Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-04

what changes time has maze Win US ho
Is q brother OF Mr.. Gaines who carried
on the tailoring business here many years
ago. IA
OXFORD. Merrill Bracket has hog he
has educated so IL will set on its hind parts
like dog, and ride in a wagon. 1t actu-
ally seems to enjoy Its ride.
Thomas Baker, esq, has field OF corn,
average height OF the stalks OF which Is
over ten feet, and it Is still growing.
A Mr. Scribner, says the AdcertiSer, has
a pair OF boots that he has worn right
along for twenty-six years, and the longer
he wears them the better they grow, unless
he goes to wading in the ocean. or words
to that effect. Hold on! Don't tell any
more. give up. I'm beat.
A novel and exciting race at Hackett's
Mills: A track of 40 yards was meas
ured off. At one end smart colt was
placed; 900 yards further along man
Cook Hanscomb--a very smart runner
stood. Horse ami man started at same
time" go as you please, only cit thar.
The man won by about six yards Com
siderable wealth changed hands on the re-
suit.
IL o. Blake has sold his horse TO the
agent OF Portland Horse Car Company,
for 1925. The agent is trying to purchase
others In this vicinity.
A bad frost has done much damage.
my garden sass Is all split" is the
doleful complaint OF the farmers. Also
many fields of corn are bady hurt. Also
severe dry spell, and very dusty. Every
time large team passes rapidly along
the street, you cannot see the houses for
dust.
The base ball epidemic has abated with
the coming of frost aud cooler weather.
Mrs Lydia S. Bryant, OF Lockes Mills,
came down here few days ago TO get Mr..
Chase TO paint some large pictures OF her
daughter, recently deceased. We are told
Mrs. Bryant wove the first bedspread by
machinery In the State, at 1.-the Bates No.
Q" Lewiston. about % years ago. Her
husband Is quite fdrmer-raiSius, this
year, about 400 bushels Of oats, 10 bushels
OF corn, and other things In proportion.
We think some OF the many readers OF the
DEMOCRAT at LJcke's Mills, could furnish
some very interesting items II they tried
real hard.
Mr.. Chase Is quite enthusiastic over the
good results of advertising in the DEMO
Graf. People from all parts of oxford
County are bringing aud sending him old
pictures to copy and paint at the rate OF
about MY week, and his copies seem TO
be giving wonderfully good satisfaction
everywhere. The DEMOCRAT Is taken and
read by the best people n Oxford County,
and as an advertising medium has no equal,
II you wish to hit Oxford County folks. It's
advertising patronage Is so large that Il
has been compelled to issue large sup
plement almost rs regular a. the paper It.
self for nearly two years.
The Telephone and the Gipsey
Queen" were down here, Wednesday,
jammed full of happy. smiling young folks
bound for the Island.
During the summer there has been
great depression in the wooden manufact-
ing interests OF New England. About one
third of all the wooden factories have been
compelled TO shut down. The Robinson
Manufacturing Company, however, have
not shut down for n single day stree Nov.
IA, 1874, when they closed for the lack Of
water.
Mr. Robinson kindly showed Us an old
account book OF Mr.. Whitney, dating
back to October 5, 1896. 1t is yellow with
age aud the Ink so faded as TO be hard TO
read Mr. whitney was agent for Cragie,
who owned most of what is now Oxford,
aud had saw mill (the same one now
standlng) and grist mill on the water
power now used by Mr.. Robinson. The
accounts are made out In pounds, shillings
and pence. We can't find out the exact
date OF the building of the dam here. but
as repairs were made on it Aug. S, l'o', 1t
must be We very old.
Capt. A. l.. Faunce is quite sick.
For the liars and frauds must go. -
Chorus which the Democratic papers. OF
Maine are singing. Good-bye-sorry TO
lose you, etc, etc.
A. WARD, JR.