Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-04-30
GREENWOOD.

The snow coming on 80 early, before
there was any frost in the ground, ana
remaining all winter, made it very favor
able for the mice, and they seem to have
enjoyed themselves in some places by
making more roads than were really nee
essary. They have girdled the trees,
however, but very little, compared to
some winters in the past.
The recent rains have washed the
roads badly in places, and taken of the
most of the remaining snow, only few
remnants of drifts being left, conspicu-
GUS among which is the great drift on
the side of the Wentworth hill, which
will remain there far into May, If not till
June. But the former owner of the
premises is no longer there to watch 1t,
as it slowly washes away.
Stanton Cole set a trap for a skunk
just before the great snow the first OF
the winter, which covered it up so that
he could not find it. After the snow
left the place this spring, he went and
found his trap, and also skunk in it,
alive, and well as could De expected I'M
der the circumstances. If the animal
was in the trap all that time, how much
he must have undergone with pain and
hunger! Poor thing!
A flock of wild geese flew over this
place Tuesday, and another Wednesday,
both headed toward the north pole.
Some one suggested that they had start
ed out to find Lieut.. Peary and his Es-
quimaux party, who are supposed to be
somewhere in that region, hunting after
that coveted piece of real estate.
Farming has commenced by way OF
fence repairing, breaking up and blast
ing rocks with dynamite.
Fields begin to look green, where
there are any grass germs in the ground
to start from, but the drouth was so Sc
we're last summer and fall that the hay
crop must be light, no matter what the
weather may be.
John Howe and family were down
from Bethel Wednesday. The following
evening, he and two others went smell
fishing, with the result that, Thursday
morning, he took home half bushel OF
those toothsome little fishes.
The G.. II. r. company has bought
Capt. Dearborn's hard pine at the Pond
for piling, and John Titus is hauling
it with his horses to the station. pre-
paratory to loading it on to the cars fol
Portland.
Thanks are due Fannie Brooks for he
mothers obituary card 1t is very pref
ty, contains an appropriate verse, ant
makes a fine souvenir. Also to Rev.
A. Brooks, of Yarmouthville, for small
booklet containing brief history of TIN
NJ. E. church of that place, the program
of the next NJ. E. conference, being hell
there, together with Mr.. Brooks photo
graph, and that of their new meeting
house.
The sudden death of Mrs. Daniel Bry
ant from heart disease was mentioned
last week The funeral occurred Of
Friday, the 10th inst; divine service
conducted by Rev. Seth Benson. Sh
was buried in the family cemetery nea
by. Mrs. Bryant was an honored mem
Der of the Bryant's Pond Baptist church
lalso of Franklin Grange, No. 124. Sh
leaves husband and five children, tw
sons and three daughters, also t%e broth
ers and two sisters, to mourn her loss
All the children are married, except tn
younger son.
1t was rather a stormy day last Sun
day, for that particular purpose, bu
they were married all the same. Pleas
accept our congratulations, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Brooks.