Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
EditoriaIs and Selected Items.
Court this week.

There was good harvest of Sweet
Corn in this section-most of which was
canned. .-retenE q03
Gov. Perham contemplates trip to
New Sweden, Aroostook County, this
week.
Paris Hill Lodge of Good Templars
has adjourned over to Friday evening,
Sept 2eth,
Rev. Mr.. Ford. who has been ictain.
cd at Cambridge, by sickness. Few
weeks, is expected to return during the
week.
Miss Pefcic Andrews. one of our nc
complished teachers. left last Tuesday for
Godfrey, Illinois. TO teach in the Seminal
~ at that place.
Subscribers residing in another State.
in arrears. who have had bills sent them.
and have not paid. need not be surprised
IL they DO not receive the paper hereafter.
The Court Temperance meeting will
be held on Wednesday evening, as usual.
Speakers from different sections of the
County will be present. The public are
invited.
The Horse Trot which was adver,
tised for Saturday last, at South Paris,
was postponed TO Thursday next. 2lSt.
at O'Clock
w. HammonS. Esq. OF Anoka, MINI
son OF ID. HammOns, Esq, of Bethel,
has stated small paper called the An
Okla Local Journal" to advertise Real
Estate business.
Mr. Geo f. Stevens sends some fine
black cherries. the product OF II tree in
his fathers back yard which grew from
stones thrown out OF the window nine.
teen or twenty years ago,
Hon. y. G. llichborn. one OF Per
cie's" interviewing subjects, TUNED up
missing at the polls Monday giving place
to a Democratic Representative.
- The Camp Meeting at Fryeburg WAS
IL great success; the attendance was very
large from the immediate region round
about, while very many went from Port
land and lurther East
VIM. II. Porter, of West Paris. rails
ed Thirty barrels OF nice cueumbcrs, this
season. ON halt an acre. Tie makes nice
pickles. rs the bottle he sent US proves.
Hebron Academy. A. G. Henick.
Principal. commenced with sixty.iye
scholars and on the 18th it numbered
eighty. representing thirty different
towns.
- George F. Becde. OF Fremont, y. H.,
has onions enough on less than an acre
OF land to buy thousand bushels OF
corn.
MIR. n Morse. Of North Paris. has
had good success in raising onions, a
sample OF which lac presents TO us. He
got there TOR seed. from Nor Way. two
seasons ago. ;Ul raised about nine or ten
bushels this Year. He will supply seed
TO those who desire He demonstrate
that good onions can be raised here rs
well as in Connecticut.
DIR Champlin. in lions Advocate.
says one young lady has already deelar-
ed her intention to apply tor eNninina
ton for the regular course AT Colby Uni
Versity. and others are expected. The
terms of admission. &c, are precisely
the same IS for gentlemen. Young ladies
will be expected TO board and room in
private families anil simply to attend the
required exercises at the colleges.
One OF the most amusing incidents
OF election day hereabouts. was the cut
ting of SIR. PeIham's name by several
temperance republicans, assigning as the
reason that the Governor Is not sufficient
" radical OF the Temperance question
We believe this objection has not been
urged against him very generally during
the canyass.-Bridgton News
MI. c. T. Mellen, OF our village. got
some of the "rurban" squash seeds last
season, and raised some nice squashes.
II is said that they excel the Hubbards,
which we propose testing Thanks for
the specimen he presents. and for some
large and very nice tomatoes.
We learn that the new Lodge of Odd
Fellows at Lowell. increased its member
ship fifty per cent. mt It's last meeting
d. ID. q NJ. Gleason was present and As
sisted in the work, together with other
members Of Cumberland Lodge, says the
Bridgt,n News.
-One would hardly guess, from The
appearance OF The last oxford Register,
that an Election day had recently occur
red in town. Its leader sought 10 transfer
the public mind from this immediate O'
cality 10 distant island called San Do
mingo, whose affairs seemed TO trouble
the editor.
Mrs Manchester, the celebrated Clair
yOyant Physician has just closed very
successful visit in Bridgton. and is TO
spend ten days at Beal's Hotel in Nor
way The afflicted in that vicinity win
DO well 10 consult her.
Deacon A Edwards. OF this town
has raised stalk Of corn that beats Mr..