Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-08-20
Editorial and Selected Items.


Our County Jail has been tenantless
for some time.
A correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal SAYS that passing through Rum
ford the other day he saw atwo-acre field
of corn that was destroyed by frost.
See card OF the Union House, Paris
Hill. The impression that has prevailed
in some sections, that this old and famil-
lar house, which has been open to the
public for thirty-four years, has been
closed. is mistake. II is still kept by
Mr.. Horace Cummings, its accommodate
inc host.
-Nessrs Burnham & Morrill,, at their
Canning f,ctory. at South Paris, have put
nm hundreds of Cans of Rsspbsrries this
season. and are now getting ready for
sweet Corn.
-Uiti. necessary to remind any ofour
republican friends that there will be
Caucus at three o'clock on Saturday after
noon next, TO nominate n candidate for
the legislature and elect delegates to the
County Convention, we will do it. II We
mistake not. the notice has been sufficient
" given.
A special milk csrisrun on the morning
train OH the G.. L. r., from Paris to Port
land. The first cans are taken on at Par
is. and the quantity increases as the train
pesrs Portland. One hundred gallons are
taken on at Danvills Junction, and much
larger quantity at Empire station. The
freight is one cent on a gallon, says the
Portland Advertiser.
We learn that those fields of corn
that had good application of superphos-
plate OF lime are likely to do well, while
those that did not will probably do but
little. SAYS the Lewiston Journanl.
The Farmers of Buck6eld and vicini-
" and others interested, will meet at
Buckfeld village, on Saturday, the 2eth
inst. at O'clock NJ. for the purpose Of
organizing Farmers Club. An address
will be given by Sidney Perhaua.
A gentleman in Troy, \. Y, while
riding in carriage few days ago, was
dangerously poisoned by aeommon house
fy. which had been feeding on carrion
and had communicated the poison.
Prominent republicans at Washing
ton say that if ex-Presideut johnson is
elected to the Senate from Tennessee, that
they will vigorously advocate the cleo
ton Of Gen Butler to the Senate from
Massachusetts, to succeed Mr.. Wilson.
II is certain that il johnson gets into the
Senate. there will be very strong move
ment in Washington among the extreme
Radicals TO transfer Gen. Butler from the
House 10 the Senate, ia expectation that
be will be 4 match for Johnson in all his
schemes.
-Blackberries bid fair to be abundant
in this section They are tast ripening.
Mr. O. II. Ingalls, of Bangor, informs
the Wing that be has bought 1855 lbs,
of Strawberries and raSpberrieS, forwhich
he has paid S1252.27. Can anybody beat
this.
Misunderstood that the Culver Grover
Post. q. A. r., at Bethel, propose takinga
cavalry csmpirg-out excursion about the
LIST OF September. They would have
capital time, no doubt.
Thousands OF persons are now visiting
Maine for recreation. A Louisianian on
a visit recently described the State as
made up of villages.
MIR. J. W. Elliott of Rumford had
some eight or ten acres of Buckwheat
killed by frost last Saturday night. Mr..
Childs of Milton had piece of corn
badly damaged the same night, says the
Mechanic Falls Herald.