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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
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One whole week ~ rain has inierfercd
with farming operations In Bethel.
Some fields 81 potatoes have been
under water and viii not be worth dig
ging.
sweet corn aud Lima beans have given
the farmers an abundant crop.
Clark Caswell raised twenty bushels
81 beans from 3l3 hills and many others
arc rejoicing In an abundant crop.
Mains circus exhibited In Bethel 'rne--
day. They have stud ~ flne horses
aud the street parade was the beat ever
seen Ia bethel. The riders were dressed
In becoming costumes both ladies and
gentlemen. The wife ~ the proprietor
was thrown from her carriage while out
making some purchases In the village
the horse ran away ovcdurnlng the top
buggy. She escaped with few bruises
about the head AMI face. but was cover
81 from head 90 feet with mud. The
carriage aud harness were badly broken.
~. John Hastings considers hl. sllo
the most profitable Investment ON his
farm. lie cut 10 loads. ~ bushels Ia
the load. of corn on less than two acrrs
81 ground. lie plants the rcd cob seed.
The canning factory will close putting
up corn and beans the 2ith. They run
short ~ cans AMI received car load
from Massachusetts, containing 6s.Oo
cans. Charles Davis was three full days
hauling them o. the factory aud they
made IL loads with horses, filling large
hayack each load.
MIDDLE INrTHvALE.
\ rainy season.
Sweet corn aud Lima beans passing
daily "a the shop. They arr reported
Vvrv good.
Merrill chandler l. about his business.
lIe was not hurt a. badly ~ some sup
poscl.
SCHOOL. In this vicinity ate IN session.
\ pleasant call a few day ago from
Mr.. scott Wight.
q. T.. klmhall and family, of no.ion.
N.iior. AZ Dca. l.. 4. llolt's, Ia company
With Reni Mcrrow. recently made a trip
to piNNillc Notch, y. II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
OXFORD

Albert Hind. and wife ~ Portland,
Werr in town lat week.
Mr.. Ou., ~ Somer,illc, Mass, ha-
been visiting her father, Mr. Jones.
Loren Jone. was Ia town lat week.
\ society IT Christian Endeayor Ia.
l,.-n organized ~ Wrlch,ille.
Charlie. smith attended the reunion ~
the JOih regiment az lewiston, sept,
18th.
l.. u. Edwards went to Etna o. th,
reunion ~ hi. company last week.
Ilcrieu Ell.Wurih's child dicd Wed.
ne.day. sept. 18th.
Mr.. 'h.pmiu anil her slsirr, Mr.,
Olnry. arr spending week no augusta.
There was n di.grlccful light last sun.
day at Back Heck, caused 10y drinking
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
nilurnRn cEArRE

Rumfoul people are paying their
respect. to The Andoyer fair. The dl.-
play II fruit l. spoken highly of
Mr.. jaime. smith, ~ Blddeiord, i
visiting at her sisters, Mr.. Charlie \h-
hott's.
VIZ. Henry abbott collects The taxes
thls wear.
Mr.. sarah jackson will build a new
house here this fall.
Mr. 4. \ Elliott j. making general
repairs Goa hi. housr.
Mi.s Jennie faruum has gun" a.
Lawrence. Mass. o. learn the drrssmak
err trade she will remain one year
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
MARLBORO.

Mr.. John Thompson diet on the It'll.
She has been lick for more than tW"
wear. and almost helpless a great por.
tion II the time. She leave. husband
,nI four children to mourn her los.
No.t everybody around here complains
of colds thi. warm Vet weather.
Ben Benson lost a good horse the
other day.
Stlllman Gurney was In town on a
ylslt 10 hi mother last week.
capt. Libby l. building wood shed
for nj 4. Rickuell.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
WEST FRYEBURG

pr. Irving Mabrs has bccn la Boston
fnr frN Iay-' soiouru.
NJ. ~u.an Wiley di~,i last week lue--
lsV. uls funeral services Nefc hell ai
on.. a.. a.. on THURSDAY. Her has been
/, r,msrs thly bong and active NE
.u,.r, srr few Who would De- morr mi.--
"A from car nclshborhood than "Auni
susan viii De-. L.
Er,. ~. .. Alyoui has returned Z" h''
pari.h in Mansfield. Ia -.
Dr. Hubbard. II Lowell. has taArn
rh,rr. 81 pr. Mabry'- paticnis Ia the
tb.rncs 81 The latter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
WEST BETHEL.

The line storm has made It, annual
trip, leaving everything soaked about the
buildings aud meadows flooded, hut hope
Il l. clearing away fayorably ~ We usu-
ally consider Il a sample 1T the storms
for the next slN months.
Corn shop will not close this week az
expected on account II rain.
\. =. Bean l. making q foundation Tor
the extension Ca III. mill. lie l. going
to put In a board saw.
MI. Cora T.. Mason l. taking . need
ell vacation NJ the ISLANDS.
Mellen Mason ~ Gllcad. lost q nice
Goa last wednesday by getting choked
with an apple.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
soers PARIS

Iva. ". ". punham aud vife ani ".
10 Durham and wife attended The Rap
tl.f Asstrlatlun no Canton last Ntrh.
p,a. puuham cut down large hrli ~
e.nin before D. went away hut tho
weather "a. .o moi.t that 10 did mot
make enough to ~ in While b. was
Euur.
Hr,. =. o.. Cochnnr .peut no, lat tao
.ahhaths " ith thc napii.i church la Hal
inurli
Hiram uuuham anil =. Andrews have
hsrn making rvpair. and improvements
un their huidiug..
~. Child. hts hern helping harrcit
Hufhrr. .are for their horses The last
few uvras.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
CANTON

Parker spofiori Of Buck.fori, was In
town "wednesday.
n. y. IIayforl aud family are soon Ia
locate In the West, where Mr.. n. has a
Job In the grocery business.
John Reed has the place Al the depot,
vacated by Mr.. lIayford.
Quite a number of our citizens Waited
Boston last week. some Ia attend the ~
union ~ the q. 4. H., others Ia attend
the big races.
There was quite large attendance ~
the Baptist Association held here the
mast week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
ANDOVER

Rain Rain Rain
Rev. u. :. ilihhaui. from East sunni
~. preached for Rev. Mr. Eice a. the Con-
grrgsiionil church lat sabbath.
The fair gcts a vet blanket thls year.
Tho grand ball i the only thing ON the
programme that the weather dh not
knock out.
The flmily ~ VIII u. Poor. ~ New
Work. Who have hcen spending the sum
mer no The .'l'uor house. returned home
this week
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
uprON

Nj, charlie. Chase sold hi. horse Tot
90 l,.te,d ~ ssaJ a. stated la the Nd
yrrtiser. 4, hons.
lsss. age sjycars. .hu,,.,
Nj 4. VI. Coolc'ige and children
h,,s hem Ia the Upper Dam ON pleas
80. trim. They report good time
ps,bsr Net weather for the Ando'ef
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
rAsr MArFRFORp

VIII Tsld and fml, are whiting al
fs..s m flrlis'.
Nr. Gnier Iairhlnk. AMI Ion Prank
.of ls.iou. wrrr no n. -. Pride. The hr,'
90 thr vts.k.
,h.rI,. T.. klirorv anil vifr. ~ lev is.
t.n. u,rr in thr place MONDAY aud lurs'
Iaf.
frank Na.hburur ha. he-u 100 with "A
throat trouble.
4 party of f,r arr camping az hcfai
Fall. thi. week.
prnplr arr rturning frum the coft
.l...,,. where tlsy have b-,u working.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

Ar. Tuell and wife FROM Wet rarls
have heen visiting a. :. l.. Mason's.
llermOn >killlngs went a. Massachu-
sets lat Thursiay CA a short vacation.
D.. y. rcnlcy l. stopping az his broth
cr's. VI. reuley'-.
\ social gathering a. Mr. !. Nerrilrs
on thc evening II the liih. \ nice time
reported
Slim TNlrr !. hnlIhlng hl. hnn.c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
MIDDLE INrrnvALE.
RuMFoRD


Fairai ltumfori October l0th.
The storm stopped the fair AZ NndoN-
~.
The corn shop closcd up this week
leaving large lots ~ corn that were All
right "a csn there i liable "a be- trouble
unlc.. damages arr PAIL on ".
4. N. WarlWcll has been on the sick
lisi the past week.
There has been lot. ~ sickness around
town thi. summer. Every body has hal
a taste ~ cholera morhus.
Mr.. Goodwin l. treating her house 10
a coat 81 paint.
cur painter, Mr.. gaWson, talks ~
leaving town. We arr very sorry "a
pan With him fut hcsile being q good
workman b. has proved good neighbor
aud citizen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
~ nROMNEIrLp.

Tho clouds ~ dust arr settled.
Dr. Ella Gaichell aud her friend had a
uarruw escap" rucsday. Her horse be-
came frightened ~ the ears. ~ II was,
a broken carriage and ruined harness was
the result.
Mr.. \. &. lIean aud Nlfrcd Bean are
In town.
Mi.s sara Ricc l. At the stickncys'.
Edward AhbDtt. nov ~ Briigion. VI,
formerly of Bucnos Ayrcs, has been In
town. making with !. T.. Stickuey aud
Dean spring. quite party ~ returned
llurnos Ayrrans.
Hannah Gatchell Ia. returned from
lowell
Addic Allarl ha. closed her school.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

"A .a.r f,r everything ant e,erv-
r rs rlre b. a true prutrrh, ant
II. . Illustrated ht a urN pircr 20 furui-
-... .. .,f.frInu fhIs urck ~ thc vart-
r.... .f I'..nr'. Furniture tu. L. Canal
,.-... Ef.a. o. IT, CALLED ,h.fouirrr
.-.....e .E.rrf Or d. really I've die
EN-. r.t. .f fuw.turr iu one compact
uf.... nhne ufi.r spacr aui minister
..n..f every uortl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
BRowNFtClD.

The long needed rain has come much
io The satisfaction ~ an.
Work in The corn shop i suspended
for while. There has hcen lG~ 90
cans pat up this season.
Mr.. David Perkins L. quite .ick.
= l.. Fnnk has gone a. Aifrvi to At
tend court.
wv. Hubbard ~ Hiram has moved
inin thc tenement over T.. n. beans
store
&C. Colby D. dnishing rooms In old
FclioW. Hall wherr D. Intends 90 move
lu very soon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
lOVEIL

90. Brown ha. hccn drawn 9" serve
..tr.,rr.r Iur,man az the October couri
ana e.. Il. Chapman un the grand luiN
The farmer. are beginning O." plcA ii'
.rnI... The crop q. rather small.
Dean Andrew. aud siir arr N'sl'inE
La I.rL. ou and Harilett, y. III.
quite q large delegation haN. gone
team hers. o. thr Christian Conference
f...fr.r hsfH al pcuuQuif.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
FAST PERU.

J.r. Hall ~ Atlantic city. y. j., 81
ltor ~ The Atlantic Times Democrat, l.
Visiting NJ hi. brothers, VI. Halle.
NJ. llod.on and family have returned
homc frun Hyrun, whsv b. has he.n
stopping for The past I've wcvks.
\. n. Grifrth has sWapp",l horses With
hi. brother charlie. ~ Cation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

Mr.. and Mr.. John Martin rcccuily
made Wilt 90 friends In Peru aud
Franklin. They live la winthrop.
While herr they erected monument for
Mr.. Martins father ani mother.
John \. rutnam !. making repairs ON
the Nkin. house.
Thomas Wyman l. also repairing his
house. ,
Born. september 9th. to the wife Of
George ". liammou. q daughter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
osFi1lp CENTRE

We arr having series ~ religious
meeting. conducted hy Rev. Messrs.
shirley and trcsu Of i.hon falls.
Mr.. n. T.. Waite 81 farmingt"n. i
visiting fricnds herr for r. short time.
VIII Nllcn hss i''rn engaged 10 teach
the winter school.
Rev. ". ". Carver preached 40 thi'
plac. SUNDAY lat aud gave "a an able
distuurse.
NJ. Holman q. huying apples for Doe
tom partic.. lle paw - for Harvey.
aud ruod fan fntlt. llr expect. o. pay
fiffie mare for HaldWin..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

a.. .fuur r~oplr attended Walter
D. V... .r.u. AL Norway last ueek.
d. I.. O.uuUfrl with che show
..-. "a. Ut..n.iIt civil sni ucll hshas-
.. Id. lr.r. fif and sleek. the per
f.-.r.r. fhr costumes. Uni fact cNrrt-
,r ...r.fr.l uifh thr .hov vas first
.... f .sn.f ton much q" .at that Do
u..tI. t..f circus that ha. ,i.lird this
r. fr frfrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

ihr next session 81 the oxford De
W. lodgr. 10. q. r.. will D. holden
aih 'lsslopsa Lodge ~ last >ioneham
'l ihe second "Wednesday u October.
A. II. PARA.
n. secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

NJ. Mar, Wiley Of Bethel .. visiting
rSE. carriers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24
NORWAY LAKE.

IL Partridge l. quite sick. 20 j. Mr..
Scott Partridge.
\ severe storm .. nging herr ai the
nrr.rnt lImr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

I,hnR. rra.k. E.q.. "a Dixaeld. wa.
.- rtr.. over SUNDAY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

vruE. rrvuti.s. % Bangor. .. ,l.-
.,.-r sf NJ. kimhalls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

~. Ar,a. ~hurtief. and Nj. AMI
A.. f H ~hurlrf. 90 Portland. arr
Il tt. Hubbard llou.e.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

~. Nslie Hee,le AMI 900. 20 Maiden.
~. srr 40 Ni.s NJ ". Houghton's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

Ernest =. Haristt. Bovdoln. -. l.
-...Ir- Ise iu the ofiice ~ Hon. james
= Wright.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

'olic. Cholera Morbus. Dy-entery, etc.
az really cured BY using Browns IN
stalt Relief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

A. .nI Nrs. \. n. Grrenc. ani Mr..
r...fh Iau... 20 Revere. Mas, arr
,....-a ~ n. erreue's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

u.r eII Pei promenade M thr hll
81 ~t.rat evening Music hy ilas-
...... u..fr.frl Nlmls.inu as usual
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

w.sior NO ro.in.''
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

A. war druggist about ''No ro.ln. -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

-, n,rti.t Churrh A. 4 weiEs. Pastor.
r....t'ag ever ~anisy - N A -uu.lay
rsrgr Nestings Thursday tseuinE- ~
r.',.-..as Cburyh suu.isv ssh.oi every
..raf ulN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-24

A.k your butcher about "No ro'In
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-28
License VS.. Prohibition.

10 the Editor of the Press:
am opposed to prohibition, and 1 think
my grounds for opposition are not so unrea-
sonable as your editorial of Thursday at
| tempts to make out | think that high
license Tor high taxation, as it may more
| properly be called is a better and more
rational way of treating with the evils of the
liquor traffic than prohibition, for the follow
! ing reasons:
the primary object of all law is. not to
prevent. but to punish crime. No law has
yet been invented which will lay hands on
man who meditates a crime and forcibly pre-
| vent him from executing his purpose. AL,
the law can do is to prescribe the punishment
that the man shall receive if he commits the
crime. If the law is severe, and the chances
of its being executed on him probably Ger
tain, he may be deferred from committing
the crime But it is the fear of the punish
ment, rather than the law itself that stays
his hand.
Thus, take the law relating to murder
which you cite 1t certainly cannot be said
that such law is failure because it does not
prevent murder being done. IL officers, for
political or other reasons, refused to arrest
and nnish murderers, it might then be said
thae VAC law was a AolluAC. no IL 10, iuuIucE
is committed simply because human passion
outweighs the fear of punishment, the man
does the deed and takes the penalty.
So you see the sole test of the success of
any law lies in its execution. The so called
| prohibit0ry law won't stand this test. Off
| GERS fail to execute because, to give your own
| reason, public sentiment does not demand
| that they should do so. Why then, am not L,
/, as an -prohibitionist, perfectly correct
and logical in saying that our liquor law is a
failure? And why am not justified is asking
that it be repealed and high license law be
substituted?
1t is folly to say that the transgressors of
a license law would escape punishment as
easily as the violators of our prohibitory
law. You write edit0rially that sit is said''
that there are unlicensed saloons now run
ming in Boston. But conjecture is not fact.
Can it be proved that there is one single sa-
loon open in that city more than the number
prescribed by law? If it can | think the
proprietors of licensed saloons would pay a
liberal sum to have such proof placed in their
hands. In our own city man may possess
proof that there are five hundred violators of
the prohibitory law and no one would pay
HIM cent for it There's the difference
No. 1t is not the ant-prohibitionists who
are unreasonable, Mr. Editor. If it is not
approaching too near to the bounds of dis
courtesy, hope may suggest that the un-
Ieasonableness is in those papers that, pro-
Tossing to believe in prohibition, still confess
that it is failure and apologize for the Off
Gals who refuse to enforce it, Z.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-28
FINANCIAL.
VFfIVE OF FRED Z. RICHARDS,
INVESTMENT
SECURITIES

We offer subject to previous
sale, $4,000 Chicago and West
Michigan ) per cent. bonds, first
mortgage on two hundred and for
ty-twO miles railroad and a gem
eral mortgage ON the entire
system of four hundred and eight
miles, issue limited to $4,000 a
mile.
The eight per cent. first mort
gage bonds on the Chicago L.
Michigan Lake Shore Railroad,
mature September first Of the
present year, which will strength
en- the five per cent. bonds we
offer, by adding one hundred ana
twenty seven miles road to its
first mortgage security, and re-
ducing interest charges $15, 900
per annum.
The earnings of this road which
are sufficient TO pay its fixed
charges and dividends to its
stockholders, are constantly in
creasing.
Some $500, 900 Of these bonds
have been held by savings banks
OF Maine for several years, and
have proved a most satisfactory
investment to them.
The addition of one hundred
and twenty seven miles upon
which these bonds will soon be-
come the first mortgage, tends 10
increase the market value Of this
security.
We offer them at a price which
will afford the investor an income
OF more than five per cent.
We also offer, subject to pre-
yi0us sale, $4,000 Eastern
Railroad Company or Minnesota,
first mortgage, 5 per cent,
gold bonds, due 1905, guaranteed
principal and interest by the st.
Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba
Railroad, at I02 and interest,
$4,000 Montana Central, first
mortgage, gold 6's, due 1887,
guaranteed principal and interest
by the st. Paul, Minnesota &
Manitoba Railroad at 1I6 fiat.
$4,000 Union Pacific, Lincoln
& Colorado. first mortgage, gold
SIS, guaranteed by endorsement,
principal and interest by the
Union Pacific Railroad, at par and
interest. -
$4,000 Bangor and Piscataquis
5's, first mortgage, due 1918, at
los and interest.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-28

We have made no personal investigation
of the workings Of high license in Boston or
anywhere else, so that If our correspondent.
"E" insists that we confne ourselves to per
sonal knowledge, we can offer emo proof that
unlicensed rumshops are open in Boston
But such is the current report in the news
papers, and such, we may add. is the report
firm almost all large cities where high license
Is IN vogue. If it be true. then the same OBJ
lection lies to high license which is made
to prohibition, namely that 1t does not
accomplish all IL undertakes to. 1t is a fall
ure in the same sense that the prohibitory
law is failure The PRESS has admitted
that prohibition is failure when the test of
complete suppression of the rumshops is APP
piled TO it, but it has not admitted that that
test is fair one. On the contrary it takes
the ground tina that test is an extremely un
fair one-one that is applied to no other law
under the sun. High license is failure, too.
when this test is applied to it, Could both
be strictly enforced law which shuts up
all the rum shops would obviously be more
effective in the suppression Of intemperance
than law which shuts up only part of
them. Over large part Of Maine the pro-
hibitory law can be en- forced and is. In GER
tain localities it is not or cannot be. Yet
taken the State over we believe the prohibi.
tory law accomplishes more than license
law would. In some localities license law
would accomplish as much, and perhaps
more, than the prohibitory law. We by no
means think that the only alternative
to prohibition is free rum. High license I'M
douDtedly does great deal of good, but
where public sentiment is up to it we be-
lieve prohibition is capable of doing great
deal more good.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-28
MedIca, Schools and HosoItaIs.

The recent opening of the Johns Hopkins
hospital in Baltimore discloses the compre-
hensive plan on which its foundation was
made. 1t is to be not only an institution for
the care and cure of the sick, which of
course, is the primary object of its establish
ment, but It's also to serve as pathological
department to the Johns Hopkins university.
The students of the medical school of that
university will find within its spacious limits
opportunities for clinical instruction and
scientific investigation unexcelIed in this
country, at least. The wider scope that hos
pital service is taking on at the present day
has its complete Illustration in this new in
stitution. 1t has not only the most perfect
ly arranged buildings for the treatment and
cure OF diseases, but its establishment in
cludes a large training school for nurses. a
convalescent home and ample facilities for
the practitioner to make every research
which the science Of medicine demands.
The superior facilities which the Johns
Hopkins university will thus afford for med
zeal instruction will no doubt attract to its
Undergraduate departments large number
OIL students who intend studying medicine
as profession.
Every medical school in the union can to
large extent, realize the advantages of the