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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-15
FRXEnuRC-

Mr.. W. n. rsrbox spcn, sunday with
nj. family. returning Ia boston on Mon
dsy.
Mr.. VIM. q. spring. Who has been Ia
Wellington fcT several months. Ma. Ia
tosn this wess.
Thomas Charles has leased his house
"a Mr.. l.. Gr~enlaw. aud wlll bosrd with
him.
sidney stacy 81 kesar ralls. Bo~,Iolu
-, nov Of johns Hopkins University.
i visiting his sister, Mrs.. u. y. Worm
weed.
Mr.. Albert fihsld % Peabody Was a,
Dr. lamson's on "Wednesday.
I1cnhs al Marthas Grove on Tuesday.
anii a tennis tournament on Thursday,
have Afforded variety Tor the young
pcople.
John =. ShsSid has gone tn the Fort
land Neiical >chool.
Mr.. Isaac Charles L. visiting her
daughter In Bld.lefor,l.
Mr.. aud Mrs.. Jacob Kelley, of Parish
vile, %, aud their granddaughter. Miss
Maads hellcy, are visiting Miss II. e.
Osg,-si.
MR.. Emma osgossd L. very feeble.
Mr.. ". 4. Robinson ~ the Eliot
School. iioston. With hi wife aud .on.
arr az Mr.. ~. WaTrvns.
Mr.. :. y. whhchsr 20 Portland y AZ
Narthas Uru'c preparing for the 4. l..
:. 4. assembly.
Mis- Nate Walker lsft Friday for Port
hni, on her Nay home % Rangor.
Nj. Jere kimhall. formerly 20 North
Conway, AMI fryeburg Academy stu
deut In =, nov ~ south Dakota, Vas
In town on fThlay.
Miss Alice Iocke lcaVcs on saturday
Zoe Nislt Ia fr~cTort.
Having has tegun.
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EASY aEIAEi


The 9TH passed OF quietly at this
place. A family picnic ~as held ON the
lawn at J. VI. Bartlett's. Tables were
spread under the trees, and the day pass
ell pleasantly With music, croquet.
swinging, etc.
During the fearful gale, July sth. &.
&. Kimbail's barn door Was blown Ia
and the roof blown on the east side OF
his barn. With friendly assistance the
roof VAS soon replaced and newly shln-
gled.
Miss Emma Perry from Revere, Mass,
IL visiting at Y. G. ferry's.
Mrs. Y. \. Bartlett IL at home from
West Bethel.
Mrs.. FLORA wight rccentiy visited Al
this place.
George and winfield Blake are n
home for short vacation.
NJ. II. Bartlett has purchased new
sulky plow and II delighted.
Most Of the farmers have commenced
haying.
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The OXFORD BEARS.
r-t oo.Nss oF r-C wGIs ~ A.
-g-vONs OF Tr-C COUNTY.



49,. ".HufIt have had r. short beat NvrN
rr.-... 600 from our trirui 20 FORMER
..r. N. fruss Maulwrll. snu 20 ths
... s..I WarIasu. NJ. NariNsll
...a.Hc r. ftiuE trip through y. ".
.. N.i.. calling un relative aud
f... H ..a cousin % Illisrt Wand
u. r.fh,r uf Mr.. r. 4. Dresser.
D. ... Is,r sH-.ut frum NlbauN -
.rr. H..IIrg in truNsand, Mass,
a.... a. Ia. hrsu hunury,i Nth many
1. 90 fr1-f. aui represented his tos a
MI. -. .'aturv .rNsral YEAR,.
'...i.I fh- la.lir. tircle 20 North
N...frI anI Nitau, united iu plc-
49, thr.lsN m lrruald's in NJ
. Ifst hsi very ENJOY able time,
st.. I.rmIfr,lislW With ~ vrvam. The
gaze them e. little bit - .carr hui
.rHc, The. ."cial gatherings
Bed '.Ar m~licinr."
nd. NJ iNlug.iun - North Water
spent NHDiay night With Rev. VT
"- If l,a. loyvioN'., and lur--
.rH. thst walked to The "Ai-
.. ..tus- anil returned uitl" pasi
..sIHs very much wilted snt the
. pretty much taken out - them.
N.. sargent q Chelsea. Mass, vi"
... RENTED fhs als house FORMERLY ihs
H.. Il., 10 thr corner. has quii" 4
sr 10 '-Hriisrs. aud NOR eNtect"i
I'. lsul ln ~ongu district cl1'sd
... s.ts fought % Mr.. Nellie l.. Rob
North NihanN. Ths parents saN
..- '-sH ths mu-t sucvc-.ful tern
...f .hf thsrr.
a. ilI1m Robbins IA. moved ." tn
| WIhsr place,
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wesr PARIS
Farmers are hsying.

Farmers are hsying.
Charlie Elllngwocd and wife are visit
Ing her folks At East Ccrinth, Ne.
a.. L. Durham and wife cf Brsttleborc
W. sre visiting at HE fathers. s.w. Dun
hams.
J. 4. Brcoks !. buying sheep snd
lambs and shipping them To Portland.
The West Paris Mfg. Go. are laying
double fcor- In the new addition To thu
new mill.
J. N. Cole. Who has hcen doing car
riage work for Curtis 4 Gilman, ha'
gone 10 Rryant'. Pond 10 work.
Curtis a Gilman would IKE Ia hire Z
good csrrisgc wood worker.
N. a.. brown 4. nj home this week do
Ing some work on his place.
All members of Golden Rule lodge,
I. ~. a.. T.. will want "a De- present Al
the meeting next Thursday evening, fos
a good tim. I. expected. III. gentlemen
are tn furnish the entertainment after
lodge.
4 heavy shower passed. over this place
last Tuesday, preccled by q whlrlslnd,
bat no damage wss done.
The Juyenllc Tcmplars ~ this place
went to snow. Fails Friday on picnic.
Dr. DaVi. 81 south Paris VA. IN the
place the iOth.
York, the Bs,hei Photographic, .. In
the place.
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UPTON.

We have Rad ~ billiards, nov W,
have seen Que. also the effects thereof
About s:lD Tue.iay afternoon Their
IA. q heavy wind which Increased IN
power, filling the air with dust until u
commenced raining, accompanied Will
very heavy thunder aud sharp light
ming. The Lakeside bost house. wer,
raf.d a. the ground. al.o some In
Jury done to the ban. Thirteen fcei
IL the roof ~ Mrs.. Ahl,ott's barn was
carried away. hitting the end II thu sta
bic In It. passage, doing som" damigr
aud some 81 the fragment. going against
the alndos. ~ the house. There was
much damage done a. the timber. ~omc
rrpori one third Of the large tree. blown
down.
Charles Chase va. returning FROM An-
dover when hc met ia. storm. \ tree
fell acro.. the rad ju.t ahead ~ him.
when d. turned a. ~ hack, another tree
fell IN hi path, he just escaping. Tie
finally went back To- house and after
~. for,c ~ the storm had passed., got e
man to come With an ave to clear III"
rad IL tree. 80 he could ct hls team
home.
!. :. lane 4. having repair. done on
hl. house.
David &. Brook. !. quite sick.
John I. llpgg !. repairing hi. wood
she'd.
The Fourth pi..c,l very quietly; even
Young America kept itill until daylight.
There was = dance at the lake House,
we'll attended. a. usual.
Mr. Craig gave va good discourse
sunday frum IA. Wor,ls "l.lc..s,i Il that
nation whose tod |. the Lord"
4. v. Tid.uell h.. novel on Ia the
East iIlll WHERE b. Ia. bought farm.
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DENMARK.

Alta meeting ~ silver Lodge, No. ~,
u. H., July lOth, the following officers
werr installed by District Deputy Z. ",
smith aud Deputy Grand Marshal Jane.
y. smith: Mr.. clara Belcher, y. %. ;
Mrs. Fiora I'ingrce. V. c.. Mrs. Ella
Allen, X. =; la II. Berry, l.. -; sarah
!. Hcnnctt, Treasurer.
Mr.. Nellie VI. Gray Il spending the
week In Portland.
Mr.. IIeman Bartlett and adopted
daughter II the Bartlett iIoa.e hly,
gone on a trip to Bethel, l'umford, Peru
etc.
Rev. Mr.. smith ~ Lowell, !. visiting 10
town. ~ l. Howard smith of Portland
aud Elmer smith aud wife aud Owen
smith ~ >ebago Lake ani cornish. The
other smith. are up and coming a. arr
smith. In general. -.
Wentworth cottage nj East Denmark
4. full of summer boirier..
TIL. pingrce, an old aud respected
citizen of Denmark. v In feeble health.
co. Pcndextcr I. locking after pen
sion claims.
WIFI. sanborn postmaster at >pring
vale !. at hi. parental home on .hor
visit.
Lizzie I'ingrce, teacher Ia colore'l
.chool In Georgia, !. visiting her father
T.. l.. Pingrce.
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EASr snuAER

The yiolcni shower of last Tuesday
evening dh some queer fr,aks snd con.
siderable damigr. " Mr.. Charles Bon.
ncy'. nearly forty hunches ~ hay Ner,
removed frum the field AMI cannot D.
found. Mshy apple trces Wcr. upturn-
III. ih-rv Nas much dsmage In the
furvsts. The damage to bullllngs va.
slight. II Wss IN. most .c,ev Win,l-
storm for miny y-ar.. Probably me-,
egusl~i sincc the great hall storm II
isSs.
iIaymskrrs arr all hu.y aud help In
cund dsmand.
Grass b. gr,vu and Ia go,i condition.
:. q. llcsh Visited Anioycr ou Thur
daV.
Rev. l.. ". Robinson 20 Philsdelphia
l. visiting the OH homestead. lle hss
brpaght anothsr large addition of t.coks
for lnyinglblc l.elgr Library. IL has
noS probably Furnished over lon
volume. for the use ot the memiers.
MANY thank. arr due him Tor hi. all In
furnishing - much reading matter Tor
N. lc,lgc.
Nov aud then a summer 'i.i,or ar
ri,r..
Mr.. >ophronh Hlson AMI daughter
% BANGOR haV. arrived AZ l.. a. llcald's.
SLss'ta.
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GREENWOOD.

The Wise man tell. IA IL IL better Ia go
Ia the house of mourning than Ia the
house of fea.ting; but Ne attended both
last week, and 80 FAR a. the present
pleasure 4. concerned, We rather prefer
the latter.
Dennis e. Ilerrick died sunday morn
Ing ami VA. buried Monday afternoon
funeral service. by Rev. q. W. smith
who spoke from the words: 80 death
where !. thy stingf u grave, where u
thy victory Mr. lIerrick leaves wife
two sou. snd a daughter. Ills mother
now the willow Mckenney, l. - year.
old, Ia. hal N children, only four oil
whom arr llying-two sons aud I've
daughters. "a
We celebrated the Fourth by attending
the wedding of :. W. Cummings ant
birdie II. Cole. The marriage cerrmon,
VS.. performed by Rev. Mr. smith al
We.t Paris. The music, vocal and In
.trumeutaI. dinner, songs and declams
ton. we're all first class, and did honor
Ia Uncle sans birthday.
Two weeks ago John Bryant aud HUI
dab jackson we're riding along the roas
In a two-wheel carriage, known ne
road cart. near the former residence o.
sylvester Cole, when by some means tn
horse got out of the road far enough Il
cause one wheel to run over larg'
boulder, throwing them both out Of tn
carriage, and the girl against q pile 81
wood on the opposite side of the road
breaking her arm, besides seriously in
turing her Internally. She Was taken q
the residence Of Harry Cole, her arm se
by Doctor Yates, hut for number o
days her recovery was considered noubt
mi. she Il still there, her mother takin,
care Of her, nor will she be able to b
carried home for some time 10 come.
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\ thunder shower accompanied bi
.rtasudou. wind passed over this placs
H'i night II Was fearful Tor a .hor'
Time.
eur ssleetmen and road commissioner
have so ftr hnishsd the bridge across
Peasant River a. to D. safe for travel
hvr1thing l. new bat the abui'nsnt-
sol "a. most - the timber was GROWING
IN th- " o",is hsn the bridge vent dow a.
Iva. Loyrioy has been postmaster
iurty wears and wrote sixtieth quarter
Instead ~ sixteenth.
>ome u eur people have commenced
having. Affair." coop viii BE gathefrd.
Mason viii ssy that he has heen ieo
on stale horse from johns larder -
ioug that Il has produced a chroalc nsu,
- ~ that b. l. now q willing Pstleni 81
hr. Tanner.
A-G. Layejoy goe. 10 otisteld mex
Ne,k To cut hay on large farm In 'ha'
phce.
v. q. and u. q. Mil. are cutting and
lreling poplar.
dearth of news
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snIIrA RuckEItlp.

.r,,.r, "a. bat one vote la the Dem"-
cratic state Convention from 'Ni"tn
county uf-on thu question 81 q r"-un'"'-
lion III The prohibltory amendment anu
ihat vote was for prohibition. liurfh
Tor oId oxford, pemocrsis of Maine Nc
blu.h for YOU. lou might a. well al
,.mut 60 o,rrturu our state government
a. r,t.sl our systein of prohibtiory
las. No laN l. more intrcnch"d IA the
c,pa,leoc. and affections of the pcopl"
~ Line than cur prohihitory laws
M. c,uts.t Ina Maine this year Involves
~. ou..tian Of prohibition or LICENSE
"A. bou., that Harry clifford, John u
"a. ana that cotorie Will hear -
1900. frnm the rural towns In >epiein-
~, thai thew will have occasion Ia ~.
m.mhsf. We believe In the polil'N
rr,nriple. ~ Thomas Jefferson bat hoie
hat doe. not include liccns~d rutn-"'Ieis
iu our rural towns. ,,,
IN. burning ~ the George Cobb build
ing. in Hebron Tuesday evening pre-
..nt..i a weird aud sad spectacle.
NJ. Editor. Ne met your south iai,-
,.,rr,..f,ondent for the hrst tim. thls
- Your correspondents recogn'fr
| - other intnlti,ely. No Introduction
| t.iny p4,r..ary. Mr.. Fuller u COM
- A traveller anil pay. Buckheld WI
/ -. ti.s compliment II saving That NJ
/ -. mn h,nsl.Smer village La his tratei.
/ -, ar. Hut Ne believe Buckneld
has ms hotel. .,.,,.
A. .eldom drive a cheap horse. we
-. ,,,,, noN IN a woman can drive heI
~. ought to h. entitled To the rlgi, ~
..,sr, ~ although we never helle,cd Va
tel qualification for voting. Johh ,A-
t,,i,sI a. to ~ up and see him and As
a.. ..Liom forget q favor or an injury
,nd ~s also sometime. have a longing '"
-. she hly river we may YET invade ms
,t,u,,in. With the Aforesaid winthrop
| vo,riII MARI. The readers at the Demo
r,,t are All la love With Johns luAih'
style. ,,,,.,.i,.
81 pair 81 horses to ,oi' a''e"' """''
az the Maine state prison.
Hoclng aud having ~ han' y" ''A"'
this week. .t.,.,,l,
No temperance man can ssn.l..sn..y
vote the Democratic ticket TINS W" 'N'
c.pt for Congressman. ..,,,.,, A.,
| in an article upon the race question: ~
,hs Arena, senator Hampton ,lraA. o'
ar north being Obliged Ia arm the nsgr,
..,o ...are defeat" Come to 'h'hA o'
!, Ne remember .ecing the negro tfoop'
IN an. Lat fight at Appomstfox anu ,ns.
1900 Handsomely. u. how humiist'
nag II must be General.
A. ". fogg at East Hebron u ase"'
for the Yankee horse RAKE.
There seems to be Democrats ans
Democrats this year.
Thanks To- Messrs. Morton. Iorrey an.
nd orher. for this gallant fight agains'
u.su.e I'm the State eouveutton-
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nERRON

During the shos.r Tursdsy cNrnlne
tho haru of NJ. George Cobb was struck
by lightning aai all the buildings burn'
81. Most ~ the furniture Wa saved.
The house wss comparatively new aud
n "a. one of the most tasteful and home
like plscr. In town. MI the huilding.
In gool rvlilr aud surrounded by shrub
bgty au1 iosers.
Mr. anil Mr.. 4. VI. Eichsrison are
hcrv ON vacation.
Charles Glover anil family are At Mr..
Robert Glo,rr's.
r.. = ponham I. Ia town.
NJ. wm. n. Moody spent Sunday With
his mother.
Dr ~turieysni and family ~ piNheld
arr spending the week At J. u. >iaricv-
anti
Miss Eiia SturtrNsnt has gone 10 VII
ton aui Temple o. canvass fora spring
isld Publishing Company.
isruy Five. on~ ~ the graduates, h,.
agaia gone to a., fpr the summer. u l.
hot--l that b. viii no, met with another
.hlpv fvck.
m answer from Dr. crane ~ East
Winthrop In regard tn call here h cN-
Tcrtsl soou.
\ pr,i.~ meeting Nlll b. held neNt
~unda, conducted by Prof. u. J.. Whit
nsy ~ lio.ton. 4.
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WrSr SIMMER

Ia Sumner. July ith, Ia the Wife of
Walter \. Russell, a .on.
IL. Gardiner has had a hard week,
Just passed, although present indication.
are hopeful. Monday night, the 9TH,
pr. =. 4. Donovan IL lewiston came la
consultation with hi. attending physi-
clan, Dr. Bl.bce. Two sister. IL Mr.. g..
from Chc.teryllle haye bccu with him
for few days.
During the severe thunder shower. of
the s,h. ia. farm buildings ~ T.. u. star
bird were struck, setting fire to the shed.
II wa. soon extingulshed.
Fred Andrew. of Na.hua, y. H., came
"a !. =. Abbott. few day. since "a
spend the vacation season.
Charles a.. Abbott, wife and daughter
Of whitney, Mass, are visiting their
parents, ALEU- q. Abbott and Levi New
ell In town.
Mr.. Or.on Wiley ~ Cambridge,
Mass, l. at D.. 4. sturteyani'. In impro,-
ell, though poor health.
Prof. =. =. Moody 81 Auburn Joined
hi. family nj Dea. stetson's the eth.
Miss Abbie Tuell, teaching nc Fall
River. Mass. came to her fathers, Dea,
4. y. Tuelrs, week since.
n. n. Bryant's children Of Dixheld
are with their grandparents, David An
drew. and wife.
4 profitable term ~ school closes her,
the nth. Mis-. Cushmsn proving herself
an efficient teacher. She starts for old
Orchard az table girl nj the Ocean
House the lsih. where Miss May Chan
dler has been for . week past. Miss
Minnie Ill.bee'. solourn there was brief
We are luxuriating on green peas OF
4. 4. swift. raising since the 9Th.
4 Intensely hot weather has been tia
verdict until since the showers of the stl
7 and 9Th, which make II more comfort
able for man aud beast.
Hay making !. fairly under way.
n. ~. Tuell fell from q loaded team
the i0,h, the wheel passing over hls arm
breaking one bone.
1 Mr.. Henry Buck aud son of Wisconsin
are visiting relatives In town.
william n. Ripley Of North Turner i
at Mrs. George Pulsifer's, q cousin.
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Ana1A RlIckElIln-

Mrs.. John Mco.ly and daughter ~ IN
hurn were AZ n. y. Heads the 9Th. also
her bruih~r.. Beecher and Roll s,s,.on
james swallow ani friend from
Brnckton. Msss., w~r- NJ our place Walt
Ing relatives lth 20 July wesk.
John Crr.scy l. at home from salem.
Mass.
Mary n. Cspcu Ia. returned from
New IIsmpshlrr When. .he has been Va
Hing friend. anil relatives. She report.
crop. backward and gns light Ia that
section.
Rolf Bradbury was a, home 9Th ci
July.
Dora Am~. 20 Dlxhcli wa. AZ her Ia
Their. V. u. Bicknelr. last week. al.o
her sister, Minnie bartcit II sumner
Hill
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LOWELL

Mr.. whlilock aud wife from lIrookiyn
srr visiting relative. herr.
On SUNDAY last l,cy. y. II. Head sup
piled the pulpit At the village church IN
the forenoon, ani AL. wife spoke At the
Centre In the afternoon.
Mrs. william Dyer ~ ~ebago has been
visiting In town.
Mr.. VI. n. Bcml. tell. u That the mem
orv ~ man runnc,h not Ia the time Nh"n
go many people congr.gai~i AZ q dance
a. wsrr AZ the American iIou.e on ihs
evening ~ july 9Th. 20 couple. wrrr on
the door. and. In the language 81 th'
rls..lc Burrhari. there VA. pelihe'
''rim, riot nor rebellion" Everything
VA. q. qulrt q. country store IN hay
Ing ilme. aud they trippssi the light fan
tasiic toe tal.o .orr toc., corns ani bun
ion.) until the small hour. ~ the night.
IN. following officer. were Installed
NJ k-itar Valley Lodge, I. ~. ~. D., on
saturday c,-nlng by u. u. e.. W. Ste
phen klmbill
- stsafus. Ma.
rC Hus.sii va.
q v. chapman, u
Nv Has-sll T.
John fauins,on. Twas.
The ladic. ~ the Congregational Circle
cleared eleven dollar. by their Ice cram
PARTY at the town house on the evening
~ July It'll.
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hIRAN

NJ the Installation ~ officers 20 rnlte'
Brothsrs. Lodge No. IL. !. -. u. v, NJ
iawr-nc., Mass. july 9Th, \. ". Went
worth. formerly of Hiram, Maine, va.
appointed Chaplain for the ensuing term.
Mr.. Eli q. Gould and family have ~
moved To- Lynn.
On sunday Rev. VIM. :. JoDe. oi
pcering. presiding elder II hls district,
preached In the Methodist church At
East Hiram.
Mr.. !. T.. Beunett aud child ~ Briig-
ton arr visiting Miss Hannah y. Buck
nell.
Thermometer July sih NJ ~ degrcc-.
on the i0,h u sioDd At ~ degrees.
cur farmers ar, commencing having.
some hoseYcr arr s,ill cutting gra..
With = dull hoe.
The tniycrsslisi cirrle met rhursday
afternoon With Mr.. Ormond :. spring.
willie 4. Buck has recovered 80 as {"
- out on hls hroksn leg.
We are having windy uncomfortable
Neaiisr.
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Optan Oxford County, Norway Maine
Having this my eane.. study for the past few years aSet
adapted especially this business am more than able TO sI-
other In kinds peculiar
rrM
work speciality
n.bury DCI NJ
!, W. issioa. u, H. ~ ~ ND
suppose would allow the OF
icr me. notk bunessf
l parties fitted south Paris. Paris HUI West Paris
Harrison.
them superior
he selling glasses,
~ practices "a
Opti- only Optin the County
who a.eyerstu Al VI D.
those Opticians" who having 9aghi In
dollar aud claim. To know a . leads others
follow Don't be- decslyeiI-Dont h. humbugg~il
called opticians aid could br htiei
of
Don't delay your sight l. troubling YOU bat visit at
Vivian Hills, mxISort Oottci~n.
in
Ing Watches. Jevery, etc,
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OXFORD

I,ey. \. q. Fi,r 10 rah. preached Al
the Congregational church Sunday, FROM
the ieNt "lori, believe, help thou milne
unhslicf." The church was tas,efnlly
decorated with flower. aud plants. Mr.
riy Z. an earnest aud pleasing preacher.
\ pralse service va. held si the Meth
oii.t church SUNDAY evening.
VIII. fauncc ~ New jersey u visit
lng friends here.
Edward faunc" ~ boston u here.
The Sons ~ Temperance hal an enter
tainmsnt Thursday evening.
Chiffon Chapman ~ boston va. here
for q short time Last week.
MI. Kitty Cook l. With her sister
Mrs. Harm.
rcicr BIlllng.' horse dropp.d dead Ia
the .irrri al Norway la.t week.
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ISL rERRos

10 ff1u,r, are bu.y cutting their
DAB.
I.. hf~ns boy have taken a uumtst
.. ..rftnx hay. The, have bought
"rH -f1Ut tl-ring maNer and \ anAr'
.s.
Me. ita Whssirf .. Welding her rel
..l.. I'M Bethel sod Nilsny.
Ia. Farm huiliin-- ofths widow ICON
R. 'Iu,i hy lightning the 18th insi''
.-.'i.r sith ro~.. pig, hens. csrriagr
l.. l Izlrtiun ths household fufniiufe'
Nr. e. hls uut decided What % u" Vet
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BETHEL.

Tuesday about q o'clock, q. NJ, q fright
ful Wind accompanied with thunder an,
lightning passed through Bethel up
turning trees. unroofng buildings, level
Ing fences sud damaging crops. III,
house of william Gunther was move.
from the foundations and badly damaged
Many hsirbrradth escape. from acci'
dent by falling tres and flying debris
were experienced. such TEMPEST never
visited bethel before nc this season ri
the year. The chair factory trrmble'l
like an aspen leaf aud the belts and ma
chlncry all had Ia be- rr-arranged after
the gale passed.
Right two-horsc teams are distributing
pipe on the line IL the wster works.
At the Congregational church, Ssb-
hath, the 9Th Inst, there were two hap
tism.. four admitted TAI the church on con-
fes.Ion aud ihlrty-two received by letter.
The second church united with the first
In body. IN the evening the two socl-
cite. 81 Christian Endea,or united.
=, \. Stanley, Que of our aged citizens.
IL very low.
our boarding houses are fast nlllng
up.
y. u. Twitchell has III. house full.
The click ~ the moving mschin. u.
heard aud the barns are fast being nllesi
with hay.
The largest freight bill ever paid ihc
Grand Trunk Railway at one time wa-
sijO paid by the bethel Water Com.
pany saturday morning.
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Tue.day was the hottest Vet. The
mercury VA. up Ia y! In the shade.
III. farmer. arr beginning Ia think
about having. \ lighter crop viii b.
cut than usual.
The boys arr longing for ia" l9th oi
August when forcplugh'. ,hos Will ~
hiblt AZ Bethel.
Sd. Hebron of Island Pond, W., Ia.
bought 1T Charlie. D.. Dole, of Portland,
1.,GD acre. ~ Wild land, situated IN
Coz. County. y. H., ini Joining "ll.id
line. The price paid was slDD,u1. VII.
n. Intends Ia build lumber mill here u
suitable arrangements can De- made
such an enierpri.e would BE- a boon Tor
thl. town a. Mr. II. l, very highly ~
.p.gtsi everywhere.
Mr.. Edwin Ellio,t, engineer Ia Mr. j,
". BENNETT. steam MILL AZ ,.ileld, CON
mltied suicide by taking lauianum Wei
n~.day. lie died Thursday morning
Family difirultie. arr said Ia be- th'
cause. lie leave. wife and two chill
drrn.
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Mr.. Naomi Hopkins, widow Of the
late Obadiah Hopkins, dici on the sth
inst. aged about -, from paulytic
shock. Funeral a, the house on the 9Th,
Elder Abhott attending.
n. T.. Stillman has two cents for col
lrcting the tax instead II two mills a.
appeared la the last issue.
We had quite heavy shower aud a
very heavy wind With u On the sth,
ahOut 4. NJ. almost a cyclone but no
damage MAS done.
Mr.. Gerty SHILLING. and her husband
IL Turner. have be~u visiting at her Ia
thsr's. u. ". knights.
Adna Knight of Mechanic falls ha'
been Ia town visiting.
J. VI. CANNON. daughter, Ida, oi
Massachusetts,, has been visiting at hc'
fathers.
SCARLET fever at II. Eoblnsou's.