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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
O1roRp. Jan. ". 1879.


Yesterday MIR. Albion Edwards OF Ous-
held, went 10 The station at Oxford, D.
meet his brothers widow, Mrs. ) K.
Edwards OF Mechanic Fails. who came
ny ON the morning. mail train. lie toJs
her in his sleigh and started 10 cross the
track on his return, when no Wa. sur
prsed by wild engine which came up
lhe track closely following the pls5eng,
LGuIn ut rapid speed. The engine
struck The sleigh shatteriug l. 10 trag
meuts. Mr.. aud Mrs EIward- wost
lifted upon the from. vi the cugice (wh'cr
mad no cow-catcHer upon i, } and carried
nearly sixty rods before $40 machine
COZ q be- brought To- n stands,lH. IneN
wore then removed IRON the engine 90
Tho station, and medical aid sHumJUed.
The horse was lnTuWn BtbTJ 20 tee,
when he struck The ground. And va
dragged 70 feet lurlbeT, where be Ms
lel!. and strange to So, came up fresh
and ready Too service, With Only Lew
hush wounds. Ia cOls,q ence OF he
absence OF the station agent aud his
family. no place could be found tor ihc
Injured persons near The station, aud lheJ
wore removed 10 the Lake House at OK
ford village. MI. + was louud TO have
sustained fracture oil both bones OF the
leg near the ankle and serious bruises
around the small OF the back, but Vas
comfortable last evening. Mrs. Edwards
bad no broken bones, Out has au ugJ
scalp wound and very severe bruises about
The hips and back She remained 10 Il
semi UNCONSCIOUS state with ), mp Oms Of
a severe shock from which shc began 10
rally last evening. Ii l. hoped. un,ess
some internal injury not now dlsccye a.
bic, maniiesls itself. sho will recover.
She is fleshy woman, weighing
moro than 300 pounds, and her cs.
cape from instant death was tru
marvellous.
The Grand Trunk author lies lave
been peiitioned by the patrons Of the
Oxford station tor better accommodations
Tor the transaction OF the large business
done there. Nineteen. OF Tie
business done at that station mes
from the west side OF the road, and yet
all this business has TO cross a side tIacE
and the main ilne to g.t 10 the station.
They are there pocle,ed between 10.
and u side track upon the east side OF b.
station. where freight cars arc IT. q tent
ly lett standing uearig shutting of AL as
cape whenever train approaches. Manl
hair breadth escapes have occurred here.
but no serious accident as tha' u stef
dAy has resulted.
The station is dilapida,ed old -truc-
ture with no adequate accOmmoda
lions for tie business done there. W.
thiuk it the Grand Trunk authorities
will investigate this matter, they viii
ind Just cause Tor complaint. and viii
speedily provide suitable and sale accom-
modations.- Portland Press
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
,urps. and is all The way up hill

turns, and is ell the way up hill. MI
Joseph Z Russell was going up the road
with yoke of oxen hauling sied' ana
the FIRST he saw of the horses they were
within rod OF his oxen, and running as
fast as they could; be had no time to turn
his team any and the horses came directly
on TO his oxen. They went over tho OK
ems yoke, and the forward bar OF the
sled that was attached to the horses
caught under the forward end OF the sled
tongue which was attached TO the oxen,
and that carried them ali down The nil
about a rod, and all were piled in heap
together. turning Russelrs oxens' heads
nearly down hill. MIR. Russell 10 bis
usual cool and calm way, went to Work
aud succeeded in taking the yoke from
the oxen aud harnesses from the horses
getting one up al time, unlI ne
got them all on their tee. The horses
were bruised some, but no damage done
TO the oxen, harnesses or sleds. MIR. X.
hilched the horses beside the road and
took his team up the hill, meeting MIR.
Hu,chius coming after his team some nsll
mile from where the accident happened.
On Monday, the 20lh inst, Mr.. Henry
Staples OF this town went inlothe Shovel
Handle Factory OF MIR. Smith to grind an
a1, aud alter having folshvd and While
hanging up his belt. his cardigan Jacket
was caught by the shaft and ne ~as car
red over II. AS be was alone in that Paft
oil the factory, and his cries Tor help be-
ing mistaken for the noise of the machln-
cry by those 10 the other par, be wss only
accidentally discovered. Mr.. Henry
Smith. the foreman in the mill, thinking
some oi The gudGeons needed Oiiins.
went into that part OF the mill Tor that
purpose. when no discovered him and
gave tie alarm. He was released alter
ne had been carried around the shaft sev.
eral hundred times. The shaft was about
three feet from the timbers, and hc was
drawn on 10 it across his stomach 30 that
nothing but his feet and legs struck and
they were terribly bruised bat no tones
broken. and il is hoped that there are nc
injuries internally. Much praise is due
10 Mr.. Smith and the other operatives in
the mill at the time OF the accident for
their promptness in stopping The machin-
cry and releasing him. He IS being sue
cessluIIy treated by Dr.. j. w. Stuart.
X
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

Under the above caption, the Boston
journal publishes lengthy article. IN
which it undertakes 10 prove that license
is more effective in sunpressing drunken
ness and crime than is prohibition. Il
bases its conclusions upon statistics pro-
cured from the State OF Massachusetts
collected with care, for the use of Governor
Rice. We give the following extract
from the Journal. as it seems 10 be the
foundation Tor its faith in license;
Col. Wright prepared four circulars ad-
dressed 10 Town Clerks, City Clerks,
Chiefs OF Police, TO Standing Justices,
Clerks of District. Municipal and Police
Courts and Triai Justices The circulars
solicited information regarding the ar
rests for drum kennesS IN 1874 and lo''-
and the illegal sales IN 1874. and the
number Of licensed places 10 1877. The
prohibitory law being in force 10 1874 Il
was regarded as emlDenuJ Jus1 10 con-
trssr this wear with the year 1871, when
the license law may ae considered to
have been in full trial. The circulars
we're letteIed. and IN order TO show
how fully the State has been covered, We
give the number OF circulars sent and the
number OF replies received;
CifculAr A sent 10 S25 town clerks. 3ol answer
Circular b .eut TO 10 city clerks. Is answered
Circular sent 90 % chief OF police. ~ ~
Circular D sen, 70 IJ2 courts trial justices. ~
answered.
The total number OF circulars sent out
bong 495. TIE number returned being
400. or a little more than 20 per cent.
There can be DO question. we think, that
she investigation wss exhaustive. tor the
towns which failed 10 answer are princl-
paiy unimpOrlant places. 1t Is scarcely
possible 10 tabulste in a convenient form
tor cur columns the Information obtained.
but the main facts may DC thus presented
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

down his mill for few days. lie ha,
contracted with Mr.. L McKeen for 5Uu.-
600 pine and 400 cords OF birch, besiI,
a quantity of oak and ash Mr. McKeal
has 20 horses and oxen, with a large crew
of men at work. The pine Is manu'ac.
turod into boxes at the mill giving en-.
ployment to 10 tnen the year through
There seems to be no decline IA tie
religious interest here.
Reform Club holds meetings SatuIi y
evenings.
Mr.. Clark White is putting in 100 600
feet of ash, to be made into shovel hand cs.
He pays ST. per NJ.
Give II. NJ. Fiske, our popular trader,
a call Good bargains, "quick saIc' and
small profits, seems 10 be his motto.
Probably the best spool mill IN the
State is that of Elliott and Bartlett. oe
mile from No. Waterford village. Ta,r
main building is l00x40, engine room
30xl5. boiler room has iron roof and
brick and stone walls Ia case of &c
this building can be shut off by iron i11,,
and shutters from the mlin building la.
engine rests on solid masonry; a ~ not.e
power maru'a,.l y the Swan
Machine Co. 1t runs without a ..
They have a force pump, and hose re4.n-
Jog to every part OF the mill. The cape
ity of the mil is 2400 cords Of birch ra-
year, making 225,00O gross Of spo3
they are working % Of its capacly
now; have ~ men on their pay roll which
amounts to 800 mouthly It speaks
well Tor this firm that in the eight year.
they have been in business they have not
missed pa day. 1t Is one Of the indus
tries that brings money from out the State
into il.
The Corn Packing Co. paid Joshua
saunders 5000 for corn raised on 3 acres
of land the past season.
j. Is Rani has 5 men at work at hti
cooper shop making sugar shook.
TAM
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

sets in that direction. Our crime record
in cities and towns which may be com
pared with similar places in Masssehu-
sets, is much smaller. The Portland
papers recently published this item:
Matters are very quiet at the police
station. Only one arrest for the last for
ty-eight hours.
No town in Massachusetts can show
such record as that. Prohibition in
Maine, followed By growing sentiment
10 favor of total abstinence, has de
creased crime sud drunkenness, as can
be shown by figures which will require
no docloring, and which do not give -
back-actiou percentage like those pre-
scented by The Boston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

EAST BUCKPIELD, Jan. 2O.-The mem
bers OF the Crystal Wave are reminded
that the eleventh anniversary of said
Lodge will occur on Thursday, the 30.h
of January. The Lodge when Instituted
contained nine males and seven females.
Six Of the first officers now remain, one
having died, and two withdrew to Join
North Turner Lodge. Ooe hundred and
siIty-six members have united with the
Wave since. She. with her mother. Nez-
insect, both lodges being in Buckiield
within two miles OF each other, are the
Oldest lodges OF Good Templars in the
County. They, with the Reform Club
and Ladies' Aid have done much TO school
public opinion against alcoholic drinks
being conducive to health. Those who
visit this beautiful village for pleasure or
business, no longer see the demon OF in
temperance lurking in their paths TO daz-
zle or TO blind. Irish, the Representative,
being Good Templar, Will no doubt
work for the good OF temperance while at
the Capitol, notwithstanding he was
elected as GreenbackeI from the old
Jackson Democratic town OF Buckfield,
which was wont to celebrate the S;h OF
Jan. by the marching of soldiers from
this and neighboring towns at the sound
of the fife and drum.
The prophecy of the editor last year of
the redemption with gold OF the Green
backs, and the improved appearance OF
the Democrat of Oxford by the close OF
the year. has been moro than realized.
May the list of his good paying subscrib-
ers drive from his Office the signs OF hard
times. HARTFORD.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

NORTH Observation-Disclosures raging
School has been closed here four weeks
or more, on account of the sickness OF the
teacher, Miss Holden of Sweden.
Mr.. Smith is turning out 100 sides OF
leather week.-Mrs. working under a con-
tract for Boston parties.
Took look the other day at +. Jew
ett's Patchen colt. lie is as pretty as q
picture, gives promise OF speed, stands 10
hands high, weighs over 900, not bad for
two-years-Old. Mr.. j. offers to give
him to the man that will produce as good
a one raised in Oxford County.
Grist mill doing good business. Mr..
Jewett says, "More wheat this year than
in any two before"
The farmers here have some doubts
about 100 bushels Of corn being grown
on one acre Of ground.
The Fertilizer man is around He
agrees to furnish formula that will rem
ovate any rundown land, growing wheat
at the rate of 20 to "A bushels per acre,
leaving the ground in shape for good
grass land, at an expense Of 81 per acre.
Has any one in the County tried Spar
hawk and Billiards. Fertilizer? Ii SO,
let's hear from them.
Mr.. Rice has put a new covered coach
ON his line. Cliff is a careful driver and
looks cut we'll for the comfort of his
passengers.
The epizootic compelled Mr. Water
man, agent for Hon. John Lynch,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

HANovER.-On Saturday, the 18th. Mr..
Frye H. Hutchins went with his two-horse
team up the Howard Pond road, and
across said pond. after wood. When he
got across the pond he heard bis son, G.
F. Hutchins, who was up there after wood
With an ox-team, and thinking his son
might be in trouble, he left his horse
team and went to assist him, and passed
out of sight OF bis horses. thinking they
would stay where he lett them all right I;
bat they turned and started for home.
The road from Hanover village to How
ard Pond is very narrow with many sharp
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Abingdon, Mass, Jan. IL, 79

Geo. II. Watkins, Esq.
SR:-tlesse ind Post-office order fol
lhe amount OF your bill for the DEMOCRAT
; l." Vi the Oxford boys 10 Abingdon
nave for some time taken your paper and
''ss i, not only tor the old associations oi
good o,c Oxford, but for the sound NORA
sod political principles it advocates.
It0ugh | lef, the town of Sumner when
y GOV, | have ever been proud OF the
political action OF my native State, (until
he last eIecIiop) vet with such noble men
aoi statesmen as Jas. G. Blaine, Dingley
and Conner. the old ship OF State will
tight again.
Truly yours,
JOSIAH CUsHMAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

BUckPIELp. Jan. 2l.-Since writing
you last, there has nothing Of much i'm
portance trauspirod. Our "Old Folks
Coucerl," in costume has passed and
gone. It was a success; the old sacred
music was rendered we'll Mr. Perkins
Of Auburn, aud Miss Foster OF Canton.
gave US some fine music on the cornet
aud piano. There was some disturbance
which we thought q, first originated with
s few unruly boys, out was sorry TO learn
that it came from boys of larger growth
from parties who oven aspire TO being
called gentlemen.
Mr.. a. F. Barrows, Of Biddeford, has
sold the Old Col. Parsons stand TO Mr..
Nathan Morrill,.
Sloighing is good in this vicinity.
Farmers are hauling in the wood, which
makes things appear quite lively.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
Newspaper Decisions.

ANY person who who takes paper regularly
non the Ofhce-whether directed 70 his name OF
anOther's. or whether he has subscribed OF not
A. responsible for the payment.
9. Ia a person orders his paper dlscontinueci
he must pay all aFreRrages- or the publisher may
cootin-e 10 send Il until payment Is made, amt
collect the whole amount, whether the paper Is
taken from the Oftce OF not.
81 The Courts have decided thatrefusing 70 take
newspapers and periodicals nom me G0st Once
priuaa 6acie evidence of maud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28
BRYAyr's Poxp, Jan. 24.-We had tn
LONE STAR.

BRYASr's PoND, Jan. 24.-We had the
largest temperance gathering at the town
hail. last Sunday evening, that We have
had for long time. The main hall was
packed. Interesting remarks were made
by members of the Club and others pres
ent The music was excellent and was
conducted by the Club Chorister aud vet
eran singer, Hosea Ripley. | think the
interest IN temperance and the Reform
Club was never better than at the present
time. MEMBER.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

SoUTH PAms.-The members Of lie
S. p. ID. Z. tender their sincere thanks TO
Geo. A. Wilson, Esq, for So kindly as
sis.ing them in presenting the drama,
Above the Clouds"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

test "igin" It---A series Of RESOLUTIONS
Fall to PHss---A Gloomy state or AZ
fairs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

resentstives are such animals as We have
seen at Augus,s, from other parts OF the
State, the party is doomed to early defeat
The people OF Maine will lot be led by
parly of clowns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-28

49, Ny $500
reader as having put himself far outside
the limits Of possible discussion. What
is meant, then, by the assertion that 1.-The
assumption" of Republicans is absolutely
false? In respect to frauds, again. is
there an intelligent person in Louisville
who does not know that "onion-sSin" bal
lots in great number were used at the last
election IN South Carolina?
That these things are done by individ-
ualS or mObs, and not by whole people
or their leaders, can indeed be said. But
then comes the question, WHY ARE SUCH
DEEDs NOT PUNISHED? Why Is THERE NO
EFFORT TO STOP THEM ? State officials are
found using their power to prevent convic-
ton Of persons accused. Nearly the
whole Democratic party is found excusing
and shielding the offenders. Obviously
these crimes were committed for that
party, and in the light Of day they are
defended by that party. Thus the con-
viction sinks into the minds Of men, Dem
ocrats as well as Republicans, in Europe
as at the North that Southern Democrats
have made the South solid for Democracy
by violence and fraud. Why? Not to
remove any existing evil, for Democracy
had power enough already. Not to resist
any threatened interference, for none was
threatened. But as the Southern answer
to Northern trust in Southern honor As
the Southern way of showing that the
rebel Democracy is as dear to the South
ern people to-day as it was when the sons
of the North were giving their lives for
the Union AS the direct way to enable
a rebelliods and defeated minority to rule
over Government which they failed to
destroy!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26

An AFFLICTED HoUsEHoLD.-On
Tuesday evening last the people of our
town were startled by the announcement
that Mr.. w. l.. Palmer, highly respec-
ted citizen, residing about three miles
from town, had died at 4 o'clock. Mr..
Palmer was taken sick in the field the
day before, no doubt from the effects of
the sun, and went to his residence at
dinner time, telling his family that he
was feeling quite unwell, and laid down,
and after a few hours of intense suffering
death came to his relief. When the fu-
neral proc ,ssion of Mr.. Palmer was about
to start from the house, his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Kelly, an estimable lady, aged
about 62 years, who few moments be.
fore appeared in usual good health and
had been active in assisting the family,
suddenly dropped dead while talking to
a member of the family. Thus, while
the body of Mr.. Palmer was on its way
to the graveyard, his mother-in-law, who
was apparently in perfect health when
he died, was lying corpse in the house,
awaiting the same sad rites.-Unlon Times
goth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26

The fraudulent President is now play
ing the role of Dictator. On last Mon
day he vetoed the Judicial Expenses
Bill, which makes the third veto he has
sent to Congress in the last few weeks, in
each of which his objection is that Con-
gress does not give him money to use in
controlling elections in the States. The
case stated so clearly that all can under
stand it is simply this: the people through
their representatives say, we do not wish
the Federal army used at the polls as a
police force, and the President replies,
unless you permit me to use troops at the
polls will have no army; the people do
not desire that United States marshals
and deputy marshals, clothed with all
the power of the Federal government,
and the sworn officers of corrupt party,
should take control of the polls on the
day of election, and the President says
to the people, unless you give memoney
to pay my marshals. to control elections
you the people shall have no courts. In
a word, the President wants troops and
money to be used at the elections to con-
tinue his party in power by cverawing
the people, and by his vetoes practically
says that if you do not give them to me
the country may so to ruin.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26

MURDER IN CoLUMBIA.-The Ncrs
and Courier of the 24th inst, has the fol-
lowing telegraphic dispatch from the
State Capital:
AN alteration occurred last night be-
tween John English, a well known plan
ter, and policeman Rose, resulting in in
iuries to the former, from which he died
this morning. At noon to-day Joe Eng
lish, brother of the deceased met Rose,
when several shots were exchanged with
out effect.
The coroner's jury, which has been in
session all this afternoon, arrived at the
following conclusion this evening: That
the deceased came to his death by blow
inflicted by some person unknown to the
Jury. There is considerable feeling in
the community over the affair, and
groups of citizens might be seen here and
there on the street discussing the matter.
Officer Rose waived an examination until
his counsel, Judge Melton, who is at
Glenn Springs, arrives. Officer Daniel,
who was also engaged in the affair, was
bailed in the sum of $500, toappcar when
wanted. Mr.. Joseph L. English, the
surviving brother, is quiet, unassuming
gentleman, who would never engage in y
rencontre Of any kind without great pro-
vocation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26

The Senatorial committee which has
been investigating the Kellogg-Spoford
seat have developed a thorough permea-
ton of fraud through the entire politics
of Louisiana in 1876. Judge Spoford,
who is contesting Kellogg's seat, has es-
tablished the rascalities of that indi-
vidual until there is no doubt left of his
fraud and corruption; but in return
Kellogg has shown that Judge Spoford
was equally culpable with himself. They
were elected by the rival Legislatures of
Louisiana, and each of them procured
his election by shameful bribery of men,
bers. The only settlement which the
Senate can make of the matter that will
reject credit upon the honor and self
respect of that body is to adopt the view
of ex-congressman Poland, of Vermont,
a Republican, who expressed his opinion
of Louisiana politics in the following
epigramatic, though somewhat inelegant
style: 'T think the other side are all
id rascals, and 1 know our side are 7"
Both Kellogg and Spoford should be re-
fused seat in the Senate, and the State
of Louisiana given another opportunity
to send a Senator to Congress who will
not be disgrace to the State and SLAM
der upon our free institutions.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-26
A Cloud.BurSt In the Black Hills.
DEADWooD, D. T., June IA.

DEADWOOD, ~. l., June Ii.
At Buffalo Gap Thursday night, by o
sudden rise and overflow of Beaver creek,
caused by a watcrspout, eleven persons
were drowned. The names were Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Rhodes, Oliver Rhodes,
Frank Reed, Clyde Rhodes, Cliff Rhodes,
Maud Rhodes, the latter three children,
all emigrants on the way to the hills from
Mills county, Iowa, and four men going
from the hills to the railroad, names un-
known. Two were team owners, one
passenger, c. A. Night, herder. Five
minutes from the first alarm the whole
county was flooded and the water SUBJ
sided almost as suddenly as it rose.
Further particulars of the cloud burst
near Buffalo Gap, Thursday evening, OBJ
tained from a passenger by this
evenings coach, show that the water
commenced rising about s o'clock in
Beaver creek, one mile this side of Buff
falo Gap station, on the Sidney stage
road, and about 80 miles from Dead
wood, near the banks of the creek, were
camped party of nine persons from
Mill county, Iowa, four from the Black
Hills, and the Montgomery brothers and
Clark's freight outfits loaded forty thou
sand pounds, principally home stake ma
chinery, which was nearly all destroyed.
All the wagons, which one exception,
were also destroyed, and only few
mules were saved. No estimate can be
made of the loss at this writing. Nine
persons were drowned, whose names were
given in the previous dispatch. -Four
bodies have Sc far been recovered. The
water covered n space forty miles wide
and subsidized within two hours after its
rise. Fragments of wagons, &C., were
seen three to five miles from the scene
of the disaster. All creeks around the
hills are unusually high.