Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-06

quit one nuuurcu houses anu clelt Darns. Iney
have erected one saw mill and two steam shingle
mills. The have now In tho colony seventeen
horses, siNtccn oxen and seycnty.siX cows. Dur
ing the year hey have paid ~ go towards the sup
plies furnished them, in labor on The roads Thir
ty miles of road in the township are now passable
school of seventy or eighty scholars, IN which
the English Language exclusively Is taught, has
been sustained about four months OF tho year ,and
snow in successful operation.
TAe large amount OF rain and wet weather OF tho
pastteassn, has made the clearing Of land, and
harvesting of crops somewhat difficult in the older
portions OF the State; but in New Sweden where
tho eleariugs are neeessarially small, and where
more rain has fallen than in the southcrly aud
westerly portions OF the State, II has been with
very great difficulty that land could 6e cleared or
crops properly harvested. Two.thirds OF the land
Intended FOR crops in 1871, remains uncleaIej ON
this account. They, however, succeeded in SOW.
ing one hundred aud eighty bushels ofsprsg
wheat, and planting eight hundred aud seventy
seven bushel. oil potatoes, besides winter wheat
rye, oats, barley and other crops. This is only
about one third of what they would h2Yo sown
and planted II the season had been as favorable
as the average. IL would be sufficient, however
10 place the coonsts above want II tho season
had been ordinarily favorable; but the long ana
continued rain caused the wheat 10 rust anu ths
potatoes 10 rot, 50 that not more than half crops
were realized.
In letter 10 ne dated Nov. y, 1874, signed by ~
committee in behalf OF the colonsts, they express
great disappointment on account OF their inabllil
10 clear mOrc1and and the partial failure Of Their
crops, but they 10 not appear dsc1urageu They
Acknowledged with gratitude the aid the siate has
given them. They say they are Injured To iabOriSnd
ready to work: that they are acquiring knowl-
edge Of our language aud customs; and sulNing
TO gain knowledge Of our form OF government
so that when they receive tho rights Of citizenship
they may be men, and not dependant children.
'Thoy predict that New sweden, within ten years,
will by means OF natural increase and immlgr1-
ton, number it, citizens by thousands. large
number of thee people came Oh our invitation.
They have done uU.t they could, The iatlnrc OF
their crop. he 40 lAI,. .! theirs We must not al:
low them ~ suner. The report OF the Board anu
Commissioned of Immigration containing com.
plets statement Vf the condition Of the Colony VIII
be id before you aI An carly day.
PUBLIC LANDS
The report OF the Land Agent makes complete
exhibit OF the business OF that office IN my last
annual address, called attention to the claim
made 10y the European aud North American hall'
NAY Company 10 certain lands set apart Ior settle
msgt. also stated that parties we've cutting TIN
imbgr on u portion OF these LAND. under peimith
from said Hallway Company. Thise parties were,
alter duo notice, proceeded against A. tresPIssers
accOuiIu. to the pToNisons OF law. Ihts Mds Toll
lowed by action against the Land Agent Hnd Tie
sheriff of ArOo.tUOk County. Two of these cStus.
iuyul,in. the questions 1t Issue between Tie state
and the Railway Company, arr TO be argued At the
lHw tenn, 10 be holden la bangor, ia June next.
FIsHEmRs.
The report Il the Cumm,soncts Of Fishcric.
will bC read Ni.h luloryst. Important suggestions
are made lur the restoration OF valuable tpecies
OF hsh into NJt1r. where they we're formerly
abuuIIut bat from winch they have bcsu expelled
los ARTIFICIAL UbstructICus. The prOtc' ton OF TITS
important intsrcst on our shores, and lu our buys
and Inland WAtcfs, IL "i great importance 10 thu
state commend tie suggc.tlOns OF tic Com.
IA ssi5aer- la re 1rd To cvr,aiu amendments to thc
laa, 10 yOur COu-i''S ration.
ISsrEUCrIuS FoR DEiF HUTEs AND the BLIND.
We arr nor supporting IN the Ainerican Az lum
Tor deaf nnd dumb ~ Hartford, Conn, uity'sI
pupils al cost ut sl'S,-cnch per Enuum. We
are also paying thc ssms SUM IN part support vi
three pupils IN Tie Ciark Institution FOR deaf mntes
~ northampton, NA.sJchc.ctts
The Asylum la Hartford - uti. .u. ril e,"t i'-.
hSciu0nt snd TIE teaching apur.,tt 10 bS tH"''"e"
aud practical, both ln the schoOl.lUuIn AMI "ViA-
chop. have not had TIE pleasure Ui 'i.itius l".
school a. NO'1H~mptOu niIcic srtcula.io" Ahi up
reading sc Taught, but uforr,c. tult Al IL ."
al rcsPeet7 "a excellent institution. ~ "l'O
have eight students IN tic Perkins lnstltUtun !O'
thc Hs!Ad, AZ south Boston, Who aprrti 40 "'
making spOd progress toward Tie abIIuy ~ '"I'
port themselves.
ORPHANS oF SOLDIERS LSu sEAukN.
rue orphans OF soldiers anI tesmrH have
M ,hue 20 receive the fostering SIRE VI the
lHc father, u these children g.Vr tteir u,.. u,
GoieuNS % the CouLtrr. and the lcs.t ", can N, -
20 aS"Pt their orphans s. children Of The slatr
NO ooh:a'Ion i more sacred than thi, and none
WIN Oc more chcctiullJ performed. The number
u The Orphans Homo Al l,,th /. nov uu, -,
Too msch credit cannot bc given 20 the friend. al
t"'- institution Tor Their substantial aid and their
devotion h. tho welfare OF these children M.
'i''nAs VI tiie stale aio especially due 10 M. 4
\ l.. sampson, who, without couiurti lion I'm,
devoted sinu-i her cutttn ti,ur ,o M - ~
love. Wv" 20
~ ihc terms al ga appropriation 20 tl,. or,b,,,
H'i"g u Bangor. tIst Institution I. 10 supuuft
~" orphans % sunirrt amt .-lncu a. NAV ID.
N,eH Il us 'hHi -, not cAcec,iiig twenty. Ton
such oIPhdnS have yceu 90 tie lfsme iir.u. ,
''HvA oI Tue ieass There sic nus three The
management Of iiu' Home appear, To be all that
onH" ss DESIRED crincing great devotion and sur.
r'hcr on the pant VI iho.s WHO harc the manage.
myut 10 ~ af.Irs.
I!ic board OF Guardians or ludi.ent OrphAn-'uf
SnIdiefs anl SeaiHcu j. chIrged will th. ,lutV ~
SinS auch 81 thcsc orphans out.i-e OF the insti-
'e'uH' mere referred 10 - their nrccssutics re-
qune. Ihis duty often embarrassing and always
Iei"H"y cWciui discrimination. The Board hH-
chdtdi Of,d 90 perform ia that spirit of t,.utrr re-
tAId Tor the'c "-Ids Oi the Stale which prumptsd
'ho appropriation for their benefit. -Four hundred
'"t ni'c orphans have been aided ~ tn. manner
during The yeAr.
INDUSTRIAL. srGriSTICs
Ih' attention 90 Tie last legislature Wa, called
y me mpurtascc 81 providing Tor tu, coils.
ti"h aad publication VI Tie .uduLrisl .ati.tr, of
'he StA'e. No msn hS- attempted 10 stud, thi-
~uhJuot without being convinced Of lie great ur.d
% 'riAbls Statistical Information. 4 ku1.ls.lsc
" vast We are expanding aud doing 900 e,cTY
branch % ouG widely varied iudu.t4i,, with IA,
pfodu'ls OF cach, ana the aggregate II Hll Mould
rr Valuable 10 our own people, AMI attract alien.
tom 60 our urdc,clopci rr.uu.ca. Ia. eNtcn..
ui c'ilr'lns and Publishing these statistics would
ns Insignificant when compared with tho a4p.ut-
provide iur the performance OF thi. work b, one
81 Tux ~t1'e departments, ur by the appointment OF
an officer i'r tat, special duty
INDUSTRIAL school,. FuR Girls
Ihs last legislature Incorporated The Maine In.
duItrlAI >cOoOl tor Girls. The corporaiOrs have
hcll QUO meeting aud organized 10y the choice OF
Hon. b.nj hingsbury, Jr.,oi Portland, President
and Hon /. X. French Of Chesicrille, Secretary
benerolcut lady Ia H<lswoll, who O., Interested
IA this subject, offers 10 the state - donation oi
IL ffVN -
dollars, q" condition that there be established Ia
thv city Of llSlONell, BY public OF private brne-
factions, o. both combined, AN Industrial school
FOR girl, belonging To this state, for the purpose
Of training them up ia industry aud virtue An.
other lsdl IN The same city proposes 10 donate \
lot Of Ian! valued 50 two thousand dollan on the
sawe conditions. Tho Interests Of morality aud
humanity afe p.eadiuS most eloqucntly for IN.
situton 81 TIN. kind small beginning would
test it, uu.ity and answer ior the present.
BKIDGR ACROSS THE ASDRosCoGGIN RIVER
The ls't legislature appropriated three thousand
dollars 10 nil the town OF GiIesd Ia building a
bridge across the hndTOscug.iu river in that
town, on condition that should tile bridge co,t
less Than eight thousand dsl,r., the amount paid
should not exceed three ci.hths OF Tie whole cx.
pensS. The bridge has been economically but
substantially built a. a cosl vi 1850, OF which
Sl5JU 81 has been paid from the State Treasury
agrccably 10 the provisions OF the resolve leaving
IN the Treasury the unoxpcnded balance of the
appropriation amounting to slicg.l6.
OUR JAIL SYSTEM
For The !hirI Time deem it my duty TO call the
attention Of tiie Legislature 10 the pcTuicous and
demoTAnllus Hystom that eharactoriZei the man.
sgeInsni VI our jails am not aware that there is
any occasion for complaint against those who
Laro the charge OF these institutions. They no
doubt do the beet they can with their opportun.
lties The fault is in the systcm itself CrOwdiag
together The most hardened criminals with per.
Of all aScs and guilty OF all grades of crimes
including those who arc only suspected and await. |
INK trial, " ith nothing TO Ito but TO study wicked
ncs., devise plans for other crimes and poison
still more tie minds OF esck other, is promotVe |
rather than preventive or crime. willnot repeat