Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-12
The WEATHER. Friday, Nov. 9Th, q

off cold towards night, and ground froze.
Monday, Sth, warm again, the sun melt
ing the snow-Tuesday, 9th, cold wind
from the north, ground frozen. with snow
on the sides of the road Wv eduesday,
10th, more moderate; Thursday. warm.
An editor has placed over his marriage
heading cup representing large trap
sprung, with the motto; The trap
down-another ninny caughtm
Springfield, Mass, is much afflicted
with the small pox II is also very preya-
lent at Providence where four eases we've
carried TO the pest house Sunday.
Rev. C. Parker. Canton, has sold =
valuable lotand orchardto Otis Holt. Esq
and pasture and wood lot to MesSrs
Fuller and Moore
some Franklin County Hunters tres
passed on the game laws over in Oxford
while ago, and were made 10 suffer the
extreme penalty, They trapped near a
hundred mink and sable before the allot-
ted time, tempted by the ten dollars for
each pelt.
"Why don't your father take news
paper" said n man to n little boy whom
he caught pilfering his paper from his
doorstep, "Cos he sends nae 70 take il, -"
answered the urchin.
Farmers are bringing in wood and
hay in Large quantities into FoScron.
Msuy acres Of POTATOES in that section are
still unharveSted under the snow.
A Kansas paper, sneering At the stu
pidity of acontemporary. says, The best
thing. he got offthis week is a dirty shirt
Gun spuuky cotemporayy of the York
County Independent, at Saco. says I'VE
have an editor in the scientific depart
rnent. one in the literary department, one
in the agricultural, one in the legal, one
in the fghtiag department, and so forth.
If any one is aggrieved at any thing that
appears in the paper, he IS turned over to
the lighting editor. and full satisfaction Is
afforded
\ few evenings since, as q Newark
clergyman was about going To bed, he
was summoned by call from = couple
who were anxious 20 be married Answer
ing the Summons he found the couple all
ready. and after joining them in wedlock
the husband. with a great flourish, hand
ed him sealed envelope, and the happy
couple went of with the congratulations
ofthe dominic. On opening the envelope
it was found TO be entirely empty.
The October flood in Maine had
parallel in Venezuela. A disastrous in
undaiion occurred in the vicinity OF Meri-
da. which caused heavy damages to prop
erty Several lives were lost. The town of
Multimichac iseompletely DESTROYED. The
roads in thecountry are impossible on ac-
count OF heavy rocks having been carried
by the current and lodged in the high
WAYS. The cemetery was washed AWAY
and many corpSes and skeletons were
found floating in the water The food at
last accounts was decreasing.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Educational Association will be- held at
the Ci,y Hall in Bath. on Monday, Tues
dav and Wednesday, Nov. 18th, 10Th. and
18th. The exercises promise 10 be in
tereSting.
Not a fragrant Hyacinthe is Father
Pere 10 the Catholic Church. for he is q
disccntey. SAYS the IIallowell Gazette
The World has sensational story 70
the effect that Secretary Boutwell, i ma
turing plan to return to specie paw
rnents by January lst.
The English Parliament ungratefully
declines to change the name of John
SHORTCUTS of London.
Hon n. j. Miller, prominent citi-
zen of Portland. died last week. aged 6S
years. lie was collector Of Internal Rev
enut Tor SeNerA years.
josh Billings says; "Maekrel inhab-
it the sea generally but those which in
habit the grocery alwus taste to me as
though they had been fatted on salt.
They want deal Of frcShening before
they're eaten, and also afterwards. iii
kin have plenty OF mackrel fur breakfast,
can generally make the other two meals
ont of water"
1t is stated that the immediate cause
OF Mr. George Pcabodys death, was con-
gestion Of the lungs, and that h. passed
away without much apparent suffering.
He had expected to return to America.
FoUNp At LAST, \ remedy that not
only relieves, but cures that enemy OF
mankind. Consumption, As we'll as the
numerous satellites which revolve around
it in the shape OF Coughs, Colds, Bronch,
tits. Sore Throat. Influenza. Sc. The
remedy we allude 10 is Dr. WISrAR's
BAL-S,M or WILD CHERRY, prepared by
Seth W Fowle X Son, Boston.
Those who wish reliable preparation
for hair should adop, Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Remover
The season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching. and every one should
be prepared 10 check the first symptoms,
a. cough contracted between now and
Christmas frequently lasts all winter
There IS no better remedy than 'Johnson's
AnOdvne Linimentn For the diseases of