Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-09
From our Regular Correspondent.
PORTLAND LETTER.
PORTLAND, May 4, 1892.

fOkIlAND, May I, 1905
"smiling May comes in play.
Making all things bright and gay"
When the bells ushered in the bright May
morning, fairy's wand touched the earth
instead of bare brown hillsdes there were
pillows Of tender green. Little twigs held
out their tassles and even in the city, we
caught the scent of the waxcn-petaled ar
butus, the dear May-hower of our child
hood.
Over and over again, the jingling coup
let, quoted above, sang itself, and mingled
with the airs of May came fragrant memo
ries of happy hours.
City Hall presented charming appear
ance to any lover of children, and he must
be hard-hearted indeed who could ,ook up
on that sea of sweet expectant faces with
out thrill of pleasure not unmixed with
sadness. Red Riding Hood, with n wolf
aud a real pony, fairies, talking flowers, a
grandma and all the paraphernalia of the
story-book was the attraction. The ladies'
of Bosworth Post never presented a more
charming entertainment for the little ones
and vet one could hardly find more to ad-
mire upon the stage than in the audience.
Such a crowd OF happy little people.
Another thing which especially p!cases
the school children of this city Is an addi-
ton OF two weeks To the summer vacation.
After much discussion in the papers and
before the Council, the petition for an adj
ditional month has been granted In part.
Many OF the teachers think the decision
wiser than the petition, though the teach
ers have not taken any part in the move
ment.
Sunday, April >, Drs Clark and Alden,
the Foreign and Home Secretaries Of the
American Board, held special services In
the Congregational churches of the city,
with reference to the coming meeting OF
the American Board lnOctober next the
annual meeting is 10 be held In this city.
II is thirty.one years since the Board has
met here aud the recital Of the progress
made during that time was listened TO with
earnest attention by large audience.
Tuesday aud wednesday, the Grand
Lodge o. Maine held their annual session
Grand Master Marquis +. King presiding.
Nearly all the Isl Lodges In the State
were represented This week the Falmouth
begins its new era under the management
OF Mr.. ellison. The new proprietor brings
from New York the cooks, head walter,
porter and baker.
The morning OF the eth nit. John Arch
ibald, laborer living at the west end of
Congress- committed murderous as
sanlt on his wife with Ratchet. The
screams OF the victim brought assistance
seeing which, the would-be assassin He'd
and has not been seen or heard from since.
The unfortunate wife is recovering, though
having received several CHASTITY wounds
one arm was broken and her jaw badly
fractured. He has often beaten her before
but when arrested aud taken TO the sta
ton, she would refuse TO appear against
him, and the idle, ugly wretch would eS'
cape with a simple fine for drunkenness,
which fine the poor abused wife would
pay with the money earned 10y taking Ia
washing. II Is 20 be hoped the brute may
be caught and punished a. he deserves, II
he has not already taken his own misera-
Die life, a. has been surmised. H. :. A.