Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-08-05
Editorial and Selected Items.

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out on Wednesday evening, in Uniform.
with their Band, for Battalion drill
Three Companies were formed under
command Of Capt Whitmarsh, Capt. II.
n. Bolster and Capt. Millett-.the Bat.
tallion under command of Gen. Beal,
with Mai. W. p. Jordan, of Portland,act-
ing Adit. Gen. Chamberlain was expect
cd to be present to inspect the Company,
on Thursday, but he was prevented from
attending. Gen. j. NJ. Brown OF Port
land, Inspector General, came in his
stead. The Company were prepared to
receive the Coy. with II military salute
and entertain him with COLLATION. and
public dinner. Gen. Beal was to give
him a reception at his house in the even
ing. The Company concluded. notwith-
standing the disappointment in not having
the Governors attendance, TO 90 into
Camp for the day and carry out the pro-
gramme. We will give more extended
notice in our next.
- The Maine Sabbath School Associa- &,
ton, No. |, will hold Picnic ut the
Grove ut West Paris, OH Wednesday, the
3lst, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. The Schools
in the Association are requested to BE-
present. and be prepared to take part in
the exercises. The Superintendent Of
the several schools are the Committee of
arrangements.
Officers Of Paris Hill Lodge, !. o. Of
G. r., elected July 2Sth, lS70:-
S. p Maxim. w. C.. T.; Miss Lizzie
Eastman, w. V. T. G.. l.. Hammond, w.
S.; Miss Lizzie Marble. w. +. s.. Geo.
w. Cole. Jr, w. T.; Chandler Garland.
w. NJ; j. s. Hobbs. w. c.; Miss Helen
Eastman, W. I. G.. -; Fred Stevens. w. o
G.. Installation of officers, will occur on
Friday Evening OF this week, at the
Court House.
john d. Kidder, Esq, grandson of
the late Post Master of Dixiield. Gen. j.
b. Marrow, has been appointed Post
Master of Dixfcld, to ill the vacancy
caused by the death of Gen. j. b. Marrow.
Rev. Mr. Perkins will preach in the
Universalist Church at BryantS Pond next
Sunday.
William Henry Bolster of the Theo-
logical Seminary at Bangor, now spend
ing his vacation at his home in South
Paris, supplied the pulpit of the Congre-
gaiional Church there last Sabbath. His
sermons were highly spoken of. The one
we heard in the afternoon, was an eX-
cecdingly well written and finely de-
liycrcd discourse. We predict that Mr..
B. will take high rank in the ministry,
should his life be spared.
A Communication on the Maine Cen
eral Hospital is unayoidably deferred till
next week.
See advertisement of Oxford Normal
Institute, ut South Paris. Mr.. Swasey is
superior teacher, and with his excellent
corps of assistants, will afford one OF the
best Academical Schools in the county, to
those who attend. He has the prospect
of 4 large school.
We had a call to-day from II. +.
Howard, Esq, Of DixfieId, Agent OF some
of the best Fire and Life Insurance Compa-
nies in the State he has extended his
business into this section Of the County,
and spends some ten days each month IN
attending to it. He can be relied upon,
in every particular.
Grasshoppers are plenty in some fields,
and doing great damage.
Complaint is made that unruly boys
arc making depredations upon the prod
: uct of early Apple trees.
The weather is delightfully."- cool and
refreshing, after the hot season.
Another good rain on Sunday night
helps vegetation, but not the wells, which
are mostly dry. New wells are being
dug and shallow ones sunk deeper.
DIR. Twitchel! of Bethel, inserts
Artificial Teeth. Try them, those who
need
1t is said tina, Chief Justice Appleton
will hold the September term of the 5. j.
Court, in our County.
Simon Lowell of Harrison died in
stantly on Sunday morning while driving
his cattle to pasture.
Mics Anna Morrison, a beautiful
California girl, i, stumping that Stale IN
opposition 10 woman suffrage.
Col. Buell's murderer, Malone, died
Thursday from the wounds received when
he was arrested.
The Pension Office thinks it will make
out case of forgery against Roderck X.
Butler, the cadetship-sclling Congress
man from Tennessee.
The Somerset Reporter says that the
call which was circulated for so.caled
Peoples State Convention" was signed
bv Geo. +. Talbot.-late L. 5. District
Attorney, for nine years, who has dis
covered that the mission of the republican
party ended when he was invited to
yacatc his office. So few were found
willing to go into the scheme, that it
miserably failed.
The AroostOok Pioneer says the