Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-03-04
Editorial and selected Items.

j. ID. Hot commenced High
school at Bryant's Pond. on "Wednesday.
Feb. 29lh
-To-SAy. March 4,h. Pres. Grant will
be inaugurated. Arrangement arr made
Tor grand time.
Gov Perham and family returned
from their winters sojoum at Augusta,
Un Saturday last
Some one enquiries what has become
Vt the Oxford County Agricultural Clu6s
will the officers responds
The original poetry ON our lst pagV
Is published to please the member. OF ,hu
Mutual Educational Society.
Geo. p WeScoll. Esq. Ia The re-
publican nominee tor Mayor Of Portland,
and Nathan Cleaycs the democratic.
The Lyceum al West Paris will meet
nj the C. II. Howe Dining Hail. on Ssiur.
day evening next.
Judge May has resigned his oflics vi
Register OF BANKRUPTCY. aud John W.
Nay. Esq. has been appointed to sue
coed him.
The Trustees have appointed DR.
MeSerrVy. female practitioner OF Ban
gOr. Al assistant physician "a the Name
Insane Hospital.
-Aloxr. II. Stevens has boon elected
to Congress from Ihe sth district.
Georgia A small vote was pollci.
there being no opposition.
--Ar. Elwell. OF the Portland Tran
script, delivered his popular lecture on
-'PomPeii" nj Bellas, last week. The
Journal say. il was one vi the best OF The
course.
Rev. Mr.. Merry. Pastor Of Centre
~ Church. Machias. has been detained
irom much OF his labors by the illness OF
hi. wife. whose strength seem. TO DC
gradually yielding.
See our advertisement OF "BEAUrI
Full SNOW" and OTHER Poems.
This /. an excellent BOOK for 4 git, TO i
lriend-no,hin. could DC mere appropri
ate At this seasrH
There have been lbs cases OF Small
Pox in Portland. Of which - were fatal
OF these three only had been vacciuascd.
There are now but Is cases-only one
dangerous The Epidemic IS not spread
ding.
The Journal says that old resident,
Of Augusta say that but two storms tor
thirty-fve years will al all compare with
our last one One began Fast Day 1852,
and continued two days; tho second Va.
January 9th, 1889
LAW DEcISIoH. AT the Law Term VI
the 5. j. Court holden al Portland. the
following decision was rendered Feb 22d.
VIM. II. Pearson v. Inhabitants OF Ham
lin's Grant. Plaintiff nousUiI.
Foster. llam9Ons.
Tho other day FitE Hugh Lee sat ~
dinner with PinehbaeS OF Louisiana. in
Washington. and when spoken ~ alter.
ward about il replied; "PinckbscS did
not disturb me. and hope my presencs
was not distssioiul to him. ] accept ,hs
situation
The total Indebtedness Of thu Maine
Central Railroad Company 10 Sl2. oS4.-
S36. 20. OF which Sc. 800, 40S. SO is elassi.
fed and bonded and the balance As stock
debt. Tho earnings OF tho road the past
year excOOd the running expsu,es and
interest on il. soudsd debt SIS. $50. As.
Tho Chase hsirs" had messing 10
kendalFs Mil. Iast Thursday, ~ which
Eiss Chase Of Portland. presided.
About 100 were present but little vss
done. Money is wanted to prosecute
their raid upon EDsland. but on the Que.-
ton Of procedure there is diversity of
opinion.
The passenger train that len Port
land on Saturday afternoon. Fob. 22d.
for Skowhegsn WAS within three mile. Ul
the town on The Wednesday, following,
having been oontending with tho snow
all the time. Such delays on the Grand
Trunk between Portland and South Paris,
would be irtoIerable No road has made
any better time than this. the present
winter.
MIR. II. B. Eastman. this town. while
q. work in Stark, y. H., about three
weeks ago, received ssFere cut from
the axe OF man a. work with him in
the woods, nearly cutting of hi. heel.
lie lay some siK hours before h0lp auiv-
ed and was brought home about week
ago II will lay him up some time; he
ha. the sympathy OF hi. friends.
At the republican town Caucus. last
THURSDAY. Gen. 6 w Cushmsn was
chosen Chairman, and p G.. Pickett, See.
F'r isl selectman, W. A. Frothins-
ham. South Paris. had % out OF % votes ;
for 2d. A. 5. Thayer had SO votes; for
81, Seth Benson. North Paris, had 81 out
Of So. G A. Wilson had 80 votes for
Town Clerk Alvah Shuuleff was NOM
mated for Treasurer by acclamation; also
Gen. W. X. kimball. tor Moderator and
fo"n Agent. There was good attend.