Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-08-27
editorial and Selected Iiems.


again nominated by The democrats in
this District.
Jones' Canning factory at Bridgton,
canned l25 bushels OF blueberries one
day last week.
The Camp meeting at Poland. last
week, was well attended and highly in.
teresting. We are told.
Ed. h. Robinson of Portland, has
during tic last thirty years, tuned over
twenty thousand pianos
The large chariot OF Hows's circus
broke four bridges on the road betwasn
New Portland and Pennington.
-Nr. William Hooper. OF Paris. has
received The appointment OF Conductor
on the Kennsbec and Lincoln Railroad
Press.
Gen. Banks has an old score tn pay
otf. against Gen. Grant for issuing Gen
rral Orders disappearing OF his Red River
disaster.
Gov. Perham. Hon. E G.. Harlow.
Hon. w. W. Bolster aud others will be
on the stump in eur County during thi.
and next week.
-Messrs. Dutton < Foster of Bethel.
have been awarded the contract To buill
TIC brick depot at Waterville. ior1he NJ
c. L. K IRON foundation TO rool. tor the
sam of ten thousand Eve hundred dollars.
The Liberals advertise Gen. y. Z.
Banks To speak At Bucktield next Thurs
d4N altsnooo, and Hon. c. II Dc Pew
aud Hon james s. Thaysr At Norway.
Thursday evening,
Nh Robinson Cook. ths veteran
miller OF Bolster's Mills, ground grist
81 eoru. on the Goth inst. which grew ia
hi> garden thu present season. We
would like 10 know If amy one can Dral
hats-Nor'eGy Advertiser.
A correspondent writing from CAS-
line says: We are getting aloug finely
on the Eastern Normal School building
IN or twelve days work will complete
the walls. and we shall be a; work on the
roof.
A Company of Tanners MAS formed
i East Hebron Monday evening, aud }
T. Ash Was elected Captain and c. B.
brown lst Lieutenant. so names were
put on the list. The company will prob
ally number 200.
An East Rumford correspondent ot
lh" Pennington Chronicle says that there
gill he large republican msiorit, in
Ih.t section ut the November election.
Several young men who have previously
voted the democratic tickets have come
out strong for Grant.
There WAS seizure OF liquor ou 20
laud camp meeting grounds. Wednesday.
~ the Civ Marshal OF Lewiston. The
officers caught the sellers in the very net,
aud captured the rum alter a lively en-
gsgement. The Culprits were taken To
Lewiston. tried and conviced. and in lieu
of payment of fnr, now languish in Au-
burn jail
A letter dated ~ Bradford. u H.,
Aug. 10. signed Horace Greeley" and
addressed ''Desr Judge" expresses the
belief that North CAROLYN, will be carried
inr the writer in November, y, also New
lsnpshiro. New York. Connecticut and
L..
states. will have to be lone in the South
and Nest" Not a., very hopeful show
ny nj the best,
&C l.. II. gives the Register the tul
iasing remedy for the cabbage worm
Receipt tor eXPeiliug the green worm 81
Inl other iuSsci which il tests c.,bbascS;
sax quick lime and slack it 80 that il
will be dry, then sprinkle it on the plant,
will be sure to drive the above pests
from the plant think as fertilizer
there is nothing better IS it keeps the
plsut smooth and COOL large head is
grown.
The ChrtSttWt Mirror. entered upon
lis tiity-irst year last Tuesday IL has
hal hut four editors during its existence.
The FIRST was Rev Asa Rand. formerly
INs,or OF the church in Gorham. He
was succeeded for short period by Rev.
John l.. Psrkhurst. In 1926 Rev. Asa
Cummings assumed the editorial chair
and continued 10 1855. when he conveyed
the paper to Charles a. Lord, Esq who
has ably conducted j, ever since.
Mir Thomas Ciocker. prominent
aud wealthy citizen OF our village. well
snosR lhoughout the County. died on
Thursday last. Ws believe he cauc
hers over sixty years ago, and by energy
in business and economy. he acquired u
large property. II. lost his aye sigh.
acary twenty years sgG. He WAS twice
mairiad and leaves = widow, three sons
aui two daughters A more extended
notice OF the deceased will appear next
week
Il q. OF Good Templars OF Cumher
land County, held their quarterly meet
ia at Portland, August 2l. There "as
more real interest manifested than ever
before SO say the oldest members-and
every report seemed to indicate that the
cause of temperance is rapidly advano
ing Edgar 8. Brown and Miss Lizzie
Narston were appointed special COM
mittee to invite Governor Perham to be