Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-22

sooner OF lister produce di,gmoeful results.
Al the bottom of all these, has been the
Unrestricted aud unlawful sale of spriiuous
and intoxicating liquors, ., the public houses
and other places 10 the vicinity. Upon all
publir occasions, year after year, have the
friend, Of good order been forced to raironilo
uvems. which have had their rum cat holes,
and customers IL H. As legitimate and
necessary result, rowdyism and drunkenness,
ha. more or les prevailed Men either par
tially intoxicated or beaslly drunk, have been
seen provl,nr around the fountains which
have Supplied their dcprayrd appe'ilcs and
inG,mcd their passions iih the "waioS Of
death" with their mouths Toll Of obscene
profanity aud brulal alysc. Insults tn ten.
rerauce men have been common. For thc
last three or four ,c,r,, these things, 80 dis
graceful u my community. irslcad OF diving
out. haze Teen steadily increasing. Within
year past, the thing. am abiding to have
been growing fcarlully worse, Unit! they
have reached CLIMAX.
Las, spring, the stable Of one OF the clu-
zsns ct Pan, Hill, was entered in the night
, time. aud horse belonging to ooe Of his
t,arIer,, a strong temperance man, was mu.
ulat-l and dis6gurci IN cruel, diseraceiul
manner
AZ the lst, March term Of the Sapremo Jn-
d,rll Cont, m officer, with legal warrant,
while attempting tn seIs some eonir1hind
Liquors. r,a,,l'rd m nc dung hR Of Paris
It'll rum,c'rr. was, with hi' aids, brutality
assaulted. and driven oil by a moi, under lhc
o very temples II justice anil the same laT.
lr.. rioters, attacked the magistrate who IS.
sued the wau.a, ard De was s;urs, Kicked,
, and hs clothes. many OF them, lorn from his
4. b,ly, ari h., lf threatened, ard that toe, 100
.. one Of he public houses on Paris I'LL, and
. instead OF receiving any protection, although
i hr ua. cues. at the very same house, he
. bad TO alm.,, COMPROMISE h,s integrity - a
}, magistrate, and leave the place to save hi'
=, he.
Tic Succeeding n'ch, the High Sheriff OF
T. Ollord County, was hung in clfgy on a tree
= near Ihe Couu House The lasI an 'GoriH
= were being made by the people at Sou,l
% Paris, lo break up some Of the rum holes on
II PARIS Hal, and as soou as this became Known
ID ,n the lost named place, tie dwelling hou',
of Tuuram ller,cy a, South Paris was -
on fre. and burned TO a'hss--Iho work u
y ,pm irr,r4aru Subsequently, an Office
:. with A legal warrant, ~ attempting 90 'rry,
v lHc same boo one ~ these same places vhcr
Nv mm ua, supposed TO BE- deposited Coz unla~
ol ml purposes, was as'auiled--hud one Of Boz
ala, ua. struck a muu!erous blow upon ,h'
head. with a shovel hrdi,, while som' q
'y he public lunriion1uss OF this COUNT
y promptly appeared, and took sides with Oh
r. r-.roalgrt
p" For attempting to DO hi, laly, ia this Tlr
icul,r. the officer and two of hs aids wcr
arrested uro1 p warrant, and nPel'si TO g
TO Paris lIH'a violent s'orm-vbcrc iha
were returned before Jo,yi Dur5orr,
" Hui,6rS. Who punished Ihem by fne', '1rl
rrg from fva 10 ter dollar. each. WAY ~
d' l., r,,7,h,,o 49,, g ,.. 90 o.
;. iu0rtttcniy niles from the pllc- ~ tr.al y
% Gould ro maF.-ni'' be found nearer Pr
har' no orc could he found near 'h' p''"'
~. '.''vas "ht.' TO ify so impoi7ni c's.
rr ut 'he public nudge about this.
r. A''ne loot N.'.-lfr 'e'mo' a." Nnpr'r
"a Jg..''' '"ar'' ..." ~ I'H' III 10 we ~.
.n0I.rs r-o'" '.' .''..'' sep ln'' h'
.. mnnl'cl 'rl injured Ore W'.-'F o. tempe
nj. ans1 mca-ruHry and privately insult.
~, larn Boo uriaus w1ys--auacLrt 4 m'r's'ra'
, Boz public hors'. with hN'rs', bloc.
, thirsty wu5-ruhlrl mohbsj the officers q
ore law, 10 tho lawful dl.'hir'' Of oil'r
- 1uiy-hn7r tho Shrrrof the County IN ~
ID, ry, merely because he rad appointed t'I.
d. ties. Who cglur'3 IN execute the laws
che Salc-aTplcl 'hc ircand.ary'' torch,
ts jlrhncss o! night, io tie hu..tinrs Of O,
4, citizens
., Tho, had don, 40 ,,.is. lui rfll vs-, n.
"a s,,sfsl The, ,li,v.y n, ua,l. mgrr
u -,,gf,, ,.,5,.-y, y,,,,.y rv,S-g ".
s, ,o,r,.r henri. I, som. rcl.,h den. who.
d, inmates are frrl o., with ,l,c IieuI waters
lrath. the mo-, is ls.I. Tho cuafaq is ST
IcclcI. the irsrrums-, Of Death 6. pu, in'o D.
". hand. be- rallies forth urdcrihc dlrkrcss
r.. p.,h,-lr.iber,,ely proceed, O., tie prya
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