Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-13


We pab.ish his week. che Ifraslrcfs
statement for Oxford County We are
particularly anxiocs that oar people
should fauy lnier.a,i ihe coalition 20
the Irsasgfy ca che ff.i ~ January
ther, ~erc S7.lO0 in che Treasury. bee
this sun can in no visc tc considered as q
surplus Cor sxpcnliiufs of iivs.oa. 70 Is
q slfc.enf amount, probably, io Pay che
bills Which accrue tctween che tfs' Day oi
Janus.y issi and che ffs; iay 10 Sep.
tenbs shea ;te rev County Tax ials
due II wil hc no mofe thaa enough o.
ibis purpose. b tte Narh Term ~ Co1ft
= a. expensive a. D. promises o. Dr. The
large sun In the Ifraslry has acaml-
lated under q definite purpcsc ri tlc
County ofc.als. and 10 has bcta made
possible by light cum.aal expenses a-l
heavy receipts ifom fines anl costs. Pre-
viogs o. The accumlia'.on ofa January
surplus. The CCun;y was obliged o. hire
lArge SUNS q money 90 pay ihe bills &C.
cruing beiween January ari september
Inis11. the Treasurer hired some -. 1000
and hi. s,Aiemen; Or that year shows
that ihe Couniy paid some over three
hundred dollars Or Interest cn ioa-s
Tbs was useless expenditure. though
Il was necessary under che then c1.s;.as
state q afa.rs. and ruling rates ~ inter.
ct. Prom that time forward. de- Conc
missionefs have aimed o. accumulate q
sufhCient sum In the Treasury, 81 that
The people would no; be taxed 90 interest
bills. aai they have succeeded. 81 that
under AL Ordinary circumstances. 90
bans MI De- required This !. an that
the sppafeni surplus means. and u it b.
devoted 90 other purposes. che Co1niy
al BE- obliged % go into ttc mafkc, fof
bans from January % Sep,embef We
Do noi believe The people 81 ONiord Coln-
~ vish o. pursue any such financial pol
icy. Il i not che way business men g..
VI iss1e. This wctk. a supplement
containing Gov Robes Address. lsi
q Members q che legislature and an
article on the frye Family. By Do ".
r. Lapham Gov Rob.e's Address.
prinied 10 BOOK form. makes frty...x
lsrge octave psgv-. TIE other matter
would increase this o. volume 81 ff,y
page. oar agricultural matter and story
o. The first page. Homemakefs column.
poetry, Oxford letter, Puzzle Department
and other misce..arcols matter On the
fourth page, wiih Q columns of editorial.
corespondence. etc. on the scco1d page
and 5 co.'s. q tosn news on the third
page, MI make q, east an equal amount
q reading Thus we are giving our
readers Or this wesk matter equal 90
that contained In q book ~ 100 pages.
For such book bound yea would pay
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Few people rral.r- how much they ~
ceive for their moaey, when they take an
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one of car subscribers, In oae seek. a.
much reading a. be- would fai In many
$50 books. and al be- would haye 10
addition. II he bought the book. woah
b little more paper and the binding.
Yet cur subscribers MI receive Try two
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o. money.
Since ~Fiiing the above ne fnd 81
much timely matter IN type Il j. necessa-
" 10 issue a second supplement; 10 order
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