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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEk.

Saturday An overland express train on
the Southern Pacific X. r., from Sanf ran
cisco broke away at station ana rah
downa steep grade four miles wneh IL
inmped the track and was wrecked tue
cars were set on fire aud 90 or more per-
ished, including the wife OF Ex'Governpl
Downey OF California. - The uefuian
steamer Cimbria collided with another yes
sci In fog In the North Sea aud SANK
over $50 persons persisted. - kailwsy
travel was suspended In the Northwest oy
a snow-storT.
Sunday Prince Frederick Charles Alex
apder, brother OF the Emperor William Oh
Germany, died.
Monday Senator Fryes residence In
Lewiston was burned; loss s5.OOO.----
Joshua Hutchinson, the Oldest surviving
member of that famous musical family,
died nj Milford, NJ -The Senate placed
certain classes of lumber on the free tar!n
list. despite Mr. Frye's earnest protest.
Tuesday: Senator Plumb OF Kansas was
reelected: also Senator Coke OF Texas.
"A coal train fell fran trestle near
Cumberland, w. Va. and 10 employees
we're killed-Thc distinguished dead OF
this day include: Gustave Dore, the most
famous artist of modern times; EX-Con-
gresham Delano OF Massachusetts AlouZo
Crittendep, LII. D., President of tue Packer
Institute, Brooklyn; DR.. George NJ. Beard
OF New York, well-known as an expert In
nervous diseases.
Wednesday Senator MCPHERSON Of New
Jersey was reelected.
Thursday The funeral Of the unrecog-
uized bodies IS in NUMBER Of the Nil
waukee fire took place; from GOO to TO-
900 were in the procession.-The Tariff
Bill was, at last, brought before the House
and It's merits debated.
Friday In many places in Vermont and
New Hampshire 1t was So below ger.
Both branches OF Congress discussed
the tariff question.
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SIX PAGES.

Mr.. wRGHT'S letter on "Our County
Jail, contains a Just rebuke TO the Jail
Commissioners of Maine. The laws makes
IL their duty TO visit the Jails once in three
months; but for two years no member or
the board has been near the Oxford Jail
Yet they presume TO criticize the Jail
and implicitly its management; and in or
der to do so, pick up ''store talk, without
stopping to consider, as Mr.. Wright so
pointedly shows. that their complaint
is barred by Statute provision. The
trouble with half our State Institutions is
lust this-the Commissioners appointed
by law do not half attend 10 their duties.
They report every thing all lovely, or pile
criticism upjuStly upon some We'll con-
Quoted institution, without having OBJ.
tanned correct information concerning
it. Our County Jail is good enough for
any criminal who may be committed TO IT,
and II is so safe and secure that no prison
er can escape except by the door, through
the carelessness OF the Jailer.
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HOW ARD.

Died, in North Newry, Nov. 10Th, at the
residence OF Frank Bennett, OF consnmp-
ton, Joanna Howard, daughter Of iona
than and Lusaun Bennett of Ncwry, and
wife OF Milton Howard of Ora ton.
Mrs. Howard died, a. she had always
lived, a Christian; ever ready In sickness
and trouble, always doing and saying the
right thing in the right place. She WIS
loved and respected By all, and 10 those
who knew aud loved her best her place
can never be filed. In conversation with
with her, short time before her death,
she told me she was willing 10 die or will
ing to recover, just as the Lord willed.
She seemed perfectly resigned to the will
Of God, aud on her death-bed said to her
weeping friends Don't cry for me; in a
few short hours shall be with little Via, -
"a lovely child, who died year ago
Comforting words We're spoken by the Rev.
Mr. Witham, from the thirteenth verse Of
the fourteenth chapter of Revelations.
Grafton. o. b.
u.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

WATERroRD.-Thes second lecture in the
course before the Home school at Water
ford, WAS delivered on Tuesday evening
Jan. Ii, by Rev. J. X. Mason, ID. D., OF
Fryeburg, in which the speaker gave US q
leaf from his travels in Europe. lie es-
pecially dwelt upon his experience in the
Alps and vicinity; and one, at least, who
has for long time had desire 10 visit
the Alps, feels almost that he has made
the trip, aud is in some degree satisfied.
The lecture was excellent, and entertain
Ing In the highest degree Some portions
of II describing the glaciers, the Alpine
peaks, Mt. Blanc, and the thunder storm
being among the finest specimens of word
painting your correspondent ever heard.
The management was very fortunate In
securing this lecture in the course, as all
who listened 10 1t must regard Themselves
fortunate in the privilege they enjoyed
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
AN OLD BANK NOTE.
NEWCASTLE. MAINE.

NEWCASTLE. MAINE,
Jan. II, 1888
To the Editor OF the oxford Democrat:
In examining the papers of my late faith
er, found an old State bank bill on the
veasie Bank of Bangor, in forgotten box
of dusty papers. For the curiosity of the
thing, sent it 70 the Veasie National Bank
the successor Of the State bank of the same
name, with request to redeem if they had
funds of the old bank. was agreeably
surprised 10 receive by return mail a
greenback in exchange for the old bill. SO
it seems that the old veazie Bank is as true
as ever to its old good reputation, and
pays its notes with as much freedom as if
it had not gone out of existence many
years ago. Perhaps some OF your readers
have similar bills, and would like TO try
my experiment. CHAs. A. BLACK.
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RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions were adopted
by Cold River Lodge, No. l62, l. D. Of G..
T., Dec 10, 1882
WHEREAS, BY the will Of Divine Providence.
who doeth all things well, Brother j. II. A0.
bot, was removed from US by death, Dec. 5th,
lsS., and,
WHEREAS, We recognized in him,-though
Young in years,-one who, IL spared would
have been a bright gem I'm society, and one
who was ever ready To do his best for the pros.
perity OF our Lodge; Therefore,
Resolved, That we, the members OF Cold Riv-
er Lodge, shall ever remember his sweet voice
in song and recitations, and do express our
deep feelings of sorrow for the loss our order
has sustained in his death.
Resolved, That We tender TO his bereaved
parents, brothers and sisters our heartfelt sym
pathy for them in this their sffiiction, and our
kind assurance that we, also, are mourners
with them.
Resolved, That this preamble and these res
olutions be placed upon our records, and that
"A copy be forwarded to the parents of our late
brother and to the OXFORD DEMOCRAT for pub
lication.
J. WALDO NASH,
PHRLEY WILEY }Com.
SINFnN HARTMAN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

CANToN.-Water Is very low in Canton.
Some farmers are Obliged to drive their
cattle some distance TO find water The
grist mill at Canton cannot grind wheat
and but a small amount OF corn.
The most wood and lumber business has
been done here for many years. II. G.
Thayer is operating largely on the Stevens
island getting out vast amount of wood,
and maple, Eastwood, and ash timber.
which he is saving and sending TO mar
ket.
regret 10 record another sad death IN
our village. Mrs. Martha L., wife of Ed
win Greenwood, and daughter OF Deacon
Nathan p. REYNOLDS, died on the 22i, with
lung fever, after brief Illness. She leaves
four little children.-,Tournll.
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J. WALDO NASH, }
PHRLEY WILEY }COI
SIMRnN HARRIMANl

MAINE GAME.-Fish Commissioner Stan
ley in his annual report recommended that
a stop be put to the expectation OF Ash aud
game from Maine. A petition for a law to
that effect was presented TO the Legisla-
ture Monday. The object is to check the
rapid depletion Of fish and game in the
Maine woods. Nearly 800 deer are report
ed to have been shot for the Boston mar
ket alone this winter, and in summer the
pot.hunter does his best to extinguish the
trout family. Unless the havoc Is made
to cease, the Maine woods bid fair TO be
robbed of their chief attraction to the
sportsmsn and summer tourists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

COOP TENiPLARs.-A new lodge OF Good
Templars was instituted at North Turner,
Wednesday, Jan. "a, by State Deputy Mrs.
II. VI. c. Estes. This takes the name Of
VALLEY Lodge" and starts with indications
of much promise with Is charter members,
and the following board OF officers: j.
Frank Quimby, W. c. T.; Miss Minnie
Keene, w. V. T.; Joseph Robinson, W.
Chap S. II. Msrston, w. Sec; Mrs. Ros-
sic Conant, W. +. Sec. ; Mellen S. French,
w. Treas. Willis Oldham, w. NJ. Lizzie
Libby, w. l. G.; Elias Keene, Past w. c.
T., and Lodge Deputy. Mrs. Estes also
organized fine lodge at Turner Village,
last week. As usual she is doing good
work.
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For the Democra
4 QUESTION OF TANES.

l see by the press reports that our law
makers at Augusta are really making an
effort TO devise some way OF taxing the
property Of religious, literary aud beneyo-
lent institutions. This may be well, but
are they trying to secure the tax on the
millions of property now taxable by law,
that escapes taxation in whole or in part
under our present system of assessing and
collecting taxes: see no report of any
attempts TO remedy this great and crying
evil. Are they not straining at gnat
while swallowing a camel: But suppose
we ought 10 be thankful for small favors,
but some Cavors seem TO be too very small
20 be even thankful for. Do our Represen-
tatives and Senator'S expect to escape pub
lie criticism by imposing tax on the
small pittances accumulated by these So
cieties, and doing nothing to equalize and
mitigate the burdens Of taxation:
CITIZEN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

FRYEBURG.-RusselS Echo or The North
star was one of the earliest papers printed
In Maine, and the first in oxford County.
It appeared at intervals of week or fort
night throughout part or the whole OF
the year 1873.
complete file of this paper would be
very interesting reading now, but that is
not to be found, at least not in any one
place.
Nos. 8, 4, 3, g, Z, s, IL, u, -, Is, II are
TO be found in the Harvard College Libra
~. The., are some in the Library of
Dartmouth College.
In the American Antiquarian Hall at
Worcester, Mass, are Nos. Z, s, 9, IL. A
single copy, No. 3, is In possession of G..
b. Barrows, Fryeburg.
The price as announced in the paper was
"l IL dol. pr Ann" but it was not always
paid ia cash. Judging from the pathetic
appeals for subscribers in its columns, and
its short life, Mr.. Russell did not find it a
very profitable undertaking.
The following advertisement is found in
No. Z, Apr. 10, 179S:
Wanted by the Printer hereof, or 10
days work, those persons who wish 10 pay
for newspapers in this way are invited to
come furnished with axes.
Also wanted few pounds OF BUTTER.
Terms of the Echo.
Pay in anything or-Cash.
No. s puts it little stronger;
Terms of the Echo
Pay in anything.
In the same number is this notice:
Blanks for Justices of he Peace in Mass
achusetts or New Hampshire, pri nted on
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PLAIN
TRUTHS

The blood is the foundation Of
life, il circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the erly sure and quick way to DIVE
it out is to purify and ennch the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known. and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to is
natural condition; and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blaeken the teeth, cause head.
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
BRowN's IRON BITTEESwi.lth1r.
oughly and quickly assinilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen.
ING il. and thus drive disease from
any part Of the system, and il vil.
net blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and IS poa.
lively ne! injurious.
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OXFORD COUNTY LOCALS.

ALBANY.-The school in district No. 2,
closed on Friday, the 10th inst, after sue
cessful term of ten weeks under the charge
of Miss NJ. Z. Millett of Waterford. Mr..
Edwin French and Miss Lizzie Dresser are
among the number attending No. Bridgton
Academy. I
Some six or seven farms are for sale In
this town, at the present writing. More
than at any one time for several years.
George French is very low, and his
death is daily expected.
John F. Lord recently sold nice pair
of cattle for two hundred dollars. Mr..
Lord is considerable of cattle dealer, but
thinks there is more money to be made on
fat oxen than on poorer grades.
Two little children OF Ruel Abbott, have
been quite sick with scarlet fever, but are
better now.
David Jordan is at work for Cyrus
kneeland at Albany Basins.
Geo. II. Becker is still logging from his
lot in the north end OF the town. Geo.
W. French is numbering from his Uncle
Geo. French's lot in the South Part of the
town. Things present very lively ap-
pearance around McAlister's mill j. I. L.
Jan. 23.-Mllard A. Lord recently had a
surgical operation very successfully per-
formed at the Maine General Hospital, re-
moving a flstula which threatened his life.
He remained at the hospital one week. Is
now at home doing nicely, under the care
Of DR.. Hill OF Bethel.
Miss Nellie Wardwell who has long
been an invalid, is now little more COM
Portable. Hopes and fears alternate. She
has spent much upon many physicians.
James Flint was struck on the head by
falling tree and made insensible for a
time. l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

CHEAP PosTAGE-The Senate has passed
the House Postal Appropriation bill, in
Guiding the amendment which reduces the
postage on letters from three to two cents
for each half ounce. The bill now goe 8
to the President for his signature, when it
will become law and will go into effect
when the next fiscal year for which the
appropriations were made begins, that is,
July /, 1888,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

DENMARK.-Mr. c. b. Hartford OF Den
mark, who has been employed several
years as conductor on the hOrSe-cars, has
gone into the meat and provision business,
in Maiden, Mass. We are told that he has
fine store, and employs three hands all
the time, and fourth hand part OF the
time.
Mr.. Edward Smith of Denmark, died in
Lowell, Mass, January 18th. The re-
mains were brought 10 Denmark for buri-
al. The funeral, which was under the
charge Of the Odd Fellows, took place, on
Sunday, at the residence of .. B. Smith, a
brother OF the deceased. At a meeting of
Denmark Lodge of Odd Fellows, Jan. IL,
resolutions of respect to the memory of
their late brother were adopted, in which
tribute 10 his worth and his lsbors in the
Lodge since its institution, March 9th,
1867, was Xpressed.-NetrS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

A DESERVED CoMPLIMEST.-Goy. Robe
in his inaugural, paid a high compliment
TO the zeal and efficiency of Maj. Gen.
Chamberlain as commander of the first di-
vision OF the Maine Volunteer Militia.
Not intending TO detract from the compli-
ment 10 the Division Commander, we
think he omitted to mention the services
of the one other officer, Adjutant General
Beal. 10 whom of all others in tie state,
the Militia OF Maine is indebted for the re-
markable efficiency it has atta;ned.-Letc-
iStOn Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

NEW ADvERTIsENENTs.-N ID. Bolste
has 40 inch sheeting for SC per yard, and
SO inch for l-2c.
Elizabeth c. Creenlesf of Oxford petit
tons for 8 divorce.
Petition for distribution OF estate OF
Jane T. Reynolds.
Commissioner of Insolvency in estate Of
Hattie B. Estes OF Woodstock.
Insolvency Notice.-Account OF W. D..
Douglass, Assignee in estate Of Stephen
s. Hatch
Messengers Notice.-Estate Of Anthony
Lefaire of Norway. Jonathan Blake. Dep.
Sheriff.
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THE YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC
CLUB.

Last Monday evening the Young Mems
Democratic Club of the city OF New York
held their annual meeting at headquarters
and installed their new officers for 1888
The President, Mr.. Edward l.. Paris, an-
nounced some of the standing committees
for the ensuing year. This organization,
which is entirely free from faction conten-
ton, bids fair to fairly sustain Democratic
principles under its recently elected Board
Of officers, Mr.. Edward L. Paris being an
old war horse in the service of Demo-
crazy, and public expectation looks with
more confidence upon this than any politi-
cal organization of the Democracy in the
country. They have never ''bargained,"
TRADED" or compromised their principles
or organization as yet, and deserve appro.
baton as being faithful to their party ev-
cry time.-Democrdttc Adrdnce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

THE business in the Probate Court in
Oxford Is largely on the increase. At the
January term the Court took action on
matters in eighty two different estates.
The Register is obliged to employ an as
sistant portion OF the time, which is
quite a hardship on his present salary,
which is altogether too small for the
amount Of business in the office.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

WE wish TO inform the Lincoln County
Neocs that the poem, First Get the Water,
then the Mill" which it published, last
week, was written for the OXFORD DEMO-
Graf. All the poems by Rev. William
Brunton which we publish are written ex-
pressly for this paper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

ANDovER, Jan. 27.-This long contin-
ued cold weather, and good shedding, IS
the best for logging operations which are
being pushed 10 nearly full contracts at
this time. J. \. Thurston expects TO get
10 seventeen hundred thousand, and may,
two million OF spruce, for Mark p Emery,
esq, OF Portland, and NJ. T. Cross, esq.
OF Bethel, who own in the North Surplus
what proves 10 be valuable tract, and
will be more so, when the Narrow Gauge
r. r., from Bethel is running. This new
K. Il. is not over estimated in any partic-
ular by your experienced correspondent
from Bethel in the last issue. Again when
you see the interest manifested in Bethel,
Audover and other towns, by men so ripe
in years let there be no faltering on the
part Of younger men who are presumed 10
In time derive the most benefit. The
expense OF n)lting down the many
million Of spruce and pine annually is I'M
mense and uncertain, besides the hard
wood that must worked up here. Would
not this expense alone run railroad:
MesSrs. Dresser & Porter are having good
success, putting in spruce, on the West
Branch, As are the crews at No Rumford
aud SO. Andoyer. Not msn eau be spar
Ell, as not man could be hired 20 take
his place.
At the Smith Steam mill, business is
is good and was 1t not for this steam
power, corn would have 10 be fed whole.
Potatoes are going of fast at - cts. on
The G.. T. L. L.
Stock IS making telling effect ou the
hay NOW. CORRESPONDENT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

A BLANK CARTRIDGE. - Congressman
Murch backs down from his charges
that the Washington Gas Company had
corruptly Influenced the action OF Congress.
Mr.. Murch ought 10 know he is loaded be-
fore he shoots himself of.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

J.K. MARTIN OF the City Hotel, Port
land, has leased the Falmouth. We i'm
agine that this Inn will now be put on a
paying basis, If it is possible 20 make so
large a concern profitable.
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Sunday, sac clear; Monday, 20, clear
Tuesday, 10, clear; Wednesday, S,
clear; Thursday, 4 ., cloudy; Friday, $,
clear; Saturday, 4 . +, cloudy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

BEYANT'S PoNp.-Nr. Caleb BeSSe. aged
about sixty years, Tyler of Jefferson Lodge
OF Free aud Accepted Mason at Bryant'S
Pond. was at the Lodge meeting. Tuesday
evening, in his usual health, and attended
% his duties there rs Tyler. During the
evening he complained OF feeling unwell,
and DR. Sawyer was called and he was AS
sisted home, where he died abou, II o'clock
the same night Cause Of death unknown.
journal
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Saved his Child.
IN. Ea.aw 81. Rsltlna-.. NJ.

y y. Eutaw St, Baltimore. "a.
FEB. a.. 1850.
Gerts:-Upon the recommend
t'1a q a friend I tired BTlHss
IRoY BrTEEs IS a tonic and PC
lucrative FOR iny daughter. va.l
! w-s th1rous' .y convinced vas
wasting away vijh Cousumrt-n.
Having l1>t three t1ughieB by tie
terrible disease, under he care q
eminent phys.ciauS. / was 10th %
believe that anything could arrest
the progress oi the disease. tl', %
my grcAtsurpusc. before my tarEh-
Ter had tasen one bctt.e ot bR.vS's
laos Bu-rEas, she began 10 -e11
and now Is quite restored % lw-r
health. 4 9Th daughter began %
show signs Of Consumptln. s1t
when the physician vas consulted
he quickly said Tones were Pc.
quircd :" and vhen informed ialt
the elder sister Vas taking BRcss g
IRos BIrTKIys, responded "tazg =
. good loaie, tase Il
ADoaAI PHFLFs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30

BRowN's Iron BITTERs cfectull-
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the grcataat
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con
sumption, Kidney Complaint, etc.