Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-06-04
GREENWOOD.

Is there man in this county who
keeps record of the rainfall? If so we
would like to see the report of the
amount that fell during this month of
May. That it has been a record breaker,
is the opinion of all who have kept their
eyes open wide enough to take notice of
what has been going on in the meteoro-
logical department.
Nor has it been confined to this Sec
ton of the country. A letter from d.
o. Davis of Minnesota yesterday says
that it had rained there one-half of the
time for several weeks, and when it
cleared away the weather was cold
enough for October. The last item in
his letter, which bears the date of
May 25, explains itself: "Heavy frost
last night, and everything above ground
has gone to the dickens; water froze to
the thickness of window glass" The
same cold wave reached here one day
later, and is thus recorded in my note
book: "Frost Sunday morning, May 26."
But here it was comparatively light, do
ing little or no damage.
Recently there was dancing party at
the Centre, which was largely attended,
some even coming from Rumford Falls.
Last Sunday afternoon there was a
prayer meeting in the chapel, and the
congregation numbered fifteen. In the
mean time Satan sits in his easy chair,
and asks with sarcastic smile, "What
do you think of doing about it?''
If you have not already been there, 60
out into the woods with your eyes open,
and look at the numerous plants that
have sprung into new life, and repre-
senting the different trees of the forest,
leach after his kind" and see if you
do not learn an interesting and valu-
able lesson. Who wouldn't like to have
copy of Solomon's botany, 50 as to
learn what he said about the vegetable
Kingdom? 1t is matter of regret that
the book is lost to the world
Our thanks are due Alden Chase, Esq,
Bryant's Pond, for the loan of book
entitled American Antiquities, written
by Joseph Priest, and published in 1888.
The volume contains 400 pages, and a
world of information in regard to the
ancient inhabitants of this continent,
that probably cannot be found elsewhere
in the English language. While reading
it through, the question obtruded itself
upon our mind more than once: When
and by whom was America first discov-
cred?
Lyman Martin has far recovered from
his dropsical trouble as to be able to lie
down, and ride out occasionally. For
some time past he could only sleep by
reclining in his chair.
Deacon X. L. Cole has new trouble
in addition to his liberated legs, before
referred to, it being the swelling rheu-
matism, one knee being swelled to near
ly twice its normal size, thus causing
much additional pain and torture Of
body.
widow A. E. Walker of Lewiston is
keeping house for Daniel Bryant, and
will stop there until some time next
summer, when his son-in-law, Scott Mer-
rill, and wife will come there for per-
manent home. Mr.. Merrill is there now,
assisting in the springs work. His wife
is Mr.. Bryant's second daughter, Nellie,
and their family consists of two little
children, boy and girl. Our thanks
are due Mr.. Bryant for his wife's obitu-
airy card; it makes a valuable keepsake,
and contains very appropriate verse.
Apple trees have not blossomed so
heavily as last year, perhaps rather be-
low the average.