Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-08
TOWN ITEMS.
Bethel.

Enehoioo az ehS OchetoSatioh1i ShH'S"
Sabbath dhy TO pay the last tribute OF re-
spect to the remains Of DR.. u. c. Wiley.
and to sympathize with the bereaved
friends. More than one thousand people
came together, Notwithstanding the rain.
Rev. Mr. Mills. pastor of the church.
real appropriate passages OF scripture and
with few well chosen remarks. and
prayer. resigned the services to the Ma
sons who conducted the services apprU-
priately under The direction of e.. w. NJ.
Gilman Z. Bean aud q rand w. Master
Jarvis C. Billings. From Gorhnm Lodge
forty members were present. Mt. A5ram
Lodge |. D o. +. acted hs escort. aud
the Knights Tempar we're represented
by Sir Knight Callahan, OF which o.
ganiztlion deceased was q member
Miss Annie S. kimball presil@ Il the
organ and the choir SAM -rpropIia.,
selections.
May 3. The harnesses stolen from tie
shop OF Hiram Young oil Bethel last NJ
vember (ior which Baldwin was indicted
at tho last term Of Courl) were found by
j c. Styarns this morning, conceao d
in heap ol manure in his field. MIR.
Slearhs was blowing, and AS the pow
passed The manure it turned out u strap.
and upon examination, the whole of tho
goods taken from Mr. Young's shop were
found. The robes aud blankets were eL-
tirely destroyed, but the harnesses are
apparently but little injured.
Your correspondent Z. (Abiel Chan
dler, Jr..) has jus. added to his !ars'
flock OF sheep, six ewes and one bnck oi
of pure Cotswold blood, from the lJck Of
Seth Sampson oil Turner. The wool
upon the back OF the buck is twelve inches
in length. and OF superior quality. His
flock numbers seventy seven, and he has
one OF the best farms in town for sheep
husbandry and orcharding. The Water
spout Mountain House is upon this larm.
and in summer is filed with bosrders
from the city. 1t is situated about two
miles from the depot at Bethel, and the
picturesque scenery. fruits, and vegeta-
bles raised upon the farm, milk fresh
from the dairy. with eggs fresh from the
henery. and the genuine cheer and genial
good nature OF The host and hostess. TO-
gether with their attention 10 the wants
OF their guests. make it popular sum
mer resort. w.
Mrs. n. d. Center, who was thrown
from carriage. is improving slowly.
Some sixteen thousand bushels OF pota-
toes have been shipped from Bethel dur
ing the past six months.
The Bethel Steam Company now en-
poy about sixty men.
Charles and Virgil Grover have q good
assortment Of goods in their store near
the steam mill, which they are selling at
prices to suit their customers.
Mr.. Oman Smith has nice flock OF
pure blood Partridge Cochins. Farmers
who want eggs to set should call on Mr..
Smith.
We are fully satisfied that more mer-
charitable potatoes can be produced by
using cut seed, with no more than one
piece in hill, than Gun be produced from
using whole potatoes.
B.ihel Grange sent 10 the AtooStook
for their clover seed to sow.
L + Morse is doing good business
in his bedstead factory at Walkers Mills.
Wormell IL McKenney have opened q
meat-shop on Main S. in Mason Beck
Mr.. .. c. Litllehale has sold his farm
TO 2 Il. Bean for $500. Mr.. Littlehale
has purchased the Mrs. C. s. Twitchell
stand on Broad St.
May 3.-We learn that the body Of a
young man about Is years old was found
ia the Androscoggin river in the town OF
Jay, supposed to be Neal j. Gossom OF
Bethel. who mysteriously disappeared
last November while visiting friend in
Hanover. His mother. Mrs. Joshua
Gossom. is very anxious to learn If it is
the body of her son.
The Grange met last Wednesday even
ing with Mrs. A. Chandler. Jr. The
party, some fifty in number, sat down to
an oyster sapper at 10 o'clock, after
which amusements OF varied character
until the small hours warned all OF its
being time to go home. Mrs. S. Sanborn
and Mrs. Cyrene S. Littlehale favored
the party with music on the organ during
the evening Voted to meet with Mrs.
A. l.. Valentine first Wednesday in June.
Mr.. w. G. Farwell owns sheep which
recently dropped q lamb, which when
three weeks old weighed twenty
pounds.
The firm of Woodbury., Purington Il Co.
has sold fifteen thousand bushels OF col n
and one thousand barrels Of flour the past
year. We notice they are selling good
flour from $3.50 to $1,000. rock salt q.
80 cents per bushel.
Horatio h. Goodwin has sold the Lake
House at Upton to Charles Ryerson Of
Newry. Mr.. Goodwin will move on to his
farm in Bethel. and intends to make ad-
ditions to his house for the purpose OF