Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-07-25
Editorial and Selected Items

fro, for 500 atoxford Co. Trotting Park
Thursday. the 9th.
L,orpcll won 10 all three races ~
Saratoga last week. This Is her seco"'
successive victorious year.
-Blueberries and raspberrles are com-
Il, into the market quite freely. Inefc
| l. very largs crop of small fruit.
The man who was not satisfied win
IN. weather F,iday aad Saturday shouiu
,.L.li, dsnsrt,,r. L, some tabled cline.
A heavy thunder shower lhursua)
evening coolet The atm 1sfhsre' reife'"'u
the gardens. and male the ha'o'nu"A"
again rejoice. .s,
Mr.. C. T. Mellen exhibits The nrS'
cucumbers OF the season. He deposited
a ouar,ette of line. large ones on Inc
editorial table last week.
We were little surprised on open
ing the Register last Thursday 10 nou
that il had appropriated our poetry anu
story, in advance. Similarity of taste.
What is il they say about great ninu''
Rev. A. Gunnison OF Brooklyn New
York. vii. preach in the Uuiversalis'
Church. Paris Hill. July 3eb' ana each
successive Sunday during the mouth q
AUGUST At IL A. NJ. lie will also preach
AZ West Paris July 50tb, Aug. 18Th and
Aug. 9th. at p. NJ; and at bncADei'
village Aug. 9th. in the afternoon
The ne W postal law allowing printed
matter to pass through The mail al Toe
rate of one cent for Two ounces has just
gone into operation. Persons ordering
goods OF US in quantities not exceeding
two pounds in weight will have them
forwarded by mail free OF charge.
-Ex-Postmaster Gen'l Jewell received
grand ovation from the citizens OF Coz
pecticut on hi, return iron Washington.
All along the line citizens of both parties
assembled TO express their satisfaction
with his conduct, and to sympathize with
him at his unexpected retirement.
The bill for the protection Of the
Mexican frontiers passed by he House
simply provides Tor The stationlDg oi two
iull regiments OF cavalry along the Texas
frontier. The more important provision.
that of allowing the troops To pursue the
robbers into Mexico WAS strI"sen out.
The Texan members are not satisfied with
| il.
Lookout Mountain is now popular
summer resort, 5000 people having reg
istered at the two hotels during the sea-
son. A writer says: AT the first curve
IL the road. alter leaving the valIeY-way.
the famous battlefield was visible. This
I is now overgrown with luxuriint young
oaks aud other kinds OF trees.aDd nothing
OF its one-iime grImness remains but The
long, irregular line OF mound work that
denotes the locality oil shorn breast
work
The National Christian Temperance
Campmeeting Association issue call Tor
their second annual gathering at Old
Orchard Beach, 10 be held August S.h 10
10Th. The grounds are so well known
to the people OF this vicinity that any
notice OF them is unnecessary. Reduced
fares are promised by Carriers to the
ground. Eminent speakers are 10 be
present from all parts OF the country.
Queen Victoria has now entered
upon the iortieIh year oil her reign. This
places her among the few sovereigns OF
Eng land who rank the test for the great
length OF their reigns. She stands now
the fifth on the roll. Queen EIiz ibeth
reigned tort, four years; Edward III.
fifty years; Henry III. iilty-six years;
George Ill. tiIty-nine years. she sur
passes them all. however. in having ex-
ercised sovereignty when The worlds
movements ontstI'p all the records
OF former centuries.
1t is noticeable that most OF the re-
publicans who supported Greeley in 1872.
are declaring Tor Hayes and Wheeler.
The chief exceptions are those few liberals
who have gone entirely over TO the dem.
ocratlc camp. The New York World.
the leading democratic paper. admits
this. and doleiully says: las for the lib
eral republican he will probably 20 from
among Us because he is not of US, and in
nine cases out OF ten the sooner he goes
and the further from US the better" Con-
sideriDg that the only hope of Tilden's
success lies in the support OF the indie
pendents. The World practically admits
defeat at the start
The KennebCc journal says that
dering the gale Of Friday last, Mr.. Z. E.
Morse OF Bethel, with his vile and three
children, we're on their way 10 visit their
relatives 10 West Gardiner. when they
were overtaken by the violent thunder
tempest just before reaching The Andres
coggin river at North Turner, W here they
intended 10 cross. Seeing the shower
approaching with indications OF lorna
do, Mr.. Morse buried along 10 order to
reach the shelter OF the cover ed bridge
In advance OF the rain, but fortunately
the horse was not quick enough 10 re zach
the bridge before it lett its foundations
MIR Morse was obliged to seek another
locality Tor crossing the river; and not
wilhstanding delay and extra travel he
bad good reasons tor thankfulness that
his horse was not quite smart enough to
keep pace with the tempest and the storm.
TEMPERANCE CAMP MEHTINa.-Tbe
Maine State Temperance Camp Meeting
will hold its second annual meeting at
Sebago Lake, commencing Tuesday,
Aug. LIST. The Hon. Sidney Perham will
deliver the onsnin0 addrasa % o,otol.