Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-19
RuckfeId Items.

Factory in this enterprsng and growing
village. S. c. Andrews, Esq, proposes
to buy the Cards in Moore &c Farrar's
Carding Mill. and appropriate the build.
ing TO this purpose, and parties are talk
ing of accepting it. The class OF shoes
to be made are Serge, and it is hoped
that this additional enterprise may sue
coed.
A Buckiield correspondent writss:-
The citizens OF our town have raised
$500 per annum for five years, by private
subscription, and with the same hire Tho
building and water power known rs the
carding mill, and lease the same tree Il
rent. To Mr.. G. NJ. Daily Of Auburn. who
is connected with the we'll known Boston
firm OF Badger & Mouny, who are to sp-
gage in the shoe business here. We 81
ready have two concerns here who, nj
though not doing a driving business st
this time, yet their monthly pay roll
amounts to between two aud three thou
sand dollars. Buckfisld clsims TO be he
banner town in the boot and shoe buai-
Eess.
An article in the lions Advocate, rela-
tive To the lils in Buckield and COM
mending the society to the public for aid,
is from tho pen OF the former pastor, Rev.
A h. L Small, if we mistake not. Tho
article is as follows:
The people OF Buckfsld village were
aroused from sleep. on the morning oil
The 27th ut., 10 find their dear place OF
worship so completely enyeloped in
flames that tho house, organ. library,
hymn books. everything was lost. The
village school house by it. side, was also
DESTROYED The town has been under
heavy taxation beca Use OF lis railroad, 30
that it will be hard 10 rebuild the school
house But the male membership OF the
church has been so reduced by the war.
| by removal and death, that the rebuild
ing OF the sanctuary without help Is i'm
possble. Yet that house 10 relatively,
greater o,s than the churches burned IN
Portland or Chicago because 1t was the
only one in which was regular preach
ing, of any kind Tor the entire town, and
! borders OF nsighboring towns. When
the dwelling house OF the first pastor OF
! that church was burned. he was absent
! from town. On arriving al the depot,
citizen not member OF the church,
grasping his hand said, I'VE have suffer
ed little loss here in your absence.
That little word IRE wa. like n rock for
sinking ono to step upon. 1t was the
KEY note OF hope and courage. That
same kind citizen, beside assisting 10 build
tRs church, procured the excellent bell
entirely outside OF the denomination, as
u present. On being asked why he did
il Tor Baptist church. he replied It was
! Tor a place where il was needed. and no
would guarantee that il should never nm
a seclarisn note pledge most faithfully
Kept 10 the last.
Since for that whole region there arc
now no welcome tones OF church bell,
calling to Tho blessings OF tha sanctuary,
over the ashes Of which the church and
citizens weep, now shall not The churches
and friends throughout tho State and
elsewhere. Join to say, We have met
little loss, and lce propose 10 bear II to-
gsther." With all our shoulders under
il, the burden will be no burden. II IS
ueltsr to do nj once what ought 10 DO
done. The house cannot o! course. be
built this hall. but the materials may Dc
collected fOt eariy spring. And viii not
many societies and friends immediately
inform the Suporlntes OF the Sunday
School, Nh v. Ii. Atwood, or the pastor
Rev III. LiHsley, oil something that may
DC expected.
The church and people are happily
united around pastor whom they are
making their best efforts TO retain, but
proyidsntially they are unable to bear
this calamity. The gap can now vary
easily be filled by the proper use OF only
that enc royal Christian direction
Bear yc one anothsr's burdens and SO
fulfill the law of Christ" Ths cicrk
will please catch the names, hear one
whispering. "a hundred from me.
Come friends, fill up the list. ).