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PARIS, M AIN Κ, .11 Ν Κ Μ. 1**1·
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The Κ -publican- υ| Main· autl all otheis η Ιι·
■>u|<|»ort the jtre-ont \stk>nal η«Ί *»iatv V«lmiui>
ti ilitms, are invitai |o ~cn<l th Ι»·κ;ιΐ»t<» t Mate
« oBTcntiun to be hoMcn tu
ΓΙΤΥ IliLI., KOKTLAMt,
On ThurK*lity, .Tune tiOtli,
«t ton οVlock Λ. M., t«»ι· tl.»· pur|»o>e of nouiina
tiu^ η camlhlate for lioveruor, ami trauMactiug anv
other bu»iue>s thaï ma> pro|*rly come before the
( onveuttoo.
l'he bn«i< of r»-|Mv>»'Ul;ition will l»o follow*:
Kih li city, ton η un<l |>UnUlitHi w ill !><> η titled t··
«nie ilekval*' aad an .n|illti«ual «»m· for ever\ -e\eu
t\*ti\e voit"· toi tin- U«. |'(!l'li» an Citiiilnlak IV»r
tiurtruor tu 1 "·*"*- V fiueti<>u <>i fortjr vote·· addi
tional to the full number l«»r a delegate m âl-o »>ι»
titl«si to η tU'K'jcatc.
iKik^dfo'i are mtlhorued to till vacaucii'·» wtily
with Actual resident·. ul tin- t'onnt> to which the
town boiou^ .
The Mate l DiuiuitUv will be in e.-^ivualthe
Keci'pii\>D Κ··οηι uf the 11*11,Mt :i o'clock the luoru
in^ ot the Convention, t<>i t.'i·· iifi'itwn ol cie·
•leatial-.
Ιλμιλ <·. |:ι um, kru»«-l«er. t hairtnaii.
\\ Μ. Γ. >'rik, νη-ΙινΛ'^,ιη
Κnè.ν WnnUM Kk, Λΐικ>-ι«κ·1
KltàULltli κ Rntui, (. nubciland.
Wiluam K. I,uvlli., Franklin
l>. Hokinv Ilaueoek.
)'\t l stlvkn-, Kbo\.
Kuwi.n t'LtK, Liuculu.
L. t". FASIUMifOX. « »\tonl.
William P. Wim.atï. l'enob-cnt.
Κ Λ. Ttl«»Mι*"»·>n, ri-*cataqul*.
.). \V. W.\kUIKU>, >a^;a<lah<M
lllltAM Km»wlto\, ^ouier-d
ν tï. Tttt KL«»\\ Wahlo.
It.NATM * MK».KM. Wa>htll/tolt.
.Ι·»Μ\ K. lit rLI.K, \ .>ik.
t{r|»ubli«'uii « οιιιιΙ) 4 ont «ίιιιοιι.
The Republican voici » of « Ktord County, aie re
que-ted to me«t in ( ιιατΐΊΐ(ί<ιι, 1ι\ (klejcalf*. M
Part- Hill, OU Kriday, the ΛκΙι da> of June, 1>71,
at ten o'clock Λ. M . tor the purpose ot nomma
ling candidate* lor two >enatoi> to the Lcfoala
tare, ose County CoiumU-ioncr, Conn t y Trr.nMi
rer ami Jmlge W Probate, to be aupported at the
vptmbcr rkftioD. ami to transact >acli other
l>u-iue»«, a? iu»\ proper!« come >>eii>!\ the t on
vention.
The baei* of representation w ill l>e a» follow» :
Kach town ami plantation will be entitle I to one
de legate, au«l one additional delegate lot every 7*»
votes ca>t tor the Republiean camlidate f«>r t.ov
ernor in lyif. Λ fraction οι t·» vote» will 1κ· en
title*! ta an additional delegate.
The following 1- tb«- apportionment to the Sev
eral tow u- ami plantation- .
Albany. 2 Newry, 2
Andover, 3 Norway.
Itethel. *· « ixforo, »
Brownfleld. ί Pari-,
Itucklield. t Porter,
Byron. 1 Pern. ·»
iâuton. s Roxbury, 1
lK'umark 2 Ruinford, I
l>i\tleM. Mow,
Frveburg. t Munehani. 2
liile.id, 2 Milliner. 1
(•rafton. 1 xweden. 2
i.reeuw.xvl, 2 Ipton. I
Hanover, 1 H aterloni. J
Hartford. ! Woodstock. t
Hebron. :5 Fraukliu PI . I
Η ι nun. ; Kryebui-J Aol. ».r. I
l.ovell. I Hamlin'» Grant, I
Ma-oa, 1 l.incoiu Pl.,
Mexico, i Milton Pl.,
The t onntv t ouinii--ioner> will be in *< -»ί«>ιι it
the Court llou-e, on the da> of the I otucEtiou, at
9 A M., to re« eire credential*.
i>. A. WILv»N. t hairin.'u:
Ν Η. HUBBARD
WAI.HO PKTTINMLI..
I \MK> IRI>H.
Ν M. S. iKHx.fc.
Republican Couutjr Committee
.Inne l.*t. Is71.
I rue uuii tutur /htuocrttct/.
The Xe\»· York Standard snys: Tlie
attempt ot \ allandigham am! hi*
1 enusylvauia Iriends to bring the dem
ocratic party to its senses ami its old
Jetfersoniaa policy. meets with about as
much success as did the Philadelphia
arm-in-arm convention or the H'orhf>
eflort to throw Blair overboard during
the last Presidential campaign. Indeed
there is a similarity between this "new
departure" ot Vallandigham and the
Johnsoo-Dooliltle Convention in Phila
delphia. That convention >aiied under
false colors, and was run l»v men who
had no genuine sympathy with the views
they so elamoiously as>er ed. Thev
wauled power \nd did not care how thev
obtained it. The, thought it easier to
make loud professions ot their disinter
ested patriotism and thereby delude the
people, then to come out" boldly, nail
their true seutiiuents to the mast and
abide the result. The success they met
with Has the same as λ ill attend Mr.
Vallandigham and his lollowers. The
people of the country will not acte ρ t the
Assurances ol the Hhio martvr, thai
either he or his sympathisers are honest
ly in laver of negro suffrage, the civil
rights of the colored people, and will do
what they ean to carry out the provisions
ot the new amendments to the Constitu
tion. It is true the New York World
sa;, s the Democratic paît ν s in f.lVor ut
these new doctrines ; that it is willing
to obliterate its record for the past ten
year- aud accept the situation as it linds
it; but the World has no authority to
speak for the party to which it belong?.
It cordially endorsed the treaty just rati
fied, and asserted that the Democratic
Senators would vote lor it; but we tail to
find one such Senator who has followed
it* advice. Alter the appearance of Gen.
Blair's Bro&dhead letter it came out in
vigorous editorials calling ou the lien
ftal to resign his place on the ticket,
and advisiag the Democratic National
< ommittee to tluow him overboard if he
declined. We all know that its .aigges.
lions were not followed, but, on the Con
trary, it was charged with having been
»*>ught by the Republicans. Neither is it*
ingestion nor that of it* Mentor to be
lollowed now. The Si. Louis Republi
can. the most influential representative
of the Democratic party in the West,
and the organ of (Jen. Frank Wait, >a\s
that "Mr. Vallandigham has sur.ived
his time, and the sooner lie subsides the
sooner will he Imro recognized the pre
valence of a conservatism in |»olilies
whieh has kept him in private lile since
an early period of the war lor the I nion.
The Botler County (Ohio) Democrats
held u convention the other dav, and
under the lead of Lewis I). Campbell.
pas>ed resolutions denouncing Mr. Val
landigham'* "new departure" as undom
ocratic, and dislastelul to ι|,C masses of
that party. The Mobile Register, edited
by John Forsj ih, the most influential
politician in the South, has time and
again denounced the new amendments,
and as erted that when the Democratic
parly gained power it should overturn
tin 111; Linton Stephens ot Georgia has
written a pamphlet aud delivered ad·
I ^
dresses taking exactly tlso same ground;
Jcrt'. Davis, in his Mobile speech, longed
for the good old times, and felt. assured
that the Southern traitors would finally
get their rights ami General Frank BlairJ
at the last session of the Senate, r as·
scried hi» opinion· expressed in the
I'road head letter th it the amendments
wire unconstitutional, null and void, and
th.it the legislation in the South, brought
1 about by the results »»! the war, .should
be ovciturned by the bayonet.
lier»; we have these influential a|>ost!es
of Democracy on one tide ; and Vallan·
dighatu oi Ohio, Lewis ( . Cassidv and
,
Aldctman McMulleii of Pennsylvania
and the New Yor'x World, on the other.
The lit ^t ι » 111 ν represents the Deim eratic
paru as it exists to-day. We wi>h 't
weie otherwise. We would like to see
the hirnacles thrown overboaid, and
the pail ν go bach to the faith and princi
|dc> ol its founder, Jefferson, The peo
ple cannot be persuaded that Yallandig
ham is hone t in hi- sentiments; 01 that
if his paity »heuld be successful it- rep·
iescnlati\e> would accept the situation
and faithlulh carry out the laws written
in the Constitution so long as such men
as Kor-ylh, Mail, Stephens and Camp
bell are i!*· leading lights and must po
tent counsellors.
Tin t lumulal Uliicvrinfiit ol' (lit- \»l
Hlilli.llHl ion.
Hou. II. !.. Dawes, iu the course of a
letnpeiate review in the 1/niijundent of
lVctidcni <itant*~ administration, thus
refer» to it- triumphant financial policy :
"This admit istialien can unhesitating·
1\ point to the wor.: it has alrtady ac
complished in fulfillment of the pledges
upon which it came into power. It has
paid in thc.-e two years more than çL'OO,·
ih»,«nhi of the public debt, which it un·
dertiH)k to put upon the looting of ulti
mate extinction. One-twelfth of the
λ hole has thus, in tiic first two of this
ad tu i η ist ι at ion, been extinguished, and
therein iu interest alone £ 1 _\0»Ό,ΟΟΟ of
the annual burdens have been lifted from
the shouldeis of the people. And at the
same time *>.'».000,o<h) mine of thoje
burdens have been removed by the repeal
of internal la.xcs and foreign imposts, in
the process ol equalization of the public
burdens first undertaken in earnest when
tien, tirant assumed direction of public
a flairs. All this reduction has been
more than compensated in the aggiegate
receipts of the publie treasury by a more
taithlul and efficient collection of the
remaining revenue, and by I he growth
of every industry under healthy legisla
tion and wise administration, so that the
actual receipts and estimates for the
present fiscal year *how that there will
be at its close SlOO.OOO.OOi» surplus over
all expenditures, to be applied to a still
further diminution of the publie debt.
It. therefore, there should be no change
of policy, and no financial disaster, the
lour years of this administration will
close with a constant reduction of tax
ation, and \ et a yeaily extinguishment
of #100,000,000Of the public de!»t--in
all one-sixth part of the entire indebted
ness of the nation. I'hercfcis no parallel
loihis in the f naneial history ot any oth
er people."
The Fivt l'oints.
1 he locality in Nwv \oik City known
a* '**1 lie l· i ve l'oint>" has an iiucm iabie
notoriety lor everything vile ami low.
Ihe la-t *>rt<_>rxl KdjUtcr i- distinguished
l<»r itsJift fxiotf- ot low, personal black·
guard ism, in the shape of live arliclc^
entirely personal ami abusive ol the
editor of thi> paper■. We shall not de
scend to I he purlieus in which llic itro
sponsiblc ami anonymous wiitcr for
that -heft delight- lo level.
Λ \« m
rhc i'ortlaml Adverti*cr -a\> that tlx
1>.:π;:<ί 1 >i mort al « omplain tJiat Super
intendent John on has advi-cd the
school committers t.» w ithhol<i ccrtiliealrs
from incompetent tcachcis, even it tin y
have been engaged in advance I>\ the
di-tiict agents. The lVniori.il proposes
to η tire·» this grievauc* b\ ab< li»hing
the oiluc of State Stij>ei intendent, ami
ν ant·; a résolution to that effect in the
democratic platform. The Lewlston Jour
ual thinks that the iu In* re lit light lo keep
school with or w ithout qualification, will
be a stilling rallying cry lor the next
campaign.
■ ■■ -
— 1 lie Legislature ol New Hampshire
met last \\ edncsday, and alter several
day's delay, owing to the nearly balanc
ed condition ot the parties, the demo·
erats succeeded in electing their nomi
nees by one or l»v-> majority. This could
not have been eHeeled, but lor I he ab
sence ol two republicans, detained by
sicklier. The labor·reformers traded
with the democrats, and got a shaie of
the oflices. This will <ecure the election
ol \\ estoii, democrat, lor (Jovernor. The
democracy are in* traders, when there
are third party men to l»u\.
— 1 he Hammonds are good road build
ers. Mr. J. K. Hammond, Surveyor on
tl e load to the Cape, has done a good
job on thc^ ."11 above the watering
trough : and (Îeo. \V. Hammond on the
hill near Snow s ]*alls, has done an ex
cellent and much needed piece of drain
ing on the hill, this aide of the Fall·-, by
j cutting out the ledge on the upper side of
the road, and making a good ditch to
carry oft the water, and prevent washing
the -oil from the rjad. Such repairs are
worth something.
I he Norway I'aper Manufacturing
Company have just gut their mill at
Sleep Kalis. In full operation. They arc
making, at present, a paper one hall ol
wood pulp and the balance of ordinary
Slock. I he mill is capable ol jnoducing
pounds of paper daily, the inachim
cry being driven by a lionet on wheel,
under I leet head. Κ < ■. S<juier, form
erly of the Lislton paper mill, is Super
intendent. The Messrs. 1\·ιι·κοη>, large
stock-holders in this company, control
the water at the privilege at ihe out let
ol the ι tond, which will insure a lull
supply of water for Ihe paper mill.
—The Lewis tun Journal says a man
na ned Nelson, while hewing a stick of
timber at the m w pulp mill, in Norway,
luesday, was hit on ;he forehead by the
scorer's ax cutting through the -knll to
the brain. l)r. IVablcs dressed the
vouud alter which he was quite com·
lortable, ami ihe l>r. thoughi it inllani
lualion was kept down, lie would be able
11 ο work in a few days.
J Trip Cp-Country— I
ltrynul'» ΓοιιιΙ, It juit fortl, Amlovrr, the 1
I'aruinV i'liib, Couuty Lodge of <iooU
Trm pin 1-4. Ac.
Why should the un surpassed natural '
scenery and many attractions of our own
County, well tvled the Switzerland of
America, which arouse the enthosiami ofj
foreign lourhls, and secure their annual
\ isils, he loa upon our&elvcA for lack of j
appropriating; them? So thought we, as
we impioved olio ol*the sunny, balmy
mornings of inert ie June, ol last week,
to snutt the invigorating breeze ol our
hill : and luxuriate among the green fields
and blossoming, fragrant trees that groet
the eye al this season. We had distinct- :
ive objects in view, to wit : to he at the !
Funnels' mfceting at 1 try ant1.s Pond, and
the County I.odge, at Andover. The ι
ride to Bryant's Pond, 1 if miles passing
Snow's Falls, i» conceded by all to be a
tine one, while it :>eenis to increase in in- !
I crest and attractive ne·-s as you go on,
through North Woodstock, Milton Planta· |
lion, Ruin ford Point, and up the Ellis
river into I he basin surrounded by grand
mountains where 114**1 les the lovely vil -1
1 age ο 1 Andovei. Hroad neies o! inter· j
vile and fertile upland, dotted «ith neat- ;
ly painted fat m houses and well-built,
capacious barns, greet you on all sides, j
llryant's Pond is a smart, enterprising
little village, which furnishos, it is said,
more business to the («rami Trunk road
than any -ution mi the line except South
Paris. Less than twenty years ago, in
tht square that i» now the centre of the
village, Clark, who drove the tage to
Andover could not turn his team on ac
count ol the stumps. We haven't space
to parlicuhuizc, this week, and hum
pass on. Near the village is the Cran
berry bog of .Mr. Cha>< ol Dixlield. It
bills fair to product* a huge quantity of
berries when all .»et to plants. We re
grelted to learn that the (iood Templar's
Lodge here had difficulty in procuring a
place to meet, and that the hall in the
district School building i» held al >0 high
a 1 ent a·* to prêt hide theii occupying it.
It ought It* he furni-hed live, and the dis
trict and town would be the gainer by it.
Passing through Milton Plantation, v.e
found that Κ. T. Allen, the Carriage and
Sleigh uiauulacturer lia» a good stand for
business and gives life to the place.
He is an enterprising Yankee and turns
out tae best of work. Ile ρ re le is mak
ing wagons to sleighs, for the market if
better. He gets out from fifty to a hun
dred a year. Mr. Kichardsoujii» painter.
quite an artist, and can do as neat work
as any one in hi-* line, lie has done the
ornamental painting lor the Sled Ι'αι Ion
at West Sumner heivtolorc. Speaking
of Plantation» and (irunts, we naturally
supposed to liml them further otV, back in
the wood.», but we found considerable
civilization way beyond.
Kumfoid i» :ι line tanning town, Ιι:ιν
iijir ·Λ lii'gi· >!ι;ιγο »>Ι good intervale η ml
upland, which is well c ultivated. It is
noted for it* 4»imm1 I inn hou-cs and tirst
class barns. There are several village*,
but we j»:i> - through only Kuintord ( or
ner, where there is a hotel, mil Hum ford
Point, opposite, which is a co:-y,
smart little place, lu.ving two modern ,
-ivlc house* of worship, -tores, Are. S. ;
11. Hutchins, l.sq., formerly Jailor, lia·? a
neat law oflicc here, and .ve think will do
u "ood bu-iiu'ss. 1 lie new boll in the
I
<'ongregatioiialist Meeting hou-e »oundsι
it- merry tone » at 0, 1J and !> each «lay,
and i- quite an additi· η t » » the place. \S e
couUl n<»t -t<>p t»> -ee the l*alls. Λ lido .
of ten mil»·.- up tin? Kllis river biings us
toAmiover. An ea-y, level road, with
maguili *ent -eenery, makes it delightful.
Here, too. Mice (aiming lands abomnl,
with good ni Id in;;- and evidences of
thrill. 1 In· toun «>l Andover i« in a
natural ba-iiL -uriouudetl !»y mountains, j
with but one "lone" hill or mountain
within its limits. We ride into the vil
lage, enchanted by its loveliness. An
dover is a summer resort highly prized by
tnanv «roui distant cities, lmleed there
are more or l»iss sportsmen here through
out the year—some taking the winter for
hunting, some the t ill ami spring t » \ i.-it
the lakes. The lake company is now
about over. Then· has been a gootl share
of it. Mr. K. W. <>regg has it conmiodi
ous private boarding house, which is al
ways well tilled, when company is stir·
ring. Sylvanus P.ioi's house is also line
Iv situated and a desirable resoit. There
are uiauv beautiful residences in town,
among which ate ·!. W. ( 'lark'-, l>r. In·
galls', Mr. lledelî's, aud others which we
did not enquire out, ami good stores and
a public house which is entirely inade
quate to the demands upon it One com
pany of fou: teen were unable to secure
accommodations this seaeon and were
obliged to go elsewhere.
The new town house, with one ol the
best halls in the County, is a great con
venience and credit to the town. ^ e
looked into the new c.-tablishmcnt where
Kmcry is »lug Iront tho ground and pre
pared for market, where it linds ready
salt. We found an old acquaintance,
Mr. Horatio Libby, a Portland boy, in
charge, and was politely shown around
the premises and made acquainted with
the mode ol procoedure in the manufac
ture i»l the article. We have not time to
particularize, or speak of other matters
in to λ ii, this week. We returned in the
evening, going down on the other side,
aud passing the residences 11 our friends,
Dca. XcwUall, J. L. Chapman and
others. Our only regret was that we had
not longer time to spend in this beautiful
locality.
We found the grass crop very light
everywhere. It seems as il there would
hardly be half a ctop.
As an item for the lovers of trout fish
ing, we will say that this is the section
lor it, lor we had it from one of the rev
erend gentlemen in the place, Mr.
Sprague, that he went out one day re
cenlly an l got flo hundred and thirl·/
nice trout. Verily, the lirst chance we
have, in ι * language of another, "we
iro a li-hing."
" 1
— 1'iof I'M. 1». Robinson, of Portland,
an experienced tuner of Piano Fortes,
will be at South Paris, Norway and Paris
Hill, to attend to all wants, this week.
THE FARMERS IN COUNCIL.
Oifortl County Farmer·* Club.
The prospect of bringiug the various
Fanners' Clubs in the County together
in consultation, which the North Norway
Club has the credit ol originating, has
prove<1 a sueeei·:·, judging from the ani
mated and interesting session held at
Bryant's I\>nd. on Tuesday ami Wednes
day of last week. The weather was
favorable, and tho' the fanners are al
ways busy, yet a goodly number from
many towns in the County laid aside their
carcs and farm clothes, harnessed their
best trains, and some ol thorn taking
their better halves, tho' not so many as
ought to have so done, took a holiday or
two. The Woodstock Farmers'Club were
tcady l«> leeelve their guests, taking
them to their houses, and quartering
some at the excellent public hanse in tho
village, now kept by a couple ol young
men, Me^r·. K. C. Allen and J. Perham
who did all in their power to make every
one comfortable. TI10 meeting was held j
at tho Met hod it Iliiiso, and called to or· j
der promptly by .1. Λ. French, ol North j
Norway, President, Alden Chase, Esq.,
of Woodstock, was appointed Secretary. |
Ezra Jewell, ol Woodstock, Waldo Pet·'
tingill, of Ilumford, and Mr. Curtis of I
Woodstock, weic appointed a Committee |
to ascertain what Clubs and towns wcro j
represented, who subsequently reported j
ns follows :
Paris Ci.cn—Geo. (». Phelps, Pres.;
Fred. E. Shaw, See.; Delegate*, A. S.
Thayer, H. F. Howard.
North Norway—J. A. French, Pre*.;
Delegates, Jessie Day. Κ Crockett, Win.
P. French.
Frost's Corxkr—W. Byerson, J
Pres.; Delegates,S. tturnham.A· Holster. 1
Wool «stock —Ezra Jewell, Pres.; H. !
Davis, A. P. Cole, Vice Pres.; Dele
gate·;, A. Davis, 1). Kicker, I. Curtis, S.
Howe, A. Chase.
Βκτιικι.—Ε. M. Carter, Pres.; Λ. M.
Carter, See. ; Delegates, J. T. Kimball,
L. P. Holt.
Rcmkord— O. Pettingill, Pres. ; M.N.
Lufkin, See. : Delegates, F. P. Putnam,
W. Pettingill, A.J. Knights, J. K. Mar
tin.
Pkrc—J. Chase, Pres.; W. K. (îreen,
Sec. ; Delcgat Otis Wyman, B. Love
joy.
North I'aris—T. Cushman, Pies.;
Joseph Childs, Delegate.
Mexico— B. W. Stockwell, Pres.; II.
W. Park. Sec.
Ai.iianv—Delegates, .1. Love joy, (Jeo. 1
French.
W\tkrkoi':i>—Delegates, Benjamin
Tucker, John A. (îrcen.
Bi't κι ικι.ι»—Η. Β. Wait, Pres.; L.
Ilodgdon, Vice Pres.; Josiah Hutchin
son, Sec.; Delegate. A. D. White.
II. F. Howard, So. Pari·», F, K. Shaw,
Pa ι i> Hill, and Elder B. Dunham, Bry
ant's Pond, were appointed to diaft a
Constitution and Bye-Lav» s lor the So·
eiet v.
Οιι motion of Mr. Jewell, all present
were authoiizcd to act in the Convention.
II. F. Howard being called upon lor
remarks, said, that tho* not much of a
farmer himself, he was interested in the
prosperity an 1 >ueecss ol farmers. In
telligencc should charac terize the farmer ;
they .should take advantage ol the ex
perience ot others, and ol their improve
ments. We waul more brain work in
farming. The be ·!. U itili/.er lor the .«oil
is intelligence. Farmois «ili renli/o, by
attending Conventions such a* this, that
their calling is a noble on·.·. We have
got a-^ good soil in this County as any
where. Much can be accomplished be
having a system in fanning—doing work
al regular times. Λ few acn*.s well cul·
tivatcd aie better than a large number
poorly wotked.
Mr. .f.'J'. Kimball, of Bethel, said il
was important foi fanners lo realize that
the soil is not now in virgin state. It
has changed and needi fertilizing.
Col. A. D. White, of Buckfield, said
he had always been cither holding 01
driving the plow. \\ hv is it that our
voung men leave tin· tarms, to βο into
store.', or the professions? They have
aspirations, and one ditlieulty i», they
can't get into places of honor or prefer
ment as long as they are fanners; they
can't get into the Legislature; the help
we get on the farm is not what it usod to
be ; he hired girls to slice and prepare ap
ples for the market, but it didn't pay.—
Not a dollar is added to the country ex
cept by labor; the tradesmen or between
men are unnecessary ; let the farmer save
the profits. If the farmers would com
bine, as the traders do, to keep up the
prices, they would fare better. Why not
have a board of farmers as well as a
board of trade? Three, four or live
profits have lo be made by tho between
men before our products get to the con
sumer.
Mr. Thing, of Mt. Vernon, said he
feared the remarks ol the last gentleman
would not encourage young men much
10 remain at home on the farms. It had
been said that farmers' boys would not
slick to the farm because they thought
too much of calico; now let the calico be
educated to respect the farmers' boys.—
There is nothing to be gained by farmers
11 ving to pull down some other calling.
Adjourned to ·> Γ. M.
Λ ΚΤΚΚΝΟΟΝ — 1 ST Ι>ΛV.
Elder Dunham, from the Executive
Committee, reported as the topic, "Πιο
Best Method of Cultivating the Soil."
Mr Jewell moved that ihe remarks of
speakers be confined to ten minutes.—
Agreed to.
Elder Dunham said his father was a
pretty good farmer, and he thinks taught
him something, though old folks might
be thought to bo behind. He had also
learned something himself. In prepar
ing green sward laud lor tillage, would
not plow deep at firm,would turn the turf
under, for that enriches the soil—between
now and July, and let it lay till next
spring, and then spread on a lot of ma·
imtc- if no manure then plaster-speak
ing ol highland, would like lo have a
good horse or ov rake, with long teeth to
go over it with ; would be better than a
cultivator. Every time I planted, would
plow two inches deeper, to get new soil
to mix ; believed ill mixing soils ; the gar
on l'aiU Hill, una other places,
would b»· benefitted more by gravel than
by manure, and so of grass land; pin
gravel, so hard It has lo bo picked oui,
would benefit grass laud. Lenined this
at Milan, N. It , when building the rail
road; the pin gravel was thrown on the
grass land, and made il grow wonderful
ly. He would iwlee* »» low spot toi Λ
garden. and till in oilier soil, and mix. -
That waslho way I raised my big squash.
Old lands might bo renovated by mix
ing iioils.
l,evi Thayer, Paris, confirmed what
had been said about mixing soils. He
onee made an acqueduet, and in digging
threw out some big junks ol hard ela} ;
where il was thrown out, he dill not sup
pose anything would grow, bul he laid
thu field down to wheat, and lound it
was the best part of the field; and the
host grass hay giown there sinee.
Col. White lound his garden too rieh,
and hauled on a different «oil and got a
good garden—also carted ou t«. a wet
piece some while sand from llio river so
deep that lie gut but little grass the first
year; next year got a plenty. Haw
Used considerable muck and peal t< · ad
vantage.
Col. Wm. Swell, of Paris, wanted lo
speak of clean cultivation; he regarded
it as important; he meant the cultivation
of I he ground from weeds, llieie is
much lost by the grewlli of weeds, some
say one eighth, tome :i hall. A year
wilh such drouth as last was more dis
astrous. Moisture goes lo the wee.!·
which should ;;·» t«» *h*r crops Kngl u»d
cultivates clean, ami produces much more
than formerly. It is estimated that we
lose in Maine, $l,,)s;J.71* by the prodne
lions ol weeds. Il is computed from the
Census that on Corn, wo lose $Jl., l«;
on Potatoes il70,377 ; on Wheat, ;
on live. ι:t.«κό ; Oat» 297,196; Barley,
HÎI.704; Beam·, Λ4.000; bi sides the los>
on gra which Hoiuan wormwood, and
other noxious weeds i- killing out.
To kf CoHtinufil.\
The Ο pent no of the Uaitroml to
Fry*hury·
Not being able lo be piesent on the
important occasion rcfercd to in our
heading, we have taken l>r. TiueN ae
count of it in the Uwislon .Tournai, as
follow. ρ,{γκιιι·ΐΜί. Juno filh. 1871.
To day has been a proud one for Kryc
1,1,,.r. The long-e.x (H ctetl completion ol
the "railroad to thU place has come. The
last rail was spiked on Saturday night,
and to-day m set apart loi a gatbtiin,.
of the people to celebrate the <\int.
The morning i·' cool and pleauanl—a
genuine June morning, when everylnidy
feels more like play than labor.
Karly in the morning carriages began
to pour in from the surrounding country.
J·:very horse seemed to be smarter than
usual. A prominenl citizen remarked t.>
us that one-half the people in the town
novei saw the cars. This may seem
strange, but it is probably the truth.
Scenes tran piie today which occurred
in othci towns twenty-five or more ye ira
ago.
Proceeding tothe depot grounds, which
occupy a |M»rti«m "I the Fair (iroumK
we louml it covered l»y a large crowd ol
peuple, Punet » illy at len o'clock, the
P.,Ulan.I I rain ..! eight pa-M ngcr ear
ariived tilled wi'.h p!is«MigerR an·! the
Port I ni'l I.ight Infini· v. < apt. Matlock·,
accompanied hy < h:in«ll«-r .·» Ι·οηΙ. Not
,, chce, went up Γπ·ηι the multitude.
Their istoni>hmcnt ^as greater than
their c >« < i- The mini any immediately
formel ami marched through the streets
tο the hon-e "· M:\i· D Hasting*,
when a collation was I'urnWied ami a
speech ul welcome given i'.» Milj. Halt
ing., which was icspomled to l<v Η:ιιη·
ill on N\ illis of Huston, ami lien. S. J.
Anderson, Picsidenl of the road. Again
taking up their line of inarch they return
ed to the Fair («rounds, where they had
dinner, and spent the niternoon in taiget
firing.
It was amusing as we passed over the
grounds to hear the various opinions ex
pressed. We met Isaac Spring, Ksi{. ol
Itrowntiehl, "This is a great day," said
he, "lor Pigwnckett. I went to school
hn-e moie than seventy years a»o. I
was a scholar ol Paul Langdon, the lirst
Preceptor ot the Academy. Daniel Web
I sier and Amos Cook." We enquired ol
I him wlmi kind of a teacher Daniel Web
titer was. "He was nothing extra. He
was jnst onto! College and hadn t devel
oped." Κ very citizen of Frycburg al
ways speaks with pride ol Dani I Web
ster.
We watched with peculiar interest an
old man, eighty· nine years old who had
never seen the cars, lie stood on a pile
of bark, and as the long train moved past
him, it seemed lo him us it a lange of
mountains was passing by. We could
hardly realize that so many persons, old
and young, hail never seen the eai».
Proceeding to tho Ox lord Ilou»e we
found some two hundred or more persons
at. dinner, which of «.ourse was well pro
vided for by Otis True, Ksq. tho landlord.
The day is a great event not only lor
Frycburg but for the western portion of
the State, which lia» hitherto been de
prived of railroad communication. One
I mile more of track reaches the State line.
Thus every iron band laid across the
Slate makes it stronger. We could but
be reminded ol a liltle epçech we made
ί at tho Frvcburg centennial some six or
eight yea.s ago, when we assured the
people that they would have a railroad
within ten years. We well remember
the incredulity that met us, but the truth
is that ι he progrès* of events is laster
than oven our imagination.
Hut the day is spent, the Light Infan
try have celebrated their 68th anniver
sary, the eara have returned from a short
excursion 1er the benefit of those who
had never rode in them, and the Portland
& Ogdcnsburg Railroad is to be recorded
" as having reached I his point on the date
of this letter. They will commence run
ning regular trains the 13th inst., and in
a lew weeks will reach North (ionway.
Several thousand persons have bet η
in town to-day, but at sunset all was
quiet. Knch man, woman ami child
returned tolliofï honio· with a |»rrson:»l
experience of their owu to iclatc, while
the village relapsed iivlo it-» usual quiet.
County Lodge of Good Templars.
One of the largest and most profitable
sessions ol IhoCritltify Lodge, since its
organization, was held at Amlover last
wt'ck. The pleasure of the trip into this
sec tion »»l the country, in sweet Junc, the
most delightful season of the year, with
the well known interest of the people in
the cause ol temperance, and lue live and
flourishing Lodge in the place, and the
proverbial hospitality for which the town
people are lamed, sei ved lo Kccr.re the
goodly gathering. The new and superi
or Town Hall, where (he session was
held, wa'i admirably adapt· d to a«l<I lo
the other agreeable features ol th<■ oe
easion. I'he Amerie in Hag was llo λ inιχ
ry r*
from the ilagstatl'on the line building,
when the ehureh bells of die two pretty
Meeting houses pealed forth their invita
lions ι·· assemble.
Large delegations from nearly all the
Lodges in 'lie County wen? present The
morning session was a clo-ed one, lie·
officers being aa follow^:
Ira ('ushman, \V. T. ; f. K. Hough
Ion, \V. S. ; Olna Burgess, I'. W.<\ T.;
Sadie Meirill, W. V. T. Uev. Ira!
Spragm, W.C. ; Wm Dresser, \V. M.:l
Lizzie I' Fafou, W. 1). M. ; Lmma New· j
ton, W. I. (i.; Willie ICdwaids, W. Ο. j
(ί ; Lizzie Adam*. \V U. H. s. ; fila
Howe, \\\ I,. II. S. ; Ι|··ιο\ Poor. W. 1·
Sj. ; Ilium ι Selhnv, W A S. ; .1 S. '
Wiight, W. Τ
II. F. Howard, ol Snith I'il is Bedell,
of An lo\ cr and ( ' I). Fiekdt, ol We»
I'aris, wa< tin Committer on Credt nlia;».
F. !.. Shaw, Uev. Ira -^plague, M C.
Foster, t'ommiltee on Uc.solulinits
Kilgore, of Dixfleld, Small, ol And·»· i
ver and Wright, of Dixlicld, Committee
on place ol meeting, ιι ho reported in fa·
vol ol Fast Sumner, on tin; l»t Wcdne
day in Seplemlier next.
In the afternoon a public meeting λ i>
held at the same place, which was well
attended. Μ. Fn-tei, F»«|., \\ · ι «iI< ·I
lo preside. Uev. Mr. Farrar, ol Andovcr,
invokt d the Divine Blessing. Kloqiient
and pithy speeches were thi*u mad·· !<\
Kev. Ira Sprague, of Ando.er, II. F.
Howard, of South l'aii-, J. S. Wright,
of Dixlield Mr. Small, ol Franklin
('ouMy, Kev. Mr. Farrar, and the wiilcr
hereof.
The meeting closed alunit .*» o'clock,
after voting thanks to the <(ood people ol
Andovcr lor (heir lu'spilality. The ani
matetl. happy counlenaiices ol all. allé»!
cd to the good time enjoyed When
next the (iood Templars nie»! in Amlo
ν· r, may we be there to *ee.
To tin Tdiirhermtj Οτ/'οιίΙ ('ounti/.
The Summer ichoo|> arc now <_Γ<·π · ι. » : -
lv in op» ration. Λ low poiul.. an· w« ι ihy
«il our-perial conshleiation.
Sec to it that you device λ way i « » keep
I the )oung children · tii|»l«·>'*··I ainl int»i
j e ted in their work. I in»l mi Γι * queiiily
vi-it a school whue Γι oui · » 111* ι liirtl to
more lliau «>114* liait ol tlie children arc
idle a large portion « > I (Ik* lime, I · · · « · a 11 > · ·
tli»· leachci lia.·· nul «|«·\ i-*··I way- and
mean* to k«c|» them employed. I lind
some teacher who tindcr-timl lit·· m l ;
then why should 11 ·*t all I»·· able to »!o it '
l,ct me suggest-.oni·' method-». l'cach
the little « lie li »w to wiilr 1 s.ripl hand
on tli·: hoard an I on slate· by learning
II in*· or twotellers a «lay ami put ing them
! in ptaclicc in wiiling word.». A* soon a·»
a ι hi Id ran »|ndl <■<//, i( »ln>uld, and e.in
! ua ily le-iin l<» writ»· «at. la t h» · Deal
Mute ·ι ii001 in Hustoll, a- ><»<·ιι a- a child
! Icarus to speak a word it learns lo write
ι it 1 apidly "ii tin* blackboard. \'· h y -luuild
j not our children learn to do the - une ' I 1
i ave I lied the experiment -ullici· nl l\ to
he satisfied thai childieu will 'earn to
Î writ· the .-nipt hand more readily than
; io print the Idlers. I.ft them, then, g·»
j to the hoard and wi ile and draw alt· 1 the)
have n ad and s pi lied their IcsmMis.
Another method is to let the I'd and -«I'd
lteader «danses take their spelling hooks
lhe\ have spelled their le-sone and
I 150 to the bjard and copy oil' the word-. \
! This is an excellent exercise.
Have Mime little exercises lor them to,
pci I nui on their -laics in Aiilhmetic. I»y
j these and other methods yon can keep
them employed in such a way a> not to
wearv them. I de· m a teacher who can
do this as having the very highest quali
fications lor taking charge ο! 1 school.
Sec lo it thai Penmanship i- laiight at
a ceilain hour < eery day. Do not wait
lor writing-books. Have copies 011 their
slates or on the blackboard*, regularly.
Give the school sentences to cop), h tv
ing regard to spelling, iîive out this
I sentsnec and sec how 111 uij will write it
incorrectly. / recoller/ thnt liter» r<
very mail;/ men in th> vil I ay y< sl· rdny.
Let your older scholar.- draw map:» the
latter part of the d iv when they feel
weary with study
Tliu- in many ways you can interest
the children and drive stupidity and mis
chief out of the school-house. You will
find that children love lo do things when
they know haw to do tliein Make out a
list uf exercises which shall occupy their
lime through the day.
There is nothing so depressing lo a
eh«hl\s energies as to be compelled lo do
nothing ; but you should not err on the
other hand b\ compelling children to
keep their eyes on their books by tho
hour. There is a better way by aiming
at frequent, < hanger in the exerci>es
and by interesting them. II you canuol
do il, visit some teacher wh > can do it,
and be yourself a learner ol I ho art ol
teaching for a lew hours. Hereafter, I
shall consider this point of the greatest
importance in visiting a school, and shall
estimate the value of the teacher very
much by I his rule. I lind this summer
that some children have no slates.
Every child that can spell cat should have
a little slate and pencil, and learn how to
write cat. Do not lit me hear the mis
erable excuse of one teacher, that the
I slates make a noise. Ask the little ones
to coax lather or mother to buy a slate
ami pencil, and they will be forthcoming
just as soon as they lind out that they will
be υί any use to I heir cIiiM. Thoy a»·»·
I Ik* tools .villi which the good teadiei
works, and without which little will be
done. Ν. Τ. 'Γκι κ, Supervisor.
Ainlover linn*.
Oui·vu m hut terms ol .schools are uu
(1er I lie iii'lructiou ol al>le ami comp#»·
tciit teachers. !>;·>(( i<*t Xo. 1 has i«v*» ι|<·
paUmint*, taught l<j M Us Klla Xcwhall
ami Mi>8 Sadie Merrill; Xo. J, MKs Ce
ι elia Abbott ; Xo. ·'», MU»s Hannah J ai
rington ; Xo. I, Mi^s King, o| Paris: No
ô, Miss l'allie Akers ; Xos. li ami 7 not in
scssim. Our future proscrit)' depends
mainly ιιροιι the education ot the young
I'lie County l.odge of tîood Templar·,
ιιιι·Ι to day, .Ma}' 8th The (midges were
well leprt'MMiled. A* ill»' Secretary and
Kditor «en' present, they will r<·|»«»it tin·
doing.- «il the meeting. I would .howev
er, >a\ that the addles c> b\ the - < · \ · ι ; 11
gentlemen wen· instructive :ind spicy,
and highly flavored with prohibition. -
Tin Ledge in this town embraces about
one seventh of tlx1 inhabitants, and I am
happy to · »y that seven eighth'* ot the
people art; in ;ympafhy with them in tin·
temperance reform.
Mrs. Xcwhall has about lecovercd
fiom the accident ol being thrown from
a wagon
Mrs. (Jeorge lluli'liins was upset Ironi
a l»ai k-board. and was mil over, and
badly hurl ; she is iveov cl ing klowly
II
Hiram Itrin*.
Mis* Nlls.OI I IVadti'ciJ, Mt, It'll «ill
•Ihim· .'<i(|. ind Irji'tuied I « τ hip κι ■
-llockUlg lit .11» ! I «-1
On Mu ii<Mli, Mr. ttolwrt Κ llra/.i··.
Ilii mi t "«triici. cxlii'died «< the wrilct .i
new potuli» ··i*o\> η iii hi» garden ti·i^ -< ι
son. Thu name i# "King of ihe Karlie*
Mr. It will be able to -uppl\ his neigh
hors next Spring.
Chri-topher Allen, ol Hit am. and Mr
SaiMrrol I'ortl uni, am erecting ι l>e
I» ·1 at Itrnwiificld
Mi.s> Alined.ι Cotton, of ffirirn, i>
teaching her lii-t μΊι·κ»Ι in distrust Xo. I,
with excellent SUcccns. Πι Χ Τ "1*1 ll«»
repoi is ι lie "Spring 1 disti ici »Hmm>I mid· ι
tuition o| Mi-«M\ra F. Pau-, ol Hu m.,
a* prospering well. Mis· 1,1 vim \|
ilali:\,i)l Seiiago, is adding to her well
earned laurels in the liâmes district Tin·
\ illage >ehoo| district in s<i. Hiram, are
to expend $1ϋ!!.Λθ in rcpaiis on their
school hou-· --the other .Ό rt·». should be
Ui\ « ii to the scholar* to ριιι chase tire·
Wo| ks to ι elebl ale t he Iti/nj i/« >#<"»'«/ » r> nt
VVinlichl W. Fly, «Ί llirain Corn· r,
lias ho.vn the writer several drawing
and landscape ηΙ,Ηthe-. · viiieiny inli-ti.·
talent ol a high onler which should I»·
en ·.imaged. L. A. \\ .
IVest l'iiris.
in this vieillit ν ».c have hud *c\ci "
ol damage b) lightning. On Sim
•lay, nil. < 'aptain Isaac Flint'- ham w ι
stiuck and fi.nsi.lt ι aiiia«ed. l'he
loot caught Un· and Ιιλ·ϊ not lin ι 1 1
poured in loi rent ι hi* e\i ri u»t|i Ιο exiiii
Ii-lii Ji till- til (J Uo||l<l lt:i Ν 1· I Ι«·«·|Ι I I'll it I· *
r
:ι· it w :!» tin· lin· w il* put olit with \··ι\
lilll·· damage A relu> < :ilil>v*ll had ι
Iι.ιιιι struck and somewhat damages
At North l'iiri-» tbiin^ chinch '·
li^iitiiin^ timl· ο;» I'iiu Island not \ei_*
ιar 114>111 (lot . Iiiilc-II. I In· ί·ιι|ΐ}{Π·«:ιΐίοιι
iv ii* eoii-idt ι :il 11 ν Ιι iglitem Ί
The «Ir iil, ii| /ilplia Mai diall jh·» iirr««I
hi ι» tin. ;H>t of Urt nionih. Agi «I . ·
\,M.S I months :itnl «la) s She w .·
the wile "I Nathan M iMiall who «li* «I
several \ «*.» ι - miic··. Sin· I·-11 a hijrlil \ l'··
jiis'Ia!»h· :»n<l intlin nti.il latnily among
whom are Ν I. Μ ο·ΊιιΊ. I'·· D· '"Ί ^
I» Marshall
lli« Fel-eti Mill p.i\ ι » ·ζ·· In* Ι" 'ι»
sol.I t.» Thomas < I Κ ice ..I rihlgton. ·* I. ·
will m m 11 ι u «· ji:ir·' to carry on tk«- *hm.
hamlle bu-ini ss, «u the maimficlmv :
salt I» >\·· i. -a\s the Kegistcr
Itatrr/'onl Hvm*%
lii'V. \Y. W. lhiw lias eîo-cd In· 11
with tin· ί'ongregati.uial ('hulrh .ii
Flat, to the deep regiclof hi* people,wI»··
have hi^hls i^teeincd his services Ι»· I'
in the pulpit, and nil o| it. 1 here i* »1
sidcr ilil·· disposition in the t*o Con»!·'
Rational ('lunches in tie· t»v\n, oiigin
lv one, to imite again, ·» îar ts t«» ha»e
one mini I· ι witίι two preaching station
Ι1»·ν. Mr. K. inlall Jmm ; New llm
shire, who his rcceiitlv purchased t
farm «Ί Philip 11«»ir. i- I aborin;· with '
Melhoili-t < linn 1ι. a- hn:aI prcacln ι
Mrs Anna limwii. »i«ier ol S. .
Hamlin, wl;o luif- recently ριιπΙι.ΐΜΐΙ
hou-e Mr. Vo»e, in l'ai i>, ha- -old
lions·· a I the Flat to Mr A. S. km.'·
iirventro od.
(Juitc a heavy .-.Imwcr p.is-ed tin····
this low ιι, ami the >οΐιΐΙω·πι pait
Woodstock, on .Suit·lay, U»e Ith in-t
was accompanied with heavy limn
ami lightning, ami washed lit·' mi·!- ι'
hills badly, making it new iiy to n
ont of the roatl in >»»«' place* 1
lightning killed a nice yoke ol tlu'ei·
old stuer.s, Udonging t·» Ahel I·:»«*«·»»
Though a rod apait. tin: elceiricitν
both. It entered the t"«»«>t of one, \
up t hi fore U-tr, do* U όιυ 1m< k
hind hg, out at the foot to the otlici »,x I
11 a \okeol oxen aie near together 1
I'
apt to take both. 1
—Mr. 1>. W. Farmim, formerly
RftiltloliT, btlt now a rcideni "I \\
tham, Ma>-., had one of hi> large t> m* I
ment lionse!» partially destroy .1 l·» I
;·, few day-: ago, in consequence ol a ι.'1 I
eery store being wiibin a few i"1
of it. Hp was fully insured in tin· N"1
America Company, I'hilatlelphia, >* l ;
insurance was promptly paid. Mr. I
um has already begun to icpan
house, and intends to make an imp·'
ment, by putting on a French root
—The (Jlen House, at (lorham. Ν " j
recently sold at auction, was ie
Friday on aeconnt of lorirer purclia"
who failed to take it, and was bo»?'
by S. H. rnnimfngs of I'ortland an l ^
crs, for rtixiy-one lliousnnd doll*»'·
will soon be π paired.
llall'a Vege table Sicili in Uan·.
cr prevent- the hair lioni Ulhn0
I'sc it.
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