Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Bucle0eld.

Miss Helen Howard Of Wellesley Hills,
Mass, 10 visiting at Saints Rest.
Mrs. G.. r. Coyle spent few days
with friends In town last week.
Mr.. Ohss. K. Buck OF Traverse City,
Michigan, was the guest OF DR.. Caldwell
and Miss A. d. Prince last week, being
east on business trip.
I. W. Ellingwood has erected an avn
Ing across the front of his store.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Packard spent
several days last week with Mrs. Pack
ards sisters in Sumner.
Miss Elsie Irish is spending week at
Bailey's Island with her brother, Lewis
N. Irish.
Miss Josephine Harlow is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. C. r. Gle.
Rev. A. P. Wedge of Springfield,
Mass, preached at the Baptist church
last Sunday and the week before. Mr..
Wedge was formerly pastor at Paris
Hill.
Miss Dorothy Stephens Of Portland,
Me-, is the guest of Miss MOllie Cole.
Mrs. Augustus Bonney has been with
her daugher, Mrs. D. Emery, for few
days.
A party of young ladies occupied
Camp Indigestion at North Pond the
last part of the week. In the party
were Mrs. II. F. Rawson, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilmington, Misses Mildred Shaw, Myra
Irish, Nathalie Wilmington, with visiting
friends.
Rev.. N. Lamb will preach at the
Baptist church Sunday, Aug. 8.
Thoro Uoa O donco ar Nazinccot Hall
Friday evening.
Miss Helen Shaw will enter Hebron
this fall. Miss Shaw is a member of the
junior class, B. q. S.
Chas. P. Hatch and wife and Chas
Written and wife of Augusta were in
town Wednesday, coming across in Mr..
Hatch's automobile.
Henry A. Lucas died at the home Of
Chas. McIntire Friday afternoon. Mr.
Lucas was born in Randolph, Mass,
sixty-four years ago, where he resided
until year ago. He was shoemaker
by trade. The funeral was held Sun.
day, Rev. A. W. Pottle officiating. The
burial was at East Buckfleld cemetery
East Sumner.
We are q fond admirer of the good
old state of Maine. Her high, rugged
hills, her towering mountains, her lovely
lakes, her sylvan forests, and above al
her loyal, intelligent citizens have for VI
a charm, an inspiration, that nothing els'
can supplant nor excel. For goot
society, happy homes and all that EN-
bellishes civilized life, no locality car
excel the Pine Tree State. Truly, ma
ture has been lavish in It's endowment
for old Maine. 1t is we'll entitled to tn,
expressive term 1.-THE Nations Play
ground"
In our rural towns but few very poo
people are found, nor many burdenet
wealth. Yet a serious problem con
fronts our rural tillers OF the soil at tn
present time. With a very light ha.
crop and other crop prospects impaired
by the sharp drouth and myriads of de
structive grasshoppers that threaten Il
devour vegetation, and the probable Low
lprices for stock that will have to be solt
and the exorbitant and increasing price
of stock foods, how shall the farmer
meet the exigencyp Creameries ar
growing more exacting in their de
mands, while tests and returns grow
less satisfactory, causing many to seri
ously consider the idea of changing thi
branch of business for something else
What course is best to pursue is prob
lem.
To 90 back to the old methods of
half century ago, seems to be retro
grade movement. Yet, II our farmer
would 90 80 far back as to again kee
more young stock, oxen and sheep an
depend upon the farm for feed instea
of sending a big portion of their hard
earned money to the west for feed
would not it be better for them?
seems evident that grain spectators an
dealers nearer home are taking the pres
emit time to get all they can from tn
people.
Another thing to consider is the hig
prices and short days demanded 70
farm help. What does 1t avail to Ais
and sell from the farm thousand do
lars value of farm products and pay on
for help and feed S975? The man who
perhaps, has only one COW and hal
dozen acres of land which he can til
himself may be able to save more tina
that, yet he must be content to be calle
small farmer, while the farmer VIII
keeps a large stock and employs lots Q
help with a small balance to his credi
at the end of the season, will be calle
an enterprising, progressive man. 1t
what one may be able to SAGE after a.
expenses are paid that counts.
We have in mind small farmer VIII
is able to keep only two or three cows
does his work himself, pays all his bill
promptly, lives we'll and has many luxu
ries, that makes 1t a point to add s.
ANNUALLY to his bank account, yet he |
called a small, old fashioned farmer
We may be termed an old fogy, yet ur
der the present high prices Of labor an
stock feed with the evident tendency O
still initiating the prices still more, is th
old time custom of raising corn, oat
and other feeds and depending upon th
farm products for sustenance, wort
considering?
Farmers are called an Independent
class, yet who fixes the prices Of almos
everything they buy or sell? Manu-
facturers and dealers of the world
merchandise have trusts and combine
that affect prices, yet we fail to see a
Iyet, how farmers organizations hav
greatly affected the prices of farm prod
ucts. Farmers can and should be NOR
united against the encroachments of tn
grain speculator and the schemes Q
designing parties who care not for tn
farmers success.
SLoCUM.