Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-05

During ths past seasou = dog belong-
| iue 90 IL. Nsltss Russsll Of Bath. has
csptured thlrteeu f0xes, and yee there
are cone people IN this world who b.
| lIevs that thirteen = an unlucky number.
A Bath HIGH School graduate, who u
one Of the smartest business young
ladies In the city, and who besides her
nine hours Of labor down town, atteuds
TO the domestic duties OF her fathers
house, says she regrets that che cannot
dad time 70 write poetry.
DR.. william Rogers, Bar Harbor
physician, paid el5 nne and costs the
other day, after pleading guilty. II
seems that DR.. Rogers daughter was
detsined after school hours BY her
teacher, and despite the teachers pro-
test, the doctor Invaded the school room
and took his daughter away.
Parkman must certainly be ono Of the
healthiest towns In Maine. There arc
now residing within lie limits three per-
sons about ninety years Of sge; four
about eighty ycsrs, and ten OF seventy
years, which 10 proportion to the total
population Of the town 10 very good
showing, indeed.
The prince Of traders ID said to reside
In Bucksport. He recently went OF on
trading expedition with q horse 10 the
carriage, and returned home with q COW
In the shafts. He was given an ovation
by his admirlng fellow citizens 40 he
drove through the main street Of tho VII.
lsge with this novel team.
North Jay will furnish the granite for
the mammoth tomb to be erected to the
memory Of General u. 3. Grant In New
York city. Two hundred worklngmen
viii be employed for two years 10 pre-.
pairing the stone, which 10 . beautiful
white grain, and when placed 10 posi-
ton will produce most handsome CT
feet.
A lady reading In saltwater ID the
owner OF q fine fuchsla which has been
In bloom from snow to snow; II being
covered with blossoms when the snow
disappeared last spring and has not been
without them since; q few remaining TO
greet the first snow last "wednesday. Al
one time It had nearly two hundred bios
SONS.
Christmas trees are said to be selling
at lower prices this season than for
many years past. The Union CORE
spondent OF the Rockland Opinion says
that there are two loads Of Christmas
trees ut the depot, waiting TO be taken
away. One-half cent apiece are all they
bring, standing; not much money 10
them.
County Attorney Cakes Of Androscog-
gin, has brought suit In equity to re-
strain John McGlllicuddy, the owner,
and Abel and Joseph Lizotte, tenants,
from permitting the use OF building In
Lewiston for the sale Of liquor. The
procedure 10 under the Maine liquor law,
but IL q form seldom, II ever used, aud
this Il regarded a. test case.
A dance Was recently held 10 the town
hall ut Brunswick in aid OF Master Will
lie Durgin, now suffering from severe
accident which he met with q few
months ago, the object being to pur-
chase for him rolling chair. Among
the purchasers Of tickets to this enter
tainment was q clergyman In neigh
boring town, who took two and I'm.
mediately tore them Into pieces, and
cast them Into stove with the remark,
where will be no dancing on those
tickets"
The recently issued catalogue Of Bow.
doin College for the year 1893! shows
an enrolment Of $40 students, the larg,
est In the history Of the Institution. Oh
the 30 In the academic department, IL
are seniors, 81 Juniors, 30 sophomores,
GO freshmen and five special students.
The two new names on the faculty roll
are those of william Macdonald, lately
of the University Of Kansas, who oc-
cuples the chair of history and political
science, and of wilmot b. Mitchell, who
10 Instructor In rhetoric and elocution.
The Kennebec Democrat speaks OF q
man who purchased ut bargain some
smoked aud burned wood that wal
rescued from fire that occurred In one
of the local coal and wood yards. Ills
wife struggled with II for few weeks
until her face and arms got well polish
ed with frequent washlngs. Now she is
living with her mother, where they burn
wood that has not been through the fire,
Her husband will now have ample op'
portunity, In his present solitude, to re-
call the maxim Of Benjamin franklin,
that It IL never economy to buy thing
you do not need because It 10 cheap.
The man who IL always quoting "my
mothers cooking" to his wife will prob
ably ind consolation In the following In
cident which happened In q young
household In Brewer. Il was at dinner,
and everything had progressed pleas
antly until the dessert was served which
was certainly very tempting looking
dish. But expectations are seldom
realized 10 this prosy world, and that
dessert was no exception to the rule
In the hurry Of preparation through
some oversight tincture Of rhubarb had
been substituted for extract Of lemon