Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-05-15

the other day. He knows good horse
when he sees TT. Baker keeps good
line of collins and caskets constantly on
hand. He is a very accommodating man
to deal with.-All the rage-smelts and
uckers.-Several generous men recent
ly made up small purse for gent. from
the Club" whose pockets were very emp
ty.-Newell Foster Is down with a bad
sore throat.-Chase is having an unus.
ual number Of old pictures brought In to
be copied this spring; 100 different ones
since April lst.-G. II. Jones Is out with
his promising new trotter every day
Cook, Of Cooks Mills, went through with
big load of Merrill's o. X. plows. For
common use no better plows are made
May flower hunters report the flowers the
biggest and thickest for many years.
At Chspman's shovel handle factory they
make about 1000 dozen handles per month
when In full blast use all the ash timber
they can get-from 10000 to SOC, 900 feet
year. All their shovel handles have gone
to the same man for over 10 years-Jones
OF Gananoque, Ontario. This season they
will also saw out 400, 900 shingles, and q
large lot OF Eastwood clapboards.
Brooks has taught about sixty different
schools. Emma Millett has gone home
on short rest.-Rufus Cushman started
his basket wagon, May LIST; he and Mr..
Towns sell baskets for James Holden, who
makes an extra good basket, though labor
ing under the great disadvantage OF being
Greenbacker.-A. S. Kinds, OF Port
land, and family are visiting his father at
the Lake House. Since they were here
two years ago, the population of America
has been augmented by one. - John
Kinds has painted his boat In tasty colorsi
A. G. Kinds has sold his old COW.
She has been a good one in her days.
T. Holbrook has sold one OF his colts TO
Mass. psrties.--Miss Martha Owen who
has been stopping here this winter, In on
a brief visit in Portland.-Wm. Brooks
has had more experience in teaching than
any other man in the Standardization
most famous spot on earth, is one more
correspondent for the Advertiser. Then
will the seven wonders OF the world be To-
Gated here, and the lost arts be found
sgain.-A gent, not thousand inches
from this place, wanted some medicine, so
he hired team and went 10 Norway
could do so much better there, you
know" "s2 go" said the Norway medi-
cine mixer, as he wrapped up the bottle.
few days ago the gent. got out OF medi-
cine, and II not being convenient TO go out
OF the place, he took the same recipe into
Dr. Stevens's to be filed. How much, &"
he asked, as he nervously fingered XX.
ooh guess about 10 cents" said the DR..
In his usual bland way. The last We saw
OF the man who always goes out OF town
10 trade he was wandering up aud down
the street in dazed and bewildered way,
a. one walketh in their sleep.-George
Parrot has put in a fine assortment OF
groceries, which he Is selling at very IA
vorable prices. Kavanaugh and
Ed. Parrot have returned from Hebron
school. They say It is splendid school.
- Charlie Littlewood and Fred Cory
caught 81 suckers-one regular Jumbo
In about fifteen minutes. Arthur Chad
bourn, smart little boy, got run over and
somewhat injured. -Llewellyn Wardwell
has cut his hand quite badly. Goes trout
fishing now, with good success.-Benj.
Flood Is having lots OF fun breaking Eds
colt.-Annie Cory is in Lewiston on a
visit.-Will Farris is in own.-First
Advent meeting In engine house, last Sun
day. A good attendance.-Watson, the
blacksmith, has bought out his partner,
Charlie Smith, and will 90 1t on q lone
hand a spell.-Nat. Wilson has gone to
Sebago, farming. took some
good views of the mill, with lot OF cal
ico-covered chunks OF sweetness in the
oreground.-0pening Of navigation on
Thomson Pond; steamer Big Ella, A. L.
Faunce, Captain, starts soon.-A broken
axle caused Leander Franks wagon TO
kerfiummux" on Main Street, lately.
A. WARD, JR.