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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

"A celebrated divine, who prided him>
self upon the originality of his sermons, was
once told jocularly, that sermon he had
preached was excellent "But" said the wag
who told him, 81 had previously read every
word of it in a book l. have at home" The
astonished clergyman begged for sight of
the volume. ':Oh, have no doubt you have
the same book in your library; it is Johnson's
Dictionary"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20
The son of Rev. Mr. Montague. resiC

= The son of Rev Mr. Montague. resid-
ing at Whitewater, Wisconsin, was delivering
a college vsledictory address short time ago
when, in taking his handkerchief from ms
pocket, he pulled out pack cards. which
.sI've got on nv fathers coat" The worthy
divine. who sat in front of his promising son,
was more confused than his scion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

An illiterate correspondent, who is Civ
en- to sporting, wants to know when the ''Au-
glo-Saxon race" so much talked about, is 70
come of
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

A baker has invented new yeast
which makes bread so light that pound or
Iy weighs six ounces.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

- The following notice has recently been
removed from bridge in Athens.at and -
tice-TweDty-fve dollars fine g'he highest
this bridge faster than wsD gert Grss.es' Ss'
twenty-five lashes on the baetorily tested.
Half the above reward willing put up In
formant" &Co..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

"A wag loaned preacher horse, which
an away and threw him, and then claimed the
rredit for "aid in spreading the gospel"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20

"A chaplain in ArtLTiNioRS' Nd
buying furs vas conyginia.
whose house he call
were any PresbyteEine and cb.winr To-.
besitated for IN a ". CRAIER'S
mot mher hrsi Cash Store.
thev lived tFI-Tarner'4 Flour and Corn
=. w. CRAMER'S
50. Cab Store.
FL. for Cisterns. cisiern Pumps.
hKe men ana and Pump Chain. for sale BY
1t contains gri, MeCURDY DUKE.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-20
ISAAC FOUKE.
VIM. II. TRAVERS,
ANDREW HUNTER.

SOLICITOR IN MATTERS OF BANK
RUFTCY,
HAVING specially prepared for, the business i;
ii and not being excluded from the United States
Courts; ; will prosecute, diligently. all applications
for the benefit of the late Bankrupt law, committed
to him. .
at CIarksburs, and elsewhere the cases may re-
qure.
Charestown, July 16, 1S67-tf
New Era. Martinsburg, and Winchester Times,
CODY each times.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-16
SPEsEAg. EnTiEE!

WYE srE CLOSING UP our ErSrNrss
w fnr ns-'u ion Of partnership, and shall
give no credit after tat date.
AL parties iud,hi-,'ei 10 us will lease make
immediatc settlement, and th.r'hv save cnsfs
MASON & HUFF.
Carson City, February G, lsGo. f,6tf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

falling upon, the sidewalks and mingllng
with the piles ofstlrifted ice globes that
rolled and bouhcsa and danced around
Ike marbIs opt Apm the fingers mil
lions of elm spirits of the air. The hail
ceased in six or eight minutes, but the
rain continued longer and gradually died
away in misty shower. Upwards of 500
panes of glass were broken in the Ever
EFT house alone. Out of 1876 panes
of glass in the exposed front of Broadway
Hotel, only nine escaped demolition.
Two funeral professions were stampeded,
and in both instances the corpse was
thrown to The ground. As one of the re-
suits of the storm, ii is stated on the au'
thority of pbysiciansthat over one hundred
premature births occurred, brought on by
the excitement. In indianapolis, the storm
was no less severe. The Indiana Central
freight depot was blown down, and ma
ny lives are known To have been lost
Great damage is reported from other sec
tons of the State Illinois papers all tel
the same story From Tennessee, we
hear of an entire railroad train being blown
off bridge, of houses and churches
thrown down or unroofed, and Of an in
finite number of casualties No such
storm was ever witnessed in the West.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
East RunfOrd.

hope Your East Rumford correspond
ent has not gone mp. for It does seem
much better to read items than to hear
them told, and we hail the old Oxford
Democrat with JOY, and gladly call 1t
ours.
Bare ground is beginning to appear
and we are all glad TO see token OF spring
again.
Hosea Austin, of Dixfield, has valu-
able farm in East Rumford, To sell or let
on liberal terms. BY the way, we heartily
endorse the temperance move in Dixheld,
and wish the movers God speed. We
like the style of your Dixiield correspond
ent. Though his race of life has Just be-
gun, may his course be right, and his
fame be as bright as the noon day sun.
c. b. Abbott starts on the morning OF
the 9th for Meriden, CT, with valuable
horse he has sold to a friend.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
LOreW Items.

We have quite number of old people
in our town, old i'm more sense than one,
but the most aged person amongst us is
Mrs. Andrews, widow Of Capt. Samuel
l.. Andrews, who lives with her son Mr..
Stephen Andrews, in what is known
amongst us as Sabattos District. She
completed her one hundredth year about
fortnight ago. Her friends and rela-
tons intended To have been present at the
house Of her son on the anniversary OF
her birth day. and to have had appropriate
exercises. but sickness in the family oil
her son prevented The old lady has
lived to have her great, great grand
children grow up around her, but not 10
see them. for she has been blind nearly a
quarter of century. Her memory and
mental faculties are good deal impaired,
still like old people, she lives in the
world of the past" She remembers and
can relate many incidents of her early
DAYS. She remembers distinctly in re-
gard to the famous dark day. May 10Th,
1880. Her maiden name was Hannah
Eden she came from Buxton. and moved
to Lowell when it was wilderness. May
she lire 10 a green old age.
We are panied 10 record the recent
death Of Mrs. Bryant, wife Of Walter Bry'
ant, Esq, of this village. Mrs. Bryant
was "a very worthy old lady and con
sistent christian.
Mr.. Josiah Wood also died very sud
denly this week. Mr. Wood leaves 4
wife, two small children and large cir
Gle OF friends 10 mourn his loss. He wa
a man Of property and influence.
I'm this connection we wish 10 inst speah
a word in regard To the condition Of the
burial ground of this village, in order II
shame our worthy citizens 10 some actor
in reference thereto. Situated in the real
of the village, overgrown with bushes ant
surrounded by a Struggling fence, it is q
shame and disgrace to our otherwise
beautiful village. No fond association:
can be connected with il.
Our business relations remain much th.
same rs ever.
Mr.. Gardner Walker has recently solo
his stock in trade 10 Timothy Thompson
Esq, of fryeburg.
Fearing less we trespass on youl
patience we defer any furt her record o
events" for the present.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
NorNdN Items.

Tie correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal says. The liquor seized here a
d,ort time slace Ass been summaiily dis
posed of. Aman residing in Westbrook,
and saidto be somewhat famous in the
rum traffic, came here last Monday, to
look after it.
A few days previous to the arrival OF
the liquor. the town agent received - Ist-
ter from Westbrook, saying that at the
earnest solicitation of Il townsman three
casks Of "the ardent" had been consigned
to him, but if he did not want it, to keep
it few days and it would be disposed of
to other parties. MI
When the man from Westbrook arrived,
court was organized. Justice VIM. +.
Goodenow presiding, and U understand,
according to law, the liquor was forfeited, }
the owner fined 5000 and costs; from
which decision he appealed, but failing to
correspond with every intricate technical
ity, and one very essential in particular,
he lost the power to appeal. The affair
created considerable excitement. but
presume most of those concerned have
become partially cooled by this time.
The recent heavy rains have extracted
nearly all the frost, and the mud is drying
fast. The water is very high, but have
heard of no damage being done.
The Uniyersalist Sabbath School gave
their Quarterly Concert last evening be-
fore large audience. The exercises
passed Of splendidly and all were appar-
emily well satisfied.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

IT, following are the names of the
worthy dy,,J engraved upon the marble
slabs critic Sohliyr's Noa.neu, at South
Paris The work was done by Haskell
x Keith, Of tina, village, in a very credit
atlcmanncr. The slabs will make ahand .
some "a litiou % The Monument
The l>soriq,iou will have a meeting
soon. when arrangements viii be made
c,~a carly completion Of The Monument
aaI the grounds, preparatory to a public
iu,u-u-aJion I, would be an apPropri-
III, ,m- 70 dedicate IL, on the occasion of
ar decoration vt the soldier, graves. on
saturday, the -',a of May. We doubt
u., ,la, tsr POSE, " the Grand Army in
le County would ma Dee represented oa
%. r.t3~ier
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

THE GREAT STORM IN THE WEsr.-lhe
late severe storm in the West covered
large area of territory. and tho papers are
fun of details of the destruction of life and
property.-In st. Louis it took the form
OF hail storm. The Democrat says:
The hail stones were on IN average the
size of marbles, while many OF them were
as large as pigeons eggs. The hail fell
thick and fast for several minutes, cover
ing the ground and fat housetops, break
inc the windows and street lamps beyond
enumeration. Ii is difficult to estimate
the damage, but it can hardly be less than
slOO. 200. The hail came down SO thick
and in such large globes that the sky was
darkened and the air had amilky appear
ance, as though the whole milky way
had broken loose and was dropping shot
upon the ground. The shower OF ice Gre
ated a loud. roaring, Kissing noise, while
the wind howled around the house-tops,
slammed shutters, and blew the hail
stones with great violence against the win
dows. The fury of the storm drowned
The noise of the breaking window panes,
and the fragments of glass could be seen
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
The Boston Advertiser says that cars

The Boston Advertiser says that cars
adjustable 10 the different gauges ofrail-
roads are proving entirely successful,
and expresses hope that the Maine Cen
trail and Grand Trunk roads will provide
such cars so that freight need not be
transferred at Portland The Advertiser
says that the completion Of the European
and North American Railroad from Ban
cor 10 Halifax, will make through
broad gauge track from Halifax to Port
land, thus making a line which will
control large amount of traffic. With
a supply of adjustable cars FOR through
freight, the road could take freight from
Halifax to Chicago il any were offering,
or To any intermediate points tie change
of guage would prove no obstruction to
trade, and the profits of the business OF
that large region, with which rapid com
munication will soon be opened, would
be shared by all who were enterprising
enough to develop or control it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
An address, to Gov. Burnside. expires

An address 10 Gov. Burnside, express
ing indignation at the assault made upon
himself and the officers and soldiers who
first volunteered from Rhode Island, by
Senator Sprague, and inviting the Gov
ernor to meet his friends at public re-
ception in Providence, has been signed
Ivy 5000 citizens. Gov. Burnside has re-
piled TO the address, declining for the
present the public reception, and going
on at some length TO point out what he
calls the untruths in Senator Sprague's
aspersions on the Rhode Island regiments,
and quoting the Senator'S official docu.
ments in vindication of himself
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

The ice above Rumford Falls went over
tb. falls and in crumbled and shattered
condition commenced its ''march to the
sea- yesterday. 2lst. ttItE.
Mr.. Durgin has sold his stand in this
village to Frank G.. Parsons. The farm
recently occupied by VIM. Ii. Wyley was
recently sold by David F Brown, Esq to
Jacob Loveioy. VIM. Roberts has sold
his farm in this town 10 John [. kidder.
A prominent man ofyour town recently
offered $500 for farm in this town, the
Geo. Eastman farm. understand he de-
sires it for the purpose of improving the
stock in this section by importations from
Canada.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

NOVEL LAW SUr. The following case
has Just been decided in the Superior
Court in Portland:
The appellant won n pair of boots OF
clerk of plaintiffs on a bet that they were
machine stitched. Plaintiffs would not re-
coehizc the bet made by tho clerk during
their absence from the store, and charged
the boots to defendant, who refused to pas
the bill. s5 80, when presented. Plaintiffs
recovered Judgment in the Municipal
Court, but defendant appealed TO the SUI
perior Court. where the case was tried in
May. 1868. and verdict given for plaint-
tiffs. Defendan, carried the case up to the
full Court. on n motion 10 set aside the YER
dict. rs being against law and evidence
and against the charge of the presiding
Judge. The motion was sustained and
the case remanded to the Superior Court
for new trial.
At the present trial. before the Judge,
without the Intervention Of a jury, there
being no new evidence Of a promise to
pay on the part of defendant, the Judge
sustained motion ofdeienbant for non
suit, aud ordered the entry to be made
The costs in the case will purchase more
than a dozen pairs of the boots.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
Tie Rebel States Alcays States.

Ihe Re6et States -4{icdys States.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently rendered a dseisio1
upon point which has been muct
mooled one among political men. and
which is of importanee rs affecting 'hs
legislative and judicial actionfof those
States. The case was one in which the
State. of Texas was a party; and IN It's
opinian the Count goes over the whole
question of the relations of the seeding
States 10 the Union and to their own citi-
zens. Ii holds that the ordinances OF
secession We're absolutely null and void
from the beginning, ndttat the rebeihng
States continuodto be States notwithstand-
ing the aitemI ted secession, and that
their citizens remained citizens of the
Union, During the civil war, according
10 the Courts decision, the constitutional
rights oI those States Us members of the
Union. and OF their citizens rs citizens oi
the Union, were suspended, and remained
- until peace was declared aud eStab-
hshtd. This doctrine we have. always
considered 10 De the correct cue, and the
euly one under which the war power
could be properly exercised by Cougress.
over the cjtizeas Of the States. Chief
Justice Chase, in rendering the decision
says The government aud the citizens
of the States refusing 10 recognize their
constitutional obligations assumed Inc
character of enemies and incurred the
consequence OF rebellion. These new re-
latious imposed new duties upon the Uni
ted States. The first was that ofsuppresS-
ing the rebellion; the next was that of
re-establishing the broken relations OF
the State with the UnionN After which.
in considering the question as to the IN
tcutiuns of the founders OF the Union. the
Court say, The Constitution IN all its
provisions. looks 10 an understandable Tn
ION composed OF ndcStruCiablc States. q.
The union between Texas and
the other States was a. complete, as per
petual, aud as indisSolublc as the union
between the original States There was
no place for reconsideration, or revoca-
tion,eNcept through revolution, or though
consent OF the States. The language
held concerning the Provisional Govern
meuts established by President johnson
is cry guarded. although il Is oPen 10
The inference that the Court agrees with
Congress in looking upon this act a. an
u-urp0tiou of power. The present Gov
,g.meut OF Texas l., howl.,g, fully rec
o.ui1cd, and the validity OF the acts done
: is pre- ,ecs>or, The Government Is
t.,ishcd oy Mr. Johnson. a. approved
D., Il. i, sanctioned. The " hole decision
>4s.m VARIOUS point, OF which Justice
>,auc, M..,v. and Griyr d.>,eup Is liAe-
:. F,.e4 landmark in The settlement
20, constitutional questions arising from
nc Wax.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

John X. Smiths disclosure was contin-
ued to Saturday noon and then postponed
to Monday, by request of debtor, and TO
Friday, by creditors, when more evidence
will be introduced Over four hundred
and eighty interrogatories were put by
creditors counsel, and then they offered
proof to contradict debtor. One witness
testified That debtor stated to him. when
arrested on the writs, that he had means
enough to pay all his d"h,s,.hu would
net lay those who had sued him, and
would fight them till it took his last cent,
and same witness stated that the debtor
told him the same within eight weeks.
The debtor accounts for his inability to
paw. bv the loss Of the amount of the
Holden check, which the creditors think
was forgery, and which amounted TO
about S24O0. He bought something over
$1,000 worth of hay-some of which
brought large price, Mt New Orleans,
and some was sold at loss in Boston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
Milton Plantation.

Having cast my eve in vain upon the
pages OF tie Democrat, 10 learn some
thing about Milton Plantation from the
Hartford bows that have wendell their
way thither, after seeing much Of other
lands, learn the following from another
source Milton Plantation is beautifully
situated in the valley Of the Androscog-
gin river. containing 60 voters. The nu-
t.leus of village. five miles from Bryant's
Pond on the stage road to Rumiord Falls,
Is on the Great Concord river and consists
of a number Of neat dwellings, black
smith shop, harness shop, post Office
with daily mail, 4 steam saw mill. car
riage shop. where r. T. Allen manufac-
lures and sells about 80 wagons and like
number of sleighs yearly.
The shingle machine Of j. j. Fuller, OF
East Hebron, sawed l23 NJ. of shingles
in six days.
VIM. Morrill,, of Buckfcld, has lamb
months old whose WOOL ~ Zine lnches
in length--breed from Canada.
The crop of maple sugar is small com
pared with last year, and has sold for
80 cts per ID.
The farmers, after recess Of five
months, are now, the 10th, busy prepar-
ing their wood for the shed, repairing
and adding to their buildings and farm
ing tools, grating and viewing the sad
havoc of mice to their fruit trees, which
was never surpassed.
The long embargo laid on by snow is
being removed, to the great JOY OF ANNA
ted creation. HARTFORD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

A writer in the Ohio Farmer says mat
after the horse is nine years old wrinkle
comes on the eyeIid, and every year
thereafter he has an additional well de-
fined wrinkle on the same spot. If, for
instance. a horse has three wrinkles he is
twelve. four he Is thirteen. Add the
number of wrinkles to nine and you will
always get the age. As n good many
people have horses over nine, it is easily
tried.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

We have had delightful Spring
weather, this week. and there is every
Indication that the season will 10 more
torw ard than last year The roads are
getting dry and dust is appearing. The
HIGH land i moister than that in the
valleys, and our roads are longer in
getting settled than those of the villages
below US Our gardens, and field,
however, are not subject to injury from
drought like the drier, sandy soils of the
lower land
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

1t Is about ~ dangerous ,or politicians
to-write letters a. 0ooAs. +, obey are liable
so get iH-o the papeys,aS >praguv'S letters
have. Il ,velns thai sVne thousand ot
individuals. more or less. were Inclined
Il express their pleasure az the Senator's
reccut asimuo display OF himself and
wrote lam oVngratu,atOry letters. Without
the least though; that they would e, CT bc
made public But Sprague. desirous of
show ing laat the most ridiculous act Of
man vii, had some admirers in the world
THE fool, not being all dead GOT
permission 10 publish them in the Globe.
1t is a comedy OF errors throughout, and
Will afford music for the million" for
some time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
The Maine correspondents. whose let

ters are printed in Senator Sprague's Sec
ond batch, are Ii. p. Whitney of VassaE
boro, Frank w. Whitney of Portland, j.
NJ. Haynes of Augusta, T. A. Pike OF Cal
ais, Hannibal Hamlin of Bangor, Willard
Small OF Auburn, w. A. Potter of Wool
with and G.. p. Scwall ofOldtown. Their
letters are merely applications for copies
of the speeches, with a word or two ofen-
couragement from Messrs. Haynes and
Sewall. aer ..t.....
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

NEw ENGLAND's ACCoUNT.-The fol
lowing is said 10 be the account OF tine
New England States IN the matter oil The
CHIEF officers distributed up To Tdes,ay
last: Mane-t suis i've. New Hamp
shirc-Consuls, two. Vermont-one Con-
SUI. Observation-Disclosures General.
Secret .ry Of the Ireasury, Minister Ia
Eng'anl TWO oonsuls--ive Connect
cu.--hinister plenipotentialv, Secreta,7,
of Wyoming snd three consuls-fve
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30
II is understood in Washington, that

II is understood in Washington, that
no trouble is likely 10 arise from Secretary
Fish's demand for explanations regard
ing the seizure of the Mary Lowell from
England. On the contrary England will
promptly demand explanations and rep
aration from Spain. Ii is rumored, how
ever, notwithstanding this, that England
and France, both side with Spain in her
quarrel with the Cubans, and the project
is preached on their part of sending an
allied feet 10 the Cuban waters to inter
cept supplies for the insurgents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

chaplain Newman Of the Senate, ON
sunday, al his church. loudly thanked
God that our beloved ruler showed his re-
=pect forthe Sabbath by comingto church
Mr.. Grant sat right in front Of the preach
er and bore II like man
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

The literary exercises ofthe AdcLphias
of Paris Hiu Academy, on "Wednesday
evenings. are quit interesting and well
attended. The Music each evening with
the organ anil flute accompaniment. is
quite an attraction. The discussions are
creditably sustained, and the declama-
tons, select readings and productions for
the paper, are generally very good.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

Col. Grove Of Alabama, once rebel
officer, who has been nominated for the
Goyernorship ofNew Mexico, was Grant
elector in 1868, and canvassed the State
at the risk of his life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

The Argus says that Enoch Knight,
of the Advertiser, who Withdrew SO un-
tremendously, and without explanation,
from The editorial department ofthat paper
is to be attached to the editorial corps Of
the Portland Press, and the morning edi-
ton of the Advertiser has been discontin-
ned
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-30

The summer arrangement for trains on
the Portland and kcnnebcc Railroad Is
as follows, commencing May Sd. Leave
Skowhegan for Portland at \. VI. Au-
gusta at j.i5 \. VI. and II A. " Leave
Portland at 12i5 p NJ, and will be due
ut Augusta again. at $50 =. NJ. Leave
Portland for Augusta at 800 F. NJ. and
will be due at 7. 40 NJ Another change
is the early arrival Of the through Boston
freight trains, which leave Portland at I
\. NJ and will due Mt Augusta ut 9.35 A..
VI. and Skowhcgan ut l.S0P. VI.