Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-02-13
Editorial and Selected Items.

STOCK Is Tor sale. See adv't.
How it s,irrs ones Sc ntimen,al emo.
tions to see the ground once more. Po-
etical leryor, subside!
The American Agricllturist and the
Oxford Democrat will De sent to one
address year for p 5O-uealy hall
price.
DR.. Jacob NJ. Tcwksbury. formerly
OF oxford, Maine, died in San Francisco
CAL, Feb..4,b. He was brother 10 DR..
). II. Tewksbury OF Portland.
Wilson Nevers. A. B.. will open the
spring term OF Bridston Academy, al
North Bridgton, Feb. q. This affords a
convenient higher school for students in
western Oxford.
Secretary Morrill, has lain in very
critical condition. during the past week
under an attack Of lung fever. Owing
to his age and previous i'll health, his re
eoVery is doubtful.
The attention OF those among our
readers who are interested in rifle shooting
Is called TO the advertisement of the Rem
ington works. Their Iiles have been
victorious at nearly all the great contests.
Nearly every town in Oxford County
can afford TO have its annual report print
el, this spring. We have made eXten-
sive preparations for doing such work
and will guarantee satisfaction. both in
quality and price. Send in your copy at
an early date.
The spring term of G10ld's Academy
st Bethel, opens the last Tuesday OF Feb.
J. W. Fiske. \ B., is principal and d.
K. Hastings assistant. Bethel is noted
for lis excellent schools. and doubtless
this term will be as successful as those
which The institution has previously sus-
tanned.
FIRE.-The buildingsof Lsfores! Horne
Of Norway were totally consumed by fire
last Friday morning, The morning was
remarkably still and a column OF smoke
ascending 10 a great height drew the
suer,jca Of many to the couil4gra;ion.
The property was well insured. Cause
OF lie reported a defective chimney.
Tho spring term Of Oxford High
School wi. begin. Tuesday, March l3th.
under the instruction OF W. II. II. Bry-
aut. principal Mr. Bryant is an excel
lent instructor. being fitted by nature and
education tor the profession. We con-
gratulate the authorities and students Of
Oxford on having secured Mr., Bryant's
services.
We understand that there are few
more rooms and boarding places to he
obtained 81 Hebron in the vicinity of The
Academy. Apply to the principal, the
secretary or Row. 5. ID. Richardson. Pa
rents and pupils should not forge, that
this institution is better prepared than
ever before to furnish thorough ard sys-
tem2'ic Instruction.
C. B. Keith Ct Norway. who has
gaincd fire local reputation Tor his work
in marble and granite, wishes the public
- understand tha: be appreciates tie
hard times, audis prepared TO do work at
prices to correspond with the call for
Persons having any thing
in hi, line, can make better terms during
the mex, month. than thereafter.
-Fsee.aad Howe, Esq, OF Norway.
adyer,iSes the annual statement cf the
Hartford F.te Insurance Company, which
has paid up capita OF one million do
lars. and assets Of over three million
This is one OF The few companies which
stood firm through tie great conllagr--
tioEs OF the past ten years. Mr.. Howe
also does a general insurance business,
eItcuug risks in the best IRE, lie and
accident companies.
The British Quarterly Review is re-
ceiyed from The Leonard Scott Publishing
Co, Al Barclay S., New York. The
contents are: Juian's LsttCIs; The Po-
cry OF the . u Testament; Alexander
Tinet; Priesthood in the Light Ci the
New Testament; II. Speucer's Sociology ;
Gu.zlt's History of France; The Sorvian
War; Contemporary Literature. Also.
from the same house, Blackwood's Mag
azine. which opens ~i,a a bloody murder
story. Tbs scene j laid in one OF Our
southern S,stes-rslheV complimentary
for foreign magazine
The Travellers Insurance Company,
(Wm. J. Wheeler, Agent at So. Paris)
whose annual statement appears in an
o.her column, i one OF the irmest CON-
panies in America. It's assets are invested
in the best OF securities, and its business
is so conducted hat failure is impossible.
During the past year this company paid,
in D- accident department, for this State,
two losses by death, amounting 10 Sl4.-
10000; l23 udemnily losses amounting
to 50 4gS O3; in the lie department, two
losses by death. OF 81 500 90, and one
indemnity loss OF SO 90. making tota
OF so O0l O3. A. the Ashtabula accident
the company lost $4,000.