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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-19
Cheaper than the Cheapest
GREAT BARGAINS, STRONG INDUCEMENTS AND
Lower Prices than Ever,

f.. G. HALB ERT,S,
On Main Street. opposite the Mdnsion Hoass.
I AM now opening at my Store, Main Street, opbo.
site the Mansion House, n larger stock OF BOOTS
AND SHOES than ever before offered in this market
My trade having largely increased during the past year
i have purchased about twice my usual amount OF
Goods, with the intention Of sutipg all tbo call on
l shall keep every kind OF Boot, uskn Bootee CATER,
Slip Sandal Rubber, and Oversize, from the finest to
the stOutest.
The Ladies will find some styles OF CATERS and
Boots, not kept in town before.
For Gentlemen, have uncqualled style OF dress
Boot.
Sewed and pegged Calf,
Sewed and pegged Patent Leather,
Goat Il oxford Ties.
French Strap and Caters, with assortment Of Hea-
Wy and Water Proof Boots VIII ch can't be beat
Farmers and those working of doors will md that
the DICKINSON EOO7 will give service for less
money tan any Boot they can buy. They warrant
ed every respect and sold low enough to be within
the reach Of all.
All ask is "A call before purchasing.
With this unrvalied stock l have the early Spring
styles Of
Fur and Wool Hats and caps,
Which will be sold at figures which will .s;oni:h.
shall underse any House in the city
Main Street, opposi lite the Mansion hou c.
nlar5 Z. q. HALBERT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-19
OR7ON'S BOOK STORE.
Pixies Peak

L AM now manufacturing a very superior article q
Il PILOT, OR NAVY BREAD, just the article for emf
grants to Pixies Peak. is cheap palatabe portable
and will keep forever in any climate Remember the
place-Post Office Block. febl2-GwsI C. W. SANFORD
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-19

INSURANCE, LAND AND COLLECTION AGENCY OF
TRUE Il WATERMAN.
At the Bank Of Ora,ca Oftd,oa, III.
COLLECTIONS made in vicinity at usual rates.
Lands purchased and sold at moderate commissions.
Titles investigated and abstracts furnished.
Deeds and other Instruments made out and acknow-
lodged
Policies issued in the following insurance companies
La .SrHe County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.;
Illinois Mutual do do
Stephenson County Mutual DO do
National Lodn Fund Life Assurance Society.
WI. VI. TRUE.
luna s-v V WATERMAN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-19
GEO. s. FISHER.


COMMISSION AND EXCHANGE.
Commissioner Of Deeds for the State Of Ne,c York.
Office in the rooms I'd story, Natsingers block
Ottawa, June 10, 1851.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-19
SAYINGS RANk,

In Glorey,s addition to Ott1,cd
GOO FOR Lot. Terms IS cash, and 90 on the
DALf first day of every succeeding month until
all paid, without interest. iul26 TRUE W ATERAAN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

RurBuc,N N,rioSAt CONVENTION. We
publi.h to-day, the call ortho Republican
National COMMITTEES. fcr Convention u
place 10 nomination a candidate lgr Prv.i.
dent aud Wee Presiden. to bo supported in
lSCO.
The time is well chosen, and we have no
particular objection to the locality. slough
having slight preferences Tor another. Chi.
cage can bs reached from tins section more
readily. however, than any other city
named.
The committee bave wisely Issued the
call i-r a rypublican Convention We. fran.
ell &, broad enough to include tie whole op.
position party o. the Free States. as well as
conservative men in the Slave States. TIE
principle. upon which the call i. based ale
broad enough for any patriotic citizen, and
strictly in accordance with the theory Of a
Republican form Of government. A. the
s1ms time ., arraisus the democratic party
upon tie mos, prominent measurc, VI the
administration, aud pats upon il the neces-
sisy Of defending is acts.
The member. Of the Committee a, we'll
as an rre.en; were sauguiue Of successful
result next year.
II will BE- seen that Eve Slav, States ere
represented in thi. Committee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

Col. FoKSEr on TuE SFElKERsuIr. Col.
Forney, who has been spending fortnight
ut Washington, says IN letter to his pa
Per;
fisherman comes within few votes Of
being elected every day. but from present
APPEARANCES he esnno, he elected, unless
Messrs. Adrian, Rigg,, Clarke. j. G. Da-
Wis, Reynolds, (all Of th,m elected by re-
publican.,) vote for him, as think they
should do. against any Administration man
and rs they could do without, parting with
a single one Of their Democratic principles.
Mr.. Sherman is Republican. but i believe
that IT he l. chosen Speaker he will DO 30
fair to the South that he will take much Of
the wind out Of the sails OF the fre.caIers.
Aud thi. ]. really wha, many Of the dis
unionists fear"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

TuE wANDrRr7. The barqdc wandcrer,
the SLAYER tina, landed cargo Of slaves in
Savannah. las, October. vs.. taken into
Boston harbor. Saturday, aud delivered 10
Collector Austin. The Journal says tina,
Patten. who took Ter Oh without clearing,
ran to Fayal. and thence 20 the coast Of AZ
RIGA He kept full 81 liquor, and behaved
in tue most recklss. manner. On tho coast,
be took boat, with four men, TO board =
harque, when those len on board, chose a
sailing master, and resolved 10 deliver the
vessel up to the United States Pa,,en
said he meant to &c, seven hundred negroes.
which would bring $3.50 each. lie had
made successful slave voyages IN several
vos.,l. named. The wandsrsr was bull, in
New York, for pleasure yacht, and is a
beautiful vessel.
The telegraph reports that the rumor that
the abp-enamed Patten was IRON Bash. i.
incorrect. Capt. PA,tSn !, a, home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

Mr.. jefferson Farmer. formerly Of rewks-
bury. died at Brentwood, n. II. Tuesday
morning, very suddenly. lie was abOu,
sixty years Of age, and an esteemed eiiii'n.
lie leaves family.
Iyripg Reed. Of woOlwleh. Me, twenty
one years Of age, was drowned 10 Portland
harbor. on Wednesday, by the sinking OF
a .eow.
The funeral Of Edwin Coppic, Of John
Browns army. took place near Hanover
Ohio. on the 18th inst. ard was conducted
according to Quaker rites, his friends b..
longing TO tina, order. Although very
quietly arranged. two thousand persons at
tended the funeral.
There are in the United State. fOrty.eieh,
Catholic arehbishop-, two mitred abboIs,
and two thousand two hundred and twenty
three .coulai and regular priests.
A lcadin. DENTS. Of Chicago recently
stated in an address T. III. brethren, tina,
tho value Of gold plate and leaf annually
used in the United States for the replacing
and repair Of defective teeth, Is 81 go, goo.
Sir. WIN. Chase Of Seabroos, n. H., on
Tuesday morning last, fell from 'cafTold
in his barn discolaiins bis neck. causing inn
mediate death.
A telegram in tho Nord states that four.
teen youths. pupil. IN the Naval School,
having been implicated in the late plO, in
Turkey. were. withou, trial, tied up in
sacks, with 3O.pound .bo. at their fest,
and quietly thrown into the Bo'PhOrus.
Their age. averaged about fifteen.
The Belfa', (Mc) Ago reports that on
The 18th inst. daughter OF VIM. Harvey
Of s~anlville, fourteen years ofage, left
the house OF her sister 10 return home. bu,
lost her way, and on the 18th she was found
dead on the bank of a stream about mlle
from Der father. house. She had evident
~ attempted to cross tho stream several
times, bu, the ice was no, strong enough to
hold her
The Globe says cannon Tor the govern
ment. weighing IS tons. was cast at Pits.
burg, Friday.
Charles Abbott Of Fairfield, Me. was In
stan,ly killed by the falling Of tree. in
Woodstock, n. II. on the i9lh. lie was a
lnmbsrman IN the employ Of NorcrOss 4
Go.
Mark Malloy. while a, work in a mil.
IN Brewer was ,trnek by a timber and in
SANITY killed.
The daughter Of Mr.. wetherell, Of Dsx'
ter was publicly received on her arrival,
la.t week, at the town hall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. The Advertiser
states that the Tuesday morning train from
Portland, brought out snow rlow. The
axle Of the plow broke below Dan'ille.-
Before the accident was discovered, freight
train came upon the axle, and the engine
was thrown diasonally across the track
The passenger trains ran to the freight
train, aud changed their passengers.-sach
train returning. The mail at thus place
was about two hours late. in consequence.
The p. & X. train ran OF the track about
three miles from Bangor. The baggage car
was overturned. and the train delayed two
and ons-hali hours.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30
Coal Oil

The ,Iperisneeot the pas, year demon.
s,ra,es that tho Coal oil forms the most
brilliant and cheapest lish, to be found.
IL Is second only to ga. IN illuminating
power. bu, is les than one-half the cost,
and IS ,niirely .afe. II IL the mos, deslra-
Die light to he procured.
The recent rapid fall in the price Of this
article has led to the bc;ici. that the manu-
fac,urc was exceedingly profitable, and tina,
the prise would ultimately he much lees.
A correspondent n the Scientific American
thinks differently. and attributes the rres.
cnt low prices TO an overlooked market.
This can hardly be true Of this region, for
until recently I, has been very difficult to
obtain full supply.
The writer state. tha, many difficulties OF
a formidable character, attended the build.
ing Of the works, which cost them twice rs
much rs expected, and were three times as
long in building; and when completed,
would only produce half the quantity anti.
cipated. "The crude OIL re,orts broke and
cracked without giving any particular no.
iicO Of their intentions, and causing very
serious damage. Now. all sorts Of expert
men,, were male TO ohviAie the breaking Of
rc,or,s and to oh,'in moro oil from, the coal.
Revolver. and .Olf.fllcrs. clay and brick re-
torts. meerschaum and kiln, round and oval,
square and D.shsped, uprish, and horizon.
tai rctor,s were tried with ordinary and
supcrhsaiel, low pressure aud high pressure
steam, eIhaustors and air.pumps, to ,ssi'i.
The stakeholder. rrumbled- perhaps s-orc;
but they had TO pay for all these costly eI-
perimcnts. These only Nsrc the trial. Incl.
dent % the manufacture Of crude OIL: now
came the pariGca,ion OF the OIL n tho fret
manner Of proccedin. had been changed and
ro.chang,d. this was doubly and rcbly go
Here were used concavc aud cSnvsI bottom.
Cd high and low domoi. cast and wrought.
llNN shitfs NlNN HA'hu ~ w IffNrlnlN NaN
Of application and rondcr.ers Of every i'm.
seirahlc shape. Chemicals Of mos. hc,ero.
genou- properties were tried, aud large pri.
GO. paid for information promising to make
oil odorlcss and colorlc-. Tho production
was this time too dark, noI, tim. too heavy,
now the oil would smoke. then I, had per.
tcctly unheirable odor, &c. Again. the ar.
iiel' rrrsnmcl to be the most valuable pro-.
due, II the coal. namely, heavy oil, usual.
" called lubrcatins OIL, turned on, to BE-
not exactly the thing for srea.ins machine.
~"
Finally he SAYS. a god article has been
obtained, bu, tho prospect. are quite the
r-,er,, from Catering and already good
deal OF OIL has been sold a, price. ruinou'
to tho Manufacturer. II ,h- price. 60 bc-
low rre''u, figures, pruden, manufacturer,
will stop.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

CONFLICTING vIEws. The Times CORES
pondenec says that nine OF the vote. now
given TO sherman could no. be obtained on
decisive vote.
Tho Tribune says tina, Reynolds and Da'
vi. would vote for him on decisive vote,
50 that no really lacks but two votes.
The Express says that 10 Southern mem
bcrs have signIded to the Preiden. that they
will not conceds the election ola Republi-
can Speaker. and tina, he advise. Northern
democrat. to 20 with Republicans Tor the
plurality rule.
The Philadelphia Pres, says that a move
Is on foot 10 unite the democrats and South
Americans, with the understanding that
the Committees shall favor the dIsuniOn SEN
,iment. and choke OF Investigation into
the administration management.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

Nw ENGLlND DiSNEE. A, the Dinner,
given by the New England Society, at tho
Aston llou'c, last Thursday, Hon. james
I. Brady aid Il believe the country il
sound on the Union TO the core; and should
The real conflict come on. should ask no
higher honor than TO lead a regiment Of
New England men to the charge, or fall
with them in dreadful ARRAY" The scene
,ha, followed wa, indeseribahls. Al
sprung To their feet. aud the hall rang Tor
some mian,ss with bravoos and cheers, and
the sloqusn, gentleman was overwhelmed
with eOnsratuhiion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

Ecctrn,ric,t. Chapter NLyilT " Dr.
Truc's History Of Bethel. j. headed E,,le'i
a',i,al History. H. states ,ha, tho church
wasa long time without a pastor, being
supplied occasionally. by several preachers,
among whom were Rev Valentine Little.
and Icv. Stephen Illlkin'. jan. ~, lslo.
Rev Henry Sevall wa. installed a. pastor.
lis relation with the people iid not prove
most satisfactory. and he was dismissed tho
mex, year. In 1907, I've sAnno; read the
date a council was called to ordain Rev.
Charles Frost he commenced bis minis
try under favorable auspices. and continued
10 labor successfully with this Society until
BIZ. death. in 1850. During hi. ministry,
lGG persons united with the church. July
81. 1850. Rev JOAN II. " Leland. o! Am.
bsr,i, Mass vas installed as pastor, in
which relation he remained Tor nearly ,hrcO
wears. when DO a,kcd hi, dismission. which
was granted by council. During hi. min.
isify The church lccama better Organized,
and more Efficient, As body. In March,
1856, an invitation was extended 20 Rev.
+. \. Buck 10 become their pastor, and he
wa' ordained May 3l,t. lis labor. were
too great Tor his constitution. and he re-
csiy.d di.mi',ion 10 1858. During his
ministry ~ person. united with The church.
lie D. now settled IA Slaieruille, H. |. Du.
ring ,ho present year, 1859, the de,k il
supplied by Rev. j. b. whcclvrishs.
D,acors Of ne chvrch, qaos 10 commence
m,1i. Ezra Twi,chcll, james Grover, sam.
DEL Barker, Timothy Carter, Robbins
Brown, Leonard Grover. Eibridgs Chap
man, Joshua FInnins.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

SIoSIrc.Nr. When Mr.. Crawford oI
Georgia. made the trsitorous declaration
that he was for di.union. rather than sub
mission to Republican President, he was
loudly applaudcd by the Democrats on the
floor and in the galleries. Indec1 that sen'
timent is never uttered in the House With.
gu, similar manifestations Of approval from
the same quarters.
Among those who applauded Mr.. Craw'
ford was Mr.. Toombs, who is admitted to
the door by his Senatorial privilege.
Mr.. Browne, the chiei editor OF the Con.
s,itution. the organ OF the Administration,
was in the galleries, and joined heartily IN
this 'dms epplSuss. lRspublic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

MARrLAND-irc-The Baltimore Patriot
OF December 10Th, says;
"Mr. Moore OF Alabama, Mr.. CLARK Of
Missouri, Mr.. Garne,t OF Virginia, Mr..
Crawford Georgia, Mr. MclIae Of Mis'i'siP-
pi, and their colleagues in the Lower hOuse
Of Congress, may rratc disuniou forever ;
it will not move old Maryland one hairs
breadth from the line. When that hour
arrre.-and God forbid 1t ever should -
there will be no more American, no more
LocOioeo party in Maryland. They will
sink all party distinctions, and a. one man
will they rally around tho dag Of the I'm.
ion, and bear it aloi,. even though, as we
said day or two ago, every other State
should fall away, and but one single stripe
and one single star be left to blazon upon
its ample folds"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. WO learn from
the Courier. that a School Tor the Blind ha,
been established in Bangor, by DIR. Byron
Merrill /, il sustained entirely by private
enterprise. The Courier advocate. tho e.-
,atllsblng Of State Institution for their
instruction, instead Of depending upon the
Massachusetts, School but makes state
mens no, warranted by the Census returns,
that We have one third moro blind scholars
than any other State. We have but one
third I. many blind persons as Massaehu-
sets. and no more than the average Of the
New England States. The proportion Of
blind scholar. must DO nearly the same
Name now pays Massachusetts, $4,000 an.
uually. for this class Of pupils.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30
From the lava Patriot.
How to have Peace in the Country on
the Subject Of Slavery.

let tho citizens Of the Tree States. aud
members Of Congress In particular. forever
hereafter seal their lips on the subject OF
slavery. and submit, ike let OF nineom'
poop., 10 whatever Shareholders may "a,
or do. Let the Shareholders dictate AL the
term. on which the Government, shall b
administered. Let them extend the blss-
sing. Of human bondage all over tho coun'
try. regardless Of whatever it may cost.
Let Shareholders set at uaushi the laws
prohibiting the foreign slave trade, and
be allowed to steal all the Africans they
may desire.
lot stakeholder, knock down, on The
noor Of Congress, any member from the
free States who may possess the impudenos
to question the Divine RICH, Of Slavery. OF
TO call in question anything that nigh, be
sad by Shareholders.
let every citizen Of the free States con-
slider himself bloodhound. TO catch all the
slave, fleeing for liberty.
IL, the members in Congress. from the
FREE States go down upon their knees, and
acknowledge Shareholders as being their SUI
p.rior.. And whateveyer rights and privi'
liges the Shareholders may mos, eraciously
bc.tow upon the free States. receive 1t with
,hankfulne.. Of heart, asking no questions
Of their lord. and MASTER. and our word
inr 1t, we will have peace upon the di'irAe'
ting qa,.tion Of slavery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

TnE MANE TEACHER. The seventh mum.
Der Of the second volume is received. The
Teacher las been purchased by Brown
Thurs,on, and will hereafter be edited 10y
Darius rorbo', Esq. The pr,sen, number
has a much larger proportion Of contributed
article, than any We have before seen,
which indicate, an increasing in,'res, in il.
behalf. on the par, Of the teachers Of the
State. They should sOs ,ha. their organ is
we'll sustained.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

\ rHAcrIcu SUGGESTION. The COus,i.
tuition. few day. ago, bad an editorial
strongly favoring a change IN the time OF
di..olving the Union. by making the organ
nation Of the House, under a Republican
Speaker, tho contingency which should
bring on the crisis. instead Of waiting Tor
the election Of Republican prcsidon, in
1880 There il certainly something very
practical in ihi, suggestion Of the Prc.i-
dent. organ. We have always regarded i,
m radical defect in the plan Of dissolution
advocated by our Southern brethren, that IL
proposed to wait until the power OF the
Federal Government has eonstitu,ionally
passed. into the hands Of the friends OF The
Union. before striking the blow. In view
OF the fate Of old John Brown, IL may hc
found a little difficult TO RAISE recruits 10 re-
.,t the authority OF Prcsidcn, eon'titu-
,ionally elected. who i, known 70 he a Grm
friend Of tho Union, aud determined 10 pre-.
serve it, integrity at.ll hazards. Better,
by FAR. seek some preseti for making the
a,ismr. wails tho diunion party still has
iho Federal power IN its hands. lRspublie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

PREswNT's MEssiGE. We give an ab-
s,rael Of the Message, which reached US too
late for ihi. week. IL will 10 quite rs sat-
i,iaciory to most readers, as the full doeu-
msn,. wssco no reason why j, might no,
have been Oh, Of the way three week. ago.
Perlsy. telegraph. that 1t !. considered at
Washington, to be dirse. bid for the
Charleston nomination.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30
nl,oEwoop's MAGAZINE.

Tory 10 The hackbonc--has, in Eneland,
circulation It !. .aid. Of 10000 copies.
And. though /! " edits ITSELF" lis corp. Of
contributors Is Of such vas, and laried abil.
i,y, that il stand. at the head oi'ihe Maya
zine. Of the world.
Such i the price paid In England Tor the
Grade Of writing which apPsar. in these
Periodicals, that the cost Of the Eve. /; Is
aid will average to their publishers, Saj a
page, or an aggregate OF near 100000 a
year. Tho Eos,h public, moreover, have
to pay SCI per year. a, the subsc rtp,ion
price Of the Eve Mc.r.. Scott & Co. for.
ni,h thsm-a, finely printed in every re.
,psci-to Americans, for So
The beginning Of the year i'a favorable
time TO subscribe for ihS.o fruitful and i'm.
poriant work. II would be a wis use Of
ten dollrr bill-tbe gift Of one, or ten or
even foriy-in each parish, to make 1t
certain that every pastor has the reading o!
their pages !or the coming year. The con-
grcgation would hear from their invc-tmcn,
in ihe Quickenol intelligence, aud 'limula-
tod though, of the pulpit.
Morcovcr-in oil our villass.-i, would
be good thing done, for ten or twenty
reading youps men to club together, and
procure these reprints Tor their own use
aud benefit. They will gain moro from
them, than from ,hrlcc the amo4n, invest.
ed in oysters, sleigh rides, popular fiction,
or pictorial periodicals..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

S. NJ. PIl,lNoitL & Co.--Ihs Pi'''"';
(pa.) ChrOuicble contains a deserved "a
butte to this popular firm. who ard nsen"
in Boston aud New York for nearly all hs
reputable papers in the Northern and We"
tern States. They are prompt honorable
and high.minded, and / is satisfaction !"
do business with them. Their annual bus
ines. {, estimated by hundreds Of thousands
We are always glad to receive their i"eis'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

EIiridsc +. Paige, we'll known as "Dow,
Jr.," tho author u the famous 4" Patent
Ssrmon.." was found dead in house OF
prostitution IN san Francisco, on the i,h
inst. lie was native Of Li,chdsld. Conn.
Ten year. ago no wa. the editor and pro
rrictor Of tho New York Mercury, bot
meeting with reVer.e., be went to Caliior
mia, where be became addicted to liquor
aud died in the mos, utter degradation and
misery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

4 RoU,rNG SHEEP. Messr,. Ward 4
Cove Of Llnneus informs W that they re
Gently slaughtered a sheep which weighed
aside from tho tAllow, 10 lb.. Tho tai
low weighed IL lbs. making Its totaI
weigh, one hundred and hiriy:frs pounds.
Thi. sheep SHARED for tho last three years
. IL lbs Of wool. Pioneer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

The tclsSrAPhic report. state that the
NOrombega bank, Bangor, !. IN the hands
OF receivers. I. is thought the bills will
all be redeemed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

Tux CRYSTAL. We NOTICED IN the advsr.
Using columns Of Massachusetts, paper,
thi. week, the prospectus Of semi.non'h'
ly paper, to DO started. in Portland, Jsnu'
AIRY llth, to be devoted to Educational mat.
tiers. Sc. Brown Thun,on, publisher, Rev.
Cyril Pearl. Editor. We presume the
Teacher will take the place Of il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

CuRErNAs. We learn that there was u
Festival At Oxford, Saturday night.
- Norway, the Unversalis, Sabbath
School bad a - Christmas Tree. and Fes.
,ival Monday evening.
In tbis village, the members Of the Bap,
list sabbath School, assembled at the par.
'ouase, Tuesday evening. a" Chris,ma'
Tree" was prepared, the teachers making
presents to tho members Of their classes. -
They bad a merry time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-30

TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. The EEeeu.
tive Commiiies OF the Maine Temperance
Association, will bold a two days meeting
At Augusta. commencing Jan. lsth. Taey
extend = cordial invitation to every friend
Of TEMPERANCE. Of whatever order. sec, or
party, TO be pTosan, aud participate in the
discussions.