walkers Mills, a circular board
saw, in place of the mp and down saw re-
moved. His mill is called one OF The best
pieces of property in town, and is capa-
BILE OF cutting out one ihousand boards
per hour The water power oil our town
i, nearly If not quite taken up. Steam
must, in time, carry the machinery OF
this town.
Our schools were never in better con
dition than at present; our people are
generally having much interest in them,
especially our efficient Superintendent OF
Common schools, tor Oxford County, DIR.
\. L. True. The Doctor seems To be
en,inenty qualified for the noble work.
which GENES under his charge. May he
1.-Two long, TO carry on the glorious work
OF elevating, TO q higher standard. our
nation's glory, and shield, the Common
Schools.
Rev. Mr.. Jordan, preached in the
first Congregational Church. last Sabbath.
Mighil Mason, Esq, is fitting up
pleasant room in his new store, up stairs,
which is to he used for g. A. X. Hall.
In this section there ID just snow
enough to make fine sleighing. Last
winter, we had eight feet and four inches
Of snow, making some eloven inches OF
water; the amount of rain Tor the whole
wear. was about 80 inches. The drought
during tho past summer being SO severe,
in this section, that the teed in many
pastures, WAS completely dried. AMI
many OF them destitute OF water. so
that farmers we've obliged to feed their
stock. in some cases, ut their barns.
More streams were dry, and 4 smaller
volume OF water, coursed along the An.
droscoqrin. than ever before since the
settlement ot the town. Z.
Our correspondent writes that on Sat.
urday morning the steam mill used Tor
the manufacture Of spo0ls and saltboxes
caught fire, and as there was but little
wind the flames wore exiiugaishcd alter
all hours hard work on the part OF our
citizens. This is the second time within
the pas, three months that this mill has
been ON fire. and both times there has
been hardly breath Of wind stirring or
we should have had an extensive confla-
grafton. .>
There is great scarcity OF water here
Wells are failing. and many are obliged
to bring their water from distance.
We are having but little snow but worry
cold weather. Sabblth morning az sun
rise the thermometer was 10 above zero;
at2P. ~, above; at sunset II below
and this morning 30 degrees below zero.
We do not crave much colder weather or
more sudden changes than Ibis.