Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-05-20
Editoria, and selected Items.

Frequent showers are starting the
grass finely.
Gloucester. Mass. has voted to be.
come a city.
Gen. Bean. OF Browniield AN Old and
esteemed citizen, died on Thu sday. aged
50 years.
A SOU ut Gen. ID. IL. Hill. OF the con
redeIats srmy. has been appointed West
Point cadet.
There ave S. 4O3 places where liquor
i sold in New York city. according To
the census taken hy the police.
The steamer ''Sebago" viii com.
meuce her regular trips from Harrison 10
Standish 10 day (Mnnday).
Twenty three runners" called an a
store Keeper al Brownyille in one day,
The woods are full OF EN-.
Hon. +. o J. Smith states that lie
intend. immediately putting the 2. x o.
c. K. r. in better repair than ever before.
Why do not the smart Young misses
OF our village yet up AN entertainment
Tor the benefit uf the Maine General
Hospital?
Judge Clifford, on Saturday, render
ed he decision OF Tie L. ;. Court Ia
favor oi the Wiuslow patent Tor Canning
Corn. owned by J. W. Jones
j. ". Cummings al Albany has kept
1u account ct the snaws at the pot
SEASON. aud reports 81 SHOWS. amounting
in all. Ia Is feet aud inches.
Hon. ) L. Goodale has been tender
ed the position OF Professor Of Agriculture
in the State College. at Orono. He has
taken the matter into consideration.
Re, W. II. Walker. late ct Mason
Village. y. H.. aud formerly ct this al
lagc, has accepted a call Ia the passionate
OF The church in Warner, OF the same
State.
Three murderers were hung Oh FIJI
day last. Viz: Nixon. in New York, Nor
timer, in San Francisco. and O'Neal, IN
Mount Carroll, H. lis = hard year iur
murd,rcrS.
E. q. Spencer of Marshiield Killed
two VaIuable blood heilers, April 80, 10y
washing them in IObacro ~ sill lice.
They died Immediately alter being
washed.
The State Sabbath School Conren
ton meets al Biddelord on Tuesday
evening ol this week. An Interesting
meeting is anticipated. We hope Oxford
County schools will be well represented.
The German government has re
ssi,eL 10 expcl The RedempIoriSts Lazar.
ists. Congregation O. The Holy Ghost and
Sacred Heart. and the occupants OF eiuse
converts from the country within Xix
months.
Mrs. Chas. W. Flint OF Sweden, the
other day, heard her tAvOrite hens ia
mi.iAr aad juLilant eut e4t 10 Dur c"t. |
and on repairing to the nest, found a new ,
laid egg which measured - hy :
iuche s-NecS.
The Lewiston Journal at Saturday I
sharply criliciscs the defence OF AvcrI.!
aud other Western members OF Congress, /
Tor the SALARY Grab" No paper has
been more out spoken on this question,
than the Journal.
Tho military gathering OF veterans
and distinguished soldiers IT New Haven
last week. was very fine. The President
and Sherman. Sheridan. Hancock aud
many others were present. Gen. BeaI'
OF Narway was there from Maine. and
was chosen chairman OF the Grand Coun' |
ell of the q. A L
The Postal Cards which were lssucd /
during the past week take well. Fifty |
thousand were sold in Portland between
Wednesday noon and Thursday night,
which exhausted the supply. Many |
thousands have been sent through the /
mail bearing short messages. aud printed
advertisements. The Government has I
ordered several millions more to be
manufactured.
There seems to be bad luck in the
very names of some steamers. Two
Fries have been burnt. two Missouris |
have been burnt. TWO Atlautics have
been wrecked ON The rocks. two Arc,ies |
have sunk, two Columbus have been
wrecked. three Chcaspeakes have been
captured by enemies. two Presidents
shave been missing, two City OF Bostons
have iUundered.
Mrs. Brinkerhotf. = travelling lecturer
OF the Woodruff type, after staying
shoyt lime in the family OF Nj. SquierS,
an intellectual shoemaker OF Battle Creek. |
Mich, Was so pleased with her host that |
she carried him off bodily from poor Mrs.
Squiers, giving rs her reason ior 50 doing /
that Sqniers was the only man she had
ever found who "lived among the stars
enough Tor her"
The new building erected by the |
State for the use of the Eastern State
Normal school at Castine will be dedicat'
ed on the evening of the 2lst instant.
There will DC addresses by Governor
Perham, the Hoh. Warren johnson, the /
H., l. 4 Harlow nF tho EOVernor'S !