Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-27
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TRIP To BETHEL.


This spring. afier most two years ab-
senoe. your correspondent took q trip 10
Bethel I'M, going by way Of West Bethel
and the appearance OF everything along
the road denoted ,hrlft and general indus.
try. The roads are In splendid condition.
as dry and solid as In midsummer The
farmers were busy everywhere ani many
signs of Improvement were visible. Many
new fences were built along the roadside.
The most of the new fcnces are made of
barbed wire and cedar post The barbed
wire looked rather dangerous and your
correspondent would hardly like 70 A..
tempt 10 climb t. The grass looks well
generally not 70 badly kllle'l on low land
as was feared before the suow went N.
bat warm rain l. much nee.l'i to wash
the aelds sai pastures sheep ani young
cattle would then gei a good living
The village of Bethel IIill D. silll grow
ing aud many changes and much Improve.
msut ha. been made within twn yvar-. aud
they are still growing on In all parts of
the place. There will be much building
done this season Hon . w wooibury
has purchased the loi on Main street
whore ne marble shop now stands which
l. to be- moved and Judge W 2. o. bulf a
..t OF buiidlngs thereon. lie has The lum-
Der nov on the spot and work Is - be-
commenced nex, week The house Is 10
be gsxsC feet. two stories. ~ feri post. Ell,
s,xls feet, ~ feet post, and the stable 10
- b. 2txss feet. The lamber was all par
chased Of BepI,min Bryani Of Beihel and
the doors. sash AMI blinds are b De- fur
ul.hed by s T. MAXIM of Soaih Paris.
Deacon samuel Kibouru has the whole
charge Of the wood work aud 7. y. Ken
dali doe. al. the mason work -names thai
are guarantee that everything vii he
well done ani on time
new marble shop j. heing bnui ia'i
above the place where % u. Mason- bari
ware store Wa burned = fcw years ago.
The frame l. nov up aud nearly All covered.
Your correspondent, 80 0. - build this
season on q loi back of me Methodist
church. lie has part 20 h.s Lumber uow on
The ground. Anew street l. 10 be- laii out
and that very eligible bai heretofore un.
occupied. land will bc hid into building
lots.
The OLD Tavern stand a thr corner.
near The KimbAn Block tha; ha- been gn-
occupied and animproyed ever since tAe OLD
tavern wa barned many years ago. look
ing a. lft had been cursed of Got and for
gotten BY m,n. has been parvhasei by ihai
active. lrrcprcsslbie merchant. Eisia
Rowe. ami a block OF stores O. . bs erect
81 thereon. with Mf. Rove q will d. %
90. 20 TIA, waste place l. o lay desolaic
m longer
Nov Mr. Mtor. these Are some of ihe
many important goIng- on Ia 'his so-ahead
village. bat What % my mind j. the most
noticeable. most durable AMI admirable
planned building that has bccn erected
herr OF late. d. the store OF Mcssrs. Wool
bury Pariugion. on the ground former
IN occupied by ChAs. Ms.ou's iV goods
store and ~ II Mas0u's hardware esiah-
lshment Nearly the whole Of both oi
these lot. j. covered by The new store.
The main bulldlng q. -0N2, feet, eii. i8ti,
feet. iN0 stories aud oA.emcnt undcr ihc
whole. The walls ~ ihc bA,emeui are "
stone and brick laid 10 cement and ihe
bottom i also OF cement, As solid a. a
pavement Here unier the main building
!. stored lime. plaster. salt ani other heavy
articles of merchandise. also here may be
found a grisi mill aud steam engine. The
basement % the Ell 1. used fof a horse shed
and a good convenience IL Is. 10 j. away
from the sight of passing cars ani oni Of
the wind and storm, Hitchiog places ar
ranged along the whole length OF 10 aus
permaneu, proyender boxes are 10 bo
placed Al each stand. Ga the hrst noor,
fronting the street. l. q room 2sx2' feet
used wholly Cor dry gOOds, boots ani
shoes. teas. cofces, spices aud sugars, par-
posely for the retail trade. All OF thesi
latter articles are kept In boxes and draw
er.. permanently and conveniently arranged
behind the counters 80 that there eau be
no waste. no dust aud clutter OF dirti ev-
erythlng Is A. nea, A. parlor aud a. handy
as Ingenuity can make them. la another
room on the same noor Is kept hoar' hsh,
molasses. grass seed, pork, etc. Here also
is where their meal Is brought from The
mill below by an elevator. where u i run
into barrels. 70 be passed into the delivery
room. ready FOR customers. On the sec
ond floor there l. one room 2,x2s feet,
where they now keep a good assortment
OF crockery and i very suitable foi
s.le..room for ready maize clothing
which business will be some fay added to
their other trade. On this door afr bins
for corn and oats, OF a capacity Ia hold
some COO bushels. all 20 De finei by means
OF an elevator, OF endless belt running
from the basement. wheri the cora aud
other grain Is taken on temporary plat
form laid 10 the car, ~ that Ill the time
aud expense OF carriage Is saved. with a
rapidly ,hat Is truly astonishing to one
who has been used to seeing nothing 1ut
the old fashioned bone aud muscle pro-
cess OF unloading cars. A few days since
two men unl0aded and put In the bins a
car OF coru. containing 52e bushels In Just
forty minutes. These bins are 20 arranged
that they can be made 10 empty themselves
by means OF conductors. into the hopper
OF the mill OF into bags and barrels, At the
will OF the operator. The shoots are 80
insenlously constructed by means OF slides
that YOU can run clear corn or clear oats
or mixed corn and oats At the option OF
the one having charge THIS Ingenious
device was studied oot by Mr. Purine,on'
the junior member OF the hrm aud shows
evidence OF great skin. All the WORK OF
grinding and eleyating Ia done by an en-
glne made by J. W. Penney OF Mechanic
Fails, OF nfteen horse power, aud neater'
more compact. easily operated and steady
running piece OF machinery cannot DC
,..,na. ana snesks highly 10 praise OF the