Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-10
Editorial and Selected I,ems.

We give, this week. the town
officers OF thirty one towns in our Coun-
". which we think are all that voted last
week.
-Messrs. Burleigh. Frye aud Hale of
the Maine delegates voted against the
lranking bill Yesterday. Mr.. Hesey did
not vote.
Our farmers will lind the agriculture
al Insurance Company safe one. and
its rates worthy of al,eution. See
exhibit OF lis standing
The Methodist Lldies' Circle OF
Sweden. propose holding an Antiquarian
Supper aud Old Folks Concert At their
church IN that place ut an early day
Strangers attending Court are inNit-
ed TO visit our office on Monday and
Thursday afternoons and witness our
Power Press and Calorie Enginc ia oper-I
aliOa
Three men who were recently carried
from Cheticamp. Cape Breton .on drin ice.
have succeeded in reaching land after ~ q
aud half days. exposure 10 severe
weather.
"A Boston Democrat in the Bangor
Commercial. congralulaies himself that
Grant and Butler are coming back to
toe old Democratic ideas in which they
were trained
The Mechanic Falls Herald saws
by the appearance of our streets on
Saturday last, we should think the We
men's pray ing Band could do profablc
business in this village
The oxford DemocrIt not only pays
particular attention To local Couaty news,
but has an Agricultural department Tor
the farmer. and well selected literary
miscellany TOT the general reader.
John F. Sprague. Esq, of Abbott
village, who read law with Alvah Black,
Esq. of our village, last winter, has been
admitted at the PiScataquis Court, 10
practice 10 the Conrts of the State.
As aa instance of smart old age. We
would note the fact that Dea. Sanborn OF
East Fryeburg. 50 wears old. went iuto
the logging swamp" and logged three
days this winter, SAYS the Bridgt0H NepS. |
The scholars OF our Academy organ
lzed the Adelpha society last Friday
evening. by the election of Chss K.
Elder. President. Geo. NJ. Elder. Vice
President. and Mr. Palmeter. Seci elary.
There j. 10 be a Washinstonian Rally
Of the State Reform Clubs al Augusta,
on "Wednesday, of this week. Al ? Z. NJ.
with a Mass Meeting 10 the evening.
FREQ return tickets over tie Maine
Central.
The attention OF ladies is called 10
The advertisement Oi Goddard & Garcelon.
Lewiston. They have fine Store and
keep all the latest styles of dry goods.
and there is no need Of 20 ing to Portland
ior FIRST class goods in their line.
Washington Bray. Esq. who has just
been re. elected Seleclman. has served in
Naples in that capacity t,cej.ty three years
and now enters upon his twenty fourth
term OF Office in the undlminished con
6lence and regard of his townsnen.
j Nelson Irish oil Rumford. delivered
q very Interesting lecture on temperance
al the Good Tenplar's Hall ON Thursday
evening last Mr.. Irish held the close
attention OF large assembly Tor about
one hour anil gave evident satisfaction
The funeral oil Mis-. Ina Briggs will
take place at the Universalisl Church on
Tuesday afternoon, the 10Th inst. A sis
ter died ct the same disease, c"nsump-
ton, al about the same age. They were
grandchildren OF Mr. X Weeks. of OUT
town
The Governor has appointed Hon.
Warren W. Rice. warden OF the Maine
Safe Prison. 10 represent this State in the
Third National Prison Reform Congress
% I've holden at ST. Louis. Mo ,on the 18th
Of May next. as provided by resolve OF
the Legislature.
Toby Candor." the Augusta CORES
pendent of the Boston Journal, furnished
that paper with complete record OF the
dOings OF the legislature, the day after II
adjourned, making over three long col
umns Of tine type-a feat Of Journalism
worth ehrOnieling.
Deputy o. d. Hinckley of Wisconsin,
Is organ ziug farmers oranges in Maine
Quite a number have already been organ
lied and it is anticipated that next me nth
a State Grange will be organized. Il is
stated that the Stale Grange will probs bly,
meet in Lewiston.
The State election in New Hampshire
will take place to-day, Tuesday. The
democrats are confident OF the election
of Governor Weston, but the republicans
think there will be no choice by the peo'
pie, and that the legislature will elect
their candidate. General Culchins.
AT the request of the many friends
OF Ex-Gov Perham. at Bryanl's Pond,
who have always taken pride in the sue
ces, oil their former iellow-townsmen
he will deliver his popular lecture, ell
tiled Success on Thursday evening OF
this week. probably in the UniYersalist