Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-10-17
Editorials and Selected Items.

lars will hold It's regular meeting on next
Saturday evening, Oct. 2lst, at Z o'cfk.
S Souls horse. Slippery Dick. won
the sweepstake race Mt Pennington, at
the County Fair.
-Freeland Howe. Esq. Of Norway.
has been nominated by the Governor n
Justice of Peace and Quorum.
The Journal says Senator Morrill,
started Tuesday, on trip TO the far west
He will probably be absent about three
OF four weeks.
-Messrs. Perry Il Jacobs are doing
considerable work at their quarry at
Bryant's Pond. and have several contracts
vet 10 commence upon.
We hear i, reported that Messrs. Nor.
ton 4 Crockett have sold | 600 slcds Of
their manufacture. and contracted Tor all
the small carriages they can make.
Collections were taken in all the
churches in Bangor on Sunday last Tor
the Chicago sufferers. About $1,000 have
been raised in that city
Early Sunday morning the corn.
packing establishment in Gorham. Me
o@ ned by the Portland Packing Co. was
DESTROYED by fire Loss about $4,000.
AT the recent election in Texas. the
democrats doubtlesSly elected all four
Congressman. The aggr ega,e democrat
ic majority in the State j. estimated AT
10000.
1t viii bc seen by ad,t. that ID w.
BeaI's Tailoring establishment. Norway.
j. n"t TO be cut done by the other popu
lar establishments Whe;e Saunders cuts
there arc no miss Gt,
We notice by the Alliance News.
printed at Manchester. England. that
Rev G.. II Vibbert, who lectured and
preached here last summer. is well re-
ceNed there. and occurring To large audi
cucc>
The fourteenth SEM. annual session
at The Grand Lodge of Maine. l. @. OF
6 T., will be held at Reception Hall.
City Building, in Portland. ou Thursday
AMI Friday. October 10Th and 21th. 1871.
commencing ut 3 o'clock P. NJ. Thursday.
MIR Harvey I.inSley, student lrom
Crozier Theological Seminary. Penn>y-
vanj,. has accepted call Ia settle A.
pastor. over the Baptist church at Buck
field, and Council has been called Tor
the purpose of examination aud urdina
lion, 10 meet Nov. lSl.
The winter term OF the district school
ON the Hill will be laugh, 10y Mr. \. /.
Croker, who gave such good satisfaction
will probably commence the week alter
ThAnksgiV ing.
Probate Court will be held At this
place, Tuesday Oct. 18th; ut Waterford
on Wednesday, the 18th. in the forenoon
AID at Lowell in the afternoon; ~ Frye.
burg on Thursday morning. and at Hiram
on Friday morning. The Register Of
Probate Will have the bills for publishing.
50 that all who desire may settle ilh
him.
-Messrs. j. G. Partridge and J. )
Morse of Rumlord. are exhibiting al Town
fairs &, singular monstrosiIy II Is pair
OF twin calves. stuffed. - joined together
that they present but one body; it has ;
icgs, and stands upon six. two OF the
hind legs crossing each other over iIs
back. and resembling the feet OF dog
while one OF it, heads resembles that Of
bear. and the other that OF dog. 1t
was born last January in RumiOId, lis
mother being a healthy COW belonging
10 Mr J. ii. Howe OF that town.
-.N G are indebted to Mum X Co.. OF
New York. for a neat little bound volume
Of l20 pages. Ii contains the complete
census Of 1870. showing the population.
BY counties. of all the states and terrific
ries. With their areas, and the population
OF the principal cities. Also the new
patent laws in lull, with forms, official
rules, directions how To obtain patents,
copyrights, regulations Tor trade marks,
assignments, how To sell patents, &c.
Also. large variety Of valuable inform.
alton relating to water wheels. steam
engines, and other mechanism. with
many useful fables and recipes, diagrams
OF mechanical movements, &c
The telegraph gives us faint idea
OF The destruction of life and property in
the northwest by fires. In ordinary times
the recital OF this story would create
widespread sympathy and command uni
yersal attention Whole counties have
been devastated Vast forests. farms and
farm buildings have been swept away.
and it is feared, hundreds of people have
been victims to the devouring element.
One great fire is in Wisconsin. west.
ward Of the north end OF Green Bay
Another is on the neck OF land in Michi.
gan. between Saginaw Bay and Lake HUI
ron. and over 200 miles in direct line
from Green Bay. Both Of these fires are
in extensive lumber districts, from which
he Lake cities and the prairie tow rs
have received their supplies. Chicago
will feel these forest fires. That in Mich
igan is particularly severe. Village after