Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-02-25

in session on the 25Ih OF February
See notice OF the Franklin Fire lusu-
rance Company-.-W. j, Wheeler, Agent.
Tho County Lodge OF Good Temp.
hrs Viii meet NJ Buvsfeld, Mach l3th.
- No mails from Portland or lb,~lou at
tho Iimc Of our goiug 10 press, on Mon
dn,
No believe Judge n:mio,th will
hold the March term of the :. J Court
iu our County.
--LlewoiIyn A wadsworth. Esq. OF
Hiram, has been appointed a Noia,,
publie, by the Governor
Town Meeting uoNt Monday We
shall have the Town Reports ready tor
distribution by Thursday.
The beautiful poetry on our l., page
e., copied by friend. who desired Iu So, Il
again ia print Ii Il worth preserving
-Dr Estes has work in pres, en-
Titled The Christian Doctrine OF he
Soul. which will DO issued soon from the
pres, OF Noyes, Holmes x Co, Publish
~. BaS,on
Rev. Allen BHyroNs. OF East Sumner.
writes Please put me on the sunny side
Thanks 10 The friends OF Sumner and
Hartford. -Baptisis, CongregaIionali,t,,
and others, tor valuable presents
Mr. J Walter Stetson. assisted by
&. n Sietson and Miss NJ. Ellen Cary,
teacher oi Drawing, will commv"ov "a
High School ai East Sumner. on Tues
day, March 9Th. 10 continue 10 weeks.
The original story, oa our 6r-, page.
Jy Miss Cummings. of Albany. has con
siderable merit. We have published one
other story from her pen. and give her
much credit Tor her story. writing talent.
The heaviest Iall OF snow o. the
season occurred on Friday nigh, last,
blocking lhe Dads iearfully. There +,
VT accumulation ofsnow on the ground
and travel ou a fhr roads Is much i'm
pedcd
-"Periey" g.. speaker Blaine i,
working very earnestly 10 reverse the
action OF .ae House Jy which prepay
ment Of postage on newspapers WAS in
cmiofaicJ ia ,uc bin recently passed by
Ms, body.
"A grand tria. OF speed on The ice will
take place 81, Bryant's Pond, ou Wcdues-
day and Thursday, Mach 9Th and 9th,
under Dee direction ul +. c. Alien * Co D..
the well SHOWN proprietor, Of thc Bla
Pond House
We understand that Dr., NJ.
Twitchell is making arrangements tor
course OF tour lectures OF Bethel this
season. Hon. Washburn. II, has
hcen Engaged. and other able lecturer
Will probably be secured.
There was TO be dramatic enter.
tainmeut and oyster supper at North
Waterford, on Thursday evening, Feb.
goth. The play was Down by the Sea
We did not get notice early enough last
week to insert i: in that issue.
Prof A L. Yerrill, Of Yale College.
formerly OF Norway. has communicated
an article to the February No. of the
American Journal OF Science and Art on
the results Of reeen, dredging exped-
tons on the coast Of New England
The Gardiner Ministerial Association
oi the VI T. Church. was 10 commence u
session at the Methodist Church in OK
ford. on Monday evening ol this week,
and continue two days. There will be
preaching every evening. and discussions
ON different subjects during the day.
The friends and neighbors Of Rev
Dr. and Mrs Estes propose a visit At the
Parsonage on Friday afternoon aud even
Tag. OF this week, and We understand
that it will be agreeable 10 have it an
uneeIemonious visit OF all friends in
town, without regard TO any particular
religious society.
The school in our District. taught by
Mr.. G. r. Elder and Miss Lottie Ham,
mond, closed on Friday. In the evening.
notwithstanding the severe snow storm,
the scholars and many parents assem-
bled at Academy Hall. for some parting
literary exercises. Music. defamation.
select readings. an original poem. and
address by the teacher, filled the hours
very pleasantly and made fit closing
10 e very popular term OF school
Sunday last was as disagreeab!e a
winiry day as We have ever experienced
on the Hill. \ high wind during the day
and The night previous, filed the roads.
packing the snow so solid as to make it
extremely hard to work through without
shoyeling.
Monday, Feb. path, the commence
ment OF the week that ushers in spring.
the mercury four degrees below zero,
with cold wind from the north, the
roads all impossible, with the snow from
four to six leet deep in lhem.-eoyering
the iences-no travelling or teams passing
Tor two days-tOugh, isn't it2
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