Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-02


On the other hand house frame cost moth
Ing for the material. \ pine tree that would
now b. worth fifty dollars, was sod for one
dollar. In the carly history Of the town, q
man went ON foot 20 miles to Portland Will
his hand sled and hauled home n bushel Of
salt. Tho second child horn in town Is Jo'
seph Twitchell, scycnty.thIcc ycars old, and
still vigorous man. llis mother came in
to town on snow shoes. The fnst barrel OF
York -four ever brought into town was in
1894. Previous 70 that time the inhabitants
carried a sUrplus Of wheat 10 market,
Among the Grst settlers was Eli Twitohell,
whose daughter, now living, he carried in his
arms twenty miles through the woods. lie
kent the fret store in town There are but
tlrce head. Of families now living in town.
who wcrc such in 1909. The first rcprc-
sentative to the Stat, legislature was Eli
,haz Chapman in 1903. Tho fr-t post-oi.
f,c in town was established IN 1914. No
81. Mason, Jr., 7. W. The first ordained
minister ia town was Rev. Daniel Gould, a
graduate IL Harvard College. The 6rst
.chool.housc in 1880. The fr-t meeting.
housc in 1906. The Gr,t family who win.
tersJ ia town was that Of Samuel Ingalls,,
in 1870.
The Indian. frequently ,i.itcd the inha-
h,uuu. Among these was an Indian doc
trcs., the last Of the Pcqunwkct tribc, by
the name OF MoHyockei. She was fond Of
rum and cmp,yius., Of tho latter she would
drink a pint NJ q time. Arool story j. told
uf her, that when her husband died she went
O. Canada. The PRIEST demanded some mo-
uey 90 pray nj. ,'ul ont n Purrltory. She
lnnt"rcl him O. take lc~-, hut hr rrfus'l.
She no lat counted ont the money and l1il
It on the table. when be- made hi. PRAYER.
aud told her that her husband was ,afc.
Then she said 90 him, Gle arti1 sGF'
&c. rrr.i-l o. her satisfaction She imme-
dntrly took the money, and pa, il into her
pocket The priest thrutrncl O. pray him
lack again She saw, "Ma S,uhop ,ury
CAREFUL Indian; when De- rgt am IN "a lad
place, be stick um mp stick, AMI never catch
um there acin." and she won't "a with the
money She va. supposed 90 hcmyra hum
dr,l wear, oll. and u.l On ay that .hr
could remember Ioycll's Fight IN l72i
She las h,rn drli about ihirty.Gyo year.
4 branch OF The - Francois trilc occupied
tho frti', iuicrnlr- In town whrr' they
ni-,l thcir corn. The ,orn.hills wrr, ~
,,-uirrI many YEAR, after th' town wa,
-et,lcl.
IN 1850 thr,t ut the ci,iflus were taken
arti,, hy the lnllan, ON, escaped, aud
,hc other. wcr, carried to Cauaia, vhcr
they were r,l,rmcl thc next YEAR.
Such arr .,mr or the the he,. cl,h.ria'
,hc meeting. which We j., MT pretend 10
motto down in chronological ORDER. Nor i.
chs, thc time a. collect the materials f1r the
history oG the towns iu Oylorl County. III,
present generation can recount what they
and ,h,ir father. have ,,n. 1, b. c,ntrm-
plated az a futurr time o. hly, similar
meeting embracing as many of the -tisru.
o.. r.,ihls, Or the purpn-o " collecting M
te hgt, of the early history II the town.
liza company Of thirty individual. can hiring
out -n many not., what may We not cH'
Irg, from public meeting. Inoolsarco-
ly alb chat toe meeting wa, a happy one OF
all present. Srrc,hc. were made, and The
President presided with his usual ease and
dignity. y. 7. T.