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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-16

The Denmark To7vn Fair clmo or FIJI
Gsy INSTEAD OF Thursday. according .
programme. Tee day wss very uuiagor-
ao!e and many people and many articles
were not out that would have added muco
interest 10 the Show. The exhibit Of
stock was good in all departments; and
even tOwnsmeD were aStonished at TOE
show OF stock, as great number had
been sold OF, 10 meet the short hsy crop.
The vegetable department was all that
could be desired, sud some splendid sam
pies did credit TO the farmers, showing
On interest in gardening. which few
years ago was unknown. The ladies
hall was rather meagre, owing no doubt
10 the bad weather, as the ladies have
always Kept their side ahead. The Den
mark Brass band was in attendance, and
any one listening TO their music would
scarcely believe they had practiSed but y
few months.
The following is list OF awards:
Matched cattle, c. B. Smith. LIST, n
Robinson, I'd. Drawings year old,
VIM. Fessenden. 1st. Horace Wentworth
%; 4 year old. John Colby. 1st, II. II
Hartford, I'd, Sidney Orcat Sd. Breeding
mare and iOal. G. A. Wentworth, 1st
As the committee did not report on many
articles they cannot be reported.
A SPECTATOR.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-16
Hartford.

Oct. lO.-Five hundred and thirty-six
bushels OF wheat were raised on fourteen
farms in the Line school district, includ-
Ing 81 fsrms-being more than one barrel
OF flour for every person in the district.
Stephen f. Irish OF Hartford raised the
most, 5S bbls. Decator Irish raised SO l-2
bbls. on l-2 acres. 500 bbls. OF oats
raised on IS farms. Leonard OF Buck
field raised the most, 104 bbls. c. Lewis
Mason raised the most apples, Git not
four times as many IS any one in the
DISTRICT us bushels. A large crop OF
sound corn was raised on the 81 farms !;
also q large crop OF potatoes, the latter
damaged by rot. A larger crop OF oeets
and turnips than usual has been cultivat-
ed, which with add to the fodder.
Oldest person in the district, Freeman
Bard, aged so years, born and lives on
the same farm. Oldest couple. VIM.
Bickuell and wife. now in their tftieth
year of married life. Smsrtest man OF
mis- age, Edmund Irish. "A.
The school house built last year by
Allen 4 Irish Bros. of Hartford. is the
best finished school house in Hartford or
Buckfeld, and the three terms of school
show that the teachers and pupils know
how TO prize good school house which
is open for religious meetings when not
occupied for school.
Among the ihirty-four. weekly papers
notice the OXFORD Democrat as the Oldest
save TIE NyrHigg Sur and ZioH'S Adco-
ctic.
T5l old custom Of boarding round
sill ccat;aues here, and every family IS
se,o TO board INC teacher.
S.ocs wiu,aGed IN Hartford las year.
c0l horses. 81 three years old, Is two
years old, - one year Old colts; - oxor,
$50 COWS. 2S2 three years old, Z04 two
years old, %. one year Old cattle, 1887
sheep. $50 Sino, IL Jams.
Tne town contains excenen. pasiuTago
o. Hill md dale, vel S0tered by living
springs, d. many oG, ct town and county
know by the growth OF their csI,lo dur
ing sumUer.
The neat chbpe' at cost Of $500, built
through the Influence OF tie women, was
Dedicated d, North farmer as d union
house GA the "a OF Oct. A crowded
house listened with great interest to The
following programme: Voluntary bg
the choir; prayer AMI reading selections
OF Scripture by Rev. Mr.. TingieY OF Tur-
ner, Congregationalist; music ordain-
inc prayer by Rev. Mr.. Smith, Turner,
G. Baptist; music; History of the chapel
by Rev. Mr.. Haggett, Livermore, Adj
veatisI; singing of hymn composed for
the occasion; sermon by Rev. Mr..
French, Turner. Universalist,-tex John
iy "a; theme, Worship of God in the old
and new dispensstion; anthem and bene-
diction. Afternoon service, prayer by
Rev. Mr.. traitor, Hartford circuit; SER
mon by Rev Mr. Smith from John iv "a !;
theme, Worship God in spirit; union re-
marks by Revs. traitor, Tingley and
Haggett. HARTFORD.
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

A BERNETHY GROVER and Mary C.. Grover,
IA both OF Bethel in the County OF oxford and
State of Maine, by their deed, dated the eleventh
day OF July, A. D. 1853, and recorded IN the OK
ford Registry of Deeds, book l5S page 4Sl, con
yeyed ts Fanny Grover in the said town, in mort
gage, q certain lot of land with the buildings
thereon, situated on Bethel Hill on the southerly
side OF the road that leads from the Common down
Mil Hill, and known as the DR.. John Grover
stand, containing about four acres more or less,
bounded on the north by said road, south by
land formerly owned by John Harris, east by
"The Elmsn lot, and westerly by land OF Samuel
Holt and others. And the said Fannie Grover
assigned the said mortgage deed together with
the premises therein named to Edwin e. Rowe by
her assignment duly executed, and dated the
fourth day of October, A. ID. 1876, and recorded
In oxford Registry of deeds, book 10, page $40
and the said Edwin c. Rowe assigned the said
mortgage deed, together, with the premises there
in named, to me, the undersigned. by his sssign'
ment duly executed and dated the thirteenth day
OF April A. d. 1877, deed recorded in Oxford Rec
or Dis book us page 4O8 And the condition OF the
said mortgage having been brokon, l the under
igued by reason thereof. claim n foreclosure.
JOHN NJ. PHILBROOK.
September 10, 1877. oo3w
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

MARY A. PHILBROOK and Levi Phil6rook,
wi both Of Boston In the County OF Sunolk and
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, by their deed
dated the seventeenth day OF August A. ID. 1875,
and recorded in the oxford Registry OF Deeds.
book III, page 57i, conveyed 20 Ceylon Rowe OF
Bethel in the county OF Oxford and State OF Maine,
In mortgage, a certain parcel OF real estate sitli
ated on Bethel II III on the southerly side of the
road that leads from the Common down Mill HILL
and known as the Dr. John Grover stand, con
tanning about four acres more or less, bounded on
the north by said rof1, south by land formerly
owned by John Harris, east by "The Films" lot.
aud westerly by land of samuel Holt and others
together with the buildings thereon. And the
said Ceylon Rowe assigned the said mortgage
deed to me, the undersigned, by his assignment
duly executed and dated the sixteenth day OF
April A. ID. 1877, and recorded ia Oxford Registry
Of Deeds, book us, page i0i. And the condition
of the said mortgage having been broken, the
undersigned, by reason thereof, elaine fore
closure. JOHN Nj. PHlLBkOoh'
September, 18th, 1877. o9'3w
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STATE OF MAINE.


OXFORD, S. board of County Commissioners
sep. Session, A. ID. 1877;
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are re-
spOnsible, and that inquiry into the merits OF their
application is expedient: IL IL Ordered, That the
County Commissioners meet AT the dwelling
house OF Benjs p Pratt, in Paris, on Friday
the 10th day of Nov. next, at tenoi the clock III.
and thence proceed TO view the route mentioned In
said petition; Immediately after which view hear
ing of the parties and witnesses will be had at some
convenient place in the vicinity and such other
ures taken In the premises as the Commissioners
shall Judge proper. And II 10 further ordered, that
notice OF the time, place and purpose of the Com
missioners meeting aforesaid be given 10 lpersons
and corporations Interested. by causing Attested
copies OF said petition and Of this order thereon TO be
served upon the Clerk OF the Town OF Paris and
also posted up in three public places in said town
snd published three weeks successfully in he OK.
ford Democrat newspaper printed II Pari In said
County Of Oxford, the hrst OF said publications
and each OF the other notices, TO be made,
served and posted. at least 30 days before said
time OF meeting, TO the end that all persons and
corporations may then and there appear, and shew
cause, II any they have, why the prayer OF said
petitioners should not be granted.
Attest; JAMES s. WRIGHT, Clerk.
A true copy of said Petition and Order Of Court
thereon.
Attest JAMES 8. WRIGHT, Clerk
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Greenwood.

We are sorry TO learn that the West
Paris correspondent omitted to publish a
game OF ball played one week previous
10 the one that was published, by the same
mines, by the Stars Of West Paris and
Richardson Hollow nine of Greenwood,
By d score Of IS to 10 in favor OF the
Greenwood nine. y
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STATE OF MAINE.

T. the Count, Commissioners Vi the County OF
oxford.
INEE undersigned citizens OF The town Of Paris
l. in said { lusy OF oxford, respectfully repre-
ssrt that public convenience and necessity re-
QC ~ ina &c location OF the County road leGdin :
tuil near tie brook east oi Ben amin \. Pratt,
hGuse 10 said town Of Paris, Thence iu south
ea,teriy dirtc.i ION 20 point n said road east OF
th, l.lI abou, !UrtY.ejght rods BE- altered ard
changed sC S. Go ayoId,;he NIL anu much better
convene IA. .t.lIIs .i4pC! ;hAu where laid road
Us now located GuJ travelled. We therefore pray
thafy lur Honorable court may proceed 20 cT-
arl he -.d road and mike such alterations, lOca'
tics. aud di-coriiuuucts r. YOU may deem prop
CT ami night, Xnd as IL duty bound will ever pray
BESJAAllN r. PRATT. and Is others.
Paris, sept. y, 1877.
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IN BANKRUPTCY

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES -
DISTRICT OF MAINE.
I. he slGtier Of gilman IN BANKRUPTCY.
J.. BLAKE, bankrupt. :"
NOTICE is hereby given that third general
~ meeting Of he creditors Of said bankrupt
will DC held before John W. May, Register at the
Office Of Geo. a. Wilson IN Paris on the sith day
OF oct. 4 ID. 1877, At ten O'Clock A. NJ. for the
purposes named IN the section (5O,9l OF the he
yised statutes of the United states; Title Bank
ruptcy. OLIVER II. MASoS'
Assignee.
Bethel oct. 10. ls77. ol62w
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West Paris

There will te a Sunday School Con.
cerl at West Paris Oct. 2lst. by the Free
will Baptist society. A cordial invita-
lion is extended TO all.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-16

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE,
In he matter Of CHARLES IN BANKRUPTCY
II. LANE Bankrupt. !" oHNN"o' w
NOTICE is hereby given that the second gen.
~ eral meeting of the creditors OF said Bank
Tupt will be held NJ the osice OF Geo. A. Wilson
ia south Paris in said District on the twenty
ninth dav Of October A. ID. 1877, - zen O'Clock
4. NJ. before John w. NJ AZ one OF the Registers In
Bankruptcy in said District for the purposes
named 10 the section 51S2 OF The Revised statute.
vi he United states; Title Bankruptcy.
CkO. a. WILSON,
olC-2w Assignee.
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Administrators Sale.

DURSUANT o. license from the Hon Judge
Il at Probate, for the County OF oxford, / shRll
EEL AZ publ auction. on thr seventeenth day OF
November \. II 1877, al ten O'Clock In The fore
noon ou the prcmi -. ~ the right, title and in
tercsi. including the rtvcrsion of the Widows
dove therein which Peter U1lmsn. late Of Dh-
field iU sad County, Ae'ca-e' had IN, and to tho
following described resi- estate VIZ. II being TIE
h.... ....' ..e. .. - ...i fh. I'D Peter Holman
d.. .a. .r-Uu.,t re- l-.epl r.- .i,ce4sc.
Nr. w. WAIT,
s."'.. v..i viii Annexed.
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MONDAY, OCT. 22, 1877,
At 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
on the premises we shall offer for sale the farm
known as the Ruben Favor place, situated In
Paris on the old Rumford road leading north nom
the Fair Grounds, about two miles from SO. Paris
Station and about tho same distance from Nor
way Village. The Real Estate comprises about
200 acres divided into seven parcels each oil which
will be sold separately-The home farm compri.
SEES about 90 acres suitably divided into tlllsge,
pasture and wood land; q comfortable house
suitable for large family, q fine new barn oox4O,
clapboarded and painted with nice basement cell
lar under whole barn, all designed especially Tor
convenience in taking care OF the stock.
Connected with the farm are five outlying par
cells OF pasture and woodland, also very nice
meadow of l2 acres, on which is barn-The
pasture lots all contain old growth wood and tim
her. enough of which can be cut in most cases TO
paw for the land without stripping 1t.
ANY one desiring farm convenient 20 scnools,
and within few minutes ride OF churches, Post
Office Stores, Depot &c, or large back pasture,
or small one suitable for limited number of cat
tie horses or sheep will do well TO call and exam
inc. 49,, -, - o.
Young Cattle, Mare and Filley, year old Colt,
Sheep, Sow Turkeys and other Fowls-Top bug
yy-Concord Wagon, Harnesses, Carts, Sleighs,
Sleds PlOws and al farming tOols-Hay-Straw,
Corn.fodder, Us bushels oats, Corn, Vegetables,
Dbl. Vinegar = bbls. Soft Soap and most OF the
household furniture Crockery &c.
nx-This sale is made 10 close ali Estate and
viii be without Reserve.
The terms OF sale Will be, cash for al sums IN
der S2j-abOvc this sum satisfactory endorsed
uaper on reasonable time viii be received iOl
real estate / down, balance on easy terms WIN
security on the property 800, .-..-.-.
OJ.2W
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IN BANKRUPTCY,

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATEs-DIs.
TRICT MAINE,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
WHATFOR?

In 1875 mortgage of $685. 900 was
taken on property at Third avenue and
Ninety-seventh street that was then
supposed to be worth $4,000. The
other day, before Judge Barrett, sew
eral affidavits of real estate dealers
were read in regard to the present
value of the property, and the highest
figure reached was $37 500. This is a
fair illustration Of the depreciation OF
real essate and the sufferings of the
average taxpayer York Paper.
And what is it all for!
Simply to drive out the people $
money-the greenbacks and substi'
tute bankers paper, on which we are
to pay taxes, on the bonds on which it
is based, to the tune of forty millions
per annum, besides paying the bank
ers interest on the paper itself.
Surely this financial policy is q
greater crime than the rebellion. The
latter originated in the defence OF
State rights and time-sanctioned in
stitutions; the former is nothing but
organized human selfishness. AND
contraction, so called, has already
cost the country two dollars where
the rebellion cost it one;--and the enc
is not yet. Lee is dead but Joh1
Sherman is Secretary of the Treasury
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4 FiLLACY.

1t is probable the falling off in the
purchase of foreign luxuries is due
mainly to spirit of economy that has
taken possession of all classes to a
greater or less extent.-Indian1 Far
ner.
We fail to see why the plain unvar-
nished poverty of the people should be
characterized as ECONOMY If to go
hungry and naked and live in novels
or sleep on the ground, be true econ
omy, then the multitude of tramps
that infest the country. are to be com.
mended for the practice of that great
virtue. This false economic notion
carried out to it's logical sequence
would resolve society into barbarism.
l-Indidnapotis Sun.
That's it. Reduce a country rapidly
}from great and universal prosperity
! to great and universal poverty. and
.lthen congratulate the starving multi
Nude on the fact that they don't eat as
llmuch as they used to! As if the
highest attainments of civilization
dwere an empty stomach. a ragged
Mback, and degraded intellect and
udejected spirit.
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CRIME IN THE CITIES.

One of the saddest things in the
world is to read the police reports of
the daily papers Of New York, Chi
cago or any other of our large cities.
There passes in review before us an
endless panorama of human degrade
ton and misery. This underworld,
lies spread out before us seething
mass of wtithing and str juggling
wretchedness, hideOus and revolving
= the INTERVIEWING balls Of worms
found in carrion. While we here,
ii country homes, breathe the sweet
air Of heaven; watching the play of
light and shade beneath the glorious
trees. or listening to the love songs OF
the birds; there in darkness and
loathsome alleys our common human
is found degraded lower than the
brutes Of the field.
Here are two horrible glimpses o1
this. Subterranean life, turned up by
the police of Chicago to the light Of
day:
There was one woman in this cour1
yesterday who has seen better days
Maggie Phillips. Once she was con
sidered q beauty, and her wardrobe
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OWATONNA PRONOUNCED /
THE INDEPEN-
DENT CONVENTION.

Editor Anti-Monopolist:
Many of the greenback school here
are glad to notice a call for an 1nde-
pendent State Convention, to meet on
the Goth, of June; and / think Fari-
bault, much better place to hold it
than Owatonna. The atmosphere and
intelligence are much superior. Last
year we met at Owatonna, to nominate
candidate for congress; and when
our delegates arrived there, the citi-
zens soon made us understand that
OwatOnna was the home of Hon. M.
II. Dunnell, and we would meet with
cold reception. And we did, except
ing from Hon. Amos Coggswell. who
met with us, and made our meeting
happy. We then remembered that
this was the famed city where sand
had been ordered hauled to construct
a fine residence, Immediately after
the salary grab and steal had finally
been made law at Washington.
Friend Donnelly, be sure to be at
the Independent State Convention
Our delegation want to hear you speak
Yours truly, J. G.
Rochester, MINI. May 29th. 1877.
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the government s mints can grind;can
send you five millions tomorrow if
you send the cash for it, He will
not be in the slightest degree dis
turbed by this sort of isolated State
action.
A pretty subject for joke. The
people are taxed to pay the interest
on over twenty million dollars of gold
bonds, with which silver bullion was
bought, ard now John Sherman puts
his tongue in his cheek and is ready
to furnish five millions of dollars OF
silver if you send THE CASH for it. .
What is ssthe cash - Greenbacks.
The despised s'rag-babies,' ''the
lamp-black lies'' are worth more than
silver. Why! Because at the very
time John was flooding the country
with silver he assisted to have Con
gress demonetize it; so that it is to-
day worth less than greenbacks. And
now he says you can have all the silver
YOU want if you send ''the cash" fol
it.
And this is a financial pOlicv
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CARY ON SHERMAN.

General Cary thus replies to re-
cent speech of General Sherman:
General Sherman, at the Wall street
greeting of de fdcto President Hayes
on Monday, made a remark which we
cannot let pass without comment. He
says: ''Destroy your army, and your
Government and you are a mob
This utterance called forth applause
from the Wall street gathering. l
pronounce this SANDER upon the
American people. Is this the educa-
sentiment promulgated by our Gen
eral, indorsed by subOrdinates and
cheered in Wall street! l protest
that the American are law abiding;
they need no bristling bayOnets of a
hireling soldiery to keep them in sub
lection or save the unprotected from
mob violence. General Sherman
very properly deprecates the destitute
condition of the 25 900 soldiers who,
by reason of Government neglect, are
penniless and their families houseless
Possibly the sentiment to which
have taken so much exception was ar
ebullition of passion provoked by the
criminal neglect of their wants. We
can say to the General that there are
millions of our citizens who are in a:
pitiable condition as our soldiers
Through the policy of his brother
John Sherman, and his political assO
ciates, millions are crying for bread
and the very fact that in the des pera
tion of want they have not been driver
to mob violence is proof that tn,
; Generals accusation is slander.
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WHOLE NO. i52

credit" Now if this was my individual case,
and applied for council, and | should state
my case to q lawyer, he would say that comes
under the statutes offrauds, and you are not
obliged to pay, and if had plenty of money
to put in, these lawyers would, put on their
whole armor, including the bright trimmings,
and fight it out on that line, If it took until
sundown on the 18th Of June, but the people
have no money to put in, and Of course they
will be swindled.
AS for me, this child looks as repulsive as
ever, and am not going to father it; for to
except Chamberlain s proposition is direct
and have all the burden in the way of taxes
that l can carry now. If the question was
one Of exchanging the lands for the bonds
might say take then but, even that looks
like paying bounty on swindling. Some Of
my neighbors put in many hard days work
grading these old roads, and have never re-
ceived penny. Why not pay them? That
would be honorable. But no; that was for
work by humble farmer; he never will
make any noise about so small question of
| honor, as the pay for work; his business is to
accumulate wealth for others to enjoy; and
when he is ordered to kneel like the camel ]
and take one more load, on his already over
burdened back, why of course he will do it.
l find some are now ready to cave in, they
cannot stand the pressure, but there are few
old settlers, THAT are not afraid OF fire,) like
Shadrack, Meshak and Abednego, that will
not fall down.
To close will quote with little change, q
few words that find in large type, OH the
flap of this yellow shirt, Remember Tuesday
June 10Th, election day Payment R. R.
Bonds. Vote early, yours,
GEo G. CHAMBERLAIN,