Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
Every Postmaster I'm Oxford County;

Massachusetts has originated new
thing. She has abolished the Office of
coroner, and substituted medical exam
iner with corOnial powers. The chances
are that when a case comes under the eye
Of an educated physician, there will be
an intelligent report of the cause Of the
death.-Cincinnati Commercial.
Rev. Zenas Thompson Of Mechanic
Falls has purchased lot on Lincoln street
at Woodford's Corner, upon which he
will erect house. As soon IS it Is I'm
ished he will take up his residence there.
tie has sold his place at Mechanic Falls
and intends 10 spend the remainder of his
years in the vicinity of his two sons, both
Of whom are engaged in business in Port
land.
The British Government always pro-
tects It's citizens. The British Consul at
New Orleans has aScertained that Mr.. 4.
McCulland, an elderly Scotch gentleman,
was among those murdered in hemper
county, and Secretary Evarts has been
officially requested by the British Gov
eminent to cause a formal investigation
into the circumstances attending the as
sassinatiou Of English subjects in this
country. Mr.. Evarts has replied that
due inquiry shall be made.
MIR. Ersstus Brooks, in retiring from
the editorial management of the New
York Evening Express recalls some inter
esting facts He has been connected with
the paper as joint editor and proprietor
for forty-one years, the first eighteen Of
which he acted as correspondent as Wash
ingtOn during the session Of Congress
During this long period ll2 daily papers
have been born and have died in New
York city, and there are now fewer news
papers there than twenty-five years ago.
d. LOrHRor 4 &C., issue Immediately,
as summer reading for the young folks,
the initial volumes of the Seaside Series,
Nan, the New-Fashioned Girl. by Mrs.
5. c. Hallowell, and "Good-for-Nothing
Polly" by Ella Farman, the former for
the girls, the latter for the boys, "Polly"
being delightful young scaPegraCe drawn
from life.
Col. Bob Ingersoll thinks ofhee-hold-
ing mean business. He says, l would
rather have 40 acres Of land and a log
house with one room, yes, and the woman
love, and some lattice-work over the
window, so that the sunlight would fall
checkered on the baby IN the cradle, and
= few hollyhocks at the corner of the
house would rather have that, and
nice path leading down to the spring,
where | could 90 and hear the water CUR
Cling would rather live there and die
there than be a clerk of any government
on earth. Now, all mean by this civil
service reform is that if any poor devil
has been so unfortunate as to get into
that place, leave him there rather than to
destroy somebody else every year.
Trout fishing is good. An old Izaak
says one Of the best ways to get into the
lakes is BY the way Of Andover. A party
Of fishermen took between 500 and 400
trout in Sawyer brook in Andover a few
days since. $500 has recently been ex-
pended on the lake road, and one may
trot horse within three miles of Rich
ardson Lake. There Is excellent fishing
on the lakes this season. Stages are load
ed with fishermen going for the fish,
Mr.. John Pckard Of Auburn and broth
er Edward, and others have Just returned
from lake trip with trout by the hun
dred.-Lewiston journal.
The Kennebec Journal remarks that
while Senator Blaine is quietly in his
garden, trimming his apple trees and cut
ting his asparagus, some political idiots
at Washington are using his name in con-
nectiOn with new party. The impress
sion in Maine is that Mr.. Blaine belongs
to the Republican party, that he does not
propose to leave it, and that he will stand
70 the end for Its time-honored principles,
no matter who may desert or grow faint.
He knows nothing whatever Of the absurd
movement that is rumored in Washing
ton"
We can think OF no one who more
fully realized all the traits Of an able,
honorable, smiable, steadfast New Eng
land manhood, than Ex-Governor Edward
Kent. He was one whom 70 know was a
pleasure and whose friendship was an
honor. In all the relations Of long and
active life he met all the requirements of
distinguished position with conspicuous
success, and in public and private bore a |
character above the shadow of reproach. |
His death will be noted with especial re-
greet throughout the country and with deep
sorrow throughout the State in whose his
tory he has borne so prominent part
while in our own community, where he
has lived so long, he will be mourned as
& neighbor, counsellor and friend. The
widow and son have the most earnest
sympathy Of all our people in their be-
reavment-BaDgOT Wing and Courier.