Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-02-17


educational bill.
The ST.. Court viii meet a fortnigh
IRON next Tuesday. -
"A smart rain Friday night. \ windy,
,hawy day Saturday. p
SOME person ia Waterford sends us
81 so for the Democrat aud Woods
Household. but forgvts to sign any name.
= The Saco Independent ediIorialy
pcrsents The name of Governor Dngley
aS a candidate Tor United States senator.
- II is said that Mr.. S. B. Locke, Of
W est Paris has bought the interest OF
ihe heirs in the Locke homestead at TIA,
plvce
The Ladies Social Circle viii meet
in The Baptist Veslry next "Wednesday
evening, A picnic supper will be served.
Coffee will be for sale
The Register says: I. Jones Hilborn
has sold his stand in this place to Henry
Z. Hammond. Price $500. and posses
sion given in April
The class OF 1874. Gorham Seminary
has presented the retiring principal, Mi.
G. 81 Bodge. with fine SETS Of Saakr>
peare aud Goldsmith.
Rev. j. B. Wheelwright. South
Paris. exchanged with DIR. Estes OF thi
village. on Sunday hast. He preached
au admirable sermon
Our trend Shehau. OF Bethel, the
well known Tailor. i making up some
uice suits. Call and sec hin IIa can't
be beat A. to styles or prices.
The new Church nj Mason will be
dedicated March 4ih Preaching, half
past ten A. NJ Sermon by Rev d. d.
Webber Al. former passions and Other ;
Interested are cordially invited.
we have been requested TO publish
several lengthy articles on the Harrison
road case, bot - il is matter interest
Ing only small portion OF our readers
We cannot aifOId the space required.
There is a call Tor the Chase heirs 10
meet again at North Arson the 10Th OF
February. al 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to hear
important reports from England. No
money to be paid Ter the use OF the hall.
AT The meeting of the Boari OF
Agriculture at WiscAsset. last week. an
interesting paper WAS read by Hon. Geo.
B. BA rows. OF Fryeburg. on "rhe i'm
portance OF system OF Practical Agri-
culture
On the first OF Jnnua,y the fee Tor
registered letters was reduced from lii-
teen cents TO eight cents. Some OF our
post masters however. still charge the
o.d rates a. though no change had been
made
Six prisoners in the Waldo County
jan made an Sttempt TO escape. last Sat
u-dAy. but were finally secured in their
ellis. not however until they had been
pretty we'll frightened by The officers
RECEIVERS.
See call Tor Temperance Mass
Meeting al Portland. on the 21th inst
/, is hoped thai new impetu, TO the
good cause will be given by the meeting.
a. many have signed the call Who have
stood sloof heretofore.
MIR. Melville c. Bacon of Bridgton.
who we'll understands the painters trade,
ia. abandoned The brush tor the plow,
he having returned from Waltham. Mass,
and hired farm at Lowell Centre. on
which be has taken up his abode.-NeWS.
MIR. Elbridge Fobes OF our village.
who learned his trade in this Office over
forty years ago. and who has not had =
"siiek" in his hand for twenty years,
sat up an item last Saturday, with the
ase and accuracy Of regular journey
man printer.
Martin & Briggs of So Paris, bought
a pair OF oxen from Henry al. Colby o
Runlford, recently, one oil which when
dressed weighed 1906 po nds. the Other
will probably weigh over 1900. These
cattle grew some eight inches each in the
short space OF eight months. They are
supply ing their customers with some very
line roasts and STEAK. as we have reason
to know.
Seth Green. having stocked innumeI
| able rivers with all sorts of fish. now pro
poses that frogs should be reared for th'
market He urges that the hundreds 0
stagnAnl pools that abound in every local
" OF New York could easily be stocke'
with frogs. and that large profit eoul'
be made by sending the full grown frog
to the cities and large towns. were the,
are recognized aud popular article o
food.