Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-02

haPps NC" icai.
-Doa't forget the new dates-1s72.
--6os Perham started for Augusta,
with his family ON Monday.
The new year comes in .'childlike
and bland"
The old year has gone "where the
woOdbine twinethn
Sudden changes of weather--we had
it cold last week. now we have thaw.
-COgia Hassan's dry and fancy goods
Store, Portland. was burnt out last week.
The legislature meets on Wednesday.
We shall give the Governors Message in
our next.
Rev B. f. MAXWELL, late Of this
Stale. has gone to Milwaukee Tor the
improvement Of his health
1t is Crockett x Holmes. Of Norway,
who are engaged in Matching fish eggs,
and not Crockett * Ames. aS stated last
week
The weather was So uniavor'blc last
Saturday evening. Ihot there was no
turner's club at South Paris
The Canada HAY, .old hy Bolster "
Haskell. South Paris. opcuS well. We
are using il and lind it a good quality.
A iirs, rate NEW YEARS PRESENT Tor
hiend> in other States-THE OXFORD
pFMooRAT.
The Sleighing i prime. Since run
ners we're resorted To. early in November,
We have not been without Sleighing.
Amos Smith OF Franklin Plantation
has sold hi' fam and moved 60 Oxford,
where he will build 4 house in the Spring.
1t i said thai WA. NJ Tweed has
uo desire to enter the kingdom of Heaven
>iucc he read Rev. xiv. >, and learned
that there viii be Hursrs ihorc.
Rev. Snnlh Baker. WHO went from
this State recently, to become pastor OF
church in Lowell. is having grea, sue
cess in his new field. as his many lricrds
in this State VIII be glad to learn.
POSTMASTER General Creswell has OF
ieially decide a that while there is uothiug
in zoe postal laws which prohibits the e.
Enlistment OF 4 post Office in a retail
liquor shop. he objects To- it, and will not
give hi> consent that i, be done
When Governor Nye asked dying
wesierner whether he should call q min
ister. the response WAS. why Governor,
What should want "a minister ior2
never voted Democratic tickle, in my
liic'
A drum major who executed the
double quick movement 10 the rear dur.
ing one of the engagements OF the late
war aiterward parried the charge of
covndice with the Icrnark-''Id rather
be- "a coward AL my life than corpse
fifteen minutes ,"
- We understand that G. L. Vose. Esq.
of our village, has been engaged To 10
A,o. Course OF lectures on Civil En-
giueerng al Bowdoin. next tenn. and
that there is = probability Professorship
Will Zee created Tor him in that depart,
went. Il would be step in the right
direction
The Grand Trunk trains. unfortunate.
~ 70, the conveaienrc "a. ,h, travelling
puo.ic. DO not connect W.th The train,
cumming to Augusta Cur Oxford Couu
typeop.c can 60 by The way % panyiuc
Junction 20 Winthrop, and stage it ten
miles, reaching Augusta ate p NJ Fy
,he way of Yarmouth. they vii. be
obliged 10 wait four houg> aud take the 5
ociock train from Portland. and reach
Augusta az : in tue evening Formerly
the noon trains connected AT Yarmouth.
snd reached Augusta al in the after.
noon. There ought 10 be more con.
vcuience afforded 20 reach the State
Capital
Tremendous storms have prevailed
!n the mining districts OF Little and Big
Cottonwood, Utah. Whole settlements
are buried in the snow. Lives have been
lost and there have been innumerable
hair breadth escapes. The snow is from
ten to my feet deep, and The operations in
most OF the mines have been suspended.
The weather continues succession of
snow, hail and rain storms. The snow
blockade is causing much distress by in
creasing the price of necessities. Coal
i from $40 to 500 per ton.
TnE OXFORD BAPTIST QUARTERLY
MEETING, is to lie held with the Baptist
Church in Canton. beginning Il, :, r NJ.
cu Tuesday of this week-Jan. >
PrRsoNAL-Dr. Cyrus Hsmlin, Presi-
dent of Robert College. ConStantinople,
arrived in Portland last week. Tie has
come 90 this country on business connect
ed with the COLLEGE