Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-08-01
Editorial and Selected Items.


snce rather than politics. and hence give
over six columns this week We mean
that the Democrat shall be a County pa
ger. indispensable TO every family in the
County. Thanks TO our correspondents
for their favors,
Don't forget Barnums great show
to-day. (Tuesday.)
Our villagers are going on their an
naal Camping.out excursion TO Sygotch
Mountain this week.
Our village is lively now, with lots
of Summer company.
The County Commissioners will hold
an adjourned term, on the 1st Tuesday
of August.
The Paris Hill Lodge. |. o. of q, L,
viii meet at Academy Hall, on Friday
evening. August 4th. at { l.2 o'clock. 10
elect Officers. 1t is expected that this
will be AN exciting campaign. Rally
Good TemplarS, and let the best men he
elected
Col. Albert Tracy. who has been re-
siding la our village Tor two years past.
was registered in London on tie 18th OF
JHN
The boiler OF the ferry boat. Nest
field, burst on Sunday last, al New York,
killing about fily. and woundlng l20 OF
h,r passengers. who were oxcusionisls.
Il was an appalling scene to see the vie
TINS.
The ground is now we'll wateied.
Besides the frequent showers OF last
week, heavy rain set in ON Sunday
night
-Goy. Perham leaves hOme to-day,
10 attend Commencement ~ Waterviii1.
anal the Agricultural College al Orouo.
A correspondent from West Bethel
writes The drought is broken. plenty OF
rain; grasshopper. are abundant; corn
and potatoes are growing beautifully 4;
hay crop light on dry land. but heavy on
low ground grain will he fair; but APP
pies. " here are they'
The Fall Term OF the Norway Liber
Al ln.tituto will be under cha-ge OF Wm.
+ Frost, A. b., and corp. ct excel
lcn. assistants. Mr. Frost has a line rep
u,alion rs a teacher. and this school will
rank among tho .upo ior academies tor
which Oxford County Is upted.
Rev. Geo. II. vibbert will preach in
the UniversaliSt church. Bethel, Me,
Thursday ereHi,ag. Aug. 10Th, ats O'Clock
Subject. The Atheist. the Orthodox,
and the Uuiversalist, in the presence OF
DEATH
The Summer term of Fryeburg
Academy closed Tuesday, after = success
uI term OF eight weeks The Fall term
commences August SOth.
Three ucmbcls were received into
membership in the NJ. Z. Church at Stow
on the 9Th. ~ Rev. \ II. William; alS'',
rpc ~ letle'.
Rev. Or. Carruthers, OF the Payson
Memorial Church. Portland. has been
spending a few weeks at south Paris,
,uriug which time he has Proached seF
rtai able discaUr.es al the Congregations
al Church,
Petitions are in circulation amcng The
farmers in the County. to have the next
winter session OF the State Board at Az
,culrr,, an Par,- I'm The Count,
which boasts of having The mort Fam
or Clubs, and toe only County orSanI'
CATION in The State, ought tn be lavorrt
l.y -uoh meetings, which they would
highly esteem
Edwin 4. Daniels of PaIis aud Eu'
gene NJ Robinson ui Mechanic Fall
s,aiEc.trd al DARTMOUTH I.st week BEN
iamin W. Andrews and Shepisy W
Evan. cf Fryehurs graduated from lhe
scientific department.
The papers report the engngemcp
al lion. ku.ene Halle al Maine. To tht
oply daughter OF Senator Chandler.
Three persons were baptized by i'm
scrsion on the 9th by Rev. A. II. With
am. at Fyeburg Village.
An oxford correspondent, of th'
Advertiser denies THAI the body of Or
VerriH. who WAS drowned in Thompson
Pond YVES recovered through the aid %
Mrs. Hall, cairvuyaRt ct Portland. NJ
ha. been reported lie says it Was (oun'
at distance from the point indicated by
her. and by two persons WIN were no
her appointed agents,
MIR. Dexter 4. Hawkins, formerly o
hi, State bat tor many years prom
ineut citizen of New York. has been do
ing a good work of late in exposing u,
means OF official figures the almost bank
yupl condition OF the CITY. 10y reason q
the reckless waslelulness of 1.-The ring
A Bridgeport bachelor OF inventiv
talent, has just brought out dish-wash
ing machine. In recent trial il wash
ed dishes that would hay C taken nj
hom 10 have done, in seven aud hal
minutes. and it is said, great deal bet
ter than by hand.
OK Dir-that "Percie, the BelIaS
Republican and Boston Posts great ie
male interviewer, was in town last wee
Iii not in connection with Stone x Muir
rays Cireus. lust ahead OF Barnum'