Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-01-19

BY steam power are doing good BUSH
ness. while those that depend on water
have 20 "hang up l..
Bethel.
Jan. l6, lS75.-Abou. thirty-tive OF the
ladies' OF Bethel village surprised the
gentlemen by an Invitation 10 meet them
Al The Bethel H)G3e. Monday evening
Upon their arrival they found the halls
well lighted and the Bethel COrnet Baud
10 attendance. bCt no ladies' to be seen
Soon mine host BArden made his appear
ance and invited The gentlemen into The
parlors and select partners Tor supper,
which was gotten up 10 most excellent
style. when behold. there were the ladies
gro,esque dresses. with their pretty
faces bid behind luiicyous masks. The
partners were sOol selected. the band
sJuck up inspiring music, the whIr.lnS
dance soon commenced and The evening =
enjoyment was fairly iuaugurI;ed. Ma
SIC. dancing. social Intercourse, aad
delicious entertainment a. the supper
table Kept The party together until the
hours OF The morning, when Ihsy sep
ara,eJ. voting the Bethel House and ITS
gentlemAa!y landlord eqlh 70 any
occasion.
Tae Iemaias OF The widow OF The late
John him51l. Esq, were brought TO
Bethel Tor interment. The funeral was
attended ia the CoagTe galiouA church,
Sabbath day. IIer age was s. years. and
she had long been a member OF this
church. Since the death Of her husband
twelve years ago. she has lived wiki her
daughter and son in Portland.
The dwelling house OF Fuller Foster
o. NeSry was burned Tuesday. between
aud o'clock in The eSeOinE \ family
by the name Of MsGiH moved out OF the
house jur.ng the day.
George Chapman Wls badly biueu by
the dog Of Wan. +. S>iuings Thursday.
The farmers OF Bethel and vicinity met
- The Be.he, House Thursday, the 2ssh
ms. 10 gJsm an agriculture. orsAniEA-
t!,a.
Ths /. o. OF Good Tsmplars give q
dramatic entertainment ~ Psttee's Hall
next " eonesdsy evening. Ten nights
10 a bar room.7 aud a Little more
Cider" ~il be presented. Tue proceeds
will he iOr the benefit vi Bethel Cornet
Band. W.
The remarkable continuation oil iue
weather through the usually severe win.
ter months should be duly chronicled and
appreciated The Oldest inba6ilant in
this section does not remember such 4
season. Though The month OF December
as shown by thermometer WAS \ little
below the average for the last three
years. We had many bright. sunny days.
SleighS have run constantly since Nov.
20h. when The first snow came. We
had only one rain in December OF IA
inch. and only 5 inches in sll since Sep
Isnber-an unusual scarcity. Mos. Of
TIE wells and aqueducts in Bethel are
seriously affected by this droulh.-
Severe colds are quite prevalent 4, The
present time in consequence OF the
numerous changes Of the weather.
The potato market has been quite brisk
some thirty thousand Bushels have been
shipped from our station during the pas,
two months; price from 80 10 ) cents.
One OF The most beautiful iyiss We
ever saw was 10 the residence OF one OF
oug eiIlens the other day. making = large
bay Windows look ike bit o: summer
broken on, OF July day and set right
down into snariiug January. Tue cold
nights las; week was L little too severe
for some y. The house p,aats, As we
learn macy were killed. Tue Night
Blooming Cereus which has been a pet
in The family OF Pinkney Burnham Esq.
Tor sevega. years was among the unlucky
oues.
Hiram HodsdOn Esq. has contracted
Eith several parties 10 haul into his mill
4, Walkers Milfs five hundred thousand
spruce and hemlock this win,er. L. L
Morse iu-snIs to put in several hundred
cords OF white birch 10 be sawed into
timber lof 5edsteads.
The schools Throughout the town art
III session and uaier the Infringement; OF
aO.c instruction.
Many of our citizens are passing away
Daring last month Mr. Leonard FAr"e.i,
wac ~as one Of our most enterprisiu1
citizens. Ia one week after his death III,
wife followed aim. Ms. Eli Swan dieO
December 29th. siea only a tew days.
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