Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-06
Editorial and Selected Items.

1874.
Change your calendars.
Our Norway letter failed US this
week.
A second hand double sleigh. harness,
&c, Tor sale cheap at this office.
The week of prayer will be observed
a; the lsl Baptist ves,ry in this village
every day at , o'clock
The week Of prayer throughout the
world occurs this week. 1t is an inter
osiins time for the churches.
The second thaw of the winter pre-
walls. and the snow on the hills is diSap
pcaring rapidly. Bare ground appears
again in the roads.
The legislature meets on Wednesday
ot ,his week. The Governors Message
may be expected Thursday. We shall
issue It next week
some ct our matter became slight.
iymujdleI, while making up, last week.
The item, under Norway, credited 10 the
Advertiser. should have beca among the
Aulovcy Items.
Ii @ man were 20 set out calling
every ,a.ug toy It's night name, lac would
he knocked down before be col 90 ,uc
corner ct The street.-PrcSs.
lItJ De likely to knock himself down
Ralph Keclcr, Tribune correspond.
cut. mys.eriously disappeared FROM the
steamer CicnIuegos ON the passage from
Santiago dc Cuba to Mauzauillo, and it i
lem,d bc tell overheard and WAS drowned
81, nothing can be learned oi him lie
wa, We'll known as popular contributor
60 several American mouth,ioS.
1t Ui,. will lie seen oy advertisement
in another colomn. that Lo,cjoy II Dies.
scr, B's,I,mi,hs, have purchased the old
stand opposite y. Ma>ou'> livery stable,
- Puis Thi, is an entcrprising firm,
auJ ib, members age good worbmcn.
We advise our readers 20 give them "a
Trial.
some ct our local correspondents,
vbo are receiving this papel Tree, and
who have not contributed any news Tor
many months. must not feel giieved ii
their names arc dropped from the list At
the ft,J OF ihe year. We must have IRE
correspondents in every town in the
County
As the Grand Trunk trains do not
connect with the Augusta trains, persons
can reach the Capital 10y going by the
way OF Winthrop, LovEJoY runs a stage
over ou the arrival OF ihcaUeInoon train,
and lands passengers at Augusta before
.glpcr BY the cans. they cannot reach
Augusta until . O'Clock. 1t will be 4
great convenience to many.
Mr. ; NJ. King has received the con
u9c, 20 build the new schoolhouse in the
King District in this town. Tor S5gj,
vi,hou, pain, or furniture This was $50
less than ANY other bid offered. Mr. X.
bail, the cheese factory building at South
Paris, which is a credit TO his skill as a
bai,ier,aud the District may expect TO be
furnished with good and durable house
-TGe first meeting OF the Adelphia
Society MAS held in the Academy last
Friday evening. Quite = large number
ol citizens assembled 20 witness and par
ticipate ia the exercises. The question,
n resolved that the exemption OF manu-.
hctu.iGg corporations from taxation is
unjust and injurious 10 farmers" was
very thoroughly discussed by Masters G..
! NcGeu. :. z Davis, \ ;. Andrews,
and ". r Holt, appointed As disputants,
aud by various other gentlemen in the
house. The merits OF the question were
decided 10 the Affirmative. Is were also
the merits OF the argument. OJher eX-
clciscs Cfau interesting literary character
were conducted in an excellent manner.
The next meeting will be held on Thurs
day evening. January sh.
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