Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-08-18
Editorial and Sc iecied Items.
-prnl.nte Cuurl this week.

--Remen ,er the Centennial 1T Bethel,
IN " edne,diy of next wees.
Alter two rainy days last week. W.
have beautiful weather again.
-Sundty last was one of the Geld
laws. litsrnlly-,op beautiful Ia remain
IN doors.
Ten members Of the ISt Baptist
church in Paris. have died within the
pas, ear aud a hall--mostly aged.
Miss Helen, eldest daughter Of Con.
gresham Frye. was married Thursday
to Wallace X. White. Esq. one OF Mr.
Frye's law partners.
The Wayland Qiartette SAM at Ok.
ford on Saturday evening. aud will visit
Auburn and Turner village this week.
They will sing at Bickield. Mond"y
evening, Aug. 24ih.
lion. A. S. rwitchcl Of G1rham. n.
H., delivered temperance lecture Mt
The Congregational house, in that place.
last week. Mr.. +. is an able worker for
the temperance cause.
As the Bethel Centennial occurs on
the day that our Brass Band returns from
the o Ia Fello v demonstration al Portland
they will be un soie 10 attend tho former.
says the BrlJg on News.
Miss NJ. Annie Pike OF Cornish. late
teacher OF mojeru languages and methods
in the Oxford Normal Institute at South
Paris. has accepted II like position IN the
Penn broke high aud grammar school.
Rev. j. e. CHURCH will preach il the
Uniyersalist church next Sabbath \. NJ.
At II o'clock. Subject oil discourse
Human Ileas Of Cod" A. hall past
four a Vcsper service will be held. \
cordial invitation extended to ALL
We hear OF the marriage. in this
vicinity, OF worthy pair who had the
good sense t0 believe that IL IS never too
late to wed, the bridegroom being Gj and
the bride 76 years OF ase. says 'he BridS-
! ton News.
An admirable portrait Of Past Grand
Master John H. is nde. has been engraved
und the direction Vi The hasOns VI the
sd and SD degrees. Copies will &c
bound with ths volume oil the proceedings
of the last Session OF the Grand Lodges.
Miss CLARA |. KNIGHT. Of Bethel,
daughter OF e. L Knight. E.q, Is en-.
gagged ~ AN Assistant 10 Mr. John ID.
IL III, in he Fail term OF the Free High
School in Oxford. She acquired u line
reputation rs assistant ia the Bethel
Academy.
Tho Grand Lodge OF Old Fellows
granted charter tor new l. &c OF
Odd Fellows 1T North Lowell. with the
understanding that Keazer N.lleJ Lrd 20.
AT present holding ITS Session, At N. !,
is to DC removed to Lowell Village, says
the Bridglon News
On the outside will be found IN
account OF tho torpedo boat. the "ln-
,rcpid." 20 which Muster ". W kimbiI'
OF our village, has been assigned ai an
officer. Il is high compliment 10 him,
As the boat is only oflicercd from the
most capable and meritoriOus. lie Is
son Of Gen. w X kimblll.
The Supreme Judicial Court have
sustained the views Of Gov. Pciham and
his administration in relation 10 tho
claims OF tho European Il North Amerl'
can Railroad Co. 10 lands in AroosIook
Co. An immense quantity OF Land was
| involved. which the Stale holds, and the
suits Tor trespass also so the same way
AT Upham. n. b.. few mornings
AGO u cow which had been missing a!
milking time the evening before. was
found fastened to tIce by her tail. She
had probably been switching the flies
away when her caudal appendage wound
around The slender trunk OF the tree hold
ing her hard and last.
Republican County Conventions have
been held in York and Hancock Counties
AS well rs Kennebec. How about these
Toby Candor" was so ready to telegraph
all over the country that Kennebec was
Tor Ilsmlin. as be failed to do 1t IN Tho
othe, Counties. wha: is the Inference
The Portland Press says Of Hancock. "l!
Is said that Mr.. IIamlin's friends were
unable 10 secure candidates for Senator'S
pledged TO tina, gentleman. We shouldn't
wonder if il were SO in York.
A lions cage on car en- route Tor
Saratoga, struck Il bridge near Bal!slon.
n. Y, Mon.lay night. breaking II ahu
setting the animal at liberty. lie dashed
through field. returned, jumped on
car cont aiming horses aud attempted 10
seize them through The stats. A call was
killed aud thrown into a freight car, when
the lion jumped alter it and was caught
Quite a.1nber OF persons from PARIS
and Norway II iIed themselves OF the
opportunity Offered by reduced fare on the
Grand Trunk, to visit Portland. last Tues
day. The excursion train started from
South Paris AT $50 A. NJ. left the party
At Old Orchard Beach; and. returning
reached South Paris at about 10 Z. Nj
Thanks from the citizens OF these Two