Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-10
Editorial and Selected item.

Our edition OF 0;l. 81 was var,
satisfactory in appearance, owing -
fact that we were Obliged to use s.' 4'
poor stock sent by the manulec,ure,
SO late date we we're unable 70
change it.
Hon. Silas c. Hatch DECLINE.
election 10 the Office Of State Tres.n..-
10 which he Is entitled by psr,v n''''
on account 81 il!-health Of himssIr se
family. He has been faithful ana s aru
cienl public oilicer.-Fdrmer. 'A''
AT large Republican mass m,.,;
ia Norwich. Conn. last FRIDAY w,
Ex-U nited States Senator L,ftyc,,o'
Foster presided and m idea snsscS o
hich be said that he believed tbs, - 49,, ia
peace. prosperity aud happiness If , 'so
county wouldbe greatly piomo,et byt ,te
election OF Hayes and Wheeler NJ, ne
WAS one of the chief Liberal leaders
Connecticut during the Greeley CAM
ign. and in the spring OF 1875 was r.,
Democratic candidate for Congres, il h..
district.
WEST 0xpoED FAR.-The tven,y.,irA
Annual Exhibition OF Yves, Oxford A,,;
cultural Society will be held 10 Fryebo,,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Tbur,d,r
l0ih. lth and 18th ins,s. 4 full Ii, =,
premiums is presented, and arrangemen,,
have been made for FIST class exbibi.
ton. Everybody within diving distance
should attend
The Seaside Oracle has been enl,,
ged aud removed from WiscAssct 10 r.,
here it will hereafter be published. NJ
joseph Wood. who continues its prlocin,i
editor las associated with himself A, bn.,.
ness partner and co-siitor, Mr.. Fen r.
Barker. formerly OF the Time, prjnt;o,
office, Buh. The oracle Isa iiyeIy n
per. with iiess OF It's own. and hl, s..
WAYS been remarkable for the unilorn
nealness OF Us Typography.
In the single act OF funding ,brss
hundred million dollars OF Governen,
bonds al four and oDc-hali per cent Ina
Treasury has msde Vastly more ,c.n.I
saving than that OF the ent re six months
session OF the Democratic Hous- With. Al
i,s boast and blus,er. And the ,,yin,
% AIDE by Mr. Morrill, is true Zeal AL ser.
uine while that of the Demo ratio Ho.ss
IN Ialse economy that amounts 10 & out.
rage in some instances. espec ally Ia ths
case oil crippled soldiers.
There were twen'y-eight person.
hspIised a, East uetIru, recertIy. BIZ
Rev. David A., en-. sssIst.d hy l.
Whe, Il Bate Thee on cal S,h o,vLo
j. preaching Il his place. o. it,s-tW,.-
D., SIX wore received mo %. Fr-. Ian.
st church. NO going ELSEWHERE. i'm
y arh ali ui these have p zen converted
IN the meetings Conducted by jhe A Urn
Y. VI. & \. through tue sumner. The
meeting ia the evening wss me % gf,s.
power sixteen more coming forward b.
the close. desiring 10 begin ChIs.isr
lie most ri whom were young men.
The Centennial E1hioit.o u % Paia.
delpha has brought together such 90
sssemblage o! the ptoduc5s Of American
industry as 10 impress tbs visitor Win
strong sense OF tae ms LulactUrlg a.
tivlLy OF the Uaied Sales. la eyery
department OF mann tc,urc th. Uate!
States are creditAbly represented. and
the pact cal re. nit seems 10 he that ic
the United States We nave now powerful
CO mpeiiiors 10 al branches Of ind1s,r;.
and especially in tina. which we con .iirr
our own-the iron lrsde. Such q SAFE
OF affairs deserve the attention OF x
iishmen.-L London Times.
1t is quite e7ident a, last thu. We ore
on the eve oil better tn es Reports
come from every section oil tbs coulIT
that things are looking up, and 10. BE-
cause they are ilat GU their bacA,. Al
the mills:oi the { snins. the great New
YORK mercoan's, are stating up, snd lie
firm declare that every lOTlion vi lle dJ
goods trade looks healthy; and /. l. s's'-
cd that We have exported 4i,7l2 P c.
ages Ot domestic c1tlons 10 ioregl
ports than halt Of them - gres.
BrIIIan-luring these last eight months
The Garner mTlls are 81 running. ali
mills 10 ! II arts o the country are STAR
ingup The merchants SAT- "a. be PEE
pie ATE bu, ing wha' they eel, end csu
pay Tor J.. - GIJ5e.
ELECTRICAL PnENoNrNoN.-Sur eve
lew mUm, nts teiore nine, an electric
ball OF unususl magnitude and br.llatcy
appear,d In the southern hoFison. i
originated in the upper edge OF Small
cloud. about forty live degrees IN altitude
slowly rolled down from thirteen TO b!
teen degrees and disappeared The os..
APPEARED ear IA foot IN dismoter,sut Us
discharge was accom- panied by shgb!
whlzLins sound and other electrical stmcs-
pheric disiur9auc :. Were il no. Tor IS
proximity To The earth. the minute c.ogd
and the perceptible presence Of elec.T.cT
the hall might bave been mistaken tor 81
immense meteor.
Prot. S;anle, OF Bates College, F. T.
Crommelt. A. of Souih Paris. y. =
PAimeter OF Is ties Theological Semins'y
and the editor Of this paper. took mp
10 Mt. Mica last SATURDAY. for caoInH
specimens. They were very cordially
received by Mr.. Boxer. proprietor q
the l,cge, who .Xhihi d som" hr7u'ilul
samples which b. as ob,, med there
Savers. cut tourm4.inr. ser' as bTil!!aa
i, rose diamonds. ard would readily 10
mistaken tor them by inexperienced eyes
The surface rocks have been Vei!
thoroughly examined by mineralogi'''i
but there aro treasures unknown vel
hidden from view. This is probably !hs
richest sPo, in mineral specimens 10 DC