Oxford Democrat., 1883-07-03

| thrown rom ner carriage, ana so badly in-
ared that she was carried 90 the nearest
house, mile from home, and for ten days
was too i'll 10 be Loved. II was feared she
was injured internally, but later We hear
she Is slowly improving.
! Nearly all the inmates Of the town farm
have recently had the measles.
CANToS-from the 7tlephonc: Holt ad-
q dvertiseS boys carts and sled, az his fur
uiture rooms.-Mrs. +. w. Allen is still
quite low from 4 long continued illness.
Sunday, June nth, Rev. o., Roys bap-
tized two persons AZ Dickyale. Virgin
Camp, No. II, S. OF ", has lately received
an outfit of new caps.-The plank side
walk on Pleasant Street has been extended
70 DR.. Stanwoods residence. Five cars
OF long lumber from Canton Steam Mil
Co. were in the freight train this morning.
--Rev. Nathaniel Butler has been en-
gagged BY the Baptist Society OF this village
10 preach every Sabbath for the summer.
a carload of tooth-picks from the
Dixtield factory left this station to-day, for
st. Louis. How many Missouri mouths
viii they till?-Last Thursday, A. l..
Ray, Frank Blcknell and Victor Holt
caught 100 perch from Whitney Pond,
which weighed about 40 pounds. S.
Stowell of Dixiied, was in town, Monday,
on business connected with the sale OF
land to the Canton Driving Association,
for track.-I. b. Fuller, the surveyor,
commenced repairing the highway on Main
Street hill, Monday, but for want OF work
men had TO suspend for the time being.
john A. Hodge Post, No. Il, G. A. r.,
is adding 10 its membership each week. A
special meeting was held last Saturday for
mastering, and another is 10 be held next
Saturday. have been printed,
announcing q 4th OF July ball at Canton
House Hall. The managers are making
preparations for grand tlme-A rota-
~ swing has been erected near the old iron
foundry. For some reason it Is not pat
ronized very literally, SO it serves princi-
pally as an ornament to its romantic sur
roundiugs.-Mrs.F Fogg, teacher of the
grammar school in the village, was taken
sick last wek with pneumonia, necessitat-
ing the closing OF her school. The prim-
airy department continues in session.
Scarcity of help and high wages is the
cry of the farmers in this vicinity. Con-
sequent upon this, much building and 9TH
er Improvements about the village will be
deferred until later in the season.-Syl- |
vester Ellis has contracted with VIM. X.
DeCoster for the building Of his house on
Main Street. Hiram Mithell has engaged |
to build the cellar and foundation, which |
will be commenced at once.-A new To- |
comotlye will soon be added to the rolling |
stock Of the X. +. & B. railroad. The |
company has also purchased 800 tons of |
IRON and 80 tons OF steel rails, and 1000 |
cedar ties, for repairing the etrack.-Work |
on Peabody's new building is booming, |
and It will soon be an ornament TO cen. |
tral part Of the village. Odd Fellows |
Hall on the second floor Of the main build |
Ing, will be spacious and high-posted. We
intend 20 give a diagram of the whole,
when finished.
DENMARK.-Mr. Hiram Brown has sold |
his residence at Denmark village to Chaun-
cey Berry. Mr.. Brown has removed to
Vermont.
Miss Lizzie Pingree, who has spent the
winter in Georgia, as missionary to the
freedmen, Is passing the summer vacation