Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Oxford Democrat
Paris, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine
What is this article about?
Local updates from Bryant's Pond report ice breakup on April 28 after heavy rain, unusually early spring with farmers starting work and advanced vegetation, several real estate sales including farms and stands, stalled steam mill project, and dull potato market and business.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
The ice broke up April 28, and the heavy rain of that night cleared the pond. This pond is rarely clear of ice in April.
The Spring is forward and farmers are beginning their farm work in good earnest. Grass is unusually forward, and the buds on the trees are rapidly developing.
There have been quite important changes in real estate in this community this spring. Merrill J. Rowe has sold his stand and other real estate to Mr. Mountfort of Poland. Mr. Rowe has moved on to the William Chamberlain farm at North Woodstock. Geo. Bryant has sold his stand, which included the store occupied by Miss Perham as a milliner's shop, to a Mr. Mountfort of Poland, brother to the one last mentioned. Geo. W. Bowker has sold his real estate to Geo. Merryfield. Charles Davis has sold his farm to Alden Chase and Alonzo Felt. This is the old Perham farm, formerly owned and occupied by Joel Perham, and more recently by Hon. S. Perham of your town. It is now to be divided up and lose its identity as a homestead.
The prospect of a steam mill here under the arrangement made last fall, is not as encouraging as we could desire. For some unaccountable reason no progress is being made in the enterprise.
The potato market is dull and so is business generally.
INDEX.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Bryant's Pond
Event Date
April 28
Key Persons
Outcome
real estate sales completed; steam mill project stalled; potato market and business dull.
Event Details
Ice broke up on April 28 after heavy rain, clearing the pond unusually early for April. Spring advanced with farmers starting work, forward grass, and developing tree buds. Multiple real estate transactions occurred this spring, including sales by Merrill J. Rowe, Geo. Bryant, Geo. W. Bowker, and Charles Davis. Steam mill prospect under last fall's arrangement shows no progress. Potato market and general business are dull.