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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-03-17
Now You're Shouting !!

The colorcd editor should set down
as fraud, the white man who should
say to him "you should give your
space gratis, for the party's sake. :"
The white man is passing the Doodle
around to white editors, and expects
the colored to work for sentiment. -
Tennessee Star.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-03-17

chances for success in the great
struggle next November. Who then,
but Republicans should lead Repub-
licans? l am an 1868
STRAIGHToUT REPUBLICAN.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-03-17
VIRGINIA HOUSE,
CHARLOTTE, N c.

tHTItLVI u ". =.
Accommodations furnished travellers at
reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and
rooms. House located iu the central aud
business part Of the city Table furnished
with the best of the market. Meals ct MI hours.
j. NJ. G0ODE, PROPRIETOR.
CHARLOTTE. n. C.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Albany.

De.eon Y. Becker. OF Sparta. Wis. l.
spending q FEW week. among his numerous
friend. In thl. vicinity. lie went 10 Wis
eonslu ave years 40. lie speaks fAvors'
Div OF that place Tor fsfmlng, though thev
ave suffered considerably nom drouih
far IN. two l.st years. We are glad %
mo. that Mr. Becker 10 appreciated
there, in The shire town % The county
They made him an assessor last year aud
elected him to The same once this year.
George Clark Is visiting friend. 10 ST.
Johnsbury. W, and Gulldhsll
Wilson Lawrence, who enlisted several
month. ago 10 the U army has recently
been discharged on account Ofp0or heath.
n. McIuiire, OF Norway, recently pur'
chased . nice pair OF oxen, pair OF steers
and nse cows of =. q. B5sn, quite sale
from one farm.
Alblon Holt and family have gone 10 live
With his wife's father, Robert lngham,
who l. In poor health.
Osgooi Drew 10 building q ho1se on his
lot 90 Maple street, Norway village.
our mail goes 10 Bethel this Goth OF
runners.
The snow 10 yet quite deep. Two year.
ago the l9gh frogs we're giving forth theii
melody and the sugar maple In full bloom
Several years ago my sheep went u
pasture the Goth OF April. Feed was good
Several years previous 20 that my father
,owed his rye on plowsd ground 10 March
Think Gov. Marble hsd better POSITIONS
Arbor Day FOR We nOrtherners.
Carter A. Grover Il bulldlug barn.
Mss Edna Dresser Il engaged to teach
summer term Of school 10 North Norway
l..
Good .leighing here bat good signs o
spring for the robins and bluebirds have
come with their gleeful notes. also tn
common eremy. the blsck crow (euss), bu
the last meet q bad reception 40 all are OF
the lookout for him. When the boys her
Load their gus they use the Mason Item
cot from the Democrat for wsdipg signe'
q n. b which must mean give him blL
Yards for the destruction 10 large. q. l.
Johnson and II. Cummings have kille'
over 80 on one bait laid out for foxes Will
they have only ALLIED some over adoIs'
foxes.
Abel Andrews has killed ~ crows, sevei
at one sho, and Others are making goo
record.
De.. Isaac Becker. who has spen, th
las, Nv, years 10 Missouri, 10 spending
few days In town. his old home, visitinl
hi. brother, Geo. w. d, and and oil
friends. lie speaks 10 high terms OF hi
western home.
Dexter A Cummings has bought th
south half OF the Leonard Cummings farm
lie intends TO make . sheep pasture of II
lie seems 20 think that Congress can no
be so foolish As to put wool on the IRE
list.
CA. Grover IL getting out the fran
FOR his new barn, which win soon be ball
Mrs. John Grover bad Q slight attack Q
paralysis this week, but bya prompt o.
pllcation OF hot water and mustard sh
soou rallied and DIR. Twaddle, OF Bethe
who Was Just passing was soon broash
back, and under bis care she 10 comfort
able ct present.
q. II. Clark has gone TO W. 10 vis'
friends there. scRissLEk'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Dixneld.

The boats sre 10 a. both ferries.
Oa some % The roads u Il neither wheel
ins nor slslghlng
4 q Barrett n. gone s.s delegate u
The Grand Lodge OF. % q T, 81 Bangor
TIE most % the SICK people In The VII
l,g. are on The g,ln.
The Harlow brothers have their ls- OF
fc~ nearly fitsi up.
J. 4. Johuston has barber 10 assist
him.
Ap Park goes {. delegate TO The Re-
publican Convention.
D,nn.li Lpige. I. O q. T, elected ofi
GERS "wednesday evening. Installation Of
The same nett week.
The ball A. the National House i being
dashed into rooms.
new bali /. bslpg nblshed In Hsrlow
Block.
Al. Park 90, fall frOm bis pony int
some nice son mud.
spool mill j. shu, down, eIesp, The strip
ping SAWS.
Qil,s : 10, Of horseback riding on out
STREETS.
Hon George u. Blsbee will deliver ,h'
memorial address before Demertlu Post
NJ. lNat Nl I NlA -.
J T. Johnston l. 20 eommenee baildins
the new post offiee Building soon.
r. &. Staples has bis house newly paint
81.
Frank STANLEY Il 20 lay the foundation
stones FOR hls home nett week.
School keep. one week longer
VERY boats are both Ia the river.
Roads very bad. SnOwdrifts In places
and mud 10 others.
Boring glove. are on the street No
very well haudled, however.
A. u. PARK has gone 10 lewiston.
Katie r.. the well known Dlnhsh mare
~. sold Friday 10 parties from X L. fo'
5000.
yr.nk stanley and II O. Stanley attend
- the Republican convention 81 Lewiston
Erlfay
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Hebron.

Strip maklng II sb0ai over. Henry
Sisarus has made 80 gallons and soli
sIIS -orth. which !. = god sp'ings worn
Mr.. Geo. Dunhsm. who has been very
.lck, 1. nov oomfOf;ab!s and IL 10 hoped
oct % danger
Uefbsrt Adkins, Who wAs siek 81 long
a. Mss Prstis. Vas taken home sundsJ
The student. last week presented Nr
Carney With handsome spfiug rocker as
= token OF their appreciation % bis kini'
nee. % them Mr. Carney !. good
FREUD 81 the students snd Ia sugar TINE
lui fruit time never forgc,s 10 invlie them
~ hi. house fuf treat
Monday evening". the sji. Rev Mr. iIaf'
Zen entertained The Young people AZ bis
house, IL b.iu. his 18Th hlf,hdsy. The
youug ople surprised him ny prcseuilns
him With q Beautiful reclining chalr. Al
erilysd tie evening vcfv mach. As they al.
Ways 80 syenlsg. spent with oar pastor.
family
Mr. Five len for home Tuesday morn
ing Last SATURDAY be took = pleAsani
Walk OF about IS miles aud says hs wss ,
little tired when be goi home. G.
The youug people Of Hebron assembled
a. the pastors house on the evening OF the
gJi u celebrate hi. SSH birthday. very
pleasant evening" WAS spent socially sni =
surprise wss given the pastor OF avery
nice easy chair. "Msy the giver OF al
good snrich the givers shundfei fold In
thl. ne and the life - come With Tie evef'
lasting G. T. HARDEN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
South Rnckheld.

perhap. While Introducing The msiisr oi
me Advertised taxes ~ issI In The Demo
era, Ne ought. lu jlstlce % al TIE parties
concerned. - have been more explicit ~
"a. b.sn tol fftq1eui'y The case In Back
feIi. through The lack % pefsisiency OF isf
collector. ani other causes. that certain
n.r cent ofthe TAI has been allowed 10 ruu
Along almost lndrdnAtslv, DAILY entAilng
. lo.. upon The town. To prevent rrpe-
tition ~ these Losses IL ~. voted, Al TIE
,ppu,l meeting 10 49,. that The collector
~. ir.,ruct.d % collect the TAI OF that
-, An one wear from the time the bills
-. committed % III. hands. 10 order %
=, T.rtu.uv comply with such vote OF The
town. M BriigbAm fslt compelled 10 al
y.r.l.. /. large uumo-r OF farms ss previ'
op.lv s,at.f Taxpayers having snow bills
,g,ip., The town vii be given town oriers
- tender on their respective tAt,s A.
nav b. gratultOus 20 sid NAV eoiieesoI
R,ifrh.r has The 'sssEd" % carry oat any
$3.50 he undertake. and takes no back
-,t.r All must simit that this 10 re-
flrm lmp-railyely demanded.
A dount@r tells no. that my exhloi OF =
n Ke,us'. t.lrylng shows out littls aetu,l
profit NJ Kesns tells me iht he us
mlIkef tut ~ cows ~ - N-N =.
month -as s5l. VIII Berry, OF b~t lie
brop. MIXED rs cows and received seheet
FOR slOs "a Dexter Fish, ofTurner' tnlIk
"a - COW. and received monthly ehees
ofsiSt Hos IL that, Mr.. D0aotsfi
TIE question 10 often asked, "WnN
,he blo1sf OF George ID. Bisbees stsllion'
NJ. Bi.bes'. three-year-Oli stallion "s'
81 by O,ympus. BY klmOnt, ~ Alexander
Ani.l.h. Firs, dam. Lady Barns, o'
Buru.' Trotting Chllders. Terms, so "
warrant; sl5 by the season. =.
! W. Shawis stallion, Mslor boone, y
getting fae colts. Terms, 80 10 "hfsn'
els ~ the season.
Jess,r. stallion, Cyril. Is noe spec
r,sn IN horse nssh. got by Glsnsrm, ol
/ C,n.tsli.tiou. Dam by Rooert Bonner
| Terms. ais % warrant
America Benson, Of Hartford, has enng'
OF he stallion. George Logan THIS season
as % sarrsut
jim Richard, has gone 70 Byron As n's'
driver. a. po,,
/ land. $1,000 -
school meetings have been held snd ON
esy. chosen In al the districts out Que.
IA. Maxim IL % move into the 'iii'ss-
wagons have come a. lsse
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01

To-day l. the ,wen,y.nnh OF April am
not n spot of bare ground In my nsld'
and some % my fences are under the snow
several fest fOfv.two years ago TO NOR
ron the gfass w,s more than six lpehe'
high on new land and the farmers bad no
lshed sowing. and some had commenced
planting. That year | saw corn sllked ih'
18th OF July.
nr william 10 running J. A. Beans saw
There 10 not the usual quantity of lnmbei
10 be sawed there this spring. Mr.. w. Is
very successful with his sugar orchard
lie has made 80 gallons Of syrup from Y,
trees. lie draws on them ron the ful
amount ~ their deposit
Miss Nellie Bean seems some better
We hope With warm weather she viii re
cruit.
The Methodist Circle met al Mrs. J. G.
Beans yesterday. The ladies vent on The
snow crust In the morning, bat they need
ed snow shoes IN 20 home on.
Arthur Morrill, has sold out 10 bis broth
er, George ID.
Mrs. ID. A. Mills. woman 65 years old,
has done her house work. been among the
sick much, and woven 800 ysris OF carpet
Ing since last fall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Hiram.

Mr.. Ivory y. GOODWIN. late of Co. y
pension % sts per year.
ls,ao l. brown has given his residene
q white coat.
Born. 10 South Hiram, . daughter, q
Mrs.. Eiwin l. Lord.
Me-. Henry w. Sargent silll lives, and I
improving In health.
Ne. Lafayette Clemous IL In very poo
health. IL II visiting bis brother, Col
Aldrle NJ Clsmchs
Or G. T.. Harris. % FDeburg. vi. II
town Saturday. tie 2ist
Rev David Pratt will conilnue In ohsrr'
% The Methodist churches ~ West bald
Win And East Hiram sgalu thl. year.
Mrs EliIAh-th futile, late of East III
ram. died Ia Yves, Baldwin April oh, age
"a years.
william o,good s.s returned 10 Lynn
Mass.
Lor,pro d french /. rsnOdsllnr hl'
house
Deputy sheriff stacy. OF KsIr Fails,
"a. Ia town wednesday.
Thomas G1odsiu IL working 10 y. Y,
With an Iron Bridge CO.
Ml.. wlnnis wallace IL 10 teach on Tear
Cap mn.
Ma. R,.sl, T. ChApm,p. OF South III
ram. l. - teach 10 The graded sehoo! Al
Hiram village.
jane. Cismons IL p .in,lns LleNsllyn A.
Wadssofth's house
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Porter.

Suou IL leaving somewhat slow, and IL
will be May before farmers will get TO WORK
on their ground.
fear that AroOr Day viii be rather Q
poor dsy 10 Sc, out trees. In view OF or
seasons OF late they hat better appoint
Past and Arbor days In June, 10 make
sure thing.
Mr.. Frank Gilman lost little boy oy In
namm.tiou OF the brain.
Nr. Robert Merrill. Of North Parsons
a,ld, went % Illinois and bought stallion
and brood mare. Blood. Sormsn Psreher'
%. The stallion weighs some 100 pounds
.nA the mare 1900, nne horses. The stAl
lion viii be hep, for service al bis stable
The present season.
Mr.. I.ase Blckford, who has been siek
for so long = time. has got 90 To be ou'
when 10 Il pleasant :.
Mr.. sewsll sawyer has taken George T.
STANLEY. farm 10 carry on and has moved
on 20 H.
o,sIpee River 1. getting to be qa'te high
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Greenwood.

fr,nk and Mary A. Benefits infant sou
born the 18th, lived but q day or two, and
vas buried the 22i. Their nrst one died q
year ago last winter, OF whooping cough,
when lees than -four weeks old.
Ills still COLI aud backward and bu, .
very little bare gfoapd In sight about here.
The roads In many places are nearly In
pssssble on account Of The horse track be-
log worn down 10 the ground, leaving The
snow on each side deep enough Tor mid
winter.
EE Moore has moved his family on TO
his farm In Rumford, and he hw gone
river driving on the Audroscoggin. lie
cold his dog team for o..
Ransom Cole has moved his barn from
the old place Oh the hill, and made 90
much more addition 10 his other one a,
home. which he very much needed.
Mr. Cole has about 20 sheep and 10
lambs. The other day one of his sheep
brought q pair oftwins, one OF which 10
alive. and perfect In sv,p part, while The
other Is a-vsll, We will descflbe IL 10 the
Res, OF our ability. sud then each one car
name IL Tor himself The body OF the
creature resembles somewhat that OF q
lamb; bot while nearly one-hslf OF I, 10 en-.
iifcly naked the remainder II thinly cover
81 with short white hair like young pig
the legs are less than ouehaf ihe usual
siLe. feet Glover. bat look almost ,r,otly
Ike the feet of q pig and The same m,y oe
said OF iis tall. These limbs are more OF
lees covered with their hair. but not noer
of wool IL seen on II apyshsfs. Bat the
most singular part II The head the upper
part, or stVll. 10 large and promlnsni, ears
wide al The base, more than two Inches
long. and end In point; there 10 one per.
feet eye. and that directly In front, or half
way between where the eyes are usually
placed. the skull there being smooth and
solid. The under Jaw L. long. and turns
npvsri, which gives the face very hol'
low appearance, While the upper Az i
one inch shorter. the lips extending. how.
ever, 90 a. to be even with the under one
There IL not the least trace OF aposs, OF
nosirils 90 that II the animal ever breath.
"a II mus, have been through IL. mou,h.
IL 10 female and wslghst l.. pounds.
Will. examining and writing up ihl. piece
~ monstrOsity. We have been continually
reminded 90 the creatures described by
Todd In uafads dream.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Fryeburg.

The ffsi appearance Of wheels 90 ~
road was Friday, April 2Oih, hat sleigh
ars still used.
Mrs DIR. LAWSON hiss gone % Portlsn'
10 visit her sister
Mrs. II. w. Stark spent Sunday hers
and went 10 Bartlett on Tuesday wher'
che will stay few weeks al v. A. wilsy's
Mr.. A. q Pixies funeral took place OF
Saturday Afternoon a. the COnSl. church
Masouic ceremonies were part OF the en-
ercisss.
Mr.. Isasc Emery, OF Portland. Was In
the village over Sunday.
hr. \. A. Page and his son George lef'
on Wednesday for q visit ~ his uncle, T..
hokeen In Towards, ". Y.
Clayton Pike has returned to Boston.
Scrope Howe IL al Bartlett painting.
Miss Fannie Gordon has been visiting
In Portland the past week.
The stock OF goods remaining In the III.
w. Cousins store was bought by y. %
Bailey a Co, OF Portland, aud has been
cold out the past week.
II w. MeKeen aud q. T.. Haley attended
the convention al Bangor.
The school In Dist M I will begin
April SO.h, laugh, by Me-. T. L. Russell, OF
Lowell.
Costing and snowballlng will probably
prove part OF the sports OF May Day.
The ordination OF Mr.. Livingston vii
take place Thursday. May Slst.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
THE BEAR BRIGADE.
Bryant'spond

James Tyler. % We, Bethel, has rsnteI
bdSiu brsckeits fA'm FOR one year.
Pedro elliot and Enis Wing viii hsv,
charge OF the village schools, commsnclng
The nrst Monday In NAV.
The Ardover stage makss The trip psrl
Of ths route on wheels
}. W. De,n, % Pall,islpAls. Vas In tow
Wednesday.
TIE Grange reports he addition OF new
msmosrs Al almost every meeting.
Richer snd Cole havs jus, s0li q proml.
ing colt b New Hsa,P.hirs parties Tot
ESQ.
One dtrk placs n. ben made light.
four -iuio-s have recently ben siiei ~
NE Chase school house. vesta Reese IL
- have charge ~ the school 10 that Dis.
uict for TIE snmper term.
q w. Esfle. Lltchfsld. A. g. Tilnekley.
Bo.i0u, Oscar n Hobert. Portland. snd n
Neicher, 81 Aubaru. werc ~ the Glen
hoantsin House wednesday.
Parties from Colshrook have recently
bought too promising colt. In this place.
w. N Pearson, % South Woodstock.
oil build = cottage mi. Summer near the
shore % North Pond
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Rnxhrirv.

The river drivers are here digging h'
logs out % the snow snd rolling them int
the riyei so - 10 have them ready ~hsr
"a. snow melts.
oas OF staple. men "a, hurt In his bach
by falling.
am glad that some are awake 10 th'
danger OF losing all our song birds. Whs'
. shame that the dear ladies will veal
Slaughtered birds on their hats There
ar some noble exceptions Who could not b
hired OF coAxei 10 wear them. Make Val
on Tie crows by gun, trap and poison.
They destroy grcs, m,ny eggs sni young
bird. One % the beet thlngs - bali then
slih IL ben. sgg. Ny hand IL sg.lns'
ihsm notwithstanding the rose water talk
10 their favor. have seen them Al ,hsli
vile work
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
CONSUMPTION CURED

- or physician. retired rom prsct.ce, hey'
= ~ ltcei IN his hands ~ 81 q 81 India
A-'sinnarY. fha ffrnuis III a siupie vegetable
10y 30 ~ speedy ant psrmknsnt cure 20
lllant Nrunclifls. Cstarrn. Asthma Nnd
- .-,'al tnd Llnz A. ctioas. slsn q positive
- - At cufH for Nervous Debility IN Al
.,-t. ,onQlAints aftcr hsvinr teste.i ~
.lleffll curative ua.@rs In thousands III
49, - ~ ~ ID lufY % maks t known ~
- .Llas telloss ACfaAied ~ thIs motive
-. 81 70 fslievs human sursring, si'
~ IN d-rmaa. Tr~,rf NJ Fnsft.h. 18th run
-, ..lns 90 preparing ant aslag seat by
-. ~Llfsssinz wfth stamp. naminE M
N0fss. Ia P0ssr's hloes. Roch'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Rethel.

Saturday morning. April 2sih, the Their
mometer registered a. sunrise 50 degrees
shove zero, the highest 81 Bethel In lsss
The ice len the Audroscogsin river the
26Ih.
About 40 men from Bsrlln. ". H., lef,
Bethel Friday 10 drive the logs from Grsf
ton down the Cambridge 10 the lake.
Some forty men are ~ the head waters
OF Sunday River waiting for water to Goat
the logs.
The wife OF Clinton Lovejoy vas
buried Saturday In the family lot (Roberts)
a. Hanover. Mr.. Loysjoy IL one OF tbs
proprletors OF the Bethel House aud had
been married bat about four months 70
Misc Emma Roberts, Q most estlmsbl'
LADY. lie has the sympathy OF the whol'
community.
Caleb wight los, nice COW Monday.
Hay 10 plenty In Bethel and selling fo'
sl2 20 els per ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Rrownneld.

G Martin !. soon 10 move into his new
house on Main 81
] McDouAl l. dlllng NJ. shop with sale
work lie has also boaghi ens horse OF
u. Chase. OF Baldwin.
y. Ham has rcnied the q. waksneld
house
Nru Pitch. OF Ssbsgo, 4. 10 teach The
village school
Miss Llnnie Fhnk 4. visiting friends In
Denmark snd Brigtou.
Mrs John Miller died April 2Sih. She
leave. q husband aud twelve children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Andoyor.


A special town meeting has been called
for May 81 % see II the highway system
adopted Al the annual meeting cannot be
changed.
Al the school meeting 10 Dist. No. /.
Saturday last, A. \. jordan Was re.elee,.
81 agent.
WIN. Perkins 4. school agent in Dist
No.
The drlf,s were ''cut out" the 2Sth inst
ChAs. Daran reports seeing two bears,
While on . recent cumming trip over Long
N.
Mrs Meloher has returned from Bruins
wick where she has been visiting friend.
Re Beiell h. sold bis pasture 10 \
W. Richards and his interyale land 10 J
W Eaton and W Newton.
J II. Bailey has lG lambs from ~ sheep.
The selsoinen have been assessing taxes
this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
Dickvale.

The weather 4, warm ani .pflug.llke to-
LAY. bot the travelling l. bad, 10 being
neither slslghlng nor whecling.
] & Wym.n 10 cuiilng out about 1000
feet % spool strips per day.
ca Child sawed nj. foot very badly re-
Gently. ~ wym,n'. mill lie Was Kicking
..wdast ihrongh hol. la the door near
the saw, while u Vas In motion, when. get
ting nj. foot liiile too near the say teeth.
caught bis Rubber, tearing an ugly cash
Dearly a. The hollow OF his foot
Abbott 4 Psinam recently lost q valid
able heller
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
FOR th. oxford Democrat
49, ..0sksAnNs

FOR IN. oxford Democrat
IN MEMORY.
Written on the death OF Newell II
Young, Who died At West Paris, April ~
ISIS, aged i6 years, IL months. 10 days.
Nav faith I'm Je.u. give No hope.
Through the sorrow 20 bear today,
Tor him Who IL absent, bul happy,
In that hone 90 far r-sy.
We will call him hack IN memory,
AZ oar lives each day are given,
And the voices % the angels
shall whisper, "there's no hone bu'
llsavea."
How many happy hours we've passed
In laughter aud In song.
SO-. We sr- weeping and mourning
for oar dear friend that's gone.
lie had . pleasant smile Tor all.
And Kindly uas his heart,
Hat OIL hos soon. his life did fall,
And he from friends mast par,
We thought that ~s should m eet again,
lie was strong aud well
hot ssd and sore are our hearts tonight,
Dor II vas our last farewell
orsn we've at upon the shore
And sang farewell song
Nos ue niles his cheerful lace
Among the smiling throng.
lie hs. crossed the angry waters,
And his face we'll ses no more
lie safely crossed IN his frsil bsrk,
And reached the other shore.
We cannot wish him back again
In this cruel World 10 roam,
Though mAnV friends he has left behind,
Mourning his death al home.
when we cro-. DER DEATHS dark river.
lie will greet Ne on the shore
There se shall meet our dear young friend
To dseli uith him foreysrmore-
Then there'll be no more sonss,
Our cares on earth are past
And safe In that beautiful hsrOor
Wen dwell together ~ last.
Bryanrs Pond. April 10th. las.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
East Bethel.

The road. ar getting almost impossible
-belag q combination % snow. water and
mud and n "tip over" Il common oe'
currerce.
". \. Bartlett has gone TO Berlin, n. II.
Tie expects To work In Vermont the com
inE season.
&c. Estes and wife from M..aehu'
sets are now attending 10 their farm
Affairs In this place.
Ms. Al. Mason has gone TO Paiis 10
work 10 the coat shop.
Mrs Annie KlmbAll Is visiting relatives
al Paris
Miss Flora Bartlett II visiting friends
snd relative. a. Berlin, v. II.
There are number OF farms TO be let In
this place.
A, the annual school meeting Jane, NJ.
Bartlett, was elected agent.
Some OF our young m-n talk OF going Ia
NantanA
P.D. Bartlett from Berlin. n. H., was
In town the gosh.
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Mr. Edwards. wi'e % bryce Eiv,ris,
% Ou.dsii. iIc,i on saturday. The gisi. a.
tsr long sni psln'al sickness.
usury Kills has rvtarnei - Yale Col
lege.
The Coug1 SABBATH school has recently
nate a. aii.uon q their library TIE
fanis ssrs raised ov the Society % Cars
lisa Entravor
TIE us- minister % The NJ. T. church
hss arrivef. and vii move iutO Nathsnie.
No nst-r's souse.
Ths Otf1ri Comedy ca. plsyei me ira.
ma snut.ci "Mr.smaies," Al the school
house hAil M Thgrsisy evening. Tor ths
bsusft ofthe band TIE Iran, -ss re-
peaiei 90 saturday evening. Foe The bcne'
ft 90 ae Base BAli Association.
VIII. Blake. % Cornish. hAs been selling
hUroksln tnen
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The prospect. for the observance o.
,rbor Day In this vicinity src not very
A ,i,sflng The snow dflfts are In the way
% planting Trees.
]. A. william. fNc~ Gloucester, IL Walt
lnz bis friends In This place.
B,ksr Phillips Il charging his barn.
The cream gs,hercr reports hard wheel
ING.
M. II c. Berry has returned hons
from Canton where she N. been stopping
a short time with her sou, W. Berry.
Mrs \. II. K~cne Il In poor health
Willie R,msdell IL Improving slowly.
There Z. % b. : heavy acreage ofssee'
corn planted 10 this vicinity fof canning
purposes.
PROBABLY there will be fertilizers used
largely As there are Eve agsnt. here In ihi'
place.