Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-01-14
Editorial and Selected Items.

The prayer meetings of the LIST
Baptis, Church were so interesting and
we'll attended last week. that they are
being continued this week.
The Message crowds out our Augusta
letter, and several communications. with
much local news
Mr.. Samson Andrews sends US dish
of Russell Apples. which were put into his
cellar in October, 1868. They are in an
excellent state of preservation.
Portland is going to show its i'm
portauce as a seaport, by getting up an
imposing time, on the reception OF Mr..
Pesbody's remains.
Mai Arthur Deering, popular
temperance lecturer, will lecture at South
Paris, on Friday evening of this week.
and at the Court House, Paris Hill, on
Saturday evening, commencing at l-2 past
G. Let all the friends of the cause turn
out. and Get new zeal in this good work.
An anonymous correspondent writes
the Lewiston Journal that the report
which we copied from the Oxford Regis
ter. giving due credit therefor. that sever
n children named Wing had died Of
starvation in Franklin Plantation, is un-
true. One child died of typhoid fever.
. but recovered; 50 our unknown CORES
ponden, states.
The Augusta Journal says that the
office Of the Superintendent Of Schools is
daily visited by members OF the Legisla'
ture and critters who offer him their con-
ordinations for the awakened interest in
educational affairs throughout the State
under his management of the educational
department,
Moses Cross Esq. Of Bethel. has got
into the Audroscogsin at Berlin and Cor
ham. y. H., twelve hundred and fry
thousand feet of logs. This is large
amount for SO early in the season. The
facilities are excellent tor numbering in
that vicinity the presentwin,er, says the
Lewiston Journal.
We had snow on Wednesday, which
turned into rain, but with the temperature
too low to carry it off, Thursday morn
ing it is showing again, with wind
Easterly. Good teaming on snow is
anxiously looked for.
Senators Bolster and Cleaves, and
Representative H. +. Hammond and
others have our thanks for public docu-
mentS.
Speaking of the war, Ex-Secretary
Stanton once said: Tho hand of an over
ruling Providence was with u through
all-and nowhere was his presence more
manifest than in the preservation of the
thousands Of men who were sent down
South by sea in transports ill-adapted to
the service"
MAINE TEMPERANCE ADvoCATE.-Thls
is the title of the new temperance paper,
lust started in Bath BY Mai II. A. Shorey,
/ formerly of the Bath Times. 1t is very
neatly printed sheet, and goes in yigOr-
ously for the third party movement. Its
editors are II. A. Shorey and Rev. j. f.
. c. SAWYER. OF Rhode Island, formerly OF
the Riverside Echo.
JOSEPH BARTLETT, Esq, who for over
twenty years has edited the BangorJetfer
sonian, has retired from the position on
account OF i'll health.
I 4 DISTRESSING CoUGH causes the
/ friends of the sufferer almost rs much
pain rs the sufferer himself, and should
receive immediate attention. Or. WtS-
tar's BalSqm Of HTid Cherry speedily
cures coughs. colds, influenza, sore throat
&c. II will always relieve consumption,
and in many well attested cases it has
effected q perfect cure.
DR. c. NJ. Twitchell, Dentist, Bethel,
Me, is the only Dentist in Oxford County
who uses Folsom's Patent Packing Ridge
on Rubber Plates. 1t Is of the greatest
benefit.