Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-07-30
Sparks FROM MEXICO.
AND THE RANGELEY RAILROAD BOOM
-rrs PRESENT AND ITS FUTURE.

Lewis A. Thomas and son with Miss
o. G. Reed are visiting at l.. II. Reeds,
and at the homes Of other relatives here
abouts. MIR. Thomas Is prominent Ia
educational work, and at present has
charge Of the schools Of Pittsburg, Pa,
where he resides.
Rev. George NJ. Park and son from
Pressure Isle spent couple Of days at
Esquire Parks. He had attended the
Christian Endeavor meeting In Boston
and was on his way home, which he ex-
pected to reach Saturday night.
Visiting at Mrs. Ann Abbott's are
Mrs. Georgianna Saunders and son, wife
and child Of Howard Saunders, former
" merchant here, now living Ia
Oneonti, n. Y.
Business here Is very good. Several
persons are building.
Mrs. Bennett and Robert Reed are
having their houses painted.
John n. Bradeen has purchased large
house lot from George II. Gleason, OPP
posite the road leading to Fred A. Por-
ter's, from the road to Roxbury, and Is
going To build on 1t Mt once.
Mrs. +. NJ. Coston, from Randolph,
Maine, has rented one of the tenements
In Joel M. Bsbb's new house.
Mrs. Nancy Ayers, widow Of Sewell
Ayers, who moved from this town TO
Turner twenty-one years ago, with her
son Fred, Is making her first visit here
since their removal.
Leonard Judkins, who was here two
years ago when the boom WAS on, who
has been two years away, returned last
week and Is now employed on the water
works at the Falls.
Low water in springs, brooks and
rivers is making trouble In abundance.
Quite drouth Is on, aud crops OF all
kinds are following and ripening pre-
msturely.
Gardner Richards spent an afternoon
here when on his way to the old home
in Byron.
Merton Austin and wife are here. Mr..
Austin has a responsible position as
principal of the schools In town near
Boston.
Several representatives OF the Rich
ards family from the west are visiting
their relatives here.
Alfred +. Roberts, some years ago al
Oxford. has moved here from Lowell,
Mass, aud works In the wooden mill "a
spinner at the Falls. He occupies u
rent In the Henry Gleason house tina,
was built BY John o. kidder.
Aunt Sarah Gleason and her sons have
caused 10 be erected, on lots bought OF
Mrs. Abbott, two very pretty two-story
houses 10 rent.
Westward the course OF empir,
wends its way" Later years will show
this fact more plainly here and ut the
Falls. The contour OF the surface and
quality Of the land vest from the settled
part OF both places Is much more favor
able for building purposes than that al
ready built on. Dry, free from stone IL
large areas, aud comparatively level
The tendency created by the building Of
the Byron railroad will be toward draw
ing settlers towards its line. The pre-
vailing sentiment Is that that road vii
not terminate at Bemis Stream, that |,
will be extinded to Megantic Lake and
then form junction with line running
past its shores through Ia the Pacific
thus becoming one Of the shortest anC
\ best lines from the west To Portland
uecessitating the erection OF passenger
and freight stations on the EbenezeI
| Virgin farm, near Mexico Corner, JUS
across Swift River, where there is ample
| level land.
Westward the course OF empir,
wends its way" Later years will add Il
the truth OF the above quotation as i
applies 10 this locality. twill be plain
IN shown 10 be fact as regards I'll
future growth at this place and Rum
ford Falls. Mainly what has slread!
| been done. has been done on very brok'
Ell aud extremely rocky ground. North
erly and westerly from the already set
tied part of the land owned by the Rum
| ford Falls Power Co., and westerl,
from those parts OF Mexico ALREADY
built upon, the contour OF the surface
and the kind Of land is such, that IL /
much better for the location and erection
Of buildings on II than on most OF thu
already utilized. Being dry, free from
stone on large areas, and comparativel!
level IL affords hundreds of house lot
on which dwellings can be erected, will
easy approaches, and reached withou
hard climbing or the use OF elevators.
The tendency created by the buildin!
of the Rumford Falls and Rangely rail
road will be To draw settlers toward il
! line. That road IL not to terminate "A
Bemis Stream. The opinion prevails
probably ii Is a settled fact, that il vii
be extended 10 Megantic Lake and Their,
form a junction with the Canadian Pa
cific, thereby becoming trunk line
| 81. h., D.,.Gn
Of the shortest, and the best lines from
that coast 10 Portland. This il Is ex
pected is already decided upon, aud tn
report now is that work on the line viii
not stop until the trains run. This ac
complished, necessitates the erection o
passenger and freight stations at Rum
ford Falls, no doubt on the Ebenezel
Virgin farm which lies on the ives
branch OF Swift river at the junction o
that stream with the Androscoggin ant
not fourth OF II mile from MeXic,
Corner. That farm affords the choices
grades for stations, sidings, freight shed
them. According, correctness to the ex
pressed views of many persons wh'
have looked this locality over with ,
view 10 investment, the best building lot
owned by Rumford Falls Power Co.
are in that immediate vicinity. Man,
more valuable sites are those on thu
Fred \. Porter farm. With the presen
Swift River bridge, one end landing or
the Porter farm, another 1t the mouth
of Swift river one end landing on tn,
Power Company's Virgin farm, TIT
building lots on either side will be thos,
most sought-those OF readiest sale ant
on them will be built the best houses IL
the residential part Of the "twin cities.
At present the approach TO the pas
senger station at Rumford Falls is mar
row along side Of running trains, shift
ers, empty ears and teams unloading
freight on the one side, with the cana
or steep embankment on the other
dangerous in the extreme TO those whose
horses are easily frightened, excepting
as approached from the city proper by
the canal bridge, and the new freight
station Is not subject TO that exception
With stations on the Virgin farm those
difficulties could be in great measure
avoided. We confidently predict tina,
westward the course Of empire will,
wend its way"
Rails will be laid to the end Of thu
road (Houghton) this week. The ''lift
ers" have reached "Hop City,"
An Italian 'water boy" was nearly
killed Saturday, a flying rock thrown by
a blast struck him in the breast.
SPARKEs.