Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-08-27
GREENWOOD.

Last week West Bethel spoke of there
being large amount of uncut hay about
there. and the same is true of this vicin-
ity to-day. The fact is many of the
meadows are so wet as to make it diff
cult to cut them, and still more so to get
the hay off after it is made.
One illustration between a dry and
wet season was given recently, and
here's another: A year ago to-day the
stubble, where the hay had been cut
few weeks previous, would burn like
dry leaves, and now the grass is 30 tall
and rank as to be worth cutting, ii
wanted for hay.
The other day as Henry Brooks was
hauling load of hay from his farm to
the Pond one wheel dropped into a hol-
low up 10 the hub, and while trying to
extricate it he broke his cart tongue,
which made it necessary to leave it there
until the next day. He then transferred
his load to another cart, which capsized
before reaching the Pond, thus causing
still further labor and delay. Probably
he will want some compensation for his
extra labor and expense since they
would both have been avoided, had there
been passable road.
Last Saturday Fred Warehouse was
driving an OK cart team out on to the
the farm, with his little boy in the cart.
Suddenly the oxen started to run
from fright, and in trying to rescue the
boy he was thrown under the wheel, i'll
juring him severely, but no bones were
broken. He was placed under the care
of DIR. Packard, and is now slowly recOv-
ering, although it will be some time be-
fore he gets out again.
On the same day Clinton, youngest son
of Elbridge Buck of Milton, lost all OF
his fingers and thumb of his right hand,
by getting it on a saw in Mann's mill.
The hand was dressed by DR.. Carroll Of
Bryant's Pond.
Serpents are killed in other ways than
having their heads bruised. Several
were found during the hay season cut in
pieces by the mower, and recently a man
severed one about midway of his body,
while saving a hollow stick of wood.
But then, any way to get rid of the "var-
mint, whether scriptural or otherwise.
Mrs. Frank Bennett came home from
the Portland hospital the first of the
week, but whether permanently bene-
fitted can be told better later on.
That was a very pleasant call that
BENJAMIN Dow and his son Simon made
at the Bennett place this week. Old
times were talked over lively during the
time they remained.
Rev. Mr.. Brown preached good ser
mon at the Pond last Sabbath, and the
| occasion was made more interesting by
the presence of Alden Chase and wife,
who had not attended the meeting be-
fore for long time on account of the in
firmities of old age. Their grandson,
Joseph Chase, was also there and sang a
fine solo, his sister playing the organ.
These young people are the children OF
the late Professor A. F. Chase, and he is
teacher of music in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The writer took dinner that day with
Stephen Rowe, whose daughter. Lizzie
Whitman, still keeps house for him; and
although she has been an invalid for
many years, still she retains the same
tcongenial nature, and her eyes sparkle
as brightly as in her girlhood. Mr..
Rowe gave US the April number of the
Christian, containing several photo
graphs of subscribers of long standing,
his own among the rest, he having taken
that paper for twenty-five years, and the
Oxford Democrat twice that length of
| time.