Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-18
GREENWOOD.

a while, who proved to be rather mys-
terious parsonage. He called himself
native of Connecticut, and was travelling
for information; or to use his exact words,
to see what he could see, and hear what
he could hear. He seemed to be &C
uuainted in Canada from Quebec to the
Pacific Ocean, had visited nearly every
state in the Union; and spoke particu-
larly of the poverty and wretchedness
found in Ill our great cities, especially
in New York and Chicago. Speaking OF
Ellen Stone, he said she had better come
home now and go to work here, since
our country is as much heather as any.
In person our caller was below the
average in height, about thirty years OF
age, and dark complexioned. He said
his parents were French; and if he had
added that there was sprinkling OF
Indian blood in him, no one would have
doubted it. He was travelling on foot,
seemed to be engaged in no kind OF
business and carried nothing in his hand.
Who can size him up?
James German has come back from
New Hampshire, where he has been at
work during the last two or three years,
and is now at work in Mann's clothes
pin factory. His wife is coming later
ON.
Mrs. A. X. Hicks drew a small rug
during the winter, for which she has
been offered so, but refused to sell it..
To say it is beauty would be only tell
ing the truth; and the girls are scarce
that can beat it.
Thanks to Z. r. Briggs, West Bethel,
for several papers, also booklet con-
tanning the epistle to the Hebrews, and
several quotations from the Old Tesla
ment, all of which are printed in
Hebrew. II is divided into verses SINH
lar to our English, but reads from right
to left, and the pages run the same way.
figures denoting the pages and verses are
the same as ours. 1t seems hardly nee
essary to add that we haven't read the
book in question quite through yet.
The voters did not all get out to town
meeting on account of the travelling
Aunt Marcia Bates of Hartford
was born March eth, 1904; which means
that she is 9S years old now. Should
she live two years more she will be {
centenarian indeed, and may her Heav
emily Father, in whom she has trusted sc
many years, preserve her so that she
may celebrate that day. There may bt
older persons living in the county to-day
but if so we would like to know who
and where they are.
1t is now generally conceded that win
ter is broken; true, the voice of the
turtle isn't yet heard in the land, bu
the snow is leaving rapidly, sap is run
ming profusely, and already maple hone!
is found on the table; moreover, crows
are growing more numerous every day
and cawing louder, apparently, than eve
before. Young calves and lambs are alst
in evidence.
Speaking of crows, it has always beer
a puzzle with many what they get to ca
when they first come round in tin
spring, and oftentimes when the snow
is two or three feet in depth; but on,
man, who has probably studied crowOl
ogy, says all they require is one old las
year caterpillar, or its equivalent, abou
once week; and even il they fail to ge
that amount they maGage to live, since
there was never one found starved Il
death, nor SO weak as to be unable t
fly.
Ransom Cole has finished saving birch
and will soon commence on his Ions
lumber. His son, Alfonzo, who lost ;
finger in the mill few weeks ago, still
carries his hand in sling.
Elvira Cole has gone to visit her aun
in Portland, much against the wishes O
her parents, knowing she is liable t
get the smallpox.
Elmer Cole has sold his phonograph
otherwise called a graphophone, ant
sometimes talking machine, to Charles
Swan of Bryant's Pond.
There is a calendar hanging on the
wall containing the picture of a fin,
looking young lady, holding in her hanC
card with the words, Buy the McCOr
mick" But since she has not sold {
machine during the ten weeks she ha.
been there, it might be inferred that sht
is not first-class saleswoman. She doe.
not seem to be in the least discouraged
however, since she carries the same
smile on her face as when first intro
duced into the family.
AS strange as it may seem, there is nc
new case of mumps to report this week
so far as known.
And now they say the robins have
come again, but none are in sight OIL
hearing of this place.