Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
Editorial and Selected Items.

reached this place. $50
The students Of Paris uiI Academy
intend 70 observe May Day by tramp
in the woods. to the .'May-banks.r if the
day is favorable.
Rev. L. Thompson viii preach in
West Paris next Sunday, at half past one
o'clock, z. NJ. The sunday school OF
that Society will organize at that time
The next regular session OF the
Board of County Commissioners. WIZ be
on the 2nd Tuesday of May.
Deacon Giles Shurtleff has sold his
farm at South Paris TO II. \. Hall, and
has bought in New Gloucester, to which
Mace he intends 10 remove. Tie has been
a colporteur forseveral years, and intends
TO continue 10 labor in this capssity. He
will be much missed from the church and
community, of which he has SO long been
a useful member.
&C. II. Darrell has bought out Young's
confectionery saloon at South Paris, and
intends to ut it up and add Ladies' Sa-
loon
The Daily Washington Globe Of
Saturday and Monday, containing thirty
two columns Of letters to Senator SPrague
may be considered the best specimen of a
Complete Letter-wEiter' eNtant We
prize our copies of these dates above the
whole of the years edition.
C. G.. Morrill,, esq. brother Of Rep
resentatiye Morrill,, from this Congress
iondl District, aud formerly Of Franklin
County, died at Washington. recently.
after long illness.
Begin early to raise poultry. 4 ton
of poultry can be produced in less time
and with less grain than will be required
to lliten ton Of pork or beef, if the man
agement is iudcious.
MIR. Hulburt OF Illinois; who was
nominated for Minister DO Bogota At the
urgent request of some Congressman who
wanted his influence for reelection, is
rejected on account ct his being addicted
too much to the Of intoxicating drinks,
Francis w. Goddard. Of Providence,
late captain of the LIST Rhode Island
regiment, has sent letter 70 senator
Sprague. closing as follows: cit remains
for me to pronounce You before the world,
and with fun apprehension Of the words
use, liar, calumuiator, and a
pollroon,"
Rev. l., Walcott will preach May 2d,
at LOcke's Mills. All persons DESTROYS of
having n Sabbath School in this place the
coming summer, are requested to be pres
ent. WOODBURY. CUsNrN6s.
Last SATURDAY. saws the Rocklaud Ga
zette while Young man by the name of
Graham. at the Meadows, was attempting
10 step upon piece oflimestone, in order
to get out OF the way OF team. the stone
turned over and coming in contact with
his foot completely severed it just below
the ankle.
-Ex-Secretarv Stanton refuses 10 take
the money offered him by his hiendS.
The ice left the Androscoggin in 1867.
April 18th; in 1865, April 10th; in 1869,
April 18th.
Potatoes are selling al South Paris for
fifty cents a bushel this spring Last fall
they brought about 70
Hay that was bought the first of the
winter FOR 5000 per ton, is being de-
livered II is selling NJ lower figure
now, Notwithstanding the long winter.
John p. Hale remains at Madrid
after All, while sanford remains ut Brus-
sells
Col. Robert johnson, son ofEx-Pres-
ident Johnson. died on Friday. Cause.
rum
There i an Anti-Masonic Society in
West Waterville. Maine.
The Pscataquis Observer states that
Joshua I'VE. Esq. late State Con,t4 Die
has entered, rs hceutiate otthe Congre-
gational Church, upon the work of the
christian ministry.
Mr.. Jackson Chapman. of Bethel, die i
April 18th, aged SO. Among his requests
were sj00to the Maine Missionary Society
and 500 10 the second Congregational
Church of which he was a member
The bulk OF his property, amounting TO a
bout sl7oC0,i> divided among his relation
says the editorial correspondent of the
Lewiston journal
The sixteen Indian agents and super
intendents who were nominated Wednes-
day are al Quakers.
Joseph Harris says for him, Peruvian
guano Is the best manure he can buy, es-
Pccially for potatoes. One year ~ worth
made an acre yield 9S bushels more than
unmanured.
In the Western States the average val
ue OF the corn crop l. $40 an acre OF the
wheat crop S20 an acre; of the cat crop,
sl2 Of the sorghum crop. So. Conclu
sion, plant sorghum.
The Boston Advertiser SAYS: s.Maine
sends Mr.. Sprague an Endorsement which
has a strong side look towards repudi.
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