Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-12

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aourishing in Norway. See advertise
ments.
The +. & o. c. II. X. was badly
blocked by the storms. They hadnot got
through on Tuesday
Gen. Grant has been North for few
DAYS, but has returned to the front.
The Portland Press has delicate
way of announcing births. TO wit
We learn that and-daughter OF Gov
ernor Arson 7. Morrill, arrived in this
city on Saturday morning and is stopping
at Judge Goddards.
Judge Kent il 10 hold the March
term of the S. j. Court. witch COM
mences ON the 9Th. Sueing time for this
Court expires a week from next Tuesday
The Bangor Wing says that gym
nastics have been introduced into all The
publics schools Of Bangor, except the
primary, rs regular exercise.
The Portland Argus says that an
unusual phenomenon occurred Thursday
morning about 2 O'Clock, being no less
than a severe clap ofthunder, accompanied
by vivid lightning. 1t was showing at
the time.
Dry Hard Wood Is very scarce in tins
vicinity. We should ike few cords
more.
The snow storm Of last week gave us
from Ia TO 20 incnes of snow on u level,
throughout our County. In the woods
the snow is deep and heavy and operations
are considerably retarded. Mr.. Black,
who came from Enrol Dam last week.
where he was showed up" for several
DAYS. reports that travelling was absolutely
impossible in that section iii the roads
were broken out
More snow Thursday morning. with
prospect good for two feet-weather
moderate, no wind
-Danl. G.. York, Esq, has been APP
pointed Postmaster at Newry, vice /.
&. Smith, resigned.
&C. p. Knight, Esq, Of our village
contemplates moving TO Bethel and going
into trade there. He has bought of Nr.
Dunn the house formerly known as the
Congregational parsonage, and willmoTc
his family in March.
- Hon. Daniel ID. Pratt, the new
Senator from Indiana, is a native OF
Palermo in this State.
We learn from the friends of Rev. b.
Lufkin recently met at the house of Mr..
Scion Coffin, in Gilead, andleft about go
for the benefit of Mr.. Lulkin.
We had the annoyance, in our last
issue, Of having two columns of the
report of the State Temperance Conyen-
ton 90 into print without being corrected.
The Ladies of the % Uniyersalist
Society of Paris, will hold their annual
Fair and Levee at Trulis Hall, West Paris,
on Tuesday evening. Feb. 23d. All are
invited and good time expected Adj
mission 20 cts, Children half price.
Apples and potatoes can be picked
over to good advantage this month No
fruit or vegetables should be allowed to
decay in the cellar, ii for no other reason
than for the foul, poisonous air and gases
which arise from them.
"A minister in Minnesota has been
presented with watch guard composed
of hair, every lady in the congregation
having plucked out one hair as con
tribution.
When Haddock's wife kicked him ont
OF Ded said he: look here now, you'd
better not do that again II you do it Will
cause GOODNESS in the family.
"A lecturer says that he assisted in the
postmortem examination of man who
died of drunkenness, and from the cavities
of whose brain i tablespoonful ofalcohol
was collected, which burned rapidly when
touched by lighted match.
The editor of the Rockland Gazette
was shown at Carver's HarbOr, few days
since, n stone that had been started from
the quarry of Bodwell & Webster. that
would dress 40 feet long, ID feet wide,
and A l-2 feet deep. There are upwards
of 600 square feet in it.
"A man from the interior of Penn
sylvania lost his pocket book day or
two ago. A bystander saw the theft bat
refused to describe the pickpocket In
explanation Of this strange refusal he
asked the victim, Why did you charge
me ten cents for a drink of water when |
was in the army at Gettysburg" There
was nothing more 10 be said after that.
The Augusta Journal says the first
locomotive used in New England is now
in the shop of the p. IL X. X. r., in that
city, being repaired for the dummy train
20 Gardiner. The machine was built in
Liverpool for the Boston Il Worcester
railroad, and was the first one used on
his road Its former name was the
Lion" now called the "Brookline."
notwithstanding the severe snow
storm. the trains on the Portland &
zennebec Railroad have run with remark
lble regularity. The management ofthis
Dad is in able hands, as its increasing
plainly shows The company