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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
OLD MAIDS AND BACHELORS.

Old maids are useful. They can cook,
sew and take care of children, nurse sick
people, and generally play the piano.
Old bachelors are useless. They do not
even know how to drive nails or split wood.
Old maids are amiable. If one wants
anything done that requires patience and
kindness of heart, single lady is sure
to be the one to do it.
Old bachelors are ill-natured. They
snub children, despise babies, and hate
young mothers, and are always so busily
employed in seeing that other people take
good care of them that they have not a
moment to give any one else.
Old maids are nice looking, and
young for their years" Old bachelors
have red noses, rheumatism in their knees,
bald heads, and mouths that turn down
at the corners.
Old maids can make a home of one
little room, and cook delicious meals for
one over the gas-jet in cunning little tin
kettles, besides making all their own
wardrobes. Old bachelors need an army
of tailors, waters, cooks, distant relatives
and hotel landlords to keep them COM
Portable. When old maids are i'll they
tie up their heads in pocket-handkerchiets,
take homeopathic pellets out of two
bottles, alternately, and get well again.
When old bachelors are i'll they 90 to
bed and send for four doctors; have a
consultation; mantle piece full Of black
bottles; all the amiable married men who
belong to the club to sit up with them at
night, besides a hired nurse; they tele-
graph to their relations; and do their best
to impress the world with the idea that
they are dying.
When an old maid travels she takes a
sandwich, a piece of pound-cake, bottle
of lemonade in a hand basket, ndlunches
comfortably in the carriage. When an old
bachelor travels he orders dinnerin cours-
es at the station, and raves because he has
not time to eat it before the fifteen min
utcs for refreshments are over.
Old maids drink weak tea and il cures
their headaches.
Old bachelors drink strong liquor which
gives them headaches.
Old maids are modest; they think
their youth Is over and their beauty gone.
If after a while, some autumnal love is
given them, they take it as sort Of
miracle, and hope people will not laugh
at them for marrying 50 late in life
Old bachelors believe that all women
are in love with them, and that they
must carefully guard themselves from
traps laid to inveiglc them into matrimo-
ny They also fondly cherish the belief
that should they eventually become mar
red men, the world exhibits great taste
BY their choice. and that theother fellows
Will laugh if their portion be not tender
youth and beauty; also that when they mar
", many women Will expire Of jealousy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
GRAND TRUNK R. R.
Summer Arrangement.

On and alter June 30, and until further notice
trains will run As follows:
GOING WEST.
Express trains for Lewiston, will leave Portland
at M, u rs and 5:l0p m. For Montreal ana
the West leave Portland al : 40 a. m and p. M
Lewiston at 3 y. M, South Paris 10 - y. m, ana
lpm. GOrham at II Ol and $40 p. IN.
The latter connects 81 Richmond for quebec
Mixed for Gorham leaves Portland at : 80 p. m.i
and south Paris at 40, p. m.
Mixed for Island Pond leaves Gorham at II III
p. III.
GOING EAST.
Express trains for Portland leave Lewiston al
:25 and IL 65a m ., and { 81 p. m. For Portland
Lewiston and Boston leave Island Pond at ~ a
M. and T. 20 p. IN. Gorham ut 9;l5 q. me- ana "
D. m South Paris at 10: 81 n. m. and AGO p. IN.
Local for Portland and Lewiston leaves Gorham
at as a. m, and south Paris at 10 q. m
Mixed Tor Portland leaves GorhAm NJ ~ 90 a.
m, South Paris At 90 p. M ~.
Mixed for Gorham leaves Island Pond at II ~
am. j. HlCKsON, General Manager
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Messengers Notice.
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF or OXFORD COUNT
STATE or MAINE.

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF OAfOED NOINll'
STATE or MAINE.
OXFORD, SIS july p, 4. d, le19.
This Il TO give Notice. That on the 2id LAY Of
July, A D., 1879, Warrant IN Insolvency war
sued out of the Court Of Insolvency for 'Aif -,
" oil oxford, against the estate OF Ellio' - ,iinn
Of Norway, IN said county, adJudge" - -. - ~ H. "
solvent Debtor, on petition Of SAL =" W au "a,
petition filed on the siNtP i.'5 III
D.ls7gt to which last name MN va! y, ~ ~, ~
o. 81 Tho Ssiirerv AZ 1t the payment OF any debts
in,in, 10 ssfd "a transfer OF any property ho
no das1,rsr' deOior 10 him OF for his use, and
sn I aud transfer Of apy property by him
itors ddon by law That meeting OF the Cred.
~ ~ of said Debtor, to prove their debts and
moose one or more Assguees Of his estate, VIII
be held at Court OF Insolvency, 10 be holden at
Probate Office In said Paris, on the twentieth dSy
of Aug. a. D. 1879, at nine O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date lrst above written
JONATHAN BLAKE, Dept. shin,
as Messenger of the Court OF Insolvency, ior sald
county of oxford. al2-ZW
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19

Irish bids fair TO be put upon the list
Of dead" languages. In a paper recently
read before the London Statistical Society
il was stated that in 1871 the area in which
Irish was spoken had decreased from TO-
eco square miles in 1851 TO 5000, while the
number Of people speaking it had decreased
during the same 20 years from 5000 70
COO. 600, OF whom less than 1000 spoke
Irish only IL is also said that throughout
Ireland there are now probably not 5000
persons who can read an Irish book, and
not a single Irish paper is being published
the country.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Steamers EIeanors and Frsnconia.

VIII until further notice leave Franklin Wharf
Portland, every MONDAY and THURSDAY,
ate p, NJ, and leave Pier 20 East River, New
York, every MONDAY and THURSDAY at
Z. NJ.
The Eleanorais n new steamer ,justbuiltforthis
route, aud both she and the Francona are fitted up
with fine accommodations for passengers, making
this them convenient and comfortable route for
travellers between New York and Maine. These
steamers will touch at Vineyard Haven during the
summer months on their passageto and from New
York
Passage In state Room 400 meals extra.
Goods forwarded to and from Philadelphia,
Montreal, Quebec st. John and all parts OF Maine.
ss-Freight taken at the lowest rates.
Shippers are requested 10 send their freight TO
the Steamers as early as {. 7. NJ. on days they
leave Portland. For furtherinformaton apply TO
HENRY FOX, General Agent, Portland
J.F.AMES, Ag't Pier3SE Z. r., New Y ork.
EXcha &c Street iuly27tf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19

An English traveller in Texas writes
home 10 his friends: Il saw the ceremony
of baptism by immersion celebrated the
other day. When the fourteen candidates
walked down into the water fifteen revolv-
erS were deposited on the bank Of the
stream, that of the preacher making the
fifteenth. An elder who noticed my look
of surprise quietly remarked: You see,
stranger, there are a great many horse
thieves in these parts, and Christian folks
mustn't be took unawareS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Notice.
Notice Of Second Meeting.
srATE OF NAME.

OXFORD. s. court oF INSOLVENCY.
To the creditors Of MaIgui, \ llanton Of Buck
held. In the county OF ONloId and state ~ Maine,
In,olvent Debtor. lou are hereby notified, that
with the approval OF the judge 90 The Court Of In
-olVcnCy Tor said county Of oxford, the second
Meeting Of the Creditors Of -sid lnsolveut f. al
pointed 10 be- held 40 the Probate Court Room in
Paris. IN said county Of oxford, on Wednesday,
the twentieth day of August, 4. u. lsi9, at nine
O'Clock In the forenoon.
You will govern yourselves accordingly.
Given under my hand and the order OF Court this
sixteenth day OF July, A. H., ls,1
UERRICk 9. DAVIS, Rcgr
of the Court OF Insolvency for said County OF OK
ford. all-W
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19

In Bograyia Richard \. Proctor
shows that while it is theoretically posi-
bic to construct cheSs-playing automa-
ton, it is practically impossible, because
the machine would necessarily be so cnor-
nous and complicated There would
scarcely be room on the earth for it, and
il could not bc operated. The number
of different combinations that can be
formed on a chess board is approximately
represented as 100. 600, 600. 600. 000,-
O0O. 900, 900 .OOO, OOO, 900, and if work
man could make and drill ! 200 holes an
hour. it would, 10 drill the requisite num-
Der Of holes in a metal plate for one auto
matte chess board, require all the present
inhabitants of the earth 100000, 000,-
OOO. 900, 900 years. Therefore, Mr.. Proc
tor thinks there will never be chess
automaton that can play a game, unless
there is life in Other Worldsthan Ours.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Freedom Notice.

TIIIS may certify that have this day given my
son, ALoSZo DIMoCK, his time during the
remainder OF his minority, 70 trade and act for
himself, and that shall claim none Of his earnings
nor pay any debts OF his contracting ailer this
date. y. h. DlMOCh.
Witness GEO. II. WATKINS.
West Paris, Aug ?, ls'9. o-SW'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Notice.

THIS is to give notice that have deposited my
i books. notes and accounts IN the hands OF 4.
H. RIPLEY and he Is hereby authorized TO sign
nv name IN receipts for accounts. NJ pcpons
indebted to me ERE requested 20 immediately call
and settle with him.
a. NJ. HAMMOND.
Paris Hill, Aug. II, ls7g. PAW
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19

The aStute editor Of the Camden Her-
all accuses Congressman Reed of neglect
ing in his speech AZ Union 10 say that
SHERMAN ordered greenbackS 10 be taken
for customs for fear that the gold would De
drawn out Of the treasury for the purpose.
What II il hads Would il not have been
paid back again for dutieSy What had
Sherman 20 fears
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
State Of Maine.
TREAsURER's OFFICE,


AUGUSTA, Aug. .. lsl9.l
DURSUANT tn chap. q, sec &c, OF the Revised
L Statutes / vii, ai the state lreafuter $ ONCE,
AT Augusta, on the tenth day OF september, next,
at eleven o'clock, q. IN, sell and convey by deed
TO the highest bidder all the interest of the state
In the tracts OF land hereinafter described. lying
10 unncorpOrated townships, the said tracts hav
Ing been forfeited to the state for state taxes ana
county taxes, certified 10 the Treasurer OI Stale
for the year ls11.
The sale and conveyance Of each tract VIII DC
made subject 10 right in the owner or part OWE
or whose rights have been forfeited, TO redeem The
same at any time within one year al or the sAle,by
paying or rendering 10 the purchaser his proper
ton OF what the purchaser paid therefor AL me
sale with mtere II at the rate OF twenty per cent
per aunum, from the time OF sale, and one dollar
Tor release, or such owner may redeem his interest
by paying as aforesaid To- the Treasurer or state
a. provided in chap sec. IS, OF the Revised STAT
utcs.
No tract, however, will be sold ut price less
Than the full amount due thereon for such unpaid
State and county taxes, interest AMI cost, nc de-
scribed In the following schedule:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
Freedom Notice.

r HAVE THE day given my son, WILLIAM
/ LEAvIrr a minor, his time To act for himself
the same as though he were OF lawful age-I claim
none of his earnings, and pay none of his debts
FREDERICK b. LEANlTT.
Woodstock, July q, 1879. ag5'3w
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-19
THE STATE.

-Mackerel are plenty at Monhegan.
Last Saturday about one hundred barrels
were taken.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03

Paris Greenat Ovens Drug Store.
fall supply OF Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Glass, Putty, Glue, Brushes. Kalsomine. &c.
at Ovens Drug Store, nj lowest prices.
Sponges, Channels Skins and Picture frames
at Owens Store.
Fine Flavoring Extracts and Prime Spices,
at Owens Drug Store.
Root Beer, Ginger Ale, Birch Beer, Soda
Water, a. Ovens Drug Store.
Use Woods Ambitions AMI Liver Pills.
Use Woods Liniment II you would have
the best.
For fine cigars, al 8 cts, call nj Ovens
Drug Store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
By Universal Accord,

Ayers Cathartic Pills are the best of all pur-
gatives for family use. They are the product
of long, laborious and successful chemical
investigation, and their extensive use, by
Physicians in their practice, and by all civil
liked nations, proves them the best and most
effectual purgative Pill that medical science
can devise. Being purely vegetable no harm
can arise from their use. In intrinsic valne
and operative powers no other Pills can be
compared with them, and every person, know
ing their virtues, will employ them, when
needed. They keep the system in perfect
order, and maintain in healthy action the
whole machinery Of life. Mild, searching and
effectnal. they are specially adapted to the
needs of the digestive apparatus, derange-
ments of which they prevent and cure, il
timely taken. They are the best and safest
physic TO employ for children and weakened
constitutions, where mild, but cflectual
cathartic is required.
FOR SALE Dy ALL DEALERS.
June 2l-ly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03

Large POtatOes.-On Tuesday last
Sheriff, Jno. A. Clements, left ut our office
dozen of the finest and larges. sweet potatoes
we have seen for years, raised upon his farm
two miles north of this place. The potatoes
were not weighed, but either one OF them
would make vegetable dinner for any ordi-
nary man.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
Il ID G. o II ID
OF
r l.. MOORE'S
E-POURTH FERTILIZER
FOR 1879.

Joseph lFlack, Montrosc, Md, used 3
tons and made 400 bushels of wheat.
A. Henson Bean, Bethesda, Nd.
made 472 bushels of wheat to 3 tons.
Solomon Sprankle, Of Langley, Va,
made 40 bushels to the acre. Used IA.
A. d. Walters, Langley, Fairfax
county, Va, sowed Id tons and made
1926 bushels wheat
G. i. M. Walters, Langley ,lFairfax
county, Va, sowed HIP tons and
made 4SS bushes of wheat.
Il. G. Reid, Langley, Va, sowed 2
tons and made 800 bushels of wheat.
Edward p. Thomas, Sandy Spring,
Md, sowed 7 tons and made 977 bushels
of wheat.
Chas. Kirby, Fairfax county, near
Langley, 5 tons and made 800 bushels
Of wheat.
IT. Trail, Rockville, Nd, made 124
bushels to the ton.
Henry Bradley, Ofntts X Roads,
Nd, 175 lbs. of One Fourth and 300
lbs. Of Bone Dust and made 81 bushels
to the acre
Darius Clagctt. Olfutts X Roads,
Md, 100 lbs. to the acre and made u
bushels to the acre
G. g. Bradley, Olnit's X Roads.
Md, 200 lbs to the acre and made
% IL bushels To the acre, crop was
badly injured by joint worm.
u. Il. Codwisr. MontroSc, Mont
goncry county. Nd. made $50 bushels
for each ten used
j. VI. Ginglc, Bethesda. Nd, 4 rnns.
made 52S IL bushels.
James i. Reid. Vienna, Va, 2 tons.
made 51S bushels
Arthur Cltbcart, Falls Church, Va
1874 lbs, mplr 100 bushels.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
Medical Authorities

assert that more than one-half of the ANIMAL
mortality is due to pulmonary complaints
Why then neglect so grea: an earthly saliva
ton, when Or Schley's Family Cough Syrup
is guaranteed to afford relief2 Ii is no patent
humbng, but is prescribed by the faculty
Buy il and be convinced Only twenty-five
cents per large bottle at Ovens Drug Store.
nov 9--tfn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03

NRDERED this 18th day OF September,
~ 1879, that the sale made and reported hy
William Vcirs Bouic, ,Ir., and james b. Hen
derson, Trustees for the sale of the Real Es-
tate in these proceedings mentioned and des-
cribed, to Jetson G.. Fields, he ratified aud
confirmed unless canse 10 the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the LIST day of Octo-
Der next; Provided a copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper printed and pub
lished at Rockville, in said Montgomery conn
ty once in each of three successive weeks be-
fore said LIST day Of October next.
The Report states the amount of sales to he
1923 SO.
+. b. PRETTYMAN, CPk
Circuit Court for Montgomery Co.
True copy-Test
sep l2-3t E. B. PRETTYMAN, CPk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
None SO False

as to deny that DR.. Sehley's Family Cough
Syrup is the article for curing Coughs, Colds
and relieving that troublesome hacking, which
causes so many sleepless nights Buy il and
be convinced. II never fails to give relic
For sale at Owens Drug Store.
nov o-tfn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
O r d E R N I S I.
Martha Grimes and Others VS.. Jetson G
Fields and others.

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery count,
in Equity
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03

Our Friend, Jno. IT. BogIey, Esq, has
made 2,4oo bushels of wheat from 20 acres
part falow and part corn land, being about
"a bushels to the acre. Mr.. Bogley bought
this land seven or eight years ago for the
small price of twcnty-lhree dollars un acre -
This farm is near Halpin's station, Metropoli-
tan railroad, and adjacent 10 the Meadow
Hall farm of Judge Bouic's. There are many
othersimllar farms which can be bought in our
county for from five to twenty-five dollars an
acre, according TO location and improve
ments
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE of q Decree of the Circuit
I'D Court for Montgomery county, sitting as
Court of Equity, passed in cause in said
Court wherein John T. Buxton and others are
cOmplainants auG Mary T. Ward Executrix of
the last will and testament of Enoch g. Ward
and others are defendants, the subscriber, as
Trustee, will offer Mt public sale to the high
est bidder, at the Store of George II. Glenn
ents, at Middebrook, in Clarksburg District,
in said county, on
SATURDAY, the 4th of October, 1879,
AT the hour OF 3 o'clock, P. NJ, the following
described portions of the Real Estate Of which
the late Enoch e. Ward died seized and pos
sessed, viz: All those parts of said Real Es-
tate, lying and being in said county, desig-
mated in the Surveyors plat and certificate
filed in sal cause as Lots Nos. and 3 in the
division of the Real Estate of the said Enoch
q Ward.
This property lies Immediately on the Fred
erick and Georgetown road al Middlebrook
Postollice, is about 3 Inilcs distant from the
Germantown, Depot on the Metropolitan
Branch Railroad and miles fro n the village
Of Claiksburg, adjoins the land of George II
Clements and others and is remarkably con-
veneni to churches. schools, stores, mills, BE.
L q II NJ O. 1 d,
contains GO 5-s ACRES OF LAND, more or
less, and is all arabic land Of excellent quail
ity, under good fencing and in fne state Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-03

Raffie.-Our young friend, N. d. Ofult,
Jr., proposes to put up al rattle fine double
barrel shot gun-twenty chances ut one dol
lar each. Should the chances all be taken
the rattle will come off on Tuesday next.
This is good opportunity for some one of
our sports TO secure iirst-class gun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
Ay OCEAN STEAMSHIP OVERDUE.

PROBABLE LOSS OF THE ZANZIBAR.
TEARS THAT THE VESSEL HAS FoCNDERED AT SEA
a Full GREW But so PASSENGERS CS BOARD
-MrAGRE RECORDS OF THE SHIP N THIS CITY.
The loss Of the English steamship Zanzibar,
according 10 London dispatch. IS regarded ~ certain
the English Loyds and this city hope Of her safe
arrival has been wcl.-lgh abandoned. Tie Zanzibar
sailed from this port for Glasgow on January H. aud
from that time no tifngs VI the overdue vessel, now
rorrv-two DAYS on; have been received. Size carried
full cargo OF General mere landse Of which nearly the
whole was through freight from the Vest The vessel
vas insured mainly IN foreign companies but the r.ka
on the cargo are held by companies in his country
The ZIuzibar was built AZ West Haricport, England,
in 1877. by William Gray, who has been recently tao
managing owner She was iron propei er schooner
rgged and had registered tonnage OF l,460 tons.
sic - 3Ol feet length 3Gl feet u breadth Of beam.
81. feet deep and lifted with compound engines OF
l-O horse power The vessel rated IN The highest
class by the British Lovds ana was regarded nc we'll
built aud superior ship she commanded by Cap
tain Richard .. Page, by birth an Engshman, and car
ried d complement OF thirty-sx officers and seamen.
The crew Was shipped abroad and list Of the
OF the -eam-u was kept this city The officers were
Edward r. Karl. first officer; william Brock. second
officer: Charles James thiId officer; Samuel KeArdon,
simon RearGon and Dsnl'l Roberts engineers.
I'll, steamship one Of the vessels comprising the
Uulc0rn Line, recently chartered by the Fruit
Merchants steamship Association for the importation
~ Mediterranean fruits By the terms Of the
vessels guaranteed profitable business 20 ms
port AMI on The return vOy fu cdIEors to Liver
pool or othe~ European ports, where they we're 70
receive cargoer 10 the Aeditesranean in cou-
sequence OF the steamship state 81 Louisiana,
OF The iat+ Line, the Zanzibar Vss chartered on Der
arrival here. by the agents Of that me- To take INC place
OF the lost steamship tor the outward voyage John {.
Seager Co... who had chartered the chip originally for
the Unicorn Line consented &C IT, transfer 70 the STATE
Line, The Zanzibar was 10 have been the
FIRST vessel OF the Unicorn Line % SAL
for Antwerp on January Int the subsequent contract
with the STATE changed this purpose Tie Lotle
was the first OF the line 20 leave this port,
aud hat long passage OF eighteen days To Hsvrc The
Zanzibar yaued al anOut 43j 900 and Lei cargo at
about ~ -. 0ON 20 100000.
John G. Sedger expressed yesterday hope that the
delay IN the Zin2bor- arrival may have been Coused By
ap accident 70 vessels machinery, AMI that Sue
vet may arrive safely port No informant non II tie
missing snip had received yesterday by tue agents
OF III Line. thGJ she has fUundcted AT
sea. The cargo ~ the Zanzibar amounted 70 about
1000 ton but the vessel sad not 20 have been loaded