Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-04-23
Editorial and selected Items.

past rev DAYS.
See change OF time of Portland and
Boston Steamers
The past week has afforded delightful
spring weather.
There il considerable sickness and
mortality among cows this spring.
There will he Sociable at the Bap-
t;st Vestry on Wednesday evening.
There is not much frost 10 the
ground. and roads are drying rapidly.
Dust has been flying in the streets of
South Pa. is and Norway the past week
"A Detroit boy was made permanent
ly idiolic by being shut up in Il dark
room tor half an hour by his father
The ice is leaving the rivers, and
will DO all out this week, OF the prisei
pal rivers. 1t left Bangor on Saturday.
- Rev air Vibbert is in Maine, aud
will be at the session Of the Grand Lodge
OF Good Templars at Bangor. this week
A farmer advertises for = Runaway
wife and calls attention 10 the mctnc~s
of her desertion just as the spring work
was coming on.
Builders and Contractors are referred
TO the two advertisements, relative to
the Normal School building at CaStinc
and the Oxford village School house
Five new members were initiated ia
to Paris Hill Lodge of Good Templars
last week The next meeting will -e
week from Wednesday evening May lSt
There are several bad mud holes be
tween our village and South Paris The
frost Is r,piljy coming out ot the ground
A warm rain is needed 10 settle the road
-Iames Gorman. of Bryanl's Pond.
lad OF Il years OF age. recently broIc
hi. leg, sliding oa sunday. Had he been
in better business il need no, have o,-
Cured
The Portsmouth Chronicle pronouncrs
the story that family was poisoned
To death by eating oysters ~ hoax. No
family OF that name has resided in Es>i
Hanover.
1t has been suggested that thr Uni
vvisalI.i Societies OF Bethel and BrySnts
Pond raise four hundred dollars each. and
hire minister to oflicSle alternately IA
the two places.
We learn that Mr.. Orlando \. Thal vr
formerly Of this town. has opened a store
in New Haven, Conn, aud that AR Il.
+. Bates, late OF this place. i. ono Of u>
statesmen, saws the Register
Tn. Bridgton Nc,rs says the carriage
factory OF Mr.. Oren Libby. in South
Bridgton, with all its contents WA d,,-
tr"red by lire Wednesday morniu..
Loss $500; Insurance $500.
The town OF Bridgton has voted To
exempt from taxation the capital stock
of cotton mill of from So. 600 to $500 -
600, Tor the term OF ten years nom the
Time they may commence running
The question: has been asked. no"
long will has remain lit lor fodders Mr.
John Plummer OF Sweden is feeding out
TO his stock good = ,'i.h NV which was
cut % years ago, SAYS the Brid4 III News.
F c. Merrill. South Paris, Las an eve
to good thing ia The agricultural line
lie manufactures tn. Petteusul Horse
and Swivel or Side Hill Pillow, which the
larmei all believe in. See his adyer
tissmeut.
We are indebted 10 Senator HAmIu
lor valuable documents pertaining 10 the
glh census. aud Tor bound volumes OF the
Congressional 6 lobe Also to Senator
morrill, aud Hon W p. Frye for valuable
documents
Judge Tapley held the April Tenn
). J Court in Ellsworth, and had the
same experience with The juries a. here
Sevcral cases were opened To the hrI
Jury and all Withdrawn, while thu second
Jury did not get case.
Cap, ". r. Swan, South Paris, has
stinc growth of Naples. and makes =
large quantity OF syrup and sugar. The
sap this ysAr il about IS per cont. sweet
eli than commou-G0 gallons making IA
much syrup as 30 commonly Go He i,
having tain run, we understand
The Safe Fair wiil be held al Bangor
September 18th. and not October 18th.
As stated in the teIesraphic despatch in
the Pass OF Saturday The city OF BAN
gor furnishes $1,000. the citizens like
amount, and also guarantees $1,000 more
in case Of deficit.
Friday forenoon Grand Trunk
freight train ran off the track near Beth
81 and one OF The cars containing ihs
conductor, Walter Hodgkins and brake
man, rolled down an embaukment The
conductor was slightly injured but III,
brakeman was seriously hurt.
The Belfast Journal says y former
sheriff OF Waldo County whom We see
daily in our streets and elsewhere. had 4
writ to serve in the back part of the coun
ty. After diligent inquiry he found that
the detendan; had died suddenly liz
tossed the paper over the wall Of lht
cemetery and made return upon the wri
that he had left the summons at hi las
and usual place Of abode.