Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-11
Rum SHILLING IN oxrosD COUNTY.
So. PAKs. Oct 80. 1854

SO. PAErs. Oct 30. 1854.
10 h EDITOR Of tAs Argss:
I have wlshed . great many times, In
The lat two webs thai I vas caoessea
veil enough 70 gst mp and make speech
IN the eso-s Of Dsmocrsey. especially when
saw . piece In yoor paper In regard 70
whs, Mr.. Dlnglsy said In regard W the H.
Quor business carried on In Oxford coun-
IN. should feel N I made some state
msut. that some Of my Republican friends
have MADE that bell would be my pext
resting plsce. for I hnow 10 my certain
tnowleixe twsnty-three rum holes In On.
ford county where you can buy BY the
plnt. glass or Qasrt-lf yoa are In The ring
and not one out OF the twenty three sci
lers Il q Democrat n this Il not enough
10 set an honest man 20 thinning. l would
nse 70 ash the Hons. Neal Doe, Frye and
Dingley what constitutes an honest mani
An loSsr iSpKrkSpESr.
Aword 10 the author OF the above. III
yoa are an bose., independent, you are 10
blame for this state OF Affairs, n 10 En-.
lsts, which We doubt n you know OF
,sen,y-thrce rum sellers or one rum seller
10 oxford County, II IL Jour duty 10 farn-
ish evidence 10 the Grand Jury. lie viii
be promptly prosecuted and driven out OF
the business. Messrs Dow. Dingley and
Frye are not responsible for run selling.
neither IL the Republican party. Bu, every
man who knous Of . place where liquor u
sold l. responsible. for he can suppress
the trsfie by simply bringing Information.
IL Il bis duty 10 DO this. and this IL the
only Nay In which offenders can be brought
10 ia.,ic, Don't grovl. but act
LIQUOR SELLING IN OXFORD CO.
GEEESwoop. oct 80. -
n fAe Ei.ior offAs Press
I noticed in the OxroRD DxNoCR,f of
October 2sih an article copied from ihe
Torfiaai Argus In regard " hquor s"lii -
In oKford Cognty, aud stating thst Gre d
wood . the hammer town. selling more IN
toricsuis than any other town Ia TIE
COaniy. which hope Il true. cor more
than enough d. soid here. GfeensOot hAs
been q Democratic town Tor The pts. o.
ten years Until oar last September cleo
ton. when 10 gave Robe one suie more
than Re.iman. and dufiog all that tine
there has been . licensed ligaor sgsut 10
town. selling from $500 - 5000 worth
yearly. with population % le-s than 2po.
Al ogr last sunasl election there vas q
board ~ municipal ocicers elected con.
posed " one Republican, Who l. opposed
- town uqaor agency. and two Demo
crats. who take last The opposite sies sni
think The more liquor stown sells The more
profit q III town. AMI in spite - TIE d.
termincd opposition - The Chairman OF
The board. aud also - The petition ~ near
IN oue-hsif % The voters % The tow. rip
fe.euilug nearly tso-thlri. % the cspltsl
o. The towr. th~ too 10th Dcmocfatsl
not only licensed an agent D. eel, bot
hrooght the agency some four miles nearer
the buslness part ~ the town. thsrvhy In
.urlug greater sale. These fact. seui
yoa that you may tnos that u .. not Ia
eonssqasucs ~ Republican. bat - D-mo.
cratic. role that thls section ~ oxford
Coauty i flooded siih rum. AMI ,ssure
yoa thai there - no other place In The
tosu % Greenwood where any klui 10 ~.
qsof can b. bought srosP, 81 ihs iowa
agency. CIurEN
Oue woald lsige from The tous % shove
.rilcs. that TIE DESocEIr hsi endorsed
The Argss article. when The fact Il Ne pub.
l.hsd u fof ihs srPr,s. purPo,s - ii..
proving 10
UNCLE SOLOS ASD rHE GOVERNOR
Solou Chass. sho l. stamping 10 lows.
relate. n. fo.iosing
III Governor Mcrfiil - Iowa as raised
10 Mane withla tafce nile. ~ Case,
Mills Gov Merlin And ais brother Jef-
~ came - iosa thlf,y years ago. Later
another brother Thoms- came sni l. uoS
/. prrsperous farmer Ia Grinnsl The Gov
eruor aud [ ncie Jerry nos live al De.
Moinss Uncle Scion. Uncle jerry ani
The Governor hai = good tine last Ssigf'
day afternoon We al enjoyed rciigion.
The Governor Told q story aboui golng %
mill Al ChAse's Nil. when be wss boy.
The Wagon vas piled high With bags Or
corn Ari grain 90 the Nay he met Seth
sampson sfoot. Who Askei bin for ride
Ani wlthOut waiting for an answer cllmoei
% on The load. Amer Seth got on The losi
u was - heavy The horse coud hardly
hAnl a. when The gri-, ~ss groanf seth
vas rsaiy for another ride Toe Govern.
OF va back q Maine while he wAs chief
executive % Iosa lie vent into The ~
tle ri school house on the Bin ~ t,se .
look Al The seats and desks and Al the
holes be hal cot with lscksnif, when he
wAs BOY he visited the old nsighbor-.
When be stopped 81 Dcscon kamsiclfs
The Oh gentleman. sho q. over -. ~as
oct Al The door splitting wool. When The
Governor haf made himself known, The
deacon rsmemoer~i hin ~A IS years oil
BOY. ani they veut toto the house - see
The Old lady. Who at before the IRE kuii
tag The deacon sskcd bis wife u she
could recognize the gentleman. TIE OH
l,iy tosk look AZ the stranger snf shook
her bead When she 80. told uho he ~ss
she exclaimed. WAY, sam. hos you have
growcd -