Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-25
What 3 winter
Merry Christmas!
More rain tomorrow

Merry Christmas!
More rain tomorrow
The farmer and lumbermAD are sigh
ing for snow.
Dennis Pike Of Norway hiss live
ninnows for sale.
The Grand Trunk ran freight trains
oil day, Sunday. One Of them left the
track, near West Paris, and smashed two
or three cars.
There Will be masquerade ball at
Bradeen's Hall. Milton Plantation, Tues
day evening. Jan. /. Tickets for dancing.
supper, and care OF team, $50.
If you are in need of good set OF
furniture call st the So. Paris Furniture
Factory. during the next 50 days, and
take advantage OF their reduced rates.
The Paris committee has received
remonslrsnce against removing the
County buildings, signed by nineIy-three
citizens OF Norway. and the work in that
lows has bat Just begun.
CHARLES Dudley Warner surpasses
even Rev. Mr.. Murray in telling stories of
Adirondack adventure, As witness his
bear story In the January ATLANTIC. II
he could not be shouldn't write them.
The design for the new silver dollsr
Ia not the old sitting figure but large
hssd OF h0erty-the object belug 10 make
the bsad big enough to hide toe fraud
Press.
No. iss to e1hibi, the cheek otis sdvo-
Gates.
Our infant classes are reading With
much delight, the last Norway AdVertts-
sr leader; and it has been unanimously
voted to forward the same TO The Nur-
sery" or Monthly Primer" for publics-
lion.
The poetry of the January ATLANTIC
Is marked feature Of the number.
Longfellow, Whittier, and Holmes each
contribute q characteristic poem of two
or three pages Here is constellation
Of brilliAnts rarely to be met with in the
Literary armament
Senator Blaine has concluded to
spend portion Of the holiday recess Of
Congress at the Hot Springs Of Arkansas,
and will leave Washington for that place
Wednesday or Thursday, in company with
Senators ChAfee and Dorsey, e1-Secreta-
~ Robson and Representative Hale Of
Maine.
Owing 10 a lengthy court record. last
week. We were unable TO give our adTer-
Users their usual Christmas "puffs." At
this late day, we would call our readers
attention to the many advertisements in
his issue Of the Democrat. There are
no bogus or cheap concerns advertised
here. We will warrant the firms as they
do the goods.
We presumed the editor of the Nor
way Advertiser would be man enough 10
publish one Of Warden Rice's letters con-
corning the Morgan girl. after having
made public slat Ter concerning her,
in The form OF an sditorisl item. But We
look In vain for any acknowledgment
OF error. in the last issue. Perhaps owing
10 the pressure OF Christmas matter, II
was overlooked.
We wish 10 call special attention TO
the DAILY Kenne6ee journal. it being the
official journal OF our State Legislature.
During lis coming session, this journal
may be had at the following rates one
copy during the session 81; five copies.
ts.75; ten copies. els. Every person
who wishes TO know exactly what his
represe natives are doing. should take
the journal. As il contains the only auihen-
tic record of proceedings.
When Paris and Norway had con-
irovsrsy concerning certain territory,
many years ago. the defeated Norwegians
sent the chairman OF the committee to
whom the matter was referred small
box of feathers, mildly remarkiug Inst
shs tar would follow soon after Now
this same man is in the House again aud
will have 81 opportunity to illustrate the
Scripture "Love your enemies" do good
10 them that despitetully use you" etc.
AT the reception given last week to
the Retail Dry Goods Trade, in Boston,
by the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
ton, Gov. Rice, Of Massachusetts, spoke
wise words when be said 10 the young
men present, among other things they
should remember, "Get out of your minds
that the fewer hours of day you work,
the better. No man succeeds who starts
out on the principle of doing as little as
he can. Do all you can to make your
selves indispensable to your employer, and
if you want to rise and be successful,
render him all the service possible"