Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-16

sure as you are foot high. Every third
German keeps beer shop, and every fifth
Irishman keeps five cent whiskey. BY the
way Chicago is the only town | was ever
in that you could buy whiskey for five
cents: but 1t is fact that you can buy It
here for even three cents,--so am told. l
know you can for FIVE, for have seen II
advertised on the low saloons. presume
sour Carter,-the best Mayor"-neyer In
dulges In these brands, for he comes from
old Kentucky and was brought up on the
best a. sour mash" / have no doubt but
this town is run bv as bad ring as was
New York under Tweed, Connolly and
Hall. IL is said to be very easy mat
ter for an Alderman TO take $4,000 year.
[ don't ask you to take my word for II, but
refer you 10 the daily papers of Shecawgo.
The honest business men OF the town are
too busy In getting money honestly, so the
city Is turned over TO the thieves and Is
run by them for all she Is worth. Many
of the business men here are from our good
old State, and you will find them usually
among the first in their business. We are
under obligations TO Mr.. III. A. Hersey for
a copy of THE proceedings at the ban
auet of Sons of Maine in Illinois, at the
Palmer, June Is, ST." for which he will
please accept our thanks.
Tomorrow, May lst, is the great NOV
ing day. Everybody who rents dwelling
gets a lease, and that always expires the
first of May. This Is the rule in Chicago.
1t costs something TO move, too, the first
OF May All the expressmen put the price
up to 81 per load, and just here we opine
that the Colorado plan would jibe In finely.
There all one would have 10 do would lie
TO shoulder his store and funnel, his wife
take the tin dish and the boy take the knue
aud fork. Then thumb your nose at the
poor 81 eXpressman. We'll. wen. the
WAYS OF Shecawgo are funny.
Mr.. W. =. Monroe, who is running a
Pullman coach on the Grand Trunk from
Montreal 10 this town, makes his head
quarters with Us at this end of the route,
which makes il very pleasant for rs. lie
has been TO Boston and to South Water
ford, TO make short visit since his last
trip here two weeks since, but returned TO
Montreal the eth; hope TO see him again,
soon.
Mr.. Bert Stanwood Of South waterford,
is in Chicago; has a good situation IN the
large wholesale house of Burke, Walker <
Co. ; he is in the wooden department. This
house started only the lst OF January last,
and are doing q good business thus far AT
the rate of s.. 900. 900 a year. 1t i an off
shoot from \ +. Stewards; cighty-tve OF
the clerks from that house lett in one day,
and most all of them are employed In this
house.
Mr.. G. W. Ellsworth Of So. Waterford,
who is a iirSt-clssS machulst aud has lived
ia Chicago i've years. i now Superinten-
dent of the Chicago Stamping Co, Mt n
good salary This i a large factory, en-
ploylug several hundred people for The
manufacture OF all kinds Of housekeeping
goods from tin and sheet iron.
The weather here has hecu very cold al.
this month. had expected 10 see an ear
IL spring here but am Of the opinion that
spring Is never any earlier here than II IS
IN Maine.
There are lots OF things that ShecGwGo
is noted Tor. aud in my next will Try and
tell YOU Of some OF them. ! say ' some,
for Il would he impossible FOR me to tell oi
half the things this town i noted for, In
one letter hope that | shall be able 10
write more interesting next time.
wish somebody from South Waterford
could be induced To write regularly for the
DEuoCRAr. Not only myself but many
people who are away, would be pleased 20
hear from home every week through your
paper. TRAMP.