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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
District No, 30. Bethel.

Or. True writes from Rockland, that
the charge against this District of buying
50 large aqUantity of Tobacco Is n strange
one. He SAYS
The cause do not know. nor can
conjecture who the guilty party may be
in charging such IN amount ot tobacco
against the district. 1t is noble district.
They have one Of the prcttics, and con-
vcnicnt and the best ventilated school
houses we know Of IN Oxford County.
They have the largest number OF the
smartest girls that We know Of in the
County. They are the most careful 10
secure the best teachers that we have
seen The average attendance Of the
school last summer was higher than any
school. think, IN any country village
in the State. The whole number of
scholars was forty nine. and the average
attendance WAS forty seven. and this
would have been increased had IL not
been for sickness and death in one
family. The whole dis;ric, are rs in
dustrious and orderly rs well can be-
They are all proud of their schooIhouse,
their children and their school. do not
believe the district ever voted in its
corporate capacity, put it ali together, to
expcnd five dollars for tobacco out of the
funds OF the district. Somebody out oil
the district must have originated such u
Islander. At ANY rate when return home
| shall hunt mp the SANDER and relute it,. ="
TO ease the Doctors mind, we will
explain what We understand To he the
solution at the matter Some creditor OF
the district obtqined IN execution against
it, and lie, led ona certain quantity oftobac
co, belonging TO resident in the district
which he sold on execution. The owner
of the tobacco has no other remedy than
To look To the district for his pay, and so
the suit is brought for the tGiue OF the
tobacco The district happily loses moth
ing b. tire publication of what appeared
~ be slanderous story. since so good an
opportunity has been afforded TO bring it
into favorable notice, by The doctors
commentator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
4 JTOrd for NeiCrV.

4 communication in the last number of
the Democrat has attracted considerable
notice in this town The writer. who
signs his name "Clarh," in the article al
luded to. asserts that ut date OF his writ
ing. nothin. hid been done in this town,
10y way of repairing Highways made i'm
passablc by the late freshct. OF some To-
calities this was undoubtedly true, but in
others the people met the cmci gency
promptly. The main road from Bear riv.
or Corner 10 Grafton, u distance OF ten
miles, was open TO travel by Thursday
NIGHT after tho eyentiul Monday, except
in two places. \ long and deep gully in
the road near Isaac kilgore's, was avoid
ed by y slight drlour through the field in
like manner large cuivert near l.. t..
smiths, WAS crossed by going around IL +;
at the latter place there was some ground
tor complaint, as tho repairs should have
been made by the District without await
ing tue action of the town, ut lown'mcct-
ing.
Alta town. meeting called TN Friday the
18th inst. the town voted 10 raise i money
tax OF $500 10 be expended in repairing
the highways: and voted u raise 4 sum
sufficient to buitd substantial stone
abutmcnt Tor the bridge over Bear river
nj NewrY Corner, and also Ia build y
bridge over Sunday river near Joel Eos
tcr's. Four commissioners We're elected
Toy the town, 10 attend 1T once, 10 ncccs-
sary repair, ou the roads. sad a this date
several hunlrrh ,lplhrs have been cX-
pended Tor that purpose. Tho building
OF the abumcnt AT Newry Corner. has
been contracted Tor, at u cost of sjOO.-
The plan of bridge over Sunday river.
has been agreed on. and work will soon
he commenced upon that structure; II
will cost from live hundred to seven hun
,lred dollars. All this has been accom-,
ptl~ncu, NHtit lVpPlS HNo "SN" N"' - -
to work night and day to secure the rem
nauL of their crop, left by the Hood. Po
tatoes washed out and exposed to the
weather; corn dreuched by The continue
Gus rains. and. where uncut before the
ircshct. Frustrated level with the earth,
and half buried in sand and mud
these 10 be attended tot is wonderful,
not that 80 little, but that 50 much has
been done to repair pubic losses in so
short a time.
Newry does not claim 10 be- particular
, IL fast" in this direction, but she does
claim Ia he not one whit behindhand with
other towns in ,his region, in 4 spirit OF
90 aheaditivcness. and in The possession
of lck hone. to meet emergencies OF this
sort, CLARK" to the contrary, notwith
standing. n. ,. BAKER.
Newry, Oct. 23d, 1869.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

Mr.. %, +. Sanders, of Hanover, writing
TO the Maine Farmer Oct 4th, says;-
BY your request ] will report the Ar
,,au,ka wheat the seed oil which Ireceivcd
from you last spring. The ground upon
which | sowed it, was not very well
adapted to wheat and spread upon it
coat of manure taken directly from the
barn cellar and think it was rather too
strong, so that the straw made light
growth. Thehea,ls are short. club shaped
with very long boards. 1t filled exceed
ingly well, and think ! ncvcrsaw wheat
ill better. got five quarts of very nice
wheat, which think very good yield
for the straw, which was light owing to
the disadvantages under which it grew,
named above. am well satisfied with
the appearance Of it this year and think
IL will be fine acquisition TO our list OF
seed wheat. Several mon who have
seen it have spoken for seed when raise
enough to spare some.
Grain came invcry good in this section.
Rye is the best tina, il has been for several
years. Wheat fully IN average crop and
oats arc very heavy, ovcrrunuing in
weight several pounds per bushel Corn
is rather below IN average crop. Pot;s-
toes rather below All average.
The weather through September was
very warm and favorable for crops and for
all farm operations. We had frost the
morning OF the 2sth ut that killed things
ON low ground but did but very little
damage on the hills. The white grub is
doing Il large amount of damage in this
vicinity. Many pieces of grass are 50
badly eaten that the turf may be easily
removed with the hand or foot and some
woullrakc up in haying, when the hay
Was taken from them. think one re;'-
son for their troubling u 50 badly Is the
wan, OF frost in the ground last winter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
NOrtcdU Items.

The new Military company has been
organized by the choice of the following
officers Geo. l.. Deal. Captain, VIM. W.
Whitmarsh, LIST Lieut.. and Henry X.
MilIctt, I'll Lieut..
When filed to q hundred men by
members from Norway and Paris, it Is
proposed to drill as battalion. II Is
thought that, by another season, there
will be quite military spirit prevailing
We think this makes the eighth military
company in the State.
The pulp factory here has commenced
work, under satisfactory beginnings. 1T
works WE'LL. y
Mr.. n. q. Stevens, worthy citizen,
died suddenly on Sunday evening, He
was about GO years OF age. lie felt as
well as usual till about O'Clock in the
evening. when having quite severe pain
in his stomach, he retired. and died inn
mediately afterwards.
Mr.. jeremiah Hobbs n: Frost's Corner.
aged about 50, also died on Monday.
Typhoid fever, since the cold weather
set in, seems to be diminishing rapidly.
On Tuesday, the I'd, Mrs. Williams
died.
In the carding mill of Geo. Cole. last
Thurday, as some workmen were carding
cotton, fire was communicated to il by q
few pieces aligh,ing on the stove, and for
few moments it threatened TO be n
serious fire. Quite large amount was
spread upon the floor OF the mill, which
burnt like finder; but by the hasty APP
pi:ation OF several buckets of water, it
was exlinguished.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

II would be great accommodation
to the business and trading community.
In this section, if Mr.. Bailey, the Supt Of
the Grand Trunk X. r., would make ar
engagements for special train 70 be made
up at South Paris. when the through mail
train from Montreal is 50 far behind time
"a 10 fail to make the connections East
and West. Passengers often come Froma
distance and are subjected to great incon-
venicncc and expense when connections
are not made 1t would bc a highly popu-
lar move for the road to make.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
-The Colmty commissioners of thi

--The County Commissioners OF this
County, have made arrangements TO- two
granite monuments in our village, To es-
tabIish the meridian line and adjust com.
passes. One is located nearly in front of
the old Cummings house, and the other
near the northerly end Of the Jail Lot,
and Just south of the old Hamlin home
stead They are constructed under the
supervision of g. J.. WISE, Esq. Moses
Hammond is doing the granite work. One
is already located. and the other nearly
completed. The b;,se is three feet square,
with stone two feet square on it. for the
copper bolt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

ment any where and in every occupation
before those which will prepare them 10
have charge of a home OF their own; and
showed that out of this defect grew a
large percentage of the divorces that
besiege our courts OF justice. for domestic
bliss resides only in well regulated and
happy homes. A house to be happy,
must be presided over by mistress who
i mistress OF her position.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

We learn that Mr. j. Alden Smith,
formerly a printer in this city, intends
permanently locating at Central CITY,
Colorado. where for some time he has
been associate editor of the Daily Regis
ter. Mr.. Smith has devoted his attention
to metallurgy for some years past anu
has acquired an enviable reputation III
that branch of science, says the Lewiston
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
The case OF Staples VS.. the Portland
& Kennehec Railroad Company 10 recoy-

* kcnnebcc railroad company ~ IecoN
or 80. 900 damage, Tor alleged lnlurl',
sustained y an rccid ont. WIS c"nnr'''rj
bcrorr the supreme Court IN Belfast fHsr--
day. Aprrl'nr ana inttrr >'in- traitor"
1T the trial j. that the pltiuiih aId >c'"d
with $50, lrc dad mus.. "h1 ware r'-
farming from u deaf and duuhcpuNrn'iaI
" .,.n the rrri on pc,u,r d.and ih'll'v =
,,ca Is rer,i ci b! ign, through 800 ,..-
lrr,,rc,er of the deaf md dumb aIYhoic..
Plaintiff recovered 5000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
L. y senator.


o. saturday last, Coy. chamberlain
hi.e'' 'HH''-o"ncy oocas.oncd ny TIA" death
'' senator tr'>r"u,n, ~ The |. ;. Sen
ate, Is the app iu,mcl.t "t Hon. Lot VI.
M.r Ihi, is So appropriate i sc,cc.
ljnu. that even the friends of Gen. Shcp-
lev. lhe principal competitor orMr. Nor
nil for the appointment. mus, acqu.e>cc
viii GOOD grace.
senator lIorri, M, = national rrpu,,-
zion ,sa, make, him "a WORTHY successor
.i the gifted F,ss,udcu.
/. Vas hard 10 choose last winter. hc-
tween Igaulm and morrill,. aud the oppor
tuniv ,o ,ecu.c tire ser, icc, &c both OF
,h.,,a.I, ucuiu ,u.r ima1.tn, poa.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
l. rur BIZ or A Srlp.m P1soN

Is TN BIrE oF A SPtpaK PVl7VNot'
A friend OF ours noticed large and sinai,
spider in pursuit OF - iiy. The small one
caught the ily and was carrying him oh.
when thu lar.r one attarkcl HIM. took
possessions of tge IL an marched of.
TIE ll,lr one yrcpi uP bchi d The large
one. b.t him nu the leg, and IAN AWAY :'r
dear liz. Instantly The largr >pidcf CONT
nleuceJ swelling AMI in five mindteo WAS
dead. Possibly Ihc bite OF - -pider MAJ
not be dlngerou, TO The human system,
but it evidently affects one OF the same
spct.rs unl., orabiy. Bangor Wing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

Tom Hood said he wrote 10 ms
butcher that it wa, necessary tor the sake
Of cheap literature aud the interests OF the
Icalin. public that he should furnish
him with meat at \ very trillinS per
certage above cost price; aal that MIR.
Stokes replied: Sir, ReSpcctin y"nrnoie
Cheap literature be- LI1Ted. Butcher, must
liveasw, Has other pepel-and ii 80 be You
vi the re,liu' publ.ek wants 70 have meat
at cost price yoa anus, buy yoar oNa
be..,lsSs.,, an! Kill Yourselves
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

The Portland Argus says that Rev
Mr.. Durham, Bryaut's Pond, raised This
season from single pea the following
remarkable crops: Twenty five were
grown at the first crop, and two thousand
nine hundred and forty ut the second,
making in the whole, by actual count and
measurement, 1865 peas, or three plnts!
That single pea. under the wise culture
of this gentleman, was made to yield
most abundantly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

The town authorities of Gorham, n.
H.. assert their inability to rebuild the
Glen road, which Was badly injured by
the great storm. Application for aid will
he made to the next legislature.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

The following new anecdote OF the
rebellion will be read with peculiar inter-
est at this time. During the memorable
battle near Atlanta, on the 22d ofJuly, in
which our troops fought frs: from one
side of their Notifications and then the
other, "A rebel officer at the head of his men,
more daring than his followers, succeeded
in getting close up against the Union
works, when certain stalwart Colonel OF
Iowa Volunteers, begrimed with the smoke
OF battle, leaped from the narrow para
pet, and extending his powerful arms
grasped the gallant rebel by the collar,
hois,ed him bodily into the Union lines,
and sent him to the rear aprisoner of war.
The rebel, who turned ont to be Col.
Lampley. of the Forty-iillh Alabama,
died few weeks aiterward of chagrin at
the inglorious way in which he was cap
lured. The captor was Col. Belknap,
of the Fifteenth Iowa. now Secretary of
War.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

The Anniversary OF the Universalist
sabbath school will occur next Sabbath
forenoon. Rev Mr. Thompson will adj
dress the children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
North Waterford Cattle Sho,c aud
Fair.

cold IN thc nloFhL =, pfopaoly prev cnteu
so large show OF cattle rs there would
otherwise have been. The tanners in this
vicinity have every encouragement TO
continue their exhibition. The crops in
this vicinity have not been 80 bountiful
rs ia some p;evists wears. lad we COM
mand ct the clouds, So that We could stay
their torrents when in excess. or provoke
their genial showers in times of drought,
there would bc bu, little difficulty in
making abundant crops, even on lands oi
common fertility This power the great
God OF nature will never transfer to his
unga,cful creatures ;yet lIehaS permitted
us, % a very great extent, % escape the
effects Of thosc apparent extremes. with
which, fer some wise purpose, he Is ever
i>iting the earth.
The Committee on Neat Stock. report
that the best pair Of oxen, four years old,
were preSentedby Pummcr. ofSwcden;
also hes, pair two years old steers. Best
pair three wear old grade Durham steers,
10y ) : lIcrsey, Waterford John Hunt,
Albany. best thycc wear old grade Devon
steers also two pairs matched yelrling
steers, managed very >kinfally by his hoy.
aged = years }. ChaJbomue. Water
ford Sytars cd gr;.ie Durham bull H.
Sawn. Waterford, best COWS, two in
number; J. Saunders. Waterford, three
calves
Torn Tean'S.--Wateriord exhibits ten
pair oxen. Averaging feet; Sweden a,
many pair, not quite q. large bat better
matched, smoo,hcr cattle; Albany a
number of pairs, very well matched, nice
cattle
H2rSe, I'D C.H,.-J B. Rand, Water.
ford, b,s, breeding mare T. l.. Proctor
Wa,rrt.rd, ~ do } lI,mhlru. Lowell
bo>t G,u.,. Lar.e; a. Pagr. Waterford,
Jcs. ,bryo yca- OLD cults, H. Mar>ton,
Albany, y. b. iioJ,lon. Waterford
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do; +. AuirtvS, Lowell, best one wear
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sucking colt; T. J.. Proctor, do. 81 jo.
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were ,ciy uus colts. aul gave credit %
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

AWFUL DISASTER steamer Stone.
wall was burned on the Mississippi, We'd
nesday evening l20 miles below st. Louis,
aud over 200 lives were lost.
The boat caught fire from a candle
which the deck hands had while playing
cards. As the Stonewal, was on a sand
bar, the pilots supposed that the passen-
gers could wade ashore. Al The end of
the pier there was Il large slough, and the
reason that the larger number Of them
were drowned was that the boat was run
on the bar but two feet, and the shallow
est point about her hid four or six icet OF
water. She had SO much hay on board
that she burned like finder, and all the
attempts to cxtinguish the fire were with
out avail.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

REGISTERED LETTERS. On payment OF
rs cents letters may be- registered"
Such letter is sent with q certificate or
waybill, and the receipt Of the person To
whom it is addressed is returned. BY Il
recent regulation, on railroad routes.
registered letters are sent in separate
packages for each Of which the Route
Age1.s gir, e receipt on taking them from
me office. This makes the system, of
safety and despatch, similar to that OF Ex-
press Companies. Since this regulation,
this branch Of the business has been
rapidly increasing. The Portland Press
says that the cash received al that Office,
on ploncy order accounts. was S2s3, 2sl.6l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
Nm. j. WHITE. Chain man


There is but little to fear in the politics
of the Southern States, where the colored
people are Intelligent enough 10 take their
affairs into their own hands Us well as
they have done in this case in Georgia.
The Convention indicated the course
Of Capt Bryant. against whom some re-
publlcans had made charges while he was
chairman of the State Committee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

4 IIoMG TmEusr Danici Webster
wrote. after coninucd prov"caii0n~. -
the editor ct i newspaper which referred
to his private atiMr', and especially 10 lis
no, paying his debts. lie said substantial
u 1T i, trl:c that havonot always paid
my debts punciually, and that | owe
money. One cause Of this is that have
not pressed those who owe me- toc pay.
As an instance Of this, enclose your
fathers note made to me thirty years ago
for money lent him TO cdu1atc his boys
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05

Nov. ID. 1869
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-11-05
The Norem6er Elections.

FG,>NL> N DSsw. Secretary OF state
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-04
The caiiforni. E1cur.,on,st.,

Mr.. jenkins writes from San Francisco on the
I'D that the second party for the Yo Semitic left
that city on Wednesday. the Goth. None of the
excursionists remained in San Francisco except
Mr.. Drsxel Of Philadelphia. and his family, and
Mr.. Lee, of New York, David Walton, of Chester
county, and Mr.. Jenkink The last three gen.
tlemen intended to 20 to Sacramento on Satur-
day, and thence to Lake Tahoe on the summit of
the Sierra Ncvadas. taking the through train for
the East on Monday the 10Th.
Except some three or four persons who 20 by
the lsthmus route, all our other absent friends
will probably leave California together, about
November 4th.
Our correspondent when he wrote, had heard
nothing OF Mr. jackson and the Wilmington party
oil twenty, who went directly to the 70 Somi,c,
on their arrival in California but II Is feared that
they encountered some hardships. 1t Is known
that they lefl Stockton early on Saturday the 10TH
and found the day very warm and roads rery
dusty which as they had had no rest from their
long trans-Conlinental ride, must have been very
trying especially 10 the ladies'; and that instead
of accomplishing the usual journey by seven
O'Clock in the evening, they were on the route
till midnight. The deep duet Of the next day and
Monday, was allayed On Tuesday by rain, but
this, 1t is feared, was only new discomfort as 1t
continued to fall heavily at San Francisco, for two
days, clearing away on Thursday. II Is probable
that It was not less heavy in the 70 Semitic, and
il 80, our friends no doubt suffered some hard.
ships. We trust none have suffered in health.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-04
s9 lI2Ra a y dEsSsss Epno r.or.Irro..
WILMINGTON. DEL:
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER a, 1869.


A correspopdent at FELTON, writes us letter
we should have been pleased TO publish, had the
writer appended his name. As 1t Is, It goes the
way Of other anonymous communications-to
the waste basket.
Some one at Elkton, ALEC, sends US an snouy-
mons communication, commencing book writ
ten By trend Of his. This, also, "goes over
under the rule but would not appear If properly
signed, as books must be seat US before they re-
ceiye a notice 10 our columns.
Correspondents down the State are notified
that letters mailed on Wednesdays, south Of
Dover, will not reach us In time for publication
in the TRIBUNE, published next day. The paper
Is printed on Wednesday night and as the morn.
log train from crisfeld does not reach here until
late that afternoon, we cannot set up much mat.
Ter received by 1t, 10 time for the Weekly.
Once more we say to all correspondents, write
on only one side Of the paper; sign your nams
mot for publicatlon) somewhere on your manu-
uscript, and do not preface your letters with
apologies for having written, or statements as tc
how long you have been thinking about writing
but commence at once on whatever you have Il
say, and stop when you have said 1t. We viii
also be pleased If you will occupy no space will
formal complimentary references 10 our paper
We aud our readers, arc fully aware Of the fac
that it is excellent" widely circulated &C.
and that 1t ''has taken noble stand" ''is doinl
good work" and all that. We are, Of course
happy to have earned your approval but pleas
write II privately TO us. aud not in the body 3
your manuscript.