Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-10-10
Editorials and Selected Items.
Beautiful Fall weather

Cattle Shows this week at Fryeburg
and Dixield.
Conference oil the Congregational
Churches at Oxford next week.
The prairie fires have burned one town,
aud thirty lives we've lost.
Now is the time TO start the Farmers
Clubs sgain.
The gross receipts OF the Portland &
0gdensburg road tor three months end
ing Sept S0th, were S4S. 900.
The County Farmers Club will meet
week after next, at Bethel, Middle lu,er
vale, and have good time, no doubt.
A great ilre was raging At Chicago
on SUNDAY. Sth inst. with immense loss
ct property.
Mr.. VIM. G. Spring has been ap-
pointed mail agent on the Portland X Og-
den>burg route. to run alternate trips
with route agent Dow.
The next meeting Of the Paris IIin
Lodge, l. o. of q. r. will he held on
Saturday evening. Oct. 2lst. at seven
o'clock.
Lorenzo Hathaway. of Norway.
shows US a Mangel Wortzel beet weigh
Ing ten pounds, lacking one ounce. This
beats the Dutch
The kennebec journal has corrected
H. list of Representatives somewhat but
still puts A j. Churchill Of Peru among
the Democrats
Why not have the Town Fan in
Bethel iu connection with the Count,
Farmers Club. which meets at Middle
Inlerrale on the Path and 18th OF October?
The Wing says Adiutaut General
Murray has borrowed 400 tents from the
State 81 Massachusetts. which, with the
$50 owned by Maine. will give $50 lor
the accommodation OF the military a,
Bangor on the 18th.
4 great Gre occurred on Friday in
the freight depot of the Fichburg K Il
Co at CharleStnwn. which DESTROYED
100000 OF property, and one lie.
lemale clerk who got surrounded by the
flames aud could not DC rescued.
The Norway Infantry are making
arrangements to be u, the opening OF the
railroad at Bangor next week They
will be accompanied with their band, and
an hcnOfar! staff Of military officers, in
the County. who have seen service 1t
will be = grand trip for tue Norway boys.
-During his walk over The fields OF
The SNedes on Thursday hast, the COY.
eruor noticed some wheat which he
thought WAS n,d properly secured. lie
AT once put up several stocks after the
Yankee manner. which WAS a new WAY
TO The Swcdes
The Rev. John Russell OF Michigan.
r W G.. I. of the /. . OF e. +. will
attend the sessions OF The Grand Lodge
OF This Stale to DC held at Portland. 26th
and 9th inslS.. and will spend few days
in the State and lecture at impottan,
points.
We have received card of invita-
ton To the grand opening OF the Euro.
Pcan X North American Railway, at
Btugor, ON The l7lh aud 18Th inst. ;ud
wouldn't miss The occa>ion. A. We know
that the Qlccu City will do the honor,
with hei accustomed public spirit and
literally
Plato the lrotliug stallion owned
by MesSrs. Woodard cot The Peuobscot
ENclaugc) and BaroVs. MAS sold on
NIuagausc,t PARK. - We have already
,.s,cd. We have STAGE learned that the
purchaser was MI l.. Buck of Buffalo.
y. y, and the price paid WAS Sl2. 900.
which i. va believe, the highest price
ever paid 10 Maine man log horse.
--Whig.
-B,idglon had sensation last Thurs
day IN having balloon, containing
iWce aeronauts, descend in their streets.
Poi, King, with companions. made an
ascent from Plymouth, y. H. Several
Young aides "went up in the balloon~ To
the .eugth Of the drag ropes, and high
old time Mas enjoyed generally. Par
uculars hereafter
We hear that there is some excite.
ment in Audover. in relation To- the small
Vox, which has been among thom since
August. AMI resulted fatally in one ease
on Nin'hy OF last week Fears arc en-
tei@iucd that it will spread, - several
have been exposed to it, The town
authorities are giving attention to the
matter. and everything will be done that
eau be- 70 stay the disease.
OF the twenty-five inmates Of the
Kenne1ec Jail. it is found that only one
ever attended Sabbath school and he
lett when very young, on the Death of
as mother The blessed Office Of the
Sabbath school is to educate boys and
girls into moral and uplight lives. and it
throws is influence against vice and
crime. \ young man educated in the
Sunday school Is almost always sure to
Win IN the race of liie-KeB. Journal.
The BridgtOn News says Saturday
evening as Mr.. j. l.. Clement was driv-
ing from Cornish to Brownfeld his horse
lnnk nffr;nht in.t ,hlro Hiram, I'll. IL