Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
Editorial and Selected Items.

Speaker OF the House tue coming "'"''''
--Harper's Monthly for October Is in
hand early this month; but none too
early for those who love pure and timely
reading. 81 per year. For sale by all
news dealers.
The Main State Board Of Agricu-
ture will hold a session at Alfred IN De-
tober at which time an interesting dis.
cussion upon agricultural topics will take
place.
The estate of the late Il. o. }. Smith
has been returned insOlvent and judge
Cleaves has appointed Hon. W. W.
Thomas, Jr., and #. II. Haskell Commits
sioners.
The report that Vanderbilt's span
Small Hopes and Lady Mack. made
mile on Fleetwood track Tuesday in 23,
proves correct. This is the fastest time
made by such team.
The Chronicle regrets to learn that
Mai. A. II. 3. Davis who is at the Forest
House, Pennington, formerly OF the Farm
inpton Chronicle, was Frustrated Wednes-
day evening with hemOrrhage OF the lungs.
H. II. has added another TO her des-
criptiye papers on Colorado by writing
about The Procession Of Flowers in Col
orado." in the October Atlantic We
are grateful to one who sees in the new
West something besides ore aud wheat.
The Bangor Commercial says BRO
Simpson has his coat off for Williams.
We'll, the race is over now, and as the
autumn air is chilly, we will put on our
coat, and advise Bro. Emery to get into
his trowsers as soon as possibIe.-Bel.
fast journal.
During 4 quarrel between certain
homeopathic aud allopathic physicians IN
Philadelphia, respecting the certificate Of
the insanity Of patient, the subject be-
came violent, jumped out OF the window
and was killed.
The above article is travelling with the
papers bat it reads ike 4 canard.
The Morning Star says that the ex-
ample Of President Cheney Of Bates Col
lege in giving all his property to the col
lege to help fulfil the conditions on which
large sum of money is promised to the
institution, ought to stir every friend OF
education among Us to do his utmost III
the same direction.
The shooting at Creedmoor, n. \"
Tuesday was between the State militia.
In the National Guard match, the l4Lh
regiment OF Brooklyn carried of the
FIRST prize by score OF 42O. In The
match of the first division Of the National
Guard, The first prize was won by the
list regiment with q score OF 1913, and III
the second division. the 2ith regiment
won the first prize with score OF 400.
Mark Twain has the faculty Of over
hearing queer things on steamboat, to
Judge by his paper in the October Allan
tic, "Some Rambling Notes of an idle eN-
cursion." Some people could travel from
Hartford to New York every day in the
year without hearing John and William
chat so entertainingly under the state
room window.
A cattle plague, thought to be
species of the Texas fever, has broken out
among the cattle in the vicinity Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, county. The Texas cattle
this year are covered with ticks OF two
varieties, bite of which is poisonous TO
the blood. Many cattle are dying daily.
Several cases of children having been
poisoned by drinking infected milk have
already come to the notice Of the physl-
clans. Beef is affected by the disease,
but can be easily detected by the spots.
A circular from the Office of the
Secretary Of the Good Templars Of Maine,
Geo. T.. Bracket of Belfast, gives notice
that the 10Th semi-annual session OF the
Grand Lodge will be held at Camden on
Wednesday and Thursday the 10th and
| th of October. Hali-fare to all menu
beers Of the Order over Rail Roads and
Steamboat lines of the State, and reduced
rates at Hotels. The attendance will
probably be large, if the weather is fair,
as Camden is one of the loyliest Villages
and most pleasant summer resorts in
Maine.
Hon. John l.. Stevens OF this city,
has been appointed United States Minis
ter Resident at the Court of Sweden and
Norway. He will probably sail from
New York to his post Of duty at Stock
holm, the last of the present month, or
the first of October His family will ac-
company him. BY this fitting appoint
ment, Augusta will lose temporarily one
Of its sturdy and most reliable citizens
a gentleman of high culture and charac-
ter, an enterprising and far-seeing citizen
who has labOred both in season and out
of season for the up-building Of the town
morally and materially, a true man in
every sense Of that comprehensive term.
The kind wishes of host Of friends will
follow him to his foreign field Of labor,
will linger with him there, and glad
welcome will be extended to him on his
return to the home he loves so WE'LL
Augusta Journal.
-Gambetta, the French republican
leader and orator, has been fined two
thousand francs, and ordered to be i'm
| nr;sopad thraa months for MAKING and