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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Cross Husband. and scoldIng Wives.

domestic infelicity." which newspaper repor.
tiers nowadays credit with playing such an impOr-
tant part in lies drama, is often the result OF
lingering or chronic diseases. What husband or
wife can be cheerful, smiling, and pleasant, when
constantly suffering from the toriures OF some
dread disease: Perhaps the husbands liver be-
comes torpid, and he experiences bitter, disa-
greeable taste or nausea, has chilly sensations,
alternating with great heat and dryness OF the
surface of his body, pain in his sides, shoulders,
or back, eyes and skin are tinged with yellow,
feels dull Indisposed and dizzy. Through his suf-
fering he becopes gloomy, Respondent, and eX-
ceedingly irritable in temper. Instead of esort.
ing TO 50 reliable remedy MS few small doses
OF DIR. Pierce's Purgatiye Pellets, and following
up their action with the use OF Golden Medical
Discovery, 10 work the hillary poison out OF the
system and purify the blood, II he play the part
OF penny wise and pound fool sh" man he will
attempt to economist by saving The small cost of
these medicines. Continuing TO suffer his nervous
system becomes impaired, and he is fretful and
peeyish-a III subject TO become embroiled In do.
mestic infelicity." Or the good wife may, from
her too laborious duties or family cares, have be-
come tubject TO such chronic affections Pc
culiarly incident 10 her SEX and being reduced in
blood and strength, suffering from backache, ner-
vousness, headache, internal fever and enduring
peevish and fretiul-any thing but g genial help
mate. In this deplorable condition OF i'll health,
should she act wisely and employ DIR. Perce's
favorite Prescription, 1t will in due time, by lts
cordial, tonic and nervine properties, restore her
health and transform her from the peevIsh, scold-
ing irritable tempered invalid to happy, cheer
full wife. Laying aside leyity and speaking SER
iously. husbands and wives, you will lind the
Family Medicines above mentioned reliable and
potent remedies For full particulars OF their pro-
perties and uses, see Pierce's Memorandum Book,
which is given away by all druggists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
East Bethel.

April l2.-The ice in the AndroScoggin
river went out Saturday, April !, and our
big boats were set 10 operation.
Most OF our farmers in this vicinity have
sugar orchards from which they tap from
300 TO 800 trees. They have been kept
very busy during the past week making
sugar. Soue OF them being obliged to
boil night and day.
At our school meeting in District No. S
w. o. Holt was chosen Clerk, NJ. +.
Bartlett, Agent; District No. 6. c. V.
Martin. Agent.
Rev. Mr.. Hawthorne has been employ
ed to preach to the people of this place
one year. A Sabbath school has been
organized.
Those of our farmers who raise hops
have commenced setling heir hop poles.
ID.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
4 FRoCLA N A ITO n

BY the advice OF the Executive Council. l 10
hereby appoint THURSDAY, rHE 26th pN OF
APRIL, as a day Of Public Humiliation, FASTING
and Prayer, and recommend to the people =
this STATE the observance Of 10 in manner beit-
ting the designation il bears Snd in The spirit With
which the custom that Ordaius II was instituted
The season when nature begins her new YEAR
ana gives visible promise Of rc clothing the earth
with the beauty OF her verdure, and preparing the
fruits and harvests Of her constant bounty is most
suggestive OF the renewal OF hope, aspiration and
endeavor in the minds and hearts OF men,
Let us obey the impulses Of The opening year,
Snd. bowing 10 humility before Him who rules
alike the forces OF nature, and our human ways,
form and condnn every good purpose Tor the con
duct OF our lives, suj crave Gods blessing upon
rs, our state and country.
Given Al the Council Chamber. ~ Augusta, this
tenth day OF April, In the wear Of our Lord one
thousand e ght hundred and Scveuty-,even
and OF the independence OF the United states
o. America, the one hundred and first
>ELDE\ CON\OE.
BY the Governor.
=. J. CHApBoUGNt. Secretary ot STATE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

Clara Louise Kellogg was in the
dip omatic gallery at Washington few
days ago, and an admiring correspondent
writes: "Her hair, worn in fluffy waves
over her forehead rather low down. add
ed to her piquant style. Those fair lille
hands, so perfect, as everybody knows.
on an arm not less exquisitely formed
than the statue OF the Venus de Medici.
were gloved in dainty lemon color OF
pa!es, hue. She uses them gracefully,
and smiling or talking shows set oil
handsome teeth and sparkling dark eyes
to advantage. Miss Kellogg is really q
beautiful woman, on whom ones II Letic
tastes may dwell iesstingly and her voice
ripples limpidly as ever"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
The Maine Poultry Association.

The Maine Poultry Association an
nounce that they intend to have the best
exhibition Of poultry next January ever
seen in New England The cash pre-
miums will amount to $4,000. Premiums
Of 500 each are offered for the best COL
lection of Asiatics, Leghorns, games, pig
cons and carriers; $50 premium are Of
iered for the best collections Of Plymouth
Rocks, Hamburgs, Polish, Game Ban
tams, turkeys, geese and ducks.
Other premiums in proportion to the
above are also to be awarded. The AS
ISOLATION also offer on all leading varieties
Of fowls or chickens So for best pair,
and SO for 4 second best. On all the
leading varieties of pigeons $40 is offered
for the best pair.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Hiram.

J,m,s l. Hill, Esq, Geo. +. Rowe,
Edwin T. Hubbard Of East Hiram and
Marshall ". Spring, Ounord S. Spring
and Ralph Hubbard OF Hiram, have re-
turned from Chicago recently. NJ w.
Spring proposes to take his family To
Chclg go in q few weeks.
Hon John VI. Spring has filed caveat
in The Patent Office ior pAten, for an
improved Soldering Iron. Mr.. Spring
on the 3l-t OF Mlrca lost bis family horse
aged % sears 10 had been sick but
tee nous. "OI Paugus" had been in
almost daily use tor twenty years. and
was still valuable animal.
joseph NJ. Spring, sged lC years,
adopt, son OF john II. Spring. can re-
pea, The Decars;ion OF Independence.
1. there another person in the County
who can repeat il?
Roscoe q. Greene has resigned his
office rs Postmaster at East Hiram, and
Ephraim +. Hanson has beer appointed
as his successor, and Jonas Evans, Jr..
as Assistant Postmaster. Mr.. Evans has
bought the interest OF Mr. Hanson in the
mercantile firm OF Clark IL Hanson.
Mrs. Narc7 S Hubbard, formerly Miss
Pungree, will open shop for millinery
and dress making April lG. at the house
of Rev. A. Z. Sanborn.
Mr. Albion c. Wentworth OF Kezar
Falls has rented the blacksmith shop OF
C. F. Howard of East Hiram tor one year.
Mr.. Hosea r. Allen is in feeble health.
He has suffered from rheumatism about
the heart since his discharge from the
18th Maine Regiment Volunteers.
j. Everett Stuart has resigned his Office
as Master of the Mt Cutler Grange. No.
1j2, having held il two years without be-
ing absent one meeting, aud then he was
absent from town as President OF the j..
Hiram Reform Club, over which he has
presided with equal punctualitY and dis
tinguisbed ability. On motion OF Edwin
Allen. Esq, The Grange passed unani-
nous vote! of thanks to Mr.. Stuart for
the able and courteous manner in which
he has discharged his duties. The
Grange contains nearly one hundred
members, and has large, commodious
hall. and store beneath. The meetings
are rendered interesting by debates, pa
pers. lectures and singing. L.
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wood.

The snow is now Of from Mt. Abram,
and by climbing to the top We can clearly
see the County buildings and meeting
houses on Paris Hill, twenty five miles
away, as the crow flies. Many other
villages can be seen from this mountain,
among which are Norway, Byants Pond,
Locko's Mills, and with good glass
Portland; also various lakes aud ponds
and farms and cottages nestled among
the mountains and forests Of northern
Oxford in every direction OF the COM
pass. IL is delightful place to visit 10
warm. pleasant day, aud is frequented by
city visitors in tho summer season.
Two days the past week we have had
n good run OF sap. and many farmers
improved it.
Farmers in the northern part OF this
town are preparing 10 plant their early
potatoes as SON as possible this spring,
to l:y and get them out Of the way OF the
Colorado bug. A large breadth OF pOta-
toes vii! be planted here.
The roads are very passable with
wheels, and tho snow IS nearly goue ex-
copt in the woods. k.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Mason.

April l3.-Spring has come, robins and
bluebirds are singing, and our farmers
are beginning to p!ow; but We have q
good many snoT-drilts.
Our people have been very busy for
the past two weeks making maple sugar.
1t is not one OF the best springs for sugar,
but there has been few splendid days.
n. II. Tyler and Ira n. Putram have a
nice sugar place on the southeast side CT
Calioou Mountain. where the have been
doing smart business. but Wednesday
night their camp, sugar house and uten-
sis were all burned. together with syrup
enough to make tour hundred pounds of
sugar. twas great loss to them at this
time. as il is most too late in the season
to begin anew this spring.
send you the following minutes from
our Assessors inventory Of personal
estate in town this spring Number Of
polls, %; scholars. 80; cows, So; three.
sear-old cattle. %; two year-old, 30;
one-year old, As; oxen, l6; horses, 20;
hogs, l6; sheep, al which we claim is
pretty good showing Tor little place of
only l20 inhabitants. We have as many
COWS as scholars, and more sheep than
inhabitants, and most as many horses as
polls. Why cannot your correspondents
from other towns send in items like the
above for publication in our County pa
per. 1t would be of great interest to
many. BY the way. we have but six
dogs in town.
A. A. Grover has made some needed
repairs on his mill dam, and commenced
his spring saving in earnest. He has a
fine lot Of logs 10 saw.
N. j. Mills is about building a large
barn; be has got his frame on the ground
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Call for New England Gospel Temper
ancs Convention. to he held In the
Tabernacle. fremont ST.. BOstOn.

TABERNACLE. BO>TcN, April 18th, Isl.
10 is proposed On hold a NV ENGLAND COS
PAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION IN the TAEER
NACLE, fremont street, Boston, Friday, April
2Oth. under the conduct OF Messrs. u. J.. Aooty
Ira ID. Sankey and {. ". sawyer. Services VIII
commence AZ l0 O'Clock In The forenoon, and Dc
continued IN the afternoon and evening. Address
ses NAV be expected IRON Rev. L. l.. Cuyler. u.
D.. OF Brooklyn. Rev. :. n. TvnE, Jr, u. D., and
Hon. VIM. +. Dodge, OF New Ork. Geo. n. stu
art. OF Philadelphia; John 4 Cough, and others.
Nj. Slukey VIII lead the service OF SOM, assisted
by q fun chorus under The direction OF Ia. l..
TOuriee. A prominent feature % each meeting
viii De the testimonie, OF men delivered from the
captivity of strong drink Boy The power OF he Cos
pei. Churches OUus Mems Christian Assoc
atI0u~, and other organization 20 sympathy itl
the movement. are invited 90 send delegates. 10
- hoped that three thousand ministers AMI lay
men viii gather from various parts OF New Erg
land. each bring NJ Incorporate friends with MIN
THAT their lives under the influence OF thc ad-
dresses and testimonies, and especially under TIE
power Of the Holy Ghost, may send forth the hight
" \ new hope, - they return % their homes 90
lead others BOZ the way o. safety. happiness aud
eternal life.
Tickets, cutitliug % reserved seats, viii Dc iur.
ui>hcd 10 all delegates who shall send certificate
OF appointment and stamped envelope.
All communication should De addressed 60
Rev. ID. W NALuROS. Com, Tabernacle, EOs-
ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

"A Saco youth of nineteen summers
became infatuated with young girl in
Biddeford. fifteen years old, pupil at
the Summer street Grammar School. OF
excellent family. The youth poured forth
a tale of love with the ardor OF Romeo.
She consented, and the youth prepared
letters OF permission TO the city clerk,
and forged the names of his father and
the damsel's mother thereto. Presenting
these to the city clerk OF Saco he got a
certificate. The father of the girl. hear
ing of the affair. FASTENED to the police
station, and officer Durgin procured a
warrant from Judge Derby and had the
young man arrested for forgery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
TODYN ITEMS.
Bethel


April lS.-The farmers have COM
menced their blowing and find tho ground
free from frost. The prospects for an
other good hay crop arc differing. There
will be greater breadth OF wheat sown
this year than usual. ind our farmers
will pay moro attention 10 the corn crop.
.. II. Mason has fitted up one of the
best hardwar stores ia the County.
Airs. Saiome Kimball has sold her de-
srabIe residences 10 Wm. l. SkilIings for
SO. 500.
The Bethel Steam Mill Co. have their
circular saw in full operation and Will
have their gang completed in a few days.
They will have one OF The best nil in
the S alto when completed.
Richardson & Clough are running their
mills on birch and poplar on toll time.
Richardson is saving oak slaves as veil
as birch and poplar, and Cough is getting
out pine hcadiags.
Il lilvy e Shaw are m nuiactaring bath
tubs and buckets.
Sylvester r ,bertson is getting gu. some
elegant BOOKCASES.
Rev. Mr.. Mills il supplying The pulpit
in the CongregaiiouaiisL churcb. Rev.
Mr. Senier the Method 3, ard Rev. A. a.
Bosscrman OF Winthrop will commence
l,bors with the Unigersalist church next
Sabbath. The Sabbath Schools are held
Immediately after morning service, tom.
perance meeting in tho afternoon, AID
services in the churches in the evening.
la the Congregational church MIR. Mills
gives a sermon IN connection with the
subject in the morning. supplemented 10y
g prayer-mectiDg
Mr.. Adams Twi'chell esther oi Thos.
+. snd John G.. OF PortIand), died this
IN rning. aged 80 years. ".
April l3.-The temperance meeting
Mondly evening under the auspices Of
the Iron Clads, was crowded one. Mo-
wthstandng the bad travelling, many
were unable TO fad an adniitance. The
elcq1ent speaker, Mr.. Bryant Of Lewis
ton, presided. The meeting Was opened
with music by Bethel Cornet Band. prayer
BY Bro. D F. Brown followed by tenn.
perance song by the Cold Water Tenn
plars under tho charge OF Mrs. Cyrene
5. rwitcholl. The following members
of the Club were called upon: Bros.
/ Grover, Chapm y, Clou:h, Smith. Trle
and Barker. A song By Barker, G.oSer,
Misses Mason and WoTmei, WAS well
recelged. OAK worthy President, Mr..
| Haskell. introduced Prof BRYAN, Of Law
iston, Who spoke for one hour and q hail.
Mr.. b. is an Interesting -peaker and
drew q large house as he always does.
John Cooper, young lad about 10
years old. living with Mr.. Absolom Far
well, met with a sad accident one day
last week while playing win anothet
boy with an AK. by severing the tore
finger from the right hand and cutting
| the hand almost in two.
Mrs II. G johnson, who has been cor
| fned to her room sicce las, fall, is in
sinking condition, and can live but a short
time. Disease. cancer in the s.omach.
The drive of logs down he Androscog-
gin river this spring will amount to near
ly Is 900 600 feet.
Oar sugar makers have had large
flow of sap since April Is. John Swan
tapped seventeen hundred trees this
spring. I.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

One day last week a woman from
Searsmont paid TO the insurance agency
Of Cox Il Field $40 in silver, about $50
OF which were in Mexican dollars. The
fact in itself is not remarkable, but those
silver dollars have history that is of in.
terest as being part Of the hidden trea.
sures Of John Humphrey, the Searsmoni
miser, who died some years ago. We
don't remember whether or not the facts
have before been published, but John
Humphrey was miserl y man who lived
alone for some time. Becoming aged, and
being childless, he gave his farm to Mr.
johnson for his support during life. Ii
appesrs that johnson afterwards ex.
changed lots with a man named Samuel
Ripley, and left the old man Humphrey
in his care. Four years ago Humphrey
died, leaving no word that he had prop.
erty other than what was open to the pub.
lie view. About one year ago he was re.
called to the mind of Ripley in most
agreeable manner. In repairing the old
house. and while digging in the cellar,
Ripley unearthed "the unsunn'd heap Of
the miser's treasure" in the shape of near.
ly $4,000 in gold and silver, mostly Mex.
lean dollars. The silver is quite current
10 Searsmont, and we have of late seen
many specimens-Belfast Journal.
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tsfIeal.
cash.

Thomas Wight is running his mill day
and night in order to fill his contract
He has large lot oil timber TO get out,
tor which he finds ready market.
Master Frank Coffin has hen that
dropped an egg q tew days since that
measured 6 IA 8 | 2 inches.
A large number OF our Iron Clads at
tended the anniversary OF the Gorham
Reform CLUB, anda .ip-top time was had
b.
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Iocke's MILLS.

Oar farmers are preparing to do their
spring. work. Some have already COM
menced to plow.
Rinsom Cole has the largest and best
flock OF sheep in town numbering fifty.
From them be has already tity-one lambs.
The flock cut one hundred and sixty
pounds OF wool, last year. c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Fryeburg.

All persons wishing monuments, tab
lets, stones &c.. to mark the last resting
place of deceased friends, will do well
to call at E. G. Osgood's marble-shop at
the head of the village.
Our Selectmen are at work copying
their inventory. at their Office.
The stock of goods of the late T. c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
Newspaper Decisions.

/. ANY person who who takes paper regularly
nom the Ollice-whether directed 10 his name or
auOther's, or whether he has subscribed or not
- responsible for the payment.
2. IL person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arreardgeS, or the p0olisher may
continue 10 send il until payment Is made, anu
collect the whole amount, whether the paper Is
taken from the Office or not.
3. The Courts have decided thatrefnsins 20 take
newspapers and periodicals nom me post once,
or removing and leaving them Uncalled for, Is
pFialG facis evidence OF fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

The Grand Jury in one Of the Phi
ladelphia courts last week called attention
to the large proportion Of the bills acted
upon by them which had been caused by
the sale of intoxicating liquors. There,
upon Judge Pierce made some remark.
which, if not so eloquent as one Of Cough
temperance lectures, were quite as strik.
ing and suggestive. He said there were
1000 taverns, licensed and unlicensed, in
Philadelphia, giving one to every one hun.
dred inhabitants, or one TO every twenty.
five adult males. There were last year
24,5ll arrests originated in the liquor
traffic, or 440S more than the arrests for
all other causes whatever. Among the
fruits of the traffic he stated that at least
one-half of the police force of the city
are employed day and night, say Coo
patrolmen, at a cost of 100000: hall
Of the expenses Of the County Prison,
$4,000 the House Of Correction S326,.
700; half Of the expense of the Aims
house, $4,000; other incidental expen-
ses, such as proportion OF pay of the pc.
lice magistrates, jurors, Court officers,
District Attorneys office, etc, STA, 600.
Total, 81, 100000. This is what liquor
selling costs the eity-the cost to families
and individuals is, Of course, an immense
ly greater sum, which, in these hard times,
it could be used judiciously in part and
the rest deposited in savings banks, would
make good times, indeed to thousands now
in distress. 1t is not improbable that the
Centennial helped to swell the above fig.
ures, but We dare say that those properly
chargeable to the people of Philadelphia
are quite large and bad enough.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
On Trial.

Until further notice, the OXFORD DEuoCEAr
will be sent to any address, postpaid, three
months, on trial, for ID cents. Those who wish
10 continue their subscription AFTER they have
tried it, may forward $50 to this Office, on re
eeipt Of which they will be entitled TO the paper
for one year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

Among the nominations made by
Gov. Conner, last week are, for Notary
Publics, j. G.. Hamblen, M. Walker,
Lowell; w. X. Green, Paris: E. A. Buck,
Greenwood; Thomas MoultoD, Porter ;
A. f. Herrick, Bethel. Trial Justice,
j. Bartlett, Woodstock.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
ID. Ii. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor OF South Carolina

II is not often that we quote from iht
Nc,r York Stu.; but the following is "toC
good to keep
THE LAST COCK ROBIN.
Who recommended Morrill,
Al " says Jim Blaine,
It's perfectly plain
] recommended Morrill,"
Who declined helping him
We, say Hale and Ia Min,
"FOr We were gamblin'
To put Marble In
Who saw he President
H. SAYS Bill Frye,
With my l.ttle eye
saw the Presideni'
Who Influenced Hayes
-" says Tommy Reed
- did IL, indeed
Influenced Hayes'
Who had him confirmed
81 A." says little Mr.. Hale,
Il clinched the nail
hal him oIhrmed.'
Who told a story
81, " says Jim Blaine,
with my fertile brain,
sot up story; but may my right hand for
get is cunning, and my tongue cleaye TO the roo
Of my mouth, il il isu't sometimes better 10 tel
the truth, and lose the glory ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

-Chas. q. Macintosh of Portland re-
covered verdict of 81 1891 90 against
Jeremiah and Fred. NJ. Bartlett of Bry-
ants Pond. before the Superior Court in
Portland, last week, Tor assault ard
battery.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17

Ward has just been closed out at auction.
Mrs. T. G. Fife & Co. have just re-
ceived full line OF fancy goods from
Boston, which they are selling cheap for
cash.
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Lam Decision

Nathaniel p. Ryerson VS.. Robert A.
Chapman. Defendant defaulted for $500,
and interest from date Of writ.