Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-29
Editorial and Selected Items.

NORWAY Robert Merrill committed
suicide Thursday morning by cutting his
throat with razor. Deceased lived IN
the northern part OF the town, and was
somewhat past middle age.
Among our new advertisements will
be found a notice oil the Spring term Of
Hebron Academy. As will be seen, the
school is still in charge of that excellent
teacher. John F. Moody. which in itself
is a guarantee of large attendance and
3 profitable term.
DR.. Cleveland, of Winthrop St. church,
Boston Highlands. will deliver his able
and popular lecture brains or No
Brains, or The Struggle tor Life" at
Concert Hall. Norway, Thursday even
ing, Jan. 3lst. Music by the Oxford
Male Quartette, consulting OF Messrs.
James aud Geo. Jones. Dr.. A. L. Hersey,
Rev. G. A. Lockwood; organist, Mrs. a..
l.. Hersey. Tickets % cts, for sale at
Noyes's drug store.
-Suleiman Pasha is not his name at
all al all. but Patrick Sullivan, OF county
Cork, Ireland. SO says a correspondent
OF the Cork Examiner He says Suleiman
(Sulivan)-see?
The editor OF the Democrat is absent
in New York. taking long needed vaca-
ton. On Tuesday morning with glance
of deep significance he handed over to
Us pair of scissors aud 3 dish OF paste ;
and his last solemn injunction was "See
here, now,-dont you go 10 fooling with
the politics of this psper! :"
Though OF course the court house
war is not allowed to interrupt the friend
ly social relations always existing be-
tween the two villages, it is noticed that
citizens OF Norway are now more cautious
about exposing themselves to the fierce
gales of Paris Hill, bearing rs they 90
consumption in their train; while Paris
ians shrink IRON encountering the malari-
al influences OF the !snnerY brook.
Mrs. SnAw's RECEIPT Book The adj
vent Of this book has been awaited with
much Interest, the author, Mrs. Shaw Tor
many years hos ess of the Bangor House,
and now of the Falmouth. being well
known to the people of Maine. The book
is beautifully bound in green and gold and
is attractive even before the store OF good
things within is examined. We are not
competent to judge of the pslatableness
OF the various dishes which the author
serves up to her readers, but should think
many Of them too elaborate Tor prepara-
ton in any but an hotel kitchen. The
arrangement and printing are excellent.
Published by Loring, Short, Il Harmon,
Portland.
PRESCRIPTION WRITING. BY PROF. +.
| II. GERRIsH.-The chief design OF the
author of this little work is TO enable
medical students who have not been
thoroughly drilled in Latin examinations,
to readily acquire sufficient knowledge oil
them to write physicians prescriptions 10
Latin with accuracy and clearness. To
this end he embodies in this book just
such elements of Latin grammar. and no
more. as are necessary TO his purpose.
1t strikes US that one who has arrived at
years OF discretion can with this little
book gain as much absolutely practical
knowledge OF Latin in few hours, or at
most days, as the school-boy usually
gets by the ordinary course in many
l.. 10
lists OF Latin words used in Medicine,
each in its proper declension. To one
already familiar with Latin the book is
yet valuable from the many hints and
cautions concerning prescription writing
which Prof. Gerrish's orderly and me-
thodical mind is especially fitted to sug-
gest. The book is in form to fit it for
pocket companion. Loring, Short, Il
Harmon, Publishers.