Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-07
Editorial and Selected Items.

meet in Portland this week.
Every smart business man informs
the public of it by ADVERTISING.
The County Commissioners meet
next week, TO assess The County tax.
We had q soaking rain last week Tor
three days. II starts the grass finely.
A. G. Kinds of Oxford, has sold
five years old colt to Mr. Comlee OF Bos.
ton, Tor 5000
Mrs. Ohio w. Burnham arrived at
Portland in the Scandinavian, from Liy.
erpool, last week
r.. r. Allen. Plantation, gets mp nice
carriages and his work is durable. See
advertisement.
The Univsrsalist Sabbath School Of
Paris Hill, will meet next Sabbath fore
noon, to organize.
Arrangements are being made by the
wide awake people of Bridgton to have
a celebration on the 4tb OF July.
The students oil Hebron Academy
will give "A closing Exhibition OH Thurs.
day evening of this week.
Gen James a. Hall, Inspector Gen
eral, will inspect the Norway Light In
fantry on Tuesday, May 18th.
See notice OF the Bryants Pond
Conet Band There is no discount IN
their notes they 90 for par.
Some OF the farmers on tho Hill IRE
sparing their hay now. and selling at $50.
They could have got S35 three month,
ago.
= The editor Of the OXFORD Register.
we understand, said last week, that the
Cincinnati Convention would nominate
the next President What does lie say
now?
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal. the newly APP
pointed Pension Agent, has been quail
fed and will enter on the duties OF his
office on the 10th.
j. A. Bradbury has sold his lnrm 10
Jarius III. Jackson for Sl325 Mr.. b ad.
bury has bargained for farm in Norway,
says the Register.
COMMISSIONS w. w. Thomas, Jg.
has received letter. announcin. that
Spring is three weeks earlier in ARGOS,
took county than last year.
See advertisements Of Summer Term
of Oxford Normal Institute. Mr.. Swascl
sustains his high reputation, rs IL teach
or, and we are glad TO hear that he ha.
been engaged for another year.
Owing TO slight mish.p to our
Power Press, while workin. of GU
edition last week, we were obliged 90
avail ourselves OF the courtesy OF BIO.
Drake, of the Norway Advertiser.
The four or five individuals from
Maine, who were allowed 10 east II yOtes
for Maine in the Cincinnati Convention.
were not in The Greeley ring, but voted
for Adams for President and Julian TO;
Vice.
Rev Mr. Merry, is expected 10 sup
ply the pulpit of the Centre Street
Church in Machias, lor several Sundays
commencing the first Sunday in May
Ills Z. 0. address, for the present, d.
Naples, Me.
Rev. Mr.. Ford. pastor ct the st Bap
list Church, Paris Hill. read his resigna
ton to the church on Sunday last, 10
take effect June lst, alleging i'll health
as the cause.
Tho Standard says the town of Mel
leo claims the notoriety of possessing =
man who will lit \ barrel OF kcrnsens
oil with his teeth and carry cask OF nails
several rods by the chime in the same
manner.
Briggs & Bro, seedsmen, Rochester,
| y. Y, have sent us a fine chrome Of Lii.
les and other flowers. Their catalogue
contains the most perfect illustrations and
directions for cultivating plants and VOC
ctablcs only 20 cts.
Attention is called to DR.. Lapham's
! advertisement of Real Estate for sale al
| Bryant's Pond. The house has charm
ing location, and is one of the most
rural, picturesque spots for lover Ut M
ture. in the County.
Frank Dingley, OF the Lewiston
Journal, with Prof. IIerrick of Hebron.
and Rev Mr. Record of Turner, arrived
safely at Liverpool in 10 days from New
York, having had 4 remarkably pleasan
passage.
John Pierce of Denmark has recent
| ly purchased of Bradford VIM The NJ.
Kenney farm, otherwise known as thu
Daniel Long farm, near Woods Pond, in
this town. Mr.. VIM is about 10 remove
to Massachusetts, says the Brdgtou
News.
The LeWtstoH Journal says Mr..
Bartlett Rich, son of j. g. Rich, Esq. o
Greenwood, has been appointed ProIcr
sor of the Natural Sciences in the Sta. :
Asylum for the Blind in Philadelphia.
w Z. Gould, Cashier of the Isl Ma
tional Bank, Portland, not only good
financier, but n devoted Christian Lay.
man, who has preached acceptably in Va.
cant pulpits around Portland, will preach
next Sabbath at the Congregational
Church, South Paris.