Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-08

"Thcir marriage suro l. very snug'
They joined them IN a atric,,
And nov ris clear that one old Rugf
iias fetched a handsome frice.'
On the Fourth Of July, 1888, the Dem
ocra,s Of RumfoFd had a strictly party
celebration Of the day aud occasion at
the hotel Of Mr. J. b. Leach. near Rum
fond Falls General AlvAn Bolster was
Prcsiden, Of the day, and Abel Wheeler,
was Vice President. A report Of the
meeting was published IN the DENocRAr
and among the regular ,oas,s were the
following:
"Tho oxford Democrai-lt labors 20
sustain The interests OF the people, and the
people ought 10 sustain The Interests of
The Democrat"
The following by David KnaPP'
our host. J. d. Leach-May bis heart
be- a. free from guile, as his head Is from
hair
BY Capt. u. III. Farnum
American ships ani the Ladles-May
the frsi be- well rlggcd AMI the second b.
well manned.
With the number for October Is, 1916,
the DENocRAr frs, adopted the motto
"The Union-lt mus, be preserved"
May n, 1917. with Volume :. the
paper was enlarged by the addition Of a
column 70 q page. and was also treated
20 a new dress and new heading. IL
was also improved in various ways, max
ing !, a very handsome sheet.
rHE fiRE.
An extra. printed a, the Norway Al.
rcrf.srr Office. under date Of December rs.
isi9. has the following notice which suf-
ficien,ly explains itself.
"Ahout 1 O'Clock on sunday morning
last. Nc we're aroused from our slumbcr
by ihc startling cry OF Fire. The Ore
proved % bc ln the building occupied BY
NJ for the Democrat oiilcc. by CD. Charles
Andrews. A. a law ofiicc, aud by ihc Poet
Oficc. The citizens of The village aud VI
clnlty rallied nObly tO the rescue, but with
out avail The bulldiug and the contents
Of The Democrat onlce were utterly De.
stroyed our loss IL a heavy one, and
will not fill short OF sl00O-bclng our All.
The aro L. supposed to have originated from
some defect m the machinery. We are not
dl.heartened nor discouraged. bat We shall
A. soon A. We can make arrangements,
commence the Democrat agaiu, etc.
NEw sEEIfs.
The next issue Of the paper appeared
on ,hc l2ih q February. 1880. New
and elegant type had been procured, the
size increased 10 seven columns. the
length propor,iona,cly, and new head
procured. the same ,ha, was used until
within few years In this issue Col
Millei, said
FnigNDs AND PATRONS Amer the
lapse of few weeks, VIC again present
YOU the oxford Democrat Ia a new drcss,
and with ~ boundaries enlarged mis-
fortune the l6th of December, severe and
trying. broke on oar weekly visits wlthOut
warning. aud overwhelmed us la chaos
on ruin. hut by the Kindness OF friends aud
/ the uromptltade of some OF those Indebted,
W. are again enabled % start In the world
and issue the Democrat
rs.|| b. NHIN -
a. heretofore. democratic. of course, are
IL politics and moral Ia IL tendencies +
advocating an needed reforms % u healthy
character.
I'm enlarglng the Democrat, much ex'
pense has been Incurred; new type, press
ant material ~ every description incident
Al AMI necessary % country printing Of.
| dee. having been purchased, and 10 enable
Us % meet this expense promptly We rely
upon those Indebted heretofore Tor The
Democrat, advertising, JOB work, &C. aud
must request them To settle all arroaragcs
with A. little delay a. possible. change
/ In our business connections also, renders
this Indispensable.
To those who have 80 nObly assisted us
/ IN our time OF need, We tender our most
sincere and unlclgued thanks. They VIII
ever be remembered with pleasure They
are indeed friends worth having We have
associated with ourselves In business. Mt.
Geo. l.. Mellen. lately one OF the publish.
ers OF the Boston Weekly Museum, and
who served his time with us. To those
who are acquainted with him, Il would BE-
supcrfu0us for us 10 say anything bat 10
those who are not, we would say he Is 4
/ gcntlemaL0f Qs85.,y, GH,Xes2t0nahle NOR
ais, and well qualified a. a practical prlnt-
er. by whose aid the paper viii be much
improved. and all interested much bene-
ntted."
The first issue after the FIRE begun a
new series Vol No. l }, and the firm
name was Mille,, & Mellen.
With new series. No. 2s Of Vol l,
Oct Is. 1850, Mr.. Millei, sold out and
retired from the paper, when the imprint
became Geo. l.. Mellen q Co. The par
ties who bought into the concern with
Mr.. Mellen were Gen. VIM. X. Kimball.
Clerk Of the Courts, 5. ID. Hutchinson,
Register Of Deeds, and Nathan NJ.
Marble.
In Vol. ? new seriesl No. AZ, issued
January 2, 1882. il Is announced tha,
Geo. l.. Mellen has become sole proprie-
tor also Geo. r. Emery is announced as
editor.
With the May %, 1858, number, Mr..
Emery announces bis retirement from the
paper. and DIR. Thomas II. Brown be-
came his successor.
With the first number after the fire, q
new departure in the tone Of the paper
became quite apparent An editorial re-
feuing to the subject Of slavery took de-
cided grounds agains, the farther ex,en-
sion Of that Institution, while claiming
that the South should have all It's rights
under the Constitution. Mr.. Hamlin,
then member Of the United States SEN
ate, had assumed a position hostile to
slavery extension and in this position the
OXFORD DEMOCRAT gave him a hearty
supDott