Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-05-27
Editorial and Selected Items.

will meet in Damariscotia in June.
The first thunder aud lightning OF
the season was on Saturday. the 24th.
The ladies of Lowell arr to have y
supper Tor the benefit ct the Hospital
tau.
Sec notice of Young Folks levee
an Thursday evening. Tor The Hospital
FAIR
The weather. Tor the past few days.
la, Lecu lovely nearly as warm as
Summer.
The society will have II circle nj
Academy Hall on Wednesday evening uI
this week
E F Stone, Z NJ a, South Paris,
sells tickets West. over the Lake Shore Il
Michigan Southern Il Il. Advertisement
next week.
w. Z. Gould. Esq Cashier ct the
1T National Bank al Portland, preached
two finely written di.courses in Mr.
Whcelwrishts pulpit on sunday last
Notice lor the Republican Caucus Ion
,hi- O., ,o. To choose Delegates to 'he
State aud County Conventions. At 4
oclocA 7. ii. on Saturday. June 1th al
tLc row II house. will appear neat wccA.
The Grand Ttuuk. which ROW hA,
more ,tccl rail than other road. carried
Ben Butler up country, on Friday last
A., Na> ia the Pullman. and seemed
ben, On a pleasure excursion ti-hip% about |
bethel
The first meeting ui the Old Fo'b>' /
Concert was fully attended AL adjourned /
to next Sabbath. June l.I, same lime
and place singing to commence at 1 +. /
NJ. precisely Yonng and old cordially /
invited
Mr.. Augustus l. Crocker, OF Our
village. member OF the Senior class at
Buwdoin. i, to pull The stroke OR in tn"
Bowdciu crew a, The Springfield regatta
la July. Price. OF Nova Scotia, * train
IN the Bowdoiu crew.
-McArile. at his Photograph Saloon,
South Paris, gets up some fine pictures.
lie learned the business OF Lamson. Por,
sand. one OF the very best artists ia lac .
State which is sufficient refommcnda.
ton. lie has imported Cameras. aud
>yr,y iacjlity fol making gooc work
The State Sunday School Convention
AT Biddelord. last week, was one OF the
uuo, ever held. We took notes enough
to iuiase lie into every school in the
County. If they could have The benefit uf
them, rs We earnestly wish they could.
We have not time this week to go into
particulars.
The Grand Lodge Reports OF the
Goud Trmplars were issued from the
press OF Maj. Shorey uf the 8riIg, on
Nc,r. with commendable speed. in les
;han 80 DAYS from the tiAe ol The ,rs
SION The Secretary. ". +. MouiI.
/, entitled to great credit. also, TO. III,
promptness.
-Hev Mr. Tabor preached at the
Universali>t house in our village. on
Sabbath forenoon last The Sunday
School WAS o, ganized. IL +. Hammond
being chosen Superintendent. The
school will 90 TO Norway neat sunday,
to attend the Anniversary OF the Usircr-
salist school there
The Anniversary al the 1t BapIi,,
Sunday School. Paris Hill. will occur
next Sabbath. after the morHins service
An interesting time may be anticipated.
The exercises will consist o! singing. II
general Exercise ou the lesson 10y DR.
Estes. The Reports, and addresses.
Rev. DR.. Estes has consented to serve -
Superintendent the ensuing year.
The Register says Mr. EId,idse GRAY
ot this town, while setting out apple
trees on MS farm last Saturday. dus int"
little mound and found living therein
one hundred and twenty nine snakes OF
three species. green little brown. and
milk snakes, majority being OF the
green variety. There were few large
ones of the last named species, but the
most of them were small.
Would YOU believe it? The snow
scarce six weeks gone, and StrGcberrteS
As ripe aud luscious, too, rs in july.
They measure fully three inches around.
They came by mail, not from the sunny
South. but way up north. at West Paris.
where they were raised this season bv
Postmaster F. A. Young. Talk OF early
fruit and vegetables in the city-whO else
has had strawberries and cream! The
variety is the Triumph dGrand.
MIR John W. Deming OF this place,
has patented an improved steam clothes
cleanser that is most highly commended
by all that have seen il operate. The in.
ventiOn consists of IN ordinary tin stove ,
boiler containing false bottom with an
ingenious self acting valve; steam boxes
are placed at each end. connected with :
each Of which, are three pipes terminal.
ing near the top of the boiler. When in ,
use the space below the false bottom is
filled with water and the usual quantity
of soap. and the clothes placed above ii,
the cover OF the boiler put OH and lire !