Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-29
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IVES. Paris.

IVES! Paris
Our correspondent "r." writes: Charles
Yorns raised this season 80 lbs. OF pota-
toes rom one 10. ui SEED. The variety Is
The Excelsior Ten of thc number
weighed II lbs each. Mr.. Young
oeated this crop IN the ordinary way, no
especial paias being taken. Who has
beatch Ibis.
OR Correspondent, "Jho.,' w'tcs:-
Having al opportunity few days since.
STEPPED into our steam mill 10 learn
something OF the manufacture OF shovel
haudles, and was happily surprised to
learn Of the large amodht of business that
the Messss Brown and Ba-fows were doing
in the manufacture OF chairs; their la'gc
facto Y is ideally filled with material tor
chairs in the process Of completion. They
have machinery for Tie manufacture q AL
kinds Of chairs aud are now maruactpr-
( ipg some forty 10 iinv different kinds.
! they have six thousand chairs OF different
/ pate~T now really TO PIT together, and
+ for The market Their cane seat work is
to be done at the S'a,e L. cotm School
near Portland. Their dry house Is innc-
diajcly over the engine and tha material
/ Nr Two thousand chairs can be dried at
one tine. Tuey have orders from PoU-
+ land. Lewiston, Canada, and other places
+ To- their work. VI. Sauborn OF Norway.
with c-ew often men are busilv engaged
1t the steam mill manufacturing shovel
/ handles; they have about thiriy-tivc
+ thousand - flush zap here, which will
/ axe them T. ON six - eight weeks.
TIE Fall EN- Of school commenced
he-e enc week 70 lat Monday und5r the
ms rdcijop of nc Nery popular and ac-
comprshcd tcaehe~, NJ. Belle " Elliot
/ Of Gdm odd, who Taught our ,dmmc-icrm
with suca success tnat We regard her
. hoe - one OF ,hc hcsf %, teachers. Her
order - >,nlpl IS COOL, AID when once a
school is under -ood discipline The rest OF
/ ,se No = IS comparatively easy a"d pleas
ant.
T. l.. Judkts is olrrin. our farmccS
tom fly to seventy dollars per ton Too
. d.Y 60. hu-L.
Hcs>.s. Briggs aud 'ruel arc now travel
iu. amoa. or farmers with ,hc.' dodblc
ho Sc power (Wbijmau PalruU lhrcshing
machine, and are living excellent Salts
rc,iol.
+ lrard from y. l.. Ntr,hall, Esq, that
thee vas picked iu ,hc hop fields belong
iu. 90 hmsclt. Ei.-S and Child, rom
fo,,y 20 fey ruudi I'd iSht OF hops a'cr
br'n@ died, quanuy and quality good.
These hops Wg,e picS,l By h y gi'lS
aycrc. x twcnfC-ilye poudds OF hops
. fa1er they wee dricd) q each .; per
dav. ". N,r,hal' has an improved dry
house wnc.- ne has d-ic,l hops weighing
/ f)n ono brld ed aud fitv to two hur-
d-cd pounds .a'cr they wee dried;) in
I five houses he dries with S.oyeS end the
I d. cloth i fifteen feet from lie lower
noof. have had no opportunity % ex-
anime NJ. Mrshars d'y bose anl
. fI.thef then already stated.
I The may f.'vuds OF Mr.. Socrates Cur
/ lis will De paired TO learn that he died Oh
I Fr'dav night last Sept l7th, OF hcmor-
rha3e OF the lungs. lie had been sick
about two weeks. Mr.. Curtis was the
Junior member Of the firm of 4. c. Curtis
a Co.. and Was conducting the tailoring
! department OF his firm. lie MAS "A young
man OF uublemisped charac'er, his habits
were strictly moral. trmpe ate and indus
I tfous; he had 4 smile AMI Mud add cheer
/ ful word for every one. not r profaue, Oh
scene o. woods OF ri,Gculc were eve. head
from his lips, and his great aim in life
seemed to be to help maze happy those
around him. aud being possessed Of that
social, kind and genial disposition he was
. beloved By this whole community. who
to-day dcc'ly modrn the loss of Il pure,
upright aud Al honest man. lie VAS mar
| ried the l7th OF June last, TO Miss Mary
/ Caldwell of Greenwood, who i lett
widow 10 mourn the loss OF a Kind and
/ loving husband. She has the deep sym
patty OF th> community Ia this her sad
/ hour OF trouble.
Porter.
Oar correspondent Il" writes: Mr..
woodman French of this place had val
liable two years colt that was stricken
down about ten days since in rather
peculiar manner. which learn was as
follows: Mr.. +. turned the colt into the
! field aud soon after found him lying on
! the ground appearing Ia be in great agony
having literally torn up he ground around
! him. Mr. French thought At iirs. it was
the collie caused by eating apples, but the
colt not recovering and not being able to
stand was moved to the stable where he
has since laid, appearing portion of the
/ time to be in dying condition.
VIM. +. York has Il turkey that has
/ lain two eggs each measuring ten inches
around the larger way and seven the
smaller This think hardly equal to
hens cgg we took from nest a few days
since, measuring four aud onc-hall inches
in length and ten Inches around the largest