Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-29

BrruEi--Wintcr still fingers on the lap
oC Spring Teams have crossed the An
droscoggin on the ice up 10 April 2lSt
April eth, 1857, ice len the river We
Judge Tee will not leave this season till first
OF May. Maj. Hastings, who is building "a
barn ON his island, crosses the river on the
ice
The sugar season has been thus Ear rather
a poor one.
Conspicuous among the business houses
OF our village have been several in the dry
goods business which have been pre-
eninenily successful. Quite recently au-
other candidate for a share Of the great
retail business in the dry goods line IA,
appeared in the Kimball block; this is Mr.
Ceylou Rowe for several years rayorably
known ~ one OF the partners OF the sue
ce>sful firm OF G. 4 L. {. Rowe OF this
village M Rowe is thorough master OF
every branch orhis business in is minutest
details; has solid capital beyond any
possible demand, and an experience OF some
fifteen years. He has recently filed ny his
extensive store with new goods bought al
panic prices. and offered a. low a. the low
est, and there i no reason why Mr.. Rove
should not command an immense trade.
His store has recently been remodclcd f;
main room, ~ by 81 feet, contains g. feet
OF counter; Office : by - cellar. - feet.
The whole building is heated 10y furnace.
Some eight hundred cords Of birch and
poplar has been hauled into the Pond at
Locke'N Mills the past winter to be sawed
into spool strips, and six hundred cords
hauled To Hiram Hodsdon's mill at South
Bethel This mill is now running day and
night, as also Is John Swans mill ON Fish
river
Elijah Brown. who has been confined To
his sick room since last fall, i now i'm
proving.
Mr.. Andrew Oliver, one of our oldest in
habitants, died last week after kng and
painful sickness. His funeral was at his
sons residence last Monday. attended by
Rev Is. Foster. {.
April 26.-The weather is cold and trav-
cling had in Bethel
The sugar season has been poor and but
little sugar aud syrup made.
Good hay is scarce, and the demand for
corn and grain good
Our farmers are describing hops and
will plant twenty-five or thirty acres OF
sugar beets for the Maine Sugar Beet Co
The Methodist society are thoroughly
repairing their Westinghouse, and painting
outside and inside.
Mr.. 3 d. Philbrooks large and commo-
diouS buildings are nearly completed and
ready for occupancy, upon the site where
his buildings were burned last August.
Mr. H. c. Andrews has so far recovered
his health rs to be found at his old stand
again, ready to supply the public with fine
carriages, or attend to any job work that
may be called for.
Mr.. A. b. Stevens has opened q tin shop,
on Main Street, near the Methodist church,
where may be found good assortment of
tin and hardware, stoves and house fur
nishing goods. Mr.. Stevens is practical
workman, and worthy Of a share of public
patronage.
In these days of frequent change it is
worthy of note that Rev. David Garland of
the I'd Congregational Church, last Sabbath
preached his thirticth anniversary sermons
(in a. m, text, John xvi ~, My peace /
give unto you; p. m, Phil. ii %, Let this
mind be in you which was also in Christ
jesus that he preached thirty years ago.
lie is really the Bishop OF all this region,
officiating at weddings and funerals in
eighteen or twenty towns in this vicinity
being the only settled pastor north of Nor
way in the county. The influence of such
Il man is not bounded by county or state
lines. w.