Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-05
Editorial aud selected Items.

The Portland Daily Press has put on
its promised new dress, and is wonder,
fully improved,
The Bryant's Pond Cornet Band will
give Musical entertainment, at West
Sumner, Thursday evening, Dec. 9Th.
Many of the public Schools COM
mence this week.
The last week Of November will be
remembered as the cold season.
Congressman Frye has taken his
family 20 Washington.
The Presidents Message will prola.
bly be delivered to-day (Monday) hat
we canno, give it before next week.
-Edgar Brown, son O; George H.
Brown, OF Mason, a late student Of =
Foster, Jr., and a member ct the Oxford
County Bar, was admitted TO the practice
OF law in New Hampshire, at the Nov
Term holden At Lancaster on Thursday.
Noy Esd inst lie is now In the office
of \. :. Twitchell, Esq "a; Gorham.
-To-mogrow noon is Thanksgiving
day. said li,ilc urchin the day before.
and he WAS not much out OF the way.
The annual complimentary kcg of
nice oysters from James Freeman. No
Union Wharf. Portland came 10 hand
very >easouably Tor Thanksgiving Many
CT our families get weekly supply lrou
this well known house, 10y Express. dur
ing The winter.
At The only meeting in our village.
on Thanksgiving day, there we're Just a
bakers d0-ea present, including the
Pastor. sexton, Governor OF the State.
Sheriff the choir. the Edilor, hi, devil,
and two small boys Thanksgiving Pie,
eal.y. il prevalent here, is rather motto.
able at the dinner table. we opinc. than
in attending church. Perhaps We ought
to say that The day was very cold. and
that no notice had been given OF "a preach
ing service.
The Collector OF taxes will bee at
West Paris. Dec goth, at North Paris,
Dec 2lst, Paris Hill. Dec. end. and So
Paris. Dee. 2Sd-and all dclinquent> Will
take notice. for the State tax becomes .
due the lst of January. and he must have .
the money to pay il.
The annual meeting of the Ptopri.,
tors of the lst Bap,iS, Meeting house
will occur on Monday. at > F. NJ Dec
4th.
There was fine sleighiug Throughout,
Oxford County las, weck On Monday
the weather moderated, aud rain set in.
bat it will probably hold cold enough to.
save the sleighing
The lecture of K. I. Luryey. Esq OF
West Paris on Temperance WAS deliver
ell, according to notice, at the school
house. on Wednesday evening last. GOV
Perham presided It WAS % sensible. ju-
,eresiing lecture. and well received by
the audience who their lhauk,
There sere ScIcc, Reading, o., J. :
Il'ooS' ESD 'N" Miss >'iah ffc"'l>,.
-Me>>r>. Buruhau X NoIi,I sre can
mig large quantities OF b''' '"d Mutton
'l 'heiF factory "' south I''iN. and cN .
Peet '' continue '"e business during the.
winter. lRcy employ cISh; 'r i,um'u
-.r. u.t a (nrf .t Iir, .,..I las. ~.
their Engine.
Twill be seen l,y tb,. p,ficcs IN ..,no,b.r
column. that Rev. d. Boyd. at r1c head
90 the order OF Good remplar. in tn,
state. will ec,urc IN our County ,hi,
week lie i iudciuu> aud able aa,u
cate Of thr cause. aud tyc can commend
uim % the temperance communities, in
The County We trust that hc viii bee ia
'orcd with good audiences everywhere.
Is he deserves TO be.
-Mes>rS. Richardson Il Barber. of So. .
Paris, have just pa, new Furnace into
ihc Union house, in our village kept by
Nj. Horace Cummings, which will be a
great comfort TO the many patrons of this
house.
Miss Mary II. True. of Bethel. who
has been teacher during the last two
years in tie Articulathg School tor
Deaf Mutes in Boston. has accepted a
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