Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-02-20
Letter from BucRfetd.
BucKrIELD. Feb. 10. 1917
BUSINESS NoTEs.

groceries, etc. and Messrs. ATWOOD,
soauldiog &c Co. lead in dry goods, oil
" hich they keep one of the largos. and
5est assortmenls in The County. The
of the weather duIing tho first
# the winter put veto upon wood and
lumber business; but during the late
pleasant weather there has been much
activity iu teaming, giving the village
an old time business appearance.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
Hanson's shoe factory runs steadily.
giving employment TO about fifty hands.
His freight all goes by the way oil Auburn,
and is hauled to that station by his own
teams kept for that purpose.
Nahum Moore's shop, recently occu-
pied by Mr.. Daley. waits for an occupant.
The crew OF Messrs. Andrews & Wal
dron are at the Bridgton factory. Handle
blocks are coming in freely to their fac
tory here. They received about two
hundred dozen more than last year at this
time.
Messrs. Limit & Record. whose saw
mill was burned last November. have
laid the loundalin of another and viii
be ready to saw in the spring.
O.her manufacturing Interests are quiz
city &C i've.
BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE CHANGES
j. Ii. DeCoster. our wel,-known post
master aud hardware merchant for fifteen
years, has sold his business 10 Mr.. |. W.
Shaw. his former partner and clerk.
Fuller has opened a cash store al n.
Arson. lie will vacate his store here
before the list of April, and is running
of his goods accordingly.
|. f. Tnurlow & Frank Fobes of this
village have recently opened a drug store
at North Arson.
A. G.. Wood of East BuckHeld has solo
his farm TO Mr.. Luther Maxim OF Paris
Tor $500.
Charles o Goodwin and son, OF the
same neighborhood. have purchased n
farm in Waterford The lasttwo changes
take from the town five democratic
voters.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
The schools, in general, have been
highly successful. \ msiIriIy OF them
closed this week. The village schoo' 5
closed on Friday of last week with a
public examination, which WAS very
creditable 10 all concerned ard largely
attended by the citizens. The general
and attendance has been
the best we have ever had. TEACHERS OF
the High School. j. +. Moody and Miss
Staples OF Hebron Academy. Of the Phi
mary, Mis-, a. II Prince of this village.
Ten scholars from this village will attend
school at Hebron this spring. aud prob
ably as many more from olner sections
OF the town. We shall not probably have
II spring term, but The summer term will
commence by the first Of May.
CHURCHES.
We have three church buildings in
town, but have regular preaching in only
one-the Baptist, Rev. Mr.. Farley pastor.
This church has prosperous Sabbath
School under the efficient superinend.
ence OF Mr.. Wm. Ii. Atwood.
The Universalist church is occupied
only occasionally during the summer
and the same may be said OF The church
at East Bucklield
SPORTING MATTERS. &c.
Oar bold fox hunters have occasionally
returned from tho hills with trophies Of
The chase, but less frequently than usua
on account OF the severity OF toe winter
Two excellent tracks have been scraped
on the river, " hich sHJrd great attraction
10 he horsemen.
Decatur Irish Of Hartford caught ore
day last week from Swan Pond three
pickerel, two OF which measured twenty
three and the other twenty-five inches in
length.
Prot. Staples is conducting a dlnciug
class of eighteen couples al Warren''
Hall.
ADJUSTMENTS. ETC.
We have had less than the usual mum
Der of public entertainments this winter.
No lectures nor leyees-only few tray
cling exhibitions OF an interior character.
But this dearth has in part been made up
by the Reform Club and Ladies' Aid So
cieiy. The latter gave an oy ster supper
recently. netting Sl8. The Reform Club
still prospers finely. Their meetings
are largely attended and frequently ably
addressed by gentlemen from other clubs.
A second club was started few weeks
ago. but. after Aaving two excellent
meetings it united with the old one.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The death of F. o. j. Smith has once
more revived hopes that our railroad may
again be brought to life.
The State and County tax of Bcckfield
is based upon valuation more than a
hundred thousand dollars greater than
the real valuation upon which the town