Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-23
Editorial and Selected Items.
Some persop lsfl . pen and holde


whole week Of rainy and cloudy weather.
-Rev David Foster Estes occupied his
fathers pulpit last Sabbath, and preached
very acceptable discourse.
The Collector requests all deliqsent
tax payers in Paris to settle their bills on
or before July Stu. and thus save costs.
The wet days of last week caused
many rheumatic aud neuralgia twaugs,
which we can testify to, from actual
experience.
Hon w Z Frye hes been invited to
be present at the County Convention at
Norway next week, should Congress ad'
jOuTn in season.
Tho time table on the Grand Trunk
was changed last Monday. Trains leave
South Paris, tor Portland. at 5 ;55, LAS
AN, and 5:45. P "; for Montreal 9 20.
A ii; 3:S5 and 40 p NJ.
PKRsoNu~-E. C. Chase Esq. OF Pott
land. and G. l.. Mellon Esq. of the De
Wiz House, Lewiston, wiki their wives.
are spending tow days q, Mr.. C. T.
AellenS pleasant boarding house in our
village.
"A correspondent writes that the
Fourth OF July will be celebrated in
Bridgton by fantasies, pig races, tub
recess. wheelbarrov races and dancing.
with fireworks and music by the band, in
The evening.
Tho Portland Industrial Exhibition
is a great success, and is to be kept open
Tor few days thi, week. We visited it
las, week. and were highly entertained.
We advise all who can to examine what
single city in Maine i, doing in the way
OF industries.
The Methods, and Consregstionalist
Sunday Schools 81 Oxford village, and
the Methodist Sunday School at WEIGH.
vile viii make their annual excursion by
trip to Poy.laad and Old Orchard Boach.
by way OF 6. T. and b. IL n. Railroad.
\ large excursion and a general good
time is expected.
Mr.. J.. r. Holmes reports lhst when
travelling near l.pckv's Mills last wcok,
he noticed that Tor acres the forest trees
had been stripped OF their leaves by Cat
e7,llars. and that in ono place the worms
had passed through iisld eating Swalh
abou, Two feet wide. not leaving sign OF
any grcenneSs behind them.
A dying man in Maine requested that
the ceremonies at his funeral should bc
conducted by a certain auctioncer in
whom he had great confidence. Said
he: lies an easy. fluent iaiksr. and l
alters liked to hear him. I've had dcAlinS
with him, and alters found he set out
things jus; about rs they was"
1t isn't always safe for printers 10
abJgeyiaic important words. The follow
INC is a case in point: The books OF the
sunday school library connected with the
Baptist church in DlmariscoIia are embel.
hshed with labels bearing the following
legend:
''Number-, Dam = Baptist Sunday
School. - Wisca.set Oracle
Last Friday. Samuel Davis. son Of
II. c. Davis. Esq. Register Of Probate,
while at work upon planning machine in
The mill Of the Paris Hill Maurg Co, |
caught his left hand in tho head of the
custer in such a manner rs TO crush his
ling finger OF as Tar as the GrSt joint
Dr.. Brown dressed the wound, aud the |
young man is now quite comfortable.
The Paris Hill Mig Co.'s re setting
the large engine which was in the Willis
Mil, so rs 10 employ il ne their motive
power. 1t is being placed upon cut
stone foundation, laid in cement, about |
ten feet nearer the road. thus giving an
opportunity TO use longer driving belt.
Chasc's board saw will be in operation as
soon as this engine is in running order.
A base ball club has been organized
by the juniors" here, called me Rcsoute.
Jr. The names Of the nine arc rs follows
Arthur Stacy. captain and catcher; Bert
Dean, pitcher; Lester Colburn, short
stop; John Richard. l,t base; George
Swift. Cd base; Fred. Shaw, 81 base
Charlie Rawson. len field; Hide Rawson,
center field Leland Stacy, right field. and
jamie Chase, scorer.
1t is thought that The body found in
Westbrook woods some weeks since, is
that of one Sylvia. who escaped from the
Reform School with several other boys 8
year ago. SyEa,who was man grown,
escaped by jumping from q window,
injuring himself severely, and was leN
by his companions in the woods. bleeding
proluselY from internal injuries. Since
that time he has not been heard Of.
Mr.. c. T. Mellen Of this village has
in his possession 4 sheet printed at Boston
in January. 1776. 1t contains the kings
speech and the Addresses Of the Houses
of Commons aud Lords, all making men
ton of the "most daring spirit of resist
ence and dis0bedieuce TO the law which
prevails in the province Of Massachusetts
Bay - aud closes with an appeal 10 the
people, because the "Relief (Which they
III ox,.ot..N from, tho NNi.fot,, api