Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-05-08

OXFORD, April 2S.-Last Sunday, bad
boy sat beside the pond fishing. A good
man came along. My son." said the
good man, "do you know where the wicked
go" "No-I-don't replied the bad boy
thoughtfully, then Frightening up, IL guess
they practice law awhile, and then 20 70
the Legislature"
Suckers have come! Let 0tisield re-
jolce, and all the sons OF RichvIlle give a
long, wild shout OF JOY.
In 1887 Otisheld raised 4,i25 bushels OF
wheat. &c. & Ms History of n. Z. Can
any OF our readers tell US how much " a.
raised last year,
otisheld was granted, June l+th, l777,
10 Hon. James Otis, Nathaniel Gorham,
and the heirs and assigns OF Capt. John
Gorham, for services against Canada in
1870. First plantation meeting held in
the house OF Stephen Phinney, May 18th,
1857 David Ray, Moderator; JOS. Wright,
jr., Clerk; David Ray, Benz. Patch and
Noah Reed, Assessors; Jonathan Moors,
Collector. First vote for Representative
to Congress was cast, March Goth, 1894.
May 10th, 1877, raised $500 for highways;
first three roads in town accepted, Sept.
18th, 1897. Aug. 2sd, :797, voted to set
tie Thomas Roby, first plantation minister.
Incorporated the ll5th town, and named
for Harrison Grey Otis, one OF the origin
al proprietors, Feb. 10Th, l79s, and in
cluded all 0tisfeld, large part Of Hsrri-
son, and nearly all Naples. First town
meeting, Sept. LIST, 1897. First saw mill
was built by David Ray. VIM. G. Cobb,
was the first male white child, born Oct.
10th, l77s. Population in 1890, 1877. Ne.
Register.
Henry Dunn has just captured large
loon alive.
Now the sad-eyed plowman turns long
long burrows in the sun-warmed fields, and
the black flies and "skeeters" mark him for
their own.
Louie Edwards has completed his unique
Joseph's coat, it is OF
many colors.
II. o. Blake seems to be doing good
business. He uses from 81, 200 to 81, 800
worth OF tin year, making all kinds OF
tin ware. He supplies wholly or in part 8
or 10 different tin peddlers, and he makes |
lots OF &c. and lOc. goods. He is now at
work on lot Of X. oil tanks for parties in |
various parts Of the country.
Thos. Baker, author OF the History Of |
he Girondists," has been Town Clerk for
Is years.
One day 1t is a. hot as blazes and all the
citizens are out lighting mosquitoes; the
,ext day it SHOWS, and is cold enough to
,urst trees open. There are three things,
'aith the preacher, yea there are four,
which are dark, mysterious, and past find
ng out: the way Of a ship In the sea, the
way Of a serpent upon a rock, the way Of
/ man with maid. and the kind Of weather
We are going to have tomorrow.
The "Great Deer Destroyer" Of the Ok
ord Gun Club, whom the Forest and
Stream has immortalized for all coming
lime, has gone a-smelting; smelts will be
carce after this.
Jumbo" George Edwards's immense
found, made famous by the r. q s., is in
'oor health, and is losing flesh. "Tassel
rail," his comrsde, is still as hale and Wig
rous as when first he woke the echoes Of
be Rangeley in the days Of long ago.
Over two thousand deer sent out Of this
tate to Boston this winter. How many |
{ these hath the Oxford Gun Club slain7 4
SIX of the trees whose rough bark their
ullets hold-of the winds that alone have
1t the wild fury Of their buck-shots'
over.
4 gay old muskat haa made his hon u