Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-07
Let as have a full Representation.
Editorial and Selected Iten.s.

The editor of this paper Is still con-
fined to his house, but is slowly recover
ing.
Rev Mr. Ford has accepted 4 cal
from the First Baptist church in Paris,
and viii commence his labors next Sab
bath. He is fine writer, and a gentle
man OF culture and taste; aud unites,
70 remarkable degree, the church and
parish among whom he Is to labor.
We have received an account of The
Town Fair OF Stoneham and Lowell, bat
too late for this week
joel +. Barrows. OF North Buckh Ill
fractured his skull and died, from the Ell
iects OF fail from porch, N the 10Th
Of last month.
The drouth has broke, and we are
having dull weather, with gentle rains.
The grass begins to look green again y
in Spring-ume
The Bath Times, ofwhich W. Z. 5.
Whitman. esq, is editor and publisher,
has been disposed " TO Mr.. F, Upton,
the latter gentleman assuming control on
Wednesday.
A stanton, Va, dispatch states that
Gen. Robert t. Lee has been stricken
down with paralysis, and has been speech
less for the last three days.
Town elections took place in Con-
necucut, on Monday Hartford elects
republican officers; New Sharon dem
ocratic. The republicans have carried a
majority OF towns. The political Interest
In these meetings IS solely in the tact tina,
selectmen are = board of appeals from
registers of elections concerning the adj
mission Of new voters al State elections.
Notes for less than one hundred dol
lars. and receipts for any sums of money
under that amount, are now valid and
legal without stamps. Let all concerned
take due notice.
We call attention 70 the advertise
ment of the New York O5serrer in an
other column. 1t Is sent free on trial to
all applicants one month.
The journals correspondent write:
that the High and Select Schools under
Mr.. Kicker and Mrs. DeCoster, at Cantor
Mills. numbers one hundred scholars
and Is very nouri,hiug; they are bot
popular and successful teachers.
The excayators Tor the piers Of the
new bridge at ST. Louis are striking re
mairs of ancient leyees, old hulks, pieces
Of draws etc, - feet below the presen
surface
"A large white whale came ashore a
Rochaway beach, the other morning
rushing head on over the bar and into lh'
shallow inside lie will yield, is though
ten barrels OF oil,
Miss Mary Clark, Of Bellows Falls
\. H., has willed $4,000 10 the Mission
AIRY Society of the Methodist Episcopa
Church and the Preachers Aid Society o
the Vermont Conference.
An Intelligent" member of the Con
necticut Legislature, in addressing hi
constituents by letter. in reference TO
new section in bin, saws This acI
shal not eject any suite now pendin.,
-Dea. John Moody, Of Hebron, sen
Us an apple las, week. which when taker
from the tree. weighed l. ounces. Il
was very fair and as fine 4 specimen Of F.;
bic apple rs We ever saw. About cigh
bushels were . altered from the tree.
The tumor which threatened the lii,
of Gen. Fitzpatrick, was successfully re
moved By electricity on Friday. The op
Grafton was the first Of the kind ever at
tempted. and was perfectly successful.
William StearnS, tcamster, was ru
over by his OK team, near Lowell. Mon
day afternoon and instantly killed. Ill
was thirty-Gve years old, and leaves
family in Maine.
One hundred aud fifty young ladie
and gentlemen are attending Wostbrool
Seminary, between eighty and ninety o
whom are boarders ut the institution.