Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-04-04
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AtNlu VI. NtduC - WIN aaVbA tFc
farmers getting them to sign for num-
Der OF acres to be planted to cucumoers
for the Pettengills Of Portland. The
acreage wanted IL fifty.
James bennett shipped from the de-
pot this past week forty-two ten oushcl
bags and eight barrels OF seed sweet
corn, consigned 10 Burnhsm 4 Morrill,,
Mr.. bennett has been under contract for
a number OF years TO raise seed corr Tor
the above firm.
l.. A. Cole, the station agent, IL con-
doe to the house with grippe. lie says
he did not have time to have II when
every one else did.
IL has been years since there WIS M
much snow on the ground the first OF
April as there IL now. Ii Il four feet on
the level beside the roads, and In the
woods the estimate Ia between five and
ak feet.
Now that copies OF the new laws have
been generally circulated In this town
IL would be very good idea II the
selectmen would appoint a scaler Of
seights and measures. IL has been years
since the town had one, aud rs IL Will
cost nothing to the tax payers, IL would
seem To be- the proper thing IN have one
Mrs. Olive j. bennett Of South Con
way, n. H., IL visiting her sister, Mrs
sidney Rowe.
Burnhsm & Morrill, are unloading 8
car load Of cans for their corn shop nj
Denmark.
Now that the warm weather Ia coming
u IL to be hoped that there will be some.
thing done to get the Improvement
Society licked into shape, and To reach
out and offer inducements 10 some In
,ustry to come here. The town OF Emb
den In Somerset County ten years age
located q pulp mill In its midst, aud ex
empted Il from taxes for ten years. Thu
year they viii tar it. and the company
Viil pay ope-third Of the town tax. II
others can sffJrd it "why can't we?"
Charles Hill has Just purchased new
boiler for his mill, which he will install
ss soon ms IL arrives. IL IL OF $50 hors,
power, and will be large enough to rur
III the machinery he contemplstes put
ting 10, In the enlarsiug Of his plant.
0ne day last week three men and sew
erai boys got on To = woodchuck, anc
after arming themselves with axes
crow-bsrs, hoes and gun, they locatsc
his hole. After digging from ii A. n
until 7. NJ, and going without any
dinner, they killed two.
A Concert was given la the Cougreg,'
fionSl church last Tuesday evening To-
the beuefi, OF the public library, by tn
following talent, led by the Nouesuci
Qasrtette: Miss Nina Shedd, la
soprano; Mrs. c. w. Pike, "a soprano
Mrs L. O. Wentworth lst alto; Mis-,
Susan Walker u alto; assisted by IN,
Regal Brass Quxrtette: Mr.. Lewis NJ
I.oveioy, solo cornet; Mr.. Chas. w
Hutchins lst cornet; Mr.. Arthur Ward
solo alto; Mr. Clarence +. Wiley, from
| bone; and Miss Susan Walker, reader
A very enjoyable evening was spent b'
all. But II the evening had not beer
stormy the financial side would have
been better. A first class program wa
given AS follows:
Welcome. Pretty Primrose. Nonesuch Qaarteste
Bsse Ball Galop. Regal Quarsetse
Resding--Job. Miss "akcr
Kerr Dance. Nopesuch Ouaftette
Waltz. Regal Quartstte
Tseir sun Shall No More Go Down.
ReAeiiny-selecte.i, Miss Walker
serenAde. Regal Quartette
Readipg-Norsh Murphy and the sperii.,
Miss Walker
Cradle Song Waltz, Regal Quarctte
Old Uncle Ned. Nonesuch QnArtettc
Mr.. Frank Msrston, superintendent o.
scho0ls, has rented Cyrus Durgin's cot
tsge, and will move his family 10 a
soon ss the improvements are completed
C.E. Whitney and John w0rmwo0t
are both very sick ut Hotel whitney.
Mrs. Eliza Poor has gone to Gorhsm
Maine, TO visit her daughter, Mrs.
Alonzo Hanscome.
l.. Ingalls, Of Denmark has shipped
from this depot the past week car lost
OF red oak timber for the n. G. X. X
repair shops.
Last Tuesday evening about 10 O'CLOCK
Philip Durgin was returning home from
the concert, and when opposite Wm
Butterfield's he discovered his worl
shop on fire. He aroused the family
and with their help the blaze was ex.
tinguished, but not until IL had about
burned out the rear end. Mr.. Butterfielt
left the building about 8 80 p. NJ, snt
everything Was all right then. IL IL sup
posed to have caught around the chin
ney. Besides the loss on the building
two barrels OF maple syrup was destroy.
ed, and with the other things will bring
the total loss to about 800. No insur'