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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-04-28
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
pnYANrs POND.


Winter i.again upon Us. andsn enough
for good slelghiug. The merry juggling
bell. make music % the air, while the hap
py bcaux and bellies enjoy their pleasant
sleigh rides. With the advent OF winter
and snow comes an increase OF bu'l"e-- IN
our little village. Our traders are buying
in the apples and poultry In large quaint
ties. and the farmers are laying In their
winter stores.
Our people were made happy few even
ing. since by visit from Master Bankers
:" Old Folks " Of Bethel. The weather was
somewhat unfavorable. bu, good number
turned out to hear tho ancient music, p"
aud their eIpecta,ions were more than real
i,ed. Master Barker hasa fne baritone
voice and a thorough musical education, Of
which hi. admirably trained choir l. 'udi'
GENTLY indicative. There are no, many
country villages that can present, such n
combination Of musical talent as Is present.
ell by this choir.
Tho Ancicn, costumes worn by the sing.
ers. reprc-cntinc fashions century old,
adlel greatly 90 the interest Of the perform
anoc. The old church tune. were sung
wi,htbrillinr effect. while the "St.r Staug.
led BANNER" and other pa,rio,ic song.
wildly ris,urcl 20 our mind. tho troublou.
time. ,b., tried rn.ns' souls.
n. r.,,. .orti,i,,.,..,;,.,,u.
,,,,n.. r.,,n,,, :, mi, rl,o. wednesday
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Alta meeting Of the Maine Pathological
and Horticultural Society. held n, iallow-
ell. Dec. 9Th. the following officers were
chosen for the current year
Pre'ideri-C. Spauld'ng.
Recording Sc'y-E. X. Batter.
Tios Prsadnis-Rob't Martin. andre
scogsin j. =. Pcrley. Cumberland j. l..
Stevens. Kcnnebcc Isaac Reed. Lincoln
J. @. Weston. Penobscot John Rogers.
York: q. II. Freeman. Aroo-took $. y.
Dixie. Sagadahoe; $. W. Coburn. Somer.
set: William u. Dana. Washington Sid.
ney Perham. Oxford O Chamberlain. Pi..
ca,aqui.. Horace Mckinney. Waldo
samuel WATSON. Hancock Hiram Russ,
franklin: VIM. Wilson. Knox.
Corresponding .Sfrrttsry-D. Cargill.
Librarian. Trcd,'r and Collsior-P Full
Ter.
T1sis,,-Daniel Lancaster. Farming
dale II. Parlin. Eis, Winthrop; W. Per
cival. va..alboro'.
Sanding Comnhi,, on Frui-D. A
Fairbanks. v. Foster. J. W. Britton, s. l.,
GooIalc, Albert Noycs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

IiArrI. Thayor Eldridse. Of Boston.
have in press Gaido 10 uAyti, by Jane,
Redpaih. Published under the au.pioe. Of
President Geirrard, which will embrace
History Of that Country, its Constitution
unabridged, Essays, on It's Natural History,
Mineral Wealth, People. Resources, Relig.
ion, Revenue. Commerce, Laws, &c. Also,
all tho Official Documents In relation to the
great Emigration Scheme. which is now at.
tracing so much attcntion from our Color.
Ell classes, everywhere. No book has been
published on IIayti in the United States for
thirty years. nor in England Tor more than
twelve years. A volume on lIAyu, there
fore !. much needed at this time. Two cd.
ton. Of the Guide will 10 published. Price
Fifty Cents Tor tho a" Enisrnnt's Edition."
and Ono Dollar fbr tho " GeTrard ElItion,"
including postage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

financial circle. in the Southern States, and
the end Is not yet.
Their hanks have stopped specie payment;
Der merchants have become bahkrup, cot
ton Is going down every dav. negroes ditto
and everything else moving In the same
downward scale. With Ell this staring
them in the face. two or three State. talk
about taking their position among the " ma
tons OF TIE earth" This financial ombar-
rassment Is not confined entirely to the
South. II extends 10 Northern cities
Northern merchants. who bariercd away
their principles zoe Southern trade. are al.
ready getting their reward by way OF rrpu-
,ir'i1s, from their Southeru customers. who
allowing their paper to 20 to the protest by
millions and tens ct millions, pleading
" southern excitement" as an apology for
this manifestation Of pccunary had faith.
Where ihi. thing is to cod no one can
vet calculate. One thing 10 quite certain.
that the eri.i. will he pas, b'fore the IN
au-uration Of Mr. Lincoln. Another thing
- equally clear. tha, in case Of secession.
the border slave State, will he the greater
sufferers. a, between them and the free
State. hot We have no time, in brief
letter, 70 si,o the numerous spcculn,iOn'
that arr aH,at upon hi. question.
At the present time lee. than the usual
numbcr Of stranger, are in Washington.
Nothing /. known Of the formation Of Lin.
coins cabinet. The New York papor' have
fixed tNi. thing up joten times but no
one who has any means Of knowing believe.
tha, the President elect has settled the mat.
t,-atall
ThevirciDia electors have given the entire
vote ol that State % Bsll. and 1t seems from
,he latest couu,. that Douglas has carried
Missouri by ,bou, 900 plurality over Bell.
Tie " Little Giant u a, the capitol, but
ha, taken o., part whatever in the Senatorial
debates. We End Republican. much more
rl,r'y in hi. city than when here a, the
a., last session.
There arc wonderful large number Of
''crisinal Lincoln men " holding cl'rk'hir.
in the several departments. Tho " Putnam
Ptalaux. " very fne batallion Of Citizen
soldier, fr,m Hartford, Conn in full revo.
lutionary uniform, have iu', returned home
from A., visit 20 thi. city and NJ. Vernon.
Whatever may come out Of chi. secession
movement. % i. very evident that rirri1s
,r,7,, are ahsa3. livery man who love. DO.
country should now manifest q hy cy,rci'.
iu. prudence, irnnc.s. and a disposition to
O., i4.'i,, g. an parts Of tho Union but II,
will De- time enough fr The North O. Weld
arI c.mrr1nr., when they are found IN ,hs
wong. until then they should stand fuu
AMI Dc future take car. of itself
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Tho Reporter deal. the following hari
blow. against some parties IN i,' vicinity,
Sho are probably the sane who have been
lupins the people hsrcahou,'. one man
assured us. lew days since, tina, he gave
M. note for 500 " an rniuccmcnt TO
purchase the fellow threw in S2n worth Of
other goods. IL has now T. ! . yards ~
beaver cloth. which may ~ worth. .ay S2i,
or tie balance ofhi. note. Within the
past week We have heard Of many Others
Who have been taken in In the .apo man.
nrr The bushes, ha' ben done with W.
'sm. inquiry having Gre, been made - that
none bot N. most substantial men. whose
note. wsrc .al,nhle, were approached. IN
another column IL will b. srcn that several
rar,i-. caution the public against ncso,ia,-
in. hcsc notes.
"r,,, ~ RoryD. \ gang Of ro.llar.,
.,,ln: br1liclo,h by sample, or pr,'r7ti1c
%. ar, .Viniliu: the farmer, IN new way
entirely. They rut upn'a farm hou-e,
pretending they are going back 20 New
York. and are alr-aly started, and remark
that they have get some patterns " cloth
which they don't van, 20 carry hack They
a.k him TO take lot, AMI rive them hi'
note f5r II, taking a rccsiP, which specifies
ina, they will take the cloth on their re-
turn. II a. HASN'T soH a., and give up h,.
note. They then sell tb, notes and make
track. i,r new Geld OF labor. Several Of
90, ssst farmer. iu Oxford County have bccn
vc,imirsi IN TIN. way. Three or four of
,ll.m passed through tbs. place last week,
and We .aw them At Lowell las, Friday night
They ate foreign born-in,olcrablc cut
throat Jews. They deserve TO b lynehel
P1u 'su rouai."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

GEN. J.cksoS's PREDlcrioN. Mr.. Sum
ner in the senate recently produced letter
OF Andrew Jackson's written ia 1888, b
Rev. Mr.. Crawford, from which the follow
Ing j, an extract
~ have bad laborious task here, bat
notification Is dead. and i,s act1rani cone
,river, will be remembered by the P,oPI, 70
be eIecraied by the people Tor their wicket
designs" 6c. The extract ends as follows
"The tariff was only a prctcS,, and di'un.
ion and a Southern Coniedeney the real OBJ
jet. Tho next prcteIt will 30 tho negro or
the slavery question"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Co'xorour,N Arr JorESAL. Tho De-
ecmber No, closing the fourth volume Of
this Magazine has been issued. !, contains
beside. capi,al steel engraving, 4" Grand
fathers Pets" the usual number 81 Lesser
illustrations, portraits, views, etc. The
rapid strides with which the Journal has
advanced from mere advertising medium
Of the association, TO a leading rontion in
the world Of literature, have been no, les
rapid, than the change complete. II has a
peculiar fell 10 itself, and /, occupies il
fully, making Journal, worthy TO repre-
sen, the art whose organ 1t has become.
The Association have jus. issued their en-.
craving for the ensuing year. itisentitled
=" Fals,ar mastering hi. recruits."a sub
Jet full OF humor, which W. are assured j.
truly delineated. We shall have moro to
say OF /, hereafter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
BITIII:I.

BrrnTL. Iaih month. i2ih day.
We ARE having plenty Of winter hero
inst now snow covers all around, !" and
tho hills way %. over there" look r'ry
blue and windy. We can't use ,hcrmome.
tsrs here. 80 -, the town never has ehossn
a clerk o. the weather. thereby saving the
salary Of an extra Official. The pas, week
ha, no, been % full Of events. n sometimes,
still " some things have passed and il
il. on the whole, I believe, a &" general time
Of health" IN wednesday evening Of las,
week " The Bethel Farmers Club " met a,
the house Of our good friend Gilman Chap
man, E.q, whcrO they chose their olhecr'
and Organized for the ,cason.
Ga Friday evening. the youth Of this
"bursh. youog men and maidens, 10 tho
numbrr d 50. accompanied by quadrillc
baud. called upon John BARKER and lady,
(rcccu,ly pinned IN hymsn's hands. anil with
instruments. and sweet voices, made the air
rins m compliment 20 ths newly made
twain. Friend John made fno return Tor
their kind wishes, in the shape Of sp!en.
dill ,ra,--a perfect Thanksgiving supper.
Here, a health TO thee, John aud Jane,
Long may yol rare
Our churches arc no. quite 50 we'll filed
this wcather,-in fact people seem a little
froIa up week days, as well As Sabbath'.
but LaVc murdered the Kings English
long enough, - l'll--no won { either, cor
fact. here's an iIca-l believe the true imp
Of the printing Office Is the gIoa Of the
Kns', Eaghh As in fancy We watch
IT. course. we 80 i, dressed in fantastic
style. sporting with the deadly weapons Of
i,s murder i, rides upon the pen and
mounts the paste pot /, fumbles over and
di'aTranges the exchanges, and diubs IT,
heshlc-s palms upon the roller, IL leans
over The cdi,or'sshoulder and whisper. black
thoughts ia his ear; il haunIs hI. sleep,
and shouts COR copy :" Then !, disap.
pears with gesture Of command, a. IL 80.
Letting him a. the avenser, and leaving the
same terrible legacy btqucaihed to Hamlet,
/" Remember ms Reconnaissance :" And
!. this revenge never to b. accomplished ?
l. strict justice never to BE- doney THIS,
difficult a. the task really is, Is not wholly
Thoughtiully,
UNCLE CHARLES.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Jas. FErEu,N, the Prince OF 0y'termen,
has received a new cargo Of oysters, and
disponses some Of the ehoise-, 10 the press.
than whom. he we'll know, none can better
appreciate such hVors. ThJss who have
eaten Freeman's oysters can form an idea Of
what they wep. Those who have not wo
can safely recommend to try them. Per
sons In this vicinity can be supplied.
through Mr.. j. II. hwson, who obtains
fresh ,applie-, from Freeman every week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

IlosE JouRNAL. Messrs Morri. & vii.
lis. the editors Of hi, Acy and piquan,
weekly announce that new series wall b.
commenced op he NH day Of January n,Ii
printed on fine paper and new type.
With the January number will begin the
publication Of a sc',e. Of beautiful original
works OF fact and fiction. written expressly
for the Home Journal. by the bc,, authors
Of America. All the former peculiar iOa-
,ures OF the paper, which have given il n
worldwide reputation, will 30 continued,
while the several new ones will add infinite
variety 10 iis already diversified raecs
The Home Journal, is everywhere, both at
home and abroad, Acknowledged to bc the
most refined and elegant repertory Of liicra-
ture and the arts on this side OF the sea,
and the best and chcapes, family newspaper
in the world. Terms 81, with a discount TO
clubs. Published by Morris q Willis, l0T,
Fulton Street, New York.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
Winter.

There are no aircr skies or moro varied
landscapes than those Of New England
summer. We are never fully alive to their
beauty tall I, has given place to the cold
and drearineSs Of winter. Then memory
turns fondly from the dcsolaie prospect
around TO the sunshine and verdurc OF the
past. The contrast i 50 violent that the
cnchantment Of summer rusbes upon US
with an JUNCTION before unfel,.
Il isa curiOu. condition Of the mind tina,
make. an,hiihesi. one Of the mos, effective
figure. OF rhetoric, and permit. q subject to
b. illustrated by i,s opposite yc, such !.
the fact, None can ~ well appreciate the
delights Of summer NJ those who are CON.
rsllsd to SILVER with cold, and wade in snow
tx months in the year.
The worst men usually poses. some 70.
dcemins qualities, and. ALTHOUGH winter i'
diagreOablc in many respects, II Is not do.
void Of grca, benefits. To the rural com.
rnuni,y il affords a .cason Of leisure time
Tor the cultivation and improvement, 81 the
mind. n the day il foil Of cares. the long
evenings a, lcas, may be devoted 20 reading.
Book. are cheap-new'parcrs are numer-
Gus, and n-arly every family can be, and
every family ough, to bc literally supplied
with both.
Reading. like study, il generally an &C
luircd taste. and II may DO su.citated by
practice. Children in whom il ia cultivated
will BE- kep, from frivolous, perhaps danger
Gus amuscmeuts. The superior Intelligence
Of our people is attributable In some meas.
ure to climate. which exert. hardly less in.
nucncs over men than religion and govern
mcut. Tho long. severe wint,r, which TO
the suret6ci,l observer seems 40 etil. is
lrauch, with blessings |, makcs the reo.
PIE frugal and Industrious, and aids the dit
fusion Of knowledge. The lands q perr"t-
ual blo. m are not most favorable 20 the
lcyelopemcn, Of what i BE-, in human ma.
turc. The ETHEREAL temperature for which
We sometimes .ish. incapiciiaics tor action.
The harshnes- Of our winters. the poverty
of oar oil. which barely covers the granite
uran which i, rests. are the .tinulau,, we
need, the secrets Of our prosperity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

PRonlrE CouRr. Tho December term At
Paris, will b. held next Tue'lay by -
cent order, the semi.annuAl terms ~ Wa.
erford, Lowell aud frycburg, will hereafter
be held on Wednesday aud Thursday, sue
ccsding the third Tuesday Of January, 10.
stead Of December. We shall feel Obliged
to those indebted to Us for advertising, e
they will 30 prepared to settle their bills
next Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
JOHN j. FERRY. Editor

TERMS.-Ore D.ghr sni ri1y Goats. PEE
,str. IN alyt1cc; Two nlii,rs. Nd the ent q the
wear.
Clubbing. We wrsH respectfully call The
susotioa ~ .srh r.. srs d.sTc-st o. lrnl thsir 400
10 sNisaJ,r- ths circulation 81 "a Nome paTsr 90
the loliuwing oarrs
We St1 sci
10 Conies. ar oue NJ. g. 1850
- Copies. Coz onc wear, be 1000
Al oHs cop, o. he rrrs1p gettirg rp ihe 'luh.
The unnas uust arcuupsr, ihr ufiirf.
~ VI rsuruaiH 4 e., ~ ~taie street 4,
Rosilu. anI ie2 Nls.au Street, Nev \ atA, are
our arihUfirri arfuts.
jon PRINTING usaty rSscufei
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

R,uRo,D ACCIDENT Ayoung man nam
ci Wellington Bird was killed. in Gorham
Y. II. On Friday Of last week by the down
passenger train, passing entirely over him.
lie va. partially deaf and was crossing the
tack. With horse and lied in path
through the woods, where there was sharp
curve. The engineer Dad not re him until
too lato to apply the brakes. Ills body
was found under the 'now.ploush, at the
rear Of tho tram, the whole Of which bad
passed over hin. Tho horse was uninjur.
ed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

While the Portland papers are frequent
ly Boosting Of their enterprise, il may
no, be inappropriate in US to say that
the Presidents Message was furnished to the
readers Of the Democrat, as early US 1t was
issued in Portland, and several hours before
any paper containing it, except the Boston
journal reached here. The weekly Tribune
which many people suppose has the monoP-
oily Of "la,es, news brought the same
document along thIriy.siI hours later.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Tho Douglas Democracy, Of Maryland,
held State Convention. las, week. \
scrie, Of resolutions wa, adopted, declaring
fidelity TO the Union; and ,ha, Maryland
would defend herself in the Union, and no,
on, Of il.
The report that fifteen hundred volun.
tecr soldiers Of Baltimore had rendered their
services TO South Carolina. is a hoax.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Last week the New Workers were in
trouble, from the lack Of water caused by
the bursting Of the Cro,on mains. The
Water board attempted to lay another main
las, Summer, bu, was defeated by the stub
borne.s Of Mayor Wood who refused TO
sign warrants for the paymcn, Of the bills.
Fortunately the city escaped fro during the
drouth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14
H. C. f.

Goley's IAdys Book for January has
been received. IL j, masni6csntly illus
uatcd, and contain, it. usual amount Of
entertainment and instruction. Cooley i
not cIcclIei in hi' department by any pub
Usher in the United States. Ills magazine
!. frcishted. each month, with all those I'M
rro,ement. Of style in drcs, and ornaments,
which render. bis, peculiarly, the Lady,
Magazine. Price, - per year
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

\ FrHsr R,IE NaricE. The d.covcrer Of
tie " man on horseback, +" has hccn making
fearlully long speeches a, Newburyrori.
H. commenced before Thanksgiving anl
ran hi. specch through successive evenings,
Until even he was exhausted. \ democn;
ha. seen reviewing, in .caihins terms, this
effort. exhibiting the weakness OF both the
argument AMI it. author. |; opens with
the followin: adror, summing up Of Mp.
Cu,hing's style:
" IN the course Of my own small reading
among ancient and modern writers. | never
me, anything Ike IT, II the style make,
the man. you certainly must be fcarfully
aud wonderfully made. Choa,e was often
a. verbose as YOU. Webster was sometimes
rs heavy. Calhoun was frequently as OBJ
sclre, as harsh, and a. aGsetedly logical
Sumner i. almost Away. as clumsy, a. pro.
lI. andas rcdantic. Butwhen We consider
everything to:ether-adec,aiion obscurIty,
larshness, dullne.s, elumsiness, pedan,ry,
prolixi,y we feel sure that YOU have neither
equal nor second. Perhap. by carefully
selecting and combining the worst parts OF
Choate, when he was ranting. and the
worst parts Of Mr.. Webster, when he was
maudlin. and the worst parts Of Calhoun,
when he was forced to speak, having moth
to say. we nigh, produce something re-
.cmbling your ordinary style Of Grafton.
Ba, i, would be, alter all, but pale re-
lection Of the original. Tho only man liS-
in: who can rival Mr.. Cushing in every
fault Of rhetoric iron blihos to b1mbl', is
Mr. Gushing himself"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Over year since Mr.. Drinkwater q
North Yarmouth, Ne, was rendered speech
le-, by being knocked down by an OK. III
horsc las, week having taken frish, and run
ming away with him, in his efforts 70 cry
- whoa" bis vocal powers returned, AMI
hi. attempt to stop hi. horso lOo'enei bis
voice and be now ariiculAtcs distinctly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

By a letter in the Banner from E. +.
Bcal, Esq, we learn ,ha, the consent OF the
relative, hes been obtained for the removal
Of" Father Barnes" to Norway. Iii. re-
main. will be removed, early in the spring,
to Pine Grove Cemetery, where the monu-
mcnt, to be erected by the denomination,
will be placed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

A di'eraceful prize fight" occurred at
North Berwick, on Tuesday, week between
two bulIics from Boston and Providence.
Boston whipped. though neither was much
injured. Ii is to be regretted that any
railroad company should coun,enance such
an affair by running extra trains for the ac-
OF the rowdie..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

FARMERS CLuB. The annual Meeting
was held on wednesday evening, Dee. eth,
1850. The following officers were elected
far the ensuing year:
Pr,ad,Hi-JOsiah Brown.
hoe Prc'idcHi-S. II. Chapman.
Soreiary-A. l.. Burbank.
LiJrdIda and Trcg.-N. T. True.
Commute, on Su5jects-J. flaming. j..
Bark.r, and q. Chapman. [cOurer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

MAN BuRNEp TO Darn ~ PoErL,Sp.
At Ere which occurred in Portland on
Sunday night, Mr. Neil Wood who rssiies
near the building destroyed. was burned TO
death, while assisting m removal Of the fur
nl,ure. lie was supposed to have boen ,af-
located while in the second story. IIis 70.
main. were found among the ruins on tho
following day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

4 dispatch from Springfield, Illinois, 'ays
that Mr.. Lin,oln comments very severely on
the aecua,ory tone Of the Presidents mes
sage toward the North, and says tia, his
own views are misreprc.cnted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

MEuoo. A, last accounts the Liberals
were closely investing the capital, and the
French Minister advised Miramon to ca
pitulate. Much distress was experienced
for want OF water. II is believed that the
express Of the 81 inst. will bring intelligence
OF the fall Of the city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

The National Era, at Washington, is to
be revived under the title OF Republican
Era. |, will sustain tho incoming admin.
is,ratiou. Mr.. Lincoln, however, persist.
emily refuses to have anything to DO with an
Official organ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

Mr.. Cobb has resigned and gone home.
Ilc stayed m tho eabins. long enough %
obtain modification OF the Mes-aee, and
now leave. the Treasury bankrupt. W
successor has been appointed. It's rumor'
cd ,ha, the place will 10 offered 10 Mr.. Guih-
erie.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

IL {. aid that thcrt are 10000 knights
Of the Golden Circle, ready 10 6sh, for the
South. IL l. feared however that ibo magic
golden circles necessary 10 e, snch an army
in motion will b. pretty scarce. in event Of
secession.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

A hornets nes, five ieoi in eirrumfsrenee
has been presented to the Agricultural state
collection OF Nav Jersey. South Carolina
has presented much larger one to the Un''
ted States.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-12-14

DR.. ID. D. wiekhnm is now on trial At
Montague. y. j.. charged with the murder
of Mr.. Cole. |, is alleged that the Doc
tor poisoned the woman in order to obtain
a $1,000 insurance on her life, and that DO
had concerted the arrangement with the
woman's husband.