Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-09
Paris Town Meeting.

NJ the Annual Meeting, on Monday, Nhe
Republican candidates Tor town olkeer-
were elected, a. follows;
Moderaior-AlAi John bennett.
Cicrk-IIenry 4. Hammond.
S,lcc,meu--Joel d. Thaysr, Richard 7.
Lurvsy. Chas. W. Bemls.
Asent-Iliram Hubbard.
Surcrvisor-Gco. ". Hammond.
Highway Survcyars-.B. =. Twi'chell.
c. n Clifford, c. II Ripley, J. T. PcnIry,
". \. Sturtsyant, Dexter Billings. W. Ne
Keupey. Elsrid:s Fobe.. joseph Libhey.
Alexander 5. Thayer, Ira Bartlett, IT,, levi
Andrews, NJ. Hathaway. T. W. campus.
J. II. Rawson. Asa Woodbury., John L.
Garland, John Cooper, Preston Robinson,
Hiram Chase. ". Matthews, W. II. Porter.
W. W. Bowkrr. Gilman Tuell. ;. Damon.
Nathan Chase, $ 4. Bumpus, George 7.
Hammond, Cyrus Richardson. W II. SWEET,
Ora Hall. Nelson Cummings, c. p Fuller,
Bar,imeus Danham. Jonas Disbee, 2eri
Berry.
Cou.nblss-Elbridss GRAY, Charles W.
Bsmi.. W. o. King. David Jordan
It wa. voted to raise SIrOO iar tie repair
Of road. aud bridges. % h. paid in labor at
u Ia cents an hour, or in money at -
cents Ter dollar.
The following sums vcro voted, for other
purPOss:
Schools. SlsOO
Surror, Of poor and town charges, $500
10 open Mountain rnad. 800
To open roai at West Paris, 800
Total. $500
The Selecimen were also instructed open
the Brett road, aud the road near Mr..
Skil.lrs.
Leave was granted to the rroprie,or' Of
thc Bapti,, church, to place iurnacc in
tie cas-, end OF tho Tovn.hou.s, Tor the
purpose o, warning their audience room.
The following resolutions were passed,
unanimously
Iibrras. the legislature ot 1859. under
"a m.sarIr,b,u.,on ol facts "a the c,.e. was
induced O. take IRON tha town ~ Paris a
portion 81 her territory, aud annex the
same o. the town of Norway, returning no
equivalent therefor. and
IhrSas, Ibr legislature 81 1860. ap.
p-al,I 90 hy the uulie,l aud earnest pegi.
lion Ut nearly every voter in town, has -.
fused 90 as that which by every principle of
iu.iice ali right. :. uur.. Notwithstanding
aIrc ont oi ten Of the Committee ga divi..
iun ui Towns reported u lino which gave
o. y Hrvay AL shc needed iur lho purpose.
cyVr,,sr,i IN her petition, and, ty which.
an thc rta,1ns assigned ior tie possession ut
any portion Of our territory arc fully salts
bed
E,w'rsi. that while We are ready to &C.
knowledge the pp'S'r ',sted in our l.w.
makers, and 90 acquie-cc, AZ law abiding
citizens for the tins being, We are not lrr-
pared 20 acknow Icdrc, m this instance, at
least. that a" niglf makes uchf.'
Rvu'r,i. that while We bold ourselves
bound .n NE .,.,i: %! true friendship. % 10
i1 our ue,shbors 49, ~ would "L,c them do
O. u.. We cannot M the controversy, al.
m.t the Justice u their claims, OF the weight
OF thrir Arguments.
Rr,irs5 that W. rlelg, ourselves, uni.
isily 90 continue @ prrseu, our petition %
ir.,s.aturys Il the State, until our just
..-lt, are recognized aad secured % w..
Rn0hst, that the g.lnk, OF ''r town arc
l... aud r-' hereby Irs.su,l 20 thCSc
mem r, %. d. l'....,urr. N'o lave *.
S..cI a. u-si,c,. both VA public aud private
90 secure ,rc passage uf tLo b,i,, reported 90
a cpmpromi,e ~ tho Committee on division
ui Towns.
RCair,J. that Alyab Black. Eiius :
stevens and VIM. 4. Rust ha a committee
O. prepare aud prs-5n, our petition 20 the
uazt legislature. and 10 iakesuch measures
relating thereto, as ia their judsmcn, may
seem necessary.