Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-29

III - .rs tickets for concert 'nap
a,o seats in their auditorium %
coo took tracks Tor the depot ii''0
sustained n second disappointment, ~
''a Tho nl,,torm stood our stage driver,
who blapdly remarked: u 'n0'
left YOU on the Hill u,e
We made compact at tue iaI' -
rial association meeting not 10 An'
,rore railroads unless they Pa'u
oosh - advance Tor such notice; but we
are Going to Lreak the bond sufficiently
.,s,o ,bs, The Grand Trutk down train'
T,osd.r MAS one hour and lew QUO
-,ior,os b,te when il reached South fAf-
:, ard about one hour AID thirtg m'nu es
la. a, Oxford. NJ. H.rsey VINO mas
bsen station agent y. s.. Paris siGce
many o, us were Graded. knows 10"
70 make passengers comfortable during
spcb DELAYS. and .upplie' them win
seals and entertainment to the luI' eN-
tent OF his resources
Oxford station is ABOUT one ana > hH'
rifles from WelchgiIIe and two from
Oxford yiIlage-ot less. that seems me
distance to a pedestrian upon NOSE
sandy roads. We decided to 40
Welcbyille lir,t because it gave promise
If sfr,rJiog some cxcitem mt F1r "
long distance, a huge column ct o'ach
smoke had attracted the attention o'
every passenger o. the train; aal 90
alieh,ing a. OxtorJ, The lire from Whence
il came. colld BE- pi1lnly seen IN inc
vicini,, of Welchville. Wben we reached
that village ". discovered The iiie to oe IL
the woods c,osa by. l. bad ragged Tor near
Il a week aud the brisk wind OF that morn
inc b.d started it with renewed Yil"f
through iores. aud field, destroy ing
fences and timber to the yalne OF many
thousand dollar.
R,v. N. h.rse- u Nora, thinks ihe
most imvor!aut question 10 traYei'r j.
copc.rninf WIN h /, To have Tor d,nncr,
and We bean 10 think he was about
rjsh,. when NJ oIe o cicck sc dl covered
tber, was 10 h,,e. IN the p!ac Seeing
. store in the distance. and having
learned yictu,liug dodge uater mofe
uoiayorab!c circumstances than these,
we made lor that establishment and
soon might have been seen munohing
famous PoItl4rd crackers aud OVtmd
cheese-lhlt ought 10 tc famous" It'll
our sitting apparatus 90 bo1rG char
and our back against a meal chest.
The oply store in Welcbeille is kept
by ). +. Kiag, joung man OF energy
and enterprise. lie carrie very large
stock Tor c,ualry sore, AID stops
much cus.om which would Otherwise
reach Lewiston or other llfge villages
betweeu. Tue Post Office Is also kept
by Mr. Klu2. H. has everything ar
ranged with nealness. and so convenient
Is Tor customers OF mail see kers, that 1t IS
real pleasure to be upon tho premises.
The largest business in WtlchSil.e is
Harper's mil for the manufacture OF
repellenis. The agent was of lighting
fire, and a. sc made tour OF the mil
alone, We are unable to furnish any st.
tislics concerning the busiueSs-excep,
that il is big thiug. A description Ol
the manner in which lhi work ia done
Will he io1nd duplicated in The account
oil Robinson'o mil. at Oxford village.
There is another Industry in this place
viz: an establishment Tor the mnnuiac-
+ tnre of shodjy leather called Leather
board. The Mossam Mfg Co - is the
euphonious title under which this firm
labors. Mr.. w. W. Dennen, the gentle
manly foreman. showed u over the
establishment aud described the process
OF manufacture in most lucid manner.
Old leather scraps, pieces OF rope and
Begging are gathered by the ton, lhro" u
into VT and reduced to'pulp Ike paper
stock. Ii Is then run cut much Ike
paper, only that 1t coils upon drum
until it acquires proper thickness when
with sharp knlle the operator cuts II
into sheets 80 by IS ioches ia surface.
Twelve en- are employ ed H. this work.
A building Two stories high and six
teen feet .quare, supplied wiin power by
i large water wheel, constitutes the
factory. About a ton If board l. manu-
featured daily. TINS material is used
for sti1fening' aad counters, AMI Is sod
in all large shoe manufacturing district.
/ K Holmes, Egg Kindly oflvred to
carry US to Oxford village when We got
through with Welchville, but being on
our muscle by this time, and having re-
newed courage from once resisting We
again dee ined ride. The road bet Seeu
Welchville and Crais's Mills is through
u level sandy tract, rendered deep and
treacherous by the long continued drouth.
This territory is not very productive. We
observed farmer digging his potatoes
near the town house, and upon inqni'y
found he had secured twenty-four small
potatoes from eight bills None of The
potatoes were over an inch ia diameter.
On entering strange village our first
point of attack is the Post Office. This,