Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-03-13
OLD SERIES. VOL. q, NO. lG

Zela Holt, while in Gen. Gates army, q.
the capture Of Burgoyne. LIE. OF Auto
graphs, by A. l.. Burbank, also by tho
same, the following manuscript, which
shows that even in the darkest hour Of tho
Revolution, our fathers had some comforts.
Camp Valley Forge. June 18th, l71s.
lIecd 63l boiler in fall ui all accounts.
Twelve Bari. of u 'cr. So Rolls OF Tobacco,
IL Iccu niycs, - IL hanks Of Thread
JOHN FITCH.
ANECDOTES. 4 pressure Of other duties
prevented Us from noting down the numcr-
Gus anecdotes Of the GrandiAthcrs. 4 few
will suffice.
The following will serve 10 illustrate thu
customs Of the times. Oliver Fesuo COM
menccl a settlement on R2bcrtsOns Hill,
wherc the Robertson family sull reside. IIo
built the barn now standing. When tho
franc was ready 70 be raised, Master Powers
tulI him that ho must have some . 'rii 20
raise the building IL wa' in vain that
Frnuo cypps,ulatcd. Thg., was none 10 10
had short Of Sandi.h, and M rual save a
hor.c-pllh. Ilc oG.rci to ray the hants
Tor their labor. and furnish lhom with q
s15l ,uTrer, but an ~ vain. 4; last tho
mas,rr.w0ykman broke ont, WY !
raalaEf D. gu'y " rl.Hrg ..ru ai'toa!
some yrL" So F,uno was obliged 10 sa'-
pend operations, mouutms hyrSo wiiha q koI
on Zach side, g) 70 Sandi,h end obtain Ito
yiuL Afigr q journey OF four or i'o days,
De- returned. and H., building Wa promptly
ni,cl. Tsnno va, th, fr.t and ouly black
smith in town Ds many ycass. lie shop
,,JJd q liuls O. the N1r.h IL, Of the barn
o. tn r,ll. ~ Afterwards wen. 70 jay,
wacr' ho lici
\ pleasing r,mcnisc,nee Was related bya
lady Iisr graudmo,hsr helonsgl toa family
ormu,icians, and when a girl .ac had learned
to play very skilGlly ou the snare drum.
They liked on ,lr banks Of ,he Connecticut
River. and wleu Der rbsothcr wscd..ghars.
Il from ,hc war ai the c's,, u tha Re,ou-
ton, slo waited Dg thcis arrival On tho op-
pp-its hank. A. they Appeared In sight,
she beat % familiar aud ..,Ju,- mIyemgG:
on her drum. whi,h was at one, rccJsGild
by her brothers, who returned ih' salute iy
re.acho.r: ,A, ,,ms with their musical iu-
.trumcuts. Such recognition mes. A-v9
b.cn peculiarly oE,iIus &, .h' actors.
The h.t Beaver Wa, caught IN town n
ls25-,hc next year aler t'r Naic M1gu-
tain sltl,. II, hlI dam On AlIcr Rive
ll,was Grst caught in the tsap ~ tho fore
De-; which DE- suavcl aG, then by tho other
urc.l.e which he al-o gnawgl oT, anil,
lastly, hy tho hinI.las by which ho va,
secured. The list Moose cuugh, in town
wl. 90 lass. The la.' sable in lsji.
Tho Olls. rrs,5a h.,ns ia town the pres
cut year was Chloe lgurs, ~ho del Feb.
ao.h. IsI5, aged - - years Her Dc
.csuIau,s wcrl n children, tn OF whom
survive lrr, - grandchildren, ljI goat
,,anl.hilIreu, aaI srs; sr.. s-1al-
childr-, total 2.j. ra Oldest .srs,n poI
NM '' ''|'' - -. ,.',,7..,,,.,.
in tbe French aul Iulau war will show -
boys yr aba.wgrc the tolls % lgir grand
father. Tho following i,cH,rarisi
IjA sept. Wen. ,i.l eleven a: ur,at, AMI
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49,. ,..l.,.'.aW - ri.r., .,r, 90,
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J''' U.s. 80 ,.L -" 49,, -. ILL.,, =,
v,. ,ho, in Ito rirnt lin whilst attacking
'"' h''.- nous. u. '.' '"'''.. ~ .'' y
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49, Wv ,,., - >, -. r.,
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I,Lc and marched al,Yt 3 or miles and
-, =, n",r,,r. si,b ~, rp,,,teI for
Sn.n.r,r, ,rl a., ,.,. ont I, ,ls r,ad,