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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
South Rnnkaald.


Thai Lesvi,t has sold his farm and
stock 10 Two young m-n AZ the city by the
name OF Wise for slsoo and Is moving ihI'
week % the city.
II. A. Couant has . colt about . year old
20, by SIMPSONS stallion "Surprisv" that
weighs COO lbs.
Mr. @ milk. thirteen cows getting 2!
inches OF cream daily.
There hive been ,wenty.elTht snow
storms In Buchneli. the nrst being on the
10Th OF November and the last on the ilih
Of April
Geo. w. Long carries his hand In . sling
having hsd some bones broken In The hand
In being thrown from . carrisge.
We think the town fortunate In secur'
ing the services ~ Carlton Gardner a.
chairman OF the hoard OF Selecimsn.
From his natural attainment. snd long ex'
perience In town affairs we believe be will
perform his duties secepiably 10 the tax
payers OF the town.
Crows were never more numerous and
tame than a. the present time. IL IL no
unusual sight % see them m,sguefading
In farmers barnysrts. We confidently en-.
pee, that they will soon hold one Of their
fsmOu. conventions aud demand to be
recognized a. domestic animals along with
the dog. VIII a. II. II plesse report pro-
oeedlngs Of convention FOR the DemOcrs,i
Many bsmosn the fact OF winters snowy
mantle remaining 80 late. But 10 should
be remembered that with bare ground 10
April and the ground thsvlng during the
day aud freezing AZ night 10 would be In
inrious % gr,s. roots
The writer IL suffering this week from
an aggravated stack % an old enemy.
hear, disease. This disease was caused
by TOO reckless riding In pursuli OF John.
nlcs In the Oli Dominion.
Del Jordan has four horse kind and says
be wants two more.
widow Chase Ia. returned from Yarn.
lngion.
Collector brigham has administered .
dose IN the taxpayer. which s,sggers
them. lie has advertised over $50 farms
FOR delinquent urs. OF issT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
Ruokheld,

Mrs. &. L. d. Chsse IL spending few
dsys with her mother. Mrs. A. ID. white
whose health has been somewhat prceari
ous since The death OF her husband.
Alfred Holland len for Ivan last week,
and will probsbly spend tbe sammer there
Mrs. Nancy X Bowman. mother ofMr
Charles Foster, died Monday evening. srei
q lingering Illness. The remains were car
riei 10 Massachusetts, for intsrmsui, &C
eompsnicd by Mrs. Poster and undertaken
u n. Dormsn, Wednesday.
MsjJr Lueius Loring has been quite VI
during the past week.
John Houghton, Eco, Of Byron, land
lord OF "IIouehton's Friendly lon" was
the guest of Hon. George ID. Blsbee Mon
day. April 9th.
Mrs AdsE Rowe recovered her liquor
At the libel hearing before Justice Prince.
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Armstrong Gsrrlsh has been very
m during the pas, week.
Mrs. Bailey. ofLsncsster, N. II. isspend'
Ing few weeks with her sister. Mrs. J. A.
Rsvson.
Miss wsllmsp, OF Wilton, IL visiting her
sister, Mrs. Tobln, At the Buctnsld House.
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Dixheld.

Gait, number OF our village people are
on the sick list
The travelling IL getting 70 be very bad
In the streets aud on the roads.
Two OF our citizens got thrown from
their teams recen,lyi one landed In pud'
die % water.
George stanley 1. spending . few days
AZ hone.
The logging equipments are coming
down river aud the riyer-drlvers boats
are going up.
Iti.s lively place 81 the spool mill since
they commenced 10 saw birch.
Hiram Cox Is making repairs on the
club house.
Snow il settling very fast.
Harlow Bros. are fnlshlng law once
In the block.
Qalie lot OF bare ground In the village.
The ice has started In the main river
The two whist clubs met and played Tor
= supper. The old folks 90, the worst OF
the game bat the best OF the supper.
Frank Stanley commences framing his
new house next week.
The sick are reported a. Improving.
Qlite body OF snow remains In The
nslis for this time OF year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
THE BEAR BRIGADE.
Hartford

AZ The time OF this writing We are h,v
Ing rouS.ng snow storm.
The yoaia % "a Summers. whose brii,
had down aoOut month ago, has found
her =, last AMI they we're united In The holy
hands 81 wed'ock Friday. The stA Inst
They are quietly settled In q vely VALLEY
Al The foot % Rear Mouutslu. "vhsr,
storms never hsa, on The gll,teflng strand
and The yesrs % eternity roll"
Z. NJ. lflsh has hired william Russell "a
carry on bis farm for one year. Mr.. Rss.
sell 10 an euisrprisluE young man and nc
tocot bat hs will DO veil We are glad "a
have hin for neighhor.
GoOi bay sells readily for So per ton.
We are Glad 10 hear that Mrs. l. Wat.
son's heAlth d improving.
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NiAann

The sros 4. still falling. II IL now The
lith day ~ April ant there IL rsarly fOut
feet % snoS in The woods. and al % The
aelds and many ofthe fences are SIN COW
sfsd
Have hAi bat little good sap weather q.
yet.
Teams are yet hauling birch from Mason
20 West Bethel
Twas greatly surprised al wha, yoai
West Bethel correspondent wrote lAs,
week about matters Al the post once al
that place. lhsi supposed ~ What knew
% 10 management personally sni nom The
common expressed opinion OF our pcople.
that 10 wAs one OF The best managed oiiiees
10 the County, and yet thiuk 80.
The Methodist Circle met a. Mrs. Hiram
rylsrs yesterday. Many OF The ladies
went on the snow crust
so Grover Il hauling birch from y. q.
Mllls lard.
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Greenwood.

Rather uphill business Masking maple
syrup. A week ago yesterday and to-day
We tspped over 100 trees, and a. vet II has
averaged less than one gallon q day.
R,,hers slow way 81 getting rich. One
DAY ~ We were boiling sap, the snow slid
from the roof taking chimney aud all on
is way. producing snOise Ike the sound
OF many waters. Qllte scare, but no
body hurt
The lyoeum seems 10 meet with good
success. Last Saturday evening they
Aided q spelling match to the other erer
ei.es, the object being A. they say 10 learn
The question disposed OF was, Resolved,
that the civilized nstions are more bsrbar'
ous aud iuhumsn 20 each other than the
unciviliEsi. Decided Ia the affirmative.
Rather q sad commentary on civilization
but II reference Was had 10 war the num-
Der and magnitude OF battles fought, ~
well a. the amount OF human slaughter,
they 20, u right
] %. Swan and his son Roscoe are visit
ipg here. Not long sluee We lent the boy
q copy OF our Bible Alphabets and Numsr
81. and now he has u all committed. aud W
think II will be rather more beneficial te
him In future years than the same amount
OF Mother Goose, Qiesn OF Hearts and LII
tie Bopeep.
Mr.. swan lives In the Irish peighbor
hood, so called, and he informs me that
hay IL much more plenty there than lss'
year.
I.nr the weather clerk getting things
somewhat mixedi Last Sunday morning
the temperature WAS down 10 nine, last
| nisht n showed about slx inches aud n ID
s,Ili showing II the rate OF two.forty. II
is now more than two feet deep 10 thu
woods. l.. ID.
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Porter.

The snow hold. ia own well. for II
CONES a. fast a. 10 goes. We'll, July !. CON
luE
Nc Joseph Holmes. one % Pcrtsr's sgei
Dsu. died on Moai,y last. aged ~ years
Funsrsl THURSDAY.
Frank 4. French and JOHN Rice have
commenced painiing a. kstu Falls.
The sslectnsn have been ArOund 10 ses
what The people have n ar. That Il ih'
time that farmers DO not brsg on ihslI
stock
The Republican csueus Il called on Sat
ariAy 90 choose delegates - attend ths
County aud GubernAtofiAl Convection, %
BE- held a. Portland jane 2sth.
Al ogr annual school nesting on Saiur'
day last I l. French vas chosen moief'
stor. y z. French. clerk, and Amos Blanc
agent
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Summer.

Last Tuesday morning our usually quiet
town wss thrown Into excitement by The
CRY % DE. which issued from the bullilng
occupied by w. y. Bonn.y % post on r.,
store, AMI residence. A large crowd va.
sOon upon The scene % the conhigrsliOn.
The Ell part OF the bullilng Vas partly torn
away and drenchei with water 20 prevent
the danes spreading IN the barn. The
vlui being fsvorable The IRE vas soon
checked. 80 iha, nothing but The main build
lag wAs consumed. A part OF the content.
were saved. bu, u the fre caugh from
the chimney on the upper door. the whole
chamber WAS .hre before they knew any
thlsg aboui H. The following day paper
was successfully circulated for the purpose
OF erecting a new building =, once.
Pr0. DuIENnuRr.
A large qu,n,l,y Of snow for the middle
% April.
40 good sap wea,her yet.
Farmers are busy ehoPplng their wood
piles.
Latte Holll. l. helping NJ. Sylvester
Bl.bee cut his wood.
Hiram Bl.bee I. In Auburn a. work for
his uncle, llopestill Blsbes. Who IL build
lng . harm. Hiram l. q good workman.
The .eleeimsn are doing The town busl'
nss..
We are glad 10 s.y Nj. Jsnuls II. ksens
who has been sick IL Improving.
Mis-. Susie Davenport has been having .
sick time with the sarache bat IL better
Miss Ahhle Davenport !. AZ work N bel
brothers. Mr. John DNveuports.
Mrs william u Sevall. Who has been
sick nearly two years, has Improved In
health since her return from The hospital.
Mr.. Luther Hollis IL 10 poor health this
spring.
Mr. Horace Cobb AMI family intend
moving in,o Mr. Josiah r Slsuou'.
house. We deeply regret their going
away.
Nj. Olive Head 4. visiting her sister
In Lynn. Mass.
Rv. Mr Iiibbsri breaches In the Cong
church every Sunday afternoon.
Lincoln l. Davenport and Charles NJ
sswsli are attending High School a. Eu
Sumner, taugh, by Joseph l.. Putnam.
| W T
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

We hal sboui two Inches OF liEht snow
ou wednesday last. which rapidly fissp'
pssrsd bsforv the warm sun OF Thursday.
leaving The travelling both son and hard
too
Vaudeville Holmsn lost an extra nice
-four. week. old pig las, week. lie got too
near The horss's heels and died instantly.
Miss Eita Holman has gone 10 Farming
ton IN attend the spring term AZ the Nor
nal ScnOol. Eta Il an excellent scholar
and l. rapidly advancing.
We are glad % learn that NJ Holman 4
CO are purchasing new goods daily. and
will soon visit the Hob, for the same pur'
pO-s.
Qiite q large gu,atiiy OF maple syrup !.
being made In this Vicinity Just now.
c. e. Tsint-r Il running bis saw mil
DAY ard night
Amssa Holman and wife have returned
from Deering. where they have been flsli'
log their daughter The past winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

w. Jones has soli his stand At ths
village ~ Henry Porter and Ia. fought
james Noyes' place, In The western part Of
TIE town.
There L. qalts = demand for cows among
The farmers Who viii paironiEe the tuiisl
factory This season.
TIE congl society have recently aiiyd
% ths.r church furniture new chairs fof
The choir All q new bookcase for the Sab.
bath school library, whioh now number,
ahoni so vulnmes
Rev. q. q Powers preached bis farewell
sermon lsst Suntay
TIE laiie. OF ne Methods, society held
their soclAble a. The hal this week. adding
mspls syrup 10 The usual bll % fare % The
picric suppsfs.
J A HArtlrg 10 school agent In DIST.
No. g
Mss Rsbsccsi Bailey has engaged ta
teach IN Msiico The comlng sumner.
wAisr Berry has moved lnto the rent
vacated ~ y X Ranger.
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IIebrOn.


Mr. and Mrs. Addison Maxim Wish u
thank their many friends ior The great
ANDRES shovn them during their recent
bereavement
Mrs J. &. whitney. OF Auburn, IL visit
lag her sister. Mrs. J. ID. Siurteysnt.
Ernes, Siurtsysnt GOT home from DIX
Geld last week. where be has been sioppiur
awhile with his brother. the doctor.
Sunday. (April sth). Rev. Mr.. Thomas
missionary from Burmsh, preached aver,
interesting sermon and In The evening
CAV. q lecture on the Burmese, their Gus
toms. etc. which Was illustrated by photo
graphs, idols, and dress OF . native
woman. Tho lecture W. much sppreel.'
ed nv all.
TIE students this term have hal many
rare treats In the way OF Lectures, etc,
and the time h,s passed rapidly. Friday,
April ?0ih, closes the term.
Quite young snovstorm WsinesiaJ'
Addison Maxim lost his only SOW last
week.
We propose that SIR. Tilton, OF Buek
Geld. form On Audubon Society. Informs
ton obtained by Addressing the Audubon
Society, No. 40. Park Row, New Yori
City. 4.
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Rrnwnnnld-


A snow storm Wednesday. Sir inches
OF snow
y LIBBY Il soon to occupy bis hOu''
(Pequswketl agsln.
J. MeDoaAl has gone 10 Mss. on busi'
ness
J W. Hubbard has gone to the cen,rsl
House 20 board.
y Han and wife are boarding al II
Hossri's.
A MeIaeAs has moved into the Warren
house.
n IL q, Las, decided by Dr. Csmmst, OF
Portlsrd, thaiths Kicker children were and
ate sick ofsmAli pox, two having died and
Two others are now very sick. Every pre-
e.uiion l. belug taken 10 keep IL from
spreading.
House cleaning SCENE IN be on the braln
% many % our female friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
Eas, pethel.

A slgn OF spflng-''one lonely swallow.
Tan color" Il the most popular shais
now In vogue.
81 Howard hAs sold his farm 10 G. A.
Austin, who will take possession the nrs'
of MAY. Mr. Howard will 20 10 Boston %
live with bis children.
I'D. Bartlett. from Berlin, y. IL, visit
ed his relatives In this place.
Mr. Frank Holt. sfter an absence ofthir
teen years In the Western States, has re
turned with bis family 10 live with bis
father. l.. T.. llOlt.
Mrs. z. c. Perry IL visiting friends q
South Paris.
FAruum Estes, who Il very sick viii
pueumonlA. Il considered some better.
An April shower Thursday Afternoon
cleared away with fall Of The largest an
mos, beautiful snOwf lkes ever seen. II
was pretty sight
school meeting Saturday afternoon
Apfil 9lst
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Albany.

Irwin Becker has engaged IN work Tor
the season In hotel In Conwsy, y III.
Mf. Gilbert wsriwsll IL yet qsiie sick.
Al unusu,l depth OF snow for the sss.
sou. About slt inches fell wednesday.
Poor sap weather.
Hay Ia plenty ., sl0 per Ton ~ TIE
barns.
EIly pig. are scarce aud those who
have them thlnk u IL their opportunity 10
Get q good price. IL takes forty pounds
o'elen salt pork 10 pay Tor splg OF 10 TO
~ poanis.
Theron Cummings had . ehopplng bee
wednesday and got qalis pile nilsd Tor
the stove.
oxen are selling qalts low.
Cows AZ, In demand a. fair price.
Ml.. Rose. daughter OF freelou Bird 10
qalie sick
Miss Bsrihs Cummisgs, OF Mlnoi, who
has been uslting friends here and In
Bethel. Is row a. her unele's Henry Saw
ms, 80. Waterford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
wilann,a Mills

TIE assh spring moving Is now iAking
pltcs.
"A. Fuui sni walter Buckuam have
dalshed logglng ani their men have gone.
Lays team, came from Pafksr,osn sane
ttv.
Thar,tsy =. 7 Pennock. Y. A.flini, III.
q. Bsnns,i AMI y. X Bennett started fof
BsfIn Nftsr sapqii-s tor ths Summer.
Friday Elsusood sni Wentworth eams
ffom Psfk.riouu. M,.i ~ the crews are
uos oui. snt the tide vii set The other
vsy. with drivers going uP.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

NJ Peter Frazier Ani family. % Boston.
have BEEN visiting ~ Mr.. Efssius Siorsr's.
joseph Spriug started for Denver. Col.
90 Aprii Oh. BE- havlag = sltnaiiDn sngAg'
"a In atvsncs A. ths Nlntsor Hotel IL
Il W. e 7. % uniiy Lodge o. Good Ten.
p.ars. ant ulll be missed BY his uumsroa-
friends and acquAintAncos. Success 10
him
Thermometer Aprl 9;h it9 shove zero.
Eigaf % sargent. % B'idgtou. l. visit
lrg frisnds iu Hiram.
Ca Friday. ne eih. Mr.. Ivory Went.
worth. OF Etst lllrAm. While eating limb
from a log. fcll sone I've feet and itlarei
himself severely
Mr. Jane. WAtsvorth and wife have
iakeu rent n th- ScNmmon I'LL hOnfe.
Mr. Ffesnan Pagslsy. ~ The Nj CATER
House. hts bought . Registered liol.teiu
Ffis.ian buli. three year. Cd, for Improve
msut % stock To- Anticipation of batter
factory In ths mar future. Mr fagslsy Il
repairing The building on The Alien Hob
bari farm
Artasr : Cismons Il booked fof Colors'
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Norway Lake.

Mrs. on. stephen. has gOUs Up to VII,
liam french.
Albert NssAAl Il saving vocd for 81.
noe Stevens
Nsai- Partridge hss cot The humps.
lssAe Lord sswci X Kllgore's wood las,
Tuesday With his mAchln.
Mr. rh0uss Kuighily. who intended %
sell hls farm snd move ~ Bridgion IN care
Coz the psrcot. % Mrs. n. has decided 10
rrm,ln herr Mr.. ART Mrs Lord are 20
spend their DAYS here with them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

Atumbsr frou ths I'LL vehi iasi Tues
cay O. ths hoass % ; Z. S,sArus. supPos'
a,vtoiufa'gs In maple sugar, they foaui.
klstrsf. ihAi ihs sugar SAs Only one OF .
hosi 10 god things which vere ssi osfore
ten lils ucs,iIrss o. remark taat nons
O. l1f ah'e anf gsnlal cOunty Cflcisl. len
a. tst's sn'Ii their healthy appetiiss were
sgpvt.r' TIE forenoon passed very qalek'
IN. sIh peasant social iutsrcourse. TIE
tay Va Coo. ne slsighing SNs rsmkrkAo'y
gl1i 'or p,sat.ng tine, Ani everything
c1rs?.fci o. make thlugs pleasant ApNr'
o. ~ ne yoaag people vsut ~ 10 MI
S,ssr1ss frisy rvsuing. and serc alike
ltU.ay snisri.in~i raey t'dut start
o. bone ant.l-seil. late. bui declared u
a. 1e.u tae shortest evening" by ever
spr1i az Il'glng from ths uoi.s taey
uaie. 10y must have hAi good tine.
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East Waterford.

Fred Kugorc. Who sofks foF I. y. Has
rel. 80. very unfortunate last week. MI.
HAskslrs horse bit quite = piece % fesh
out OF lis len wrist and fsw days later,
a. hs wss pltuug 40 single bolts, The 50"
canght ne m.itsn on hls rirhi hand, sever
ing ne fnrcfngcr AMI saving TIE huuo 4
uttle ga Ne sane Gay sou OF Jo.hu.
Sanders. A. North waterford, Loaf two
aag~rs 10 bay cutter.
A M Bach ART wife. % Lewiston, are
q have charge % ne town farm The CON
iug year
90 their farm.
IN Hcrs-y vas a, bis f.,hsr'. recent
y
Mrs. willard Back. % Norway Lake, has
bseu spending a week Al her fathers.
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Roxbury.

The nrsi robin cane The 10Th. We
were glad 10 see him u he was 40 late In
coming.
Bstj SWusy. Commissioner STANLEY.
A 4. Marsh, E'q. aud on, other gentle
man were Al Birch Brook Pond two days
las, week. Mr.. swasey has bal bsled
hay drawn up n the pond. and wood pre-.
pared for use the eonlng season.
n A Knapp, ~ New sharon, spent one
dAy IN town last week.
Slelgblng holds good ret
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STATE NEWS.

Governor Marble has designated
Nay LIT IS Arbor Day.
Five men have been Indicted for Illegal
voting al the wa,erville election.
Tue prosecution IL obtainlnr new and
lmpor,sn, testimony In the S,a'n-Crom'
case.
A Portland merchants fnt cargo oil
mol.sses IL thirty eight days overdue,
which fact entails great loss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

oar minls,sr has gone % eoufsrenee. lie
pr..rhsi his farewell sermon last week.
Mr.. n n Knspp AMI wife started Tor
Psrmachssnee LNke this lWefnesiayl
moruing % SO their daughter, Mrs. John
nanf1rth. Who u III
Mr Davis conducted The funeral services
~ Mrs. Lather Eames and hllcd bis regu'
lar appointments A. Nerry aud 81 ths
Braneh. on the last Sunday OF The confer
euce year.
Two aged persons diei las, week 10 Han
over. EHiah Russell aud the widow Barker
TIE latter. I an told, Was nlneiy-ss'en.
A sugar party wss given raesday even,
Ing A. the Grange Hall, Sevry, ~ members
az that society. Sin gallons OF syrup was
bollei down AMI dispensed % lovers Qi ths
mspis sweet over thirteen dollars Wa
received Ia cash.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
DnnnArk.

Dr Moses n. Cobb has returned IRON
New York. Has not decided where h
vlll locate. Possibly ~ Bfidgiou. liz
will make good doctor Cor BAL roads, h
Il such . good driver. lie went 20 frye
bufg To-day ard tipped over only Eve times
william fcsssnden has returned from
Boston
Albion T. Merlin Injured his nugs- qal,'
seriously In q lathe, attended by DR.
brown.
The Ola Fellows Hal L. being treated q
. Goa, OF paint BY George w. Gray and Al
via n OrfSAy.
james Iug,lls has novel from ,As VII
age % hls fathers farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
Rumford Cen.ro

The friends and relatives paid their 20
spect. ~ HsEsiish silver. aged % years
on this birthday. March 3ist MI. silvsl
l. The Oldest person now living In town
Ilss been . member Of the church Tor y
years Among The other persons pr,seu
we're Dlnisl fafuum. aged -. aud Jo.isl
Knlghi. aged ~. Rev. Mr.. llAnu.fOrd rsaC
some Scripture and offered prayer. ar
Suvefs testimony OF the Lords goodness
vas one that strengthened those prcseu
and gave them greater faith ior the future
Dr Frank Abbott. of Dtooklyn, y. Y.
has been In town few DAYS 20 see his III,
tle boy.
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East Rrownheld.

The pas, week h.s been unfavorsois Tor
AISsrt HIIl siIll continues sick. ana n ~
90 ch.rlss Hul. has been obliged 70
I,.,. his school ~ Ssni's HI, on scooa''
school msstlug In Dist No. aprn s'a a,
Irving Hodrdon. agent Inree
schOOi. the nrst commencing seeona NV
day In Msy. , IN, N.
..m. school she taught last year, o. hs'
NJ. 4 A a. stlcknsy Is In Portland 'O'
. Few dsys attending conference, CT,
DR.. Young. OF Augusta. and p,. S 49,
OF Cornish, are constant visitors IN '"'
Ms Lake. Of Lynn, 10 stopping 80 ws1
her slater. Mrs. Hiram os'ensn'
sn;.
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South Bethel.

The AunuL IA, DAY party Is being talk
e o.
a eastman hu aooui 800 tres tap
p@d. Bat TIE sap hAs run Bot little 40 yei.
IN Ksnerson has rstarued nom Kun
f,rd. where he hss been a. work TOT TIE
pact year.
4 Il Kimbal l. expected - move on 70
he ~EIUah Brown" farm this week. MI.
brown will move % Bethel a. soon A. be
can get his pasture stocked. lie iniend.
% 40 10 Grard Rapids. Michigan, this fAll.
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Bethel.

Hiram Young. OF Bethel. age d CO years
died At Bethel. Monday. the 9th Inst. and
was buried with Mssoule honors on Wed
nssdsy. lie was one OF our most active
business men, and highly respected citi'
rem. lie Was an active member OF the
Uulyersalist society. and member OF Nj
Abram Lodge of. u o ". and OF the v.
& A. NJ, and belonged 10 the relief OF each.
Travelling IL almost suspended by teams.
Wheels and sleighs are about equally
used In the village.
Large nocks OF Wild geese have been n.y.
Ing portbwsrd.
Albert Ward shot six crows near the
depo, Wednesday during the storm.
The assessors the past week have been
takipg the inventory. They nnd large
number of dogs upon which the town haz
imposed Q tax Of one dollar each.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
Roxburv Pond.

Benz. ID. Mitchell he's begun on bis new
barn.
Miss Maria Eimunis IL at South Paris.
Oar loggers are oil out OF the woods.
N. L. Marshall. ofPuis has been In
town looking after his poplar.
Cho. T.. Bartlett has sold bis land lying
north OF the road from Aniover Corner TO
Rorbury Pond, 10 o. II. aud VIM. w.
Mason.
This batch OF items closes my corespon.
dence for the Democrat which begsn In
osiobsr 1874 The nambers whose enlist
ment antedates mine must be small.
Though no loager able IN be brissdIsr In
active service s,lll my old comrades 10
arms may occasionally hear from me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
South Roxbury.

The sbowl very deep here and more
silli coming.
bad colds are prevalent here.
w. n. Jenne has moved IN South Paris.
IN. Jenne and W. G. Easter are s,lll
preparing spruce gum for the market
We had q very ENJOYABLE lyeeum on Sat.
urd,y evening. The house was crowded
and no scarcity OF yoang men, II The out-
look dli seem dublous In the beginning.
The Ramford band was present and dis
coursei excellent music for which they
have our hearty thsnks. Runf.