Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-10

Oae year ago Yea called me. 1y ma.
1riy ofyo-r ,o,c.. Oh ite Pos.tloa that
- occapy. ttc b CHE g In your gi'i.
Ia,,sr,.d ,te trust. fully realizing ~ re-
possibilities. AL have tired % Do ny
wrrk faithfully The year has ao~
passed. and an here To- give an aoeoaa'
of my Stewardship
To Che Temperance " lik a. larse ] MI
barely a..alc Name iaay vel b. proud
/ rftte pas.ass by FL overwhelming a ma
.rfy ~ the c1asi.igi 0nal ansndmeui
forever prohibiting ths liquor ;raih, With
I ia oar state. y, 'aaf prohibition VA
a1 experiment. The result o' which ~
/ .n loltt. loi that thefc va Any pfooA-
I be dargef % tte rspeal q ~hai = known
nroag.ca, the lad a. The Maine
Las ba, taa, che people. After trial
10 GA, an Ga May year.. sh9a.d pro-
nnl-.c .o uufg1.vo,a.ly IN iis favor. r q
fsrt thatwiii help the cause ~e love-
I believe. wherever the verdict = made
knlwn. And toward his ooaslmmaiion
tha, was so dcsol'ly o. be wished. the
Good Temp.ar- Ia 90 small degree coz
ubl,ei
Olt..le % or osn state the ~ork i
Sill gong nobiy on AL While IA some
sections there are aspects Of the work
ro, a.. favorable o. the immediate ad-
varocmsnt % ite cause a. might Be-
wished. See ao grounds Ca discourage
meat. bai only NEGATIVES % renewed,
and especially aafrf action.
TIE past year has been one q pros
pefty ani harmony amoug The lodges IN
oar distinct Tie faci that a., single
appeal has been made % this District
. 1tss from any q The subordinate lodges
20 members thereof. aad that no ques-
ions of momea, has beea submitted 70
ms dsc.s1a. .pcak. vel Coz the state o..
che order IN our lodges
A diversity q IDEAS about the best
methods an1 measures % BE- adopted )
90 be expected. occasionAlly. IN boiie.
I,ha,. hks cur. reach oui % al classes
% society. but al Who have the iniefes;
. ~ oar order a. hear; vii ever seek q
avoid k.nIlag these difsvn, views into
F. iis.ensions. Which If unchecked -
tsrca,en che very lie Of the lodges ia
Which they exist. To avoid these troa'
/ b,ols elements in the future. a. We have
',n .1 large measure done IN the past
should be oar constant aim. In al eases
. o, controversy ls, Il not BE- forgotten that
ihs vii o. the majority j. the vii Of The
. Lodge bst scarcely lsss imPor,An, Is i
f. 'or ,hs majority % bear in mind ihA, The
VII Of ihe minority : entitled 20 oon-
s.ieraii1n and respect
The membership q the order in oul
i.s,ric, has largely increased during th'
year. This Is 10 par; due 70 the ins;i;a-
/. ton % number u new lodges which
take pleasure IN welcoming for the hrs
sine 20 membership in Oxford District
I Lodge.
Atmy hons have a small collector
q cufiositie. and relics. and among then
Is writ issued in due process Of Law
Nth the action Of the court thereon, tia
dates back 10 the year ICES, in the reigI
~ George III. Il wGs issued IN ,h'
county q Fairfax ia whA, Is now ,hr
state q Virginia, and relates to piee'
Of property described ia the writing q
"Oae Negro Woman Named Isabella. o
the price Of One hundred pounds" TIN
memento Of the pas, value most In Oh
remembrance q events Of more recen
occurrence. Il isa cause Of rejoicing q
Us al that noshere under the Stars An'
stripes would il Be possible today 70
such a writ 70 Be issued. The Law rec
ognires 10 property rights Of one humsl
bcing IN another.
In a recent issue Of q newspaper print
Cd in a small New Englsnd city, I'm
. over thirty advertisements under the hsaI
, Of "Lioensed Nictuallsrs," Of which III
following Is fair type;
JAMES JOHNSON,
LIQUOR DEALER.
! 200 NArS ST.
We may well rejoice that nowhere il
the Pine Tree State would !, Be possibl
] for q newspaper 10 be printed with sue