Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-03-31
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We claim that wc make more NuSa, in
this town than j. made in ANY other in
the county. In lS6N. it w9' estimated
that fifteen tons WAS made in town; tia.
being M extra ycar,lcn ton, would be al
fair aycrascyicld, Wooden bucket, have
been in use tor more than forty years.
In 1896 had several hundred Jacket,
made that would hold from ten To twelve
quarts apiece. Those were madc smallest
IT the top. Ihcre "a, oae disadvantage
in these buckets, they woald omclimcs
get frozen full OF lc thus learning nc
profitable Lesson by it. melted and
boiled ice three days and got 80 iuIc
sweet HAT ever since throw out all the
lee notice many of oar sugar markers
are getting in The way of using lin pals
holding iron. ten TO twelve quarts, cost.
ing about thirty three dollal per hundred.
| IhinS they are liked much better than
wooden Buckets 10 make dry sugar,
the tubs should be kept perfectly sweet
The sooncr sap i boiled the better. Give
me good syrup aud will make three
hundred pounds OF dry sugar II day.
There i no particular rule 10 give Cor
,ugaring off. each one having Il rule of
hi, own If wish 10 make wet sugar
do not take the sugar from The pans until
il i, thick enough TO grain, then I strain
the hot syrup into tubs. YOU want dry
Sugly drain the tub in which the sugar Is
put. In sugaring of, tho fire must die
down considerably u thee will be danger
of burning the syrup.
Tho three or four days OF Slcighing We
had last week did not amount to much
now and then there WAS quite a stretch OF
good surface followed by rough spots
that took all the pleasure hom the at
tempt 20 go sleighing-yct our boys i'm
proved it to the best of their ability
Nj. Joseph Twiichcll. the Oldest man
noN'liying in town. is 80 years old, and
i, quite smart and active Timothy Chap
man, Esq, next oldest, Is So years old,
and though nearly blind, Is often seen on
our streets doing business. Mr.. c. is
cheerful, and active rs half the men fifty
wears old. Mr.. John Swan. who is 10
years old. is the only man now living
in town who served in the Wal Of 1872.
One of the very best secdsmen in the
County is Hiram ii. Holt. EsI. There
ia nothing new, approved. valuable, or
supposed TO be valuable in the line OF
garden and flower seeds, bu. he will fur
nish his customers. lie receives his seeds
fresh from b. NJ. Watsons seed establish.
ment. Plymouth, Mass. We learn that he
intends to put OH hands enough to visit
every family in the County the coming
month
Monday u driving snow storm prevail
ed all day about twelve inches fell.
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\ NOII - )OuuCHCC VI I>c" iS.OH oON| HU1
says Rev. David Garland of Bethel, has
been settled over his society for twenty
years, and has either attended church or
preached, every Sabbath. somewhere,
during that time. He has never been
unable 10 preach for want of health.
His habits are worthy OF imitation. He
rises at 4 o'clock in the morning, and
writes till breakfast, after which he
engages in physical labor regularly till
noon, and then spends the rest of the
day in his professional duties. His phys.
ical labors keeps up his physical system,
which, in turn. keeps vigorous his
mental powers. His salary is only $500
year. yet he has secured Tor him
self, by his industry and prudence, 4
good home and a good library, and
gives literally for benevolent purposes.
He has travelled seventy eight miles the