Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-11-18
Editorial and Selected Items.

go to press a day earlier, to give "all
hands" chance TO observe the day.
Poultry is said to be in good condition
this fall.
The nights arc getting to be pretty
sharp, with considerable frost
The Steam Mill is progressing. Get
out lumber for it.
TURNER'S are making preparations Tor
cold weather. They have hal nm excellent
season to do up their Fall work.
Cider apples only being eight cents
bushcl ut the Cider Mills, which hardly
pays for the labor of hauling.
The State board Of agriculture will
meet at Pennington, during the first week
in January next The session will last
three days.
AT the Teachers Institute at New
Gloucester. last week. Mr. +. +. Holt, Of
Canton, gave very interesting lecture
on the Neglected Altr-Penmanshp.
We understand that Capt. VIM. +.
Goodnow, of Norway, intends to start
! for Manhattan, Kansas, next Monday.
-Plummer, at South Paris. will open
choice new Goods. on Friday and Satur-
day next. Advertisement, next week
j. II. Rawson has just received ut
hi, Store. fine lot OF Buckskin Gloves,
just the things for the coming cold
weather.
Col. W. SWEET, of Paris, is leclurng
in the County and organizing Farmers
Clubs.
See advertisement Of Paris FIGURING
Company. We have used their "Dia-
mond" brand for several years, and can
recommend it rs 4 superior article.
An exchange APPLY says that tho tear
which fell over the course OF K. F.. Ice,
was as much for the "lost cause" rs for
its great military chicltan.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Young.
from North Paris. Boot and Shoe maker
OF good reputation, has moved into our
villa e and taken the house formerly occu-
pied By Mr.. FarIar, where he has his shop
and is ready 10 DO any Thing in his line.
Mr.. J. X. Weeks will also DO cpairing.
ut his house.
The Ortord Register says that what
we said of the culogisls OF Gen. Lee. IS
simply asinine So far rs it referred u
tho Register, the conclusion is undoubted-
ly correct.
The Winter Term of the District
School on the Hill. will commence in .
fortnight from next Monday. Augustus
l.. Croker, OF Bowdoin College, will DO
the teacher, rs the children are all glad TO
know.
AS the pext session OF the County
Lodge of Good Templars would occur in
Court week, it has been postponed to the
last Wednesday Of the month. 1t is TO be
held at Dixiield, and it is thought the
crossing of the river will be better the
last of the month.
Correspondent Of Lewiston Journal;
/ Rev. Mr.. Snow Of the MicroncSian Mis-
sion, preached in the First and Second
Congregational churches in Bethel. last
Sabbath. In the evening Mrs Snow adj
dressed the people in the Second Church
and Mr.. Snow in the First Church. Tho
exercises were among the most interest
/ ing ever witnessed there.
The second colony OF Swcdcs has been
safely pnt down in then new homes in
Aroos!ook county. The Sunrise says
L" They are splendid looking men and
women, have large amount oil baggage
and gold, and one large gold check on
New York which we.saw, in their peck
cts.n
The Superintendent OF the Eastern
Express Company has directed his agents
not to forward orders directed to parties
in New York. who advertise To forward
counterfeit money. lie says if the money
is received the order is not answered.
II ordered c. o. ID. they send package
of trash not to be opened I'LL paid for, in
either case the sender being swindlcd.
lie directs packages from several par ties
whom he names 10 be returned.
The Aroo>took Times says the steam.
or Gazcle. with twenty Swedish emf
grants on board few miles above Wood
stock struck Il rock, which disabled her.
The cmigrants were obliged TO resort to
teams. the rest of their journey TO the set
Element OF New Sweden
The annual meeting of the Trustees
of Gould's Academy was held on Tuesday,
Nov LIST, and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year Gilman
Chapman, Esq, President Of the board;
Maj. G. A. Hastings, Vice president; r.
A. Frye. Secretary. and Maj. A. Grover.
Treasurer.
Mrs. Lorenzo Davis, Of Woodstock,
hus an egg laid by a hen OF our common
breed, measuring'6 81 by inches, and
weighs one.half a pound. viii some
body's biddy beat that
Times change and men with them.
In 1856 and following years, b. Gra,z
Brown. the boiling candidate for Gov
nrnnr of Missouri was one of the SlrnnO.