Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-29

hat dug down aud only len few bones
and feather. to tell where the poor part
ridge bad gone -Od hunters say foxes
and rabbits arc more plentiful than Tor NJ
teen years. The woods are fall OF them.
Prom earliest dawn 10 deepest DARK The
cry Of hounds. reports OF rides and shouts
Of the Great oxford Gun Clab ring aud
echo In the great woods. Their style OF
fox hunting {. highly 10 be eommended-
Il amuse- the hunters, and does not huri
the foxes About two months ago the
gray squirrels all disaPPearedi now they
have cone bach again. ! can't explain this
mystery.
our ciiiEcns began the new yew year BY
telling The plain. ungrammAtloal truth al
around. When they me, each other. they
said "IIow awful cold us, alnt NJ
The factory l. now running on three
foarihs time The wooden business i very
low. This was one of the last 20 curtaiL
The nearcs, factories (at Lswlsion) have
ca, down wages over 10 per cent. Wages
once reduced ace hard 70 bring hack. Mr..
Robinson ,houghi IL would be more salts
factory all around 10 reduce The hours o.
labor than 10 cut down the rate of pay.
There has been but little change ln besi'
ness here. during The pas, year. Mr Rob
lnson. OF the wooden factory, has rather a
slow demand for bis cloth Just At present )
bot this q. always the dull par, Of The year
Tor him. and he docs not feel the hard
times 80 bad a. he has Al some times DUR
lng the past year This i iOsst wooden
mill. and Is nearly A. large a. ell three OF
the factories At Bridgton. which are it-sei.
Another large factory q, welsbvllle, only
a few minutes walk away, makes this one
OF The busiest manufacturing Villages 10
oxford County -Durrcll q Hawks have
Increased their always large stock oonsld'
erably during the year. An honest oolig'
lng. cptcrprislbg hrm, they have TAXI
,he lead In mercantile matters here for sew
eral years. This store was planted about
i.2g, and has been growing well ever since
Thom, Baker has Que % The largest
AMI most varied stocks % and 10 cent
goods, crockery. porcelain and glass ware
In the County, which be takes great plea
sure 10 showing n bis many CUSTOMERS
Ills father began keeping store foriy-iwo
years ago, next May, In boildlng stand
log on the spot now occupied by Robert
wardwell. rent. beside the brick store.
over bis store was the law Office in which
Warren Howard viutou, the lndependen,
candidate for Governor a. the last state
election, received bis nrst lessons In The
crooked paths OF modern law. Mr.. Vim
ton. says my Informant, 4" was a. iAil A. a
hay.pole." taught several terms of school
here. carried on The Joseph French farm
one year. and boarded al Charles Durrells.
ue Is now a very able lawyer aud prom
nent man. though = little of bis base In
politics. Al that time there was a miilin'
cry shop where Thomas Bakers store now
stands. The proprietFes- took quite
fancy 10 young "Tom, then under ten
year. Of age. and used 10 get him TO run
on errand-. etc. for her, occasionally CIV
ing him a one-ceut plcture-book for bis
services. lie has several Of these books
now. Mr. Bakers store wss sold, torn
down. many OF the tlmbers being used IN
what i now q. n. Jones's, andhe built The
present one. Edwards 4 Lord are doing
a very satisfactory business ln the old fac
tory store. They were John Robin-on''
clerks. But they bought him ou, about u
months ago, and are now going u on thel'
own hook. The store formerly used BY
Joseph French Is now a dwelllng-house-
Morris Clafk's sfalrs, a. explained
two weeks ago, are In a very bad eondi
tlon. lie l. q genial. kind-heartsd man,
too klnd.hearted for his own pecuniary
good, perhaps, aud | hope the DENocRAI
will be able TO report his business In
more favorable condition next year.--
when the new drug store was opened here
many thought IL would be a serious injury
TO @. II. Jones's trade; bat he has actually
had a better trade since. lie has Just
closed a very prosperous year. lie keeps
an unusually large stock OF drugs, medi'
clres, chemicals. etc. and. with one ex'
oeptlon. Is the only one Of our traders who
adyerilses In the newspapers.-Dr. Orrin
Steyens's drug store also does a good bus
iuess. lie has a woll-selected stock, al
new and fresh, which he Offers very low.
Patent medicines and the more common
kinds OF drugs aud chemicals can bs
purchased 10 this village cheaper than any
where else that I know Of. Even the
candy stores sell patent medicines. Oh
my, liked 10 have forgot George Par
ro,ts weIl.nlled grocery and fancy goods
store. lie has enlarged bis store three
times within year. and now has good
large store. well-stoeked.-George Wa
ker keeps the only clothing store In town
and, a. oxford County has avast eKien
OF nakedness 10 cover, does 4 good busi
ness. lie also runs q fancy goods an
millinery siore.-Mrs. franciss mlllln
cry store Is doing about as usual--H.O
Blake does enough In the hardware an
tin llne 10 keep two and often three mer
besides himself at work. AT one time
noticed lot OF kerosene oil tanks for MOI
way aud South Paris Traders At another
4 whole cartload OF tin lamps for the MOI
way tannery. Just now, folks who wan
some more stove-plpe keep Mr.. Blake o
the Jumps. ID. Edwards, dealer J
hardware and carriage repairs, has nor
than doubled his stock the past year. II
keeps the largest stock Of window glass
town. lie reports an unusually good m
on stoves, this winter. X. Chase
photographer, has more than doubled b
trade the past year. lie has only small
and rather incouvenient, "house on wheels
still, his circle OF patrons extends fro'
Bethel TO Lewiston. lie has had eonsi'
erable trade from the latter place. lie IL
I better artist than man OF business, and hs
made the mistake OF too low prices. II
actual profits above all necessary srpens,