Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-08-22

Paris Hill Good Templars. remember
that your Lodge meets Friday evening at
half past seUen.
"A patent was issued last week TO
b. Pettengill. of Hebron, ter reversible
side hill pillow.
MIR. Paris is improving IN health
gradually. but decidedly He is still con-
fined to the house, however.
w. +. Goodnow. ESQ, who has been
out to Manhattan, Kansas. for some
months. is on visit to his old home in
Norway. He offers his house for sale, ~
will be seen by advertisement.
Hon. Rufus Stevens. of Minneapolis,
Mimi. with his wife. is on a visit To his
former residence. South Paris. He has
many friends who are glad to greet him
The 18th Maine had fine time at
their reunion last week. We intended 10
accept the polite invitation to be pres
ent, but was unable To.
There will be Camp, Meeting in u
grove two miles from the depot 1T Frye
burg. on tire road leading to Lovell-the
time not being given.
The ladies Of the Congregational
Sewing. Circle of Sumner. will hold = le-
wee nj the Congregational Church. OH
Tuesday evening, Aug. 29th, at which
there iii he addresses. declarations.
tahleauX. Music. &c. and refreshments.
Admission 10 ccnts--children 10
Mr. Joel Haskell is to have quite y
large public sale Of real estate and per.
sonal property, at Capt. Ezra TubbS'
farm, on No. 1 hill, Paris, on Tuesday,
Aug 29,h, at 10 O'clock
An entire family residing a; Fishkill,
n. Y. was seriously poisoned last week
by eating "A custard favored with Il spuri-
Gus extract OF vanilla
Some of the Judges in II. Louis have
found il necessary TO inform the lawyers
that she, cannot aerve two bars at once.
The recc,I appearance of some ui them
during court proceedings haI led To this
diclum
Farmers in the neighborhood OF Ban
COR are reioiced to find that the grasshop
pers in that section are afflicted with u
vicious lille parasite that eats holes in
their backs until it fairly honcycombs
them.
Miles S,andish of FIagstafr cut eighty
tons of hay on forty acres OF land this
season. That is a paying crop at the
present figures al which hay is held. to
say nothing of the probabilities of an IN
crease in value.
The shores OF pond in WhiIinsyiile
are covered with dead frogs. supposed TO
have been killed by carbonic acid Gas.
generated by the decay OF vegetable mat
Tea at the bottom OF the pond
The Bangor Wing says. A gentle
man well qualified To know, informed us
Wcdue.day that good COW. can be bought
ia his vicinity tor $40, aud the prospect
i, that the price may even go lower than
this Beef ought Ia be cheap this fall.
The following sIo,y lie told by "a
western journal To illustrate the new
departure" \ boy was observed watch
Ing Tor wuodchuck To come out of his
hole do YOU suppose You can catch
him" said i pasSer by Catch him ?"
said the boy eontcmptuouSIy; I've got
30 catch him. stranger; we're out of
meat
The death of Judge Woodbury. Davis,
Postmaster of Portland. makes that po.
silion matter Of considerable contest,
Among the candidates are Mayor g.
King>buA j.. Judge c. W. Goddard Of
the Superior Court. W C. How, City
Assessor, and recently Chioi CLERK in the
po,t oN,e; john I Hull. formerly De.
put, City Collector. aud Hon Charlie.
Holden. Treasurer ol Portland Horse
Railroad Company
The Press says that Hon. PhincaS
Barnes OF Portland. had al attack ol
hcmorrha;,s about 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. but it was speedily checked by
his physician, and by u O'Clock he was
quite comfortable.
We have received the catalogue of
the Western Normal School, located al
Pennington c. G. Rounds, Principal.
The total number oi pupils in attendance
for the last school year. wa 27S The
next term Will commence August 18th.
The Belfast Journal says 1.-THE pro
jeet for locating the State Fair at Belfast
has been abandoned. 1t received little
favor from our leading citizens. who per
ceived that Ia invite hither ~. 00o persons.
without means of feeding or lodging
them, would be IN imposition upon the
people. and cause the locality TO be vigor-
ousIy cursed by the tired and hungry
multitude. II iSnnt best to undertake
what we know we cant accomplish.
The surviving members OF the First
Maine Heavy Artillery. will celebrate
their ninth anniversary on Tuesday. I'D.
by an excursion to Eagle Island. on the
steamer e. B. Sanford. None bnt mem
bers IF the regiment and relatives will
take part in the Bangor Wig.
The Howe family are to have great
.,atIo,;rc 4, An, Eror,,Sprbap. Mass tho z =