Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-26

this week from Washington, ID. c., to
spend the summer at Mr.. Durgin's.
1t has been decided to commence the
Portland District Camp-meeting at Frye
burg, Sept. 3, so as not to conflict with
the meetings at Old Orchard. The board
ing house at Martha's Grove will be opened
July "a.
DIR. Mason and Mr.. Barrsws attended
the State Cong1 Conference at Farming
ton. this week. mo.
NORWAY From the AdrertiSer.-Rev. Mr..
Wiswall and family left last Monday to
visit parents and friends in Hanover, N.
H.-Geo. Hobbs is building a barn on
his Rust lot, on the west side of Pennesee-
wassee brook.-A. j. Buck has sold his
bay trottiug mare to C.. o. Goodwin Of
Waterford for SS00.--Two hundred acres
of sweet corn have been engaged for the
packing Co. here. Nearly all in this town.
II. NJ. Bearce, esq, has been at Port
land this week on business connected with
the revision OF the New Statutes.
q. l.. Beal has 4 set of Lawn Tennis at his
residence on Cottage st. The first intro
duction of the game in town.. l..
Horne has sold the WriSley lot on the west
side of PenneSeewasSee brook TO Daniel
Il. Hill for five hundred dollars. Num-
bers Of fine looking bass have been seen
about the shores of the pond lately. The
fishing bids fair 10 be the best ever known.
Horace &. DinSmore has flute which
he made from the wood of the cherry tree.
Every note is perfect Not every one VINO
could do that.-A large load of pulp from
Evans and Brooks mill was sent away
last week. They have received orders for
cedar pulp to be used in laying down car
petS.-The school meeting Saturday
evening was well attended. a committee
was selected to draft plans for an addition
20 the Academy and report with estimates
of cost at an adjourned meeting TO be held
at half past seven o'clock--A. +. An
drews and Newell Trafton have purchased
a large wood lot of Cyrus Haskell and the
estate OF +. c. Andrews, for about Sl,sOO.
The lot adjoinS SilaS Halls land In the
south West part of the town. \ crew OF
20 men are cutting of wood and timber.
OXFoRp.-The rattle of the moving ma
chine is sounding, and the song of the
scythe is heard in the land.
It is customary in one Of OF our district
schools to open in the morning with scrip
ture reading. Last Monday the following
passage came 10 bright six-year old
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips
from guile" Slowly the little fellow
worked it out thus: Keep thy tongue
from evil and thy lips from girls"
The Robinson Manufacturing Co, who
always have every new improvement, are
putting GrinnellS Senitiye Automatic
Sprinkler into their factory. This marks
new era in fire extinguishers, says the
man who IS putting it in. number OF
pipes are run over every part of the mill.
At intervals OF about twenty feet these
sprinklers are attached ID the pipe. II
IRE breaks out, the he at of the fire causes
the Spri nglerS to open, and they instantly
begin : o sling water in every direction In
such 4 free and reckless way that the most
vigorous determined, and enthusiastic hre
soon loses It's observation-disclosures dis
courased and disguised, and feels sick and
wants to die and get out OF the wet.
VIM. ). Dodge, esq, is very sick.
J. Hamilton writes Ny land locked sal
mon was 30 y inches long, nine inches
deep. weighing II - lbs. The salmon In
Sebago sre longer than in any other Maine
lake-a twenty FOUNDER being quite com.
mon. They can't be caught with L lily, but
bite readily at 4 Sme.t, which are often
caught by the ton in the spring. over
a ton OF salmon have been captured out of
the Songo River in 4 single nisht.-IOreSt
and Stream.
The attendance at the sale of the real
estate OF the late Joseph French was small.
They were few, but they mighty. little
handful scarce half dozen men, repre-
rented more than half a million of
money.
The widow o. the late Joseph French
has received 4 much needed pension OF
S2,02>.55
The 1irertis,r, in its simple way, tryS to
be funny over the fact that we have got a
new hat. taken our pants out Of our boots,
ana braced up generally. This shows the
good effects Of reading a good paper. II
We had no Ilrsriiser correspondent, we
should probably have been either on the
poor farm or in Jail, instead of having
new hat. And, by the way, the CORE
>pondent Of the .idrertiser, who is so fun
ny, has not had a new hat within the
memory OF any man now living; and he
never puts his pants in his boots, because
they are so short and out-grown that they
wont reach down 10 his boots. Moral:
Folks who live in glass houses mustn't
throw stones.
oxford is going to take the shine all of
from Portland on grand Fourth Of July
celebration. The "dude city of Maine" is
getting jealous already. We shall have
wicrd fautastics, big brass bands, elegant
and soul stirring orations, scientific base
ball, races, matches, feats of strength,
games, fireworks and everything needed to
make a big time, and beat Portland.
4. WARD JR.
PARIs.-W. X. Green, road surveyor for
this district, is repairing some ugly places
in the sidewalk, between the Postoflice
and Hutchinson & Newells store. A good
job.
Jarvis L. Carter and bride are visiting