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« A.llS. MAINE. APRIL 1. 1873.
s I tTi: OF MAINE.
By the Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
Ια humble itso^iuUuu ut uu. decadence U|>ob
Alii· s*hty Utxl, who hu aO |rae*oiu».ly rmnemt>«eed
u-> tn the ahundaacc ol Hn lutiog kindne·· and
te«ftor ·»ηιιι. 1 do, uuU the advice of the ince
ntive Council, appoint
THURSDAY, the S«v«nteaath Day Aprn, Next,
a» .n day of public V atting .Humiliation and Pra> «r.
*:i4 îecomnii-ad iU a^rojM laie oi«-rmc· b\ «il
Ibe )*opiu of thv >Ut». Consecrating the day to
1»>et &ti«l supplication, that *rnarl>«it^li(Ui
cued In all aprlght parpo'C» "ml «vety uoble en
deavor, λ ail tnimlTal of ilio»· wh»· m>»tortuoe
au. I aurrow bave tuaJv itexrwng our fcindlv ·«■
palht·». let u· not forget tho.o act· of char it; and
gv>od « ill which give te life lt« higheat j*>. and lilt
the thomrM* in hoir commun on e*b the t*n-at
tinti of all good
"il u.'t thi* tb· Ka»t thai I bave choaen. to
|ou*e the bond· of w ickedae*%, to undo tlie heavy
burden*, and to le» the oi-pre··**! t · ne*·.ami that
>e bieat e» ery yoke f 1· α sot to déni thy brea<l
to Uie hungry, aud that thou briug the |mk>( that
are ca»t out, to thv hou»c .**'
Given at Hie Council rhainher. In AiigaMa. thU
tweaty>Allh day el March, οι Ux war et our
I erd use Uiou*aad *i^hl hutulrvd &n<l ·<·* entv
hree and of the Independence of the Csited
Malt· ol America the ninety »e*enth.
3IDWT I'lRIIAM.
H ν the lioeemor
titoRutb- ST ACT, secretary of Stale.
J'ublir Laic*.
We iseue ihia «reek, in an Km a, the
public laws of lh« la»t legislature. A·
several important bill* arc found in them,
they will have more than ordinary in
terest. They should bo preserved for
refuwe·.
Our Line» Broken.
Kvery soldier of the Union army before
Petersburg, on the 25th of March, 1846,
will remember the terrific cannonading
all along the line, when the rebel Gen.
Gordon made the assault on Fort Stead
man, gaining posessioa of the Fort and
holding it lor a few hours. This tamo
individual, by courte»)* of the Vice Presi
dent of the United States. is presiding
over the American Senate, ol which ho
is a member. The Vice President of the
Confederate State·. Alex. H. Stevens, is
a member of the United Stales House of
Representatives, in which he finds several
ox-Geuerals of the Confederate army
also member». In what other govern
ment in the world could this leniency bo
witnessed·
Lecture.
Mr. ▲. F. Lewis, ot Fryeburg, lectured
before the studeut* of Paris 11111 Acade
my, and the ciuzeu:» of this village Wed·
ncsday eveniug last, on "Trip Across
the Continent." The uvenilig was very
unfavorable, nud the audience conse
quently w u much sm ilier lliau the lec
turer deserved to sec. The lecture was
remarkable for the amount of interesting
and instructive matter it contained.
The lecturer took his audience directly
ι to Niagara, and there showed then the I
beauties and grandeur ot that great
natural curiosity, and related incident·
of travel. He then went to California,
stopping at Chicago, Couucil Β luffs and
Omaha, as the places et most interest,
and described the beauties ol Sierra N»·
Tndas. plains, ioresu and suenetj of our
Western States, lie also gave α very
interesting account of the tuodc ot trav
eling on the Pacitic Kuilroad, and ot the
aight» ou tho route, including Capo Horn,
the snow sheds, a prairie dog village aud
other attractive items of traveling ex·
peri—ne.
Arriving at California tit. ·μ<Λ*> ol tiie I
productions, climate, soii Ac. ; also gave 1
a description ot social lite in that State,
lie spoke ot the Chiiu-M?, llieii »iye of
living, and described the iuter ior ot une
ot their temples, and the appeaiance of
thu God within.
The speaker closed by saying a pcr»un
could have no idea ot tite v«uine»s of our I
domains without inking a trip west, but ι
alter viewing all the grand sights, and
feeling tho soil breeius troiu the Pacitic,
and exhilirating atuiosphcro of the Sierras
he still thought there was no place fori
him like New Kugland
Mr. Low is spote iu South l'aiiu, Thur>
day evening.
I, jr. Court—March Ttrtn, 1873.
DAXt'OKTii, j. raaaipuro.
THIS MjX^iDKtt Κ VIT.
Sarah Ann Heath vs. Leonard H. Max
im.
Early Monday morning ol the third
week, thu Court *;ii packed tu bear the
famous slander case, many ladies being
present.
A special Ju»y was empanelled, under
thu Statutes, (tour talismen being return
ed) as loi lows: '
dames Τ Clark, Paris, Foreman ; Cy
rus Andrews, Lovotl; Lucius I. llartlett,
Norway; Joseph L. Chapman, Andover;
Julius F. Fuller, Uxtord; Samuel Frr·.
Fryeburg; Nalh'l B. Hodsdon, Water
ford; Sam'lD. Marshal, Paris; Char loi I
F. Durell, Oxlord; Thomas H. Su arus. j
Paru»; Cliaiies F. Cu aiming*. l'aris.
Ibis was an action tor slander against ;
the defendant who is a physician by pro- j
h ssion. Pill. resides in Sumner—Dell, j
in Hartford Tho alleged slanderous;
word» were spoken in town in acting in j
1872. by ihe deft, as a member of tho I
School Committee, in making a report of j
tlie plaintiff* school at said meeting, j
The slanderous words wero in charging ι
tho plaintiff, who is a teacher by proles-1
sion, with using intoxicating liquors to j
excess, carrying the bottle to school
with her, and teaching her scholars never
to marry a man unless he would pledge
hiuiselt to have wine furnished for the
table every day. The allegations in the
suit weic proved to have been «poken |
by the defendant outside of his written
school report. Tho plaintiff proved that
she had just recovered from a fever at,
the UUH* »h:- commenced teaching in (
Hartfoid. and that her physician ordered j
her to use California wine till she got en·
tiiely well; that all the wiue she used
duriug tho wholo school was one bottle,
and that of the mildest Liud ; that she hau
tiuuble in her school and tho committee
p.miu in and retused to turn her out, but
compliiueiitctl her ul1^ l'c*
fendant being one of the board, has vis
ited her school three ditTejent times and
eulogized her in her school each time;
that when he camo to learn of the lepoit
Of hei using intoxicating liquor» from
those with whom she had had trouble,
ho went into town meeting and there
spokf> the slanderous words alleged in
the plaintiff's suit. The defendant is a
radical tempérance man, and set up iu
defence that the words spoken were
privileged communications which he had
a right to make as his duty, as one ot tho
srhool committee authorized him to do;
that she was accustomed to make use of
wine at her boarding place, and on sev
eral occasions had carried it to her
school and tasted it at recess or in the
morning bcfoie school commenced; that
he had good reason to believe what he
heard, and was justified in making the
repoit he did, and what he said further, >
was drawn out by enquiries, ami was j
simply explanatory. The plaintiff in reply
claimed thnt the words wore spoken in
malice, and that the defendant sought to ι
gratify his ill will by speaking ol ter as j
he did in town meeting.
Tho following is the written Report, j
relative to l'lft's school, m.ulo by tho deft .
in town meoting:
sell bclore lite public lor oflR-o, his
Character uuia be discussed, it honestly,
without liability. As a S. 8. Committee
niuii, ho could properly diseuse ρΙΙΓβ.
character. If he steps oat&ide of bis
duty, ho if not protected. Wo arc not
authorized to set up our own judgments,
bnt must allow him to exorcise his judg
meut, lie was elected by his townsmen,
and took ihu oalh lo do hi* duty. It his
course was not sotitfaelory, lie could be
censured by ihmr ballots nl another elec
tion. It is said he went outside of Id*
llepoiluiid should be liable. If he situ
ply roplied lo inq uiries made ai the time,
it would be a part ot the Report and
privileged. Κ made outside,il would be
otherwise. Il is lot }ou to say. Sup
pose it l'j be a privileged commonicaliou.
whal then ? The right must be granted
lo discuss the character and Illness of
teachers, by the S. S. Committee,proper
ly and honestly—bui the shield thrown
oYer the Committee should not be used
lo the injury of those who are in their
power. When word* are spoken, in a
privileged communication, malice is not
lo be piesumed, tho' glatlder or malice
is eouielimes implied in law, when a
thing is deliberately done, as in crime.
The truth or falsity ol the charges made,
are properly before yquj ηοΐ ιΐκμ all said
must bu proyed lo be true If (lie coin
municalion is not privileged, Iho liuth
might be shown by dell. If lie knew
the charges weie falie, Ids privilege
would not justify him in making them.
If he bad reason to buliete, from her
own conduct, that whal lie «aid was tr <e,
it would relieve him ol Iho ehsrge of
malice. Has plff., bv iho preponderance
of testimony, satisfied you ihut roallcp
existed' on tho pail ol μΐΐΤ As to
damages, it is alleged thai »hr l»»t em·
ployinent as a teacher—this i« not enough
It must have been alleged what particu
lar datuago she has suffered, that defl.
might meet it. She doe* not allege any
loss of property—'i'lijily to her rcjmla·
^ion—rand the Injuiy to her liellng*. mm·
tific.iiion, and lot» ol reputation ns a
school teacher are ptopvr elements for
you to consider, if you come to the ques
tion of damages.
'Πιο plff. is α young lady «»f pi epo.sens
ing appearance, tlorid complexion, with
jaunty red curls, and genet ally stylish
aspect. She sat with her counsel, pencil
iu hand, arranging her ca*o und suggest*
ing qnesllons. She appeared well on the
stand, told her story without affectation,
but in a decidedly interest· Ί, if nol in
teresting manner. Slio appeared to relish
a jocose remark, though it might be dis
paragiug. and frequently treated wiih
levity some of the testimony which bote
sgaintl her. Her appearance, other
wise, was favorable— more so than sonic
of the testimony as to her conduct.
Tho dctt. boio himself »vnll, hi-. conn·
tenance showiug that ho is a man of de
cided convictions, and not afraid to utter
his sentiments, flis positive views uiiglil
lead him to impetuou» declarations,with
out intending harm.
ΙΙιιπ'ΐΗΐ.ιι Buck, libelant vs. Dully M.
Huck. Divorce decreed.
Eleanor Dow, libelant, vs. Itenial]
Dow. Divorce decreed.
Win. K. Kimball.
Mariait L. Gofl', libelant, ν». William
C. (»off. Divorce decreed.
Harlow.
Sarah V. W. Stockbridge, libelant, vs.
John A. Stockbridge. Divorce decrectl,
and custody of child given to mother.
Pulcifer it Bvl»t»r.
Henrietta C Hobiimn, libelant, vs.
John Al. Hobiusou. Divorce decrccd.
and £200 in lieuol alimony.
Biobec. Swnsy.
Joseph Cnmmings, libelant, vs. Hach
el K. Cuuimings. Divorce decreed.
Ilammon·. l'ulcif· r Λ Bolster,
Kobinson Maiiulaciuiing Co. %. Ox fold.
This is a suit to lest the conlitiitioiuility
of a vote of a town to exempt manufic*
luring properly Irom taxation. The de
cision ol the S. J. Com I relative lotown.*·
aiding Mitnulaeiuriug Companies by
taxation, du*>« not netlio the other que»
lion.
Klrriitlvr of lh<> M'lt'ito.
Monday. ιΙι<· Vlot· l*iesit!ent uiiTiouueed
tljal Senator Caldnell «Ί Kansas, bad re
signed hi·* μ·:»ι Morton «aid the ienalo
could proceed no further on lliu resold·
liun lu expel hltu, as Caldwell i- no long
er a member ol the Senate, lite Semite
voted to take up the ease of Clayton ol
Arkansas, charged with bribery, by a
vote υ! US to Μ The matter was laid
over to Tuesday. Morion offered a ieso·
lultou congratulating Spain on the ι«Ι)θ
ΠΙ ion of slavery in Poilo KiCQ,
—Toby I atulor write» to litu Boston
Jourual, that the total eul of log» during
the present wiuter will reach iicai ly 4Ô0,.
0·.Ό,·Α>0 lovl iu the Sl.Uu, ol which
the Peiiobacol Hiver take* the lead, the
cut on iho.iA wateiβ Ιπιίηχ ΙΙύ.ΟΟυ,ΙΛΗΛ
The cot on (lie Kcnui-titv aiiUr- '■ «φΐιο
ΟΛ,ΉΜϊ,ΙΗΜ fetl, k» itiiti Un.· .Vndioscoggui
loyguia make an uxhibil o| H,U0U,UU0
♦tel. i'liu lUl <»| (In. λ Inti., m lib I lie
oili ou llUDtl, UlllUllllUa to over o'Jtl,
ISJU.OOO icel, »hw*iug .1 lalling-oU a»
compared a ilii ibu Ιο#» on baud last y ν n
nt this time, ol .·><>ιιιη ltx>,0' 0,0U' > feet.
The new pension law contain* >everip
pro\idoii9 >vl)jc[| uiv I'i gi-uviai tntue-i.
Ail pcr»on· who liaxe loil a leg above
the knee, and are so disabled ιlier*-l»y
that they cannol use an an itiei.il limb,
oiinll be rated hi tile M-coiid clasn an I re·
ccive l-l per m<>nlh All pers«»n· hav·
ing lost the be.iling »>l bi>ili ears »o re·
ceive φΐ3 per month. SeuCloii Λ piotftdc*
lhal the raltf of f18 pu mouth ma) be
piopoi lionalel) divided lot an) de»ice
of disability est ibli*hed f«u which the
second sucliun mak« - no pro\Muti. I'lie
old law provided lui η > r.iici OtWeeu
$S and Î18. The new l.»a addn two
years to the limitation under uliK h pen·
siou claim· rtiaj bo e»labli thud F« »■»
(or medical examination* have been in*
crea>cd to $'», excepting i.i the ca>e ol
ti.e Hoard ol Kt:uuiuei>, eacli member
beitij; ι milled to rect ive only f I.
West Ilethel—Smash-up on the
Mallroml.
Our little village was tho scene of
great excitement on the 25th inst. Its
monotony was entirely broken up l<>r *
time. As tbe Leo o'clock train on the
Grand Trunk, Joseph Chnndler, Kngin
cer, was pausing this place on u full rale
of spoed, il came in contact with another
train, iiazellou, fcngiuccr, moving ut a
rate estimated at thirty miles per hour.
It was h terrible shock', ami Ihe wonder
is how it could occur without uny loss ol
huiuau life. .Three engines were nearly
destroyed. That one drawing tho down
train wa« completely telescoped ; the one
drawing the up train was raised fiom the
track and placed in a vertical position,
the boilei kUtuliug on one end; pue plut
I or ui car was driven upon unothei, upon
upon which was a crew that was ic ing
carried to Montreal· This eiiginc was
forced back against α box car loaded with
tea—both engine and car were greatly
damaged. Neither train was seen by the
other but a moment before the collision
Nothing hut Ihe greule»t prescnye of uiiud
un the part of the engineers and Urcincn
sived them fiom α hornole death. As it
were by one impulse <>i (hoir will ιΐκ-y
jumped ( to ui the trains and aiifloied but
very little injury. Some of them turned
several somersaults before thej gained
their perpt-udiculars. Οιιυ Weill with
such lorce that his ieet and arms were
driven into the suow su liruily that
he could not or.tricate himself, and had to
lemain stationary till he received assist
ance lioiu those who wt re m<>ru for
tunate. ilr. Nathan Walker, who was
in the salooi.-cm, was more unloituuulc
than tho others, and received very severe
injuiies. lie wa» thrown the wnulc
length of the car. He received α llesh
wound in the back ol hi» head, olio
shoulder was badly huiH aqd seveial
ι ilia were broken. l>r. C. Γ. \\'iley was
in attendance as mm ii as alter
ι the accident, and dressed Mr. Walker's
wounds. He was removed to Mr. Moses
Mason's house iu Gili-ad, while he re
ceived every attention liom the inmate <
that could couliibule to ins comlort or
relief, and great hopes are euterlaiued ol
hisiecovery. A few other* on boa id the
train were injured, but not seriously.
One man had his shoulder bruised, and
another one his hip.
When we take into consideration the j
rale ot .«peed ol these train·,die shortness
ol time between the discover) ol the im
pending and real collision, and the num
ber on bofiid the trains, and the fact that
no loss of human life remitted (herefrom,
it stands almost without α parallel iu the
history ol railroad accidents. W hiίο ;
llieie ιβ α tueliog ot thaiiklulucs-i in every |
heart that this disaster was no woi>c, it |
is ι.ot unalloyed with indignation at the j
ewukMntM ol somebody ntlïcially it··
sponsible l«>r the safe movement of all
traius upou pubiiu highways, and α de
mand, both long and loud lor luii and
! rigid investigation into its cause, so that
the blame may rest witii it- lull weight '
upon its author, and the proper measure.·
be adopted to prevent the u currence ol
tho like during this ^.-netation The
Conductor ol the dowutiuin bad leceived
orders to make a crossing at WcsiMethei,
hut the Conductor ol the up tiain had re
ceived no orders and claimed the light of
way, hence the result. G. Ii. I»
ttrthcl IUmh.
Verily, "winter linger· in the l*p of
spring.1 Sine·· winter liist set in. there
htu been no let uμ to ». "··' lhe,e l*
now no promise ol '"»>· T»° *v*n
March iHili, robin* imule their ap
pearance, aud Irog- croaked on the
20th ; ice left the river the Uth. I-tut
year. April the 1st. »«»« 3 ,wet deeP*
Seven your* ago March 28th. «owed peai ;
April 15lh. we planted 7<Ό hills of pota
toes, which came >ψ and well. ΙλΙ
not larmer* \m drtco»wa*oU. Πιο win
ter anil spring have been favorable for
coming crops, fruit and grass. We have
had no extreme add weather to kill «'ions
and fruit buds. ami no thawing and free/.·
in" to injure thuiu or gia»s root*.
Stuck is wintering ν «II; the clear cold
weather lining i>»»t wlial »uitish.-«p anil
cattle wht*?h liwvu ««uoujih to « at. 11,0
farmers say the grout body «« «uw upon
Un bound, promises a g<«>d '»a> crop,
and are generally diapo-ed to empty
their liar us ami trust tu Providence lot
nvtt time.
There *eem> to be quite » western
fever prevailing in this section almost
exclusively confined to out young uiou.
Iho boue and sinew of the country. But
we are glad tosrethe jonng Americans
•piiuging up in oui m id. I. «bowing Hie
détenuinatiou of our citizens to preserve
Kood order and Keep full ranks. W ages
ol labor οι; Iarma ate ad high us last
year. Good hands receive *-'0 |»«r
mouth. ».
Hay plenty at $15 p«t i«n. A* U'
is the season when calves and lamb·*
make their appearance, larmers and
bleeders will have their attention cawed
to the care which they and their dams
„i,ouid reoe.ve. Will not tho»e «ho use
the peu. give us their practice in rsa. mg
both calves and lamb·. It will for a low
weeks be au iuleu^tmg leatuie in the
columns of the lu»v>rrat, and tend to
benrrtt others who have m* adopted defl
nite notions in regard to the matn-i
Dr. George M. Twitdiell o*u aJer*.-y
cow which for quality λμΛ quantity «»*
milk she g'1™· eunnot Ih· bent Sn' "
give* 93 i-4 10s. ol milk pel da) .
The Stoam Mill on liij;h Mreet is
to go into the hands of a party ft..m <K
foid. who piepOHF ren«d«··
into S |»«g fiM-toi^ .
Heal estate i* aomuwbal active ,11
bet of farms have changed hands
M„h Mina Wight ol G Head ha* cm
plete.l a quilt containing »-»" ihousam
and nUietj sl> piece. »· W
a'The -««son thus r«i ha, P»ov. d u..ra
rorable lor sap bu»ine«*. I h- | *
obstacle h, th« depth o. -now '
renders It necessary for tin* opera
lo n.iul th«ir sap on hand sled-.
ing excursions on the elastic .tu>1
to the various sap hou«*. ·» *
r vi'»· with old and youn^
\f». leani a P»rt> Irmn l^ton u.
now building a new ^earner at '*r"
Uain which will be ready to run on Hi».
La.β as »·>οη as *pr«"g «Ρ®»
The school at Gould s Aeadomj nun.
bersaoontone hundred «holais. M.
Thurlow, the Puncipal. i- g>*"·- '
eati,ifict'on·
Executlrr
At the recent session of the Kxecutive
Council, the Governor made tbc* follow·
ci·; .Appointmonts : Win. Penn White·
hou»e ui Augusta, N. G. Hichborn o(
Stuck toe, Jos;.ih G. Coburn ol Lewiston,
Cotumiasiouers ou & uew Insane Hospital
under a resolve ot the last Législature ;
Joiui i\ Anderson ui Furtlud, Railroad
Commissioner; Ebenezer Know lion of
RocklauJ. A. H. Abbott ol K.iruiington,
J. W. l>reseer ol Castine, Stanley T.
Pullea of Portland, Sumuer A Patten ol
Monson, Trustees of the Normal Schools.
Those Trustees are appointed for a term
of three years.
The Governor ha* approved ut the re
quest to organize a regiment of infantry.
The ten companies organized under the
law of 1869 are to form the Ut Regiment
ot Inlanlry, Maine Volunteer Militia.
Major General Chamberlain is charged
with the duty of comple^g the organiz
ation.
The Lewiston Journal speaks ol the
appointment·. as folio* » :
The appointment ofS. 'Γ. Puilen, Ksq ,
of the Portland Pie»». as» n· ol the Tru*t·
ee.- of the Slate Normal School. U an
excellent one. as indeed are all the other
appointments to those important trusts
created by the l ist Legislature. Mr. Pul·
leu is not only one ot the ablest editors
in Maiuc, but is also Jeoply interested in
education, and for several years a most
succetaful teacher. The governor and
Superintendent of School are also mem·
bers of the board. Messrs. Knowlton,
Abbott, Patten and l>rcsser aie all well
knowu and prominent friends of educa
tion. Heretofore oui Normal Schools
have been left lo run themaelres. The
plan of putting them under the charge
of a board of Trustee*, i* an excellent
•ne.
The appointments of Comissioners of
anew proposed Insane Asylum, under
a resolve of the last Legislature, are all
excellent. Mr. Whitehou»e i* County
Attorney ol Kennebec, aud a lawyer ol
em ncnce; Mr. Hitchborn has long bcin
lavorably know η to the people of the
State ; and Mr. Coburn is Agent of on·
of the Lewiston manufacturing com
panies, and ha* had much experence in
the mutter of arranging plans lor large
structure. This board is changed with
the important duty ot mukiug art ange·
m en is tor the locatiou aud const ruction
of a new State in*.mo Asylum.
Mr. Andersou, appoiutcd Railroad
Commissioner, is a weii-kuowu civil en
gineer ol Portland.
A Judge is not to be appointed till
Uav.
Those Virtuous Democrata.
Tho democratic party ol New Hamp
shire tried to make capital. iu the recent
Stale Election, out ol the salary swindle
of Congress, and its three members of
Congress played the rule of innocents, de
nouncing the transaction. They ηυΐ only
Toted again»t the measure, but scorned
the money—till ajler election—when the
deteated one and the one re-elected im
mediately drew their extra pay ! Mr.
Bell, whose election is in doubt, is not in
proper condition to apply for his <juite
yet.
Eren the New York Tribune comes
down upon these Democratic tune sett
er-, denouncing their action as "sneak
thieving." It says:
It now appears that Messrs. llibbard
and Parker, members of the last, Con
grew from New Harap.*hit«·, alter having
made capital for themselves on the -tump
before la· late election iu tu.it State by
proclaiming their opposition to the salary
grab, a? soon as the election was over
wrote to Washington and drew the five
thousand doll.tr» unearned inooej. It is
wiLh great regret—lor we do want to be
lieve in somebody—that »e withdraw
the commendation heretofore procounced
on these gentlemen, and, upon this state
ol tacts, pronounce theiu humbugs and
shams.
These New Hampshire fellows have
shown neilhei honesty nor courage. Let
us thank God one of them is defeated
and take shame to ourselves that the
other >» returned.
By the side oi this transaction the
shamelessness and audacity ol Mr. But
ler and his folio wets. who opeuly voted
for this seizure, become respectable.
—Kev. Dr. Estes, of the 1st Baptist
church, preachcd an able discourse on
Sunday last, froiu the text, "Thou hast
made Summer and Winter.'* Ho allud
ed to the severity ol our winter, and
showed the benefits of the cold season,
materially and naturally, drawin·; many
spiritual le«»ous therefrom. *
The St on* M'ait l'roblctn.
The problem of our West P.iris cor
respondent, in our issuo of the 18th inst.,
b.is elicited some attention, and we have
received lire communication* in relation
to it. The problem was as follow»:
A. and B. contract with C. to bitUd 100 ^
rude ol wall lor $100. A. commences at
one end. and ha.* $ !-25 per rod ; B. com
mences at the other, and has 75 cents,
llow many rods must each man build to
get $50·
"Uncle Bill," ol Hartford, thinks the
problem an absurdity, for, to gel $.<0
apiece, 106 2· S rods of wall will bo buiit.
Anothei North Ncwry correspondent
says: "A. commences at the first corner,
tunning south 40 rod.i to a stake ; B. com
mences at the second coiner, running
touth 66 rods and 11 feet to a stake—the
two corners being a hundred rods apart.
B. has gone to Washington, (o tee il ho
can get his salary increased to build the
f>0 rods.
• X. Y. Z..w irom Bryant's Pond, says:
• Perhaps it is a fair problem. as stated,
but I fail to sec it." and he presents it in
this wav, as he thinks it should be :
A. and B. contract to build 10C rods ol
stone wall for #100. As it is wo.th more
to build A's end of the wall than it is B's,
A. receives 50 cents more per rod than
B., and each receive $50. How many
rods do each build, and at what price per
rod ?
A West Paris correspondent siys:
Some will ear that this exanple will
not prove, but I think it will. In the
first place ii they build the samj number j
of rods there would be no trouble, but as
Mr. Β builds 25 rods more thar Mr. A,
there is a gain tor Mr. C of 2« cents a
rod leas lhan #1.00 a rod which he is to
pay lor building, therefore A a ad Β lose
$6.25, leafing only $95.75, which amount
tbey both get; and if they are to have
the $50 apiece, we «hall have .o divide
the #0.25 equal.
One builds 75-200 of 100 rods- ;i7 1-2 K.
·· ·' 1 25-200 " " 6i 1-î K.
100 R. I
37 1-2\$ 1.25 = 46.875
62 l-2x 75 = 46.875
¥3.750
Which is $6.25 less than the $100,
which I have tried to show you.
•*L*uclc Bill'1 gives it as he thinks it
should be, to wit: A and Β c-jnlract to
build 100 rods of wall for just 1100; the·
they agree to wepaiate aud begin at
diftereut ends, and that A shall hare 25
cents more per rod than Β ; required the
price per iod eacli receives, ant the num
ber of rod· each must build.
Iu<tu»lrla! Mtatlstlca.
The Gardiner Journal suggests that
tho following questions be added to the
circular of the State Statistician :
How mauy places in town wl ero rum
is sold ?
Ate your officers truly loyal Iriends of
the Maine law or ·'copperheads ?n
How much are tho taxes probably in
creased by the sale of liquors in your
vicinity ?
Could the law be enforced, if the prop
er officers faithfully tried to enforce it?
How many of your paupers were made
so directly or indirectly by intemperance ?
How much of the crime in your com
uiunity is caused by intemperance ?
Any other information of interest to
tho public, and bearing on tho welfare of
the community will be cheerfully re
ceived.
—The Maine State Sabbalh School As
sociation will hold it annual session at
Biddelord about the middle of May.
r>!ill:lCT NO. 4.
Th<· winter terni was taught l»y Miss
Anna Heath, ol Sumner.
Some of the scholars in th is school
made good improvement, especially in
Geography; but I am sorry to say thai
Mr. Caleb Thomas saw lit to take hi·»
scholars out ol school, lucre was u
great deal «aid about it. but as 1 have
been accused ol being liist on une side,
and then the other, here Is the proper
place toeapress my opinion, and I shall
do so because it is my duty. Alter hear
ing the stories on bom side*, I bci-aine
convinced that Mr. Thomas had just cause
for removing his scholars 1'roiu school. 1
thought the school was not prolilable to
the District, and advised Mr. Thomas to
call in the S. 6. Committee, lie did so,
but failed to convince my colleagues that
Miss Heath should be dismissed from the
school. He did not prove what 1 expect
ed he would—indeed his strongest points
were not mentioned. Il he had proved
what ht» wight have done, I Ihiiik she
would have lelt the school. I do not
thiuk that Miss Heath is fit to teach any
school while her habits are what 1 have
good reason to belie ν u (hut they are now.
1 i>hall never permit any person to loach
school when it is in my powci to prevent
it, who is in the habit of using intoxicat
ing drinks to exceos, or who can take
more whiskey at oucu than any temper
ance mau can walk straight with. 1 do
not believe that the greatest opponent ol
the Maine Law in this town would want
uis «laughters taught that ail the best
society, everybody that is anything lur·
nishes liquors lor their tables, and that
they should never marry any man who
would not furnish his table with liquor
every day.
CHARUM OK 'ΠΙΚ J COUR.
Judge Dantortb said the caso wa·* one
calculated to excite teclings on both
sides. It is an action of Slander—
uot ol Libel, lietween the two a very
wide difference exists. Language written
will support an action, sometimes, when
spoken, it would rot. Language written
subjects a person to an indictment—
language spoken never does. So far as
the written report is concerned, if un
true, it might sustain an action lor Libel,
not for slander. It is neeesunry that you
should make a discrimination. The He·
port i« put in by deft, not plft". The ac
tion is brought for words spoken, not
written. Tw6 causes of action arc sot
out in the writ. PifT. must prove the
words as set out—did deft, speak them —
not did he write them, or read them from
his Report. If he did not speak* them,
and speak them as alleged, then deft, is
not guilty. The proof must satisfy you
that every material word setout in the
writ has been provod as alleged.such as,
if it is alleged that he said, 'T supposed
she was crazy, but afterwards thought
she was drunk." It proved to have been
said, is the allegation true? If not true,
the law will imply malice. Then, as to
language spoken of plfl". in her avocaliuu
or profession. It need not be her entire
business, but her principal one. Was
the language spoken of her, as a teacher,
slanderous. It would be undoubtedly,
so tar as the temperance aspect is con
cerned. But it is said, what he did say,
was justifiable oecause a privileged com
munication. When a person places him
TIjo eve whs well tried, Ρ iff. tudng
assisted by the County Attorney, Mr
Fostor. and Alvah Black. Esq., «ho
made tho closing argument of nn hour
and a half. It was :l strong and logical
effort, quite sarcastic and bitter, in ...niL
portions. Mr. Harlow spoke about two
hours, urging his points, whhh
principally legal ones, and reuniting
them, Jest the jury n.i^lit not fui y apprv"
bend thcoi. Ho conducted the'dehn.*.
shrewdly and ably, as Ids verdict Imitent
es. But it was the Judge'* charge that
was looked to, for the true character o|
the case, audit was INtened to with so
much inlei» t and gives su much ralunblg
law on the subject, we give it ncarh
reibatim. I was evident that no great
damages would be awarded, aller he.ir
ing it.
Πιο jury alter being out ono hour, re
turned a verdict of ••guilty" against the
de fondant and assessed damage?; at !*i oj
which carries quarter costs, to »rit. twen·
ty-flve cents. The verdict imp.ics that
the jury did noi vuusider all that was eaid
by deft, as privileged under hie official
report, but that there was no malice, and
ηυ great damage done to pir» diameter.
The imprudence ol the Plff., to call it by '
no harsher term, in ottering wjue to α
drinking man. in the mIiouI room, in
presence of her scholars, was no doubt
intended to be rebuked by tho jury,
though it ilid not justify such remarks,
bv deft . as that ••she drank whiskey
cnough to make m<*st men drunk, and
apparently carried it off all right"—nor
did any testimony thai was introduce d by
delt. come up to a prool ol this and hoi
ilnr remarks alleged to have been made
by delt.
Black, Foster. Harlow.
Oilman 8. Blake v. Lowistou St «a m
Mill Company.
This is an action on a contract alleged
to have been made between the parties
about tho first ol April, 1871. fur the sale !
of one huudred ami thirteen thousand !
pine timber, more or less, then lying on
tho banks of Saudy river in Kiley Planta
tion, lo be paid lor when delivered in the
Audroscoggin river. The defendants
deuy that the coutract was in writing. '
and claim that such «vas not tho contract, '
but that if the limber was not delivered '
in said Androscoggin river tho first, sea
son, then tho depreciation ol tho limber
from lying over ami the injury il should
leceive should lail on tho plff. and not on 1
the défis. ; that the contract so specified,
and that that contract was not in writing,
but the trade was a verbal contract, and
that the Company had suffered great loss
because the timber was not delivered the
first season. The Jury returned a ver
diet lor the plff. /or the sum of $li>Ot>.75. j
Foster. Harlow. 1
IUVOKCKi DJECKEKU.
Sarah J. Potter, libelant, vs. Samuel I
W . Potter. Divorce decreed aud custody I
of minor children given to mother.
Foster.
George \V. Cole, libelant, vs. Alfaret- 1
ta Cole. Divorce decreed.
Black.
Abby M. Emerson, libelant, Vf. Emory
Kuierson. Divor.re decreed, and custody
ol children givon to mother.
N. S. & F. J. Llulefield.
l'o>l Ojflrr Aifttnl*.
The following contract* !«··" Canylng
Ihe mail» lt»i four years, have been
uw aided i*» Messrs. lleiirj I enndt, ol
Gr.iv, mill Geoige It. Kimball ol Poll
land : Ν rvvav t·> lili'i iiWniul ; Oxlonl
tu Νapie»; Soiilli I'.ni. in Frwbuig,
Pot lei lu E;i"»t Wakefield ι ;iilr»».nl .-latum
The Ν alio uni itu»i»ciaiiee So» h-i)
Iinv-t in\ it»*·1 all Ufiuperaiicu urynuii ι
lions in the foimti \ lo st-iol delegate* !··
;ι grand National Convention lo be nwld
sit Saratoga Spimgs, Ν. \ . ou tliu .'o.ii
ol August noil. I'hi·. ·» »t U»v iitigbl ol
lh<> la»liiou*Olo *ca»on ut thin great
watering vl liquor place, and we euppoM·
holding a icinpeiaiice Convention llwru
will lit* v-unidered "cany mg lW« '»ai into
Allien!' We lear thai m lko.-»e lashioii
able watering places, the water hardly
has a I.m chance.
lice ut (itlrtnl.
The buMin Mill belonging lo Messrs.
liciiueli Λ: Jewell at lliu blaiioii, was
buiued ou Wednesday night, Ibe iiGlh
in »! h cost loss estimated at
$1,5υϋ. àheii engine they ibink i·» out
I i illu iliiuii^ed. 1 iie\ loal bill lilllo
spool slock, as lliev loaded I wo cal» I lie
night before, uud had bill aboul one car
load «Ή liuud
(Jurhain, Λ . //·
Dill I'liltrkpullllulll "It. Allies; He*·
lieor^o Λ Tewksburj ol PI)woull»»
Mass , occupied I lie Pulpit at the Coiigie
galional huuse jestetday. Mi· 1· de
livered oue *d the most interesting, and
ineliuelive and eloquent discouiscs thai
1 over lialeueii U» loxl, llebiuivs id
L'hi'p., 11Ί» Verse. Mi· lewksbury is
quit· ιοί"·/· i''t one ol the ablest as olio
of 'lie pleasing speaker·» it lias been
our lorlunu tu hear. In lUtcuiug lo hiiu
I am icniiuded ol llieso wouls, "Tliou
uluiost pi· ι > .tadesl ι ne tu be a uiuistian.
There lia* in-on and is being c ut a
laige amount ol ship timber lieie, it
goe* io «Itthic over ibe C« 1. It. ol iX)Urst'.
We havi lour men (brollies) li«ro
«Ίιο»ι· u: in d weight is 11KM libs. Ore
has porch i»*-d Ihe farm known a·· the
Burbaiik Iaiiii in Gitead.
Tlw snow in this vicinity is lully four
led ·!< ep —HajitUtr
iheford itrmn.
Tue*day morning, as General Pony
All.I Set li II Kau ne ο. K<q.. were on their
way to Pari* Ourt their H.igli slun k
into a "pilch" in Ihe toad, just as they
were enli ring the covered bridge near
the village, and both were thrown out
with great violence upon the frozen
mound ill the bridge, and Ihe horse
cleat ed lisoSI from the cleigh. Gen.
I'errj, who was driving, fell upon his
tide, making an ugly *Un wound up»*»
his head, and badly bruidng his shoulder,
side and hip. Mr. Kauneo fell upon his
hands, se ν et el y injuring his wrifrt. Ihe
wonder i* I list they were not both com
pletely "smashed Hp" etr killed. lhey
ure both disabled from labor, Gut are do
ing well, says the l,ew»*lon Journal.
Jiij ron It cum.
i}yiou,a small lowu siluated in a rouioto
pail ο I Oxtoid County, m. ni lite λ inter,
ii υ ltd lui il» uuiueious miuw Mjuails, and
m tin· summer rt.-tiuii, il is aluio«t uni*
versall) known an being λ lavoiitc result j
loi' black llics and lliosqtiilo» a
Hut little imiw{iire» here worthy of
uote, yd, occasionally wo icud >uti—kind
ι rendent ol the Democrat— λ «old υι iwu, j
so tun may know that wo hav ο not gone
under the big miuvv drille, or ιιμ (» il>e
, nuith pole, out expect flut every snow j
storm nud blow will send u> either l·
, one place or the other.
{ Λ short but luetnlive term of school,
taught by Mr. Walter A. Abbott, of Hum
lord, closed last week Mosl ol our
school l.ouscsuiu miserable things, and !
, il the several districts ure nol able, (lie
( town should, und wo hope will soon lake j
some mew sure lo rciidci them ut least,
comfortable.
Our road* arc in a bud condition; al· '
mosl impassable. Q V.
. . j
Hrotcn/leltl I fetus.
Dr. J. 1'. Sweat, in returning Ironi a
profcssjonul visit lust Sunday evening, j
w as upset un u railroad crossing, upon
. which his horse be came Irightcued. and !
I the reins bl eak in,', hu tan up the 1'. & O. {
, Road some two niiloi or more, leaping !
several bridges, culvetls, cattle
&c., and passing the Brownfield hMRk
j attempted to leap ihe biid^e aeros^^^H^
herd river, but fouud it too inuolfiMij
went through with sleigh attached some
( eight or ten feet into the snow on the
; bank of the river. liolh shafts of the
I sleigh were broken, and the horic sorely
bruised nod cut up. By luck ot fijends
( on the road, the borso w^« shoveled out
jand led back lo the station on the tuck.
Kexar Valle Ttein»,
The snow in this vicinity still clings to
mother earth. We have now at lead
I I 1-2 lté! on a level, and a fresh supply
( after every thawy day. Our roads are
very bad indeed, slewy, and full of pitch
holes, which make it <|uite unpleasant for
tcamrfters ur those who visit to enjoy
themselves at sleigh riding.
Col. Jordan Stacy ie fast recovering
I rum the paralytic shock which ho ex
perienced a lew weeks ago. Hut the life
of Mr. Win. Chapman of this place, who
was attacked with paralysis a few days
! previous to Mr. Stacy's being sticktn
i down, is despaired of.
Hay is plenty and stock js jooking
well. Apples are retting badly, with
but little sule. Many supposed last full
that if they kept their apples until March
lliey would bring a high price, but such
is not tho ease.— Register.
—Cupt. Chas. E. Nash of the Kenne
bec Journal has been elected President
ol the Augusta Common Council.
So mu of «ur people ûmi> j<»«> ■ ' ·
may îvi well br dispensed mil»
Ηκγμκι.. Mar. 1Mb, Κ.'-ί
Sir. t'ilit· r:~I.a-? night « ♦· bail η grand
(Vncert to < Ι<·!»«· tin' Siiijriii;' School that
hits been »" kUici h>luiit taught lhi■· v*in·
tri iiv l*rol (>. IV*. Cliaiuhurliiin Mr.
Clianilw t'uiii Irom the first Ιιλ· given Lie
time cheerfully. uit<l b«s al»»}» been ut
(lie cull ο I hi# ieholare ; and, being a
thorough teacher. tin· reel» It is manifest
in many AJtd. ihe coiiccrt last evening
w ι.- .ι ir*nt ι» ail lover·of «ο<»«! singiDg,
niiil tuuij 1 Like spacu enough to do jus·
lice to ,i!I. I would glndly du so, but as
nil «U -u.ivο credit. I reliuiu irom particu
larising. and give all credit for the man
ner they carried their paits It is hoped
that witli another winter's return, Mr. ('.
will conic to Bethel and other place·* in
Ox lord County, and continue hi* cottr-o
ol instruction.
Last Saturday evening Mr Murray.
Πιiii.-h Consul at Pottlaud, came and
gave us one ol his charming "Readings '
Λ large audience greeted him, and uil
wero charmed with the leading ol l.e
ditlerent selection-!. Monday the it uns
being very late, Mr. Murray kindly om·
sented tu remain aud give the scholats
of Gould's Acadmey a "Readtug, and
u c knou- that "The Christmas Carols'" a*
read that evening, will loug be remem
bered. Mi. Murray is a tine reader, and
so genial and easy in manner that an
audience ii easily OiOVod by him.
N'tfos.
\orlh I.on 11.
learn that Mr. Edgar McAllister in·
iffil· to build η h tore this spring at this
place, on the *|>ot where Mr. tarnums
store was burned. Also that Ν in. Ues
e I tine & Co. think of building a steam
mill lor a sjiool factory at that place.
The people in the vicioity haf· subscrib
ed about $800 to aid it. Now this is a
pleasant way of doing the thing, ai there
ate boute \\ho dp Rot spe that an indu»·
tri il enterprise in a benelit to the coin
raunlty —they can sell their birch and find
employment in their immediate nei^li
borbood. May others do tho same, and
create buidnee· where it would otherwise
remain dull. ^·
Mr. Editor:—I have heard a great deal
of commenting on the depth of snow
that has fallen since it commenced snow
ing for the first time last fall. Where 1
have lived the past, winter, up to this
date. 22d, there has lallen by accurate
measure, fifteen left and one inch.
There has been ijuite au increase in ti e
population of Frtiiklin Plantation, tiicte
I,wing three births in on.· small house, in
three weeks time. W. P.
-Messrs. lloyt, Fogg & Breed, Port·
land, wish to eccure at once, tho names
of all Farmers' Club*, with the evening
ol meeting and name of President, lor
the forthcoming Year Book. Will l'ie
Secretaries, or some some other person
interested, of every Farmers' Club iv the
State, forward such names at once ?