Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-09-09
Editorial and Selected Items.

"N i"iiS fiVuiihS NOtnpahy naNo
Just received several cars of Western
White Oats.
The drought was broken last week
by rain ON Thursday, which was a benefit
to vegetation. but hardly enough to help
the wells.
The Semi Annual Session OF the
Grand Lodge of Good Tcmplars will be
held at RockIand, about the 2lst and 22nd
OF October.
The Cattle Show and Fair of the East
Oxford Agricultural Society will be held
on the Society grounds at Dixlield, Oct.
lsl, 2ud and Sd
VIM. W Kimball, Master L. S. Navy,
has been ordered to Annapolis on special
duty with the experimental battery com.
mission, fOr one year.
1t is expected that Barrett Il Keen
will soon commence the manufacture Of
j. +. Longs Patent Roof Brackets, at
"1SNoou image, summer.
The Androscoggin Herald says it is
rumored that the Buckfeld Railroad is to
be repaired and run lis said that A. c.
Denison x Co. have brought all the wood
on the line.
Mr.. Charles c. Goodwin's barn in
Hiram was burned on the evening OF
Aug IS, containing twenty tons OF hay,
and some uuthreShed grain. Insurance
$500 Supposed to be the work of an
iuceudiary.
Rev. H. ). BurIage has rCsis ned the
paStoyate Of the Baptist church in Water
vile. lie will remove to Portland early
in October to take charge OF the demon.
national paper. the lions Advocate, of
which he i 10 be editor aud proprietor
Thursday, Col. Strickland, OF Liver.
more, was seriously Injured by falling
backwards from his wagon, owing to the
sudden starting OF the horse. lie struck
upon the neck aud back, and lies Ia
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Mt. J. IL RaVSon lett q bug at our
office, one day last week, which he says
Is eating his corn badly. The bug ap-
pears TO belong to to the beetle family
Is light brown with dark spots on the
back and wings. and il about the size OF
= humble bee Il commenced eating the
tops of some ears which his cows had
uipped, and from them went to the whole
ears. eating through the husk. The ears
which have been bitten have the appear.
ance Of being worked upon by squirrels
On SUNDAY Rev. :. II. Merrill Of
Portland who has be,n sunnlvinc the
Congregational church in Scarboro.
entered the mini, and commenced ser.
vice ~ usual. lie selected for his text:
There i, but one slep between me and
DEATH lie had proceeded bu, about
i've minutes. when he fell, attacked by
palall sis. and has rcma ned unconscious
10 the present time. with no expeciatiop
that he can recover. Mr.. Merrill was
chaplain of the first Name Cavalry dur.
ing the war. and i, ON, of the best Of
men. beloved and respected by all who
know him.
The journal OF Wednesday says:
Yesterday afternoon most perlous ride
bciell Mamie, aged j, daughter of Di. /
Lapham Sac rode with her father to the
insane Hospital. and remained in the
carriage while he stepped into the Office.
The horse became frightened by the
wind aud suddenly began to run at its ut
most speed, turning sharp corner, and
rushing toward the stables, where it
finally brought up, the top Of the carriage
having been demolished. Fortunately,
and Is If miraculously. the little child
Was not injured Did YOU have a good
ride, Mamie ?" asked her father, pale and