Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-16
Peru.
death.

Oct. Slst. Last night We III"
heavy fall Of rain. and the highest "'''
around were white with snow this morn
inc The streams are al bank inIi. l'e
,ndrosco ,ein river is as high as IL nae
noen mi. season, and is still risins. Inc
ro.Is are washed badly. Snow sq1ai'
nave been raging all day from Tho nor'h
west. which is a good sim that winter J.
ut hand.
Tn. farmers are preparing their lane
for the next year crop. Some winter
yrain ha, been sown. HIP hslds at
being prepared. tho poles set up. and all
necessary preparations made ior iA''u''
or success next year. Asminy acres a'e
ulowed as ever saw here A. 'his une oil
soar. Wo were surprised lev days
400 TO see in our midst i've gentlemen
who are Interested 10 buying hops name
ls: O.is IIayio OF Canton. Thomas
REYNOLDS of Canton. DIE Tom BJs'on'
n L Marshal, West Paris. il Eustis oil
D;,Geld. All W, 70 very anxious 10 pur
chase the whole lot At their own price.
md understand that some in town so q
A, f. cts. per 10. This Is rather q low
price. when last year no better hops SO d
a, 81 cts. per H. Many are seadins th.ir
hops to New Y yrk and Philadelphia. that
they may he ready for sale when tie
market opens at 4 good price.
The valuation Of he town for The year
1875. il estimated 10 be $3.50, 0.5 Amount
c1mmi;led.for collection Sj52S. st ~ CT
on a dollar, whole SIN raised Tor schools
by town $3.50 District No. 1 has a.
lis share sl33 % of the sana. Tue sew
raj schoo agents OF Peru h.vI engaged
the foilosins teachers for the white
schools. District No, |. Miss SIs'n D.
.ano, OF Can,oa; y, ?. Ms Wilmer /.
Robinson OF Peru; West Peru. Miss
Martha Sampson OF Hartford; NJ 4. Geo
" Roberts Of MeIic); Damn District. ].
. Bracket; kaox school. j \ Irish oi
Rumford; Waite District. X A Knight o
Peru; Ripley district, Cbas S Walker o.
Peru; Oldham District, Hiss . A Atkins
VI this town, and No II by l. X Knight Of
Peru. The average wages Of teachers,
S24 per month. Average length OF
schools weeks.
The following Is tho amount OF crops
raised in District NJ. Tor the seasop
1873. okoning c~rp. potatoes. gaia sn1
garden vegetables by The bushel. hay and
fodder by the ton. and hops. butter and
cheese by The ID AID ton also the cum.
Der OF horses, cattle, sheep. hogs, poultry
&c corn, 7G) tushels. potatoes. Gil
bushels. beans 100 bushels. oats OPS
bushels. wheat rs bushels. rye 20 bush
els. lLdiI wheat. l23 bushels. ,urnips s.
bushels, beots IL bushels. onions 10 bush
cls. 80 cart loads Of pumpkins; 9l5 tons
ol lay and fodder. IS. 500 lb'., Or 9 l-2
tons of hops, 2250 lbs o! butter, 1895 lbs
Of cheese; IL Jokes OF wOi kin. oxen .iS
cows. II two year o d steers an h,ifers.
70 yeariings. 81 calves. Is horses. colts.
PIG sheep. II hogs. Is pigs. l53 turkeys,
81 h, MS and 10 geese. There ar, eighteen
farms in tie District upon which about &c
acres " III Le cultivated mex, year 10 hops
The farms will average loo acres each
making about 1850 acres in all.
Nov. 3l.-,rhe ground i, frozen hard
Wind raging FROM the north.
Cyrus Bargess and SImisl Bargsss
have both built dry honses this season.
The Oldest man 10 this d.slric, now Is
Mr. w b. Walton. lie Is over II years
old and i, abe 10 do great amount OF
work. lie represented this district 10 The
Legislature Of is4s. being then n resident
oi Franklin Plantation. Since the year
1854 he has resided 10 Peru. where be b s
been esteemed as \ sJeigl cil'z n.