Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-26
Rditoriat aud Selected Items.

communication on THE duty of dis
satisfied Republicans" in our next.
A letter from Hon. Jonas Greene, Of
Manassas, Va, will appear in our next.
Canton has the nomination for the
legislature for that District, this Year.
The Notices OF Appointments made
at last Tuesdays Probate Court, will APP
pear next week.
Rev. Mr.. Wheelwright has returned
nom his vacation, recruited in health.
lie preached last Sunday.
"A dealer in Pennington has added
the Ice business to Lis Coa1 trade. In
this way he makes extremes meet.
Last Wednesday, Drs. Kimball and
Porter removed lumor from the neck of
Il Mrs. Warehouse of Loyell.-NeeS.
Rev. Dr.. Estes. who has been
spending couple OF weeks in Hancock
County, is expected home next Sunday.
AT the Republican caucus in Wood.
stock on the 10Th inst, Orlando c.
Houghlon was nominated for Representa-
tive, 50 TO l..
A. I. Denison. Esq. of Mechanic
Fails, was unanimously nominated as the
republican candidate for the legislature
from Poland District.
The Register says that Harrison G.
Cole, formerly of Paris, has been APP
pointed one OF the new Massachusetts
State coustablcs.
Representative Districts in the Coun-
~ must notify Us Immediately after
nominations for the legislature are made.
to have The name inserted in the votes.
WHALE CAPrURED.-Tho Times says
that whale weighing about twenty five
hundred pounds and measuring about
eighteen lcet in length. WAS captured at
Iorb beech last Tuesday.
A smmt shower Saturday noon
cleared the air. and made quite 4 change
in the temperature. The wind was high
on Sunday. and overcoats comfortable.
though we hear OF no frost.
The OxiAd County Agricultural So
ciely will hold lis annual exhibition on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Oct 9Th. SIh and 9th. instead OF the week
previous. rs has been announced.
We understand that Cadet Z. I.
BEowN. of our village, who graduated at
West Point recently, has been commits
stoned a. Pad Lieutenant, and attached to
the 9th artillery. stationed in New Eng
land.
The Democrats Of Aroostook county
have nominated the ticket OF the Peoples
meeting with The exception OF Clerk OF
Courts, b. d. Staples, Esq, being nomi-
mated for that office instead of j. Frank
Holland, says the Press.
The letter OF acceptance OF Hon. 10.
seph Tilcomb is out. Its almost as long
as the platform, and resembles wonder.
fully the editorials OF the Bangor Demo
crat There is great similarity in the
style of Mr.. Titco,nb and Marcellus.
The match game of base ball between
the ''Resolu,es" OF Portland and the
Clippers" OF South Paris, at the Fair
Grounds last Thursday, resulted in u vic
tory for the Resolutes, the score standing
81 to IS. 1t IS stated that $50 were
staked on the game.
In the criminal prosecution against j.
Il. DOuohoe of Lynn, Mass on trial for
several days in The Supreme Court in this
city, on The cheating G.. G.. Stacy, Sec.
rotary 81 State AMI Warren Johnson,
Stale Superintendent OF schools, in con
uection with the Augusta shoe factory.
the jury brought in a verdict of Ncquittal
allcg being out less than twenty minutes.
Mr.. Emerson Coburn OF this village
VA, killed ON The RAILROAD, lev miles
this side OF Mechanic Falls, last We'd
ucsday NIGHT, lie was returning home,
and appearances indicate that be attempt
cd TO get upon the moving train. His
remains were brought home aud buried
on Friday alternoon-Rey. Mr. Tabor OF
Norway, otiicialed.
Officers OF Whitney Lodge, No. l67.
Canton. are-Hiram 4. Ellis, W. NJ.
John W. Thompson. S. W; James
Ripley, J. W Peter T. Hathaway,
Treas. Isaac a. Ellis, Sec. Alpheus
Packard, 5. D.; A T. Cox, J. D.; Jos.
;. Wendall, 5. s.; ". K French, j. 5;
Rev. Seth W Perkins. Chap. Otis Hay
fJrd. Marshall; ThaxteI Russell, Tyler
MIR. j. G. Addition proposes TO teach
a class in vocal music in this village.
provided sufficient encouragement Is
given. Nj. \. Is now teaching in the
villages Of BGchfield and Sumner, with
GOOD success. Persons wishing TO join
the class can leave their names at the
Post Office. 1t is TO be hoped all will
take an iuteres, in this matter. as many
OF our children are sadly in need Of mu'
steal training.
The Somerset Reporter, in It's account
Of the meeting of the Maine Dental As
sociation held in Skowhegan last week,
makes the following mention OF Doctor
Twilehell's essay;
DR.. G.. VI. Twitchell OF Bethel gave an
essay Oh Mechanical Dentistry. Review
irc. IL nrnrlh he smoke of the need OF