Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01
Editorial and Selected Items.

-lhShAs 10 y. IL. lawson Tor lump
OF ice one of those hot days.
The mercury has been among the
nineties for several days past.
Fourth of July celebrations are not
plenty in the County. this year.
Field Strawberries have appeared in
our market, and are reported scarce.
The Old Folks Sing. At South Paris.
on Sunday last, is reported us a success.
Hon. Edward Kent. wife and child
are going to Europe to spend the Sum-
mer.
Camp Meeting at Poland Camp
Ground will open Monday evening, Aug.
25th.
A good article on the attack of the
argus on Nh, Dingley, is crowded out
this week
Commencement at Bowdom next
week. Augustus l.. Crocker, ct our vii.
lage, graduates.
The Republican County Convention
meets at Paris on Wednesday OF this
week, July 2d.
Rev. ". II. Bolster was nominated
at q meeting of the alumni Of Bates Col
lege, for an Overseer OF the College.
1t is said that Judge Virgin will hold
our September Court. tie will be wei.
coined by the Bar, and his many friends
in the County.
1t is confidently asserted that the sum
ct $40 coo, needed toput The Maine Gen1
Hospital in operation, has been realized
by the late Fair.
Postal cards. with the photograph of
Wagner on he back and an offer of $500
reward. have been issued and sent TO all
parts of the country.
The Parsonage iUr the Congregation
ali,t Society at Waterford. is in course of
erection, aud the frame is partly up and
boarded. says the Register.
Victoria Woodruff aud si.ter have
been acquitted on the charge OF p0bli,h-
ing obscene papers, On the ground that
the law did not include newspapers.
A German writer. complaining OF
the difficulties in the pronunciation OF The
English language. cites the word Boz"
which be ssys is pronounced "Dickens."
See advertisement of Sewing Ma.
chimes. Dixfeld. Mr.. Hunlress gives an
for every one to get ma
chine by monthly payments, and take
part pay in work.
Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, an
able LAWYER aud eloquent speaker. made
\ two hour speech last week in defence
oi Congress and the Salary vote. He
bitterly OF the press.
The coopers' union in Boston has at
asst acknowledged that it is lruitless TO
hold out any longer. and the members
nave returned to their work poorer but
wiser men.
A Kentucky paper speaks of man
who made narrow escape from sun
stroke. he having stood only two Ieet
rom man who was struck. That Was
IA escape Is was an escape.
Bates College Commencement oc.
.ured last week. and was very attrac
i've. The first meeting OF the alumni
Sas held. Rev. ". II. Bolster, of Wis
asset. formerly OF South Paris. presided.
AT the Concert OF the Portland Band,
II connection with the Wa,erville Class
cal Institute. -, Wateryiile, ON Wednes-
lay evening oi this week, Miss Ada |
AIRY viii sing aud Miss Jennie Taylor
ervc - Pianist.
The two hundred divorce lawyers
II Chicago are in mourning over the sill
-er wedding that occurred there mad /
.erleutly last week They ask for sus
pension OF public opinion. since this is
he first time they have slipped up"
Mount Pleasant House. on the sum.
nit OF Mount Pleasant, Denmark, will be
ormally opened July 4th by social hop
'artel's Band from Boston. will be in At
enhance. The way to reach this delight.
al summer resort is by way OF Bridgton.
The Lewiston Journal announces |
hat the senior editor, Hon. Nelson
Jr., having little OF no time to
1--WE to the editorial management of that
PAPER during the present canvass, has
secured competent assistance during that
ime
SAD AFFAIR.-Tho house of b. +. Rob
,rts. near SsccaIappa. WAS burned ON
Monday, and the mother OF Mr.. K. being |
,orced to Jump from "a window, WAS so
BADLY injured that she died soon after.
Ind a grand child. a young lady OF 10,
Was severely burned and lies in critical
condition.
The Grand Trunk is running by
new timetable. Three trains ale now
run daily from Montreal TO Portland.
Down trains leave So. Paris at 40
A. NJ, 1925 aud p. NJ. Up trains
cave this station for Montreal at 8 80 a.
NJ, 4 and 9 As P. NJ.
We learn from the Boston Journal
hat Prof. Charles Edward Hamlin,
graduate OF Colby University, with
which institution he has been connected