Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-03-04
Bethel Items.

Inc past Winter III not histieeo 'V'
lumbcrmen and wood haulers. generally
excels for the using up Of coarse kinds OF
fodder. Last week we poor mortals
we're completely snow blind. Friday
night, Feb. goth. snow fell to she depth
of twelve inches. On the following day
old Boreas blew his blast. promiscuously
piling the snow into huge drifts. We
learn 1t will cost the town $500 to put the
roads in passable condition. Thus far
our SHOWS have come in very dignihed
manner asd have been much given to
freshness alter they have got here. SO we
have had only about six weeks oil good
sleghing. Where arc our weather-wiso
and sugar-w wise people this season, who
are flush with prophecies We fail 10
hear from them. Much has been said
and written on the flow OF sap which we
think varies with the state of the weather,
being most abundant when the nights
are cool and the days warm. This has
been explained on the supposition that on
warm days The air contained in the trunk
of the tree expands, thus forcing the sap
out, while rs the tree cools of At night.
the air contracts, aud the sap rises from
the rOots to supply the vacuum, 10 be
again forced out the next day. As soon
rs the leaves commence TO expand the
flow ceases, because then the leaves are
able to evaporate all the water that the
roots can supply. Some thirty thousand
sugar trees will be tapped in Bethel this
spring. Mr.. John Swan. I'd. intends 10
sot twelve hundred buckets this season.
Mr.. j. Moody, of Walkers Nils. has
sold out his interest In the Bedstead Fac.
tory to Mr.. Lyman Russell. We regret
to lose Mr.. Al. rs he is one OF our enter
prsng and highly esteemed young men.
Mr. Ebsr Clough is having some two
hundred cords OF white birch hauled into
his mill this winter, which he is saving
into spool timber.
Mr.. Jersey, formerly Principal Of
GoulG's Academy, is studying law with
Hon. Enoch Foster, Jr. {.
Bethel will DO 100 years old next year.
The first mill and house were erected IN
IVA. The citizens OF the town should
begin to think about centennial.
Capt. John Harris aud wife uro the
oldest married couple in the village at
Bethel Hill. They have wcll-nig h reach
ed their tour score years, and have been
married filty-two. lie moved from Win
throp forty-nine years ago. and carried
with him the fret barrel Of flour ever
brought into the town; also = barrel oil
rum. and barrel of dried apple. which
his wife supposed could not be had so
lar in the country. These articles. with
tho spinning wheels, formed promi-
nent part of their movable property.
Rev. j. +. Simmons viii give the
fourth of bis free course Of Lectures in
the Univcrsalist church. Wednesday
evening, March 9th. Subject. Darwin.
ism in ifs relation to Theology"
Arrangements for our course OF Lee.
lures by speakers from abroad. are being
perfected. Hon. Israel Washburn. Rev.
Geo. w. Bcknell and Mayor Kingsbury
have been engaged, and for our fourth
we are hoping to engage Consul Murray
for Reading" Notice OF the time OF
first lecture will be given next week.
The whole thing is in charge OF Com
mitec consistiu. OF Hiram Young, G.
NJ. Twi,ehcll and G. ". HASKELL, who in
u lew days will have tickets Tor sale.