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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19

OXFORD, -. - Board OF County Commissioners,
September Session, ISL,
pom the foregoing petition. satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are re-
sponsible, and that inquiry into the merits of their
application Is oxpedient;
l. is Ordered, That the County Commissioners
meet ~ the Dwelling House OF VIM. '. Porter, IN
RoAbury on TUESDAY the Slst day Of Oct. next
az ten clock in the forenoon, and thence proceed
TO view the roate mentioned in said petition imme
datoly after which view, a hearing OF the parties
aud witnesses will be had at some convenient place
in tue vicinity, and such other measures taken IN the
premises AZ the Commissioners shall judge proper.
And IL Is further ordered, that notice OF the time
place and purpose of the Commissioners meeting
aforesaid be given % all persons and corporations
interested. By causing attested copies Of said petit
tion and OF this order thereon be- served upon the
respective Clerks OF the towns Of ABdoycr and RoN
bury, and also 10 be posted mp In three pubic places
IA each OF said towns, and Published three weeks
successfully in the oxford Democrat, printed at
Paris, In said County OF Oxford, The hTSt OF said
publications and each OF the other notices, TO DC
made, served and posted, ~ least thirty days be-
fore s8d time OF meeting, O. The end that All per
sons and corporations may then and there appear,
and shcw cause IL any they have, why the prayer oil
said petitioners should not be granted.
Attest; WM. h. kiMBALL, Clerk.
\ true copy of laid Petition and Order OF Court
thereon:
Attest; WM. X. kiMBALL. Clerk.
To the Honorable County Commiss loners ortLe
County OF Oxford:
FINIiE undersigned, inhabitants of the County OF
A oxford RESPECTFULLY represent that the public
convenience and necessity require alterations,
new locations aud disconunuances IN the highway
as now travelled from West Peru, the Plantation OF
Franklin, over the Billings Hill IN Woodstock 10
Bryant'S Pond station, in Woodstock; conImCnc'
ing 40 "Abbott's Mills, in Franklin Plantation,
and from there To BryaEt's Pond Station in Wood
stock We therefore request your llonors, alter
YOU have caused due notice 10 DC given, 10 view
said route and make such alterations, discontinue
ancc- and new locations o. YOU may deem cNpc'
dlent and proper: ~ In duty bound will ever pray.
EDWIN DOUGHTY, ct. ais.
N.,J-fn.l Aurr 9!th
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
Non-Kesidcnt Taxes,
Ia the Town of Browndrld, County 0fON. ord, n
Tho NnnH lS-M

In the Town or Brown1rld, County ofOs. ord Me ,
for the year 1870
The following list of Taxes On Real tate ct
nonresident owners IN the Town ol BToNnhtid
for The year ls7O IN bills committed 20 pauicl
Unl Collector uf said town, on the htst Gay
of August, 1870, has been returned by him 10
me a. remaining unpaid on The l-th d@i oi July
ISL by his certificate of that date ami LOW ie
main unpaid and notice Is hereby given thai u
the said take, and interest and charges are mol PAD
into the Treasury Of said town within eighteen
month. froM the date of the commitment OF said
bills, so much Of the real estate taxed "a VIII ne
sufficient 10 pay the amount due therefor, !hclud'
ing interest and charges, Will without tulther no
tice, be sold at public Auction al the STORE OF
Albert Blake in said town OF Brownltld, on sa'
ur,lay the second day Of March, \. ID. 1877, al :
O'clock i. VI.
Name Non Res Description. Val. Tdr
James Fly, or unknown, Il acres land
near Simeon Overs, so 80
I nort h Of T Thnma. Bean .a farm, 30 7&
Asa II. Hut, hings, or unk'n, Is "
pant OF Great Bogg, 80 called, . lbs
Mrs T.. l.. Hamin, heirs Of or unA II,
lot near = C.. Boyuton's, Id D.
Eli and Emily Johnson, or unkn, 10
acres OF land, near Towle Pcarys, ~ La
james r. Lord orunk'n, house, barn
and 20 acres land near Great Bog ~ i6Gi
james ord tst or unk'n, 10 acs lana
near II. Bartlett ~ -''f
Charlotte Loud. or unk'n, house, barn
and lot, occupied by |. III. Lord, ~ -"
George Lewis, unk'n, il acres land,
near T.. Hartford farm, ~ ~
Hannibal r Lord or unkn'n, acres
meadow land near I. Seaycy's 90 La
Asa Quint, or unk'n, ! house ana ac -
land near Osg0od Cars, 10 zoo
John Richardson, OF unk'n, IL acres 90
near Ira Longs, ~ %
Samuel Small, or unk'n SO acres land
near Simeon Dyer'a, ~ !'sS
Ichabod ). Warren, OF unk'n, luO acres
land near Joseph 6. swans, 20 e.''
Darius NORWOOD, or unk'n, liO acres
south side Burnt Meadow Mountain, $40 lZ'2o
ELI Il. BEAN, Treas.
Brownfeld, sept. !, 1871.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD. S. - Board Of County Commissioners,
September Session, 1871,
Upon the fore going petition, satsfacior! evidence
having been received that the petitioners are respon'
sibe and that inquiry into the merits OF their ap-
plication is eNpedeni IL is ordered that he County
commissioners meet at the Dwelling iIouie Of
Charles W. Warehouse, In FTyeburg, on TUES
DAY, the seventeenth (l7th) day OF october next
al ten OF the clock in the forenoon, and thence pro
cecd 10 view the route mentioned In said petition
Immediately after which view, hearing OF the
parties aud witnesses will DC had 4; some eouYcn.
lent place In the vicinity, and such other measures
taken IN the premises As the Commissioners shall
iudCc proper And Il Is further ordered that notice
ofthe time, place AMI purpose Of the Commissioners
meeting aforesaid be given 90 all persons and cor
porations interested by causing attcstcd copies OF
said petition and OF this order thereon 20 bc served
upon the Clerk of the town of Frycburg, auo also
20 he posted up In three public places In said town.
and Published three weeks successfully IN the Ok.
ford Democrat, newspaper printed in Paris, in said
County of oxford the trst OF said publications
and each OF the other notices 10 be made, served
and posted. at least thirty days before said time
OF meeting, 10 the eud that all persons and cor
pora,iOns may then aud there appear and shew
cause II any they have, why the prayer OF said
petitioners should not be granted
Attest: WM. X. kIMBALL, Clerk.
A true copy Of said petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest: WM. X. kIMBALL, CLERK.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
For Sale.

7 AND situated within three iourths OF a mile
4 from Bethel lill, and one mile from Grand
Trunk Depot, to wit one Meadow Lot. about ten
acres of ii cleared and In grass, the balance Is
heavy growth OF Cedar and Hard Wood; nice
Sugar Orchard, containing about sixteen acres,
mostly old growth naples also u wood lot of hhy
acres.
The above will be sold In whole or separate.
Address {. |. KDiBALL, Portland, Me, or
VI. &. kINBALL. Bethel, Me.
Mar o. ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair 10
its natural Vitality and Color

A dressing which
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healthy, and effectual
for preserving tho
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nth the gloss and
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19

RoNbml Aug Isl, ISL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-09-19
NOu.Resident Taxes,

STEPHEN II. TAYLOR,
~ hurry, Aug 10, ISL. Tree
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
Smoke VS.. Imagination.

There were to be some theatricals
at Chatsworth some years ago, at
which Queen Victoria was to be pres
ent, and in which Mark Lemon and
others took part. a Colonel Flint
was to perform the very simple part
of "buek" of the time of George H.,
lean against mantel-piece and smoke
a large pipe. At rehearsal he COM
menced putting away, when Sir Joseph
Paxton, the architect of the first Crys-
tai Palace, and the manager of the
Chatsworth estates, came running to
him, declaring that he must not smoke.
The Queen detested tobacco, and
would leave the box. He declared
that he was smoking herbs in a per-
fectl y new pipe; but Mark Lemon,
Mr.. Dickens, and the company, all in
sisted that they smelt tobacco smoke,
so he threw away his pipe and bought
new one, and also some dried thyme
and rose leaves. These proved Just as
Objectionable, and SO the smoking on
the pipe was dispensed with. The Col
onel bethought of an imitation of
smoke he had seen, composed OF finely
woven webs Of cotton supported on
rings and spiral wires. On the even.
ing Of the full-dress rehearsal, Mr..
Paxton again came to him and insisted
that he should not smoke; and then,
on finding out his mistake, that he
should not appear to smoke. 1t would
be injudicious. Her Majesty would
think she smelt to tobacco, and this
would be as bad as if her Majesty
really smelt it. He moreover asserted
that the company assembled had smelt
the smoke, no matter how it was made
or whence it came.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
The Ugly Couple.

When Mr.. Fanar was ballet-master
at the Opera House in the Haymarket,
London, Soderini went on the stage
and said to him: Allow me, dear sir,
to introduce myself to you you are
the dearest friend have upon earth;
me thank you a thousand times for the
happiness you have conferred on me
by coming among as; command me in
any way, for whatever / do for you 1
can never sufficiently repay you" The
ballet-master, who had never seen or
heard of Soderini before, was astound-
ed. AT last he said: "Pray, sir, to what
peculiar piece Of good fortune my
attribute the compliments and profess
sions with which you favor me :" "To
you unparalleled ugliness. my dear
sir" replied Soderini "for, before you
arrived, / was considered the ugliest
man in Great Britain" The ballet
master (strange to say, since he really
was so ugly) took the joke in good
part, and they became extremely init
mate but amiable as they were to each
other, they were universally known as
the ugly couple. This anecdote Soder-
ini related himself.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25

A New ARITHIETIc.-Siek gent
(walking into whiskey shop "Well,
| believe l will spend my dime in
crackers this morning"
Bar-keeper hands him some crack
ers which he tastes.
81 can not stand them; give me
some brandy for the crackers"
Bar-keeper hands him some brandy.
He pours it out, smells of it, shakes
his head.
"Don't think I can go that. Give
me some whiskey for the brandy"
Bar-keeper hands him some whiskey.
He turns out full glass, drinks it
down and starts out.
Bar-keeper-"Hold on therel you
have not paid me for that whiskey."
Sick gent.-"I gave the brandy for
the whiskey sir"
"Well, you amt paid me for the
brandy, sir"
81 gave you the crackers for the
brandy, sir"
"Well, sir you amt paid me for the
crackers"
"Well, sir you have your crackers
yet"
Bar-keeper said no more.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
Behind the Veil.

1t is not always the practice of
pretty ladies to wear a veil. Not even
couquetry will dispense with the ples..
sure of showing lovely countenapce,
and the most modest aud retiring
beauty likes to be admired for the reg
ularity and delicacy of her features.
These reflections passed rapidly
through the mind Of a well-known
magistrate riding up town recently.
By his side sat lady. who froni a sin
gle glimpse of he countenanee he inn
agined that he knew. AT last he ven
tured the remark that the day was
pleasant.
eyes" murmured the female.
"Why do you wear a veil? ?" inquired
the dispenser of justice.
"Lest | attract attention"
"It is the province of gentlemen to
admire" replied the gallant man of
law.
"Not when they are married"
"But I'm mo-"
Indeed p
ooh, no; Pm a bachelor"
The lady quietly removed her veil,
disclosing to the astonished magistrate
the face of bis mother-in-law. He had
business elsewhere suddenly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
The Jumping Frog of East Tennes-
see.

A man named Southworth, living in
lower East Tennessee, has just elected
from his stomach frog which had
been living there for fifteen years. Mr..
Southworth has had a great deal of
trouble with that frog. 1t used to be-
gin to croak at the most unreasonable
hours. When Southworth would 90
to church, for instance, the frog would
remain quiet until the congregation
engaged in silent prayer, and then it
would set up such a terrific yowl that
the sexton would rush in and collar
Southworth, and drag him out to quiet
down in the graveyard. Sometimes
the frog would give a nocturnal sefe-
made after Southworth was fast asleep
in bed, and then Southworth would
rise, as mad as anything, and seize the
stomach pump and try to draw the
frog up. Bat the subtitle reptile had
had tha; trick played on it to often
during those fifteen years, and it al.
ways shined up the tube piece, out of
the draught, and waited until South.
worth exhauted himself. Southworth
never fooled that frog a great deal.
And when frogs were in season, South
worth used to fish for this one with a
fly; but it always refused to rise, and
the fly buzzed around so in South
worths alimentary canal that it nearly
tickled Southworth to death. So South
worth had to wait until the other day,
when the frog thought it would come
up AID go and see friend and when
it did cone, Southworth killed it with
a fork.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25

On one occasion, when the King was
out of favor with a number Of his sub
jects, Bismarck entered beer saloon
for the purpose Of quaffing a mug OF
beer, and while there heard a man
abusing the royal family, which Sc
kindled his wrath that he addressed
the offender thus: "Now I'm going
to drink this mug of beer, and if you
don't take that back, sir, when 1 have
finished | will break the mug over
your head" Having swallowed the
beerand no withdrawal being made, he
fulfilling his threat, sent the empty
mug spinning at the fellows head, and
then, as if nothing had happened, step
ped up to the bar-keeper and asked
what was to pay for breaking his mug
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
SEASON OF 1901.
MASON q HAMLIN CABINET
ORGANS.
Important Improvements.

~ S~eAAO AAAA ~ Wv OAAAOhO Os
Patent June 2lst and August 23d, 1870.
REDUCTION OFPRICES.
The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., have
the pleasure of announcing important i'm
provements in their Cabinet Organs, for
which Patents were granted them in June
and August last. These are not merely
meretricious attachments, but enhance the
substantial excellence of the Instruments.
They are also enabled by increased facil-
tiles a large new mandatory, they hope
hereafter to supply all orders promptly.
The Cabinet Organs made by this Com
pany are of such universal reputation, not
only throughout America, but also in Eu-
rope, that few will need assurance of their
superiority.
They now offer Four Octave Cabinet Or
gans, in quite plain eases, but equal accord
ing TO their capacity 10 anything they max o
for $50 each.
The same, Double Reed, 565. Five Oc-
taYe Double Reed Organs, Five Stops, with
Knee swell and Tremulant in elegant case
with several of the Mason and Hamlin
improvements, Sl25. The same Extra
with new VoX Humana, Automatic Swell
etc., $3.50. Five Octaves, three sets Reeds,
seven stops with Euphone; a splendid in
struments, s225,
a new illustrated catalogue with full
information, and repuced prices, is now
ready, and viii be sent free, with testi-
monial circular, presenting great mass of
evidence as 10 the superiority of these in
struments, to any one sending his address
TO MASON y HANFLIN ORGAN CO., l54
fremont Street, Boston, os 500 Broadway,
n. Y. 3O-4t
400 P. NJ. Freight and Accommodation
daily.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25

, Strong minded women to the mum
Der of thirteen we're in attendance Il
the Crittenden Fair homicide trial il
San Francisco, one day last week. On,
Of them was unable to find vacant
chair, and seated herself without cere
mony on the arm of one occupied by q
gentleman, who preferred to remain
seated himself. Gradually she wedged
herself between the arm and the gen.
tleman, until he finally yielded to the
pressing invitation, and got up. The
fellow vas bothered, it is said, because
he never had experience in such cases;
but how would an experienced" indi-
vidual have resisted such pressing"
invitation?
a gay Tennessee belle had gained
the the reputation of being most en-
pbatically "girl Of the period" She
kept her lover in state of despair,
having refused hIm often. She was
esteemed faithless and frivolous; but
the time soon came for ber to redeem
her character, One day there was a
terrible railroad accident, and the re-
jected lover had both legs crushed off
The apparently heartless girl devoted
herself TO his consolation, and married
him on crutches the first day the doe
tors allowed him to go out.
In the Arctic regions, the Esquimaux
and Greenlander live principally on
the fat of seals, bears, and whales; by
such food only are they enabled to en-
dure the extreme cold without seeming
to suffer more than We do in our Sc
we're winters-the resident of the trop-
Ics lives chiefly on watery fruits and
vegetable, with very little oily food.
From this we may learn to eat more
of the oleaginous elements in winter
than in summer, in order to keep up
our animal heat,
A gentleman named Lafever, Of
Kentucky, eloped with his niece, leav-
ing a wife and child and an able-bod-
led mother-in-law, who were depend.
ent upon him for support in destitute
circumstances. How can a man who
has a cheerful mothers in-law, endowed
with all the accomplishments includ-
ing noyer-tailing appetite, elope with
a girl2
A physician claims that over ten
thousand women have been squeezed
to death by corsets during the past five
years. Still the same weak folly is in
dulged in, and women are daily losing
their health and even their lives at the
mandate of fashion. A wretch has
insinuated that some of them cannot
get squeezed in any other way, but
this, of course, is absurd.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
An Historical Incident.

The King of Denmark has lately
repaired the celebrated Round Tower
of Copenhagen, and an interesting his
torical souvenir is attached to this old
monument. Peter the Great visited il
in the beginning of the eighteenth
century. Frederick ", King of Den.
mark, accompanied him at the time.
The two sove:eigns assembled to the top
Of the tower to enjoy the magnificent
view, and Peter explained his political
system to Frederick. All Of sudden
ne said, "Would you like me give you
an idea of the power of my authority
And, without awaiting the Kiug's re.
ply, the founder of the Russian mon.
archy made sign to a Cossack belong
ing to his retinue, and, pointing to the
abyss under his feet, simply said
Jump" The Cossack looked at the
Gar, bowed. and, without hesitation
leaped over the edge of the tower.
"What do you think of it?" said
Peter, turning to the Mortified King
"Have goa such subjects ?"
Fortunately not" answered Fred
erick.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
SWEPT Up .!!TIIIi


BY REV. #. DE WITT TALMAGE,
The most Popular Preacher in America.
Agents wanted everywhere, male or fe-
male, 10 sell this great work, is better than
Mark Twain, and no trouble to sell. Big
Profits. Send Tor terms and illustrated T.
page circular, Evans, St,ddart a Co., Pub
fishers, No. 740 SAMSON St., Philadelphia.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
TiTt Sons & Co.'s

NEW ENGINES. Theundersigned have
~ for sale and win receive orders for the
above Engine. MessIs. Tiflt Sons & Co.
are now sending 90 this market their l2-
Horse Power Engine with 4-Horse Power
Boiler peculiarly adapted to deep wells.
OFFICES at Duncan q Chaltants, dealers
in Well Fixtures, Hardware, &C., Main st.
next door to Chase House, Pleasantville,
and at Mansion House, Titusville.
IT, X. BRETT 81 SON, Agents.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25

A pawn5roker in Cincinnati has been
arrested and held to answer for libel,
in advertising for sale certain articles
left in pawn by certain gentleman
and not redeemed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
National Hotel,

TRvINEToN, PA. w. A. Hallenback,
Proprietor. This hotel is NEW, and Is
.ow open as a first class house, situate at
re junction of the Oil Creek & Allegheny
SIver aud Philadelphia & Erie Railroads,
pposite the Depot. Parties having to lay
yer trains will find this the most conven-
eht hotel in town, with frst-class accom-
nodations and reasonable charges. IT,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
John X, Hallock,

A TTORNEY AT LAW aud Solicitor of
n Patents, No. sos French streetlopposite
Reed Iouse) Erie. Pa. Will practice i'm
the several State Courts and the United
States Courts. Special attention given to
solicitir. patents for Inventors Infringe
ments, reissue and extension of patents
carefully attended TO. References: Hon.
James Campbell, Clarion Hon. John S.
McCalmont, Franklin; II. l.. d A. b.
Richmond, Meadvillo; w. Il. Lathy. Ii
onesta. 81
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
Exchange Hotel,

T OVER TIDIOUTE, Pa, D. s. RAMS
IL DEEL & Son Props. This house having
been retited is now the most desirable stop
ping place in Tidioute. A good Billiard
Room attached. Ally
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
Rates of Advertising

business Cards, not exceeding one inch
in length, $40 per year.
Legal notices at established rates.
These rates are low, and no deviation
will be made, or discrimination among
patrons. The rates offered are such, "a
will make it to the advantage of men dol. Z
business in the limits oftbe circulation Of
the paper to advertise literally.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
DR.. ]. l.. Acomb,

DI' j. I-s hCUIIIDi
physician AND SURGEON, who has
L had fifteen years experience in large
and successful practice, win attend all
Professional Calls. Office in his Drug and
Grocery Store, located in 1idioute, near
Tidioute House.
IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND
A fun assortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils. Cutlery, and fine Groceries, all of the
best quality, and will be sold at reasonable
ratos.
ii. r.. BURGESS, an experienced Drug
eist nom New York, has charge of the
store. prescriptions put up accurately.
II.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-25
Syracuse House,

TNIDIOUTF, PA, ]. & u MAaEE, Propio-
Il tors. The house has been thoroughly
reftted and is now in the first-class order,
with the best of accommodations. Any
Information concerning oil Territory at
this point will be cheermlly furnished.
-ly j. IL ID. MAGEE,
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N. b, Smiley,
Holmes House,


DRACTICAL Harness Maker and Sad
dler. Three doors north of Holmes
House, Tionesta, Pa. All work is war
ranted. If.
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this Will be the book most loved and the
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Every page has passed under the critical
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Send at once for circulars, &C., to
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