Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-23
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new selections, at Academy Hall on
Thursday Evening. at half past O'Clock.
His many friends viii greet him with q
full house
The S0th OfMay is designatedby Gen.
Logan as the day for the decoration ofthe
Soldiers Graves, bat as il conles on Sun
day, Posts may perform the ceremony on
Saturday, il preferred.
1t is stated on good authority. that
Hon. Ebenezer KnowltOn viii not consent
70 be a candidate for Governor by any
party.
-Chas. j. Talbot, Esq, of Wilton, has
been nominated for Collector Of Internal
Revenue. in this District, and Enos I.
Luce. of Auburn, for Assessor, aud they
have been confirmed
-George p. Marsh. the distinguished
scholar, who represented this country So
satisfactorily at Florence, is not to be re-
moved. Ii is said strong effort was
made nv the office seekers to secure his
removal. but Senator FeSsenden made a
special plea in his behalf
George W French of ThomastOn. has
been appointed and confirmed Chief JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court of Dakota.
DIR Co. NJ Twitchell, Dentist, of Var
mouth. Is about to remove 10 Bethel
where he formerly resided
The Grand Army Fair in Portland,
last week, 1t is estimated, netted between
$500 and $500, That in Bangor Melted
about 5000.
We understand that the only Lodge
of Odd Fellows in Oxford County, Is Pc.
quawket Lodge at Brown6eld. Its Off
GERS are Andrew Martin, \ e.; Thomas
Seayey. V. G.; Eli b. Bean, SecS James
Edgeconb. Treas.
The scholars of the North Waterford
High school, under the instruction of T.
L. Wardwell, Esq, will give an entertain
ment on Tuesday evening. the 9Th, con-
sisting of recitals, dcclamations, dia-
logues. tableaux, music, and the play en-
titled Trying il on"
The summer term of Paris Hill Acad-
emv will commence on Tuesday, May
18th, See advt
Jas. f. Starbirl Of Buckfeld. while
unloading ash timber from the cars. on
Saturday last, received terrible bruiSe
by The falling of heavy stick upon his
right leg, tearing the flesh from the knee
to the foot, bat fortunately breaking no
bones. DR. Bradbury dressed the wound,
and Mr.. ). is as comfortable as could be
expected.
-General Badeau has been appointed
Assistant Secretary obligation nj London
At the request OF Minister Motley Genl.
Radcau is the author Of the excellent His
I ory OF General Grant.
At a Womap's Rights meeting in
Washington. Mrs DIR, Hathaway Of Bos-
ton was very severe on the male sex, ard
declared il would not look half So bad 10
see women with babies in their arms in the
seats of Congress, a it now does 10 see
men nursing bottles of whiskey there.
New York is the tweny-tirst State
which has ratified the pending constitu-
tioual amendment Seven more Sre re-
quired TO secure its adoption.
Warren Perciyal of yassalborougb,
Ne. has a herd of 80 pure blood Durham
cattle. His farm is celebrated for the pro-
duction Of fine breeds of cattle. hogs and
sheep.
One patent medicine manufacturer
advertises in twenty-five hundred different
papers in this country.
1t was lately announced on posters TO
the people of South London, that at a re-
vival meeting to be held a hall certain
converted burglar would break open the
doors Of hell with gospel jimmy"
An editor out west. who had served
four days a. juryman, says Il am SO fun
Of law that it Is with great difficulty re-
frtin from cheating somebody
A Jerseyman who invented an india
rubber carriage has soli his patent right
for half a million.
VIII asked an old ''ten-per-center,'
what he wanted TO accumulate so much
money for says he, ''Yon can't take il
when YOU die, and ifyou could it ,coald
met"
A Southern newspaper uses $1,000
Confederate bonds As mailing wrappers
A Shanghai rooster killed small
child in kentucky the other day
A. c. Phillips, editor ofthe Farming
ton Chronicle, has been appointed consul
10 Fort Erie, Ontario.
Gen Caldwelrs nomination for the
Callao consulate has been Withdrawn at
has own request, and he has now been
nominated consul at Valparaiso.
Among the combinations recently
made by the senate, is that of Mr. Wilder
to be postmaster at Columbia, South Car
oliua He was formerly a slave, and one
OF the senators from that State once tried
TO buy him. He is competent and intel
lgent man. and his Office is worth 5000
year.
A subscriber in Monticello, Minneso-