Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-06-13
BUCKFIELD.

BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE CHANGES.
The Bucklield House, owned and kept
for the past two years by n. T. Shaw, has
been bought by J. A. Ransom, druggist,
and John Tobin, livery-man, who have rem
ovated and leased 1t to Mr.. S. Tilton, Of
the Maple House. This house offers all the
advantages of flrst-class country hotel.
Mr.. Tilton still retains the lease Of the
Maple House, which is charming locality
for summer company.
Mr.. Gilbert Tilton, recently OF Sumner,
has purchased the old Morrill, store, and
is now fitting it up for stock OF goods.
Geo. A. Gordon, of Livermore, has leased
the old Hiram Hines store, neatly repaired
it and put 10 stock of drugs and grocer
les. He will move his family here.
DIR. John Lord and his son-in-law, VIM.
B. Parsons, with their families, will start
this week for Oregon where they will per-
manently locate. Mr.. Parsons $ real estate
is for sale.
Mr.. Edwin Irving offers his house for
sale. He will move to Indiana in a few
weeks.
Personal AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The heavy rain of Sunday night, May 2S,
sweled the river to such a velocity that
the boom of Marshall 4 Irish, located in
this village, was broken and about six
hundred cords of poplar pulp wood for the
Yarmouth mills, were carried down stream,
causing loss, In expense Of driving and
booming below here, OF $500. The logs
have been doomed at Turner, and will be
driven to Lewiston.
The heavy hail showers visited the town
last Friday, causing much damage TO fruit
trees.
Gov. Long, OF Massachusetts,, arrived in
town Friday afternoon, to remain until
Monday among the scenes Of his youth.
BETHEL, June 0-Notwithstand the
backward, cold weather which we have
endured this spring, Mother Earth seems
still determined TO make 1t plain to one and
all that there Is a something within her
that is tending outward, onward, upward,
and which is rapidly converting the deiac-
ings then received into things of beauty
and places OF delightful resort. The ever
varying songs OF nature-thc anthems OF
God-are ever and anon heard from every
hillside and valley in thrice ten thousand
voices, fearing no rivals in distant lands,
surprising anything Of the kind heretofore
known TO have been offered up,-and yet
each years songs may be enhanced by the
cunning OF the tiller's hand. The so!ace
of the husbandman, the earth's green wrap
per. is so fresh aud full OF woolngs, that,
in humble imitation OF the young LAMBS,
the sons of God go out and lie down upon
it in rapturous ecstacies, while the winged
inhabitants OF the air are fiouting In the
aroma Of nectar everywhere emitting from
the exuberance Of the fruit blossoms.
The recent rains have greatly improved
the hay and grass prospects, which were
rather unpromising until lately.
Probably about the usual acreage will be
improved, although planting is deferred on
account of the cold, backward season.
The present high prices of corn and grain
should truly stimulate farmers TO DO more
dependent upon their own farm products,
and by so doing save money.
Every one seems to be disappointed in
the way hay has spent the past winter.
Working oxen and cows have been held
very high this spring, and there is quite
call for good horses to export.
Oats are worth 10; corn, sl.0o; hay,
from $500 to $1,000 per ton. car OF
hay was shipped from Lewiston last week
and sold to farmers in town.
Potatoes are scarce-worth sl.00. John
Swan has shipped from Bethel Station 20
carloads.
hear complaint among farmers that
young fruit trees have been girdled by mice
badly; grass has also been killed badly in
places.
We hope the day is not far distant when
the people of Maine will raise more and
buy less.
The people of Bethel were shocked by
the sad news Of the sudden death Of DR.. A.
S. Herrick, prominent physician, who
died last Monday of paralysis Of the brain.
The DR.. recently moved from Lynn, Mass,
where he had been in practice eight years.
The DR.. leaves young wife and large
circle of friends TO mourn his loss. Mr..
Herrlck who is in company with Hon.
Enoch Foster, is a brother of the de-
ceased. c.
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