Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-25

trary in the Boston Herald was mistake.
SQUIRRELS are very scarce, though beech
nuts are reported in prodigious quantities
Few ducks and no wild geese have been
seen, but Il Is hardly time for them yet.
All other kinds of game are so scarce that
the great Oxford Gun Club has become to-
tally demoralized.
On the north side OF Main st. there Is
picket fence, venerable with hoary age
Opposite the mill the top rail was spiked
to and elm tree. In growing the tree has
drawn the head of thespike most two inches
into the solid wood Of the rail. The bot
tom rail, however is nearly bnried In the
trunk Of the tree.
see that the interesting Locke's Mills
correspondent complains to the effect that
Bryant's Pond and Bethel gets all the glory
for the good deeds which the people OF
Locke's Mills do. think that II he would
publish In some good paper, (the DEMO
Graf, for instance) a few items each week,
telling about It's big pumpkins, It's won
derful potato patch, the sayings and do
ings OF the spool makers, and the ike,
that "outside barbarians" would soon find
out there was such place as Lockes
Mills, and smart little place too. Peo-
pie now days have little means of finding
out what other towns are doing except as
they see 1t In the newspapers, and town
which is not reported 10 some good paper
Is soon left out In the cold, so far as pub
lie opinion Is concerned.
Through the kindness OF the Postmaster
I recently saw letter from Boston with
one OF the new cent stamps on 1t. They
bear fine profile of George Washington,
who like newspaper correspondent,
couldn't tell lie If he tried ever so hard.
Joseph Robinson has just driven home
from pasture some very fue 3 year old
steers-the smallest girts over feet.
The potato crop. the farmers tell me,
would have been the best for many years,
had the dry weather held of about two
weeks longer, and, a. 1t is the crop is far
above the average, Merrill Bracket gets
30 bushels OF marketable ones off 30 square
rods. They are all about the same size,
and smoother, handsomer lot never saw.
j II. Hayes dug 10 very large ones from
one hill But were 10 tell all the potato
stories have been told this week, II would
oil the whole paper.
ii. II. Bartlett aud John Whitney killed
one of the largest water snakes ever seen
In this river Friday.
DR.. Hersey is suffering from an abscess
on his side under his arm, but he Is still
able to attend to the wants OF large and
decreasing circle of patients.
The apple crop OF Oxford County Is
about two-thirds OF the average yield, this
year.
L. n. Edwards returned 10 his work on
the third day after his accident.
The exodus from this place 10 the State
Fair was not as large as usual.
A few days ago Elmer Walker purchased
q large piece OF beef. As he was carrying
II home, big dog served writ Of hd|eas
corpus on It with suddenness and certain
ty. He tried to compromise with the dog.
but the latter would not listen TO the sweet
voice of fsttery, neither could its stead
fast purpose be shaken by the most fierce
and violent threats. Result; Mr.W. is out
pounds Of steak.
The New Jersey Democrats, with char
acteristic wisdom, have adopted plat
form to the effect OF removing the tax from
whiskey and tobacco, and placing 1t on
sugar, molasses and the like. It's no use,
the Republican party must COUP to the
head. A. WARD, JR.