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Letter to Editor
December 9, 1870
Oxford Democrat
Paris, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine
What is this article about?
A correspondent from Peru corrects a prior report on potatoes hauled to the local starch factory, stating 750 bushels were processed into 40 tons of starch this fall. He also describes the successful Good Templar Exhibition on Nov. 30th, attended by 300 people, featuring temperance-themed plays and a declamation.
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Mr. Editor:-
Permit me to make a correction of a certain section in an article which appeared in your paper, a few weeks ago, concerning the amount of potatoes hauled to the starch factory, in this town. I stated that two hundred bushels had been taken there: instead of that amount, seven hundred and fifty bushels have been converted into the best quality of starch, which I think will command a good price; they have made this fall about forty tons, which is well stored and ready for sale.
The buildings and machinery where the starch is made, when that article is not being manufactured, are used for the purpose of sawing clapboards, lath, &c., which have a ready sale. I think that the proprietors will keep on hand a good assortment of the above articles, as the timber from which they are made is of the best quality.
Our Good Templar Exhibition occurred last evening, Nov. 30th and, was a complete success. The hall was crowded to the utmost; there were about three hundred present, who went away well satisfied with all that was done. Our exercises consisted of dramas, dialogues and singing, all of which, were well executed. Some of the most interesting plays were "Reclaimed, Many," "No Man if he Drinks." The "Empress Josephine," and many others which it is not requisite to name. The first of the above named plays is characteristic of real life. You behold the besotted drunkard, going the road to ruin, regardless of the sufferings of his family, until he is reclaimed by a friend, and his home is once more made pleasant, and his family happy; you see that greatest murderer, the rum seller, confounded, and made to surrender to all that is good and holy, and finally all are changed, and made to feel the pleasures of a temperate life. A declamation delivered by Frank Greene, was well executed: it represented the stump speaker working for Congress. The piece partook of the character of an orator, more than any other composition, which Greene did not fail to make interesting, by his mode of delivery.
We think that as the winter passes away, we shall accommodate the people with something of the same character.
A. L. H.
Mr. Editor:-
Permit me to make a correction of a certain section in an article which appeared in your paper, a few weeks ago, concerning the amount of potatoes hauled to the starch factory, in this town. I stated that two hundred bushels had been taken there: instead of that amount, seven hundred and fifty bushels have been converted into the best quality of starch, which I think will command a good price; they have made this fall about forty tons, which is well stored and ready for sale.
The buildings and machinery where the starch is made, when that article is not being manufactured, are used for the purpose of sawing clapboards, lath, &c., which have a ready sale. I think that the proprietors will keep on hand a good assortment of the above articles, as the timber from which they are made is of the best quality.
Our Good Templar Exhibition occurred last evening, Nov. 30th and, was a complete success. The hall was crowded to the utmost; there were about three hundred present, who went away well satisfied with all that was done. Our exercises consisted of dramas, dialogues and singing, all of which, were well executed. Some of the most interesting plays were "Reclaimed, Many," "No Man if he Drinks." The "Empress Josephine," and many others which it is not requisite to name. The first of the above named plays is characteristic of real life. You behold the besotted drunkard, going the road to ruin, regardless of the sufferings of his family, until he is reclaimed by a friend, and his home is once more made pleasant, and his family happy; you see that greatest murderer, the rum seller, confounded, and made to surrender to all that is good and holy, and finally all are changed, and made to feel the pleasures of a temperate life. A declamation delivered by Frank Greene, was well executed: it represented the stump speaker working for Congress. The piece partook of the character of an orator, more than any other composition, which Greene did not fail to make interesting, by his mode of delivery.
We think that as the winter passes away, we shall accommodate the people with something of the same character.
A. L. H.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Peru Items
Starch Factory
Potatoes
Good Templar
Exhibition
Temperance Plays
Frank Greene
What entities or persons were involved?
A. L. H.
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A. L. H.
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
corrects the reported amount of potatoes hauled to the starch factory from 200 to 750 bushels, noting 40 tons of starch produced; reports the successful good templar exhibition on nov. 30th promoting temperance through plays and declamations.
Notable Details
Plays Include 'Reclaimed, Many' Depicting Drunkard's Redemption And Rum Seller's Defeat
Declamation By Frank Greene On Stump Speaker For Congress