Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-21
Dr. @ p. Bradley. U. : ~ and wife
were 10 town. this week.
oHssSwooD. Oct ie -

an average
The Albany bears. II seems. are coming
east DAY OF two ago. Mr.. ). II. Cum
mings saw an old bear and cub Ia bis pas.
tare making themselves comfortable, ifnot
welcome
The effect OF the July hsil-storm l. s,lll
visible, aud will BE- until the last apple Is
eaten. The other day gathered Is bush
els Of black apples from one tree and ana
not SO An apple but w.s disrgurcd more
OF les. by the hall
There have becn hssking. aud ptriug
bees In the nslghborhood. ba, whether any
OF the girls went home with The boys or
not gossip does no, say; but Il l. leap
I year. any way.
Il SHOWS. which. being Interpreted
neans-look out. I'm coming n.
1 OxFoKD a case was brought before
Judge Edward. last week. which wss In
some respects. most sad onc. Two
week. ago last sunday night Mr.. sim.
ouds wss going home across lots. There
! wAs q bright moon. while passing near
an orchard owbcd by Henry X Everett,
he heard = sound a. % shaking apples Of
the trees. Looking over the wall he saw
several persons gathering spples into large
bags. he went 81 once up 10 Truman
S,one's. who had taken The picking Of The
apples 90 shares. and told that gentleman
What he had seen. stone ani SImonds
harmed bach and on their spprosoh The
thieves. two men and two boys. fed. lesv-
Ing The bags % apples behind them. one
| % the boys became bewiidercd ran round
In circle and was easily caught The
boy said he was from Mechanics Falls,
BOT refused 10 tel bis name er The name
% the Others. while one % The men bed
the boy. The other started away shouting,
I've found 700 '~ and disohArging bis 70
voiver into The air. The other boy got
scared thought be was discovered. came
oct % The bushes where be hat been hid.
Ing. and vas caught The frat boy thought
that they were shooting bis brother. and
bsconlng frightened broke down and told
The whole story Hls fsihsr Jim" Po-
lsnd. ans Herman Poland. were The ones
with the boys-so he said Then horse
hAruessed Into a spring.ioari vAs seen
about ! = rods AWAY. The men vent down
O. examine The team while they were
gone some one sled up turned oui the sp-
pies. and carried GO The bags. thus ,Ahiug
swsv oil evidence except that % the boys.
Mouday The two PolAnds were arrested
Zoe malicious trcspsss aud broughi before
judge Edwards. They pleaded no, guilty.
The boys we're broaghi In a. evidence
agaius, them. These boys are The sons %
james Poland and are from 10 o. yesrs
old They said they tld not understand
ths naiuf, o. an oath. Then being pat
uudsr oath. they declared that they had
not been oct of the house 90 the evening
In question. and derled The story told BY
stone ant Simonds 10 every particular.
The latter are respectable men % undoubi-
ed truth. Bot The mott searching cross
~ ALAAIANA AAAANA - HAAAN AAlN AA.AaAAtWNN
OF N. boys a particle. Never was test.
mony told in = more Straightforward man
nsr. or supported with greater nrmness.
The JsdEe sentenced the PolAnds 20
small ehe and q short Imprisonment They
appealed. James Poland has twelve ohil.
drsu and Is very poor.
Leandsr wardwsll l. making Improve
msnts about his residence and grounds.
There are . Cd maids and 81 widows 10
this school district
tis probable this Il the lAs, batch Of
item. nom my pen. The Great oxford
Gun Club formed q camp on the plains.
Among them Was the Old Turk. who was
sharpening Ratchet on 4 stone. lie said
that he wAs going " take my scalp lie
had made lots o. money out % oxford
County people. bat my Outrageous artl-
Gle" bad stopped bis career Hence this
yeugcabce. A. taking persons scalp i
usually attended with fatal results. I sup
pose I an rsplily nearing my end. Good
bye all
Paus.-Mr. Az Andrews OF Norway
went through this village, last Thursday
VITA large drove OF cattle.
Lieut. T. 7. Brown Of the regular army
l. visiting bis mother Mrs.. Dr. T. II.
Brown.
IS. Austin ESD. picked Baldwin apple
from one Of his trees. measuring 1? Ia
inches In elreumfrence. and weighing IS
ounces.
BIS. Doe Is painting the fArrT Stand
at the north end.
Rev. Mr.. COchrane returned from tie
State Convention a, Houlton, last Friday.
lie enjoyed the trip very much and returns
10 the parish with strength renewed by
the change.
Henry d. Hammond has been appointed
a member OF the experimenting School
Committee Of this town, TO an the vacancy
caused by the absence Of DR.. 5. d. Morse.
No. PAKrs-Mr. and Mrs. @. q. Chase
were called 10 part with their little daugh'
ter Lillian, aged l-2 years. lovely child
She was buried Friday funeral attended
by Rev. Mr.. william. who spoke Of the
brevity and uncertainty OF life and IL re
latlon 10 the life 70 come. The family are
deeply afflicted.
Mrs. wAshburn IL siln very low.
Mrs. HilmHn Is having . sick spell
Hiram Dunhans wife Is quite sick.
Joshua Kendall Is feeling quite well
again; be has bad . sore break 10 bis
stomach. W
Oct is.-A baby boy came TO gladden.
the home and hearts OF Rev. Seth Benson
snd wife on the l5th.
Mrs. Hattie Childs s,lll nnds plenty OF
work 10 giving music lessons.
The little child OF Mr.. Christian wash
burn lies In . very critical condition RON
o,.,moni.. N indeed she II still living.