Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-07-28
Editorial a.d Selected Items.


bog days commCuced last Saturday.
The weather was delightful last
week
The State Muster has been postponed
10 September lst. ID. Sd. and 4th.
The Lewiston Journal says we are
informed that Mr.. Charles Glover of Hart.
ford. hung himself on Tuesday night
The reason for the act we have not learn
ed.
We regret to learn that Major Davis,
OF the Pennington Chronicle. was attacked
with bleeding, soon after bis arrival homo
from the editorial excursion, Saturday
night.
We have received copy Of the Trade
Reporter. in which a correspondent gives
4 Eve column account OF some Of the
summon risorls on the line OF the Eastern
and Maine Central Railroads.
A new and elegant diploma for the
Maine Poultry Association is now boins
engraved from 3 neat and very appropri.
ate design-lbe work OF Fred Atwood,
Leg OF Win,erport.
The beautiful town of Pennington
has two schools that Maine may well be
proud of-iho Abbott school, for boys,
and The Willows" for girls. \ card
from each viii be found in our paper.
CONCORD, y. H.. July 25.-Edward P.
K-mpion Of Conference.-The. dropped
dead OF heart disease 3, Milford, ycs;er.
Jay. Shortly after the arrival OF The OoGy
to-day his VIE Tell dead from iAe same
cause.
Tho Portland Advertiser states that
gentleman stopping al iho G.en HoUSe,
WAS so much pleased OY ,he manly bear
M Of TIE student walters lh4, he lel
with Mr.. MilEAen $500 10 he divided
among them.
The Press says that travel has begun
to OXfo,d County. aud boarding houses
are fast Cling up. The Fair View house
q; Lowell. aud Moses Benefits hotel al
Lowell Village. are favoIiie resorts with
reasonable prices.
The Wing says that tie price oil lum.
Der is So low aad the demand SO limited.
that the St. Croix lum oermen are serious
" talking Of shutting down all their mills.
Possibly within 4 fortnight there may not
be q single saw in motion.
The National Educational Association
will hold meeting at Detroit, August
Al. oh and Oh. The Grand Trunk and
Great Western Railroads vii! carry mem.
bers to and from the meeting for one and
one third faxes Tor the round trip.
The great sensation Of the day, the
Tillou and Beechc; scandal. has engaged
the attention OF The public The past week.
We think it best TO await the report of the
Committee. which will probably be more
reliable and conclusive than anything
that has appeared.
Mr.. Chss. II. Harlow, employed in
the shoe factory OF Messrs. A. CushInan
& Co.. while adjusting belt Wednesday
afternoon, had his arm caught in the belt
and wound around the shaft, crushing the
bones. The limb was amputsted by Drs.
Garceloa, Beede and Oakcs.
A New York man who believes in
advertising. paid bill OF seventy eight
thousand dollars the other day for y years
work; but it was money we'll spent. fo1
the earnings resulting from that advertise
ment, which were divided among four
persons, footed up six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
The Pennington Chronicle says that
Ramona Toolhaker of Phillips, has bought
and sent of $1,000 worth Of wool; other
parties about $1,000. They paid IRON
As to Il cents. Haying lively; wages
81 IS 20 8 % per day. Crops good on
dry land and iutervales. bat ligh! on the
up and moist lands.
Hannah Worster. the Berwick GEN.
tenarian, died recently, after short i'll
ness, aged l0l years and six months. In
physique she WAS OF ordinary height, full
habit, with light complexion. A per-
feet SET of teeth, never having lost but
one. added 10 her beauty. She had the
appearance Of lady Of seventy.
Col. 4. b. Farwell. for several years
a resident of Augusta. died at his house
on Stale street on Tuesday at y so Pm.
The event was not unlocked for, as he
had been in feeble health for nearly three
years, and during most Of the time he has
been unable to attend to his business. For
several months before his death he was
confined to his house. The disease Was
soilening Of the brain.
STRONG ARGUMENTS. -Websier's Una.
bridged Dictionary contains a hundred
and fourteen thousand words, and three
thousand pictures. Jones says when he
came home late the other night, in the
space OF fifteen minutes his wife applied
all The words to him, besides some extra
ones and the Ere shovel, suggesting TO
his mind the picture Of the Dncking Stool
on the 4ls,h page of The Dictionary.
,rot,lJ NOT annIa in