Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-20
OUR sosroN LITTER.


The last month ~ . st.isr l. here, and
.o FAR, the season d, ,,~u ,.ry fssors.
BILE Tar the ho.t 90 ;,.e unsmplovrd,'
who, With the iis~.iisa matter, shsrr
the attention of th. pahiic.
Every benevolent agency In the city 's
astir to meet thl. unusual condition of
scciety; aud although ther- NAV b. In
dIyidu.l Instances of wsnt and suffering,
th. msjority of the needy ones are beins
locked after. The dangerous phase of
ia. situation Vas developc.i an Tuesday.
by the processiou of "the unemployed ed
With their Evolutionary mottocs; hut.
~ the paper. sisted, there we're but lev
Americans among them, and we must
consider this ss the efiervescence of the
.ocialistic sentiment of our foreign pop
ulstion, which, however, should bc care
fully watched.
The ~ork-rooms of the Citirens' Re-
lief society on Bedford street, are fully
occupi--t hundreds fnJin. emplo,m-n'
In making articles of clothing Tor th"
needy, aud ne~ Industry h,. been IN.
troiuced the making of rug.. brs'de'
aud drawn, In the fashion .o common In
our N-s Englsnd f,rm.hou.es, an'
shich fini r-,iv market.
A br,n,h work.ronm IL established ~
berkeley T-mpl-, which !. -,ery~h"r-
kno~n as an .fil-i-nt friend of the po"r !
.nd two large ro"ms are nll't ~nh ~
.I.ct.hle som.n ~ho arr "k~eplne the
solf frum the hoor. by three ds,s' sofk
IN tn. N-sk. ss th.r sr- two division.
. ho arr .mplo,-.i ihr-- days sesch. III"
xooi ~ork. 81 Berkeley Temple "~ho.-
praise I. Ia all the churches" aud whose
system I. being .ousht from all part. "f
the country, would afford material for
an interesting chapter of history.
In tbs-e dsy. of rapid trsn.u sn'
d,il, rsp-rs. there Il little need Tor IN"
Individual correspondent. for .,-rv h'm-
l.t knos. al that happen. In the grr,'
,~uir,., slmo.t '-for- the sun srts. III"
,..r .o far. h.. hsen full of event.
The gripp- snd pneumonls hsve b~-n
mor- fatal than the dreaded .msll pox.
sh,ch h,s caused the usual excitement
- lth frw fatal cases. Death, "~ho love.
/. shining mark" his l,h los msn,
victims, making v,csncies difficult t
fill-among ih-m SECRETARY Boli~. az
Harvard University, = young man ~ 30
much promise, whose lie .ee'ne.i :"
n-c-..,ry, not only Ia the four liitl.
daughters left fstherless, but to the
university, for which he had done q"
much IN hi. short connection With u.
Prof.. P.s.s aud CULVER Of Ando,er
seminary; President shsfer OF Welle.-
lev College; the.e sr, but fec of the
most noted names that have fallen by
pn-umoui,, aud manv others prominent
Ia bushes. circle. ~ill b. sadly missed.
Hack B.y society .-~ms to have gone
on Its usual round Of festivity. but ns
purse. have b~en open to the "cry of the
poor" aud Lent has now come to give "
a .@ason of rcst and recuperstion.
Place. % amu.ement have been well
patronir.d, which hss afforded employ-
m.nt Ia the many artisans ~ho.e skili is
n.c~-.arv to the success of the entrr-
t,inmenis. Irving 4 Terry have drawn
full house. every evening OF their eo-
gsyem-ut, while other "stars" have
ri.-n aud .et In the various theatres.
Patti Il advertised for another "fsrr-
we'll" concert-''po.itively her last ap-
pearsnce In America"-for this season.
we Rad between Oh. lines; aud Me-
rh.nIc.' Hall IL being metsmorpbo.-d
into . grand Opers ilouse to b. occupied
.oon nv an oI~rs troupe.
The .Io~sll Institute" has had ".
u.usl interesting aud Instructive serie.
10 lectures, smoug -hich ~ere cour.".
on hsc,-ri, nv Prof sedg~ick of Oh"
Institute of Technology, smother by Mr..
Ko@hler ~ the Museum of Fine Art. on
Engraving. aud Prints, while one ths,
brou ght out Intelligent and intrrc.t.'
audiences, was on "Geology sud ILL.,
tory" by Sir willism Dawson of Csnads,
late president Of McGill University. \
cour.. IL nov In progress on the Native
Races 10 North America by y. :. Dellrn-
b,ugh % New York, With illustrations,
which I. ~ell attended, and other course.
are To follow. BETii.