The Portland daily press., 1865-04-20
Thursday Morning, April 90, 1865.


Ono IF the oldest Inhabitants of Markham
Nxs,ns thus r.saa,sI ! race he once had with q
asa.'s,',,,., -
@Vas'-.-, ma, saia ba .lvhan 7 tirst visited
.h;. t,1.7 ,hsr.' ,yars ,nlv threa Families liv
s.s ~ :; - W, ybo now i;vs Of ease can new
o. know ina hardshins and perilous scenes
thn-...-,h ,vbich early setIeIs nassed. Come
with ne. D he .ontlnnad. sand viii show you
,ha snot on which the first hut ever erected
N IN ,slS Spos Town was located ~ d
1ofo,gaa silently until the old man
rpachad the hottom OF The west side OF Paris
Hi Il 81
4 ss'rbaro y said no s.on this spot was erected
.ha hnt- r shal navar torcar The first time
I visifad r. and the story was told ee
hWns, is IL g15 T asked, 4 T1s
uT -v,Il ,ell vou. When the irst settler
moved mere. his nearest neighbor livsd twenty
,niiss distant in the present town OF Rumford, 4
naes ~, anin raad hal ,Ueen tha TWO neiohbors
s.as nna s-o ssta thar he cnt through the woods
h;rnsair 40 that In case of want or sickness he
-.;-h+ %et ossistsnca One snrino. / think It
s ,sS +,;rs -aas q, a,ta, he 4 IA .attlad hara
aaS o.i,ss1 - % 70 Rumtord tor nrovis.
sons He aTosa aarlv one morning and start-i
ed for n,s~ nasrest naiohhor. Peopla Of the
,ss.s'',,t DIV Yuonld thinl II hard 10 maize a
f' - ,,'.,'t., ,,,iias for h.,, ~ ro,aroas
!Ou,nJ a ~ ~. 80 I,,t s,,ch pss sna arrand ~
sha at A.. sst,,ar He srrivad hatora moon and
,-,Ss srccassfoI IN oat,ino; his notatoes got
t,,sant IA sta.tai tar homa Ent
:. asn - travel with load of nota-
900. ard 6natlv at sundown. he threw of his
.oeS' auu d nnay s,,vad ~ - U,sLs sbsiar and
, Soaa, , 49, ,iaSt bava hsan takan with him
+ha wacr eno s,,cs,;tv ~ n n was s;tated mat
on fhe otner SIDE of the strearnI on which are
~ Lii ss-0 ~ ,t,a nIlsae og pinhook IN Waod,
1.l.n1- .,t,.aI AZ 'A0 - -'-'N '''~>- -
e'OEn' os14 ...,... ss4..I. a. "a 80
ne Jun. sns.s.., ~ " 80. = - sA ~
out u niS sasA pJ pieSo - o", ~ rya..
youAs n@n' ~ -, no,iah raa,s a.ts t,;s
sSS xs ~ .,,oo,s :. Inv % I ,yas sao,nr,4 ~
iood Ia tae Woous' Dus -. was saying, ne
coninenIa -. A.io ahr;II ~ ~ :.
~ -,
onss lna. = ooIu IVe ,oa1 ra,sta ~ o'av Uas
~ ,hs IA aattIes S;,n -
eau III inc iAns " ''A0 o.N Se'S'0. 'AAN1
sell ,...s. ,.,,,,,,,..,. y sa;a.,, aana;.
hsScne9 eseiy "a Ga'u 20 ~ anu -
Was icPea.ou o'on 49, !. AAea.
er thah Deiore.., my nlss snouSu. was ioI My
own. saieIy. Dut wnas wa was ~. ~ w - : sS waS
al Ieass een
not single nunan Deing Healer tnan tnat 70
me; next snougneo VI sen ueien9e' pus nau
4obAins W ueionu lnySoil VIZ s..'' luonaen1 @
conciuuel W slai ~ ~ " : Ans suT
nature u Ine ~ %, ~ " a.
snouiu Ssanu .ne ,ea'' IHsneo sno, " eS1ps
1elnalneu IN 1no s w, sas .aa. ~
w0uiu TansacA ny anu iss. suo
Which Aau loie ooai.u 1 ls,,s. .s % 'sig A.S
appetite' SO ne might HOT ioiio" n'e altef eat-
ng ~, -,
hau Hos pioeSeueu nio.o 'uan nan =
mile, peiole Anew y! 'no e - VI 'no anlr
MAJ, tnae ne was Witnln slgns " ING eanp.a . :
ooupisu ny speou, Isha, So.,"sas H.aSs
Snouiu NY - aa NV tr,,ssu !; A. a,st
woula nos run nau -. Wy :. uS.s my WIN
me- Dus lneie couiu UNI ue ~ ~ e.e.ee ~ ,ly
Iurious, PiVoapiy, ~ pelns asl y, anu VIII WIN
notnlng snat couiu po 'alieu "oapon sAfe
pocAst knne' ~. A.A -
na1 ,.,,.S;.'s. ...es.o ~
my way Aone, anu neslins no.ning inoro ~
tne iearlul Dossn ~ - o'SA sea rs
anu nae .D,l, ~ 80 hsas
pellnu NJ aooue wv nus aa.;'ea,a a. a.
sAnu poiA' n isnen ~ oa,.,a - ~.
onetei. ouss 90 : na1 -
slon susS .,;.,,a "a ~ as,,os+ S;ssooo
tng o~cn ,ad Son =, 80 shnrs aa sraca % of limo
Aau uasesu 80 ho..os = :. hra ~ a.;,a
wa elecslineu "l'n noiiol - ''oAi sal0
iT aiSH aS H., a.. ,, fo.r. ,,,.ro ,.o.l;1aa
knew tnsn slas ny ieais W. ~.
ane oeass ad nar undoausoeAJ onsei @ as sap
ave, auu - - = = ~
Inlso iliites o - iyi .os 1,.,nS - sas
1eauy DecS.ug ,a uarn ieuou9'eu nnd ah ,h
Uul - s,;.s =. ~,
Ane IecVleSe,on "a INA. .i,s
1nin- GO sl.is ae Tss. s -
wes =. ~ -, ~ 20 ,,;acas and sInost ostan
euouSn " c;,S ~ al h,.aSt ~ saos horr;hla
a.e " VIZ -. s-r,oi nth .t,o 40.
.,S.;y ca.iy ~ thro.', = a,y hesore tha hosst
S..iS ".','.,,. 80 hor;n-, tharahg - ,rain
~ S;,,, ~ ~ t;,s,, - .,,,d 800
a. ,aas14,. ~ ~ - ,,;ocss =, y
AZ ~ " pS ond ,ossad +ho ,,.r,,a,,t
,S e :, 4tle .,atl' Ne ,.,s .ss s1a
;-.,,,aaa.taa ~ aIa,sad bot,re haerd shr,,I
ify,s 20 mo 3, Il Hor, thst shr;sL alaa-
si5 si;noS 90 .,ai :, horndad lts daar p,,, ~
.nnn,snt ,ha animal made another crv which
.oId nc ,,ls;nIv that INV garmnnt had onlv az.
Snaratog oO,a ~ g's n;,, ~ J f,arcas chase
s0 Goan Ut so;d sand ,nnst I tbue d;ao T
"gu, 0n,u, Ss'. fa- NJ, ,.;fa and ch;Idrar >,
nd ~, a,,a1, tassar tbar Ma dora haf,,s
nd nnhnttonina n,u ra;s1coa. Idronned II Z,
~. ,sath as rr5ocasdad Tha .ho,fs ~ = =, :,
.;Ca psnd childran ,raed mo ~ .ho os. " a..
'a-ato sread for T t6onoht nora - sSs;s ,sr
800 dsath " .neil un-
d;thf fo~ should dia what unn1a neaS.s ~. !
ca WIZ Wl.noioi snouiu uie "n"' "ouio pecome
.Ts - ,,o,,o,. an 4ha sora,,ts 80 .....s,.e
.he.'n g. s.' =. my me Ie
o,ri-oS io,,Sas an5 fas+ as ,as r,',,ri,,>, ~
snIieneu adu ,ss' % was I auIns ne
Iapiuy Ps;i'T sS.,S TN,SL SnI no"is ~. =.
ne cane' eh.t aansleu - eoS,u neal nt
uounus' s 80. '..s ~ a., DivoA WIZ.
you see yonueli wniSn IN was ~ uouu,e ass presen,
size 9es s, ~, T.gerod hra;r Is q & anu
ta,,s =, +ha haost With traa ho,,,5.
gy lno S4"e ~, " wy 80 49,. ~ o1.1s
Balneu .uo opPoI.so asI., -.I;ah 80 N