Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-03-20
Editorial and Selected Items.

shehi. every one on the III Ill should turn out
The object Is, 70 aid the Paris Monumental
Association, and the church will acrommo.
date Elk hundrca. 1t least.
rF-!'rcf. c. ID. Robinson viii sivs one
OF h's popula, Select Readings. A, the Cour,
House, On Friday evening. We advise
'nAnges in town. who wish to hear fine
reading. 10 attend
TIA number of officers OF the Isl
Division. 9th Army Corps. which Gov.
Chamberlain used 10 command. gave him
dinner in Boston last Saturday. II was a
very pleasant affair
rY-Tbe President has relieved Gen.
Hancock from command of'he fifth Military
District. and ordered him TO Washington.
VIII be wants of him there. {, only sur.
missed.
rY-A sou OF w. L. Stanton. OF Oxford,
while p'"'ng ~ the barn sbou, a fortnight
ago. irli from the topnos, ham TO the barn
floor. striking on hi- side. He was taken
uP Tor dead. and wss anron.cious for Ii
minutes No bones we're broken. though
his face vas bruised badly. He wa, ont
again in few days
rP~Mr. Cyrus Perkins. Of Lewiston. Ia,
bought the Rssl Estate oi the late DR..
A'sph kiuudgr. on Paris Hill. Mr. =.
viii not remove his family this year.
iF'As desrous as ara TO retain sub
scr,bcrs. and increase our subscription list.
in order 20 enlarge our paper. VIC wi.h it
distinctly uni rs,ood that when a subscribe
er orders his paper discontinued. and has
paid up, 'hc order will be complied with
Twal,er Wells esq, OF Portland. Sec.
Rotary OF tho photographic Survey Of the
State. ha. prepared an elementary or pre-
hn,inary report OF mncli interest. describing
The pcculiariiirs Of the water 20 ~ef, IN the
State. which - nov In press and will hc ~
'u'-d daring The summer Auou, t-o-6ftbs
OF the whole area Of the SIatu src given n
the report.
rTZion's Herald learns from Rev r.
Foster OF Bethel. thai the Methodist church
there "a enjoying considerable prosperity.
Eleven were bap,xc by him OF the sr,,
inst. and the good work !, still going on.
rrMr. Horace W R,~4on, an oil and
highly respected "a izra Of ibi. 10 IN. Twin.
at West Paris, died on Thursday. the I2,b
inst Of eoasvs,ion Of the lungs. after sbor,
Illnes' OF one week. lie was 10 years and
eleven month, Oil. and leave, 4 wifs and
FIVE children. lic WAS valued off ser Of
the Methodist churc
IyAn iraportint bill passed the L. s.
House OF Representatives on Tuesday last
1t IL bin repeating section, aud 95 OF
the lnfcrnsI Rsvcnae Law. aud aboli.hing
the tax on all manufactures fro'u April l.t.
except on whi,key. oii and tobacco. But
two woes were east a:sins, the bill.
III be Democrats claim to have 4 special
horror OF political priests Yet they pat
Rev. G. &. Burr. Rev. j. c. LovrJoy and
Rev Henry Clay Dean on the stump in New
Hampshire.
rF-Tho Lowell Yox Populi says iha.
Mrs. Mary Bean He'd in ,ha, city very sud.
denly. probably OF congestion OF the lungs.
las, Non,iay. a. the hour OF her son. Mr.
\. j. Bean >he ~as native OF Oxford
County IN this State, and was 81 years OF
sge.
rYWe are Indebted to MAJ c. X Pat.
ridge. tbc popular Drusgi., at Augusta.
for kind remembrance IN the way Of sew.
eral bottles ot--wcH no, much. il IS an
olesginoOs anid for salad. 81. Much oblig
ed
rg-IIeny Willis. E,q. the las, surviving
child Of Hon william Wills. OF Portland.
and Pension Agent At Portland. died on
Monday last Of Epilepsy. aged 81.
tP-Onc OF the beet speeches on Inpeaeh
mcni made IN Congress. "a. tia; u Hon
John Lynch. of the Isi District lie la,
also made rccU~tly an elaborate aud lengthy
speech ou the National F,nhncss. NJ,
Lynch IS an able speaker. and his views on
the Finances are valuable. tecaufe he Is a
practical iuAn. and understands his subject,
rFMr T. w Woodbury.. elected Treas
urer Of this town a, the annual meeting.
declines to serve on account Of feeble health.
Another town meeting will have 10 be called
to GA the vacancy
Mr. Vose also declines TO serve on the
School Committee. This vacancy can be
filed by the Board
rYIhe Young Folks Of Paris Hin gave
pleasing E"teriainmcnt At ihe Aead. my
Hal. on Tuesday Evening. principally for
the Amusement Of strangers artcnding Court
They played 'Blue5etrj.' Always Intend.
ed and The Pleasant Neighbor." The
walking va, 50 unfsy5rabie. the aud Hence
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