Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-09-09
Editorial and Selected Items.
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make out large amount OF money ON
the lst OF October. Every little helps"
In the Canton representative District,
Granville Childs was nominated by the
democrats for the Legislature.
Edmund p Ingalls,, Esq. of Denmark
was nominated by the democrats tor the
Legislature. but declined. A new Cau-
Gus was called.
We understand that the democrats in
the Bethel District have made no nominal
ton. but propose running their old eandi-
date, Mai A. Hastings.
-Nathl. Hill, Jr., Of Brownfeld, a
Chamberlain republican, has been nom
mated by the democrats, for the Legs
lature, from that District.
A correspondent OF the Mechanic
Falls Herald says; The camp-meeting at
Poland closed on Monday of last week.
II IS remarked by those participating that
it was the best one ever held on the
ground and that the results were most en-
couraging. Seyenty.one tents were oc-
cupied during the meeting,
The Census gives Portland a popula-
ton of about 3, 600, Bangor 1900.
PERH,rs the oldest horse in America is
owned by Clark Stevens, of Green Coun-
", Mo. The animal will be forty years
old next spring.
There is poor fellow at Bangor.
who saws ITS working between meals
that's killing him"
Rev. A. p. Folsom of Bay City,
Michigan. will preach in the Uuiversalist
Church, Bethel Hill, Sunday, Sept 18th.
The following appointments were
recently made by the Governor and
Council. for Oxford County. viz Evander
c. Pariin. of Peru, and Samuel b Bracket,
of Mexico, Trial Justices; John Locke,
Coroner.
j Frank Holland. ESQ, of Houlton.
has been nominated by the temperance
party of AroostOok County, for County
Attorney, but declines.
A camp-meeting will be held at Frye
burg, commencing Sept. p, and close the
following Friday.
Thousands of acres of valuable
timber lands are being destroyed in
Eastern Maine. The town of Barring
near Calais has been in danger of des-
truction, and Ellsworth was surrounded
by fires Sunday.
j. K. Dow of Pennington, informs
the ChrORiclo that the grasshoppers have
killed nearly one hundred small apple
trees in his nursery, eating the leaves
completely of and stripping them of the
bark. even. nearly TO the ground, On
some of his larger trees, they have made
q clean sweep OF the leaves, leaving them
Us bare as il fire had run through them.
Henry Ward Beecher says that the
most perfect description Of a gentleman
ever written is contained in the thirteenth
chapter OF the first Corinthians.
MIR. f. L. Wescott, regu larly
authorized Agent for that excellent paper,
the Household, is canvassing this vicinity,
We have often spoken in commentator
OF it.
The barn OF Mr.. John Merrill, Of
Milton Plantation. containing about fifty
tons Of hay and other produce. was totally
destroyed by fire on Friday last. There
was some insurance upon it.
A we'll known produce merchant Of
Bangor, informed the Wing that for
seventeen years, he has never known eggs
10 be as plenty at this season OF the year
as they are now. He explains it by saying
that the poultry Get the whole benefit Of
the green crops. The grasshopper eats
the crops. and the fowls eat the grasshop-
pers. crops and all.
"A shoddy dame, late domestic, in
ordering silver ware. desired the aston
ishcd clerk to have her 'entrails NJ. NJ,
engraved on each piece"
"A run ofninety-fve miles was made
on the Fort Wayne and Chicago road one
day last week, in one hour and forty-six
minutes.
A very severe battle was fought last
week, between a herd OF swine and den
of rattlesnakes, on farm near Columbus
Ohio. The former were victorious.
"A little school boy in DanverS when
asked by his teacher why women should
not vote, answered: cause they are
afraid OF caterpllars."
The trouble in Brigham Young's Nor
mon camp is becoming serious, and the
saints are deserving in much larger num-
bers than heretofore.
-Republicanism in Missouri has adj
yanced her As State, during the last four
Years, more than she could have done
under fifty years OF Democratic rule.
During the last four years more school
houses, all neat and tasty buildings, have
been built than were constructed during
the previous forty years OF Democratic
rule