Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-11-03

C. P. Hatch, who is visiting here, went
to Bemis Thursday with r. II. Morrill,
as guide.
j. Greenlief Spaulding is visiting
among his old friends.
j. A. Rawson and wife arrived from
Boston Monday.
Mrs. N. E. Morrill, and Mrs. A. 7.
Cole are visiting in Boston.
Mrs. L. E. B. Hartman of North
Dakota has recently visited her cousin,
Miss Sarah Barrett.
Allen Irish is at homo from Bath
looking poorly.
Apples abound. Albion Kicker is
loading his 5000 barrels. Five car loads
day are said to be shipped from this
station. A. & o. w. Mead & Co. of
Boston have an agent here paying SIZE
He has been here about three weeks
buying, and will pay the same for five or
ten thousand barrels more.
Alfred Cole is able to be at the post
office part of the time, though not to
labor. 1875 pounds for 6-footer might
be termed light weight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman C.. Lyon (nee
Helen Atwood), of Rumford Falls, are
spending their honeymoon with Mrs.
Lyons grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Atwood.
1t was said to be a great sight to view
Winslow Aliens apples when on the
trees. He has not packed them. About
1000 bushels was his yield.
We have heard stories, and stories, but
,, hotel guest in certain town is credit
ed with one recently for the edification
of the guest at the dinner table, which
will do considering the lateness of the
season. 1t was down in Maine in We
olden time, in the days of wild pigeons.
To lay plank slanting on the ground
and scatter, not seeds of kindness, but
grain, placing the gun thereon, and fire,
was scheme tried. One man at one
blast shot one hundred and thirty-was ii
Ben? Doubtless that was the gun with
which Chamberlain shot Paugus.
Miss Aurelia Brigham is very low.
Her age is so years.
A telegram announcing the death OF
Geo. o. Jones of Chelsea, Mass, and the
forwarding of the remains to this place
was received Friday. He was son OF
Amial Jones, formerly of this place.
c. S. Childs and r. o. Jordan have
been to Andover buying blooded stock
each future prospect, in yearling colts
Look out now for about three years oil
loud horse talk.
Hamden Allen is an octogenarian. He
has been man of all work. Carpenter
by trade, has done ship carpentry, car
riage work, and all work that came tt
hand, and if lacking tools and appli
ances for any job he went to work tc
create them. Withal good farmer
Passing his place recently and seeing his
horse working on a hay fork turned in
He calls his horse his boy, and as he
raises and trains his own horses they arr
far more tractable than the average boy
He showed me set of balances his
brother, a professor of chemistry, lef
with him. All the parts were fitted in &
nice packing case. Each part was fittet
into its separate cavity and lined will
velvet, the same on the cover lined will
chamois. There are weights made O.
aluminium, very thin and so small tina
they are manipulated by very flint
tweZers
After looking at this little wonder,
commenced to reconnoitre, and as he ha'
long lived in his present pleasant home
and after the manner of men of his da!
has saved all tools required for hi
varied mechanical and agricultural pur
suits, he has a veritable curiosity shop
and to look them over is we'll wortl
ones while. Never having children t.
scatter his treasures he can find what
ever he desires. His handiwork is be
ing greatly missed, as owing to age hi
own individual cares are sufficient II
keep him busy.
He is hale and hearty, bearing we'll hi
so years, a good citizen and neighbor
When looking over his treasures,
mentioned the matter of writing then
up, "Oh, DON'T" said he, so will no
particularize, but there is sufficien
matter for long article.