Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-27
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GREENWOOD.
A few days since your scribe startet
out to see II the ne3ghbors bad succeeded
In keeping on top OF the snow and sur
vived the cold weather up TO that time,
We found Dea. r. L. Cole alone Ut home
the young folks having gone TO Miltor
on Q visit. The deacon's legs are q
troublesome ct present ~ to make Il
necessary TO dress them three times q
day, and once at least every night, and
vet he assists In doing the chores about
home, and goes to meeting ct the Pond
when the weather IL suitable. We, who
never had trial Of Il, have no Idea how
much he suffers from those diseased
limbs.
One Of Guy Coles coons disappeared
one night during the winter, and II Is
thought some one wanted pet without
paving for Il. The other has grown into
fine looking animal. He keeps bidder
away In his box Of straw daytimes, and
comes out after his food during thu
night, thus showing how his wild nature
still predomlnates.
The next call WAS on Newton Bryant
to see his even-months-old baby for thu
first time. She 10 of about the same ag'
as Mrs. Morgan's boy, Of whom mentor
was made recently, and is equally as flint
a baby. In fact there were twenty ode
infants born In town last year, and al
are smart healthy children, so far n
known. IL Is proposed to have baby
show next September, have John To-
committee, whose decision shall be fnsl
az to which one Is entitled to the pre-
mium.s
Our next stopping place Of ten min
utes Was In the family Of Daniel Bryant
where we found Dea. VIM. Thomas, WHIT
WAS also making q short visit. Although
the deacon has nearly lived his fourscor'
years, his mind IL still clear and he Cal
tell IA interesting story ~ ever.
Mrs. Bryant IL about 60 years OF age
and IL highly favored In more ways thar
one. She still wears her natural teeth
which are sound and white as ivory
Her hair Is quite gray, otherwise no ont
would think her 80 old by ten or fiftee,
years.
Ransom Cole Is saving his birch
while VIII Swan and Daniel Cole arr
hauling the strips to Locke's Mills. Mr.
Cole has quite an amount OF long lum
Der 70 saw, which he will commence OF
directly after his present job IL done
providing the water holds out.
Dea. s. B. Cummings Is nearly pros
trated with rheumatism, and still intend
10 90 back to his former home In a few
days, where he will live entirely alone
lie IL nearly 70 years old.
Notwithstanding the snow Ia said h
be four feet deep In the woods, the,
seem to think seedtime and harvest will
continue while longer, and some hsv
bought their phosphate, preparatory u
planting sweet corn.
Since writing the above about babe
our eye has fallen on the following iteu
10 the last Lake Review, which we fes
will cause all recent mothers To feel Tx
taking a back seat. And thus II reads
LA Crosse, Wis, March 5. Mrs. Burk
Of this place has given birth TO triplets
Two are bows and the third = girl. The
are exceedingly well developed, an
from present indications aud the opinio
OF the physician all will live. Eighteel
months ago this same mother gave brit
10 twins, both of whom are alive an
we'll" That's another proof that It's n
use trying 10 compete with the West.
Ii Ia spring, but everything that ind
Gates II, with four feet OF snow on tn
ground, and q cold wind blowing, Is
woodpecker, not far away, boring hol
into decayed limb, In search OF some
| thing 10 eat. Seriously. there has no
been a sap day vet, and IL remains to b
seen when the first one arrives.
The recent rains caused the streams 3
overflow the road again, leading throug
the Centre. so that those who CONTINUES
on got their sleighs filled with water
while others, preferring TO 60 all tn
| way BY land, turned round and took an
other route.
Owing TO the bad travelling Mr.. an,
Mrs. Sylvester Coles wedding festlvs
vas a partial failure. Only about twent
took dinner there, although quite
number more were present In the even
ing. Charles Swan, together with hi
wife and little boy, were down fror
Milan, n. H., and also the brides sister
Mrs. Morse, was up from Portland
There WAS no lack Of good things for re
plenishing the inner man, and the pre-;
eu,s brought In, although not numerous
were useful and valuable.
Ella Cole, who had been at work
Sanford, came home the first OF IN
month, and entertained birthday part
on the 18th inst. having reached IN
10th milestone on that day. Miss Col
brought home Rev. A. X. Brysuts pho
tograph, also that OF the church In while
he breaches, together with the parsor
age where he resides. They all make
very pretty picture, and are an honor
the artist that made them.
| .John has the one essential qualification for q
Impartial Judge OF baby shov-he's IN anma
/ lied man but he will probably allow the sngge
/ ton that perhaps he would better not make b
decision public ill srter he has len town
Editor.