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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

the town; the eastern portion to be an
nexed to Me xico, the western TO Andover
Among the reasons urged in favor OF the
project was lhl the two divisions had
lass in comm 70 /. iih each other than with
the adjoiring towns. Several prominent
citizens at uli,c at towns were present
and took ptgt IN J'io discussion. Voted
also to c)ntor VITA Tie other towns con-
cerned.
Miss Alma Philblick Of this town taught
the fail scho0i in District No. = Mr. A.
bert Smith Of DlxIield is teaching his
third term in No. 4; Mr.. w. ii. JENNIE
aud Miss Auua Is. Reed of this town, are
to teach in Nos. and 6.
Though we have had late fall farmers
have not made so much preparation for
springs work as they did last season.
Mr.. Charles Andrews of Andover is
preparing to b. lid house in this town.
Mr. +. NJ. Blossom has gone to Massa-
chusetts.
We had a heavy rain on the night OF
Nov. &c. Some damage lone to roads.
j.
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MILAN CoI:NEE. y. r.,

Nr. Edtor:-I, Has ms good fortune
to be present at the examination ot The
Gorham. n. II. llsh Schor.. For the
two past terms this schooi has been unde
the charge OF ". Il II Bryant, ir9morly
Principal OF Paris Academy. Asa teacher
Mr.. Bryant ha- few equals. |, gives NE
plessure to say that never attended a
school examination where all seem,i Ia
understand their studies so perfectly. Nj.
Bryant possesses 10 high degree, THAI,
without which no teacher can hope 10
succeed, love OF his calling. lie las
The faculty OF inspiring his pupils with q
love OF their studies lie has Iabored so
artuously for the Advancement oi his
pupils during the past term that the citi-
zeus OF Gorham have unanimously elected
him Principal for toe mex; term.
QUIZ.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

RoXBURY, Nov. 2S.-At town meet
ing held on the 24,h inst, Mr. ii. +. Me-
IDnes (rep.) was chosen Town Treasurer
by unanimous vote, to fll the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Amasa
Richards. Mr.. r., who has held the
office for several years, has exchanged
farms with Mr.. Lorami Thomas of Mex
leo. 1t was also voted 10 petition the
Legislature in regard to The dissolution OF
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e. We as- leave o. os.r our BULLETIN -
AMI AK "a careful reading oi tle same, Tor We
believe 10 Will DO you good Read and sees
Granulated Sugar. II - cts.
per To-, Q lbs. for 81 90.
Brown sugar, 10 cts. per To-,
10 II lbs. for 81 90.
Good raw Rio Coffee, . ct~.
per H., 4 ID lbs. for 81 90.
Good roast Coffee, - cts, per
H., > 81 lbs. for 81 90.
Good Oolong Tea for 10 cts.
per lb.
Good pure Soda, Is ct>. per To-,
> lbs. for - cts.
Good salt Pork, II lbs. for
81 90.
Good Pol. Fish. , - cts. per
lb.
Good medium cod Fish, t cts.
- 10. lots, 3 81 cts.
Good Ker. Oil, u cts. per gal.
Good Flour warranted, from
s. 90 TO 80 80, all grades.
Good loose MuScatcl RaSins,
s II lbs. for 81 90.
Best Prints, 10 yds., , spools
cotton and l doz. agate but
tons for - cts.
Shectings, from 8 - to 9 cts,
per yard.
Gents shirts and drawers, fair
quality, 40 cts. each or, >
pair drawers and , shirts foI
81 30.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

The Fryebarg club has challenged the
Bethel club to shoot the l4.h OF Dec. next.
H.O. Frost 20. ms foot badly iammed
one day lss, week.
An GA Folks Concert was a-ld a. the
Vssiry on toe 10Th. DR.. Mason acted -
the o.den time-bgster.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

SUMNER.-And now is presented another
opportunity to aid the remains of the old
deiunct 2. & o. G. Railroad. Railroad
meetings have been held in Sumner, and
at other places along the line, ably ad-
dressed by Ex-Governor Washburn, Hon,
S. G. Andrews, Hon. Otis Hayford and
others, in which the offer is made that If
the people along the line will furnish the
sleepers (only about 100000 the timber
for bridges, culverts, railway stations,
wood houses, fencing and telegraph poles,
labor, etc, they promise to make an effort
to again resusitate and put in good con-
dition the old road, under the name Of the
Rumtord Falls & Buckfeld Railroad.
Taking into consideration the unparalleled
abuse and deception hitherto imposed up
on the citizens along the line, the people
are nobly responding to this call. The
worthy Ex-Governor truly said that "he
did not wonder at an apparent lack OF
confidence in the enterprise The prop
ositions, coming from such honorable, high
minded parties, are certainly worthy Of
consideration, and will doubtless meet
with as generous response as could reason
ably be expected from a misled, abused
public.
Officers of Inyincibc Lodge Of Good
Tcmplars Of East Sumner, for the present
quarter, elected, arc John Briggs, w. G..
f.. ; Addic Robinson, W. y. :; Herbert
Cole, secretary, Ezra Kccnc, treasuser :;
). Robinson, jr., chaplain. c. 5. Robin
son, jr., and wife, Roswell Briggs, and
wife, Rclan Keeuc and Adeline Dotcn
were chosen as delegates to attend the
next county session of Good Tcmp'ars, to
be held at So. Paris, Dee. 18TH.
1t has been decided to hold a Christmas
festival at the Baptist church in J.. sum
uer. Rev. ii. \. Sictson has returned
from his vacation, and is supplying the
society with renewed carncstness preach
Ing most excellent aud apPrcciatiyc dis
courses.
At q meeting called to consider the sub
ject Of building new or repairing the
old town hail, it was decided TO repair
the building to the extent Of 500.
Several Of our district schools have
commenced, with favorable prospects.
Business Is rapidly improving, so say
the Portland "drummers. Locke, witch
ell ~ Co, says their business Is as good
as at any time for four years. Other
merchants report the same, and ST some
wish and labor to carry the taI'acious
idea that business is growing more aud
more depressed, and that man by reason
Of economy aud diligence, who Is reap
ing its fruits, is knavc, while an INDECENT,
won;-work tramp is a martyr. Economy
courage and perseverance will carry Us
through in good time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

GILEAD, Nov. 29,-We are having
some very pleasant weather for the month
of November. No SNOW. but considers
bic rain, with almost freshel Monday
night, which quilted the roads badly and
caused guile 4 washout on the railroad
near YIN. Z. PeaoOdy's- No night trains
were run, but the road is safe now.
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LATER,
SagF0RB'S RADICAL CURE

Sot o-,r U-ou.n e--tsts 'r- co--cf -- discharges
U ..tt tflt lar1
tc .-,-.... I,... by. $50. %. tl.. follow.
Pcs c;iso I've she, Unframed auc 7Tatcry
lives, i..lu. ..L ...i,, ts-r.-. i.Na-. Loss %
Ri airing tt-HClc. N,fI.tiA Cd Col tn" Elr.
1i-~hsrsc- from tlD Ia. Ringing No!>,s
iu tho Head, Di-..uc.,, 81 rvouE ~ .ld-
ache, Palms iu tho Temples, I0ss OF The
senses Of Taste ard Smell EiCngatiOu OF
the Jvula. anfiCssafiilriou 90 tire rcnSils.
Hutrid sore Throat, Tickling or Hacking
Cough. bronchitis, and Bleeding oil tLo
Lungs.
El-h rsrS8-c contains ~. Szrfo-l'7 r----1vr-
laaa.irs lloc, witl il.- a-- earc.1 lryt li-
rrct.. lIr Use ll AZ C.-us- Prizes 81 .s -.s rT
& rl-eHH-t rro t-c.,.. STAT. s 4. ana .. ~ -..@
8 POTTER. C.-,--i s. seats u..- Ut -l.---.- D--s-
8. Sos. h.t-Nl, E..,a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

IL THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT or MAINE.
H. LAAB, bankrupt. !" ''''N'0' 'N''
NOTICE is hereby given that the third general
~ meeting of the creditors Of said bankrupt
will be held at the Office OF Geo. a. Wilson, in
south Paris, in said District, on the eighteenth
day of December, A. ID. 1871 at ten sclock, a. m,
before John w. MAY, one OF The Registers in Bank.
ruptcy, in said District, for the purposes named
in section 5O93 of the Revised Statutes OF the Uni
ted States, title Bankruptcy.
dl.2w GEO. A. WILSON, Assignee.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04
Logging business promises TO be lively

Logging business promises to be lively
the coming winter. Ephraim and Henry
Wight have purchased eight hundred
acres Of timber land in Coleham, OF San.
dersun & Hammons of Bethel. aud will
log five hundred thousand. Scion A.
Csilia will put in FIVE hundred thousand
for BENZ amin Thompson OF Stark, n. H
Jerome A. Heath and Lionel Jewett will
put in three hundred thousand Tor Ben
nett & Jewett, which will all go to the
Bethel Steam Mill Company.
Bennett Il Jewett are making prepare
tons to do quite an extensive business in
their steam mill this winter. They have
large crew cutting birch on tract OF
land recently purchased OF Col. Peabody.
b.
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Legislative Notice.

To the Honorable Senate and House OF Represen.
tstves of the state Of Maine in Legislature a.
semhed:
II ESPECTFULLY represent the undersigned
u leg voters and Seectmcn of the town OF
RnNhury in the County of Oxford and state OF
Maine, That the business of the eastcrlv portion
Of said town j. Mt Mexico or through said Town
and the business of the westerly portion VI SAID
RoXbury is at Andoyer or through said town the
above named easterly and westerly portions Of
Roxbury being separated by a range OF noun
taips: They therefore respectfully ask your Hon.
orable body TO annex that portion oi tie town or
RoNbury lying on the easterly tide Of the follow.
ing described line 10 the town Of Mexico and that
portion lying on the westerly side OF same line 10
the town Of Andover; The above mentioned line
beginning at the Southery line of said town of
RoXbury adjoining the town of RumiOrd Cd ia
range line between lot numbered one in the fifth
range and lot numbered one in the sixth range
thence northerly on said range line TO the north
west corner of lot numbered eight In the sixth
range thence eastery on lot line TO the northeast
corner Of lot numbered eight in The eighth range
thence norlerly on range line between the eighth
and ninth ranges TO the line OF the town OF I.ron
/ at the northwest corner OF lot numbered thSseen
in tie ninth range, and make proper and equal
adjustment of the financial matters and interests
OF the belorenamed towns of Roxbury, Mexico
and AndoyeT, and as IN duty bound viii ever pray
5. A. REED, } Selectmen
\. A. JENNIE, OF
C. II. PIIILBRICK } RoAbury.
RoXbury, Nov % ls17. di-Sw
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Notice of Foreclosure.

XIvHEREAS, Barnard Cannon, late OF Green
w wood, in the County If Oxford, deceased,
by his deed, dated the twentieth DAY OF January
DEEDS, book IGj, page 500, conveyed to the Bethel
savings Bank in Mortgage, certain parcel OF
real estate situated in said Greenwood being lot
number three In the fifth range OF lots N said
Greanwood, containing one hundred and twenty
live acres more or less; also all the real estate
named and described in deed from Nathaniel VIII
-ou TO said Cannon, dated March ., lsCS, and re-
corded in said records, book i9, page H. to which
reference may he had-meaning thereby Ia convey
the homestead farm Of said Barnard Cannon, up
on which he then lived and occupied, 10 secure
the payment of one h0pdred dollars; aud The cen
,liti6n OF said mortgage having been broken, the
said Bethel Savings Ban*, by Enoeh Foster, ~
its Treasurer, duly authorized, hereby claims a
foreclosure for breach OF condition OF saii mort
gage. BETHEL SAY ms DAM
duly authorized.
Dated al Bethel, Nov. Is, se1i. di-3w
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04
NOTICE.

NAME into the inclosure OF the subsc. her on
= the fifteenth instant, one white horse about
twenty years old, abandoned by his owner; and
shelter, and care 10y me, aud If no owner or claim
ant paws for such keeping of said horse before,
shall sell him, at public auction at my dwelling
house in Franklin Plantation in the County Of OK
ford on the 18th day OF Dec. \. u. 1877, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, for the payment of said
keeping. ERASIlS L. ABbOT'
FTar Kiln Plantation, Nov. p, -. 'di-jw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

LoCKE's Mills. - While at Locko's
Mills the other day found Messrs. Teb
belts Il Buck moving into their new store
on the hill.
A. G.. Woodsom is eCiag into business
in the store vacated by Teb5eltS Il Buck.
The spool factory is now running on
fail time. I.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

NoRwAY.-The late great rain caused
| damage H. this town to The roads snd
bridges 10 the amount OF al least $1,000.
Several hundred dollars damage was
caused ia Horns taunery by the overflow
II the water. No such rise OF water has
been known tor many years, not even IN
the spring lreshets
Our High. Grammar and Intermediate
schools commerce this Gay for the winter.
The first two under the charge OF the
same teachers as in the Fall-the latter in
charge OF Miss Belle Gray of Harriso L,
who takes the place vacated by Miss Per-
ham Miss p has had excellent success
in this school. and 1t was the universal
wish tha, she remain. but her heal b would
not admit OF it. Mr.. Collins and Miss
Peudexter in the High, and Miss Hall in
the Grammar, gave most excellent salts
faction during the tall term.
Stuart Rogers OF Providence Il. /. gives
the third entertainment IN the Young
Peoples Literary Course next Thursday
eve, at Concert Hail. Mrs. Livermore.
go we'll and 50 lavOrably known gave her
drst lecture. aud that eccentric genius
Rev. Henry Morgan, OF Boston, preach
or OF the Baptist persuasion, gave The
second on Monday eve OF last week, in
the very midst OF our late miniature De-
uge. He is a strange mortal-qGoer IN
his physical aud mental make up-Aud in
his methods OF thought and of treating
bis subject, aud the only marvel OF his
hesrers Is the fact that he is still alive,
when his nerves have oeen trying 50 long
% tear him TO pieces.
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New Advertisements.
Freedom Notice.

NOR a valuable consideration hereby give my
l. son Frederic j. Hall, his time 10 trade and
act for himself and shall claim none OF his earn
iugs nor pay any debts that he may contract aiter
this date. his
JOSEPH . HALL.
mark
Witncss-E. K. HOLMES.
oxford. NOV. ;. 1877 dliw
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

FEYEBUEG.-Wm. p. Eaton Of Brown
deid was tried before A. +. Lewis, Esq,
aid bound over to appear at the March
term u Court, for larceny @. horse.
Fate .,r Safe, j. b. Eaton, Jr., tor re-
sp5ud-ut. Tn .ac;s In the case, rs shown
on The uial, were these; M0utou and
Ea;uu ,rsdod horses on condition tina. II
tue horses were a. represented and Eaton
sl1uld pay 80 i, was = trade; but Stan
lev. alter examining the horse at home,
found IL not as represented and imme-
d,stely went and demanded the horse IN
exchange. aud Eaton refused and de-
clared that he could no, get II. Mou.ton
proceeded 20 Porter and had q replevn
WI, made and pat in.o Deputy Sheriff
Chspman's hands, who. in company with
MoultoD. proceeded to Brownield aud
took the horse and turned it over to
Stanley, when thoy wen, TO tia Center
aud pat i. ia the stable ot one Fogg while
they got dinner. Eaton being at the Cen
tsr and ascertaiuing the whereabouts OF
the horse, went round by the pond or
riser and into the stable, took the borse,
Jumped on its back and fled 10 \. II ,
where the horse was Secreted. When
Eaton returned home be was arrested on
complaint OF MoultOn, and warran, IS
sued by Justice Lewis. The evidence
being put in by the State. the respond
enrs counsel said ne had nothing to pul
in, and then proceeded to close. After
due consideration By the Justice the re-
spondeut was bound over in the sum o.
$500
The Fryeburg Shooting Club held 1
match a; Fish Street on the 2Ssh, wher
E,more Emerson won the rifle by score
of 50 in q possible 40. Distance, 500 yds
The fol'oyinr is The score OF each man
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Mary j. Holmes !
PIUG TOBACCO l
Merchants Tobacco Company, Boston,

Make the best sold or used. One Dollar, lawful
money. in each sixty pound box Two Dollars
in one Of the caddies in each case. sold by Gro.
Gers and Tobacconists generally. Patent metal
labels or trademarks on the plugs. ASK ior this,
and get the best chew or smoke that can be had.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-12-04

WEST BEruEL.-Our little band OF tenn
perauce workers holds out well. The
boys have showed themselves 70 be
strong men during this new cider year.
Club meetings are held every Monday
evening at Beans hall. Speakers are
few, aud to add to the interest, We have
paper, edited By the secretary, assisted
by the ladies'. Select readings are also
given by members OF The Aid Society.
The Free High School laugh: by A +.
ue-rick, in the hal. closed Friday. There
has J-en lyceum connected win tie
school. Debates, paper aud other cNeJ-
ci,es were well conducted. All have
given evidence tha, the Instruction h.
been excellent. The primary department,
tauzt. bis Ms. \. T. Ma. WAS well
drilled. and fl -tsJ much ea.e-,aiumen.
q. the closing exercises. y line edition
OF Tcnuy on WIS presented - Mr.. Her
r.c,. oy B.e1cl Smart. ia baus.i OF TIE
school.
TIE ggars, store Is et-a, Completed,
wiki hal. aouy t.. 0.
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NOTICE.

r have this day given nv son, William j. Phi
/ brick, his time 10 trade and act for hims 81
aud shall claim none Of his earnings nor pay.Any
debts that he may contract after this date: y
WM. L. PHIL BRICK.
Witness-AMos BLAZo.
Porter, Nov. Il, 1917. 'n2I73w
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TOWN ITEMS.

ALBANY, Nov. 2S.--The heavy rain OF
Monday, which eliminated in thunder
shower in the night, washed our roads
very badly, and it will cost several hun
dred dollars to repair them. Some brooks
were 50 swollen as to make new channels
and to damage intervale land very much
We have not had such flood since
Oct. 1869. l..
BETHEL.-There seems to DO no branch
OF farming which has been subject TO
more ups aud downs, and in which the
prices OF the product have varied so much
as hop growing. We have farmers
among Us who have made quite fortune
from their yards in two or three years
following the next two or three years lost
more than they bad made. Oar farmers
have come 10 the conclusion the crop is
not certain one,-0iJen sGccum0s to a
few day OF unavoidable Wealhor. twenty
years ago. soils which produced a ton
70 TIE acre, viii 10 day, with ,he best OF
cultivation, produce not more than 600 or
500 pounds. TINS yesr The crop is in the
growers haad, and tae p.ice offered viii
not cover the COS. OF harvesting. We
notice in many yards the poles have
been pulled up. and the re ait OF the
present state OF affairs will be the up
roofing OF p7oos0iY one halt the hop
yards 10 The State
Business bas been quite lively this fall
IN our village, and promises well TO con
tiuue 50 through the winter.
Mir. }. c. Billings is putin 2 up an ad-
di,ion to his carriage shop on Mechanic
street which he intends for a paint shop. !
Mai. q. A. Hastings has recently made !
Improvements on bis house ia the way o.
raising up the main house and ell two |
feet, grading MP and put in two bay via
dows fronting the street.
The amount Of potatoes which have
been shipped from Bethel this tall is
much larger than has been for many
years psst; price 40 TO 10 cents per bushel. |
The Bethel Seam Mill Company have |
now some fifty men numbering on Dead /
and Dimogd rivers. and intend to put into |
me Audroseoggin 5000 geo the coming |
winter.
Mr.. George T. Lawrence, matchmaker /
and ongraver, has fitted up nice shop
in the building formerly used for the post
Office, and is prepared to do all kinds OF
work at reasonable prices.
L +. Morse has settled up with MS
creditors, and is going on in business as
usual. {.
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HARD PAN PRICES.
CASH DOES IT SURE !

e. 81 vc uc- leave Oh ODER our ''BULLETIN,' -
AMI ak "a careful reading oi tae same, Tor We
believe 10 VIII DO you -soI. Read and sees
The New York herald., 1877-09-16

ing husiness engagements. has been obliged TO give up
his cottage and return TO Washington He will remain
In New York Tor several days
Sir Tatt0n and Lady sykes n,d the Iatters brothers
tho Mcssrs Bcntinck have also taken ther departure
During the winter the New YORK residence OF Mr. l..
p. Morton, who sailed for Europe week ago to-mor.
row. will DO occupied by Mr. Mahlon sands, OF New
York.
Several now and elegant ''cottsgss will be erected
here during the winter, and some important improve
mens ana alterations will bs mado to others
Major General s. ". Crawford, we'll known
brave soldier during the late war; is IN town for few
weeks
This evening the Bellevue Dramatic Club will give
mother select at the Opera House for
the benefit OF the residents and tho play TO
be presented is "Drcams; or, Lady CLARA"
Two weddings In fashionable circles will be soem-
nizcd here next week, ono being the nuptals OF Mr.
s. s. Rowland and Miss Belmont. only daughter OF
Mr. August Belmont and the other Lieutenant
Dickens United States Navy, to Miss Bates. daughter
Of Mr c. Francis Dates, OF New York. The iorncr
wedding has long boon me leading topic OF oonversa
largely attended.