Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-12
Editorial and Selected Items.

The heaviest fall of snow for this
season occurred on Sunday.
Pope Plus TX died at Rome on
Thursday afternoon.
SILVER threads among the gold" is
what they are singing in Congress now
The court crier must hereafter make
less noise. His Office is to be abolished.
Oh thursday the jury found Anicr-
son guilty, recommending him to the mer-
cy of the court He was renarded to
iail to await sentence.
Measures will be taken to repair tho
telegraph line at Norway so that our con-
temporary, the advertiser, can get news
from Augusta.
In the Senate 50 Republicans, SO
Democrats, and / Independent Davis, Of
Illinois,. In the House : lao Republi-
cans, and 1873 Democrats.
-Pascoll Darrell and wife. OF Hartford.
over 50 years OF age, were both stricken
with paralysis on The Same day, last
week Mr. Barrell remains unconscious,
bat Mrs. Barroli is -allying.
Charles Richardson of Sweden, q
man 10 years of age,took poison Saturday
afternoon and died in ten minutes after.
He had been sick but appeared well at
the time Of taking the poison.
j. NJ. Cummings of Norway, has
purchased the elegant stable connected
with Beals hotel, and will be pleased to
furnish all who wish with teams of every
style. Prices, according 10 team, and
cheap as the cheapest.
Il c. Moore IL Co., OF Lewiston an
nounce large and select sale of Dry
Goods to open Monday, Feb. II, Many
OF our people visit Lewiston to purchase
such goods. We advise them 10 call and
see their goods, and compare prices.
A Boston firm forwarded n draft for
half q million francs n an enve'ope
directed 10 corresp ondent in Paris,
aud another heavy drat TO "Loudon."
The pOstoiiice clerks sent the frs. to
Paris. Me. and the other TO London, Ca
tario.
When the heavily loaded barge filed
with So. Paris people struck the bare
planks of the covered bridge on their way
to Paris Hill on Monday night, the horses
pulled themselves clear of the harness.
and Mr.. Mason Was compelled to retuln
tor repairs.
AT Tenants Harbor, Me-, Jan. 80,
Sarah Meservey, wife of Luther Meser-
vey, was found dead in her house with her
hands tied over her head. The house
was in confusion and her clothing badly
disarranged. II is thought she must
have been dead five weeks, as the house
had the appearance OF having been closed
that length of time.
Senator Eatons speech Tuesday
against the silver bill was characterized
by sound common sense. He showed
that gold and gold only is the financial
standard OF the world, and showed him
self to be more than match for Beck
and other soft money democrats who at
tempted to answer his sledge hammer
statements.
&C. R. Elder. ESQ.,, Of Boston, whose
card appears in the first column OF this
paper. has removed his Office from No.
80 to %, Court Street. His new Office is
in the Adams building, just completed,
and is fitted with all the modern improve
meRts. Mr.. Elder is taking high posi-
ton in his profession and attornies and
others who have legal business in Boston,
will DO we'll to consult him.
When A. T. Stewart of New York |
died, he was held up by the religious
press as an example of meanness and of a |
useless life. Gle never gave to charitable
societies; preferring to be his own almon-
er) Now Mr.. Bates has passed away.
His accounts with Bates mill are some
5000 600 short. This fact is put by, he
IS "honored in the tomb" and is held up
IS a shining example of industry and
thrift. Gle literally endowed denomi-
national college.)