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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-17
fTNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
or HARTFORD. CONN,
On the 3ls: day OF December. ISL. made to the
State Of MAINE.

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or HARTFORD. CONN,
On the 3ls: day OF December. lssl. made to the
State Of MAINE.
Capita! stock all Paid up. GOOO.ooooo
ASSETS As FOLLOWS:
Real Estate uuineumb red. I 35j 900 %
cash on hand, In Bagk. aud In Az.
en,.' ,nds, l.,s2,ss 50
Uniiei state- Securities. 20. $40 3n
State, City and Town stocks and
Bonds, ISIS, 2G q
Pank and Tru., Co.'S Sock, lI0.l?j 30
RAIn DAD Co.. SOCKS ana Bonds 3,i'9 go 20
l. ,ans on Real Estate, .5,57s 20
Loans ON CoiiaIerals, 5l,tn0 90
ACQUIRED Interest. 2,tjJ IL
Total Assets s. 9o2 272 "a
LIABILITIEs:
Losses adjusted aud not due. Z 2O.7!l -
Losses uusdjuste1, lISsi5i
lie. INSURANCE Fund, SIS .Ui6 "
Return Premiums and Agency
Commission, ol.s'73a
Other Liabilities small for printing, &c., 500 10
Total, sl.sl.si97i
Total Income for lssl, sl,33sC534
Total Expenditures for 81. sa.S5s,3s 0s
Risks written during the Year, t2.6,5l2 o92 20
Risks outstanding, 2p, $40 90
Risks written in Maine duriag
the year, 5,G!1. ,n3 90
Premiums received Ia Maine in ISL. G.,y;l 81
Losses paid In Maine in 1881, IS s09 20
FRENLsND HOWE.
Agent for Oxford County.
Norway. MninA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-17
LETTER FROM TRAMP"
CHICAGO, ILLs., Jan. Z, 50

T,,pow OF being in New England when
,,rire nv next; but when man i on the
,...,5 y1u know be Is very ''Onsartin"
....,.,.,,-aud i liable to wake up most
.,,Uh. re- the next morning. Well that Is
a., Ub.tI did. went 10 the Chrysolite
, che morning of July 2l~t, and went 10
~ - u>usl, snd AFTER holding it
4.,n~ shout an ! our corc'uded that
.a. ,bry>oIi,e could run without me.
1ts3p't 4 doubt about il, and was pr
,,,lst thst she wouldn't shut down IL |
~ 50 went to our mutual friend, Henry
,..y,n.. the time keeper, got my time,
.-,.t K,ii~r at the Office and drew my
.,..k went 10 the hank and got my gold,
.-..k, and boxes. etc, boarded the :l5
~. train on the Rio Grande r. l., snd
...,r.-I Down iut0 the valley. An hours
..,.. r-a,.ht 20 nv view the first veriUre
rt.i seen for a year and qTsrter. IL
-...ly so1i for sore ewes. Along the
..,,.. ,rtac Arkansas River there are now
.-.-..ra Smtl farm sui few ranches
3. .,,,t. .,,,,ry c,r .iytv ,rila.
t,.r.f. -,p,h ana barren o, ~.
,..... mi. and minerals. The
'' -. .,s river. sometimes on side
....- .,. On. o,hcr. and much or the
..,.y r,,,D f,- The river and
v..,,,3.. ,s. IN, T., : ,g,h Ar
.,.y ,ri,.. E, three hours lis
o., l,,,v I'm, - vet We have
....,l NJ s,.a., Tho brake.
.- ON ~, time anil We have
..,,,,,rr going down. Al south
.... ,-......,, c,- Treatments.
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-17

will now take thi. oppnr tuniiy to
ths"L my many Customsrs IN On for Co.
tor their liberal patronage since I OPP. ned
bu.insss In Norway village, all hope nv
Lseping . nrst class - oek AMI selling b .
same 1T low prices 90 m ri, . continuance
of same. Very Respectfully.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07
SALUTATORY.

With this issue of The COMMON
WEALTH we make our political bow,
and trust that we may creditably and
successfully enter the field Of journal
ism.
In starting paper it is generally
customary to state It's policy, and
we shall not depart from this custom.
The paper will be purely Demo-
cratic. We believe that the princl-
pies of Democracy are necessary to
the perpetuity of the Government
and therefore shall fearlessly and
boldly maintain them.
However,, we have no enemies to
punish and no friends to reward, IN
consequence will strike at the root OF
all and every evil, and in doing this
will not only defend the rights and
liberties OF the people of Halifax
County but of the State and Union
We shall endeavor to find out the
truth and defend it; to know the
wrong and condemn it; to search out
fraud and expose 1t to be acith the
people, for the people and Of the
people so far as shall be for the good
of all. Principle and not policy will
be our motto, and by this we expect
to stand or fall. This should be the
ruling aim in life and not less in
journalism.
With this we come before you and
ask and expect only that support
which we shall merit.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

reduction, and as this is question
which more or less affects all citizens,
and which may be so disposed OF as
to materially affect politics, the COM
ING season has the public eye upon
it. Besides the revenue question
there are others, not of such general
Importance, but which possess some
share ofpublic attention for Congress
to deal with. Of course there re-
mains large quantity of business
left over from the last season, but
very little of this will receive any at
tention. AS the approaching season
is limited to the 4th Of March, only
such matters as gre ofpublic impor-
lance will be considered. The appro-
priatlon bills will consume a large
share Of the time, and the revenue
question will be given precedence
over all others. 1t is a subject which
will make slow progress, and the
chances are that of the hundreds Of
bills coming over from last session,
not one out of twenty will ever get
beyond the present stage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

have changed and men have changed
with them. Let merit, integrity amt
competency be the criterion by which
men are Judged. And one office IS
enough for one man to have at one
time. No one man ought to be
magistrate. commissioner, and school
examiner. or sheriff, treasur er and
tax, taker. at the same time. 1t is
true they are small offices and the
paw is smaller than the Office. but the
Democratic party is opposed to cen
tralization and consolidation. Let it
be true to its teachings and divide
the offices. Then a ring, or clique,
or one man. must not appoint the
MAGISTRATES. Leu the townships
recommend their choice and let the
legislature respect the selection.
In the third place There is too
much local legislation. Local pro-
hibitory laws will kill any party
Every one on the Statute book ought
to be repealed. If q man drinks
whlskey and behaves himself, he
has right to drink it; il he does
not behave himself, he can be pun
ished. The law is already adequate
for the protection Of school houses.
academies and colleges, religious as
semblies and churches. Let men be
punished when they violate law, and
more good viii be accomplished than
fifty prohibi tory laws will ever do.
We are the friends and advocates of
temperance and sobriety. but we ere
certain that these virtues can never
be legislated into man. They must
be incuinatad by moral suasion and
education--in the churches. in the
Sunday schools. around the fireside.
Let the first act of the Legislature be
to repeal tn at Odious law W hich gives
five men the power to pass a general
prohibition law.
We cannot, in one article, give our
views upon all Of the evils which are
to be 1emedied, but we Will make
other suggestions he reafier.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

Congress met on Monday of this
week, and the President laid before
the body, as the Constitution re-
quires. information of the State of
the Union, with his recommendation S
for such legislation as is deemed
necessary for the good of the coun-
try. The message is quite long
one, devoted main ly to the discuss
ion of the finances, the tariff, internal
revenue, taxes and civil service re.
form.
The receipts in the US. Treasury
for the last year amount to $405.525,-
25O.25. Expenditures, $257,6 ST.
1887, leaving surplus revenue on
hand of $145,543,81O.71. This sur
plus is more than sufficient to meet
the interest on the public debt, and
pay off the bonds as they become
due; he therefore recommends a re-
duction of taxation, the abolition of
the internal revenue taxes, except
those which relate to distilled spirits,
and simplifcation of the machinery
of collecting that. He also recon-
mends a revision of the tariff. dis
cusses civil service reform, asks that
Congress take action at once, so as
to relieve the Executive and heads
of departments o # the great burden
Of the appointment Of minor officers.
We regard it, on the whole, as a
conservative document, and are glad
to see that the President is willing
to profit by the lesson taught in the
last election.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

The DAYS Of the professional poll.
tician are numbered In few
years he will cease to figure in pub.
lie affairs, and the brainy man who
loves the land in which he lives will
have taken his place both in the pub
lie service and in the hearts of the
people.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

Congress has assembled under cir
cumstances which attract moro than
the usual public intetest. After this
session the Republican majority will
yield the gavel to its Democratic op-
ponents. and the bubble curiosity is
excited to see how the Republicans
will deal with the important question
Of revenue, which more deeply inter-
ests the people now than any other.
The present revenue system has been
a curse to the country, and the peo-
pie demand change as has been
shown in the recent elections. In this
State the reven ue system is the most
blasting curse that was ever inflicted
on any people. 1t is the political
machine or the Republican party to
perpe.rate fraud and corruption, and
its officers do 80 without compunc-
ton of conscience.
Both parties agree that the income
of the government far exceeds it's ne.
cessities, and that there ought to be
reduction of taxation /; but the differ.
ence of opinion as to how this reduc.
ton had best be made is the excitin Q
question. of public interest. There
can be no doubt that the republicans
will endeavor to utilize their remain.
ing days of Legislative control in meet
ing thedemand of the country for tax
-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

The State Board of Canvassers
have finished the vote for District
Congressman and have awarded GER
tifcates to Pool and OHara, Repub.
licans; York. Independent Green,
Cox, Scales, Dowd, and Vance, Dem
ocrats. Bennett will receive his Ger.
tiicate as soon as Wautauga county
is officially heard from.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-07

NOTICE.-Since the last issue OF the
COMMONWEALTH. we have purchased
the entire office and this issue appears
under the new regime.
Unexpired terms of subscription and
contracts for advertising will be filled,
and all moneys due the COMMONWEALTH
at time of purchase will be collected by
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29

rS-See;ion 10 Of the registration Law specifies
the days on which the officers Of registration shall
cit for the purpose Of registering the qualified
voters in the different counties Of the State. This
10 the language Of tle Law: The officer shall sit
"on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday after the second Monday in the
month Of July. aud on the Tuesday. Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday after the second
Monday in the month Of August. lss2. inclusive
OF said last mentioned day. and shall sit for the
purpose Of revising and completing his said regis
try or registries Of voters, or po-bOoks, Of said
election district or Of the election precincts Of said
election district, on the Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF the two success
siye weeks next after the first Monday in Septem-
Der, in the year lss2, and shall sit in
like manner aud for the same purposes for two
successive days commencing with aud including
the frs, Monday in October, in the year lss2."-
II will be that the work Of registration in the
county will not begin until the Tuesday after the
second Monday in July. and also that there are
twenty-three days in which to register. and not
twenty-five as errOnscusly reported. The Law in
ciudes the second Monday in August with the eve
days following. which with the Eve In July, ten in
September and two in October makes twenty three
days
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
Who for Governor.

The Baltimore TriLHa,. the organ of the Old
Line Democrats, give. the name. Of numb"r Of
gentlemen who are likely 10 be candidates for
Governor to sueseel the present incumbent. OF
the Republicans IL says:
"Our Republican friends are In a state Of great
anticipation. They hope 60 catch the Governor.
ship in their net. and 10 secure the Legislature
They are planning like beavers. Who will be
their candidate 10 10 hard 60 tell; IL has not been
forcordainei as yet. They after availability.
They have quiet, good-natured. popular citizen
in Prince Georges. Who 10 independent Of eiques.
Many Republicans are talking about his claims,
and it is said his county will present him. Ex
Governor Amos Reed IL not native Of the State.
although he has lived here since 1869. and il =
large landed owner. lie vas born In Chenango
county, n. Y, In 1884, and 10 . lawyer by profess
sion. lie removed 10 Wisconsin in 1850, and
edited the NafisAai DsAseraf at fon do Lac. lie
came TO Washington in lss3. aud was appointed
Secretary Of Utah Territory In 1888. and vas Gov.
of II for Eve gears. lie retired In 1855 and
purchased . farm in Prince Georges. where he has
since resided. Quite = number Of persons think
Mr.. Creswell will nake the race himself; there are
others who want Mr. John l. Thomas as . CON-
promise candidate; some talk Of Judge Smith and
Mr.. Lowndes. while others say look out for SEN
ator steiasr.' Certainly the contest for the nom-
nations will be animated"
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
Corye.Poadsaes BaitiRovs County Uaion.
4 MATTER FOR THE COMMISSIONERS.

Lose GREES, April 2sth, IsS2.
Editors Of fks Taion .-It may be surprising 10
you and your readers, but II is nevertheless true
that the main road through Long Green Valley
has not resolved any beneit FROM The road tar for
twenty years. nor has u been repaired during that
time. except eeessioaslly, In impassable spots BY
the property -hoidsrs.
The good people Of the Valley, Who have been
paying taxes during all that time and Who conse.
qusntly faneied they had . claim on the county
for portion Of the road.tax. have time and again
made efforts with the Commissioners 10 take charge
q the road. but always without success. Al one
time aid was refused under plea that the road
Vas never condemned and vas not country road,
bat 80 many Of the older inhahitanis, nov fast
passisg away, could testify that II was repaired
By tbs county for years before Il vas abandoned.
Another plea for Withholding aid was raised that
the road beiopged 70 the Hsrford turnpike eompa-
~. Which, about twenty three years ago, did rs-
psis sad sioss . portion u d, bai nsvsr eharEsd
toll beyoud the l3-mile stone, end elways, When
applied %. rsPudia,st sny elaim beyond tina,
point.
Nov, Messrs. Editors, Il must 10 piain % you
and the public that taxpayers living In the Vel
Icy, all of whom from necessity use this highway,
have . claim on the Couaty Commissioners for
some care and interest In this road. and Ne hope
you will make an eaort 10 call their attention 10
The neglect under which they have suffered for %
Iong atlFe. Our taxes are laid on heavy assess
meats and Tor 9oss thsp twenty years rot = dol
lar has heen fefurned 70 ~ ~ The repair Of this
important highway. We ask for Ipstlee. and
theugh 4 has besn Withheld for long tine, The
new Beard ef commissioners viii rpndeF u 20 Ne
u thsir attention Il properly called 70 eur siiua
ton. TAx-PAvRn.
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29

SEo-A Chinaman in Yale College writes thus
pOintedy in relation to the proposed exclusion Of
his eountrymcn from the United States: "liavins
helped European nations to Open BY force the gates
Of that ancient empire II Is too late now for Amer
leans to repent Of thsae,. America should not be
the country, nor the nineteenth century the time,
for carrying out such measures As the present bill
provides. The fact that the United States has
committed two great wrongs-one on the negro
and the other on the Indian-loes not justify her
in committing this third wrong. China might,
and would. submit, to this wrong as she has had to
submit to another wrong from another Christian
na,iOn-EngIand. But the principles Of this Re-
public, clear alike to every man, and the cause Of
human rights, will be seriously compromised by
so retrograde a STEP"
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
Are Temperancs Men Intempera,e,

Rev. J. u. Lewis preached IN 81. Johns Inde-
pendent Methodist Church. Baltimore. on Sunday
nigh, last On the subject "Are temperance people
iniemperatc?" Mr.. Lewis took fir his text the
9th verse of the Goth chapter Of the Prophecies Of
Jeremiah "But Ills word was in my heart as
burning fire shut up in my bones, AMI I was
weary with forbearing and could not stay" A.
will be evident from the text the speaker took the
negative side Of the question. and commenced his
discourse by explaining JereIniah's condition aud
circum.tances. AMI in the course Of bis remarks
said: There can be no doubt that Jeremiah was
charged By the people of his day with iniempcr-
ance 10 his language. So to-day We hear the
changes rung upon the phrase that Temperance
does no; alone hiean abs;inencs from intoxi.ants,
but abstinenee from in,emperance. in eating, in
action and in conversation; and this IL true.
Many very good men think the cause Of temper
anee u injured by the manner in which the
Is treated aud spoken Of. Many others act as II
intemperance In the use Of intoxicating liquors
was the only evil In existence. and " total absii
nenee prevailed We would have a millennium. This
Is no, 50. That notorious highwayman, aud
general murderer Jesse James, is said 60 have
been n total abstainer, and never even 90 have
been addicted 60 the use of tobacco. We, as n
church. can do less by combating evil a. q mass
than by Sighting singiy each particular vice Of
man. IL has been the fault of the pulpit too long
that We eight evil too much Ia general, and not by
particulars. l. not drunkenness the most devas-
tA,ins 'inl Andifwe are going TO dght anything.
We had better fight that which is doing us the
most harm. wha, objections have you TO offer to
any of the evils Of in,emperanee as they are de
scribed to you from the platform! All, you can
not speak intemperately In speaking Of the evils
OF intemperance. Are temperance people intem.
pcraie when they denounec the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquorsf Ift Is wrong to get drunk. then
u Is naturally wrong TO hslp any TO &c; drunk.
Law can't make wrong right. II a man u
licensed 20 do a business, he cannot be punished
for doing IL. IL man carries on any business
without license. he Is punished for Il, no, be-
cause his business is disreputable. but because he
fails to do IL Ia the way 6xed by tho State. The
liquor dealer IL doing business which Is wrong
In the eyes Of Heaven, aud the State by licensing
u can never change the eternal eharacter Of the
trade. mechanic carrying on 4 trade which IL
licensed IL not q respectable man because he 10
licensed. but because his occupation is respeeta-
BILE. We are temperate, We arc prudent, we are
just and We are righ, In denouneing q man who
carries on this trafse.
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
THE NEW REGISTRATION.

We have called the atteatiOn Of Republican
voters several times to the Importance Of OrganiEA
ton and concert Of action that all entitled to
registration may have their names on the list
Of qualified voters. As we have heretofore re-
marked the time for registration Il very short in
deed-too short, We fear, In at least one Of the
larger districts Of the county. Only twenty three
days are allowed by Law for the very important
work. The hours for sitting during this time are
from o'clock a. IN, TO o'clock p. m, each day.
Dy allowing only one.half hour for dinner, the
register will have ten and one-half hours, or six
hundred and thirty minutes remaining for con-
slant, unbroken work. Allowing Eve minutes for
each person Offering to register, the officer could
register one hundred and twenty.six day, and
in the twenty three days. at this average rate two
thousand eight hundred and nine,y-sight. We
must remember, however that this 10 only thsorst-
icai reasoning. presuppOsing one unbroken line
every minute Of the twenty three days allowed for
registering. The actual work win show this
state Of things to be n physical impossibii,y, as
tho observation Of intelligent, witnesses of election
and registration will rcdiiy convince them. Iti
most fortunate Circumstance that this forced re.
quircment OF tue law VIII seriously auect only Two
or three districts Of the county, bu, Democratic
cOndcscensiOn might in its generosity have pre-.
vented IL. When the voters Of the larger districts
find out how difficult IL will be for them to get
regi.tered IL they at all. then the representa-
tives will receive showers Of malciictions.
We see but one way out OF the dilemma. The
Governor has the power, under the Law. to appOin,
assistant registers, who will have all the powers
of the principals. whenever IL Is made known to
him or he finds GU, that any register Is unable to
perform the duties Of tho Office within the time
appointed for this performance. Let him appoint
assistant registers in the largest districts and then
10, these officers 81, during the days Of registration
in separate precincts and register just the
the principal register does in the precincts he may
be in. BY this means every voter will have double
the facility for registering which he possibly
have without Il. The Governor l. fair minded
man, who Is dcsirous Of having full as well as
fair registration. and We look TO him to AFFORD Us
all the facilities which the necessities Of the
demand. and We have reason to believe We shall
not look in vain.
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
MARRIAaEs.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS April 2oth, By
Rev. w. II. Chapman, Francis Diiworth 10 Jen.
ME Waddsll. both Of Baltimore county.
J0NES-GRRGG.-M woodberry, March 2ith,
BY Rev. A. ID. Melvin, Elisha Jones 20 Josephine
d. Gregg. both Of Baltimore county.
P0wEL-wILS0N.-At the residence Of Dixon
Stansbury, April 10th, BY Rev. Geo. K.warner,
james d. Powell to Matte 8. Wilson, both Of
Baltimore county.
KIDD-sHEw.-In Columbia county, Pa, on
the 18th inst, by Rev. II. c. Cheston, John u.
Kidd, Of Baltimore county, to Z. Rsbeeea Shew,
Of the former place.
LYTLE-HUff.--Atwa waverly, Baiiimore county,
April 27th, By the Rev. Y. II. Stubbs, James II.
Lyile and Mary L. Huif.
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
A FINE FARM
PRIVATE SALE N.
ID LONG GREEN VALLEY. BALTI.
MORE COUNTY

The undersigned offers at private sale his farm,
situated 10 Long Green Valley, between the two
prongs Of the Hartford turnpike. adjoining the
lands Of J. +. d. Pare,t aud others, Is miles from
Baltimore. Il contains
133 ACRES.
obout 30 Acres in Fine Timber. and Is improved
BY q STONE DWELLING 35 by 80. STONE
BARN 67 by Is. with Straw Shed 30 by IS.
Wagon House, Carriage House. Hog House, also
q Tenant House and all necessary .outbuildings.
The property Is well fenced aud has an abnE-
dant supply Of water at the house and barn and
IN every Geld. There arc large quantities OF
IRON ORE on the property, dne Orchard, and
u Is within Z of mile Of the Baltimore 4 Delta
Railroad. now in course Of construction.
Apply TO JACOB X. MAST.
on the premises, or address Fork =. o., Nd.
March li.-tf.
The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29

PRIcE.-0n April goth. near BrooklsndviIIs,
Hattie A. Price. youngest daughter Of Sarah J.
and Abraham Brown.
BATEMAN.-In Baltlmors, on the 2ist Inst,
after . short Illness, Elifabsth O., In the S5th
year of her age. wife Of Samuel D. Batsman,
Touaontoun.
B0wKRe0x.--At PikesviIle, on a2d last, Daisy
Nay, aged years and Q months, daughter of
Edward and fsany neusrsoy.