Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-04
For The ONSrd Democrat.

Between the year 1876 and 1900, tho Rev.
Paul Colin. ID. d.. OF Buxton, made several
tours M u missionary, 10 preach in the des-
tiiuto parts Of Maine. lilo was Congrc-
gational minister. ordained ut Buxton in
1868, where be died in 1921.
In the course Of hi. missionary travels no
KEEP, u journal. in which be mentions several
towns in the County Of oxford, and per.
haps some extracts will be Of interest to
some OF tho readers OF The Democrat.
/ Under the date OF June 18th, 1876, he
speak. Of being in Paris, and say. -
/" 'ris good place the clover and herds
grass were headed IN tho road" Goth
Sabba,h.-"Prcachei oil day from John
1914. to about three hundred hearers. very
attentive. deccn,ly dressed. and we'll DO.
havcd making the largest and mos, hope
iul assembly to which ! had a, yet spoken.
We me, in barn Of Capt. Bols,er's."
oglh-Turner !. beautiful. The roads.
houses. and farms make the town appear
old, improved. and very agreeable" (rhC
frs, trees in Turner had been iellei in Ia. }
Sept. %, 1897. Norway. Gave a ser.
mon 10 near hundred attentive hearers. -
"Sept. i.-Set OF for PennycoOk (Rum-
ford) rode alone through seven miles OF
their inhabitants in Paris. and then through
real woods. from cigh, O'Clock A. NJ. "a
four 7. NJ. Pu. up with Edmond Page.
PcnnycoOk is rich land, lying on both sides
Of the river. which !. wide"
"Sep.. 5.-ROde to Sudbury, Canada,
now Bethel. This lies on both sides Of the
river. and has much good interval. Bethel
has about one hundred families. Preached
from Matt. lei. Pa, up for tho nigh,
with Dea. Kimball. who has capital farm,
interval enough, which yielded last spring
one thousand pound. Of sugar "
Sept. lOth, lSOO.-paris. Captain
Bolster told me they would cut q second
crop in Worcester, &C., while they had no
apples. lie bad u second crop OF clover e,
for the scythc. Hebron !, II years old
Stephen Robinson begun his farm 10 years
ago. has now $50 acres improved; raised
annually 500 bushels bread his father fat
ted 30 hogs in year. aud raised this year
/ 80 bushels Of oats on two acres"
Sept. 3d.-IluckGeld. Mr.. Spaulding
is the frs, settler hereof about twenty
years standing. lie owns 500 acres OF land,
and is from small beginnings advanced to
wealth. lie has four barns and several
convenient out houses makes about five
tons Of potash yearly. The town is hun.
dred and fifty or hundred and sixty fami-
lies (; some good houses. Sept. i,h.-Put
up with Mr.. Abijah Buck. Mrs. Taylor,
Bucks mother, is 9Oyears old, was born
10 Ilayerhill, and remembers Mrs. Dustin
killing seven Indians"
esp. 7.-Sumncr. Preached in the
barn OF Hezekiah Stctson. This town is
settled on road running six miles from ".
to 5. Rode on my way to Hartford after
supper, and pu. up with Deacon Robinson.
lie has two houses. two barns, and two
mills. saw and gri.t, and Potash"
Remarks. The territory Of Maine con-
sis,s Of much rich land back from the sen.
I, is rapid in population, healthy and
dourisbing. Corn IL now one Of the most
plentiful articles OF their produce and vet
il was once thought the country would IN
corn especially fail. II capable OF being
q happy sojpurnment. The means Of living
are, perhaps, a. many, and rs productive as
can, on tho whole. DO desired. Industry
and economy will probably make tho IN
habitants q, rich rs 10 best. 'Fullness Of
bread and idlcncss," are generally too much
for humln nature TO bear with safety.
f. Food convenient 10. perhaps. the best
condition in life, and this, think, Name
will industriously afford" Il.
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