Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-24
Editorial and Selected Items.
IA Merry Christmas.

One hundred women are studying
law in American colleges.
-Congres. adjourus from Dec. 10th tu
Jan. 9th, for the holidays.
Tho latest Ia, that Colfax docs not ac-
cept the Tribune editorship.
Major Shorey OF tho Bridgton News
gives lecture in the Newcastle course.
"A heavy snow storm, with n gale OF
wind, made clustering weather on Fri
day.
"A Connecticut minister has resigned
because his flock didn't want him 20 play
croquet
jay Could, having been sued by mo
Erie Directors, settles by paying IL trae
OF seven millions.
Nj. w. Kilgorc, Esq, has been mp
pointed Postmaster at North Newry. vice
j. ID. KiIgore, Esq.
Prof. Hayes recently leotured in West
WaterviIe with very strange subject,
"Who made Horace GrseIeyP'
"A colored man Il, nm Atlanta prayer.
meeting had his deyotions curlailed by
kneeling down with pistol in bis pocket
The Journal says that the ne1tmeei-
ins OF the Maine Bosld Of Agriculture
will be holdin Winthrop about the middle
of January.
We believe that Christmas Festiyss
are contemplated by the Sabbath Schools
at South Paris, but have not obtained
particulars.
A Christina, or New Years Present.
that will bo u continual reminder Of the
donor. ia subscription to the OxFoRD
DEMOCRAT. tor 1873.
MIR. Geo. Z. Putnam. oil New York
the we'll known publisher, native OF
Brunswick, in our State, died suddenly
on Friday evening last.
There will be Christina, Tree and
Festival in the church NJ South Wood.
stock, Christmas owe, Dec. %. \ general
good time is looked Tor.
The Chronicle saysthat Il. b. Murray
20 years old, and father Of b. b. Murray.
Jr.. Adjutant General OF Maine, IS To
teach school in Weld thi. year.
The Androscoggin is frozen between
Peru and DixGed ut Brown. Ferry. and
teams cross on the ice. There are about
two feet OF snow in the vicinity.
By the passage oil the bill. to abolish
Internal Revenue Assessors. II con.lderI.
ble annual saving will be effected Sena;.
tor Sherman estimates it ut - 600, 900 OF
more
Sunday was disagreeabIc day to DO
out. The roads were blocked, and high
wind blew the snow about Iearl lily But
fifteen persons were out to meeting in OAK
village
The Mr.. II. H. Body. ~ho has got
into difficulty respecting alleged stock
train actions, is not = stranger in this
State. lie was onco professor in Bow.
dom College.
The officers OF Mount Moriah Lods"
OF Masons, Denmark. are Albion J. Mcr
rill, ". NJ Samuel y. McKusicA. ;.
W; Nalh' Robinson. j W; Domimicu~
G.. TarboX. Sec.
Joshua Lunl Of Decrins, aged %
,earl, and his wife. Ably Lunt, aged -
years, who have lived together 81 years,
died recently At Dcering within few
hours OF each other.
1t will be noticed that Christmas
Festivals are contemplated in many OF
the villages in our County. We shall be
pleased to give an account OF them 1t
furnished next week.
There will be n Christmas tree nj
West Sumner, th' TUESDAY evening,
and Grand Christmas Ball on Wednes-
day evening at Washington Hall. Mu'
sic by Young's Full Quadrilc Band.
The Augusta Standard says that in
one town tour girls were married at the
same hour. about eighteen months ago.
Two of them have separated from their
husbands, and tho other two are trying
for divorces.
MIR. Scwcll Gof' brought 10 this mar.
ket four bear skins. The bears were trap
ped in Roxbury, Maine, by William L.
Porter, noted trspper. lie bears down
on the bears fearGully. every season
LewiStoH Journal.
The Portland ArguS says: physi'
elan in this city has under treatment Mt
the hospital a man sick with the small
pox, who has had it once before. Such
cases, however. are very rare, say the
best medical authorities.
Mrs. Lvermore lectured in Biddctord
Wednesday evening on Marriage VS.. Free
Love. She denouineied true marriage
as u golden stairway leading up to God'
but free love marriage u, leading down
TO misery and unhappiness.
Tho following Justices OF the Peace
and Quorum have been appointed by tho
Governor, for Oxford County: L. I.
Ticket, West Paris; Geo. w. Hammond,
Shows Falls; 5. r. Hutchins, Rumtordi
CYRUS Hutchins, Jr.. Canton.
The State reports in full the address
of Hon. G.. Z. Kimball. at the n. I Con-