Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-21
Bethel Ike,u,s,s.

Albert S. Twilchell. Esq. of Gorham
N. III. Ca former resident of this place.
gave a very interesting temperance lee
ture in the Universaist church last Sab
bath evening. He enforced the idea OF
home influence, rs preventive for the
evil OF intemperance and beautifully
illustrated and described the true and The
false home, aud urged the importance OF
a pleasant and attractive home, in which
all the members oil the family would
find pleasure and recreation.
Gage &c Haskell have opened q shop
for the manufacture of ready made cloth
ing and also are doing all the custom
work that comes to hand They have n
good assortment Of furnishing goods,
and run seven sewing machines in their
shop. and are distributing large quaint
ties of garments throughout the region.
They take their sale work from Boston.
Mr.. w. II. Farnham has opened q
jewelers. shop in ELherldge's building.
He comes well recommended from the
Waltham Watch manufacturing Co.
The Bethel Steam Mil started UP last
week with about fifty hands. They have
put into the Androscoggin and lis tribu
taries, seven million iect of pine aud
spruce lumber the past winter.
Mr.. Ebcn Clough has put into his mills
four hundred cords of Birch and Poplar.
for spool strips and salt Boxes. lie has
also made into starch and shipped about
10000 bushels of potatoes the past sea-
son.
d. +. Brown 6 Co.. are shipping large
lots OF leather both finished and uulinisf
ell from their tanuery.
The Bethel Cheese Factory is lDcated
ut Mddcinlervalo, four miles from the
Village. They have pun chased their ra,s
in Utica, y. Y, aud propose to take
milk the first OF juno. Tho officers are
among our most enterprising young men
which assure success to the undertaking.
President. e.. l.. Blake; Sec'y. 4. NJ.
Carter; Treasurer. o. II. Mason. W.
The weather has been very changcablo
Tor the last two months. On the llth oil
April ten inches o! snow foil.
Friday evening April 10Th. the citizens
Of this place gave al Old Folks Concert
at the house OF J. c. Billings Esq.
Notwithstanding tho weather aud travel.
ing were nnlavorable there was n well
filed house. We noticed several of the
oldest citizens il town worc present and
took prominent part in the sing.
Among them wa, Capt. Timothy Barker,
whose age Is eighty years come June
Mr.. B. has cut aud hluled from the woods
fifteen cords of OIL growth maple wood
and prepared the same for the stove lie
is just the man, who. Tor tho good OF his
fellow mcu ought 10 live hundrcd years,
and never grow old. Mr. Stanley being
present sung Que oil his choice songs,
and was mas.cry piece OF acting
lie received hearty aud prolonged ap
plausc.
Swan and Dustin have pun shinglo
machine into their trch mill on Fish
Stream. Thay thinS OF putting slcam-
engine into their mill 50 They can run
their machinery all Though The year
Mr.. IL c. Barker, hl1 pa; up a new
carriage shop on High Street. We no.
liced every thing about the building IS
arranged very conveniently and is paint
cd up in the bcs: Of style, showing Mr.
d. means business. just giTe h.m call.
The company who cary on tue peg
business add mucI TO tho thrIII OF our
village.
Our people are losing fJT'rI - tho
addition Of the Il. J.. Il. L. machine
Shop to our village. We learn tho
building at Gorhsm being much ont OF
repair the company intend to con,o.iitIc
this with the one ut South Paii, and re.
build At Bethel. ShoJI This takc place
We trust business W.. DO increase !, .
spirit OF enterprise engendyred \ d all
our conveuiences multiplied. Our me
chanics and labor,gi need the employ.
mcut which the machine shops will pretty
surely ciyc. Labor il IoY a0undIut.
Mlj. Grover IS about to blild largo
house on his lot on Main Street. John
Garland is putting on another story 10
his house on Main. Street.
Col. c. 5. Edwards is getting ready
to build another barn on his lot on Yer
non Street. The Col. winIcrcd about
lifty horn cattle, several horses and colts
and flock OF sheep. Mr.. T.. is living
agricultural link that connects Old time
farming with the present. lie was one
of the bravcsl officers in our Late war.
We notice Mr.. Hannibal d Grover. one
OF our loI iin5 merchants, has Just re-
ceivcd large assortment OF ready made
coslbinS and other goods which be is
selling cheap for cash.
L. b. Kcndal's Black Hawk recently
uo,ted with Eli Bankers gelding colt
and won the race in L.iee straight heats.
After the race Mr.. G. NJ. Wormell the
veteran horse driver. offered 10 take. the
Barker colt and bet $40 TO s. with the
Kendall horse but the latter refused.
Miss Jennie Mckinney one Of the
most beautiful, amiable and talented girl.
of ihis inwn- died Anril 81. al the AGED