Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-11-06

Mr.. Jacob Z. Spring Of Dedham,
Mass, has been Waiting bis brother, 1f.
VIM. Spripg, the past lev weeks.
Mr.. A. r. johnson and Mr.. and Ars.
Fred r. Bradbury have returned from
| their visit to Boston and vicinity.
Gatchell, Moulton q Stickney have
sold some flfty acres Of what q known
ss the Bickford farm to Warren Johnson.
Charles bennett q Co. have contracted
to cut and put into the Sac0 River BY
the spring Of 1901, about 100, 600 feet Of
spruce and pine, with Gatchell, Aoul-
ton & Stickney.
The ladies' circle OF the Congregation
al church met with Mrs. A. r. johnson
Wednesday afternoon.
Arbon Bradbury has bought Of Henry
Hartford lot OF land containing $3.50
square feet with buildings for $3.50. Mr..
Bradbury will move the buildings back
upon his lot, aud make other improve
ments before winter.
Mr.. Oscar Poor contemplates moving
his set of buildings upon Spring Street
to lot here at the depot.
Mr.. l.. r. Giles has cut up what Was
known as the Saco Valley seed farm Ia
rryeburg, and sold It to N. X. Hardy,
j. II. Hardy, Will Robbins, Byron
Hutchinson and Phineas Seavey. The
above farm was widely known In this
vicinity 'or many years, II being owned
and operated bv Mr.. Z. w. Burbank.
He sold It to Rev. c. s. Young, who
conducted q poultry farm until the
buildings burned few years ago, when
Mr.. Giles bought Il.
Mrs. Jas. r. Hill and Ernest Hill are
visiting friends In Portland.
Mr.. Armstrong has been In town the
past week purchasing apples for the
Twitchell, Chsmplln Co. to be used
for canning. He was paying 10 cents q
barrel delivered.
Postmaster Sanborn received q letter
few days since from party In Yer
mont, who wished, II possible, to locate
spool mill here, and asking II any mill
was for sale, and for description OF the
property. We have In mind several
plants that are, rs We understand, Ia the
market---one here at the depot and two
at the Centre-thst might be bought.
The party making the inquiry stated
that he would use = large quantity OF
birch, and employ quite 4 number OF
men, which would be OF great benefit to
this place. At the last town meeting Il
was voted to exempt from taxes for ten
years any new industry locating here.
| lie, some public-spirited men take hold,
open communication with the party,
help him come, and assist him In all
ways possible, and IL may be the enter
ing wedge for other industries. For the
last year we have talked TO form an i'm
provement society. What q lot OF good
one would do In this case. Now let's
take hold. DO not let this chance slip,
as some others have.
A new order OF things Is In force at
the post Office. All mails for the Centre,
West Brownfield, Denmark and Eas,
Fryeburg, come Ia one pouch NOW, and
are assorted at the office here by Post
master Ssnborn.
| Mrs. Olive j. bennett Of Conway, y.
H., IL visiting her sister, Mrs. Sidney
Rowe, at her home on Spring Street.
Charles GRAHAM and Wesley johnson
are ut work setting poles at West Par
sousfeld and Newfield for the telephone
company.
| Up To this writing Il Is estimated thai
about 1000 barrels Of apples have been
shipped from this station so far this fall
Mrs. Nelson Ssnborn Of Hiram passed
few days the past week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Butterfield.
| The primary school at the Centre II
closed on account OF measles.
The auditor Of the NJ. c. X. X. rs:
been In town the past week examining
the books OF the station agent, snt
found everything 10 first-clsss condition
Shipmsn's Uncle Toms Cabin Co
played TO full house last Tuesday nigh
In the Town Hall.
| Msrcellus Ward & Son Of Sebago arr
engaged In raising the windmill tower o.
l. X. Giles; also laying pipe TO some OF
the buildings near by.
Simeon Eaton went with another car
load OF cattle 10 Brighton last Monday
Mrs. VIM. Stickney has returned u
her winter home In Cambridge, Mass.
Nature IL taking some terribly funny
freaks this fall. Mrs. VIM. Brooks hS
picked and sold cultivated strawberries
Mr.. c. +. Spring and Mr.. Francis Poo
ave had raspberries for tea, your scrlo'
has picked handful At the roadside
and the pussy willows and the witcl
hazel are In bloom.
The ladies' circle connected with IN,
Universalist church held supper ant
social In Beams Hall last Thursds,
night. A very pleasant time was had.
Fire burned over quite an extent o
ground upon the property OF Messrs
Jas. II. and Cyrus Durgin the past week