Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-26
Buckfield.

Buckfield.
Thaddeus Allen of Mechanic Falls
spent Sunday with old friends here. He
is SO and does his days work as of old
time as we are told.
The Hebron Juniors played with the
BuckReld Resolutes Saturday at the
school grounds. s to 6 in favor of Reso-
lutes.
DIR. Heald and ]. 81. Carey of Salem,
Mass, have caught some good strings of
trout and black bass from North Pond.
Memorial services under the auspices
of Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges were
rendered at the Baptist church Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Turner. G. A. r.
memorial service Sunday, May "a, by the
same.
Ed Phinney's catch of trout in one day
was 10. Another man caught 60.
Fred Record and G. w. Tilton at the
lakes caught, Fred 8 LIZ pound sal
mon, Bert 5 1-2 ditto. They caught
some smaller fry.
George Haskell of South Paris was in
town Sunday.
Mary Robinson fell from a stand strik
ing her head on pail, making a bad
wound. She is getting on well.
Fred A. Robinson, r. Fl. Morrill,, Benz.
Spaulding, Jr., and Will Allen have gone
to the lakes in one company, and j. ID.
Carey and Will Cressey of Salem, who
are stopping in town, are with another
party.
Can't Hartford and Greenwood do
something in regard to the weather. 1t
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prefer more promiscuousness.
If you wish to get mad at no one or
nothing just sit down in the wind and
attempt to read newspaper.
Mrs. V. P. DeCoster has recently re-
turned from a delightful visit to Rev.
Eleanor Forbes of Gray.
Highway bells are being adjusted at
the crossings; now stop your horse
when the bell rings or forever hold your
peace.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Charles R. Written of
Augusta. Mrs. Written was formerly
Miss Cora Walker of this village, where
she leaves many friends who mourn her
decease and whose sympathy goes out to
the bereaved husband.
The auction at the w. II. Atwood place
Saturday drew a good crowd. The entire
afternoon was devoted to selling the
personal property. The real estate not
having been sold, will now be offered at
private sale.
Through the politeness of John n.
and Henry d. Irish, Alfred Cole and the
| writer were taken to the summit of
North Hill one fine May morning to view
the beautiful scenery round about in
every direction.
From the crest of the hill canting east
and south lies the Irish homestead, now
owned by George Conant. On the back
lot lies the old cellar where the grand
fathers lived, and where the father OF
Henry d. and John N. was born l03 years
ago. Later new buildings were erected
at the easterly end of the farm, and this
is where the above named brothers first
saw the light of day.
The old cellar is filled with the prod
uct of the soil of large portion of the
farms of New England, and this product
has brought sorrow to the heart of many
Il boy if not blood to his finger tips.
The other fellows discussed the prac
tibility, in these days of scarce help and
high prices, of cultivating land that was
sure to bring forth crop of stones a.
every ploughing-I think it was decided
in the negative, but to give due credit tt
the soil, the vitality of these men i:
pretty much exhausted, hence we fee
very much like entering an appeal tt
give the soil the benefit of the doubt.
Near the old cellar stands an old cur
rant bush, and feeble sprout from {
former pear tree, which seemingly art
striving to perpetuate their ancestry
Such relics bring to our minds what ha.
passed, and how brief season it will b.
before we are gone and our works go tt
decay.
| Henry and John seem to have inherited
the temperance principles of their an
cestorS, as the father was said to be o
strong temperance proclivitieS, and w
have heard it stated the grandmother
was not averse to what is termed in thes'
days boycott against the merchant wh'
dealt in intoxicants.
These brothers often visit the ole
homestead, and doubtless every tree ant
stone is noted, for to them it must have
become sacred soil. Before reaching thu
crest of the hill there are four farm
houses within near approach, painted
white, and all in good trim, whose own
ers are Mrs. E. j. Davee. Frank Roberts
Horatio Davee, and Ex-Governor Long
summer home. Farther north o. E
Waite owns a large farm. These five
constitute the buildings on the hill prop
er.
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