Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-08
VARIOUS THINGS
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fV-LOcAL NEws IRON WATERFORD.

NJ. Editor.
Having Travelled over few Of The towns
OF Oxford CountF, within few days aud
having noted much Of Interest % me, per-
haps a few items from my pen may inieres,
many Of The readers % your valuable paper
A. an agricultural community. we all con.
slider whatsver pertains 10 the prosperity
Of the farmer Il Of the nrst Importance.
The crop prospects are generally good :
the hay Il mostly cut, although there i
considerable low ground gras. stlll stand.
log, aud The report IL that The amount IL
fully equal 20 that OF lss, year, and In some
SECTIONS larger. Corn. another very I'M
portsnt farm crop. l. now growing rapidly,
thoagh somewhat late-and should The
present favorable weather continue A.
promises. two OF three weeks longer, The
ylsld will b. falr-not equal 10 last year
lti. true itdii no, come up well last spring
cold weather and wire worms ild much
damage. Sweet corr. 10 mauv.places. DOES
not promise vsry good Yield, but 10 9th.
81. j. quite promising Wheat, which ]
note vas quite excessively sOwp, though
not 80 stout u sifas a. Il observable some
years. PAS very heavy hests and plump
ksfusls. tis hsing harvested nos ani the
slght 81 it makss The owner look smiling
Eafly sosn oats are lasi splendid, both 10
straw aud berry -lstc are Nell grown, bat
The heavy shoscrs have ioigct them bad.
H. if good weather prevails through he
harvest ssssor, thsy vii sr'fd . arg
amount ~ most excellent fodder kyf,
not 90 extensively sosn a. fofmeTiy-ss
very few pcicss were seen BY mc-ls ssrf
good some Water rye l. very nice Bcins,
% which some large hslds were seq. LOOK
wonderfully vel. ouly some signs Of rust
are Observable. owing 90 The many heavy
showers which cause The soil 10 stick %
the leaves. Shonld this not inlure them.
there will be- great harvest Potatoes
look badly signs Of rust which isa prs-
cursor ~ rot and general complaint IL
heard that early planted potatoe. yield
poorly. aud note the POTATOES seen on
several tables we're very small AMI very
badly formed. showing slgn. 81 scab aud
white grub. both bad thing. f0r The tubers.
Apple. will b. almost . fsllurc-old elder
vii not bc plenty nett year. There vii
be- some natural fruit bat grated ifult must
b. quits scarce N the sane state ~ thlugs
exist 10 other sections a. SEE them To
such rehsfi towns - Bethel. NoFssy ani
waterford Trees - fes vafitie. of
ffuIt seem 10 ue fairly loaded. bot many
tres have nothing but leaves. ! notics
some splendid pear tres on The farm OF
Brulamiu Tucker ~ Norway, whore the
best 70 everything d. 81 b. found, loaded
with praf.. quit large uos, very fair, and
sh1nf uoihlng gnfsysrsnle happcn, soon
Mr. I. vii have o. use props % save his
Tres. a. has seven acres % sweet corn
that viii make the caunsf. smile whsn they
work 10 warrcscf have been see evil
dsncc. 90 the tcrfiniy destructive violence
20 che shoser - is-t week. Norway aud
Waterford seem 90 have besn particularly
unfDfiuuais ~ inlufy done 10 roads 10
many pisces they ssrc rendered entirely
unpassa1le. ani with the utmost diligence
on the part of me town officers having that
matter In charge. they have not hc-n fe-
palfri Al The tine Of All. writing lestsr.
dsy In NORWAY. 90 one u The main travel
81 roads. msn hai "a unharnsss their hors-
- aui draw their carriages over gulllcs BY
hand ln Waterford. on the road Leading
from South Waterford - Sweden, AZ q
place cslled Mutlny Brook, the road IL en-
tlrvly washed away ani q new one will
have 10 b. located AMI made y The town.
The roai from the Flat 20 North Water.
ford VS. made impossible. 80 that teams
from the south hal 10 20 over liemlock
mn % get there The funeral OF Daniel
Grcen Occarfed on Friday aud large nun
Der Of cltlTsn. hal 30 work on The road al
The forenoon before they could get The
hsarse - the cemetery. There vas stoue
culveri south % the Plat entirely washed
out. the force Oi the water carrying The
stones % which IL vas composed some dis
lance, a. though they hal been blocks OF
wood. The road % the village shows evil
deuce OF having been The chanasl % q dead
river. during The shower. Some Of The
citizens % the town sssured me that the
Sslsctmsn estimated the cost Of repairs Al
lftcen hundred dollars AZ the least, aud
Mr.. BeArcc OF Norway. told me that their
bill for repairs must be very heavy. No
such shower has been known, and no such
damage 10 the roads, since the fall of ir6s,
when there WAS q vast destruction OF prop
erty by great freshet, which many may
remember a. the time when the mill on
Peabody River. In y. n, near the Glen
House. was carried away, and the propfie-
Tor of that house, Mariner Thomson, was
drowned.
have written nothing only what has
come under NV oSn observation, or has
been gathered from most Trustworthy
sources. IL may be little late for news,
but the readers OF weekly paper cannot
always expect everything hot.
August 25th.
Hayipg l. mostly finished. Oats and
wheat are being cut, and a. far a. my OBJ
sefvation extends, the yield OF both viii
20 FAR beyond the average. Some pieces
are lodged slightly, bot nothing 10 greatly
lpjurc the yield.
Road. repairing l. the or,ier OF the day.
aud In spite OF the greatest diligence on the
part OF the surveyors, the roads are stu
dangerous.
Summer travel i very great this SEASON
aud parties In search OF health and pleas
ute are daily seen At al places OF summer
resort Waterford ansi Albany are rich In
natural scenery, and tourists are drawn
hither from all over the country. The air
and water Ia Sweden are unsurpassed.
The Pine Grove House has been well pat
fOniIed and . goodly number Of bOarders
are Yet there. have heard nothing bat
unqualified praise OF the place, It's manage
ment aud IT, surroundings.
Charles Plnmmer, OF Hanover, runs .
stage from the lake steamer 10 the Flat
lie l. always on time. His genial manners
and willingness 10 q commodste, render
him = favorite with the public. Horace
Msxncld runs q stage from the Fiat 20
tina narrow gage railroad, at Brdgton
Centre. Tie Il q son OF that veteran stage
driver, Eliskim Maxnsld, who was long
and fayorably known on the route from
Waterford 10 Portland, and whose witty
sayings and keen retorts are a. familiar
10 the Waterford people a. those OF Arte-
mus ward. Those OF the travelling public
who knew the father. will readily Interest
themselves 10 the care OF the son without
any endorsers. lie has q good team and
bis accommo iatlons are first class. james
and william Stone carry the mall from
North. South. East Waterford and The
Flat, or a. the place IL called, Waterford,
and runs q stage from all the places 10 Nor
way, daily, 10 and from. They appear TO
be good boys and by them the public IL
well served.
That pleasant gentleman, Mr.. Cobb, stlll
prcsldes over the Post Onice At South
Waterford, with satisfaction 10 most OF the
citizens, bot the bloody an IL 81 bis head
and the empty basket at his feet, so that
the promised millennium IL delayed through |
the neglect OF some OF the duly appointed
guardians OF the public veal.
Mr.. kimDsll has not built barn In place
OF those demolished by the tornado. lie
is getting his materials ready for that par-
pose.
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