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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
DISHONEST TRUSTEES.

To THE EDroK or rHB HEKALD:--
havc read everything In your "Complaint Book"
from mongrc ours down to the gas companies. but
have failed to any complaint against dishonest OK
ccutors or trustees understand there Is a bill be-
tore the Legislature OF this S1te to provide for such
~ Wall tho HERAL ferret u out and let
the public know who responsible Tor liz being pigeon
holed SUFFERER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19

Tho staten Island fishermen made the largest haul OF
snad yesterday that thcy have made this scason. Tho
drIf nets In tho Lower Bay took upward OF two thou
sand, and nearly one thousand were taken In the gin
nets near Robbins Reef The fish caught Ia the gill
nets soId for from $40 TO 500 per hundred Fulton
Market
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TEACHERS SALARIES.

To THR EDITOR HERALD fMtsf sAs @s
The public school teachers have suffered reduction
OF their salaries. Had those who have the control OF
such endcavorei to equalze rather than reduce the
salaries think the right would then have ruled.
There teachers who getting more than they are
WORTH AMI others not what they deserve. Hoping
you will gvo this place In your valuable "Compiains
Book, " am SCHOOL TEACHER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.

Things on board the three vessels OF tho Russian feet
looked decidedly wet yesterday. ON account OF tho
rain very few officers left Their vessels aud the quota
OF liberty men were not aent shore Tor thor
days s.outingn
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

FLUSHING, l.. l., April IS, 1871
Conductor Weeks, OF tue Long Island Railroad nc
cidcntay fell beneath moving tram at Jamaica this
afternoon aud was fatally injured. he .4.a.'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
70 rus EpIroR or tue HxRALp:-

How is It that policeman can't be stationed the
corner oil Fiiy-seventh street and Second avenue
protect the children going and coming RON Fifty
seventh schoo2 They policemen oned
every other public school. Are children less value
able to uptown parents than to downtown parentsf
w. q. BLUNpERBURG.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
GOOD ron TIE COMPLAINT BOOK.

To TIN EpIroR on THE HERALp;-
By tho vigorous manner which the HERALD at
tackled the Il has had the right effect
Tho watering wagon piled through tho Nineteenth
ward all day yesterday. J. +. y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19
To Tux EplroR or rns HggALD:-

We are happy to say since your notice Of our CONF
pIant IN your paper tho ashes and mud have both
born removed In Hester. between Ludlow aud Essex
strcots CINnEA.S
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THE AMnRIcAN plsrnlcr rsLEenApH ooMpANr

THE AMERICAN DISTRICT TLllEGKAPH CuNPANx.
TO TIN EDITOR HgRALD:- 8v aFl
Will the American District Telegraph Company
please inform and others why they mako tho
scrgeauts OF each district carry the heavy FIRE ex
tinguisher Are have noticed rs they 60 through
the streets alarm OF lire that, while tho sergeant
carries tho s.Babcock ana his boys their axes, tho
policeman goes ahead with no load except his alarm
key. ssWhy IL ths thusy" Tho sergeants have enough
to DO 10 taKe care Of and keep order (sometnes)
sixty to seventy boys. should think the higher
In Office, the less work. A heavy cxtinguisher ID
enough Tor man much less boy. HUMPBACk
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-19

To THE EpiroR or rax HEIALD:--
Our gas bills growing largc-mnch too large FOL
the quantity OF gas uscd on tho 21st Of February
when ourla bill was presented, I'VE shut down on
gas" and didn't burn inch TIL the 2lst OF March,
when the representative OF the Manhattan Gas Com
pany and examined or pretended 10. our NJ e;cr.
We have lust presented with bill for 81 90 for
gas consumed from Fcbruary2l 10 March Fl. wnen We
used oil the whole month. Ths is what they mean by
tho s.monopoles crushing tho people +"
A GOOD JOKE, BUT RATHER EXPENSIVE
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PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
To THE EDroR HKRALp:- #l*AN@ ~
Can't there be policeman stationed on the corner
OF Fityseventh street and Second avenue protect
children going TO tho Fiity-seventh street school 7
q. +. NOBLE.
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price that II may bring That such check Is very
near may presently be made apparent.
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED
In one respect great Improvement Is needed, and
but little has yet made The separation OF the lint
acrom pushed, but which Is most rudey dono
The best saw GIN of the usual construction, un-
less most carefully attended, Tears, breaks
doubles and otherwise Injuries the staple, and but
small proportion OF tho cotton made Is delivered
10 the spinner IN the best condition. Two new cotton
gins were exhibited ut Philadelphia, winch promise
excellent rcsutstnc roller GIN made by Mcssrs Patt
Bros. 4 Co., OF England, and the needle point gin
made bv the Mcssrs Remington, OF lion, N. r. II
these machines be male to produce quantity In
ratio 10 the quality OF the staple which they deliver,
their w,de Introduction cannot DO long delayed.
PACKING, &C.
The method OF packing, covering and handling cot.
ton in the United States now unit in tho extreme
and as the competition becomes greater with declining
prices 1t IL to be hoped and expected that better
methods Will be adopted Az present alleged that
Il IS not profitable 10 attempt better methods but the
time cannot be far distant whom tho bale Of cotton
will be carefully prepared and protected as
the bale OF cotton fabrcs Sucn care and attention
was formerly impossible IL must be remembered
that the siave system repealed graded Tree labor
It's mal,gn effect never more tcrscly expressed
than By Henry A. Wise, oil virginia, who said, .srbe
negroes skin tho land and the men skin The no
grocsr But all tins passed By aud the professor
oil q South Carolina college who was sent q the
state because he sa when the ordinance OF secession
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
State College.

The programme for commencement
week at the Maine State College. Orono.
is as follows. teginning June 23d ard
ending June 2Sth:-
Saturday. Z 80 P. d., Sophomore piize
defamation. Sunday. P. NJ, Bacca-
laureate sermon By the President. Mon
day, 80 p. N Junior prize exhibition.
Tuesday. p. NJ. military drill and dress
parade by the Coburn cadets; p. M.
Presidents reception. Wednesday, $3.50
A. NJ, Commencement exercises; s p.
NJ. grand concert by Annie Louise Cary,
Miss Henderson and Philharmonic Club.
Kotzschmar OF Portland, pianist. Thurs
day. s A. NJ, examination OF candidates
for admission to the college; p. NJ,
class day exercises; $50 P. NJ. grand
ball, music by Andrews Orchestra of
Bangor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
Hiram.
H.. L.

Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens is repairing his
house. on the farm vi The late Capt. An
drew X Bieknell. The farm is the first
lot OF land surveyed 10 Hiram, Gin l77D
ard the house built in 1892 is the oldest
in Hiram.
o. May lst Ms. s. NJ. Wadsworth and
Miss Lizzie +. Wadsworth opened Il new
store near Hiram Station in the Hubbard
& Wadsworih store, for millinery. dress
goods and fancy goods. Their attractive
rooms. extensive and varied stock, and
extremely low prices enlitle them TO II
very large share of the public patronage
The business of dress-making will be con-
,inued as before in the rooms o; Mrs.
Wads worth.
Mr.. Marshall Spring, who lives on the
old ancestral farm OF Capt. Thos. Spring
is repairing his barn. having widened it
six feet. The old tavern sign of Capt
Spring CT. $ 1867 is still preserved
in the family. L. is not generally Known
that Col. Marshall Spring, son Of Capt
Thomas, and father of the present pre-
prieior, was the last Representative from
Hiram to the Massachusetts, Legislature
and WAS 4 member Of the Convention that
framed the Constitution OF Maine.
Mr.. Sudric Clemens Of Porter has
bought and settled on the Sewall Gilpat
rick farm. where he settled when he was
married I3 years ago.
One OF our venerable and worthy citi.
zens. MIR. John Clark, died al l. Ist Hiram
April 20, aged 50 years and 4 months. lie
was a native OF Baldwin. and a soldier Of
the war ot 1912.
Sir. james Flye died suddenly al Eist
Hiram. May -. aged 73 years.
Grass is looking we'll, aui there |:
promise OF bountiiul crop OF lruit,
a lodge OF Odd Fellows was instituted
May 10Th at Cornish. containing some oil
the principal citizens OF Hiram and Cor
nish. LLtWLLLYN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
Bethel.

June Farmers will begin their hoe
ing ten days earlier than usual. but the
cold weather which filled the most of the
tirst bali of May. prevented seed from
sprouling readily. and on moist ground it
has not come up very well. Corn espec-
tally has come very uneven, and some
within the past week has been re-plsnted 9.
Ia many potato fields notice farmers
have commenced hoeing. Grain is look
ing finely. Pears and cherries blossomed
very full, but we hear in some sections
complaints OF blight OF the blossoms,
which is ascrbed 10 the frost at The time
the tuds were opening. 10 some sec
iionS the young fruit has set well.
The Sabbath School concert at the 81.
f.. church last Sabbath evening was h
grand success. The children seem to
take grea, interest. Our fathers and
srandlnthers will tell US that the scenes
of youth and childhood are plainly i'm.
printed on the tablet OF the memory
while those OF few months ago are
misty and dark. After the exercises OF
the children Rev. A. A. Bosserman was
called upon, who addressed the children
in d most pleasing manner. The next
concert will be on Sunday afternoon,
June 2lih. Ali the children are invited
10 take part.
Mr.. +. l.. Morse is doing thriving
business in his bedstead factory at South
Bethel About one car load OF bedstca DIS
are sent 10 Boston weekly.
Moses L. Cross & Co. are putting on an
addition TO their store, corner OF Church
and Main streets.
Hon. Enoch Foster is building n sum-
mer house. and putting in screen doors
TO his house and law office.
Judson a. Blake of Glead is building
veranda to the Watcrspout Mountain
House, and making other improvements
Mark Swan OF Enrol, n. H.. who has
purchased the John Swan farm in District
No. IA, will move his family on TO it next
week.
The stage from Bethel to Upton and
Enrol is loaded daily with fishermen TO
the lake country. The travel through
May was unusually large.
A good place to get custom made boots
and shoes is at Bacon & Lucas's on Church
street.
The village school in lower district is
being taught by Frank q. Blake. very
successful teacher.
Farmers who are ia want OF sweet
corn to SOW for fodder. should call on
Woodbury., Purington & Co.
The rain OF Wednesday and Thursday
has wonderfully improved grass and veg
citation. Hop fields are looking finely
G.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
Editorial and Selected Items.

"A week of storm cleared up bright
and cool Monday morning.
". E. Fuller OF East Rumford adver-
tises his stallion Singer Boy" as a first
class stock horse. whose services can be
procured at reduced rates.
You can get good revolver and a
quantity OF ammunition for SO. by cut
ting out certificate to be found in this
paper. Say that you took it from the
Oxford Democrat.
Rev. Mr.. Farley OF Buckield preached
q true, Christian sermon from the fam
liar text For God SO loved the world"
etc.. in the Baptist Church. Paris Hill.
last Sabbath morning.
Levi n. Bartlett OF Bethel has a
thoroughbred Dutch bull with which he
proposes to improve the stock in his vi
cinity. The Dutch are excellent mixers.
and with their black bodies and white
belts, make as fancy herd as one can
wish TO see.
The Mountaineer, published at Cor
ham, n. H., says that Bethel Reform
Club will hold its anniversary on the
18th inst. We learn that this is an error.
and that the item refers to Jefferson. N.
II. Bethel celebrated its anniversary
some time ago.
MIR. J. II. Rawson recently removed
q large iumor from the leg OF an OK be-
longing to q party three miles below
Mechanic Falls. The tumor was q hard
solid mass. over three inches in diameter.
but was removed in 50 skilful a manner
as to completely restore used up ami
NAL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
East Buckheld.

June A delegation OF twenty-eight,
including c. II. George, l.. d. of Noun
tain Home Lodge, Hebron, visited Crystal
Wave on the beautiful evening OF the
3lst ult. Among the exercises was an
interesting report of the Worlds Lodge
at Portland. by II. w. Waldron, County
Deputy. Report of the State Lodge at
Gardiner, by j. P. Clifford reading of the
18Th No. OF the Pearl, by MISS V. De-
Coster. and remarks by Waldron. Mer-
rill. Allen. Kicker. George, l.. and B..
Hodgdon, Bicknell. Clifford. and Mrs.
Forbes, interpreted with vocal and in
strumental music.
The meeting house at this place being
repaired is no longer closed, having been
open twice of late for public worship.
On the Sd Rev. Mr.. Wheeler. pastor Of
Free Baptist church at East Hebron. at 4
p. NJ. conducted social meeting. where
a large audience listened with great in.
terest. many of them taking part. At
the Line District adjoining. Rev. Mr..
Steison. pastor of the church at East
Sumner. has held several meetings on
the Sabbath, at 4 Z. NJ, to full house,
where much interest was manifested and
many responding TO the truths OF the
gospel. HARTFORD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
West Paris.

An amusing incident recently took
place in our village where neighbor b.
was completely sold Is. is great ad.
mirer OF nice COW, and had recently
taken great pains in securing one TO suit
him, Tor which he paid fifty dollars. The
second night after his purchase he goes
TO the pasture for his COW, and instead oil
taking his own, he with great difficulty
drove and led to his house his neighbor
US COW, which was rather obstinate, and
was not inclined to go in that direction,
leaving her calf at neighbor Y.'s stable.
After sweating profusely in his tiresome
effort in getting his supposed cow to his
stable, he invited in his neighbors to see
his beautiful Ayrshire COW, and to them
expatiated largely upon her many fine
points. Delighted in receiving the many
congratulations OF his friends he was
about to sit down to milk when Y. put in
an appearance and demanded his COW.
Your cow !" CALCULATED the sstonshed
and by this time slightly confused B.. and
half Indignantly replied. mo. sir" But
when assured by Y. that his COW was still
in the pasture. and the opinion he Y)
entertained OF man that could not tell
the difference between q twenty-five
dollar cow and fifty dollar COW. he
yielded tho point, and in CONSERVATION
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
SHOWS Falls.

Last Tuesday night about one o'clock,
Mr.. Madison Swift, an employee in the
Paper Mill at Shows Falls and a night
workman, looking out OF window no
liced an unusual light c,,ng upon a
building opposite, and upon going out
discovered the roof OF the paper mill TO
be on fire. At the time place not over
three feet square was on tire. The shin
giles upon the roof being very dry, and
strong wind blowing from the northwest
soon the roof was one sheet OF lire, and
before the alarm could be given and re-
sponded to by the citizens living in the
vicinity the whole building was in flames,
so much 50 that nothing could be saved.
So rapid was the progress OF the hsmes
that Mr.. Swift on his return after giving
the alarm was not able TO obtain his
clothing, hung up in the lower part OF
the mill. Loss is estimated 10 be sixteen
thousand dollars, upon which there was
AN insurance of six thousand dollars
Some few months since Mr.. John kerse-
lake from Massachusetts bought OF the
Chase heirs aud of other parties this
property, aud has been to considerable
expense in repairing and putting in new
machinery, and had just got to doing u
good business. having all the orders for
paper they could attend TO, when the fire
Gend came in and destroyed all.
JNn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12

John Lothrop Motley, the historian
Of the Dutch Republic, died Of paralysis
at the age of SO, on Tuesday, in Dor
setshire, England. He was born in Dor
chester, Mass, in 1914, graduated at
Harvard in 1881, studied at Gottingen
and Berlin, Germany, and was admitted
to the bar at Boston in 1886. His In
itiatOry literary production was a novel
called "Morton's Hope" which appeared
in 1885. 1t fell dead on the public ap-
petite, and the same fate befel his romance
of "Merrymount," which appeared ten
years later. His first effort in history,
the Rise of the Dutch Republic, ~ which
was published in 1856, was the most sue
ceSsful book of the day, and at once estab-
lished its authors reputation in both hem
ispheres, being translated into Dutch,
German, French, and Russian. 1t was
followed at intervals by four volumes Of
the History Of the United Netherlands,
and two volumes on the Life and Death
of John of Barneveld,' the last Of which
appeared only three years ago. Since
then its author has been engaged upon a
history Of the Thirty Years War.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12

time, but in Republic such instrument
talities will disappear ultimately. Already
that organization is stained with crimes
more numerous and more henious than
those marshaled and massed by Russia
and rendered to the world in justification
for the war she is nov waging against
Turkey. Future generations will marvel
that their ancestors could have tolerated
the institution of slavery for nearly GEN.
fury after the establishment Of the Repub-
lie, and they will be appalled, by the his
tory Of the crimes perpetrated by the
remnant of the slaveholding oligarchy,
for the purpose of regaining political
power, and expressing an unotfendlng
race of men,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12
$3.50 90 cash. 1--WE are sorry when they

$3.50 90 cash. 1--WE are sorry when they
leave u.s." why mo-!
Sunday, the Goth OF May, we had
Temperance Rally" in the Grove at this
place. We had speakers from the Dix
field club, Andoyer club, Rumford Centre
club, and one speech, II good and thec-
tive one, from Bro. Cyrus Cannon oil
the Canton club. in addition TO those by
members of our own club. We bad
large attendance from DiXlield AID tho
other surrounding towns, large dele
CATION OF river drivers" and obtained
twenty mine names 10 the pledge. large
number of them representing heads OF
families. Sunday. June "a. we hold an
other meeting, il tho day be suitable.
Whooping cough Is now badly strewn
about in this section. AZ yet we have
had no very severe cases in this immc-
date vicinity, but deaths have occurred
in Peru and some other places moro dis
tant from Us.
We are suffering very much for want
OF rain. What your correspondents say
regarding the area OF planted land and
good prospects for abundant crops, is
true regarding this section Of our County.
Republicans are very silent regarding
the policy of President Hayes. The
Democrats think we arc disappointed;
but we had confidence enough in him to
vote for him, We have confidence enough
in him now to believe he is honestly strv-
ing TO work out problem others have
tried to, and are willing to await results,
hoping the troubled sea may be Gained.
truth and right triumph.
SPAEKEs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12

M. Editor -
Allow me through the medium Of your
paper to call the attention of the citizens
of this town 10 The tact that during the
past eight or ten years they have almost
entirely neglected to furnish the Town
Clerk with notices OF the births and
deaths for record. BY law it is made The
duty OF the Assessors 10 ascertain these
when taking their inventory and return
them TO the town clerk. IL is also made
the duty OF all parents and householders
10 give notice TO the town clerk OF the
births and deaths which take place in
their families or houses, and Of the elder
person next of kin TO give notice OF the
death of his Kindred. Any one failing to
do this iorfeits ten dollars for each
offenss.
Experience has shown the necessity OF
this regulation which Cor some similar
one) is in force in nearly all countries
aud in most is rigidly enforced. There is
no part OF the town records that is more
likely to prove OF personal advantage to
each citizen, than q record Of the births
and deaths, il co mplete and correctly kept.
have procured suitable book, aud
will record those now uurecorded when
presented. 1t will be best in most cases
to give q complete family record. BE
sure and give all names IN JaH, including
father and mother, and correct dates.
Let each head OF family see that his
record is entered.
Yours respectfully,
Ero Wilson
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-06-12

and disgust dropped nls pail 10 the moor,
putting both hands into his pants pockets
nearly up to his elbows, commenced
TO whistle one OF those disconsOlate airs.
III It bespoke volumes for the feelings OF
the inner man. aud as be watched neigh
Dor Y. and The cow disappear in the dis
lance, he was heard to say in very
guttera tone of voice. IN be blasted if
had not rather have lost my COW than
suffer such joke.
yarney Young informs mo that he has
potatoes up ten inches. aud 10 BLOSSOM.
lie SAYS they are of the old Democratic
yellow potato stock, and their large
growth he attributes to llayes's southern
policy.
The rear guards of The grand army
calerpiIlars have been discovered well
intrenched upon some OF oar finest lrnit
trees, and our people are attacking them
upon all sides Their prospects tor
great damage il not Mt NIL Tutoring to
their previous reputation.
Blue glass and blue curtains are work
ing wonders in this vicinity. a lady ut
Trap Corner INFORMS me that her avoirdu-
pois has been increased TO two hundred
and twenty pounds. evidently through
that influence.
Sixty.threc years ago this June am
informed that there was not tree cut
between North Paris aud the place on
High Street now occupied by Jesse
Howe. The first tree felled was by Wm.
Berry.
West Paris is said to be not very sato
place to hang Mag baskets.
People have singular ideas in regard TO
shealing sheep. Some farmers sheared
their sheep in April. while others have
not sheared yet.
MessIs. Durham & Curtis have killed
and sent TO the Boston market this spring
one hundred aud two calves. They killed
eight lambs Tuesday that would average
thirty pounds each-he.yiest thirty -nine
pounds. They intend to buy and xii al
toe early lambs the7 can get.
The Saa.s Base Ball Nine sill con-
tinues top OF the heap. last game .
TO IL.
Qlery Is how Horace S;arbird lost bis
coat. JNO.
TIE following resolutions were passed
upon the death OF sister Desier b. Mooney.
10y ,he West Paris temperance AID
Society,"
Whereas our Heavenly Father in HIS
infinite wisdom has seen Il 'p remove
! from our numbers our s.s'er Desier Is.
Mooney.
Ee>olccd, That the Yves; Paris Tenn
/ perauce Aid Society has lost one who has
ever been mos, worthy and faithful
member since is organization And
while We deeply deploro our loss, we
would mos, humbly submit 10 liis viii,
who "doeth all things we'll
ResOlccd. That We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved family in their
great alllictIon.
RcSoirod, That We labor on with uniir-
ing Zeal, that orr work may be well done,
so that ut our Masters calling We may
meet our sister in closer relationship than
earthly societies permit. where death
stfa have no power TO break our ranks.
Re,olred. That copy of these resolu.
tons be presented to the family OF our
deceased sister, and also for publication
in the Oxford Democrat.
MEs. II w. CmrD.
ME~. EIMFR STEVEN