Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-08-07


grain and feed he had on hand he has sold |
been In business here for Q number Of |
years, and Is an honest man, an upright |
citizen and has made many friends. We
have not learned what business he Is going |
into or whether he Intends to leave town. |
We should be sorry to have him leave
town.-There was an attempt to break
into the safe At the G. T. r. depot at this
place Wednesday night. Entrance TO the
depot was effected by crawling through q
ventilaror and then prying up the ticket
office window. The handle to the safe
was considerably battered In attempting to
tear 1t Oh. The burglars were probably
frightened away or gave 1t up as bad job.
Nothing In the office was taken as far as
Mr.. Waters Is able to discover.
OxFoRD.-Sumner Wardwell's little girl
recently ate lot of paris green, but the
quality was so poor 1t only acted as an
emetic, and she Is out Of danger.
So far as we can learn, the merits Of the
Hon. Euoch Foster, for the Chief Justice
ship, as forcibly set forth In last weeks
DEMoCRAT meets with general approval in
this section. Almost every one thinks he
is the best man for the place. The Adrer-
tiser comes out, however, with one of its
ambiguous editorials OF which no living
person can make either head or tail.
G. II. Jones has sold his valuable colt to
John B. Doris, OF Inter Ocean Circus fame
not to Davis for $500 as reported. Mr..
Doris sent telegram to Jones from Port
land on the 2lst. Stopping in Portland
over night he went to Lewiston, then came
to Oxford by team, arriving four hours
before his message. If the Telegraph Co.
have a message to be sent In haste we
should advise them to hire small boy to
carry II TO It's destination in wheelbarrow.
From "Vox" we take the following
The best hay crop for SO years.-Alpha
Kavanaugh and family have returned from
visit 10 Portland.-Immense quanti-
ties OF blueberries are being imported from
Casco and 0tisfeld.- Wolf& Reesing will
put up 10000 cases OF corn In Casco, this
season.-An artist from England has
made q large sketch of the White Noun
talns from Geo. Robinson's hill, East Ok
ford, as a better view OF the mountains can
be obtained from that spot than anywhere
else. In plain talk this means If you wish
70 see the White Mountains TO the best
possible advantage, go to East Oxford
bosh
The bird that waits with patience al
ways finds the biggest worm. We have
long been waiting for something to turn
up which would shatter, all Bro. &C. 5"
fond hopes OF Bethel's future fame. Eure-
ka. Oxford has had two Fourth of Julys
this year, already. The second celebra-
ton came of last Wednesday. The balloon
ascension was grand, raising the en,husi-
asm OF the multitude to pitch We have
never seen equalled since Wsshburn's cir
Gus was here. crowd which We were
unable to number started in the mile race,
but after the first few laps they began TO
grow beautifully less, and at the end they
We're equal to the fingers on our hand In
number. lst prize, Fred G. Cary; 2nd,
Ed Nc Allister; 3rd, George Heath. The
fireworks, under the skillful management
OF W. K. Faris, esq, and Albert Z. Robin
son, Sec. OF c. A, were as good as was
possible to get from the rather poor quail
ity sent them. On the whole, 1t was a
good, lively time.
Durrell & Hawkes. store was broken In,
Thursday night. 1t was not the work OF
burglars, but OF bunglers. They slung 3
stone through the glass in one OF the doors
and then reaching in pulled the bolts and
sprung open the double doors. They were
very bashful and modest, and seemed to
be afraid TO take much for fear the propri.
etors would be mad. They tumbled over
cases nlled with choice lsces and rich silks
and then coutented themselves with q few
yards OF cheap cotton cloth. They passed
right by large showcase Of jewelry and
took q few boxes OF cheap cigars. After
carefully examining the best stock OF boots
aud shoes 10 town, they carried of pair
or two of cowh.de shoes. A few dollars
In coppers completed their spoilI though
In SO large o store packed from aoor TO
ceiling with oil kinds Of goods, much may
have been taken and not missed yet. We
should advise these wopld-be burglars to
qGit and go to digging clans, or saving
wood or something better suited to their
abilities. II was not the work Of any OF
our townspeople, but OF strangers who
came 10 team.
John Robinson has purchased q very
handsome aud spirited black colt. Good
horsemen tell us It Is one OF the handsom.
est and most promising col.a ever brought
into town.
Tristan Hersey, formerly an Oxford
County plow-maker, is In town, trying. SO
We are told, to establish an Order OF the
Golden Cross.
Newell Foster has sold out his livery
business to E. J. Flood.
The brass band has legun 70 go-=the
wIu walilngs OF mu9lcai instruments come
peeiing up from every street.
The enlarged steamer. "Island Belle, II
which has risen phnnix-like from the ~.
ms of the "Big Ella" was launched from
the Lake Street Dock, Saturday, with ap,
propriate ceremonies.
Merrill Brackets hog recently presented
him with a fine litter OF pigs. Among
them Is one cqrlously marked with red
dish-browp and black spots. i Is very
large, and quite curiosity. |
A. WARD, JR.
A son Of VI. A. Emery Of Oxford, got
beyond his depth In the pond, one day last |