Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-08
Green wood.

What a charming Thanksgiving day
last Tuesday would have made! No frost
in the ground, good travelling and the
temperature at 70, but somewhat lower
since, accompanied by brisk wind.
though BY no means rough for Deem
Der. The days will be but trifle
shorter and will lengthen as much more
before the month ends.
Our managing director went to West
Bethel Monday, to visit his cousin,
Charles A. Durham, aud since he took
his shooting instrument along with him,
it is natural TO infer that he had hunt
on the program.
"Time like an Indians arrow flies. "
II was in the fall of 1905, more than two
years ago, that we made our somewhat
protracted visit all the way from Norway
To Rumford Falls by way of Liverm0re,
and il does rot seem oue-half that length
of time No less than six persons,
whom We then visited, have passed from
earth, three of whom were heads of
families where we stopped over night.
These persons were Benjamin Bacon of
Norway, and Ansel G. Staples and Oscar
Hayford of Canton.
Although a sketch of that visit was
given after reaching home. there were
several incidents not noticed at the time,
and since locals are not pressing this
week, we will mention two of them.
The first morning after travelling several
miles we met horse team with two
men, and after passing one said to the
other, "that is an old man, but he travels
more like a boy, and probably is in a
hurry about something" A mile or so
farther on man came along with good
looking one-horse team with slow trot,
and when overtaking me he Stacked
down to walk, and on we travelled, side
by side, not less than three or four
miles. during which time neither of US
spoke word. Finally we came to a
well curbed with stone and laid in ce-
ment, decorated on the top with frag-
ments of rose quartz There halted to
examine the specimens, when he started
into a brisk trot and soon was out of
sight. He was a middle aged person,
rather vicious looking, and whether he
had some evil purpose in view and did
not quite dare to carry it out, or meant
| it simply for joke is uncertain. AS to
NV self | had not travelled so far as to
get tired. and consequently cared moth
ing for a ride and was not particularly
pleased with his company.
Farther on my visit | stopped over
night with Mr.. Blank, and during the
evening his wife looked out of the win
dow and then gave what sounded to me
like a novel AS well as doubtful item of
information, which was this: THE New
York electric light is shining again. ="
That of course excited my curiosity,
aud looking out the same window took
the liberty to remark that her electric
light was nothing more nor less than the
planet Venus, then evening star, and the
brightest one in the whole heavens.
Then Mr.. Blank took up the subject, de-
cided with his wife that it was just what
she called it, and every one about
there pronounced il the same. That was
still greater surprise, but seeing there
were two against one, we thought the
less said the better and dropped the sub
ject. But just think of it for moment;
How high would an electric light have to
be elevated in New York to be visible
here above the horiZone Where is the
mathematician who can figure it out
correctly?
Temperature at 10 Thursday morning,
ground closing up, and they begin to in
quire where the water Is coming from If
we have no more rain till January, and
perhaps not then.