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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
The Late Hon. Thomas A. D. Fessenden
Of AubNn.

The cmineu; lawycr whose sudden death
took place recently. was The seventh son
Of our venerable iel.os citizen. Gen sam.
uel Fcsscnden, aud wa, born 10 this city.
January -. ls25
Receiving las academic education ia
Po',lArd. Le entered Dartmouth College IN
1871 bot lie next year joined ihe Sopbo.
more class 4; Bowdoin. where be graduated
in 1915. and at once commenced the study
OF the law in the Office Of Willis * Fesser.
den.
In ls4s be opened an office a; Mechanic
Falls aud IN 1880 was invited by Judge
Morrill, 10 form partnership With him a,
Lewiston Falls. which continued for eight
years FOR the past ten years be bas been
associated ~,.h Attorney General FRYE.
and lbc business OF both firms las been
large anI successful
la 1886, Col Fcsssuleu was chosen 4
delegate 10 The National Republican Con
vention shich nominated Fremont Ia 1855
be "a. appointed by GOV. 10, " Morrill,
one o. L.. staff 81 1860 be wa. elected to
represent 1hc io~n Of Auburn iu the Lesi.
laiurr. AMI Toe next year was chosen CJun-
ty Attorney Of ApdfOsccEgin.
II 1852 before the expiration Of hi,
term. be wA elected Representative %
Congres. ii0m the Second District 60 go
ihe vacancy occa.oaeI by tac resignation
Of Judge Walton
IL 1851. De- VS.. chosen PlesiIeati,l Flee.
tor, and ia lsf1 sas again With gr,.,
unanin.i,y elected Representative in ,6e
Legislature Reelected tbi hH. Lis per.
soual popularity and extensive legislative
experience would have elevated hin 10 ,bs
Speakers chair 10y an almo,t undivided
vote.
lie ~is delegate 60 the rcren, National
Republican Convention 1t Chicago.
such D., brief outline oil iue public life
OF our if.ul ~h1 has passed from US %
unexpectedly a, ,hc early ays OF 81
Col. Fe,senIeu vas man Of fine abil
ties, easy and CANT address, and com.
mauIeI a wide and constantly increasing
influence j. Do, profession. be early d..
i.nga.she himself Tor fidelity 10 bis clients
and c5lrtcsJ 30 bis opponents. ior bic sound
sni rapid Judgment. aud tbe force, bf.
IAaey Anl brevi.y Of his aIg1msus The
same rare gifts were a. cor .pieDous IN the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
The Water Power of Oxford County

We commence the publication on our
outside. Of the reports from the different
towns in our County, OF the water Powers
which they possess. compiled by Walter
Wells. esq. Tor tue Commissioners OF the
III, d. graphic Survey Of the State.
All the towns in our County made re
turns. bu, Fryeburg. Oxford. Peru and
Stoneham, and valuable statistical iniorma
ton is impaired. showing that in our mids
are numerous valuable privileges. some OF
which are not surpassed in the State.
We shall continue to publish. each week
tall we complete the County, and hope that
the publicity thus given to such valuable in
formation will enuTe 10 the benefit OF our
people.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Buckfeld Items.

Mn EpirOR:--I would ,ay to those
readers o--he Democrat. Who were wont 20
spend an hour in The Saturday Conference
Al Back6,lj village. and now dwell At a
distance. there are Eve dwelling, that call to
mind the words ol tie poet Companions %
my fathers! We have marked the genera
lions As they pass" The Grst il that large
and siGhily mansion. long iac residence Of
Dr' Wa. B'idgham. ply stefan. who vas
greatly beloved as such by ALL No colily
night. or hca, by iav. or almost irnpas.iblc
roads prevented him IRON making glad tho
siek aud we'll by his cheerful presence.
Three score and fifteen years found him
alive m his profession a. HI. funeral 1864.
enc truth as manifested respecting Free
NafoRs. Those that aucnde as bro,hers
were not ouls from the difTc,cu, religious
'ecis. but from the two grrat political par
Ties of the day. The two extremes uste
represented. among which. noticed NJ.
LHddcn. csq Gen. Phiio Clark. and Gen.
Fh'llips Bradford. Turner. who bad rcprcs-
eutsd their parties ia The Legislators. and
Conventions. thus sho~ing TO all that n,
danger can arise from tia; ancient .s,r,,
soCiciy. The sccoad l. that almos, seclud.
Cd dwelling long occupied by that mos,
excellent citizen. James Jcwctt. Cabinet
maker. who vas SURE o MAKE the lnrni.
iurc q every bride A. she was OF kee ping
house. lie passed A~ay leaving the resi-.
deuce 20 his widos In which she now iwell..
The third isibe Record housc, the Residences
oi Zaloc Long. ESD. who commenced active
hie a. clerk Ia the store of Phelps. and now
lives upoa the lruit Of Industry aud good
management. When the whis party va.
in 80 Ernih. be was an active a al influential
n.ea'esr. never sleeping upon bis post The
'surtb - tSnanticss pile. once the resi-
dcnor OF Cap; JOSIAH PAIRS, ~ho-wAs IN his
day. an inia,uioas aud good citizen.
When ihc ground vas broken for the Back
held X u. be a, ono OF thu soldiers OF tho
Revolution. afer jonathan Records, aged
- years. lifted the hr,, shovel fall ard
wheeled .; asay IL - wished oy many
that his son. tho Hon V ~ PARIS. OF Paris.
"ouid remove that Bn.ishi.y dwelling and
cause mansion TO take is place tlat shalt
be an honor 70 tha, beautiful village ho
loves 50 veil. The 6lth - the I.orins house.
"uhieh seems halio-cl bv tbc breath OF
other trnfcs. and uoi,ced IN The Democrat Of
June 9th ! saw at NV residence IA ono
room. no other Pcrson present, within 4
year. Any mother. her son. her grand son
and her grrAi grand ION. M, w,is', mother.
her daughter. her grand daughter and her
greH grani daughter. making four gen
'rai'ou' OF a side. II any reader has seen
similar Circumstance wish they would
notice At 10 th,' paper
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
S. ] COURT OXFORD Co-sep, T.

pANFoRTu. JUSTICE PRESIDING
Joshua Ridlon '. Inhabitants of Hiram.
This was an action brought by plaintiff.
who was drafted man under the call of the
President December, 1864. agains, the town
OF Hiram.
After the plaintiff was drafted, the town
was called together to &C; on the following
article. to wit:
o see At the town will grant and raisc
such an additional sum OF money as NAV Le
necessary TO procure recruits or substitutes
for the drafted men under the cali of
December last"
On the 9Th day OF March 1865, the town
had a meeting. ami in pursuance OF the
objee; OF the meeting, voted Ito ia, the
men who are. or msy be drafted under the
last call OF the Precedent. two hundred dol.
lars tor two years and iour hundred dollars
for three years
Ii was held by the Court that the vote did
not follow, and was not authorized by ia.
article IN the warrant. IL was thereunon
agreed by he parties that the action should
be entered neither party
Aver 81 Hammons. ua.tin,.
Sanderson ct al. vs.. John b. Brown e, ais
Action for labor cutting aud DRIVING log.
for Berlin Mills Co. Verdict for Phh. Of
80 800 81.
The Ccur; adjourned finally on Thursday
evening, Oct. lst
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

Supreme Judicial cOur, Personal.

PAEIs CorEr HoUsE. Sept; p. 1868
The Supreme JnIiyial Couri ior this
couHiy . nd>' IN session "a thi, place. aud
will probably conitnus ncariy the Whole Of
this week BY The h~ oi ls6! - have bat
iSo terms ycar IN thi, cosnty. -hich natur.
ally increases The bssiucss Of carh term,
three terms. a. formerly bell. how being
efowiei INTO tao. Jsjgc Danforth !, bold
iug the prvsens term. beng. believe. the
secsnl si.it BE- has paid this county ou Of.
hcial busiucss. lie "a certainly a model
Jadcc Al an rate. that = The universal
opIuioa of al IA any ~Ay connected with
our couus. Sounl Ia the ls~. clear and
impartial IN bis charges % jury. Kind. AZ.
fable anil oblig'ug to thu msml,crs u the
bar, Industrious and u,~ilodIcat IN di.pos
ing OF business. vet fifUa and decided "a al.
mini,ivring justice. he = every dav winning
golden opinions" from all SOME eight
or nine Verdiois have slrral, been rcnIctrJ.
several eases tried and referred to toe
Judge. and large ugiber OF suite other
wise disposed of-by reference. esilenisrt.
non uii or default. The legal bu.iasss 81
Oxford county is small compared 9th What
1t was in FORMER years. With ONLY two
terms year. the coait seldom ste oycrtuo
weeks. Manufacturing the decrease OF
litigation. no, only IN this county bot nearly
all over the State. young men are no, de-
TERED from entering the prois.sion Of the
law, Eve OF their number having bc-n al.
united TO practice this term. The Oxford
bar now have enc OF the best selected las
libraries in the State. containing nearly all
The leading elementary works. With isH.eis
OF Maine. New York and Massarha,e't,
Reports. and fail sets Of dige,ts Tor these
and several other States For their success,
IN collecting and conveniently arranging
The library. the members Of the bar arc ua.
der stea, and special obligations to tie
Librarian. Samuel X. Carter. esq. OF PARIS.
II - only few YEAR since that nearly all
'ho books then o~ued nv the Law Library
Association OF ibi' county we're scattered in
all directions. scne o. ,hom having been
borrowed. others stolen. while others wcrs
spirited assay nobody knows exactly
hoW. Carriers magic wand las brought
back a large naaber Of these stray leaves. q
and ogi Of chaos restored order.
Amoug those ~ao.c feet tread ,hcsc
courts-'hc tau, erect. lhoash venerable
form OF Seth Sampson IS yet seen. odd
se,h'' ta' be s. familiarity callcd) /, ecnis.
"A sort Of quasi lsNyer-Who las few
cases. but these zrc remarkably well attend.
ed 70. Say wha; oa will Seth !, really 4
tough customer TO meet a, tho bar. OnIy
FRIDAY be won ease agsins; one Of the bes;
lawyers al our Bar. gAll4n,iy volunteering
a. DC said. TO defend The rights OF poor
widow "bo appeared ia eoar; With her
weeds, some~hA, assisting her venerable
eounse! by occasional tears, YET going assay
with glad aud joyful heart With the verdict
OF the "Grst jury IN bcr pocket.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
slips from Cumberland coun,y

Thinking hAipeThaps an occAsiouain notice
% thc do.nEs q people 10 Yarmouth and
Ncinli' would BE- acceI ,Ablc 10 The readers
Of ,be Democrat have aiken tbe doty ap
on myself 10 furnish sketches, hoping tha,
they uil lie read with as much interest b.,
those a qaan,ei, a. are the items from
difirroD, part, Of Oxford County D., Is.
Yarmouth Is very quict now The c1
eiieDcns 81 The election . over. and peace
aud quie, reigns Tor short sine. though
soon 10 bee broken BY Ghe cxcitcmct, which
viii attend oar presidential eampliea.
We have not time 60 60 over the village
ani inspect tie difefea, m.,Is aal !.e,a..-..
bat viii notice few The corn hr,ou
seems TO mon poiife the a.ienttou ofau or
Abooi all ihe farmers nos Tho heavy
RAIN. Of tbs spring. le.t the ,,ay soil here r.,
such shape that many field ofeorn c5liI not
be planted t.ii after fLe middle o. Jane.
"hich make. harsc,,iHs late, b4, tir rr p
b. comInc ~ Jl,, nov. though some think
The irJs ~ last week viii iui4rs r. A.,le
factory they employ escr 5e,eaty Eve
bands. wh.eh sill g,.e one some l',a af,he
amount Of work DONE Tie corn +, .f.ps j
o, ,oona. canoe FL, Na.s4s'4.stt.a. Nrw
York Sone % 'a, best hciI, ai., .ty over
a hundred dollars al acre and breaking
The ears oG green. t.e stalks retain rome oi
their JlI.o. which makes ,hsm o. consider
able ,s.a. f9 feed oat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
The State Fair.

At Portland this week Is represented as q
success The attendance is large, and the
entries numerous. Interesting discussion.
on agr'cuiiurcal topics occurred during the
evening" which We shall publish hereafter
rV-Tbe New York POET. usually so con,
BILE 90 i's temper. is 80 exssperalcd at the
conduct Of the Georgia Rebel. in murder.
ing The people "ho wished to hold a poli,.
cal meeting at Camilla. that it advises the
Republicans Of that state TO hold an ia,.
mense mass meeting at the now famous
town. going armed tit IL thought necessary.
Tor the purpose Of vind,caiing the righ, OF
Tree political discussion in that benis bteJ
region
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Oxford County Agricultural Society.

Oxford County Agricultural Society.
The twenty sixth Exhibition Of this 20
cicty occurred this week on TUESDAY. Wed.
nesGay aud Tharsda,. Tho weather was
rather threatening the first day. and ving
to the State Fair and the West Oxford
Fair being held on the came DAYS. the en-.
tries and attendance were probably some.
what diminished Aner the pos,pOnemen,
of the State Fair. II va. thought advis.
able. by some. to postpone this Fair. bat
on the whole il was thought. that more
would be disconnected than benefited by
sucl, a course. aud il was concluded to car
~ out the original design.
We are unable. this week, TO 70 into
details. We noticed 1872 entries. under the
following rlassi6cations
Horses. %; Neat Stock. -: Sheer, 3
Swine. Farm Crops. ~ Vegetables q /.
Fruit. - iRoot Crops Pios,ng and draw.
ing matches. IL Dairy products. 5. Bread.
s. Manufactures domestic. s.; Needle
weik IL; Furniture, ?; Agricultural In.
plemen,s. 10; Shoes. AMI Leather and
Harnesses IL; Honey i.
The attendance the second day was very
large, as good As ,hc average tor many
years The display Of Cattle VS. very good.
OF agricultural products and other articles
rather light.
The Society meeting occurred at 3 O'Clock
OF % day. Col. \. ID. White. President.
called the meeting TO order. Mr.. J. W.
Written Of Buckte|d. moved committee
OF five. to bc raised by The chair. to nomi.
male list OF officers for the ensuing rear.
and the following were appointed.
J. W. Written o, BuckGeld. Ezra Jewell
OF Woodstock, Henry Upton OF Norway.
+. l.. Shaw OF Paris. and L. IL Upton Of
Ncr~ay, who subsequently, reported as fol-
lows
For President. 4 II. White Of Baekheld;
For Vice President. John NJ Lane OF
Sumner.
For Secretary and Treasurer. Elliot
Smith Of Norway.
For Trustees. Ichaboi NJ Thomas Of
Paris. Netanus Dccosicr Of Buokheld; Seth
T Holbrook 81 Oxford; Geo. l. Bsai Of
NORWAY. and Geo. Cu.hSnan Of Woodstock
Mex, week We shall give the entries. and
award. Of committees
y larger number OF rcfreshmsnt booths
were open on the grounds Ihis fall. bat that
OF M,ssrs. G. w. ~ !. L. Partridge. who
for the past seven years have won such favor
With the public for their courtesy and good
table. was the most literally pA,run,zed.
On the afternoon Of the lsi day there Was
afro, OF three year old colt, halt mile
heats
The Tha.er colt and Wiley colt were
entered. The frs; heat wss won br the
Tha,er IN Pm. Ssec the SECOND. 10y same.
in I'm. 81 second. Then dead beat. The
third wa. won by Thayer in I'm. Is secs
There were two entries OF four year old
colts mile heats. best three IN five. TO Wit
Lady Rollins. entered by \. J. rerham.
aud Grey Stranger. by Albert Hinds
The lst heat was won 10y Grey Stranger,
in SIN. 2o.ec: second dead heat third
won by Grey Stranger in 3 20. Lady Roi
lins was drawn. and Grey Stranger Won th,
race.
Thursday. the third day. a. We 50 10
press. opens with damp. southeriy weather
bc,okrning rain. whieh will interfere with
the ,rottrug and attendance on the Fair
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

political arena sn1 IN legislative debate as
'n the forum. and commanded the respect.
Tie eou61sncc and the love even % hn al
ysrsariss
Tie uAt riarriri in 1855 70 Miss Eliza.
beth rtcoub. who. With ,hrcc children.
survives Go mouru h., los.
Ia is6s. be united w,ih The High Stree,
Congregational Church II Aubuin. and has
continued . consistent humblo AM beloved
member
Ills loss ~,ll be severely icl, ,hroughou,
The State 80 Portland 4 sss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Every Trader

In the County should advertise his bus.
mess during the year, because FIRST. il pays.
and 2diy. he thus perpetnatcs his history in
the paper, 50 that. ~ after yeas in looking
over the files Of the paper has name and
occupation may be found incorporated into
the history Of the times
We preserve copies Of the Oxford Dean .
ocrai to keep the history Of the Count, and
OF the times good. Advertise then. and &c,
your name in the papers
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

Tux NATIoNAL SoLpIERs And SAILORS
CONVENTION al Philadelphia. last week.
was The greatest demonstration o the wear.
The procession was ABOUT FIVE miles IN
length. The streets were proiusel, deco.
rated with flags and notices OF welcome.
&c. some Democratic ronghs from Balti
more attacked the procession at one point
Several Of them we're arrested and rugged
The train containing the Washington dele.
CATION was assaulted 90 Baltimore
Delegations were present from Washing.
ton, Baltimore. New York. Mas.ach.sctis
aud a large number Of critics ia Penn
syiyAnia. and other neighboring States
Speeches were made from several sand.
near Independence Hall. BY Col. Forncy.
Gen Sickles Gov. Geary. aud many Others.
There vas procession in the forenoon
and a torghlight procession in tho evening
Of Thur day The latter was the mos,
splendid sight ever witnessed IN that city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

wrsT Pans. October 9Th. /


\ famous squirrel haai came OF 10 this
vicinity the past week. CLOSING on Saturday
afternoon al which ,imo. notes we're COM
pared aud tho number slain A.ccrtained.
Ih's singular huAt ORG mated br the
North fArs spof;smen inviting ihc Yves,
PAr'' to a hunt. the losing party to furnish
an ~ s,er supper Tor tho whole.
When counted on SATURDAY, North Pan,
had SIS squirrel, IN all. With ISI grey
ones. Wesi Paris. Gl1 with Isl grey oae,,
and were the lovers by JOG squirrels.
The oyster supper sAs promptly furnish
Cd. and very pleAsln; time s,,hall. Pour.
teen hundred aud thirty ,qsirrsis were
slaiu--Svery orchard. corn H. 4 and road
was we'll watched and guarded. and Il poor
squirrel sho-sd h,, head 'hc vas gone
goose. and W. lhink they ~lll bs a, scare
nos. a. Seymour Democrat, after The No.
Vcaber election Is
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

=. X Smart. late Democratic candidate
Tor Governor. later editor Of the Bond
IaNer and editor OF the Jacksonian, at
Lewiston, was imprisoned at Auburn last
week on The charge of adultery lie got
bonds and started for Saco. where he made
az arrangement 70 merge. as be SAYS, the
1aek'onian iuio the Maine Democrat. The
1aeksoniAn endoavored 70 repudiate Smart
ater MS unfortunate accident" but AZ
there was not much let ithe concern when
smart ieh. it Is doubtful u it is issued again
The subscribers all paid ia advance. and
vii grutublo some. In the meantime
smart VIII continue 10 advocate pp,e aemoe.
racy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Il 226

Hon. SAM P Morrill,, (Rep OF Farm
ineton. has 4,642 majority over Hon. Alon
20 Garcelon. Chamberlaru's majority in
the same Counties was 1 76S, so that Mr..
Morrill, runs close up 90 the highest Repub-
iiesn vote. Notwithstanding the opposing
candidate had heretofore been RepubH.
can In Androscoggin County DIR. Garce-
Ion run 20 ahead OF Pillsbuiy, 10 of these
votes being cast in Lewiston-some Of them.
however, being Democratic votes with Pills.
bary's name cut of. In Franklin County
Mr.. Morrill, falls of only ABBOTT 50 from,
Gov. Chamberlains vote. although it might
reasonably be expected that any man who
had been active IN County politics would
have fallen OF more. DR. Garcelon runs 3
votes ahead OF Hiiisbury in Franklin. some
towns giving him more and severa! less than
the Democratic candidate for Governor
Harrington. the home OF Mr. Morrill,. for
example, gives Mr. Morrill, votes less than
Chamber lain, and DR.. Garcelon vote less
than PiiIsbury. In Oxford and Saradshoc
both candidates Tor Congress run very near
iy with the euberna,orial candidate.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

TF~The Irish Fgrmas' Gqrsffe says the
subject Of selling adsitcraied fertilizers at.
tracts no little attention in that country. ani
adds that large proportion Of the Peruvian
gonAo SOLD 30 Ireland u made Up Of chalk
clay, mari, powered bricks and ~ashed out
pho pbate guanos.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

XIV learn from i. Bl7s1r Wmg.
that d. True Of fbe Maine Farmer. after
recovering partially from illness. ir Bsosor.
ADD pr.eelir- 90 hi. brothers IN Lee or
ihe 2'i u't vas again taken loan with loo
limua % rhe bowels. sud 3, che late
OF b.. litter. t51,b) was seriously 30 lie
was ar i.s way 60 deliver course Of ice
u-,s Pressure Isle whsn taken sick Ia
Bangor
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

ARoosrooS ALL RIsHr a private let.
ter from Lewellyn Powers. Esq Of Houl.
ion, 10 gentleman il Bangor says:
We have returns from allthc Madawas.
ka plantations, rs sent 10y David Page
which returns are probably correct. and ,-c
have majority Of 2G4 co,u,iing all The
rofes throir" IN The corO'iy The Democrats
bad 63j majority on the Governor vote in
Madawaska. and about 700 on ihe Senator.
We have elected our entire ticket. as the
returns will show
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
New England A Unit Again (,

The indications from the municipal Elec.
tons held 10 Connecfcut are that she d.
falling into line again. in the Republican
column marching on to victory in Noyeni
Ger.
Returns from about two thirds oftheStato
show large Republican gains on tbe pon,la,
vote There Is no doubt but her electoral
vote will be for Grant and Collax. Ailbail
Connecticut
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Vote for Representative to Congress

The Lewiston Journal has received near.
ly the full vote lot Representative 10 Con.
gress FROM this (2d) District. As near as
We can obtain the vote 1t stands, by coun.
ties, as follows -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
The Maine E1ection-Over 10000 Re.
publican Majority!


Returns from all the cities and towns OF the
State. nea, ly all OF them official. and fur.
nish~d from the Secretary OF States Office.
exhibit the following result:
Chamberlain, 1862
Piilsbury. 30. 455
Aggregate vote, Isl .0S2
Chamberlain majority, 2O.l72
1t is the opinion at the Secretary Office
that with the correction OF returns by the
official report and the addition Of the few
plantations not yet counted. the majority
for Chamberlain will lie increased from two
TO three hundred beyond The above figures
The Republicans increased their vote IL, 295
and the Democrats increased their vote
9.465. The largest vote ever thrown in
Maine before this year was in 1860, when
the Republican vote was 70.oj0 and the
Democratic vote was 81 .OS5. The Repub-
hcans have this year exceeded their larses,
previous vote by 5.597, and the Democrats
have exceeded their larges, previous vote
by 1870. No further or more accurate
report than the above can be obtained un-
til the votes are counted and officially de.
claed by the Legislature
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

" The Springfield Republican has ex.
eeiicnt authority for say ing that Horatio
Seymour has given up the contest. and free.
y tells bis Democratic friends in private
That lac has not the fAintest hope OF election.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09
Fire at NeYr7.

We are informed tha, the store and
goods OF G. II. Harris * Co. a, Ncwrv
Corner were totally destroyed 10y Are on
the night Of Saturday, Ou. 81. 1865
Cause Of ire unknown. Loss on good.
e6ooo.oO; loss on Store $4,000, store
insured for 100000; goods partially IN.
surcd. IL vas fortunate ,be night va, calm
or The village would all have been DESTROY,
eI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

IA man in Leip.ic has been sent 10
prison for breach Of promise Of marriage
with 14l women.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

~ Zoe prayer u Democratic otic seek.
er--''O dat were an event. that | might
''tlkc glace
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

IE-A. l. Blsoank esq Of ihgl. send.
Us nice sample Of tAe Harrison" and
"Esr'y Grocdrca' variety q po,aioo, rais.
Cd By h'm. liz .ays--''I bare found both
kinds Of potatoes 90 be 81 that - ella med
for them irilius on9rnossis and excel.
!cnt table potatoes We have seen no Va.
rIt-N lhai lA.el. ih.m
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-09

rY~Feed chickens earcfsl.y lai regular
y and they v.d rcray your ,rolblc