Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-08-25
Editorial and Selected items.

Editorial and Selected Items.
Post Master Gen. Jewell has arrived
in this country,
"A Kansas editor says he made mis-.
take in attempting TO publish a nonpareil
paper in long primer town.
The State Muster occurs at Bangor
next week, The Norway Company and
Band will go by the Grand Trunk.
Return tickets from South Paris TO
Portland. are now sold by the Grand
Trund road. for $500 saving of eighty
cents.
The ll,h Maine had a pleasant re-
union at Portland last Wednesday. and
formed an association called the llIh
Maine Infantry Association.
The latest feature of the chrome gin
business comes from Dexter, Me. They
have aehurch there which gives chrome
10 every new convert Boston Globe.
"A larmer gives this bit OF advice,
which contains a good hint;-'If you
want the boys to stay on the farm. don't
bear ON too hard when the lad is turning
the grinds,one."
The old adage that "there is no great
loss without some small gain" is being
eNempliied ia the Colorado potato bug.
They axe eating up the potatoes in tho
West, while the Mymers are grinding up
the bugs and using them in place of the
Spanish flies, finding them TO be OF
eqaal value.
The August meeting OF the Lewiston
Driving Park closed on Friday. The
Grand sweepstakes. open to all horses.
was won By WAlly Morris. entered by
Geo. W Bingham of Boston, in three
s,raish, heats. Time. ?; j5. The purse
Tor the 2:44 class was won By Mabel
Gray. entered by Frank Haselline Of
Skowhegan. Time. >: 40.
The following are the candidates
nominated tor Congress by the two politi-
Cal parties OF this State: Republican:
lst District. J. IL. BuIleigh; Pod, Wm
Z. Frye; Srd. James q. Blaine; 4th,
samuel +. Hersey; 5,h. Eugene Hale
Democratic: Is. District. Bion Bradbury ;
Pad, Philo Clark; Sid. Edward O'Brien !;
4,h. Gorham L. BoynLon. The Conven.
in the 9Th district occurs next Tuesday
The following we clip from an ex-
change. Our limited experience in the
newspaper business goes to prove The
truth OF the statement; when a man
diSconlinues his local paper because he
feels acrieved at something in 1.-THE mere.
" transfers his name from the subScrip
ton list 10 that other list quite as large
those who borrow the paper every week ;
he never stops reading"
The first reunion OF the veterans of
the old Seventh Maine Regiment will
occur in Portland, Sept. l7th. Members
will assemble at Army and Navy Hall at
a m. and from there 90 to Chebeague
Island, where they will take breakfast
\ business meeting will then be held, and
the remainder of the day will be spent in
listening to addresses By invited guests
and members Of the regiment, the discus
sion Of q clam bake, etc.
arrangements are being perfected Tor
a national temperance meeting to COM
mence at Old Orchard Beach on the Sth
OF September. and continue five days
The Orchard Beach Camp Meeting AS
ssciation have kindly offered to light
police and grounds. Arrangements have
been made with railroads for reduced
fares. 1t is proposed to secure the servi.
ceS OF John b. Cough and other eminent
speakers. Governor Dingley viii be in
yited to deliver the address OF welcome.
The affair is to be strictly non. political.
aad it is 10 be conducted on the moral
suaSion principle. 1t will be pre- emin-
emily gathering oil reformed men, and
will be attended by people from al quar-
Iers of the country. Arrangements have
been made sor tents, &c.-Fdrmer.
One of our exchanges has the follow
ing. which is 10 the point
The publisher OF a newspaper who
has TO 60 all around the country to col
lect his pay, little here and a little there
is like the farmer who should sell his
wheat on credit, and not moro than a
bushel 10 any person. II farmer will
Try the experiment of distributing the
proceeds OF his labor over two or three
counties, with an additional one TO two
or three distant States, for one year, we
will guarantee that he will never, after
that years experience. ask publisher to
supply him with a paper year or two
without the pay for it at the proper time.
ALARGE BAKE."-Mr. 7. C. Lewis, OF