Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22

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The Rising Star Lodge, /. o. OF q. T.
of Bethel. held u public installation o!
officers Tor the next quarter, at Temple
Hall, Feb. 9th. After Tue meeting was
called to order by the Chair, the follow
ing officers were installed Jy l.. D.. d..
+. Brown. assisted by bro. Eli Barker
and Sister D'AibrA Young: WI! Bragg,
W CT; Lucia Bartlett, " L II 5; Flo.
Eastman, W V T; Herbert Tai,cheiI, W
Chap; Ala T8i,che.l W /; Eoen Xii
bouu. " + 5; Walter Winter, " > /;
Bell O'de.i, W \ 5; Newton Richardson,
" NJ; Allie Mason, W ID 81; Lillian
Goddard. " &c; Charles Sargent, W o
G. After installation we listened TO dec.
lamsli1as. r,cit,.oAs aGd seiCc, reading,
followed By interesting remarks by o. D..
C.oagh aud D. I. Blown, Nellie Johnson
presiding at Tie organ. This lodgeis The
largest in the County aud in llourishiDg
condition. We understand that the mem.
Der, intend giving free entertainment a.
their Hall, FEB. 18Th. b.
Feb l7,b.-Gould's Academy com
mcnced the spring term Tuesday. with
eighty.Gye scholars, under the charge OF
L. II. Hall, A. NJ. as Principal, and D..
NJ. MCPHERSON, 4. b, Assistant. Miss
Louisa Hall teacher oil music.
Rev. Josiah Duiton has q ful blood
jersey COW that during the month Of Jan.
uary made thirty seven and one halt lbs
OF butter, beside supplying calf with
four quarts OF milk and family of five
persons with all they needed. lie sells
the butter in Portland FOR 80 cents n 10.
l. +. Spencer killed Tor S. b. Twitchell
two > years Old heiloFs whose united
weight was 1900 lbs /; also one , years old
steer. weight 75O lJs. These were grade
Durhams.
Moses y. Mason has just received q car
load OF corn on the ear from bis ia,m in
Indiana. lie proposes 10 feed it to hogs
aud sill next la!! 1 tons oi pork.
S.Ih Walker Is loading two hundred
and fifty cords Of hemlock bark for the
Norway taun,ry.
The l9Ih day OF January Peter Olson
oil Berlin Falls, y. II lost S2ll from
under his pillow while asleep in the nigh.
time. He put the matter into the hands
OF Deputy Sheriff WormelI OF Bethel
who last week arrested T. 5 Sawyer OF
Saltwater, Me, and recovered all the
money. w.
Feb. l5-We find by the record that
Jan'y OF 1870 was warmer by degrees
than the month just past.
Not more than q mile from here there
lives q man who is bent on raising early
chickens. and has already q nice brood
Matched from eggs bY citing them in a
box Of dry horse man-:c aud kept in q
W Urn place.
Tue question is often being asked will
the caterpiilais make their appearance
this season. We recently saw a glass jar
in which were placed three weeks ago
clusters OF eggs taken from fruit trees,
which hatched by being kept in a warm
place, and the jar is completely flied with
innumerable caterpilars. One Of the
curious freaks about them is il placed in
a freezing atmosphere Tor l short time ,on
being brought to q warm stove they
readily resume their former life and
activity.
We rotice several fowls in our County
are Boosting OF the number of their inhab-
ttants who are eighty years Old and up
wards. Why not count up the bal;es,
gentlemen, who are two years old and
under and see what the prospect is il
your neighborhooI.
Mrs. Sarah, wife OF Mr. Nathn Swan
died Feb .4th aged II years and ) month
The deceased was a worthy member OF
the Methodist church
Mr. Year Bean. formerly of Boston,
out who has been confined TO his sick
room al the house of his brother Ira W.
Bean the present winter Is failing fast.
Quite likely ere This appears in pint he
will pass away.
The Apron Festival which came off on
Monday evening, Feb. 7lh at the house Of
Mr.. Hiram Bean was a success. One
hundred and fifteen set down 10 an oyster
supper.
We notice be firm OF Woodbury., Pur-
lngton Il Co. are selling good corn meal