Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-08-04
Bethel Items.

ing their haying to the utmost. Hay
never Was OF bct,or quality than this year.
The grass shrinks scarcely any in making
into hay, that is, lin bulk. The grass
stalks arc but little hollow and cut very
hard. 50 say the mowers. Some oil The
farmers say their hay is good in quantity
and that they have got more than they
expected in the beginning Of haying.-
The hay fields arc the principal points oil
attraction. because men. boys, women and
girls arc there very generally at some
kind OF work. One young lady held the
reins over line span Of bays which were
attached 10 q mower. The inhabitants oil
Bethel arc intelligent and industrious.
As u proof OF this | saw at hay ing one
day last week, DR.. n. L. True. who in
tends 10 spend few weeks in this his
native place.
Bethel is becoming quite summer
resort, and To commend il, IL has u
healthy location, beautiful scenery, its
proximity to The White Mountains, and
last but not least. its excellent hotels and
boarding houses, which arc full 10 over
flowing.
Miss Olive &. Sampson OF Boston, who
was spending the summer with her moth-
or and three brothers al tue WaIerspout
I lf.,I lu- ntls. l
morning. with consumption. Her age
Was twenty six. and but iew girls have
been held in higher estimation, not only
by her mother and brothers. but by those
who have known the joyousness OF her
heart, aud hcr unoxccptiouaLle dcport-
mont under all circumstances.
Tho Elder Sauderson will supply the
! pulpit in tho NJ. l.. church the present
year. lie will preach his first sermon
/ Sabbath.
! A good religious inlcress prevails III
The CongI egttional church; four young
ladies and one gentleman were baptized
last Sabbath.
Each school district in this aud adioin-
iug towns arc Invited 10 be present 1t the
Centennial. The 22I oil August.
MIR. Ephraim Wight. oil Gilead, has u
field OF rle containing fourteen acres,
which will average seven ieot high. lie
is now harvesting it. and it is said 10 be
the best piece grown in Gilead since the
town was settled.
Mr. Samuel Adams, formerly OF Gilead.
/ but who has been Pref. in Illinois Col
lcge for the last thirty six years. is now
/ spending few weeks with his friends IN
! Bethel and GIlcad
Junius Sampson. Esq. of New Iberia,
81. Martins County. La. is speud.u. the
summer ut the Waicrspoal Mountain
House. lie owns an extensive plantation
and employs Il large number oil wura
men. Mr. Sampson informs mo tho
overflow of the Mississippi viii destroy
this years crop.
Mr.. Woodson Mason is putting piazza
to his house, making n decided improv-
mcui. Judge Woodbury. has put IN al.
,l;tioa TO his stable on Main street.
Grasshoppers are making heir appear
anco in large numbers. and there is no
doubt they will be Us numerous rs in the
year OF 1871. {.
A l,tlo boy. live years old. son OF Lewis
Sanborn uI Bethel lost his foot just above
the ankle. Friday, July 2i;h. by moving
machine. lie was following his father
in the hay field. and when turning corner
the horses backed, AMI he jumped before
tho machine.
Rev. Mr. King OF Boston, supplied the
Congregational pulpit. SIndAy; Row. \.
+. Chase of kcnt's Hill. tho Methodist (;
Rev. Mr.. Clark of Lancaster, y. H., the
UniversalIst in the forenoon. and Rev
Mr.. Simmons preached his farewell ser
mon in tho afternoon. lie leaves Tor
Springfield. VI.
Rcv. j. X. Mason will be uuablo To be
present ut the centennial celebration. and
/ DR.. n. L. True will give the address,. in
the grove in lront OF his house, in the
forenoon. a poem is expected by Prof.
Henry Chapman OF Brunswick. The din.
ncr will be served upon the grounds. after
which there will be short addresses, ioasts
and songs. and the reading OF letters
from absent sons. A grand good time is
contemplated.
G.. L. Bean brulght about ten tons Of
hops last week. for which he paid from
twelve to eighteen cents per pound.
W.
The Oxlords OF Bryants Pond played II
friendly game OF base ball with the Bethel
nine Saturday, July 18th, on the grounds
Of the latter. which resulted in the deieat
of The Bethel boys, by the following
score: sixty.two and thiry-:our. The
ladies boarding at the Bethel House pre-
senled The winning club with n silver cup.
The Oxiords express their sincere thanks
for the gift.
The summer term of Gould's Academy
closed Friday after profitable term of
eleven weeks, under The charge of the
very popular teacher, j. I. Thurlow.
The good hay weather OF the past two
weeks has afforded the farmers fine
opportunity 10 put in an abundance OF
I,OOb b.v which fbay bava in1nr0voI