Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-19
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! There will bc II Srrm ~ on Imn.S.
gi,in. day. at II oc,oc';, at tn Unnrr-
,aiist house, by Rev, Mr. Thompson.
a social meeting viii he held at the
Baptist house, at The same hour.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Tuesday OF this week, to attend
10 some road matters which called for
speedy action.
We regret TO hear that {. c. CuSh-
man. Esq, of Hebron, County Commits
sioncr. who has had considerable sickness
from typhoid fever in his family. is now
FRUSTRATED with il himself.
Mrs. Milo Hathaway, otthis town, IS
quite dangerously i'll with typhoid fever,
we regret to be obliged to announce.
Alabama ratified the 18th amendment
on Tuesday last, but Tennessee has reius-
ed to.
A communication from Newry WAS
received too late for this weeks issue.
Tur WEATHER-The mercury has been
at the freezing point, the past week. On
Wednesday morning cold snow storm
from the east set in. which IS raging as
we 90 10 press. The ground, ponds and
streams are well frozen, and II the snow
does not drift too much, we may have
sleighing for Thanksgiving.
TURKEYS are scarce. none being
offered in our market. and very iew at
South Paris. Briggs brought up fifteen
FOUNDER, which he sold for % cents 4
pound Bro Black "gobbled it up'-no
,!isrespect. Nice chickens bring sixteen
cents.
DR.. Pcablcs, who had a very success
ful practice in Waterford has moved to
Norway. and occupies a portion OF the
house OF W. +. Goodnow, Esq.
The Grand Master oil Free Ma-on' in
France has summoned a general conven-
ton of the Mason, of Europe, at Paris, on
the Sth Of December, in opposition 10 the
Ecumcnical Council.
We have received the proceedings Of
/ the Bar of Cumberland County, on The
occasion of the death of William Pitt
Fcssenden, printed in II pamphlet form,
for which We return our thanks To pro-
fes,iGual brother.
The Portland Advertiser, under the
Editorial charge OF II. W. Richardson,
Esq, recently OF the Press. maintains is
character for enterprise and ability. The
Weekly always contains the latest news.
and is an excellent city paper for all in
the country who take something besides
their local paper
The firm OF Caleb StearnS x Co, at
Lowell, has been dissolved. The business
| i, now carried on by T.. I. & L. S.Stearns.
The Chronicle says that the newly
elected Governor of Minnesota is a broth
er ofthe enterprising spool manufactures,
Mr. Austin, of weld.
Coy. Merrill, OF Iowa, who was re-
Gently reelected by large majority, is
an Oxford County man, and brother OF
n. H. Merrill, Of Hebron.
The papers say that Mr.. George Pea
body never owned house or kept a car
riage.
Hon. Frederic Hutchins, of Nevada,
son of Cyrus Hutchins of Canton, is on
visit TO his father, after an absence OF thir-
teen years. Tie delivered an interesting
and instructive lecture on Sunday even
ing, the 9TH inst, at Canton, relative to
the resources, &C., of his adopted State,
which was received with much favor.
-IIinkley and Bros Tsnnery in Cor
ham was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night. supposed to be the work OF an IN
cendiary. The loss is nearly $50, 600
Insured for q 800. Thirty-iour work
men were temporarily thrown out OF en-
ployment.
Col. Higginson, in his recent book
gives the following sentence from a pa
triotic speech made by an enthusiastic
negro But well neber desert de ole
flag, boys, neber. We bab lib under IL
for eighteen hundred sirty t'oO gears, and
we'll die for it now"