Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-11-25
Editorial and Selected items.

the Town Hall, Andover.
The Church Hymn Book with tunes,
has been introduced into the Cougrega.
tionai chur, at South Paris
The Portland Adrertiser has new
dress aud LOOKS as neat As tt pin.
Congress coovenes next Monday.
Speaker Blaine will be re elected.
The sleighirg is primo Tor Thanks
giving week More snow on Monday
Rev Mr. Davis Of Hiram preached
an excellent Discourse at the Congrega.
,ional house, Bridgton last Sabbath. SAY
the N,lcs
The lst Baptist Society in our village
have introduced a new book. with tunes.
Tor V,slry use. Il is Gordon's Vestry
Hymn and Tune Book.
The December term of S. J. Court
will convene next Tuesday. Judge APP
pieton holds the term. we believe. The
Bethel burglars will be tried.
The Annual Meeting OF the first Bsp-
list Parish and Society will occur on Mon
day, Dec. LIST. Special business will come
up, aud full attendance is desired.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES Rev. DIR. Is.
les will preach in the first Baptist church
IN our village on Thanksgiving day
Services will be held in the Cougrega
tionsl house, South Paris, on Thanksgiv
ing day. Sermon ty Rev. Mr. Wheel
wright.
Capt. Enoch Knight Is to deliver his
lecture at Norway on Tuesday night. of
next week. Why not procure him to
deliver il on "Wednesday evening. at the
Court House. while Court is in session
1t would give many an opportunity to
hear him.
Thanks to Mr.. James Freeman, No.
. Union Wharf. Portland, Tor key of his
nice oysters. Our people are in the habit
OF making up clubs, and getting weekly
supply Of FREEMAN. and it is time to
move in The matter now. As Freeman is
ready Tor them.
BE OPENING The Chapman House 81
Bethel, which has been closed since last
July. has now been reopenei. with nsw
furniture. fittings and allthe appearances
Of ti-s; elss. hotel under the charge of
MeSsrs Andrew, and Record This will
- welcome intelligence 20 he travelling
public,
Hon. Josiah II. Drummond of Port
land. has b-ea r. elected Al. Z. Soy
Grand Commander OF In. Supreme
Council. 4. \ A Ri;c, for the Northern
jurisdiction. United States of America.
and Geo. W. Deering OF Portland, las
been selected as Deputy for the State OF
Maine
A, Tie meeting Of the Association OF
'uriage Makers. held in New York las,
week c. Kimbail. Esq, OF Portland
0as reelected President \ resolution
was passed protesting aga Mt the Maine
State Prison entering into competition
with the manufacturers and tax payer,
%, The Stale.
The winter term of our District
school VIII commence ON Monday next.
llr. c. L. Elder and Miss Lotis Ham.
mond will teach. and we may expect good
schools under these competen, and &C
cep,abe teachers We think the winter
schools in The other Districts commence
~ the same time.
The engineer in chargs of the work
on the Ogdensburg, reports that about
$50 men are now At work on the line
above Upper Bartlett. One party has
been blasting in the very gateway OF the
notch. Another party is operating with
dualin this side of the vi ley House on
the side of the mountain.
We understand that Nj Isaac Rounds
OF Auburn. a graduate in the last medical
class from Bowdoin. has settled at South
Paris. where he will enter nto the prac.
tice OF medicine. The Lewiston Journal
says Mr.. Rounds is ayoung man of integ-
rity, ability and energy. and can hardly
fail to make q skilful physician.
Charles EIwell WAS sentenced last
week a; Lancaster, y. H., TO the State
Prison for q years. for tn. murder OF
George p. Peabody, at Gorham. y. H,
on the fourth of July last. lie plead
guilty of mauslaughter in the lst degree.
A. 5 Twitchell. Esq, of Gorham, ap
pssred tor the State.
We understand thai Mr. Lane. OF
Portland, who comes highly recommend.
ed, proposes to give instruction in vocal
and instrumental music at the villages of
South Paris, Norway and in this village.
Tor three days in the week. during the
winter. If classes could be formed to
warrant it. He could be procured to sing
and play tho instrument for one of the
churches on Sunday, we believe.
On Thanksgiving day after partaking |
beautifully OF the rich viand'. gather |
around the blazing aearthstone, and read
the Thanksgiving story on our first page
|, i well written and just the thing for
the occasion.
All who take city boarders in our
County will appreciate the good hits in
the Poetry, entitled Chickens and Eggs
1re ont. D."