Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-02-11
Denmark Items.

The grist mill is hard ut work under
the supervision OF ID. g. Tarbox. Esq.
Oak is being hauled to the stayc mill
OF Alzo Ingalls, by Silas and Moses Bon.
nett, Nathaniel Robinson and Others
The cabinet shop of T.. o. Watson re-
mains unsold. A capital chance for
business man.
j. G. Hodge has purchased the c. A.
Davis house in which he intends to con.
tinue the manufacture of clothing Tor the
New England markets.
\ flour mill is talked Of here Mt tho
village.
\ tree has been reported on Boston
Hills that scaled six thousand leet.
Eugene Il. Watson aud vile have lett
Denmark Tor Denver City. Colorado.
McKenney IL Berry. the veteran lum-
Jcrmen, are still doing thriving bust
ucss on Boston Hills.
The village school has commenced un.
der the instruction of Charles b. Smith.
Mr.. Smith has great success rs q teacher.
A social dance was held at Brackets
Hall. Thursday evening, Jan. 18th
about twenty couples were present
Another big tee, pine owned by Ma
than Sanborn. scaling $3.50 feet, ard
nearly 20 feet in circumference ut The
base.
The ladies of the Universals. Circle
held an antiquarian supper and social
lcveo ut Brackets Hall. Wednesday
evening. Jan. 23d. the resul, OF which
we have not yet learned.
We hear drama is to be played in
two weeks, at Brackets Hall, by the L.
$ Society.
The Denmark mills are running to
their fullest capacity, having been so for
tunnte as to obtain large supplies of
lumber
e. b. Smith cut pine tree on l.. II.
Berrys lot which made 300 feet of lum.
ber
Berry Il Mckinney are hauling to the
Saco river in Denmark on All average.
%, 900 feet OF lumber day, having in
their employ n team OF sixteen heavy
oxen, with sufficient number of men TO
drive them.
Henry Ilarnden pulled in from Moose
Pond the other day pickcrel weighing
l-2 pounds.
The building owned and occupied by
Henry IIarnden ut Denmark Corner,
heretofore occupied rs Il store. has recent
~ been remodeled and converted into o
dwelling house tor his own use.
Jerry Blaisdel's laudable purpose of
supplying his better half with set of
furs obtained on his own domain seems
likely to be carried out, he having re.
Gently caught two moro foxes in his
cunniDgly baited traps.
Mrs. Sarah L. Benton, wife of Alfred
Benton, of Denmark. formerly so long
and favorablY known at Bridgton as one
Of the best of cooks rs well rs smartest
of women, on the last day of the old
year, besides performing her ordinary
domestic duties. churned, made cheese
and cut up pumpkin to dry. weighing
II pounds
a gentleman visited Tolman & Co.'S
works on Thursday. Jan. 10th, for the
purpose of introducing patent clothes
pin machine. He asked permission TO
time one of Tolman's machines. A ma
chine was set at work, and operated by
Daniel Gilman an employe at the mill.
He turned successfully AZ, 46 and 81 pins
in minute. Gilman says he can turn
IA bbls. II day, IL being the most turned
by him yet. An accident belel the fac
tory on Saturday, Jan. 18th. which re-
suited in completely demolishing one OF
The water wheels. 1t was caused by an
oak butling getting through the rack into
The 1ume and thence into the wheel,
splitting the shaft and breaking the arms
short off, obliging them TO suspend OPP
eralions one week. The factory has
been running to its lullest capacity this
winter, employing from 10 to 20 hands.
and manufacturing from G., 900 to $1,000
pins day.-Bridgton NeUs.