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ΓΛΚΙ8, MAINE, JINK »ί, 1871.
fic}»iil»li<an Stair 4'out nil ion.
I'llC Κ publican* af Maui·· aud .ill othei » who
«apport the present National and Mate Adutini
nation*. «tAiiuifakl to send iUkKtttoiï to λ Mak
• on ν «-ut ton to lie holdcn in
tin haa.1., ροκτιλχ»,
Oit Thurnil·?, .Tnnrt 'JOth, W71,
nt teu o'clock A. M.. lor the purpose of ROuiina
tiDf & candidate fbr Ciivci nor. ù*ltrMi«*>-4iMfrnu>
other Oumu· ι Κ at may prvfwly wwt Wtae 'he '
« onveutiou.
Πι·IJiVls of représentât iou will b«r Λ- follow*;]
Fartt eity, town mid plantation will be entitled t«<
dm delcyateand an additional «h H'rfW* -«.•τ»·»
ty-Ave \ot«a for lh> Ucpuidicau caudwtale for;
iiOvt iuor in l"sS. Λ fraction ot" forty vote* addi
tiooâl to the fill! nmnber f*r a delegate 1- al«o en
titled te « defc»«Mc
1>«*η·|Τ u«* arv auwbori/ed to till lacaarte* only
witu actual iv^Hltnu ot the < ounty to wbieh the
IiiHD belong .
The <tsK' CMimillif will be m «e»«iou nt tV
Iteeeption ko»« of the llall. at * o'clock the morn·
nig ot the Convention, for tie iwvptiou ol o«s*
leutials.
lore* Hi MM . Keanel>oc, Chslnnai
\\ >i. 1' Fins, Aiuli weayym.
LKk.s UvK>i*Bl K\, A roost·· -k.
I KKt'UiU κ UoiUL» t uatbetland.
William F. Lowu.i„ Franklin.
.Ioh> I». Hornrw
Pai l stkvev», ki<ox
hx>wi.N Fli t, Lwcolu.
K. C. F vkrin<>Tc»\, Oxford·
Wtι Lt im P. WtSGATC. Penobscot.
Κ. A. THomisos, PiMttMpifK.
•I. W. WaMWIU*.
lit Κ AM K.M>WLTOX, ^UKT>«t.
>. t«. THl'KLOW. Waldo.
luMATint SAH«iK>r, Washington.
Joiix κ Bt'Tia, \ork.
Ufpiibliraii Coualy Convention.
ι
The Republican voter* of Ovtord Comity. an- re·
iiie·!»*! to meet in CMmntion, Hy detegnte-». at
l'an- Util,ou Friil^y, Die JUtk day of Jniie, l»7l,
at tenVclock A. M , for the purine of boiuuia
tiii£ candidates' lor two senators to the Le>ri*la· j
tore, one County Commis «loner, t onnty "ftejint
rrr and-'udtf· of Ptobate. to be supported .it the
'September i'lOttoB, aud t<> uan-aci *tn;b Other
l.uruif-», a? may prop*rl< come before the Coo
ventlou.
T!ie ba«is of representation « ill be a·* fcdlows·
hack low· aiKI plantation vnti be entitled to .me
delegate and oue additional delegate tor every 7">
vote- cant lor the Republican caudidat·· for to.v · i
ernor in W. A fraction ot I'· rote-· w ill be en
titled tu an additional dele^ratr
Tbe following I» tbe apportionment to the μ ν·
era! towns aud plantation* .
Albany. Ϊ \ewrr. i
Andover, 3 Νμκι . f»
Bet bel. 5 Otfbrtl, I
Brown Held ; Paris.
Hucktielvl, I Porter,
Byron, I Peru. " S
Canton. Koxbury. 1
Deinart. -2 UuuitoiU. 4
iMxtlcld. i 9tow. 1
Frvebury. ι ^toneii«m.
itilead, i >u·»eer.
• •raflon. 1 >wcdcu. '
«.reenw.tod. i Cptnn, 1
Hanover, 1 \v atertonl, Ά
Hartford. : U\»od.<.tock. I
Hebron : Franklin Pl.. 1
Hinuu. : Kneburg Act. t.r . 1
l.oTell. 1 If am! in'· tirant.
Ua»on, 1 l.inc lu Γ1, 1
vfer?ro. î MittonPî.. I
The con&ty t om.iti-siooer- Will b«> iu »··—»i«m <«t
iim: C«»urt lionne, ou U»e day t»f the Couf«-i.itou. at
'· A M.. to «λ eire « redeniiah.
'■ V. WILSON, thairman
Ν Β. HI RBAltD.
η VI.in) plrnvt.n.i
•IA MK> IKISH
v\ M. >■ DOLHj L
Republican County Comuu'lte·
Juu· lnt, 1*71.
Ojrfoni Count ft Drmwrttaj.
Judging Irom llic tone ol the orgtin ot I
the tleinov'iacv ot Oxford C'ountj, the Ox
lord Rtifist r. we inter that the paity in
this County is still decidedly hunkeri h
or conservative. The new departure ot
Valanili^ham ii evidently not looked
ujkui with lavùr. In οηυ article last
week, entille<I "living Issues," the A></
i*trr sa\> :
"11-e i{ue»tio>i υΙ amending the ι un·
»titulion. or repealing the amendments,,
is no i-suo at present, lor the amend j
uieuts are practically a part of the Con
stitution, whether properly adopted r>r
not. They roost continue to be *o regard
ed until iliey are «Ν churoti invalid bv the !
courts, or repealed by the mode prescrib
« d by laws. We cannot overthrow then»
by violence, and there i- no proportion
before the counlty to tepcal them, and
consequently there can be no sir-h issue
before tlie people to act upon. * * * Hut
the people now acquiesce in the acts ol
the past, yet it does not follow that they
endorse them. But we have very little
opinion ol" pa»>iug resolution?·, pro or
eou upon such Usues in Mute or county
contentions, for mere personal effect.
Wo prefer to aw lit the action of the con-,
vention represented by a!l the States."
In another article referring to the pas
sage ol Yalnndighsin's resolutions, the
Η'· η inter say* ·
••Xow «uppose these sentiments arc
democratically correct, and have been ii>
troduced with becoming modesty, pledg
ing the whole democratic part/ to tiu-in,
I*·rhaps it would have been as well to
hate waited the action ot all the States
in (ieneral Convcutiou."
The above language i- not verv puci
tive, we admit, >till it i- >trong enough
C Ο
to show a leaning toward- the straight
demooratic doctrine of denying the valid
ity of the amendments. Now the posi
tion of I he Oxford democracy is getting
to be of >oine conséquence, in view ot
the fact that another struggle is to occur
tlii year, between the ''phosphorescent
lights of the old m stem," (as I he Iiangor
Whig calls them) such as Kmery. lJoyn
ton .nnd Par ris, and the risiugstar of the
the New Democratic system, the "Young
America" of the party, -uch as Chad
bourne, B.adbuiv an·! Clifford. This re
sults from the urrender of (ieu. Roberts.
Already the contest wages. The Augus
ta Standard iepn>ent-> the "young ones,^
and goes in tor the Valamligham views,
vthile Simpson, of the Belfast .Tournai,
and Kuiery_, of the Bangor Democrat, re
pudiate the w hole thing. There is a pros
pect of stirring times ahead. Whether
the Convention at AugiMa »>ill be able
to effect a nomination, or adjourn over
to another place, a- wa- the case la.>t
3 ear, it i, difficult t<» conjecture. It is
said that the nomination i- not very de
sirablc, in view of the inevitable tailing
off ol" the democratic vote this year, tho
the nominee miv become a representative
man. of influence in the dispensing ol
patronage, providing the ρally ever has
any to confer.
The rcpublic.in party will on with
entire indifference, it making no sort oi
consequence which wing of the demo
cratic party beats tlie other, so long as
thev fight with their act ustomed spirit.
—The Oxford Normal School opened
at South Paris thi - week with 1 J»7 pupils,
many ot whom came from othei town?.
fi tu. liobertn* Letter, ^
Banuov, May 23» 1M71.
Si κ :—Very sincerely thanking my
Democratic friends, and nil others tor
the ir cordial support during the Guberna
torial campaign of Septeiubei last, I now,
for reasons ot a private nature, icol com
pelled Id sotleit'fivni tliem I lu· indulgence
of being allowed to decline a re-nomina·
lion the present year.
The political signs ot the times, every
where, of fcte are too ominous, too sig
uilieaiii. t«> be misinterpreted. Λ brilliant
future doubtless awaits our tried, stead
fast, aud time lonoied Democracy. Ne* -
ertheles*. I must, at all hazards, during
the roming campaign, be permitted to
serve in Uie rank» ta!her than in a more
elevated |>osiliou.
Firmly believing that (ί« «1 will ever de·
lend ami maintain the right, and that a
more just, liberal, ami expansive regime
is .s m>u to prevail throughout the entire
eouutry, Ka-t, Wo t. North, and South,
I remain,
Mo>i respectful!) yours,
t'u\s. W. Hohkim-.
(ieucrt.l James II. Sutler, Chainnrn,
l)ctu. Stale I oiu.
The "brilliant tut lire" which the I»· n'l
think- "doubtless awaits" the democracy
is probably considère 1 by him ns too lar
oil' tor practioal purposes.
The Te in pent nee Cause,
I here seems to be a growing sentiment
among the lempcranee people ot the
Slate against the sale ot liquors by the
e uistitutcd authorities, the State and
town agencies. Many towns, at their
Spring election.-, voted to close up the
agencies, while some towns and cities,
Bath, hewUtou and Hangor, among the
number, refusa to purchase their supplies
ol the State agency, tho* by so doing,
they violate the laws ot the Suite and
render themselves liable to loss by the
seizure and lortciture oi liquors purchased
al auy other place than at the State j
agency. The question naturally arises, ;
what is the cause of this action on the .
putt < t the people ami corporations? Is
it ο win;; to a change in the public »uind
as to tbe uece-sity or value of alcoholic
spirit a» a medicine, or lor the mechanic j
axis, that causes the action ot the people
in clo>iug the agencies, and a distrust in
ihe State agi ncy, in Die way it ι» con
ducted, and the nature and quality ol the j
liquors toi»I theie, that induce- corpora
tion- to shuu it. Such >eem to be thti in
evitable deductions from the pnmises.
Such action, on tbe ρ Art ot individual*
ami towns, a« we λ iew it, strike* at the
very piiucipleol prohibition, or the regu
lation of the tiatlic by law. It alcoholic
spirit is needed fe>r mechanical and me
dicinal purposes, as the liquor law upon
our Statutes clearly and muni takeably
admit.-, then town agencies, the only
methods provided by law lor furni.-hing
i: to lite public, should be sustained. It
abuses exist in the Stale agency and the
recent examination by a committee ol the
KxecniiveCouncil, into ils conduct, was
not a H.'htt€iea>himj affair, then let tow η a
Uî cou>i>tent and oit ν /Λ< latr.*, which
they are the constituted authonties to en
lore· and support. Hut it the State
ageucy i» connut, and there has not l>een
a lull and lair examination, to the *a!is·
faction of the public, the people demand
a new invejtigation, and a change in
the administration of the ottice, as the
only way to restore confidence. This
must be, or the temperance cause will be
a bye-word and a hissing in the com mu
nit v.
Something must be done, and that soon,
or the j»eop!e ill believe that their is
"rottenness in Denmark."
-The ca'l tor Ihe Kepublicau State
Convi ution is 1 aid before oui leaders this
week. Though it i- roucedcd »n all sides
that <«ov. Perhaui uill receive a unani
im u> îxuomin.itiou, it is desirable that a
lull ('«invention ot the part} should be hail,
that the Presidential campaign of IS7ii
iua\ be then fail]} inaugurate I. Let u>
meet tor counsel ami deliberation, taking
encouragement in the union and liarmo
η ν which exist ; in our rank-, and the ele
mints of discord which threaten to divide
tli· pugnacious and incongruous elements
of the opposition. The republican pally
will make a splendid gain ovei last year,
with which to start the Presidential ball;
which i* destined t» roll on to another
national victor}'.
—The New York World, commenting
on the resolutions ot the Pennsylvania
Democracy passed :\t their State Conven*
lion, Wednesday, sa} s two ot the m "are
eminent!} satisfactoiy, vi.r: th it denoun
cing any repudiation, direct or indirect,
ot the public debt ; and that accepting
the Constitution as it stands, new amend
ments and all." oi (he last mentioned,
the World <ays: ·'We icgurd this as a
crowning victory ot the piogressive ten
dene}. and the final burial ol the dead
issue From this time forward the whole
pHrty will unanimously accept the situa
tion. ' Of course the World will now be
rend out of the democratk· party bv the
"red hot" organs, who will also lake
care that its prophecy comes to naught.
—We intend to make ourselves bet tel
acquainted with the several villages and
towns in our County, b} visiting them
during the season. We im|>e to he pies
en' at th< Farmers' Club at Bryant's Pond
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and at the
County liOtlge of Good Ten plars at An·
dover on Thursday. Hut for these » n
gagements, we should have gone to Frye·
bnrg, at the openingof the railroad, and
visited that and adjoining towns. We
hope to do this at some other time. We
"hall make the tour through the County a
business, as well as a pleasure one, hop
ing if» see many of our republican friends
and increase the circulation and influence
of our paper, not only to meet the efforts
of ι he democrats in circulating.their party
paper, but to prepare lor the Presidential
campaign of next year.
—The Ohio democracy, in the State
Convention, have adopted Vallandig
ham's new departure, lie was chairman
ot the Committee on Resolutions. This
will startle the "old guard" of Maine,
coming jnet after Ihe speech of their
lavorite. Jell' Davis.
—Norway infantry inspection on Wed
nesday, June 7th.
The Return Ticket System on the I
drawl Trunk.
A petition signed by tho leading men
of our village, was forwarded lo tho!
Managing Director of tho Grand Trunk
Railrond, at Montreal, requesting that the
return tictet «ysteni be restored on tho '
ground <»r" public convenience, and ex· '
pressing the opinion that it would be foi
the pecuniary interest ol the Company
so to do. Mr Bridges replies (hat it can-]
not l»o done, giving as a leason the ac
tion ol our legislature, which made it
imperative that any tickets issued were·
to be good for a period of six years, lie
furthermore says that his company haa
l>teu more liberal in the matter of return
ticket* than other railroad companies in
the State, and that their fares aro connu!· j
erably below the standard they are au
thori/.cd to charge. Many people hold that ι
the legislation reterrod lo does not apply j
to such tickets as have been issued b\ the
Grand Crunk, viz; tickets sold at reduc
ed rates, but only to such tickets as are
liought at lull rates, and marked "Good ι
for this day only.* Thero is an obvious j
distinction between the two classes of
tickets. In the one case, there is a good
consideration, that, tor tho reduction of
the rate of two fares, the holder of tho j
ticket is bound to comply with its
terms, via; to use it on the day issued or
day alter, anil if not so used to lose it.—
The risk taken is by the buyer of the
ticket. But it is evident, from the course
of the Railroad Company further down
the line, that the reason given, τΐζ; leg
islative action, i> a mcie pretext. Whero
the road has competition, as it has at
Yarmouth, tho return ticket system has
been restored. So will it be for us when
the Maine Central gets its road running
into Port lan I Irom Danville Junction.—
There will then be an opportunity to buy
tickets to tho Juuction, and then on the
Maine Central, and from tho feeling of
the traveling community towards the
(irand Trunk, most of tho travel would
go I h at way at ihosamc rates,but from the
well known enterprise and accommoda
tion of the mauagers of the Maine Cen
tral road, the public can rely upon some
plan of reduced fares on it.
Tho question between the public and
the toad i* not a* to the return ticket sys
tem ; it i< one ol reduced rate* in con
sideration of frequent tiips; there are
o(her ways of accomplishing it, besides
the return ticket; it maj be done as some
ot the Maiuo roads do, by selling tickets
good for a number of hundred miles
travel ou the road, which :ire sold :it about
two·thirds rales. I'he ticket has figures
on it, which* the Conductors punch, as
the ticket is used, till the whole ticket is
consumed; cr packages<>| ten, or twenty
tickets could be sold, as on most of the
Boston and New Kngland roads, at ic
dnced rates.
I'he other statement of Mr. Bridges
that this company hu* been more liberal
than o.Ih r c< m panics in tho State, in the
return ticket system, and that their fares
are lower than they are authoiized to
charge, is not H ue. On some portions
of their route, the fares are even cents a
mile. Where then are competing lines
they are probably down to a correspond
ing figure with other roads: but it is a
source of general complaint by the busi·
nes> and travelling public that the Grand
trunk officials, where they have a mo
nopoly, as they have thro' most of our
Statr. are enlitvh oblivious to the ac
commodation * ι wishes of their patrons,
and regardless ol public safety to life
and limb i>\ allowing their load to be out
·»! repair tmu-h. Tin road is a big in
terest and it i* managed by foreign ol
ticiiK, with big salaries, which cat up the
profits ol the road.
1 here is one way now the travelling
public above Yai mouth ran save some
thing over the lull fare rates, to wit: to
buy a ticket to Yatmoulh, then get a re
turn ticket, which is 65 cents, and then
buy another from Yarmouth. Or a per
son from Portland can buy a return ticket
to ^ armouth, then get one to the place
where he is bound, and on his return buy
only to Yarmouth. For instance, the full
fare to Portland from South Paris is l .<»5,
or S.KO down and back. To Yarmouth
Junction it is 1.43; a return ticket in to j
Portland is 65, and tho fare back, 1.45,
makes 3.55—a saving ol thirty-five cents ;
and this proportion holds good all along
tho route Many a Yankee will avail
himself of this: but if theie was a com
peting line of road, they wouldn't pat
ronize a line at all, or more than they aro
absolutely obliged to, which so totally
disregards tho public interests.
Memorial Du y
ν;a.» ver\ generally observe»! throughout
the country. At Portlond, the Grand
Army, and the Ami) and Navy Γ η ion
were out with neat uniforms and full
ranks, escorted by the Infantry and Me
chanic blues. Maj. \V. 1*. Jordan was
chief Marshal. Gov. Perham, with aids,
was present. Col. A. W. Bradbury de
livered a neat address at Evergreen Cem
etery, and Gen. J. A. Hall, ol Damarie
eotta, gave an interesting sketch ol three
day- at Gettysburg, in the evenihg.
At Bangor, Gen. .Mattocks was the ora
tor.
The new Past of the G. A. K.. at Bridg
ton, instituted the ceicmony at Bridgton
and North Bridgton lor the lint time,
with a general observance, which was
very imposing and appropriate. Maj.
Shorcy was chief Marshal, and Rev. A.
Gunnison the orator.
—The republicans of Paris will elect
delegates in a few weeks, to meet dele
gates Irom Greenwood, Hamlin's Grant
and Milton Plantation, at West Paris, on
some day to be agreed upon, lor the pur
pose of settling the years for each town
and plantation in this classed district, to
nominate representatives to the legisla·
turc. The basis will be the same as in
the call for the State Convention this
year.
We would suggest this as a lavorable
way for the other classed districts in the
County to do, where the years have not
been agreed upon.
A Succès*fui Farmer.
John Κ. Pulflfer is one οΓ the most
successful farmers in western Maine. He
resit les on the farm in Poland where hie
father and grandfather wore born, and
which was first settled by hia great grand
father, who emlgSwed from ('ape Ann,
Mass., a hundred yea ago. Tho farm
does not strike the casual observer as be
in* anything very remarkable—it being
considerably broken, and in many places
«tony· _ .
In his (arming operations, Mr. 1 uUiier
makes a specialty ot three things viz:
applea, milk and cucumbers. lie has a
large breadth planted with applo-trees,
and has learned a truth which too many
farmers have not. ti at apple trees will
not grow and produce well without culti
vation. Last year his crop amounted to
six hundred barrels. Apples wore plenty
and cheap mi tho Fell—but Mr. Pulsiter
wintered over a large quantity ol his.and
«old them at good prices this Spring.
Uc keeps sixteen cows, and puts the
milk on board the train at Empire Station
every morning. The net profit from the
milk of these cows, is fifty dollars each,
or eight hundred dollars for the herd.
Tho milk amounts to about one hundied
dollars per head, and fifty of this is al
lowed lor keeping.
Last year he raised from one aero ot
ground one hundred barrels of cucum
bers. From his neighbors he purchased
enough so that ho manufactured and sold
this spiing two hundred and fifty barrels
of pickles. Hi* process ol making
pickles is no secret, and I present it lo re
for the benefit of any one who likes good
pickles and don't know how to make
them. .
After the vines commence bearing, the
truit is gathered every other day, assort
ed, the smallest ones being the best, and
aie put into a hogshead. The pickle,
which should be prepared beforehand, i>
made by dissolving a« much good salt as
cold water will dissolve. This is poured
over the i ncumbers, and about a half
bushel of tall is added to the hog-head
to make sure and have it «>1 eufflcient
strength to keep sweet. The common
practice of salting down the eunimbei s
like pork, is a bad one. as the water w
ib-awn Irom the cucumbers to dissolve tho
salt, leaving it soft and causing it to lose
that green color and crispy quality which
characterizes a good pickle. W hen ready
to be converted into pickles they arc taken
from the brine and put into filers with
clear water, which should be l aised to
llie temperaturo of about Γ20 t.
are then taken out and allowed to soak in
clear water from one to two days,accord
ing to size, when they are ready to put
into barrels with tho vinegar, it requiring
eleven gallons of white wine vinegar to
the barrel. The barrels should be ot
good hard wood, and pointed at the ends.
Any active man with a limited amount ol
land, can make it profitable to cultivate
cucumbers for pickles. Tho barrels cost
$1.50—the vinegar is now worth twenty
five cents per gallon in lloston, tho salt
costs a mere trifle, and a barrel of good
cucumber pickles, at wholesale, is worth
from twelve to sixteen dollars, aeeoiding
to the size ol the cucumbers of which it
is made. This leaves a large margin as
payment for the labor and lor profit. Mr.
I'ulsiler has a cranberry patch which pays
about two hundred and filly dollai» pel
annum. He gives personal attention to
all tho detail» of his business, anil that is
what always insures >uecess. lie does
his sharo and uioie ot the business ot his
town, has been in the Legislature several
tortus, and is now a member ol the ex
ecutive council.
Returning liom attending to affairs ol
State at Augusta, he l^uts on the overalls·,
sella superphosphate, corn and shorts to
I,h nciahbl. 1'ilcliee fart, an, am. 41
kinds ol work with hearty good will.andis
a right down good lellow in every sense ot
tho word, as every good farmer ought to
. Ixdkx.
be.
Κατ αι. Λ(λίι>κνγ οχ τιικ M. C. Κ. Κ.
Monday afternoon as conductor Bmlge's
train approached North HelgratU.·, the en
gine left the track. The tender and tirs I
box were ended over ont of the way, and
the secoud box car telescoped the engine,
being completely smashed, and carrying
ofl· the lighter work of the engine. The
engineer, Robert Austin, and the tireman,
Kugene Gulliver, were buried in the ruin*.
Austin was confined by his left h'g be
lu een the tire box and a rafter of the l>ox
ear; and bcfoie In? could be teieased the
muscles <>( the lower part of his leg were
completely roasted. A severe wound un
der his arm indicates that it was first
caught and nearly torn out. Dis. Cros
by and Thayer of Waterville, who wei«
culled, think he i« doing well. Young
ο Π
Gulliver was fastened by the timberc
against the engine so that the steam and
I water poured ilrecily upon him, and was
a liltlo time before he could be released,
lie was badly burned by the steam, and
! his legs and the lower part of his body
were crushed into a shapeless mass, lie
lived an hour, being perfectly conscious
all the time, and giving directions how tc
release him before he was cleared from
the wreck, lie leaves a wife and two
children at Waterville. The aceidenl
was caused by the expansion ol the rails
by the intense heat. It occurred in a cul
in the woods, where not a breath of ail
was stirring. [Lewislon Journal.
Scientific Railroad men say that there
is no need of accidents on railroads bj
expansion ol the rails, if regard is had tc
well-known rules in laying the rails. Nc
such accidents occur on the Continent,
while they are of frequent occurrence in
this country.
—It has been announced, publicly, that
Hon, Wm. Wirt Virgin is about to re
move from Norway to Portland. Mr.
Virgin stands among the leading mem
bers of our bar, as a sound lawyer and
successful advocate, and will take a de
servedly high position among the pro
fession in Cumberland.
It is said that E. G. Harlow, Esq., ol
Dixfield, who also occupies a leading po
sition at the bar in Oxford, designs re
moving to Norway.
Bethel.
The time allowed lor the floral decora
tions ; lor bestowing honors on the sol
diers who fell in the defense ol tho I'nion,
was successfully carried out on Tuesday
last. At two o'cl ock, the members of tho
Grand Army of tho Republic, of Tost No.
30, which includes the comrades belong
ing to our village ami vicinity, appeared
at the (i. A. H. Hall, on Main Street, ac
companied by tho band. A procession
was formo«l, under charge of (i. M.
Bodge, Esq., the commander of the Voit,
and who officiated as marshal of the oc
casion. The procession moved up Main
Street to tho common, whero tho citizens
in large numbers, joined the procession,
which then proceeded to the village ccm
etery. Many of tho citizens, as well as
the comrades, bore in I heir hands wreaths
and boquots ol flowers. The assemblage
was called to order by iho marshal, and
alter listening to a prayer by Bev. Mr.
Garland, and the choir singing America :
My country 'tin of the
Sweet land of liberty,
and well did
Mu*ic swell the breéie;
svToit freedom'·» »ong.
the orator of the day, Kev. Mr. Bicknal, j
pastor of the Universalist church in Ports
mouth. N. 11. He was a Major in the
01 h Maine Regiment of volunteers. The
speaker commenced by referring to th«·
practice of bestowing honors upon our
distinguished heroes. In the bustle of
life, we are apt to forget our obligations
to the .'oldiers who gave their lives to
save our country. Is it not our duty to
gather on such occasions as this, and
commemorate the deeds ol deceased com
rades. that we may be enabled to set a
higher value on the institutions I hey de
lended. The sufferings in the camp, I he
prison and the hospital, art re jKirt rayed, j
Their courage was unparalled in tho an·
nais of war. The writer will give the |
name of one of our noble heroes; Lieut, j
If. 1*. lliown, who was huuied loan un
timely grave, dying bravely upon ihe
bittlo iield of Antietem. amid tho i<»ar
of cannon and rattle of musketry. I
«hall ue%cr lorgct the spot where thin no
ble hero fell, under an apple tree; around !
him 1 counted thirteen ol liii company
told in death. The speaker i' one whol
w< uhl build the monuments of our he
roes who fell in Ihe conflict, higher and
higher. I 11 lift il wo should visit the ι
graves of our martyrs, and their cold j
lips eon Id speak, we .should hear them
sav:"Bo forever true to the principles j
we perished to maintain, and keep alive
the sentiments whi"h animated in in
our struggle with the lot ; let th« in never
be forgotten.'' At the close of the excr·
rises, the Grand Army divided into tec·
tions, > isiti-d the graves ol Ihe soldier·»,
and scattered their flowers and wreaths
profusely. We noticed present Gen. ('.
S. Edwards, hero <.f the ôth Maint ; Maj,
Hastings; Maj. G rover; Lieut·». Kimball,
and Freeman, and i 'apt. Godwin. The
entire exercises were peiformed most
happily, and will long leave a salutary
impression on the minds of those who
took a part in the .services. Tho oration
wo.') eloquent and impressive, and was
received wilh gioat satisfaction.
lluckfield.
Planting ami sowing in this vicinity i<
completed. O.its arc hugely sown on
the best ground. Many do not tow
wheal. knowing l»y experience lite
eli«a|H'st and l>e-t Hour grows beyond
the limits ol Maine. Corn i-î less cnlti·
vated by many believing il is more eco
nomical to buy than to raise. Among
the great reform» ti the d iv by the farm
ers, besides the use · I more and better
instruments is to build onlv foi'.ec enough
on iliehighway tore -tiain thcii cattle in
the pastures, thus saving hundreds of J
dollaif worth ol fence in summer and
hours ot hard labor in beating down
huge «hilts ol snow in winter. The fu
ture of Maine appears to be, for llie j
farmers, mote choice Irait, moie extra
hay, lcs'4 large oxen, more work horses,
more extra milch cows, superior butter j
and cheese, less hard crops, and more
top dressing, less swine and sheep and
more poultry, adopting the nntto of
Socrates, "Husbandry is profitable to
proficient.', but exceedingh unprofitable
to the Ignorant.'1 The weather through
May is α lew warm da\3 accompanied
bv showers of a small quantity of rain,
than followed by days of cold, stiff, dry
wind, leaving the ground drier for every
shower. Many, instead of buying the
New York iiccs, arc seeking the natural
apple, in their fields, trimming and
grafting them, leaving already the New
Yorker to follow in the race. Time will
show which wins the prize. Mulch more
and pruno less will Ik the motto. Mrs.
V. DeCoster informs me she has taken
great pains to set at the grave of her son,
who died in the army and was interred
ut East Buckfield cemetery, roots ol
choice flowers, among which was one she
brought lioiu Minnesota, and they have
been taken away. The robbor should be
ferretted out Mothers will in thai yard
on the 3<Uh, visit the graves of those
young men, DeCoster, Iris!» and Forbes,
who not only answered Lincoln's call,
but laid down their lives for the causo for
which he «lied. IIartfoki»
Fryeburg,
One of the earliest papers published in
Maine, was "Russell's Echo, or the
North Star," printed in Frycbuig, in
1798. It was started by Klijah Russell, who
ha«l formel ly printed a paper in Concord,
Ν. II. The paper was published less
than a year. A single copy is in the
possession ol Hon. Geo. B. Harrows of
Fryeburg. who writes that eveiy spring,
in digging his garden, he finds stones
which were part of I ho foundation of
the old printing office. The late Arthur
Shirley of Portland, is said to have first
set type in the office of the Echo. A few
copies of Husscll's Echo are in the pos
session of the Historical Society of Con
cord.
—Unless Bangor should revoke its de·
cision in regard to appropriating money
for the State Fair, it is exceedingly doubt
ful it thero will be any exhibition the en
suing fall.
Xorth Paris.
jonc again ϋω come. Human affair»
are subject I» disnntrous reverse». our
selves tochauge, death and 'teeny, bu.
old mother earth worn- ·|»"« «''"'I''
(rom all these, when we see her nnnur >
relied anew like a regal hi Me lor ι
liai banquet, gladdening our heart" an.l
making .ho happiee^ of merit more ....
Il.it i-erhat* -he may lomelime» I»· » η
of her luatorniiy. broken and barren.
And eano.it we, from a universal !:>«' of
change that governs the universe, learn
golden Iwiow?
In considering tlio high status ol Ne w
England's educational, moral and social
advantages, we fee 1 ready l" denounce
the many that aro over anxious t.. leave
these tor the no better agricultural an<l
les, salutary advantages ol other section·.
Maine returns to industry a competcncy,
ω many ol bel sous and daughters have
amply shown in lilo works of hidelcss
luslrc.
Now tliat planting is through, tin' >:l>
mer has :i short respite. <i«as<r seems »«>
have winter·hilled to some extent, but.
excepting this is looking pretty well m
this locality. Trees ripent.I «uni «hed
their leaves earl\ last tall, gi* i«»g «hem a
longer «est than usual, which sceins
telle, lor the Iruit crop this season. But
how about the uddou change»» ol weath
er? The apple Joes extra well, ami there
aie some line orchards about here.
S. Packard ha* about siM) handsome
lambs from a line lloek ot as many sheep.
R. Pulsifor has put him up a large, line
looking barn this Spring, of the modern
style.
It is ii» l»e regretted tlmt that mnsanee
habit is su generally practiced ol making
the public highway a repositc I'.r ihe
(arm relusc.
The village school i under the rare ol
Miss Pauline C. Murdock. who has ac
ceptaldy conducted it several teims pre
S Ιί. Ρ
νιοιιν.
Itrownfleiil'
The Teacher** Institut·! in Br.iwnliel I.
the2/>th. 26th and 27th instants mider the
direction ol Supervisor True and Mabry.
was a complete :.neee>s. Thirty t"">
teachers and a goodly niimbei ol Srhool
Committee and parents were pie-ent,
who were all intcnely interested Val·
uaole aid was given I·) 1«· Α. I""', l· Ί
of Denmark, and ii. B. Beau ami Hi.
\V,u. Sweet ol Brownlield. Tlw dw.d
ling house and ell of widow DavidUbby
in "Brownlield. was burned on Sunday
morning hist. Mrs. I.ibbv "as away
from home that night, and one 01 the
chimneys lull in during the night, whirl»
so frightened die ehildren that the) lelt
the liou.se. Ill the morning the hm.se
was seen to Ihmmι fue by the neighbors,
who rallied and saved most ol the lur·
nil,nr ami «he barn adjacent U-s **<>>.
There i- an old sundial on the house
formerly occupied by Dca. W m.
Wcnlworlh, in Brownlield. whiel, It»*
been there lor lift} year'*. The I>e:.c>n
had inseribed upon it, A'" ' Uuii>ns Jmjtl
nlorit.r: see how swillly lime Hies.
Kev. K. C. I'ook of the Free Baptist
Church in Brownlield. baptized ten
prisons last Sabbath, says ihe Lewi-ton
.lour nal.
Jlirtttn It tins.
Lieut. Charles K. Hubbard h«- '»een
ap|H>inted Station Master at llirnm.
The Hiiam Bra-» Band, eousi·ling ol
12 members, is aeeustome.l l·» meet
weekly nul play at Hiram « orucr ; Sid·
ne y Brown leader.
The soldiers' grate* wee eleewiatcd at
llitam on the Hh.
The P. & <>. K, It. i* progressing iapid
h . The track i- laid tw« utile.·, in Frjei
burg.
Dr. N'. 1 True, the Co mty hupor* is»»r.
wits in Hiram May :HHh. and in ompany
with the writer, visited the -ehool in No.
16. taught by Miss Georgia S. Cotton, of
Hiram. Although it is her lir>l school,
she is giving excellent satisfaction to all
parlies! 1'. M. we visited the se-liool at
Hiram Bridge·, taught by Miss Am ie h.
Morrell, of Cornidi, a leacher ol pieem·
ineut ability, who ha> taught 21» terms
some 7 or 8 in lliraai. Her equal as a
leacucr is seldom ion,ni.
The Hiram Farmers' Club; Albion Κ
P. (ioogius. PrenideiU. has had inter· -t
ing ,neelings once in two weeks timing
the past winter, and will continue to
meet as circumstances pel mit.
L A. Wadswowcii.
Went l'a ris.
During :i thunder storm l'ue>day1'.
M., the Free Will Hapti.st Church was
Mtiuck by Lightning. The steeple was
mined and considerable damage done lo
ih** bel try deck anil end of Ilie chnrch.
It will cost $150.00 οι* $200.00 lo repair
the injury.
Planting is neatly our hete. Grass
looking poorly. Unless we have favor
alile weather in June that eiop must be
very light here. Summer sch< oh are in
operation. First in this District is tiring
taught by Misa Ada M. Lane; at Trap
Corner, by Miss Klla Warner ; at Xortli
Paris by Miss Pauline C. M unlock. The
Mioses Chase have opened a good Mill·
uery and Dress making establishment
hero; both were needed, sayi the Regis
ΙΘΙ.
Cattle Choklny.
Mr. Editor:—About lorty y ears ago, I
lived in Packman, Me. One ol my
neighbors went from home and left his
boys plowing; one ol the oxen picked up
a potato ami got choked, and the boys
came to me lor help. 1 lound the ox
badly choked. I went lo the old cartridge
box and took two cartridges ol powder
and put them dow n his throat, and he
commenced to heave and continued till
he tlucw the potato a rod.
It. Dunham.
Bryant's Pond, June 1, 1871.
—We understand that Mr. Plnmmer
has opened a Gallery of Oil Paintings, as
a department in his Oxford Coitnly Dry
Goods Establishment. That all should
beautify and make happy their homes is a
duty ; besides, line paintings rank among
the best educators of a people.
County Farmerλ* Convention.
The first η η nun I meeting ο ( the Οχ.
ford Counly Fanners' Association, nil!
bo held at Bryant'* Pond, commencing
Tuesday, June Otli, 1871, at 10 o'c lock
A. M.
Or«lrr i»f Iltrrrltrii
Ti'esday, a. m.—Organization of tlu»
Convention.
TrramY, p. m—DiacBwion ; "What
are the licst Methods of Cultivating the
Soil?"
Wkunksiuv, a. m.—Discussion "Fruit
(■ilture ' "lient Methods ·»Γ ituoroviii"
Stock."
Wkpxksiuy, ρ: \f —Addres by J). Η
Tiling, Ksq., Ml. Vertion Subject : "l'ay
as you go."
The town dub·, and towns that have
not organized clubs, are rc<|uefctod to
send delegates to the eoiiveiiliou. Officers
of the County Organization, and dele
gale> will I»« entertained flee.
II. F. HOW A IU>. (W, Ht.'y.
South Pari··, May 27111, 1871.
Λ correspondent of the Portland Si.-u,
writing from Oorham, Χ. II , say* :
Πιβ Glen Home has been sold to a
gentleman from New York, for the small
sum «il $ÎK),000# the horses and cai liages
having previously lie»·») uihl for φιΌ.υοο.
to .John l,ind*ey of Lancaster and A. W.
1 Itonipgou <>t the 'ileti, who, we u 11 « 1 < - r ·
stand, |>rn|>oxe to run that part i»f the ma
chine, ami they know how to do it. Air.
1 hompson has for several years had
clnrge of theitaldcs there, and is well
and widely known, mid as well esteemed.
It is not) et Hilly known what the ai·
ιaugeuieiiIs are lo I*«· lm running the
house, l»ut pleasure seeker* may rest
.ι· "tiled ι hat the travelling season will
behold il am usual, the seem· of luis)
happy life.
Quite a remarkable atfaii occurred
here on Kiiduv last. Mrs. Jewell, who
li.nl !» eu out lo make a mighhorly eall,
on returnitig home, found ••ontiMitedlj
lilting in her parlor two «t ranger i. a
geiil Icnian and lady. I he gentleman
a^ked maiiv eui ioo* «po-tnni·» tin4 *(<«··
iiotit ing In r amaaeuKnt loi a.vhih·. di
closed the faet thai lie Was l.# r hroil.i ».
win.Ill -he Ji.id not *ecn for tWenH \ear-»
and \\ Ιιοιιι the) had long «upjiocdlo l»e
dead fie Went to California an»l Hie
Vcssd ill uliicli In· „ tiled was l*cpoi led
as lost. You eall judge ol the joy vvhieh
•lU'eeerh'd the amazement.
Λ vouii'» it,au l»y ιfi«· name o| VV iliou
killed a bear la*l week a I· w utiles below
here, with nothing lint a ehib. If<. was
out !M the woods wifh mother m m, tram·
ed Ktiib.tnk. when lliey di*eoiercd the
bear, and IStirbank propoed to \Vi| -on to
run loiind hint and together I he ν
hut't »oini (un. Ile Malted according!γ,
« hih Hurl auk stopped to liiteli tin.· hoi. e
1 he lieai did l.ot discover \\ ;l>on iiu.il he
was near enough to touch hini when he
tinned 111 m t vi him. and Wil-ui tindiug re·
ι treat impo.-«iiile. met the i.'taek ami w i
loi lunalt enough to s ι ik«· in such ι m m
lier a s to disable bru in at the lir»t blow,
which »uril kin huvn and gave him bru
in », d ealing litirhank out ol hi» |»;itl o|
the tllll !
— lu au Indiana l'on t tin· M un·· ·Ι»·π*
ion, «h-lining il to '»«' tΙι«· duty t»l :ι |»ι·>
.-l'User cairiei to hi* patron*. not
ι >111 > iVimii injury, l»*tt I m m insult, a* \\· I!
IiV hil ow 11 servant."» a·» i>y olla-i |» ι« η
ir(«i»i ha-·» I icon confirmed In flu* I l'tri
•'a*·', ι passenger li id fill «Ι*· Ί ami Ι.ιΐ···ιι
.ι <»eat in a · ;ir γ«·-<τ\·*·Ι Ι») ι
coa^piciiou* imti ·«· ·<ί ladies ml ilifii
»·<·*■.11- mil) When leijue.-led Ι·» rctin·
I>\ ι In· γ<»|ι«|ιι«Ίογ Ι··' ι » Ιιι»ΐ'Ί. and wa* iin
uu'diatelv "ri upon I·} that ollicei and
twit l.rak«'incii ami M-verulv ticaleii Λ
«•nit for damage* a·» tinM tin* eompanv
luought him a «-nli» t «·Γ finally thiee
lhou»aml «loila· *. ·ιι·Ι what i« of ιιι·»ι<
importance t·· lin* public, a -ulMatilial al
firmalioii t.t tli« «locliinc enunciated '■>
tin; Maim* ι 'ouiI*.
— Ι'ινο interesting ( 'as··* .ver»· lii<-,l <5
tlir April loi in «»l II»·· Supreme t'oml in
llani'iM-l «-«tintIy. I'll·· « a»·· Waidwel!
v- IJItnhiil was an aetioii t·» ι·«ό\γι
damage l«»r an injury ret-cived l»\ a d··
Irct in the ruiid, ami inxolied a e«»n
»t met ion o! lin· Sumla) law . flie plain
tin* w;l· r'nlin^ on Sunday with hi* νν·'*
ami child, in company with three other
cari iage load- ol re I at v···». I·» visit ι
ti"lci - in- law milling in the deli ndaiit
town. Λιι iiivriliil -i^tei in law wa»
• t ay in·* l«»r a I r w »vi!C'..s with ill·» ΙΊΙ ιι»·1ι il I
la»l\. and plaintiff claimed Iliai lii · vi·*·'.
was to <«e I lie invtilid. and -o \\a- ι
••work «if cliai il y " within tin· meaning "I
I lie statute. The town claimed lliat
piaintitf went to see his »i>u rs lor -oeia!
enjo)inent «»nly. Judge Kent instructed
the jury that the l»est delinilioii ol a
'•work of charity" lie could give tlicin
was that it must l e a work perlormed
with fnter.t to «lo sotno wood to some p<*r
son other than the door, !inil it must I»»'
of'such a nature llint it would be a kind
oftiee to another, as th·· lelioring ol any
dUtjdss mental or physical, lie It'll it
for the jury to say whether the plaintill"
travelling came up Ιυ hi* definition. Tin
jury returned a verdiet for the defend
ants. Tin) other ι;ιμ·, Ivli/.abcth (îreeu
vs. Stephenson was an action to recov«;i
priceol board, ami wm» brought l»y '
married woman living with her husband.
The détendant claimed that ho was doing
business with Mr. Green all the time In
was stopping at I heir house; that Mr.
Green was largely in his «lebt, and lie
supposed his hoard was being charged
to him by Green to he allowed on settle
ment. He further claimed that he never
knew that Mrs. Green run the house
The jury louiul that, tlui "gray mare w i
the heller horse,' and gave Mrs Given
the full amount ol her claim.
—When Foster, who murdered Mi
Putnam at New York recently, was a>k
ed what had caused him to commit the
deed, lie replied : "I don't know ; I drank
fifteen or sixteen glasses ol w hiskey that
day and I was very drunk."
—Billingu, at South Paris, serves up ex
cellent Ice cream and So«la at his Saloon,
which is very refreshing this hot weather.