Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-24
Editorial and Selected Items.

The department, Of the G. A. r., OF
Maine has been divided into ten sections.
Comrade H. NJ Bearce, of Norway, is
Inspector for this District.
Hon Sidney Perham will deliver the
annual address at the Agricultural Fair
at North Waterford, as well ss at the
Oxford County Fair.
We have received lengthy COM
municatiou signed Farmer No ,, J." from
Bethel, in relation 10 Mr. MarshallS chal-
lengc TO the Wood Mower, and contend
inc that Mr. MarShall'S terms were not
lair. &c. As it would make about n
column Of our paper, and rs we have
allowed both sides a fair chance up 10
this time. we cannot publish any more
articles on he subject except as advertise
menlS.
A paper says that an infant child of
Mr.. +. :. Giles, OF York, died in West
port, Conn, recently, from poison taken
into his stomach by sucking green veil
the nurse had thrown over It's face to keep
the flies Off
Chief Justice Perley, ut arecent session
of the Supreme Judicial Court of New
Hampshire. ruled that where property Is
transported over a railroad hne composed
of several distinct roads, the original COM
panv. which received it. i liable for the
loss or injury, should any occur, whether
the damage be on its own road or any
other
Edwin p Wilson, = graduate OF the
last class at Bangor, has engaged 10
preach one year for the church at Brdg-
ton. Me Salary, $1,000.
Governor Claiin was unanimously
renominated for Governor by the republic
can State Convention OF Massachusetts,
this week
Mrs Elbridge Potter of Brown6eld,
Me. was thrown from her carriage and
instantly killed at Tamworth, y. H., on
the lst.
For all neuralgia affections Turner's
Pin is offered As a speedy cure. See no
tice
Hon. samuel +. Spring has given
$1,000 to the fund for the establishment,
of the Maine General Hospital
There are two John Quincy Adam>es
elected to the next House Of Representa-
tives, in Maine, and both democrats! The
stock is entirely running out,
The long lost Russell boy of Farm
iugton was found last week in Newry,
Me, quietly working on a farm
The vote or Aroos,ook is nearly all
in and shows the election of Samuel W
Collins, democrat, for Senator over Cary.
This IS the result of a railroad war, SAYS
the Portland Advertiser.
The next general meeting of the
American Social Science Association will
be held in New York on the 26th. 18th.
and 18th proNimo. Among the papers 10
be read viii be one by Hon. J. G. Blaine
on Change in the mode of electing
United States senators.
A negro in Bath voted for General
Smith for Governor.
We learn from the Brunswick Tele-
graph that Mr.. Robert l.. Packard. class
of 1888, has been appointed 10y the FacuI-
" Of Bowdoin College, Tutor in Greek, a
department to which he has devoted a.
close attention since his graduation as he
did during hi, college course.
Mr. Burns of Oxford, informs the
Mechanic Falls Herald that a neighbor of
his came very near losing valuable
horse and wagon Saturda, night by a
thief Fortunately he heard the noise of
the carriage, and raising the window
shouted when the scoundrel took 10 his
heels. 1t would seem that the horse
thieves are not all dead or caught
Where the HichboIn men made the
greatest effort they suffered the worst de-
feat. They put forth every exertion TO
deiea; Col. T. 5. Lang in YasSalboro and
he runs "A ahead Of his ticket.
The Machias Republican inquiries
very pertinently why the 159 Hichborn
men of Wateryille don't do something to
stop the great sale ofliquor there. which
the Nal has been complaining Of
-Horatio Seymour delivered an aeri-
cultural address last Thursday of which
the main object was to present the superi-
or attractions of country life over the
great cities, and in closing Mr.. Seymour
said that he found that the days have
come when he must seek enjoyment else
where than in the active pursuits Of life,
and that enjoyment can be found by him
only in the country.