Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-05
EJitorial and Selected Items.

week. continuing through the night, and
mn to the time Of our going TO press,
Thursday noon. II was cold storm.
wind from the North East, with heavy
Gale most of the time, and on Wednesday
night, il was fearful Considerable snow
has fallen. and the roads are badly driited,
j. L Person. the agent of "The
Household is in town and viii can upon
our citizens for the purpose Of receiving
subscriptions for that paper,
We have frequently commended II Is
one of the best papers published. IL Is
especially useful to all housekeepers.
The firm Of Atwood. Buck & Co.
Flour dealers. Portland, has been dis
solved: the new firm is Atwood ( Co,
consisting Of f.. W. w, & c. b. Atwood.
A breach Of prom i;e case was ON trial
at Lewiston last week, the particulars Of
which were tO0diSgusting for publication,
After the case had disclosed all its iniquity,
il was withdrawn from the Court and
settled by Def "a ING z $50.
We learn from the Argus that the
wife of eX-Mayor Hon, Augustus (.
Stevens. of Portland, died Sunday evening
after brief illness of lung fever. She
was daughter Of Samuel Tyler, esq, OF
Brownfeld, formerly of Portland and now
Senator from Oxford county.
Fred N. Parsons. who formerly re-
sided in Paris died recently in s., Louis
County, Missouri, Of pneumonia, aged
20 wears. He was endeared TO many
friends here for his social qualities and
character.
1t is said tina, Mrs Iincoln's petition
10 the Senate elected many regrets Mr..
Lincoln's estate Welded over 80, 900, and
quite large sum in addition was donated
bv the people in different sectious of the
Union. The Committee has reported al
yersely to It.
u. Frank Holland, Esq. has purchased
of Luther ). Gidden the Houlton Book
Store. and viii continue the business with
a fun stock of books and stationery.
A Boston exchange says that a
Mormon preacher, Elder Sessions. is
laboring in Mexico. Oxford County,
Maine, and he writes 20 Utah that he Is
having good success. Three families win
leave FOR Salt Lake City next spring. The
Elder writes 10 Utah glowing accounts Of
his success. IL is little Singularthatthe
prosecuting of Mormon preacher has
never found IT. way into Maine paper,
We don't believe q word Of it.
j. Bryant. Chairman of the Georgia
Republican Executive Committee, former
" OF Buekdeld. publishes card indig-
nantly denying the misrepresentation of
funds placed in his hands He denonnces
hi, slanderer a> a Tar, rather an unsafe
term 10 use in the South.
Rev. T. r. Keyes, OF Portland. AZ
able Methodist preacher, having been re-
ported a. in favor of State Police, pub
fishes card in which he denies the
charge. and saws he believes such a syS-
tenn TO b. product of, and appendagc
u. deSpotic governments. but 10 De ont OF
place under free government
We find il the Gospel Banner let
ter from Rev :. II. McCollester, who Is
travelling IN the East, and has visited the
remains Of the Maine colony of Jatfa
About TWENTY-FIVE now remain. and they
appear % be doing well, though they
have endured great hardships. Adams,
their leader, has left the country, much
To their Joy.
The Portland Argus SAYS that the
mild weather seems To have been very
fruitful OF sickness. Colds have prevailed
al through the State of very severe
type. Fevers are also common. Ia many
towns the scarlet fever and throat dis
temper have FRUSTRATED children in large
numbers, so that schools have had 10 be
suspended
The editor of .'Our Bows and Girls"
acknowledges the reception Of monster
trout, the largest ever caught in this
country. 20 far As the pi>catory experts
have any Information on the subject. He
j. forty-one and half inches long and
tventy-four and quarter inches girt.
H was caught in Grand Lake. between
Milne and New Brunswick, and was
Inc>ented to Oliver Optic by DR.. \. {.
lL,mliu, Of Bangor
REvvHs.-News comes to Us of great
religious revivals throughout the State.
"a, the Portland Advertiser. \ great
number Of towns have recently had pro
tractcd revival seasons and the interest
Vet remains undated. Our own city
comes in for considerable share Of this
interest. A great proportion of the
whole comes ofthe work ofthe MethodiStS
SICKNESS ALL THEoU6H TIE STATE
Our State exchange report wide spread
sickness of a peculiar type, which has, in
many instances been the occasion of clos
ing the public schools The disease is
not yesy unlike the old type o.infuenza.
but It's effects are worse. The disease is
supposed 10 come of our unusual winter
weather.
GEORGE ROHNsoN. of Bethel. Maine,
the soldier who defended Seward against