Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-05

company lntebu u engage N extensive
numbering operations next winter. The
tract purchased Is covered with heavy
growth Of valuable timber.
A number Of he leading Democrats q,
the town have goue 10 the lakes to ho.d
sweet counsel together in The solitude Of
the forest. where none but the wild beasts
can modest them.
Mr.. Edwin Caldwell has built Il fine
new house on Farmers Hill.
LONE STAR
Bethel.
May 2S.-Miss Mary II. True Principal
OF the Articulating School Tor Deaf Mutes
in Portland has accepted an advantageous
offer to go 10 England TO teach her meth
DDS for four years. where she has pre-
viously taught with marked success for
two years. She will leave this country
TOR her new field OF labor the last OF
August. Miss True is the eldest daugh-
ter of Dr.. n. 7. True OF Bethel. and has
passion for this kind of labor.
Oar County Commissioner, G.. a
Hastings. has received The present OF q
Jersey calf from d. n. Skillings, E.q..
Winchester, Mass. from his imported
COW, and an imported sire. W.
May 30.-A very large acreage OF corn
is being planted in this section. oar
farmers begin to realize that it is cheaper
TO raise their own corn than TO buy il,
which has been too much the case for
several year, past.
Vegetation is fall two weeks ahead Of
tho usual u.Ir. Some OF ous farmers
have finished ihoir planting atd viii
commence hoeing next weeE.
The sppIc tree blossom, have put in
then appearance.
The pulpit OF the Congregations.
church is to be filled on Sunday a. VI 10y
Rev. Mr. Mills Of Boston through The
summer mon.hs and possibly longer.
Rev. Mr.. B-bte vii suip,y the pulpit
in the NJ. +. church the coming yesr.
Mr.. B,sbie is liked very mach by lis
hearers thus far.
Rev. Perry Chandler of Goihem, y
ii. exchanged With Mr.. Bls5ce we, k ago
last Sa5bllh. Mr. Chaull,r was .
Be,hci boy and Wa, greeted &i.h lur
house.
| Rev. y. \ ,ssermal Of Winthrop
will p, ach in The Uniyer,4lis, chur
every other Sabbath during the Summer.
Mr.. b. is Il very good speaker and $
liked by all who have heard Kin.
We learn he Baptist S ,ciely .. Beans
Corner will have preaching in thu
church during the summer months
The anniversary OF the NJ. l. S.bba'h
School cane off last Slbbalh, and The
following Ulcers were chosen for the en-
suing year: Hon. Elias NJ. Carter. SD
perintendent; +. II Whitney. As ant;
Miss Nellie Gibson, L'h'arian; A. Chan
dler. Jr., Secretary aud Treasurer; Miss
Lizzie Mason. Assistant. The school
during the past year has been in a grow
ing condition, uLder The chlrge o! SIper-
intendent DR. f. Is. Goddard. the whole
number Of scholars in ATTENDANCE is iO5
average attendance 7G. We learn the
Sabbath Schools in The oth,r church
are 10 flourishing condition.
Master Herbert w. Cummings, while
out in the woods near A. p. Bake's after
spruce gum, heard noise in the branches
OF tall spruce. Casting up his eyes he
saw large mountain cat on projectiSg
limb, watching him Us cat would a
mouse. Herbert being very courageous
boy. stood his ground for some time,
thinking what to do. Finally he started
70: the house to get his gun, saying be
would make the old fellow smell gun
powder, but ere his return the cat left for
parts unknown.
The Iron Clads held their meeting in
the NJ. i. church Sunday at p NJ. The
meeting was very interesting. President
Haskell opened the meeting with his
cheering remarks. Remarks by Bros
Chapman. Barker. True, Brown, DR.. n.
T. True, Rev. Mr.. Bisbee, Judge Wood
bury. and Rev. Mr.. Mills. Miss Lizzie
Mason presided at the organ.
The people connected with the NJ. f.
society and good sprinkling of friends
outside collects at the house of Rev
Mr.. Bisbee on Thursday evening and left
in his possession large quantity OF good
things consisting OF greenbacks and eata-
bles. Among the latter was nice pack
age of flour from the store OF Moses
Cross & Co. This firm has on hand the
incest assortment of carpeting 10 he found
in any country store. Call and see for
Yourself.
Mr.. John Swan has sold his farm in
district No. II to Mark Swan OF Enrol,
New Hampshire.
Wednesday, May 30th, as has been the
custom for several yeals past, was APP
pointed as the day in which to strew with
lowers the widely scattered graves OF on Il