Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-30

The frost is mostly out OF The ground
Some peas and wheat have been sowed'
and some potatoes have been planted on
dry land. The ground is in splendid con-
dition to work. Having so little snow
and rain during the winter,it has remained
very dry till to-day. Oar water mills
have had water enough thus far, but With
out frequent rains they cannot run iar INTO
the summer. There Is no snow in the
woods to keep up that equal flow OF water
usual to this State.
&c. Beans mill in Mason is up for re-
pairs. He had the misfortune to break
several floats from his wheel. 1t was
made out OF the State and it will take
some days to get it repaired.
A. A. Grover did not get in his usual
amount of lumber, so he will get ready
to shut down early.
A. o. Paine of Mason lost very vall.
alb Jersey COW this spring-occasioned
BIZ some trouble at time OF calving. Low
Bartlett of Bethel has lost two nice Dutch
two gear oldI, from some unknown dis
esse-some think they msy have been
poisoned.
Sheep have widtered finely. and ow0-
ers ere having good luck with lambs &C
cording to present appearances. f. j.
Names OF +. a. Gran, will get the pre-
MUM, as he gets some forty lambs from
twenty eight sheep, -thus demonstrating
the advantage OF having good sheep and
giving them good care and teed.
Mrs. ARENAS Mason was thrown from
q wagon some days since, in consequence
OF the wheels dropping into mud hole.
have not learned whether she was IN
iured badly or not. The roads have been
very bad this spring, and for time tue
mud was horrid. 1t is getting dried up
now, but it will be some time before the
travelling is good, as the roads were left
10 very bad condition after tho lreshet'
last tall.
Stock OF all kiads is low 40 compared
with past years. There has been brisk
movement in working oxen, and hun
dreds of pairs hSye changed hands within
few weeks past in this Immediate sec
ton. Messrs. Samuel Il John PnAorook
hsndle more oxen and steers than any
other parties here. Cows are in some de-
maDd, ranging in plice from $50 TO $40
apiece; nice beef cows arc bought and
sold at So per cwt. Pigs arc pleusy
price 81 apiece. Last year at this lime
they were worth 81 or s.. Quite diiler-
ence-the times dem md the change.
Seed wheat has been in great demand.
The leading price ha, been 8 per buShel
for good. There will oe large area
sown this spring. shonld thiUE ABOUT
double that OF las, year. This looks we'll
Tor our farmers. Potatoes are called
plenty at % cts. bUsbel, but l DO MOI.
know where they are.
Mrs. Lucinda c. Mill, OF West Bethel,
has been very low during the winter. She
has been great sufferer. She has been
very much out oil health for many years,
bat during tho winter she was confined
10 her bed and requicod constant huoli-
ance night and day. She has had the
sympathy oil the entire community, OF
which when in health she has long been
an active and honoTcd member. | DO not
think ever saw q sick person who seemed
t. have such grateful appreciation Of
the many tokens OF love and kindness
which she had received from her family.
neighbors and friends, as she expressed
TO me. She said she lack cd for nothing
kindness ccu.d give. Sho thinks II Is
almost worth ones while to be sick, TO
learn how mach good There is 10 human
ity. Mrs. Mills was much better, and her
friends enter,a aimed strong hopes OF her
partial recovery, but she has been pros
tra,ed again--Dut not 50 bad IS before.
Deacon Leonsrd Grover has moved
from Bethel, after having been born. aud
lived on the same farm in that town for
seventy-ninc years.
Charles F. Shaw has bought o. J.
Cross farm in Glead II IS whispered
,bst Mr.. Cross leaves one OF his daugh-
tiers on the farm. He has purchased the
Roach farm in Alba1y. q II. Is.
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