Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-26
Editorla, and selected Items.
Fast day la Maine, April lSih

fodder for cattle short.
Those in want OF cows or a good
work horse, will DO well to attend the
sale OF stock to- morrow TUESDAY, March
26th,) at O'Clock p. NJ, at II. r. Pull
siler's. North Paris.
Paris Hin Lodge of Good Templars
will meet on Wednesday evening next. at
the school'houss. All are requested to
be present
The continued tcillful pe,7ersions Of
facts relative To our financial affairs. by
the Register, serve TO accomplish the ob.
.lect desired, no doubt namely. to make
political capital
Our acknowledgements are due Hon.
VIM. p. Frye Tor repeated favors in the
Nay ot public documents.
MIR, Smith Dudley OF this town. lost
valuable horse by bolts recently.
The weather the last week was ter
ribly severe.
The maple sap has not started vet.
and but little could be done in the woods
the snow is SO deep.
The demand ior hay and corn is now
beyond the supply Teams tom Buck.
field and beyond. come TO South Paris tor
com, aud return empty. aS the Paris
Pouring Company and other concerns no
sooner get carload than il goes off in a
day
The ladies OF the UniverS4liSt society
OF Bethel. will have an apron festival
aud antiquarian supper, at Patee's Hall,
Thursday. March 2Sth. commencing at
O'Clock, P NJ Supper at . o'clork
Tickets. 80 CT. per couple
Thursday, the 4,h OF April, has been
appointed as Fast day in Massachusetts.
-Geo. 7. Whitney. Esq, Of Oxford
drives = horse known Is Young lIaz
and. which he has owned and driven tor
Il years, and which is now 20 years old
and by no mean, used up. He runs the
nil, al times. with his old yigor. lie
has not required cut fodder till this win.
ter The stock has proved very hard,
and >ervieesble
The Grand Trunk managers have
Dran in consultation with the Lewiston
people upon the question Of the proposed
new road and connection with Danvile
The Daubary News says: A Dam
bar, gentleman. who went up to Falls
NHlags with a view OF settling there. has
returned, discouraged. He says the soil
= 81 poor that the people Civ, concerts
tor ils benefit"
Hon F. n. Dow. ut Portland, lee. |
tues at Harrison in The Free Baptist
course, Friday evening. March 18th. \
good lecture may be expected.
1t will lac noticed by oui mortualy
record. that there WAS unusual mortality
ia the town of Waterford. there having
been SIX deaths from the l2ih Ia the 18th |
OF March
A Mechanic Fall, Cor ,spondenI !
~iiteS; "Rev. Z-uas Thompson has
hne Jersey COW. Daisy. and she brought (
nice pair of twin calves. THIS spring. now J
two weeks old The COW j. five years
old and hard To beat for milk sud butter"
S A. Bolster, Esq, geometry OF
South PSris) Is now in successful law
business at Boston Highlands. Ro1bury
under firm OF Bolster * Dexter.
We are glad to hear that the health
ct 4 b Farwell. Esq, OF Augusta has
20 tar improved that he is now residing
a, home. and that there are some signs
oi decided amendment in his case
p. r Barnum adVertiseS tor three
hundIed men 10 travel Nth his great
show; they must not drink nor use pro-
lane language.
The Hartford CouraHt says the de-
feat OF the Democracy in Connecticut
promises to be more overwhelming than
il was in New Hampshire.
Mrs Brooker, sister Of Mrs Wood
hull. spoke in Cooper Institute some time
since, deuouncins free love and declar-
ing that Mrs w is insane.
The following is list of the officers
Of MsSsaIonskee Lodge. West Water
willie Geo. I Benson. W. NJ A. j.
Parker, : W; Nathan Clemson. }. NJ. :;
NJ NJ. Bartlett, Treas c. Z. \. VIM
slow. See Geo w Hubbard. ;. ID. {;
Geo T. Chapman, J. d
The dwelling house OF Warren Bean.
sit ed on Horse Hill in Greenwood, was
burned at three O'Clock Monday morning
win all It's contents. Insured for 5000.
MIR. T. II. Whitman OF Harrison i
-Dou: to engage in the manufacture OF his
patent safety car stove in Portland Ii -
one OF the best inveHtions OF the age.
The House Committee an Appropri
alions heard Messrs. q. ;. Page. Pres
ident of the Cultuiists' Association. Hon.
VIM. f. Frye OF Maine, anil Charles
Walker of the Pes body Academy of Sell
enees, in support of an appropriation Tor
restocking the rivers OF the United States
with salmon and shad. Prof. Spencer +.
Baird. who was present. Endorsed The
movement.
Mrs. Livermore, in a speech at Con.