Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-20
Editorial aud Selected Itemss.
Court this week.

Livery mcmoet Ot congress IIoh
Minnesota was raised in Maine.
Gov. Perham will lecture at Bridglon
on "Wednesday evening OF this week.
Interesting letters from Augusta,
Washington and California. are crowded
cut this week
One of our native poets. who visited
the Poultry Show. describes il in verse,
which will appear next week.
We are indebted TO Senator Foster,
for pamphlet containing the Biograph
zeal sketches OF the Legislature.
Col. withers of Virginia, nominated
by the Democrats tor United States
Senator. was elected by large majority.
We had two days of bitter cold
weather last week. but on Monday. 18Th.
;here is a fog and appearance OF thaw
again.
We learn that the winter meeting OF
tie Maine Historical Society will be held
on the 18th OF February al the SagadShoc
House in Bath.
The next lecture in the Paris Hill
Lecture Course, by Gov PERuAM, will
occur on MONDAY Evening, Jan. 26th,
instead OF on Friday evening.
Owing TO the severe storm of last
"Wednesday. the SociabIe, at the Baptist
ve>iry in this village, was postponed.
and will be held on Wednesday OF this
week.
The following patents have bcen ia
sued under the date of Dec 2Sd, 1873, to
Maine inventors; Euoc Lord OF Portland.
sofa. bedslead; John b. Lucas of Port.
land. razor strop; W. A. Stewart, Bethel
f0s signal
-Chas. II. Chamberlain, n young I'M
married man, late OF Maine. while walk.
ing on the Boston Il Albany Raihca
track at NaIicS Tuesday morning. was
dawn beneath The wheels ol an approach
inc locomotive by the current OF ali AMI
instantly killed.
Mr. Albro f. Chase. OF the Portland
High School, son of E. r. Chase, Esq,
has bought half interest in the Name
Journal Of Education. aud will hereafter
be the resident editor As sn educator and
journalist. Mr. Chase will be valuab
acquisition to this Journal Every teach.
er ought to be a subscriber TO that useful
Journal.
A "hOtel landlord and liquor dealers
association" has been formed in New
Hampshire, with Gen. Samuel p. Page
OF Concord. Tor President. and a Vice
President from each county. Their avOw-
ed object is to secure the passage of
stringent law, with local option, and
their spceiel deteslalion is the present
prohibitory law.
A woman suffrage convention is to
be heldin Augusta the last Of this month.
Among those expected to be present as
speakers are Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs.
Eastman of Boston. and Miss Fanny L.
Roberts. Uuiyersaist preacher, at Kit
terry. who Is the only lady every commits
stoned By the Governo. of this State to
solemniLe marriages.
The Eighth Duchess OF Geneva"
will remain in America alter all, and Mr.
Davies OF Worcestershire. England, will
quietly bear the loss oil $4,000. His
agent. who bid 50, 900, became confused
"a, To tho relative relations OF dollars To
pounds sterling, and now the COW mas
been rcsold to Colonel Morris Of Ford
ham. y. Y. for $4,000.
Another terrible murder occurred in
low drinking place in Portland last
Wednesday night. The details are sick
cnius. A wife OF 10 years OF age. who
hid been married only months. who
MAS drinking with several men IN her
husbands bar room. Is bruIally murdered
by him. and all lie dIuuk in the room
with the corpse ill morning. RUNS
work.
1t Is worthy Of note. that Horace 4.
Pike, Esq, postmaster at Cornish, has
served there in that capacity twenty two
wears ia succession. and. moreover, is
now teaching his sixty third term OF
dancing in that place--where his first
term Was likewise taught. Mr.. Pike has
held municipal Offices. and is one of the
leading men OF that town. says the Bridg-
ton News.
Meetings will be held at Augusta, as
follows Maine Poultry Association Jan.
ooh; Editors and Publishers As>ocia.
ton. Jan 22d and Esd; State Pomologi
cal Society. 2Slh and Doth iusts. annual
encampment Of G. A. 4. posts. 29lh;
State Board of Agriculture also will hold
its annual session; State Temperance
Convention and Woman Suffrage Con
VentiOn vii. also be held.
The Press says that the Grand Trunk
have made arrangements for the accident
insurapce Of their employees. The fund
will be formed by monthly contributions
from the employ ees and by contributions
Of an equal amount By the company. BY
arrangements with ply sicians along the
line OF the road, injured men receive
medical attention SO long rs necessary,
the bill to be charged TO the fund.