Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-05
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W. stated lat w~,k that ~ thought
Brothsr Eastman. ~ the Anoka MINI.
Herald. had bc,u 80 long Ia the Wet
that hi. eve. had bc,u Affected, bat 80
had no iis, 20 the .,riou. nature ~ ths
malady On his issue - oytoher ~.
writing FROM lowell Ceutrr, D. relate
that d. has Waited three "c,itle shows.
At Norway. fryehurr and Briiciou.
Uhourh D. doc. bot state The fact, doubt
b.. b. found that The .ol - Maine
farm. sfill produces something hesides
pine lle do. admit that Maine i.pr-
ducing some gooi hor.es." Hut the
truly wonderful thing which b. .av D.
exprv.-ei Ina these words
The .csttie show.~ demonstrate one
thing. and that u Prohibition Doe. noi
prohibit - NorVav therv verv soorvs
y men Nho werv "openlv ant notorious
~ drunk II vas reported that The
supply va located outside the grounds
iu The woods. Judging from The num-
h-.r 20 men Who found o.. u could not
have h-,n difficult ~ access, bat the au-
thoriti~s took no noticr - thr matter,
Al fryrburg 10 vas even wore.
What The state ~ affair. NAV have
h.,n AZ Fryehurg. 49, do not know
Fryehurg 6. faVorahly situated iur the
Introduction - license rum from New
Ilamp.hiry. bat whrther auy 81 this
wa. done ~ can not say. A. ior The
county fair. the writer Was present
thrve day.. aud in th- di.eharge 20 ~
portorial dutie. vas as oh-erVaut aud a.
nearly uhiquiiou. a. possible. ~ b.
doe. not recall seeing "a single man sho
sccmci Co D. ''openly and notoriously
drunk. Dor hss b. heari any comment
hy other. on the amount % drunkruness.
There was one little game ~ h.ticuns
during The fair which may have b+eu in-
.pirvd by liquor. bat cvrtain IL l. that
during The discussion vhich lc'ito hlovs.
one - the partie. called the other a
''rum-sslier. that evidently being The
mott offensive word that b. could mud o.
uss. There VA doubtless some drink
ing AZ the fair-u would D. marvellous
II there VA not. n l. possible that
there VA such a carnival % drunken
ne-s a. the Herald man describes, aud
that M people % prohibition Maine are
90 accustomed o. 10 that they DO not
know a drunken man When they 81, one.
Nevertheless. W believe that o. see
"scorr. q m-n open and notoriously
drunk "a. a Rat of ih- power. ~ sight
which j. % h. compared only With the
old trick 20 secing the uloous - Mar. la
. mirror.
Continuing The discussion 81 The sub
jcc,. b. says, In relation 10 the means Of
obtaining Whiskey.
I fnd. on authority that i reliable,
that Il 9. a very popular custom tn The
smaller toNns for those Sho want Wits
Key ca send o. the wholesale houses In
Boston aud have u sent hy expires. 10
would surprise some ~ my good prohi-
billion friends in Minnesota. | think. 10
watch the eNprrssman deliver hi pack
age. - Gar a. have been able o. learn
Whiskey brought 90 Maine by express
has never hem interfered with. and the
Maine imbihsr sends his monsy o. Boz
ton aud gets hi ~m~iiciue" brought 90
his own door. " herr h. can drink 90 his
heart. content. Great .. prohibition.
The above paragraph contains no ~
PLANTATION - the puzzle Why, II prohibit
tiou doe not prohibit. Il l. necessary for
the Maine imbiher~ % send O. Boston
for hi ''medicine.~ wouldn't Il b.
cheaper for him % buy Il right herr In
Maines The writer J. eyideuily not
aware that Il i bat a short time since a
man In oxford County paid heavy fne
for taficking In liquor under cover % his
position a. express agent; neither has
h. heard % a Law Ease recenily tried AZ
waisrville. which grew cut % the real
% rival officers 10 seife an express pack
aye % liquor. nor u numerous seizures
which arr constantly being made. And
h. should remember that a prohibliory
Law has nothing 20 DO with liquor Intend
81 Cor a man'. private consumption, and
Il l. only when there l. reason 90 believe
Il l. intended for sale that the law can In
terfere with L..
After saying that Oxford County l.
the banner Temperance county Of ,hs