Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-08-29


-Dons forget the Sabbath School
Picnic at West Paris. on "Wednesday,
County Lodge OF Good Templars at
Snmner next week. A good time may
be expected.
The democrats nominated VIM. A.
rockingham. of South Paris, on Satur.
day last, AS their candidate for tho legi.
lature. from this District.
A copious rain set in on Saturday
night. which continued. with heavy
showers through Sunday-rslreshing
vegetation wonderfully.
Miss Lizzio Marble viii open school
vt the brick school house. on Monday,
Sept 4th. to continue eight weeks. TUT
ton, two dollaas for the term.
The Night Blooming Ceresls OF Mrs.
Simeon Cummings opened beautifully on
Sunday evening last. being the second in
our village this season
Rev. &. 81. y. King. OF Waylasd
Seminary. Washington. ID. e.. preached
very acceptable discourse st the lst
Baptist house, on Sunday morning last.
The Paris Hill Lodge, l. .. of g. L.
will meet every Friday evening in iutures-
at Aalf:pdSt screen, BE on time next Fri
day, Sept. Id.
A correspondent. one OF the ). ).
Committee OF Cumberland, writes i'm
complimentary style Of the School in thai
town. Just closed. taught by Miss Anna
Heath.
-Lawrence's sentence is committed
Lawrence murdered his paramount in
Bangor
The name OF the Senator from the
Eastern portion of our District is Otis
Il,ylord. aud the votes will be printed 50.
instead OF Otis Hayford. jr.. his father
HAY ne deceased.
A party OF down casters left Portland
on the 9th. ate ice cream on the Rocky
Mountains on the 18th M ! supped in
San Francisco on the 10th.
1t i said that all the military cum
panies in the State viii participate in the
grand openin. Of the European and
North American railway At Bangor. in
October.
The Camp Meeting at the grove Two
miles fiom the depot NJ Fryburs. ON the
road leading to Lowell. will commenee
Sept It'll.
A young son OF w ii. Stephenson.
Esq. of Portland. eaaghta string oi 22O
fine trou, nj AndOver, Maine, one day
last week
At the session OF the Executive
Council last week. the Governor nom.
mated Smith Barbour. County C0Mmis
sioner OF Cumberland; 5. O.. Jerrard.
County Commissioner OF PenobSrOt; c.
f. Allen. member Ut Boaid of Agricu.
ture; John I. Gilman. Trustee Insane
Hospital
Subscribers remnting but ono dol /.
las and fifty cents for the Democrat. get
credit for nine months II should bs ie
membered that on the lst OF April last
we gave notice that alter the let al July. /
the terms for The paper would be $500
year. the same A. the OXFORD Register.
There Is to be grand tro,,ing match
AT Forest Park. Canton Point. on
Wednesday. 30th Purses are Qll.red
To-, three minute horses. AMI also sweep
.lnArs The matches viii DC made At 10 /.
O'Clock \. VI. and : 4. NJ
At Republican Caucus in Stone
ham held on saturday afternoon 18Th. Ia I
nominate a candidate for Representative /
Ia The Legislature sumner Evans w,,s
chusrn Chairman, aud Wm. A Manning
Sccy. The vote Tor Representative was
as fellows: Hilton McAlijsIer had 81. I
Jas l.. Parker 50. and Mr. McAllSter .
vas ,leclal ed the nominee.
The snow that has fallen the past
winter at West Hartford. commencing
Oct. 3lst, 1870, and ending May the 4th.
1871, '%as as follows:
lS70-Oet. 3lst. iuches-lirsl snow;
Nov, inches; Dee. 10 inches. (
lS7l-Jan.. 10 inches Feb. 81 inches
Mai, II inches; Apr. inch; May. , /
inches; Total. eject. inches.