Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-29

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OXFORD COUNTY LOCALS.
AtuaNl. JAY 23 Daring the aficrnoon
Of saturday H last We hal q succession %
heavy thunder showers. Lightning struck
Iu several places. Knocked down stone
wall very near The harn o. Joseph .Buggs.
entered The dwelling house ~ Ernest
Cross. toAr.sg up The kltchen f'or and
quite seriously Affecting lAiy Who was
ssi leas.ng the room. Ia other Instances
tree. we're 80 on Ore. holes made In The
grouni, eic.
A successful term % nine weeks school
has as closed lu district No. q. taught BY
Mr.. VIVA a. Fuut Tue following schoi-
A. were not ariy or absent DAY except
on account ~ sickness Bertha HAsclt.ue.
FREDDIE H1sc'tlne. MARY Sagndeis, Harry
BIRD. Berthe Bird. orrle L,wrcuce. Fran
Me stanley. Annie stanley. The latter Is
ouly three years OLD
Mr. Daniel CLARK has four SIMMER
hoaricrs from Charleston. Mas
Mr.. Shas from Mlch.gan. O, visiting
h,f sister. Mrs.. Rober, lngham.
Mcssrs Wright 8 Kimbal have recently
pui into Sougo pond very pretty htile
boat. suf'cicut % carry some = of DO per
son's srlrl.ug pleasure seekers One op.
portaniiy of ring on ina, delightful
sheet % water 10 b. 80 near Bethel Hin,
10 H. probable tae ui,le Pioneer will be-
oncn chartered D.
ANpo,rR JAY The continued dali
weather makes haylng 70 rather slow.
The crop VII bc considerably below The
average but not - light a. was expected
a. one time.
Mt. AMI Mn e. A. llul arc visiting
friends here. They drove from their home
10 Havcrhlu. Mass with their own team.
Misses Hannah X ami Mary D. Earring.
tlu OF Lsom'nsier. Mass, are spending
a lev weeks With Nc. Chas harrington %
This place.
There was an Interesting SAbbaih.school
concert a. the Congregational church. last
sunday evening" The exercises compT.s-
lug music Rotations AMI class parts.
Ms Emma s. Newton presided Al The ore
gan lu an acceptable manner.
A new Brass Bani has been recently or.
ganlrci here. with n. %. Burdii, Pres.
Deaf y. q. Merrill. Vice President A ).
Jordan. Secretary o. 4. Bafgcss, Treas
urcr Below We give a llst Of the mem.
bers ani the part taken BY each G. p
Gooiridge. b. cornct, +. A. Burgess, lst
b. c0ruei ". $ NewhAu. 2ad b cor.
net. ;. a. wardwel. 3ri 30 corneii NJ.
Bacon. gfi b. cosuc, II. W. Cutting, b
clarinet 4. T.. Small. solo alto NJ. Mitch.
cl. 2ud Alto. =. n Merrill. ist Bb tenor
trombone. %. b. Small. 2ni b. tenor
trombone n %. Bardltt. Baritone II. T..
Bacon. 30 bass trombonei II. q Burgess.
10 tuba &. Partridge, snare drum D.. D..
Aycrln bass drum =. y. Marstou, Gym
bals. H.
Souru ANDoyER. July gl.-H. L. New
halls barn Vas fred by lightning and
burned 10 The ground Abou, slx O'Clock
In the Afternoon. saturday. Frank Akers,
the farm manAg,r, succeeded 10 getting out
al the stock which was Ia the barn Al the
time, but received an ugly cut In the arm
while cutting one OF the horses loose and
Is badly prostrAted from loss OF blood
Nearly luches OF rain fell during the
shower. Roads aud nelds are badly
washed. X.
BrruEL, JAY 25.-The indications which
promised = bountifal hay crop the hrsi OF
the season will fall Of fulnllment The
StatlstlclAn has received returns up 10 frst
Jaly from correspondents Throughout. Me.
and the figures for clover and timothy are
about thirty-ave per cent. below those OF
an average year.
seldom have We seen a. many hot days
In June, which, with nne rains, have given
vegetation a splendid send-or, and the
whole country Is robed In 4 most beautiful
garment Of green.
City people are nllng up our hotels and
boarding houses
Corn has come forward fast and the
crop never looked better. Al this writing
the prospect for al abandan, crop Of ap-
pies l. good.
The tendency 10 progress 10 agriculture
Is 10 be seen 10 the use OF better farming
tools and better methods OF farmlng-mow-
ing machines, horse rakes, swivel plows,
harrows and improved ealtlvators. We
have been using the sulky spring tooth
harrow on our farm the past spring and IL
works on rough. rocky land like q charm.
The spring tooth horse eultiystor gives
equal satisfaction wherever IL Is used.
Was Il " Poor Richard that said IL mus,
be a rich man ina, could afford TO work
with poor toolsi
Miss Manning H1ntley OF Boston, aud
Miss Ada. the child elocutionist. gave one
OF their popular readings In the M. l..
church. last Thursday evening, Jaly s'th.
Mss Manning certainly Is young lady Of
progressing presence and graceful delive-
~ She commanded the closest attention OF
the large audience present. showing high
order OF talent Little Ada made her first
appearance before our people, and reeited
several pieces, showing beside her careful
training q large amount OF native talent
Miss King OF Boston aud the Carter fAmi-
IN furnished music for the evening, which