Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-11-25
Editorial and Selected Items.

Our wells arc still dry and likely TO re.
main so till spring.
There will be Ball ut Warren's Hall.
Buckield, on Thanksgiving evening and
several Others in other villages.
The best way to get thankful heart
is to make 4 thankful hand Remember
the poor.
Andrews & Dean, West Pari., are
prepared to furnish all the best brands Of
Flour cheap. Sec Advertisement
MIR. NJ. Z. Frost. late Principal Of
Norway Academy. has taken the Gardner
Academy.
We understand that Rev. Mr., Tlcs
has resigned the Passionate of the First
Church in Bethel.
The Gospel Banner regrets to learn
that Rev. n. Gunnison OF Dexter, has had
slight shock of paralysis.
Monday night was cold, the ground
and ponds lroze pretty hard. The boys
are rejoicing in the prospects of skating on
Thanksgiving.
There will be services in the Baptist
house, in our village, on Thanksgiving
morning at the usual hour, eleven O'Clock
Sermon by the Pastor.
Tile School will commence in this
district next Monday, Nov. 2sth, and not
n week from that time, rs we enormously
stated last week
We are indebted to j. Alden Smith,
of Central City, Colorado, Formerly OF
Bethel for 4 catalogue OF the principal
Minerals of Colorado
A Chinaman in san Francisco has
laid in his winters slock Of provisions
hind quarter Of horse and two barrels
full of bull dogs.
A large number Of workmcn have re-
Gently been put into the L. 5. navy yards,
to put our navy in good condition, so rs
to be ready for any emergency.
The News says that good progress is
being made on tho Methodist church at
Bridgton, and also that the Cougrc CATION
al church will be dedicated in January.
Mrs. Lucretia Gross, of Ohanl died
Tuesday. She was probably the oldest
person in the State. being 100 year ii
age. The immediate cause OF her death
WAS fall, which broke her leg
49, Rev. J. F. Elder. Pastor of the Mall
ison Avenue Baptist church, New York
city, is popular preacher and receives
$4,000 salary. He is Maine man, and
formerly taught Hebron Academy.
| Bolster & Haskell, South Paris. have
commenced packing Pork again, and are
buying all that they can get, from two TO
three tons each week They have 4 large
assortment of prime goods in store now.
They tell of spring in Michigan so
strongly magnetic that a man who had
drunk from it, and went into black
smith shop found the anvil on which he
sat stuck fast TO him and had TO have i:
amputated.
Many persons have wondered why
horse chestnut. horse radish &c, are so
called a Scotch work says that the
original word WAS "harsh'-harsh ches
nut, harsh radish, and that the French
and Swedes translated it "horse"
! Loss Of teeth is great misfortune,
and many good teeth are pulled because
OF ague in the teeth and jaws, which
might be cured and the teeth saved, by
using Renne's Magic Oil. This article is
good to use when brushing and cleaning
tho teeth, and keeps the same healthy.
"A striking illustration OF the saying.
the pith of a lady's letter is in the post
script, was that of young lady who, hav-
ing gone out TO India, and writing home
to her friends, concluded with the follow
ing words: "P S.-You will sec by my
! signature that | am married.
Joseph Cecil and James Wilson, who
| kept Il counterfeit office at 6SS Broadway
n. Y, under the name OF Cooper Il Co..
were arrested Friday, together with eight
clerks. Notwithstanding the firm did IA
immense business. only a ten dollar bill
was found in the place.
What a degraded condition party
must hc in to rely, not upon intelligent
white men TO sustain them. but upon ig-
norant negro barbarians. [OxIord Regis
ter.
What y degraded condition 4 party
must be in to rely, not upon intelligent
white men to sustain them, but upon Il.
norant rid irish, as is the case with the
democratic party in every city or large
place in the North.
William 4. Wheeler writes to the
New York Farmers Club that he has
known very ioul cask to be entirely
cleanscd by filling il with dry earth ard
leaving it four or five days The earth
treatment, followed by scaIdins lime
water, will swectcn anything but 4 very
old aud rancid tub.
Hos. Lon NJ. morrill, continues to gain
slowly. 1t is the opinion Of his ply 'ician
that he has no chronic complaint, but is
suffering from over exertion during a
time when his system needed rest. 1t
will require continued rest TO remove
his difficulty. and it is not expected that
he will be able to return to Washington