Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-11-07
OXFORD COUNTY LOCALS.

NORTH ALBANY.-North Albany rarely
receives any notice 10 the papers, but Il ID
place Of some business. and y or mach
interest and value TO the good old town Of
Albany. w
A. 8. Bean, who owns the Moses Pattee
property, has made great. changes and im'
provements since It came into his posses
sion. He put into his mill, last winter,
q thousand cords Of white birch, and one
million feet of logs, consisting Of pine
spruce, hemlock and hard wood. He has
two mills In operation; one is run by va
ter, and the other by steam-a thirty horse
engine doing the work. He employs abou,
twelve men the year round. He now has
eight horses hauling lumber and spool
stock TO Bethel all of the time. He has
put planer in his mill, and keeps lum.
Der and logs on hand so as to all an order,
large or small at short notice.
Thomas Morrill, Is at his old business,
cutting ship timber. He in company with
Charles Grant OF Yarmouth, have already
cut and loaded one floor OF nfty.fve tons,
and contracted for another OF about the
same size. They purchased the hard wood
on what was known as the Harris lot, In
Bethel, for the frst floor. They cut some
splendid pieces OF keel. One rock maple
roughed out piece so feet long, Is inches
at the top and 90 inches at the butt end.
Mr.. Morrill, has now purchased the Abbot
lot, In Albany, near A. Sloan's, Of Charles
Mason, on which to cut the other floor.
II is said they win find some very nice
timber on this lot. Mr.. Mason is live
man, and understands his business. He
does not belong to the Micawber family !;
he never waits for something to turn up.
Bears continue to commit depredations
on apples and sheep. The Bachelor boys
set a gun In the Hartman orchard; one
day they found 1t discharged, but saw no
signs of blood as though anything hsd
been wounded, so they did not hunt for
any bear; but, last Saturday, = monster
bear was found. dead, estimated TO weigh
four hundred pounds, very fat, but In a
state OF partial decay so that the hide was
worthless, but they tried out some seven
gallons OF oil from the carcass. There Is
no doubt but that this bear was killed by
the gun that was found discharged.
Miss Theresa Mason Is starting new In.
dustry for ladies. She Is building hen.
house; dmepsions-30x20 feet, the east
and south sides TO be mostly OF glass, fin
ished according 10 the most approved
plans. She Intends TO keep some two hun
dred chicks. Her new enterprise will be
watched with interest, rs Miss Mason Is
very worthy lady.
Mr.. Charles wescott is building a house
on the Coburn farm, where one was burned
last June. lie seems TO be progressing
finely with Ii. II stands In full view of
Sougo Pond.
It will probably be remembered that
some time last spring 4 man by the name
OF Manson purchased horses 10 Albany
and paid for them, vr rather pretended 10
pay for them, with some bonds issued In
Tennessee, which proved 10 be worthless
or nearly so. The case Is now 10 court
undecided. Some OF the parties have com.
promised with Manson and now have their
horses. Walter NJ. Brown has one OF the
horses, and Manson sent an officer aiter II
the other day but he did not get II. Brown
told him when the matter was legally de-
cided he would obey the mandate of the
court, but till then, touch the hosre at his
peril, and Brown has his hosre yet. When
will our farmers learn 10 look out for the
landsharks, who live on honest mems earn
ings?
Mrs. Thomas kimball is very sick. She
has had three doctors to examine, her and
at last accounts her case was considered
almost hopeless.
Austin Hutchinson wintered two sheep,
from which he sheared twenty-five pounds
OF wool; and they raised three lambs for
which he received twenty dollars. Who
goes better? GLIB.