Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-02-18

The i,les of March are near.
Next Tuesday is the 22d of February,
II will be extensively observed for Tenn
perance meetings.
Preparations are being male to build
mills in Norway again at some Of the
places where they were carried away By
the great freshet,
So plenty were the beechnuts the
past season in Norway that two persons
gathered one bushel with brooms. in one
and half hours.
The Portland Argus learns that on
Satul day last, Clinton Stetsou, of Canton.
while tying up steer was dangerously
hooked in the eye.
DrsrArcH. We got of fifty Posters.
l-2 sheet, for Entertainment at Bridgton.
in an hour and Aalf We are prepared
TO do all Jobs nth dispatch. Send orders
by mail. or driver, and get them by return
stage.
1t is proposed to hold Teachers
Institute at Norway, ON the esd and oath
of February c. A. stevens. Principal of
Norway Academy is moving in the matter.
and we hope he will be successful.
Teachers are generally at liberty, al this
time, and might participate in an Institute
with great advantage TO themselves.
The Social Circle connected with the
Congregational Society. at South Paris.
viii give an oyster supper on Thursday
evening OF this week, At their Nestry.
Admission, 10 cents for adults, foe
children. The object is to buy a chande-
lier for the meeting house.
Rev Mr. Quincy. Pastor of the
Baptist church at Hebron, has resigned
his paStorate. The church and society
unanimously requested him to recall his
resignation. and he has the matter under
advisement.
The South Paris Congregational Sab
bath School. under the Superintendency
OF Capt H. \ Bolster. had very in
teresting Sabbath School Concert last
Sabbath evening Their Concerts always
draw full houses, and are very attractive
and impressive.
w r. Royall, South Paris. has been
at work this winter. making wheel. bar
rows for South America. and cannot fill
orders. lie uses Oak. Ash and Elm for
the purpose. and makes IN excellent arii-
Gle OF the heavy Railroad variety.
The South Paris Dramatic Club will
give another entertainment on Friday
evening OF this week. when they will p lay
the Temperance Drama, The Drunkard
or the Fallen Saved-arrangcd expressly
for the occasion, with new scenery, &c.
Their last performance was decided
success, and We understand this play is Il
very attractive one, and is well cast.
The Oxford Quarterly meeting will
be held at North Paris, March lst at l
O'Clock p NJ
The Zi0H'S AdC0cqte SAYS; Rev. W.
II. Walker. Paris, has rendered his res
ignation, 10 take effect the LIST ofApril.
1t also contains the following:
PARIs.-Two have recently given evil
dence OF having passed from death unto
life" Some of the church have been
quickened from their lukewarmness 10
greater engagedness in the Masters SER
vice
MIR A p Given Of Hebron was
severely injured on Monday. 9Th He
was thrown upon the ice and his hors
falling upon him. striking him in the side
with his knees. injured him internally.
He isquite comfortable, says the Mechanic
Falls Herald.
A Sabbath School Convention for
AndroSeoggin county will be- held in the
Congregational church at Mechanic Falls.
beginning on "Wednesday, March "a. al
halt past 10 o'clock 4. NJ. and ending on
the evening of the next day.
OF the five hundred and twenty sailors
and stokers on board the Monarch there
are, as the Argus Is informed. but two
teetollarS
CATrM PUNISHMENT.-The Bangor
U'hig thinks that the bill for the abolition
Of capital punishment will pass both
branches OF the Legislature and become
law unless the Governor interposcs his
veto.
Hon. Isaiah StetsOu, an ex-mayor of
Bangor, and man who ought to know.
said before the Legislative committee
Thursday that he knew a large majority
of the boys who grew upin Bangor made
worthless men. The reason he assigned
was because they are not taught to work
That is rather severe on Bangor.
1t hss been discovered that Rev. DR..
Barrow>, the temperance candidate for
Governor. of New Hampshire, is not eli
gible to the office, not having resided in
the State the constitutional number of
years required.
The Georgia Legislature has elected
Foster Blodgett United States Senator
for the term ending 1871, Col. II. p Far
row tor the term ending 1873. and Maj.
Whiteiey for the term ending 1876.