Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-21
Edi,sriag anss sefes.ea Items.


A young man was IN lriered in Houl
ton, Saturday.
Rev. De. Estes baptized two young
ladies last Sabbath.
We have had beautiful Indian Sum
mer weather for week.
We have received ne report from The
West Oxford Agricultural Exhibition.
The Postal Telegraph scheme will
be presented to Congress again this year
A heavy storm of rain and wind set
in Sunday nigh, and continues through
NoEday.
Conway, who shot Z ,msrsy has been
charged with assault and battery with
intent TO kill
The members OF the Evangelical Ali.
ance were received by The President at
the White House.
The Free Press devotes ten solid
columns 10 report of Tue Mank murder
trial-and an editorial!
Thanksgiving in this State, will be ON
the 9th OF November. the same day APP
pointed by the President,
A very interesting communication
lrsm our kezar Falls correspondent was
received too late Tor publication.
Money deposited in the BETHEL
SAVINGS BANK on or before the third
day OF November. will draw interest
from Nov. first.
-Dr. Holland, editor ol Scribner'S
Monthly, will lecture at Pennington this
Cruesday) evening. on Elements oil
Personal Powers"
The Belfast Journal criticizes Dir.
Mast very severely, aud condemns his
lecture. principally because he has not
drawn any pictures ot Grant and the
Salary Grab"
-Edward l.. Paris. Esq, late OF this
place, is named rs candidate Tor the
nomination OF Marine Judge by the
Democratic Judicial Convention OF New
York City Register.
The Ellsworth american says
There will be but small amount of
numbering done on this river the ensuing
winter. The stocks of logs on hand.
however. are large"
Hiss Lucy Mauk. WHO has been on
trial for the murdel of DE- Baker, last
summer. WAS discharged last Tuesday
night, The Jury having returned verde;
OF not guilty. after being out i've hours.
The balloon tha, ascended from New
York with the avowed intention of cruss
ing the Atlantic. did not perform the
voyage. IL came down plump in the
town of Canaan, Conn. Ii is suspected
that alter all they were only "bouud Tor
ths land OF Canaan. laSt Journal
The Register SAYS ouI Mason CORES.
pondent "Ruthven. edits witch knots"
in the famous DlB5urg Ne,es. In Secur-
ing the services OF Mr.. Briggs Tor this
department OF their popular paper. the
proprie,ors pay meriled compliment to
oxford County.
Vermont girls have cot the hang of
,..al. mic ~
man in Greenboro' had his wounded
hea laceraied still more by = postal
card from his Ann Eliza which said.
You needn't come Saturday night, nor
any other night; don't want 10 see you y"
1t is announced that arrangements
are IN progress Tor Il State Convention oil
teachers in Wsterville on the first three
days OF Thanksgiving week. The Me-
mortal Hall and other rooms OF the Col
by University. will be placed At the dis
poSal OF the association, and every
arrangement will be made for the com
tort and convenience of teachers in
attendance.
MIR. { A Kicker. who taught as
Assistant in our Academy las, spring, is
now engaged as Principal OF the Free
High School at Mechanic Falls. lie is
very pleasantly situated, having one Of
the most beautiful school rooms that could
be imagined. and is giving excellent
satisfaction. There are eighty scholars
in attendance.
We understand that 5. A. Miller 4
Co. are meeting with excellent success
in introducing their improved self regu'
lating waterwheel, and Morton's improved
Single Machine. They have recently
finished setting wheel for Judge Walker
Of Lowell, and ale now at work on n
water wheel. single machine, arbor
shaftiug. etc. for the mill of w. w.
Berry Il Co, i'm Denmark. - Bridgt01l
N,,cS.
The farmers movement is threatened
with short lite. II seems that grain
spectators aud middle. men, against
whom the movement was organic ed,
have succeeded in gaining admission to
the order The grand master has revoked
the charter of the Boston Grange on
this account; but the Grange declines to
be suppressed. house divided against
itself cannot stand; and probably the
result will bv TO entirely destroy the order.
A contemporary says: \ nice old
man. vegetable gardener. called at the