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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06
Memorial Dag

was very generally observed throughout
the country. At Portlond, the Grand
Army, and the Army and Navy Union
were out with neal uniforms and full
ranks, escorted by the Infantry and Me.
chanic blues. Maj. w. p. Jordan was
chief Marshal. Gov. Perham, with aids
was present. Col. A. w. Bradbury de.
livered neat address at Evergreen Gem.
etery, and Gen. j. a. Hall. OF Damaris
Gotta, gave Al interesting sketch OF three
days at Gettysburg. in the evening,
Al Bangor, Gen. Mattocks was the ora
tor.
The new Post of the e. A. R.. at Bridg.
ton, instituted the ceremony at Bridgtor
and North Bridgton Tor the first time
with a general observance, which was
very imposing and appropriate. Maj
Shorey was chief Marshal. and Rev. A
Gunnison the orator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The republicans of Paris will elect
delegates in few weeks, to meet dele
gates from Greenwood, Hamlin's Grant
and Milton Plantation, at West Paris, on
some day to be agreed upon. for the pur.
pose of settling the years for each town
and plant alton in this classed district, to
nominate representatives TO the legisa'
turc. The basis will be the same rs in
the call for the State Convention this
year.
We would suggest this rs favorable
way for the other classed districts in the
County to do, where the years have not
been agreed upon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

Unless Bangor should revoke its de-.
cision in regard to appropriating money
for the State Fair. it is exceedingly doubt
full ii there will be any exhibition the en-.
suing fall.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

In al Indiana Cou.t the Name deci'-
ion. defining il To be the duty al a pas
Sengcr carrier To protect his patrons. mol
only from injury. but from Insult. ~ well
d, his own servants n by other pas en-
gers. lil, been confirmed In the latter
case, passenger hal entered and taken
= seat in ar RESERVED expressly hN 4
conspicuous notice Tor ladies aud their
csVoris only, When requested To retire
hy The conductor lac 4, fused, and was lm
mcdialelt >rl npon 10y that officer and
two Lrakcmcn aud severely beaten. y
suit for damages against the company
brought him u cr,lirt of nearly three
thousand dollars. and what is Of more
Importance To The public. y substantial ii
iirua,ioir ut tic doctrine vnunciated 10y
the Maine Courts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The CcGEty Comma -siOner~ viii b. IN session 40
The CogTt House, on the day of the Convention, at
"a NJ. 10 Tet Give credentials.
G.. y. WILSON. Chairman.
y. b. HUBBARD.
WALDO PETTINGII.I.
JAMES IRISH
WM. :. DODGE.
Republican County Committee.
June isi, l>1l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

When Foster. who murdered MI.
Putnam at New York recently, was ash
ed what had caused him TO commit The
deed, he replied II don't know; | drank
fifteen or sixteen glasses of whiskey that
day and was very drunk"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06
South Paris, May 9th, 1871.
\ correspondent Of the Portland Sial.

\ cores pondent Of the Portland Stn,
writing from Gorham. n III , says:
The Glen House has been sol5 To
gentleman from New York. for the small
sum OF 100000. the horses and carriages
having previously been sold for $4,000.
TO John Lindsey of Lancaster and A. w.
Thompson OF the Glen, who, we under.
stand, propose 10 run that part of the ma
chine. and they know how 10 do it. Mr..
Thompson has for several years had
charge of The stables there. and is well
and widely known. and ~ well esteemed.
1t is not yet lnlly known what The A.
engagements are Ia be for running the
house, but pleasure seekers may rest
assured that the travelling season will
behold il ~ usual. The scene OF busy,
happy life.
Quite remarkable ATTAIN occurred
here on Friday last Mrs. Jewell. who
had b. on out to make 4 ncighhorly call.
on returning home. found 'ontrntediy
sitting in her plrlor two strangers.
gentleman and lady. The gentleman
asked many curious questions AMI after
noticing her amaz~mcnt ldr awhile. iii
closed the fact thai he was her brother.
whom she had not seen for twenty year,
and whom they hail long supposed to be
dead IIrwrnt 10 California and the
vessel in which lac sailed was reported
rs lost. You can Judge Of The joy which
succeeded the amazemcm.
\ Young r,In lay the name OF Wilson
killed u bear last week u l,w miles below
here. with nothing bat u club. tie was
oui in the woods with ,nnlhrr man, imnr-
eel Burbank. when they discovered the
bear. and burbank proposed To Wilson to
run round him and together they r0"d
hare some tim. lie started accordingly,
while Burbank stopped To hitch the hors".
The bear did Lot discover Wilson until he
WAS near enough to touch him when lIe
turned upon him, and Wilson finding re-
treat impossible, met the stack ani Wa
lulunato enough to rikc IN such = man
ucr ms 10 disable bruin NJ the first blow.
which mred his GacOH aud gave him bra
in's. cheating Burbank out ct his part ct
the fun
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The call for the Republican State
Convention is laid before our readers this
week Though it is conceded IN all sides
that COY. Perham will receive Il uuani-
NOUS denomination. it i, desirable that a
FULL Convention OF the party should be had,
that the Presidential campaign of 1872
may be then fairly inauguratch. Let us
meet Tor counsel and delibcration, taking
encouragement in the union and harmo
NJ which exists in our ranks, and the elc
mcn,s of discord which threaten To divide
the pugnacious and incongruous elements
of the opposition. The republican party
will make splendid gain over last year,
with which to start the Presidential ball,
which is destined to roll on to another
national victory.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06
Republican state Convention.

The publieans of Maine and all others whc
support the present National and state Admins
,ratiOns, are invited 10 send delegates to state
.,Yvant{an IN hc holden i'm
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The Ohio democracy, in the State
Convention. have adopted Vallandig'
HAMS new departure. He was chairman
OF the Committee on Resolutions. This
will slartle the 'old guard" of Maine,
coming just after the speech of their
lavorte. jeff Davis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

Billings, at South Paris. serves up eN'
cellcnt Ice cream and Soda mt his Saloon
which is very refreshing this hot weather
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The Oxford Normal School opened
at South Paris this week with l57 pupils.
many Of whom came from other towns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

Norway Infantry inspection OH We'd
nesday, June 9TH.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

We intend to make ourselves better
acquainted with the several villages and
towns in our Comfy, by visiting them
during the season. We nope to be PIES.
cnt at the Farmers Club at Bryant's Pond
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and at the
County Lodge of Good Templars al An.
dover on Thursday But for these en-
gagements, we should have gone to Frye
burg. at the openingof the railroad. aud
visited that and adjoining towns. We
hope to do this at some other time. We
shall make the tour through the County a
business, as well ~ pleasure one, hop
ing to see many of our republican friends
and increase the circulation and influence
of our paper, not only to meet the efforts
of The democrats in circulating their party
paper, but 10 prepare for the Presidential
campaign of next year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06

The New York World, commenting
or the resolutions of the Pennsylvania
Democracy passed nj their State Consen'
ton, Wednesday, says two OF them "are
eminently satisfactory, viz: that denoun-
cling any Reputation, direct or indirect.
of the public debt; and that accepting
the Constitution a. it stands, new amend.
ments and ALL OF the last mentioned,
the World says: 1--WE regard this rs q
browning victory of the progressive ten
dency. and the final burial OF the dead
issue. From this time forward he whole
party will unanimously accept the silua'
ton OF course the World will now be
read out of the democratic party by the
"red hot" organs, who will also take
care That its prophecy comes to naught
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-06
Cou,ty Farmers Contention.

bc held at Bryanl's Pond. commencing
Tuesday, June 9th. 1871. ut 10 O'Clock
A. NJ.
Order OF Exercises.
TUESDAY. A. Reorganization OF the
Convention.
TUESDAY. p. M-Discussion; 'Whal
are the best Methods of Cultiyating the
Soil?" 80
WEDNESDAY, A. M.--Discussion "Fruit
Culture = BEST Methods of improving
Stock"
WEDNESDAY, p M.-Addres by ID. II.
Thing. Esq, Mt. Vernon Subject "Pay
rs you go"
The town clubs. and towns that have
not organized clubs, are requested. to
send dele gates 10 the convention. Officers
of the Comfy Organization. and dele
yates will he entertained fee.
.u II. f. HOWARD, Cor. Soy.
South Paris, May 9th, 1871.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-10
THE oR1NGE TROUBLE.

=. NEW YORK, July 8.
A convention of Irish societies in secret ses-
sion, it is said, resolved to appeal to the
mayor, and tho appeal failing, to break up the
Orange procession,
NEW YoRK.-June g..
Mischief is brewing between Irish Catholics
and Orangemen in this city, which can hardly
fail TO result In serious riot, unless the aa-
-thorlties interfere. 1t fs said the 0rangemen
have organized five thousand men to defend
their processiensand The Catholics have organ.
lied q much larger number, under the name Of
the Hibernian National Volunteers. Both par
ties ayow their intention to parade fully
armed.
Two divisions of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans metinssecret session. Remarks outside
of the hall Indicate q; liter animosity towards
the 'Orangemen, and an extensive purchase of
arms seems certain. The Hibernian Society
will get up q target excursion for Wednesday,
with the intention OF meeting the Orange pro-
cession.
Mayor Hall expresses the positive opinion
that the preparations against q riot are 80 per-
feet as to- render it impossible.
Archbishop McCloskey directs the clergy TO
speak at each mass, advising the congrega-
tions to abstain from overt acts against
0rangemen.
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renlafFs IND oasslzl11Es. /

-. NEW. YORK., July 8. =!
Dewitt & puncan's cotton store. House has
been burned.
Two tralns from Newark and New York
collided this morning. The cars are ;bnrningin
q mass. Seven bodies haYe been taken FROM, the
ruins, and 1t is supposed there are many more.
The Lists shOHssno South herners,
James +. Rider. .has,b been 5arrested.tor blga.
my. Having sai W ife- In portsmouth,, Va, he
married. i'm Pennsyl Yania last year, and again
last month Id iPough hkesbste. Several cases for
seduction are also pending against Rider.
y OTTAWA, July 8.
) sThe secretary to the speaker ot the House Of
Commons Dominion of Canada3 was killed In
an, election row. 80
Mary Bishop, q. married woman, committed
suicide this morning by cutting her throat
with pocket knife and bleeding to death.
Cause, domestic troubles. She leaves six
-children-alr girls. Her Husband isin Baitt-
more.
MOBILE, July g..
Braxton Bragg, Jr., nephew Of General
Bragg, was attacked by Madison wilson: son
of LIN. Wilson, 'vice-president OF the Mobile
ind Montgomery Railroad, this morning, IN
front of the custolnhoase. Each fired one
shot. Wilson was Instantly killed. -
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sb0wels mashed has since died. He was nm
der theimps sssion he had been in agreatbat.

4 hfE Eb0WelS mashed has since died. He was nm
der theimpss ssssion he had been in agreatbat-
IoMthe knee. hen they brought the stretch.
derto take him ont he said to them aoh, I
know weR whats thattis, I2haye beenNounded
LIN battle before and taken off of the field ofia
| styetcher." He Nas-y5T Cheerful, but died
f-soon after reaching the city. John Scot, ,san
lsenployee atfhe Nashville depot OF the read
(Naa hlhe centre Of the. car eonyeraing With
IMarshall, Of Nashville, and Judge Horn.
Ebergsr, Uf Glarksville, hoth dIstlngg gshea
lawyers, were seatadaoppO pOaife. and Henry
Hunter fronting them were. conYerslngs
MI. Weightman and wife, OF Memphis, were
seated In the next seat to the rear; one Chas.
Campbell and wife, formerly Miss Celia Case;
Of Granville, Ohio; and q little year-old dau8h-
Instantly killed except Mr. Weightman who
escaped. .witha dreadful wound Oh HE head, ).
end, IL: Is feared, some Internal INJURIES Mr:5
Scott Was under all these, and escaped With q
bruise on the head and a crushed foot. .The
following the istsof killed, as far asrasd: i
John Marshall, of Naahyill Judge HoEnber-,
man, Memphis; Charles Campbell swie and,
child, Ms. Tom Dunn, Kingston Spring; Mrs.
Henningrost; White Bluff; Alexander Wright,
railroad agent at White Bluff; u H.
Thompson, Amherst Courthouse; and three:
men unknown. Mr. Wright, Of White:
Bluff, was taken cat alive, and said,
after being laid on the bank of. the rtyersi he
wanted q drink OF water, which, mmefihtely:
after taking. was thrown from hAstomaehff
together with large quanti ties OF baQsh, 2ndin
afew minutes afterwards be was dead: It's
feared others ffsthe forward Car were either.
drowned or killed.. MIR. Thomas, as soon as fes
reached the city with the dead and wounded
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of the two hundred AMI twenty-seyen
IDENTITIES which comr 3se the lately organized
Parliament of JAPAN, very large proportion
are in favor of trying the efficacy of The most
advanced ideas In politics and religion; and as
an evidence Of the newly-born liberality OF the
present ministry, 1t may be slated that when
informed that one ofthe Japanese students IN
this country-of whom there are about one
hundred-had been converted to Christianity,
instead of being blamed, he became the recl-
pient of special faYors from bis government.
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JUDGELFFCH IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July g..
The evidence ELECTED at the coroner's in
quest over the body OF Martin Mera, who was
lynched by an indignant community for whip
ping to death his little son, aged ten years,
fally justifes Ef anything can Justify lynch
laWi the prompt action taken in the case. The
particulars are too revolving for publication,
and prove most concluslyely that he was q
most inhuman brute.
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GLIMpSES OF GOTHAM.
HOW NEW YORK CELEBRATED zHE
FOURTH.

Fiendish Conduct OF the Small Boys-.
Pandemonium Let Loose-The Soldiers.
and the Fireworks-ThetBase BALL
MutuaIs Vanquished Again-Horace
Greeley Publicly Nominated t6r Presi-
dent-TIis Chances Against Grant,
Commercial Picty..
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DocroRs WILL DIFrRR.

WASHINGTON, JuIy9. i.
(. The Medical Association postponed action
Regarding consultations with diplomated color
ed doctors to October; but expelled DR., ~W.
Bliss for defiant language and action, regard
.ing consultations with doctors) contrary to
the rules of the Medical Society. This COM
plIcation arises from the fact that Bliss cnn.
suited with Dr.. Cox, whose application !oT
membership was rejected, because he acted
on the board OF health Of the Territory With
homnopaLnist.
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THE GEORGIA RAILROADS.

ROME, July s.
At city election to-day to decide whether
Rome would subscribe 100000 to the North
and South Road, from Rome to Columbus, The
vote was unanimously In favor of the sub
scrption.
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VETERAN JOURNALIST GONE.

PHILADELPHIA, July 8.
Colonel Cephas g. Childs died last evening,
aeed seYenty-eight. He was formerly con,
nected with the North American, and for Q
quarter Of century editor Of the Commercial
List and Price Current.
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Reports from South caroiIna.
oCoyEE.

WalhalIa, Courier. with freduent showers.
Corn looks promising, though smsKSfor, the
time of year. Bottom land will not yield 30
well because of too much rain: but the yield
from upland win be Increased. Oats were:fD:
iured to some extent from rust, though the
cr0n is fair 49,. = ~ - -
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BARNwELL.

The Sentinel says 'tOur friends writing
from various parts of the county give the NEST
glowing accounts of the crops. The corn crop.
Is better than has been known for years,
and we were told on sales-day of planter who
would, for.$l0O cash. sell TO any man: In the
county, 200 bushels, to be delivered BY the lst
of January 1872"
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The following from the Columbia UNION ",
Saturday, We givefor what 1t may 6e WORTH;
Peter Pitto was fred into by a band of dis.
guised men on the night of the 18th ult: 1t.
appears that Pitto lad been assaulted and cut
with knife, and very narrowly escaped Win
his life, during the previous month, having
been attacked by CIV. Fairburn. A warrant
was taken out for the latter on the 26th OF
May, which 1t is supposed further aggravated
Fairburn, as the letter states that he, IN COM
pany with Two other men, went to Pltto's
house on the night first above named, dlsguis-
ed, and although they aresaid to hay echangad
their voices, were recognized. Pltto .rah
around his house, fearing danger, and washred,
at several times, but escaped harm. Several.
shots were fred through the house, In which
Che family Of Pltto were at the time; and Fair
burn.on the next day demanded OF other par
ties the withdrawal Of the warrant, and threat
ened the life of the said Peter Pitt0 II the war
rant was not Withdrawn; which demsno. LII is ID 3
understood, has not yet been compled WILT. J"
The Laurensville Herald gives the following
narticnlars of an outrage In that county ut
Is our duty to record one OF the most 3E9tal
outrages that was ever con pitted IN TINS or
any other county. This outl, ge WasScowmll-
ted on the night of the 30th June, at tne resi-.
.dence of Mr.. Harrison Scott, who Is one Of
our best citizens. and who resides In the west
ern portion of the county, near MOUNT Gana- ,s
SutE IOsLouGc., bI luo IaulSi III. sSoSS -, -
absent on business, having gone. to Honea
Path fors the pnTppsesof selling cotton. About
one o'clock enSit the night mentioned, band
of negroes; supposed to be some ten on twelve
In number, came to his premises and first
made an attack upon the storerooma 10
which 8 little boy was sleeping: The little
fellow; becoming hlened ran; out, and was
fired upon, but fort thnately escaped Without
ininry. They thensm lde.an attack, upon the
dwelling ln whichSthe found Mira. Scott, her
two Soh{idren aud her mother. Her mother
fed rom house,; and,was fred upont with
ont.a6act Entering, they demanded money
of MIS-. Scott, OF Information as to4ths place II
which twas KIT. Mrs. Scott refusing to tell
they proceededV search the room, breaking
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uRotany should betang6t ii, every school, and
these Volumes should. be the TEXT Books. .n-ffof.
= s. Davfs, ;Unfuerstt of irgtnt V st!5fp 5.l
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AbbevilIe.

Abbeville.
The Cokesbury District Conference will meet
at Greenwood, at o'clock A. NJ, July 81,
Rishop Wightman presiding.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-08


C0RNS. Hard carns are caused by
too much pressure of the shoe, or by its
being so loose as to slide back and forth
on the spot where a corn afterwards
shows itself. Medical books record.
several cases where hard corn has
cansed a bleeding, which no known
means could arrest, and death ensued.
Nothing harder than the finger nail
ought ever to be allowed to tonch Il
cora, which can always be cured or
kept from causing Inconvenience by
simply bathing the affected part in
warm water for half an hour for sevc-
raj days in succession often a single
bathing will accomplish the object of
SO softening the parts adjacent the ac-
tual corn, that it can be picked ont
with the finger nail, and the shoe can
be Instantly worn without discomfort,
which an hour before gave pain it
may return in a week, or month, or Il
year, but the same treatment will al
ways avail. PAIRING them causes them
to spread and take deeper root. Soft
corns are very troublesome, but are
sometimes removed by patiently bath
ing or soaking them in strong alum
water night and morning. 1t is SO
much better to know safe and mex
pensive way of doing things, that it is
really worth while to teach these me-
thOds tOsevery child in the household
Il Halls Journal of Health.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-08
THE WEEKLY WORLD.

A large quarto sheet, printed throughout
in large type, and published every We'd
nesday morning, among its prominent
features are:
/. Its very fall and accurate market re
ports, embracing the live stock markets OF
New York, Albany Brighton, Cambridge,
philadelphia; the New York country pro
duce market, and general produce mark
cts of the country; and full reports of the
New York money market. Each of these
reports are compiled with great care, aud
contain the latest quotations that can be
obtained up to the time of putting tho
paper to press
2 Its agricultural department, which,
contains each week articles on practical
and scientific farming that are of great
value to American farmers. A special
feature of this department. is a weekly
summary of the condition of the Hop mar
kets at home and abroad.
A very full report of the proceedings
the Farmers Club of the American Insti-
tute is printed in each Issue of The Week
ly World, the day after the meeting of the
club. BY this arrangement the report APP
pears in the Weekly World one week in
advance of its publication in any other
weekly paper.
A portion of the Weekly World is
reserved for family reading matter, inciu-
ding original aud selected stories, poems,
waits of humor, and extracts from books
and periodicals. Particular attention will
be given to this department. during tho
year.
4. A special feature of the Weekly World
is carefully compiled summary of tho
news of each week. 1t is made SO complete
that no one who reads it can fail of being
well posted on all tbe important news OF
the day. AK