Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-20
Editorini and selectcd Hems.
Another good rain ON Sunday.
Showers all the week

Another good rain ON sunday.
Showers all the week
The mercury has ranged low the
past week.
4 Memphis Journalist complains that
the delivery of Mr. Greeley. addres. in
that city WAS labsided and granuyish -
The Lewiston Journal says the crop
Of hlueberrie. and strawberries will De
unusually large this summer
The editor OF the Portland Pres. has
been luxuriating on green peas, grown
IN Gorham in The open field.
Governor Perham Is absent at Wash.
lugtou on business connected with the
State
Rev. Dr. Mason Vt Cambridge,
Mas. preached an able discourse It
the First Baptist house. ia oui village,
ON sabbath morning last.
The rLe per cent ot our taxes this
YEAR i fourteen mills on dollar-!a>t
year fifteen aud one.half All will re-
ioice to see taxes falling gradually.
The commencement at Bowdoiu, oc
Gun. July 18th. Among the parts as.
signed to the graduates, j. ON" To- f G..
Cole Bethel. q dissertation.
The Lew i>ron Joum.d "a, ia, 'oVu
90 lIuumd has u,Hbu 2,i,,. saw.
Shlng.c or clapbulrJ mill. blacksmith,
hwycruor doctor. aud only one minister
BY the recent assignment OF The
judge OF the ;. J Court. Chief Justice
Appleton i ,o hold the term in our Coun
", ia September; Judge Tapley in
March. and Judge Walton in December.
Mr. William Fe,,endcn, OF Fryehurg
aged 80. cousin at the late Gen sam
uel F,ssendeu. one jty this week cover.
eel one and hall acres ofcoru He did
well
The new IS horse power Steam En-.
CINE recently pat into the saw mill of NJ.
Roberts of Greenwood, was started mp
last Wednesday 1t works nicely. and
adds much TO the business capacity of the
mill says the Register
-Messrs Bcarce x NOISE. South Parts.
successors of ;. F. Briggs Il Co. sap
ply choice meats. Their Cart comes to
the Hill every other day, and will visit
~ every day in summer months.
The Trustees of the Seminary at
Kent's lIil elected y Fitzroy Chase OF
Wilbraham. Mass, Professor of Mathe-
Iuatics. to iii the place of F. \. Robin
son. Mr. Chase is 4 graduate OF Mid
dletown University. and son OF Alden
Chase, Esq, OF Woodstock
Clement l.. Vallandigham. of Ohio,
died on Saturday la,i. by reason OF an
accident the day before In handling a
pistol, not knowing it was loaded, he ac
cidentally shot himself. EIe WAS an able
man, and exerted large influence, tho
his political views were distaStelul to the
North
DIR F. Bragdon. late Of Limington,
succeeds DR. Lapham in the practice OF
medicine At Bryant's Pond The doctor
was soldier in the late war. was mem.
Der OF the Legislature two years ago,
and is good substantial citizen. We
congratulate the citizens of Woodstock
on this accession to their numbers. and
hope the doctor may meet with the sue
cess which he desires.
-Tnck-laying on the Portland &
Ogdeusburg from Fryeburg towards
Conway was begun Friday afternoon.
The people of Fryeburg are much exer-
eiSeed in regard to The location OF the
road from the village to the depot. The
question was finally submitted TO the
County Commissioners. who gave a
hearing on the matter Friday.
The insurance of 100000 ON the
lie If Sidney |. Roberts, of Rumfor,l, in
the Continental Life Insurance Co. OF
Hartford. was paid through their agent,
II. +. Howard, OF South Paris, within six
days after the company received proof
OF loss There have been losses to the
amount Of S9,6O00O in Oxford County,
within The past ten months