Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-23
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"a "MerrY Chrlstmasn 10 AM.


Don't forget The lecture Friday night.
Attention is called to the professional
card of DR., Bradbury. oil Norway.
The American Dish Dish LITER is the
most handy article ever Introduced into
kitchen. See Advertisement. "A New
Ofer.p
There viii be a grand New Years
ball. At the new Hotel Hall Loeke's Mills.
on "Wednesday evening. December 3lst.
Music by Whitman & Bryants' Quadlille
Band.
The West Paris Dramatic Club will
give an entertainment next Tuesday
evening, when they viii produce Uncle
TOMS Cabin. We hear TIA, club highly
spoSen ot
The ser, ices o, The Rev. Albert A.
Ford. formerly OF tbis village. have been
secured 10y the Baptist society in Belfast.
He was expected to commence his labors
last Sabbath.
Hon. Samuel Nelson. ex-Judge OF the
l. ). Supreme Court and one Of the Joint
High Commissioners. died Suddenly of
apopleXy at Cooperstown, n. Y, Sat.
urday afternoon.
All are invited TO attend picnic sup
per. to he held in the Baptist VeStry. in
this village, Christmas nigh. Coffee,
cake. &c, viii be served Ladies are
requested To be present at halt past three,
and the gentlemen viii fud tea ready al
O'Clock. Ii is intended TO organize
a socia circle at this time. Thich shall
hold regular meetings.
5. 2. Stearns * Co., airs doing an
active business, numbering on the Forbes
farm. They will haul 100000 feet 10 be
sawed by The Pals I'LL Ste-m Mil. equal
IL divided between hard and >oit lumber
We anticipate that large lot of lumber
will be sawed By our mills the comm.
season. which will De severe upon that
valuable and interesting portion oil our
community, The eVoANers. - aeylsier.
1t is the time of year " hen newSpa-
pcrs say "lt YOU want To make hieud
Christmas present, give her one which
Will make her think OF yoU every week.
los subscribing for thi, paper" 10 that
Wo add, give your friend one which will
make her think OF you aR d, time, by
subscribing lor the Oxford Democrat,
and getting an American Dish Liter,
which she will use about the stove every
hour in every day. See Advertisement.
"A New Oder"
A woman in Detroit having been di-
vorced iron her first. va, last wees re
married 10 her second No. l, ON the night
OF these nuptials. IN order TO show that he
bore no malice, gathered q crowd, and
treated the new couple TO a screnade more
noisy than meiodiouS. This was what
the new husband could by no means bear
So he came out aud wrcStled in single
combat with the old husband. while the
dame stood in the door and complacentIy
witnessed The mutual mau.ilg.
The Journal says that returns have
been received from one hundred and If.
teen towns in the State, that have awaited
themselves OF the privileges of the free
high school act OF the legislature. On
their account about S23 900 will be paid
on, of the State Treasury. As all the
towns accepting the act have not yet made
returns. it Is thought that the appropria-
tionoi 50, 900 will be slightly oyerdIawn.
Capital reports come from each of these
schools.
A notice WAS posted last week, invit
ing the citizens OF this village 10 assemble
at the school house for The purpose OF
organizing public lyceum. on Tuesday
evening the l6,h lust. Accordingly a
meeting was held. and Mr.. Chas. X.
Elder was elected President, and Mss
Lul.ie Hammond Secretary, with an OK
celicnt Prudential Committee. Due
notice OF The first meeting will be given,
aud II is hoped these entertainments viii
be- ~ well sustained rs they were during
tue spring and ia'l terms oil school.
Thursday. last week. a buggy contain.
ing Mr.. Shaw and his two sisters. Mis-
Shaw and MIS-. McIutire, residents OF
York, drove towards the track at Con.
way junction. Is the train WAS approach
Ing. Mr.. Shaw jumped from the buggy
to seize tue horse by the head, aud in do
ing so, slipped and Tell. The horse be
came frightened and dashed the across
track. The engine struck the buggy
throwing tie ladies TO the ground. Miss
Shaw was thrown distance oil twenty
/ i've feet into a ditch. One OF the ladies,
saws the Biddeford lines. had her back
broken, aud the other les badly crush
ed; one OF the sisters has since died.
RumfOrd Items.
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