Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-28
rdit.ris. and selected Items.


Monday morning-another heavy
rain is prevailing.
The trial OF Stokes for the murder of
Fisk is going on in New York
George Andrews. OF Oxford. has
been granted patent for leather
skiving machine.
Dana aud Co. OF Portland, sent a
carload OF Salt Fish to California las,
week, and had sent one before
We are glad TO hear that hon. Mel
son Dingley. Jr., who has been quite i'll.
and threatened at one time with conge>-
tiOH 81 the lungs, is now able to attend to
business.
The constitution OF Andy johnson
has enabled him 10 make another con-
siitutional speech at Washington. He
lost about $4,000 by the panic. and ii
SETS hard en- his stomach.
Saturday, Oct. IL, Lorenzo Smith, a
boy IA years old, shot large grey eagle
on Toe shore OF Society Pond in Denmark,
tina, measured nine leel from tip to tip OF
his wings. when extended.
la the report Of the premiums OF the
O1lold Co, Agricultural Show, ii was
stated tha; Nathan Maxim was awarded
a srUuity OF $500 Tor drawing match
iu the 81 ciass We are informed that
l. should be in the lsiclaSs
"Wednesday evening OF i.,sl week
there was a very pleasant social dance
and party at the residence Of Ed. Pingrec.
in bush Row, Denmark There were
some twenty-five couple on the floor;
music by Frost aud NeNcomb OF Bldg
-Bri9gtoH Ncics.
Horace T. Clark's estate 1t his death,
which took place tew months since,
owing to over. work in pursuit ol wealth,
MAS estimated to yield an income of q
thousand dollars day. and to be worth
seven millions The New York Times
SAYS that now the estate is believed 10 be
worth absolutely nothing, owing to the
panic Riches take unlo," &c.
Stevens. conductor on The Ogdens
burg road, refused 10 allow the gamblers,
Prof IIaincs and Slim Jim TO prosecute
their netArious business on his trs,n. so
Que OF the fellows went on 10 the Grand
Trunk and GOT 800 90 out of French
man day or two after Conductors can
and should stop This business on ,hci:
trains. All honor 10 Stevens Tor doing
il
The Union Conference of the Con
gregational Churches will hold its ser.i-
annual meeting at Hiram. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Oct. 18th and 29ih--the ses-
SION commencing at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. A full attendance is earnestly
desired. We understand that the new
meeting house is clear Of debt. and The
occasion will be made more enjoyable
on that account
-Lcwis,ou has murder sensation
now 4 human skeleton Was discovered
In the woods on the 10Th OF October. and
Il sill, dress lich has since been iden,i.
lied - Mrs. James Lowells, who disap-
peared on the night of June p. 1870.
She had lived unhappily with her husband
Who has since re married and lived in
Lowell, Mass. lie was arrested there
and brought 10 Lewiston. The COroners
Jury Investigated the matter. aud Lowell
Was tried before the Police CouIt aud
bound over TO the ;. J. Court. The facts
are against him.
Some benevolent gentlemen, who
evidently take lively interest in iur-
nishiug amusement for the village child
req. purchased nice pair Of platform
hay scales aud set them in front of our
Office. There. for hours each day the
little urchins may be seen "see saving
their hands upon the weighing beam.
playing nine pins. with the weights lor
balls, exercising their mechanical genius,
and their muscle by trying to slide the
bolt Of the rusty broken lock with the
beautiful, galvanized key, and lastly.
weighing themselves upon tue door.
How kind some people are!