Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-05-16
TOWN ITEMS
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Nav I2.-The greatest freshe' since
October 1872 occurred on the Androscog'
ain Yesterday. The river overlooked It's
hanks and the intervals were all co'ere'
50 a, TO make one great inland sea. ino
hooo q, the Bethel Steam Mill" gave
way aud about one hundred Thousand .,
the logs belonging to Sanderson Auu
u.mmous went down river. lhey go'
ho;r dr;vs of one million feet into tue
boom Saturday, and have contracted wiz"
Charles w Pierce. Esq. (who has charge
-, the mills this season. TO maIu' cure "
at about 81 so thousand "m' L.
skiIlings. Treasurer of the Company nus
h,s drive of about FIVE million ieet wen
under way. and the high water VIII oe
favorable to au early arrival.
Gould's Academy opened TUESDAY
with nine scholars under the caro- OF MI
David NJ. Mcpherson, who has Deeh TUG
very Efficient assistant the last TWO 'e'i''S'
The village school opens next Monday,
MIR Clarence h. Chapman. Principal anu
Mis-, Annie NJ. Frye, Assistant.
E5er Coughs starch factory was con
sumed by fire last Saturday L. NJ win
sbou, four tons Of starch. tools and ma
chinery and quantity I'll manufactured
lumber. Insured Tor 5000. IL Is hoped
that he will build up again rs It IS great
benefit to lhe farmers IN this vicinity
Hon. X. A. Chapman Is seen again
upon our streets. lie has been confined
10 his house for three weeks with slo"
fever
Farmers have commenced operations
on their farms, blowing. sowing gram
and gardening. Several OF our farmers
sowed their wheat April 2G.b. Mr. VIM
K. Eames OF this town sowed six acres
the FIRST days OF May.
The ice LEFT the Androscoggin April
18th. Many snow-banks give our h'Il
sides a speckled appearance and the
mornings are still cool and air chilly
The amount Of snow fall for The winter
now past.-nno feet and eight inches.
The farmers connected with the Grange
., Beans Corner. Bethe,, have sent to
Aroostook tor their grass seed. Farmers
have come TO the conclusion that they
might ~ we'll throw away their money rs
10 lay il out Tor the western seed.
Mr. Lit,lehale. whs drives the stage
from Bethel 10 Upton, says be runs to
Grafton Notch on wheels and the rest oil
the route on runners.
The performance OF The charming
opereits Ia six acts at Paree's Hall on
the eve OF May II gaze unmis,akable
satisfaction to the large audience present.
The perioI mers very soon proved that
the Communications which bad preceded
them were deserved. The comb orches-
ira, under the talented ship OF Mr.
Fred CLARK. was mastery piece oi act
ing, which received hearty and prolonged
applauses. The parts were all given
splendidly, and al seemed so calm and
self possessed that it seemed more u
reality than otherwise. Mrs. FaTnsworth,
one OF Bosion's most talented piauists.
presided at the piano
We recently saw II strange monsIrosiy
in the shape OF dorb!e hens egg. t~u
eggs united together; these had no she'll
over them. but covered with u sUlt him
or skin, one OF them containing all white
and the other all yellow.
The vile vi DR.. Elijah b Goddard j.,
failing. {.
Bethel Savings Bank have declared )
per cent. semi Annual dividend on its de-
posts May 1T. It has SO. 900 deposit.
and is in "a sound condition under its
management . II. M4son Is President
and Eauch Foster, Jr. Treasurer. It has
no suspended Railroad Bonds nor other
poor securities on hand