Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-19
Greenwood,

sweet GOTH HARVEST cuuCu hCiC, out
not through the neighborhood. Report
says it is cutting heavily and giving
good satisfaction. Beans pulled, all
ready to stack and not spot of rust
found on them; planted the middle OF
June and matured in just three months
Potatoes ripe and mealy, and not the
first indication of rot to date, although
reported otherwise in some places
Apples date back to last year, when
there was an over-production of them
then so many, in fact, that they didn't
know what to do with them and so let
them rot on the ground.
There has been marked increase OF
wild animals, both large and small, in
recent years, especially the latter, de-
stroying more or less corn every season;
and where did they come from? In my
boyhood days the cornfields were hardly
ever troubled, except by the crows in
the spring, while coons and hedgehogs
were seldom seen or heard of, although
skunks were more common.
Foxes were scarce, and only one bear
was killed in town during the 10Th
century to my knowledge. The deer
now so common, was then unknown in
these parts; while dedrs were plentiful
and could be caught at any time, there
being no closed season. Another thing
| in connection with this mystery is the
fact that there were very few hunters II
those days compared with the present
time. thus giving the game much
better chance to multiply in those days
than at present. And still il multiplies
in spite of all the improved firearms AND
other facilities for killing it off.
Let's see, did il rain last Sunday? Il
our memory is correct II didn't; but
then such signs are liable to fail in dry
times, in common with other signs
generally.
To ask questions is said TO be Yanke,
prerOgative; and IL Is quite possible tina
some one has asked who Charles j
BOnaparte, the present secretary of the
navy, is, or whether be is related 20 thu
great Qittlel Napoleon |, who, durinl
the last century changed the map o.
Europe more frequently than any one
else ever did, or probably ever will.
There were five brothers IN the Bona
parte family-Joseph. Napoleon, Lucien
Louis and Jerome; the latter being tn,
grandfather OF the present secretary
whose full name is Charles jerome
Bonaparte.
The father Of these sons spelled hi
name Buonaparte; and the was frs
dropped by Napoleon, so as 10 make tn,
name more simple; that much at leas
| 70 his credit.
And now for a few lines of local his
tory. Iu 1850 we attended the Baptis
association az West Sumner, our HON,
Iduring the session being with Dea. Sell
Stetson. Ten years later, 1890, we were
there again on similar occasion, ouI
home then being with Dea. Moses Dow
the late Rev. S. ID. Richardson of He
bron stopping at the same place. Thi:
year, 10 years later, the association was
there again, and our desire was to b,
there also; but duty before pleasure il
our motto, and so remained at home anC
labored in the field.
The farm that the late Capt. G. NJ
Small occupied was situated not fal
from Dea. Moses Dow's. One night il
July, 1890, the house and adjoining
buildings were burned by lightning
while large barn standing some dis
lance away escaped the flames.
Capt. Smalls youngest son, Daniel D..
married Dea. Dow's youngest daughter
for his first wife, and was living will
his parents when burned out. After
losing their home they came to hel
fathers and were stopping there at the
time of the association above mentioned
Should the question be asked where
Dea. Stetson, Rev. Mr.. Richardson
Capt. Small or Mrs. Daniel Small are
to-day, it could be answered in three
words-gone over there.