Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-07-23

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A. NJ. This early notice is given, that
the Superintendent. composing the Board
of Managers, may have their schools
prepared to participate in the exercises
of the occasion. that it may be one of
pleasure and profit.
A, HUI, Clerk.
Miss Eastman has opened a Circnla-
ting Library, and has good collection
of readable books, which we hope our
citizens viii appreciate sufficiently. to
make itremunerative to her. lt affords a
good opportunity forour summer company
to supply themselves with readms'
Catalogues can be procured at'he Library
in the Bates store, up stars
"A good Bible Dictionary is an in
dispensable aid to Sabbath school teachers
and Bible classes. Rev. Nd. Witham,
who has preached to Methodist Societies
in our county. is Agent for DIR. VIM.
Smiths Dictionary of the Bible. stand
ard work. which is highly recommended
as the result Of the research or study Of
ripe scholars, and has the approval of
clergymen of all denominations. lie IS
now canyassing this section, and the
opportunity to procuse so valuable a work
should be improved.
The Bangor Wing of the 18th has
humorous account of visit OF the editor
Of the Bangor Democrat TO the democratic
candidate for Governor, at Waterville.
Hay makers get about four days of
sunshine, this month, and then rain. 1t
is not a bad season for securing hay how
ever.
BY Manhattan. Kansas, paper, we
see that Mrs. G. f. Barker, recently OF
Norway, is established in the Millinery
business there, and apparently doing a
thriving business.
At the examination of candidates for
admission TO Bowdoin College, Friday,
thirty four were admitted, among whom
was Augustus l.. Croker, of our village.
Rev. Mr.. Williams. of New York,
Episcopalian, ofiiciated on Sabbath after
noon last, at the Court House in this
village.
BY the estimate of three persons who
are acquainted with the subject, hve
hundred tons of hay are cut in our village,
within less than quarter Of a mile from
the Court House,
An Augusta correspondent says It is
understood that the Governor will detail
Gen. T. W. Hyde Of Bath to act as Adjt
General OF the State until the meeting of
the Legislature.
Emery Andrews & Co, ofWelchville
are putting in machines for the manufac'
ture Of straw board and leather board at
the above smart little village, says the
Mechanic Falls Herald.
1t has been decided by the State dele
CATION of pastors and laymen of the Inter
national Y. VI. c. A.. at Portland. 10 hold
a State Sabbath School Convention At
Lewiston 2lSt, 22d, and Sd of September
next. The committee OF arrangements
has been appointed and distinguished
Sabbath School workers have been en-
gagged to be present.
j. Edwin Sherman of Bucksport, has
discovered process for changing the
poorest iron into the best steel at little
cost. great invention.
-Isadora 5 Mayo, colored girl. was
4 member of the graduating class of the
Portland High School the present year.
The Press speaks in praise of her essays.
The Press also remarks that the young
ladies' essays were superior in ability to
those of the young men.
The Pennington Chronicle says that
it is probable, though notyet decided that
Hon. Z. z. Weston of the Little Blue
School. viii leave the State to accept
the Presidency of the Ladies Department
of the Lake Forest University, twenty-five
miles above Chicago. Ill.
&c. w. Randallof East Livermore and
J. Ii. Toothaker, of Phillips, moved one
acre of grass, on the farm OF the former,
in flty-ive minutes. The grass cut made
2500 lbs of hay. so SAYS the Pennington
Chronicle. They don't need any moving
machines.
The Governor and Council WedRes-
day pardoned Miss Henrietta York, con
yicted in May last of secret delivery, says
the Portland Argus. II was case SINH
lar to the Hester Vaughan affair.
The Harrington Chronicle says that
little boy of that village was poisoned
by drinking water from an impure well.
The worst consequences were ayerted by
the successful treatment of DR.. True,
following up the indications of poison,
step by step. The little fellow, though
improving, is still feeble, and months
NAV elapse before he is entirely restored.
The Bath Times understands that
Rev. Smith Baker has formally declined
10 accept the pastoral charge of he Cen
trail Church Bath, giving as reason that
his present church and parish are unani-
mously opposed to his leaving them.
The latest returns of the vote on lay
delegation in the Methodist Church foot
up: for. 52.s06; against 1886, an eN-
preston so decided as to leave no room
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