Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-08

Republican. y.
BETHEL, August 2nd.-The mercury has
ranged among the nineties several days the
past week.
Farmers have been very busy the past
week OF good weather getting In their hay
which yields much larger crop than last
year and much better quality. Help is ra-
Their scarce for haying and good men will
get two dollars per day. Moving machines
and horse rskes have been in great demand.
Agents have been troubled In not getting
around fast enough to supply the demand.
The Walter A. Woods mower takes the
lead. Judge Burbank Of the White Noun.
tain Stock Farm, says, In private letter ::
al have used all kinds OF machines, but
find the the Walter A the most pc rfect
machine" The Meadow King is fsvorite
machine among many farmers In this Sec
ton. Among the horse rakes, the Eagle
takes the lead the agent has sold twenty
one The Monitor Is frst-class rake; so
is the Meadow King rake.
We recently saw In field OF grass s
stalk Of herds grass which measured feet
and inches. Good for this season.
Crops OF all kinds are growing finely
this warm weather, and the prospect i,
hatteriug that farmers will reap bountl-
full crop. Potatoes are looking finely, al
though the farmers needs to looking after
the potato bugs which are plenty.
Many acres OF sweet corn are planted for
the factory. There Is promise Of heavy
crop OF apples.
There was large attendance Sunday at
the several churches.
The wife OF Mr.. Brock was buried last
Sabbath at = u. VI. Mrs. Brock has been q
great sufferer for the past year with can
Ger on her side, but last Friday she passed
quietly away.
Blueberries are making their appearance
and the rafting OF tin dippers and young
boys aud girls are beginning to echo In onr
midst.
Business is good and city visitors are
docking into town. The hotels In the vii
lage are filling up fast. The Locke House
has some over twenty boarders. Mountain
Grove House, ii. X. Goodwin, proprietor,
has now about twenty. Valentine House
is full. S. b. Twitchelrs new house will
be filed next week. Waterspout Noun.
t lin House has been filed since June full
t. overlooking. and two families camping
o 1t taking their meals at the house.
There has been much sickness the past
few weeks, and among the deaths we note
several old people. Mrs. Lucy A. Rob
BINS, who has been making her home with
her neice, Mrs. Ellen N. Chandler, died
very suddenly with congestion of the
lungs her age was - years. Mrs. Andrew
Twitchell, aged So years, died very sud
denly last week; she had been making her
home with Gilman l.. Blake for several
years past.
Mr.. Manuel Casans Murine OF Santander,
Spain, guest at the Waterspout Mountain
House, has fitted up a photograph saloon
at the Mountain House, where he will! be
pleased 10 accomm odate all who may call
upon him. He intends TO furnish photos
OF noted places OF interest in this section
Screw Anger Falls, Rumford Falls, Moose
Cave, Grafton Notch, Greenwood Caves,
Sunset Hill, Waterspout Mountain, and
Albany Basins. Mr.. Murine cannot be ex-
celled by any man in America.
While at Augusta recently to attend the
Reunion OF the Fourth Maine Battery, we
visited the Soldiers Home at Togus, one
OF the most beautiful locations TO be found
In the State. The buildings are large
enough to accommodate COO soldiers. Ev-
erything is kept In perfect order In and
about the buildings. In the dining room
We saw go soldiers sit down TO dinner.
Good bread and coffee were served; also
plenty of boiled fish, beet, rice, and every
soldier seemed to say, ave have a good
home" We visited the High Grammar
School, situated on High Street, under the
charge Of G. A. Robertson, esq, formerly
a Bethel boy. He was educated at Gould's
Academy, and has had charge OF this
school some eight years. Any one would
get well paid for visiting this school. Ev-
erything Is carried on like clock.work.
One teacher from Washington, who has
had much experience as teacher, and WIS.,
tied many schools in different sections Of
New England States, on visiting this, re-
marked she never saw anything like it.
shall speak more concerning this school In |
my next C.
July 29.-The school IN District No. l6, |
closed Saturday, July 29th, with an exhi- |
bition in the evening, consisting Of sing
ing, dialogues, Rotations, tableaux, and
select readings. More than half Of the
scholars, of nearly thirty In number, were
present each day Of term Of eight weeks,
and some of these not absent one half day
The scholars were obedient and punctual
in their attendance, and for their general
good behavior merit the appreciation OF
their teacher and friend, E.P.K.
CANTON.-The farmers are nearly done
having in Canton. The hay has been Sc
cured in much better condition than US
ual and the crop is larger than was expect
ed at the first Of the season. Hoed crops
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