Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-28
Editorial and Selected Items.

COUNTY,
MIR. j. c. Holl has potatoes up,ready
tor the first hoeing
We were favored with more rain last
week, and the grass looks finely.
Paris Hill Lodge oil Good Templars
will meet Monday evening. 9th.
The Anniversary of the 1st Baptist
Sabbath School will occur next Sabbath.
The Democratic State Convention
will me, at Bangor. on Tuesday, June
18th.
The LIST Baptist Society will have -
SocAble at Dea. Joel Thayer's house, on
Wednesday evening.
Rev Mr. Mckeuney. UniveralisI,
will organize = church in his Society
at Bridgton next Sunday.
The King OF Denmark offers one
thousand dollars. Tor the best History OF
the United States since the civil war.
"A new line OF Stages has been estab-
lished between North Waterford and
North Bridgton. to connect with Steamer
Sebago.
Subscribers who desire any change
made in the direction of their papers.
must state the Post Office where the paper
is sent.
Mr.. Alvah HerSey. Depot Master at
South Paris is constantly supplied with
nice varieties of Tomato Plants. lIom
Auburn, which he sells in this vicinity
ard On the line OF The Grand Trunk.
Judge Rawscn, of Rumlord. in AZ
tempting 10 get ON board the ears. while
IN motion. 81, Biddeford, las, Thursday
lost his footing and tell, coming very
near falling under the wheel. tie e..
capped with only bad wrench 'ot his
shoulder
Don, forget Memorial Day, neNt
Thursday. Tho public gatherings are
uot had. let the patriotic not lo,seJ that
nearly every private burial lot auI ,il,
Itgc cemetery has its mound to mark The
soldiers grave. where sweet flowers
should Ge strcwn.
Il PariSk meeting OF the Congrcga-
lional Society % MachiaS. Me, held on
Tuesday evening, May l4th, voted unaui-
moUsly to extend u call to Rev. Thoma,
7. Merry. 10 become their pastor \
committee OF FIVE WAS appointed to cir
cuiaIe the subscription paper FOR the sal
AIRY the figures of which. would indicate
about one thousand four hundred dollars
A class of nine graduated from the
Yale Theological Seminary last week.
among whom was Arthur Shirley son VI
George Shirley. Esq, OF Brooklyn. New
York. and well known in Bethel MI
Shirley has received call from the Com
grcgational church in Conway. Mass.
and will be ordained July Sd
The twin children. ten mouths old.
of AIRS. Ball, of Portland were left by
their mother few moments alone. wuen
a eat attacked one Of them wing ON the
hoor. tearing and biting her flesh about
Tic face in LOll5., Iu,rh,r. nige
pieces from the ,Leek having been torn
III aud deyourcd. II is possible the
child may live.
DIR Putnam. ot Bath, Coz: Luce, OF
L.wistan and Enoch Foster Jr., ESQ
Bethel. are Committee to examine a
candidate for appointment Ia West Point.
from this District on Tuesday. the 2sih
Us, We rlilcd 10 receive notice early
enough 10 make the privilege available
To- any oi our Oxford CnuGty boys who
might desire la try ior it. which we much
regret
The impo rted thoroughbred Stallion
'Anuield." aud the Sherman Knox, both
from the Highland Farm. will make the
present season at different points in our
County, aud afford topur farmers an OPP
pouunity 10 get Is good breed. of horses
a. the State affords. ''Annheld" got
some splendid Colts last year, which
conmsnd high price and promise to be
very valuable Sherman Knox is u
beauty and has rs good points as any
stock horse Advertisements next week.
During the "A hours after the Trestle
work Vas completed over the Little An
dro>cosgin river below South PaJis. last
week, there passed over it 20 engines and
81 ears going East, ard Is engines and
80 cars going West, making = total ct
G5j ears anl 3S engines
There were twenty five cars of peas
detained at this place hast week on ac
count ut the Railroad Bridge being burnt.
They were for foreign shipment per
English Steamer Henry, the Fourth, from
Portland, says the Register.
Hon. W. W. Bolster, OF Dixheld has
sold his Real Estate in that village To +
q Harlow. Esq. aud contemplate NOV
~ 90 lewiston lie will first take
nip ont West To visit his children. We
shall regret losing Mr. Bolster from our
County, where he has grown up ana
earned reputation for ability, integrity
aud professional skill that lsust be highly
gratifying TO him. We wish him much
success wherever he may conclude TO
locate.
We understand Mr.. t. o. Goold,