Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-05-03
ECHOES FROM FRYEBURG.

afternoon, that we SnOulu speak IN the
evening on FryebHrg, and in short speech
made substantially the following state
mentS.
While we were few years, two years
400. residing in Conway, n. H., Just over
the state line, stirring up Conway and
Carol County on the subject of intemper-
,nee. we were inclined TO glory little in
opr Pine Tree, Pioneer, Prohibitory State
~ Maine. In the midst Of my glorying l
was promptly met, confronted, with Frye
burg As an illustration OF a tipping town
in a prohibitory State.
Il was termed ''hsrd place" pretty
rough place, 'hard Old cud, sc. Con-
wav people drank honestly it was said, aud
shove board, bat in +. drinking was on
the So. in the dark and hypocritically. We
had counted out TO US for our comfort, six
or seven places where liquors could be OBJ
tanned. They spoke OF the smuggling into
=. the peddling. the drunken fair scenes
which recUr annually.
We were throwing stones and making a
racket among the bottles, barrels and dem
,iohns. showing up the vile drink traffic in
Conway; so we rather expected this rough
handling off in self-defense. We did not,
bowever. believe il, but confess we had 20
..sla, us" lust little bit as we had not
the facts % refute these grave Granite
state boulder statements But we sung
ont ...-l ,-raHgs 10 not make one right'
and in we went into the fight with tongue
and pen. with more vim and yigor than
ever before.
S,rau.'y enough TO Us, We were sent
over the border to Fryeburg. year ago.
Now. We aid % ourselves we will gath
er Tie facts TO rcfu,e the seeming, Sian
derou, ia>inuatious and assertions Of GER
tsin mon New Hampshire.
We coLir>> 10 an int nse curiosity-all
sy, aud car-5ut kept still Mirth, music,
measles sud murder will out These peo-
ME know what 10 not. AIter the still
chill of reserve j. over, the social glow will
come and they will speak-aud they did;
theY nave >poA'"- d. 40
and action are uumistakable. the siguS are
ipaYible. Where the carcass i, there
vii the eagles be gathered together"
We were informed. knowing our temper
aoce h''.''S' 'l1' 90.
strange anu d g'',. - -, - -
sounded S''Y 'I-1'' d - y. - - "a.
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p IN that room p''ern'I lew meet MI"
have something % take S''"' 'ur'n'' @"
there ! another place where We learn 'n'd-
night and sunday services AZ caTdS are
held.
We have seen personally the oo'''e
passed pediler doing hiS work o. death
-ani liquor carried into arieh, respectable
village home.
man drives into the woods; certain
ones follow, on Sunday, and they return
little noisy.
Cider 5 the curse Of +. and so called
christian men drink Il while working on
The highway snd tempt Others 20 drink
CIDER : called 1.-The dsrf, tiFdling Rood
In certain stores the fumes OF liquor nv
10 the faces Of ladies and gentlemen. while
thew are being waited upon. A gentlemen
Informed me saturday, and he ought 70
know. that In the North part OF :. two
places where liquor Is sold. \ most intel
Lgent lady says thar there are twelve
places where liquor is gotten In F. Anoth-
eF said 10 me that there were but few Am
Ines ID ETyeourg N'Hase out use cider
Drunkeness disturbing the house OF the
lying anu Inc u'ad Is dreadful
III gwen 10 TWO person lot holhe-ina0e
wine ~ sAa Eafr aufhn~fffas and thR free