Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-28
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Transcript. Subject-"Maine, &c" This
Lecture is said 10 be very fine and in
struciiye.
Capt. b. Maxim of Buekfield is quite
in with typhoid ver,his being The eighth
case of this disease in the same family
during the past year,
We would call the attention OF our
readers to the advertisement OF Albert
Colby. 1t is said that he has the best
private library in Oxford County which
i to be sold at auction with the farms,
stock, and other property
Mrs. job Ryerson. of this town. while
in the act of coming down stairs, last
saturday. lell theireutjre length, bruisiug
her considerably, but fortunately break
ING no bones.
Mr. Augustus Moore formerly of Lewis
ton, has bought out Mr. Knapp, the
barber nj South Paris, and forihe present
will shear and share in Mr., c. IL. DureiFs
shop. he not being able to lease the old
stand. We can testify to Mr.. Moore's
good workmanship. lie keeps sharp
razors.
Postmaster Weeks has received ut
his office letter directed to "Mr. Nathan
Burne,, cor Boane;D or any body who
knows OF him. or amy of his family con-
Dections, near or remote. Paris, Me"
-Midshipmau VIM. w Kimbal, of
this place, who was enjoying leave of
absence al home this summer was recent
IL ordered to Annapolis Tor examination
for promotion. His friends will be glad
TO learn tina; he passed i successful ex-
animation and has received the COM
mission of Ensign. tie IS now ordered
to Newport, K. l.. FOR instruction in
torpedo duty.
The potato business is assuming con-
siderable magnitude this season, and buy
ers are scattered all through the Pc.
nobscot region adjacent to the railroads,
one man purchasing one thousand bush
els per day Potatoes were brought in-
70 SkOwhegan last week at the rate OF
250O bushels daily. Buyers are shipping
aS fast n possible. say about six cars q
day. The price has been IS cents.
Mr.. J c. Holt, OF this town, planted
three lourths Of an acre with corn and
beans on a dry ridge, last spring. He
harvested one quart OF beans and two
bushels OF corn.
-Courtin is the poetry Of life, and mar
riage Is the prose and the practical point
is, net to let the poetry spoil ones aPpe-
tie tor the prose.
A fearful hurricane has taken place
in Cuba. causing immense damage TO
property, and the loss Of two thousand
lives.
Gen. Butler has been re-nomin&ted
tor Congress without opposition,
Secretary Cox. Of the Department OF
the Interior has resigned his seat in the
Cabinet
The Methods. sunday School on
Bethel Hill was advertently omitted in the
report of tue ). :. Convention last week.
The school numbers I45 scholars and IS
in 4 very furnishing condition. NJ. c..
Foster is the Superintendent.
Connecticut IS the first State to APP
point thanksgiving 1t is set for Novem-
Der oath. which other Governors will
probably adopt. The President has APP
pointed the same day for National Fast.
There was q slight mistake in one OF
the Waterford items, in the Democrat Of
Sept. 5o;h. The festival spoken of in be-
halt OF missions WAS the work of a Band"
Of children. This society was organized
and conducted wholly by ,qdy and was
in no way connected with the Sabbath
school.
-AuJurnI has been selected as the To-
cation OF tho Maine Congregational CIas-
zeal school, to the disappointment of
Hallowell. Yarmouth, and Gorham.
See J. W Perkins & Co.'S new al.
yertisement. of Lewiston.
-Eels 90 TO Portland in water pipes
all The way from Sebago.
The Masons of Illinois now regard
the negro As "a man aad BROTHER
Though Adam was holy
And Eden was fair
His happiness fingered
I'll, woman came there.
Yes. uliugercd till she came there but
not much longer.
The total number of scholars in
Maine. r. returned to the State Superin-
tcudcut iorlS70, is 22S, l67; for 1869, was
--t.li4, gain 2,o2i
MIR AIyarado Hayford. Of Canton,
has raised, this year. a crop Of peoples
f5ropium
-Rcuuc's Killing Magic Oil i
tie surest cure Tor Rheumatism in use.
Id fac, ii Is good to cure any kind OF pain
or lameness, and it is clean and delicious