Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-01-13
IN GENERAL.

A Connecticut man recently said
LEND me a dollar My wife has len me,
and want 10 advertise that | am not re-
sponSible for her debts.
-"win your mother ever marry again!
he incurred. Not with my approval,
she answered; such is my opinion thus
far. and not step father. "-BrooktyH
URi0R-4rgtS.
A rich Scotchman at the point ofdeath
said 70 his pastor, "Do YOU think that If
len ten thousand pounds TO the Presoyte-
rian church my soul w'd be sayedF Il
can't promise you anything, answered the
good man, after a second thought, "but II
is worth trying"
At the Manhattan Chess Club the 9TH
or evening Capt. Geo. II. Mackenzie engag-
cd nineteen players at once, each playing
separate game against him. The tables
were set In a hollow square, and he moved
nom one TO the other, making his play IN
almost every instance after a single glance
NJ the board. The nineteen games lasted
three hours and three-quarters, Capt. Mac
kinzie winning fifteen Of the number.
A complete list OF articles made of pa
per would be very curious one, and NJ
most every day II becomes more so. Among
the things now made Of IL are buckets,
.sbronzes," urns, asphalt roofing, water
cans. carpets, shirts, whole suits ofclothes,
iewelry, materials for garden walks, Win
dow curtains, lanterns, pocket-handker-
chiefs, stoves, railway carriages and car
rage wheels, chimney pots, Hour barrels,
cottage walls, roofing tiles, and bricks and
dies for stamping.
-"You remember, sir, you married me
many wears ago, =" said a gentleman 10
distinguished preacher in Charlotte, \. &.
..No: don't say married you" was the re-
ply, but that l Inarrined you, and there
upon he explained 10 the satisfaction OF
the married man that this was the word
that ought TO be used, whether II was IN
dictionary or not, and now he defes any
one TO prove that 10 analogous formation
in the language the word Is incorrect. IL
means 10 make married, and that's what
the preacher does.
A terrible disaster occurred near Dun
dee. in Scotland, Sunday night. A passen-
ger train with seventy-hve passengers, du-
ring a gale. was crossing the bridge two
miles long. across the Firth OF Tay, when
the bridge gave way and the entire train
and eleven spans of the bridge were precip-
itated nearly ninety feet into the water.
Not single person escaped alive. The
wind was blowing so hard at this time
that no boats could be sent TO the assistance
of the perishing people. The gale was the
most violent in Scotland since 1865.
a Young couple Of Buckeyestown, Nd,
created sensation on the 10th inst. Inc
nsrties. Walter b. Krantz and Miss NJ. Doll
Announced their wedding in church, which
WAS crowded with spectators. The couple
entered the church, and just as the minis
ter was about 20 begin the service, the
groom handed him paper, at which he
started in surprise. For moment ne
stood in suspense, and then read the paper,
which was a certificate OF marriage be-
tween the parties on the 10th or October,
1878. The guests were considerably sur,
prised and disappointed at the novel method
OF celebrating wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Chauneey NJ. Depuy told this sto-
~ al the recent New England dinner; III
the Berkshire hills there was a FUNERAL
The woman who mingles curiosity WIZ
pity MAS there with the mourners. 10 tnt
afflicted widow, in melancholy voice, sns
said, when did you get your new eight
day clocks" II amt got no new eight-das
clock" responded the bersayed woman