Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-07-16
EditoriaI aad Selected Items.

Several communications were una
yoidably omitted this week. eaffz
Those on the line eithe Grand Trunk.
who desired To attend the International
Convention of the Young Mems Christian
Association a. Portland this week, were
disappointed In finding no reduction in
fare. We would thank the Portland
Press, not TO announce u reduction on
this road unless they speak by book.
The Fall term of Paris IIill Academy
will commence on the Slst of August, un-
der the Instruction Gifts acceptable prin-
cipal, Mr., Merrill. We are glad to know
that ample arrangements win be provided
for the accommodation of Students who
wish to board themselves. A full school
may be expected.
Our friend Perry, the Granite man at
West Paris, handed us box of splendid
cultivated strawberries, raised by him. as
we passed his house the other day, He in
tends to set out halfacrc more ofvineS,
and viii find a ready market for all he
raises, on the Hill.
Mr.. John Black, collector of taxes,
will be at South Paris on the 2lth, at
Paris Hin, on the Slst, and at North aud
West Paris. on August I'd. All who
wish 20 save interest will please take
notice.
is it possible that our friend Morrill,,
of The Gardiner Journal, one of the strict
est of the sect of Nazarenes on the tenn
perance question. adyertises Plantation
Bitters? Whenwe saw a paragraph in his
paper last week. highly laudatory of the
hitters, we queried how II could have got
into the columns of q paper which cannot
support Coy. Chamberlain, because he is
not temperance mau,
General Caldwell having len for his
new field Of operations at Valparaiso, the
duties Of the office of AdWtant General
are ably discharged by the Chief Clerk,
Mr. Trudeau, says the Augusta Journal,
Or. True, Supervisor Of schools for
Oxford Co, held Teachers Institute at
Dixdeld on Saturday \ good number
of teachers were present, and d gratifying
feature was the fact that most of the com
mitteeS in the vicinity were in attendance.
Remarks were made 10y II. +. Howard,
former principal of the High School, aud
W W Bolster, esq. Dr.. True delivered
\ lecture in the village the evening previ-
Gus.
"A Washington dispatch says private
letter has been received from Gen. Han
cock, in which he in,ima,es that if tender
dered the nomination for Governor Of
Pennsylvania by the Democrats he will
resign his commission and accept it.
Mr.. 5. b Cummings of Norway, fell
from staging on the third inst, while
Singing house, andbroke IN arm. The
bone was severely fractured but he is now
doing well. The cool weather being
favorable as well rs beneficial to him.
Among the Maine officers present at
the Army of the Potomac reunion in New
York, we notice the names of Generals
J. \. Hall, OF Damsriscotta, T. w. Hyde
of Bath, George Varney, j. S. Smith
and Charles Hamlin of Bangor, and
Selden Conner OF Kendalrs Mills.
The Portland Transcript learns that
+. p. Weston, ESQ. Principal of Little
Blue School, at Pennington, has been
offered the Presidency OF the Ladies
Department. OF the Lake Forrest Universe
ty. twenty-five miles above Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. Weston has accepted the offer, we
understand.
There were three Paris boys in the
Bowdoin club which played inthe tourna-
ment ut Portland last week