Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-01
David McWain.

| nc~ bouac. and take With them -lte
az an almost inaispsnsabie aPPendage ~
I his 49, boHe. MeNain shosidcred his axe.
camp kettle. ani such food a. BE- coaii
carr. Ana ~sndsd his vAy from Boston,
Mass. 10 ~hat j. nov kno-n A. McWain's
TIN iathc eastern part Of The to-n o. Wa
tcriord. near Norway line. D.. "a IN
the year I7z5. here va. 10 -vtfisseut
n~Arvr than BridEton. twelve miles distant
ard - persons had leea tArosgh thc
wood. 70 the = Seoggia- eOsatry andbuiit
a <ri-s u'iil. and d-eEins house a. BetLsi
ihe year before. Tbs ~Ns t~eaty-tsO
niiss farther north thaa Mcwsin'. Hal
Tso other started iroa Ma,sachs~etts
With Mcwsia 90 make a settlement. bat
ibev w~rc al three arrested a. dsserters.
and Id sone difbcslty In proving tbsir ~
no-eacs. The oihcr to- -cre discouraged
and returned - MAssachu,sig.. leasias
MeWaia 70 pursue his journey alone. TIE
Ia o. lad On Which BE- -.s 10 sstI;s vas
gwen @ han by the Goverrsor q Massa-
ohssetts en- ooassder.ihoa thst b. sLssld
e,-nuseDce .eftlesseat. ard encourage Ctb-
er- 80 move into tht- part Of the cosairy.
THIS niifely aloos. Ncwa AN sbooiJsrcd
h. axe. camp ket.is ard prOsi-soas. and
~aiked thrOogh the painless forest % the
spoS selected by hiua foe a settlement.
IIcre b. connencsd u feli he trees where
9TH 20 bard Ai@seifa eA@P- IA sas not
long t~iorc b. bard. 20 has ,srI,rise. the
crossing a = rooster. ~hich led hiui - sus-
pct there ~as az ladian faInily near. and
soon AFR be hesr,i n voioc. an az an To-
dian woman rho sxclained. o. Ne found
sca nov An Irdan family. probably %
the Pcquakei TRIBE. lad tbeir hon- On
Crooked river mar b.. Tie Indians CANE
90 ~ camp ard bsgEcd fur salt. Ia ~as
eng tiu,e beicrv he couhl un<isrsiana whaG
ih~y wanted. bot ~bes they had ot.tair.~i
III desired Arsiclr. tb-y s~alio-ed a -ih
The r-rs;sst asidrs. lie "a. invited %
20 90 their camp ~b~n the sun as - bish.
me,ninE niddsy. and not daring % refuse.
b. vent a. desired. -hea he took dinner
With theua -srved - m Indian dishes ~sih all
sorts Of sasory b~sb-. bst uhicA rcquiFcd .
good deal a coursge for hIm 90 s~allow
thsni- lie bsd no tro1bie WITH theal aver
~ards. sacrpt THAI tA~y -oaid ouuae 90 his
camp ard steal be moasy Il L. nd any. bul
vouh not touch Ansthiug else. he Afi,r-
wards hep, his MONEY m the hoilo~ 81
re wbich was shown O. visitors for many
yea-s sff, wards.
McWaiu lived berc eleFcn years before
any Other settler cause into tie place. lie
cleared % h.. isrsn. and At asst among
Others four broihcr.. moved inso The town.
~ To- name - Ea-or-. Asa. Afrios. ard
Anerica IIamlin. Ex-,icr Prvsid, NJ Ham
hn y a crsndson q Europe
McWa.n afterwards built a snail frause
housc. AID a iarrc TO story louse. The
windo~s arr - high that ons canoos 81 n
a chair and look cai Of Door. O. .fiil re-
mans IN thst cundifion NJ McWarn "a.
an eccrntric uan. lie never rnsrried. Tie
kep; = hrgr DAIRY. ard gave The uiilk 70
BIS ho@s Jusi a. Il zane ffon tn co... lie
"a aivay. kind g. ~. 30 krnen. IL -.
a. iasf persusdcd % have n housekeef.cr.
~hom he ioand N the p~r,oa % Ms.
Ste~Art. ~ho fAithisiiy took oare Of hioa ,or
seven or eight year lie "a a. a. ir,-
decd % orr rs h.n1 % be- IN uasrriaes
buf she REVISED tie ohe-. and ne re-.air~d
siugie - the ese a his Ese A .tory B.
tod - one % he trades ~ifh o.. Indian
nei-bbcrs Ar - had succsedcd ir
raising = crop q potaices. ihe Indian.
brought hen 20 sell him. for ~hi,h BE-
agreed 20 pay hin bushel % potatoes ard
. haaefui ofsah. The fn,iisr oarries O.
rs Potatoes AID ssl'. hus the nerf a. ~,
cd squaw cane back ard claimed the Ten
60 h~rs. ard 80 - could settle 9Th hrr
Only br giving hsr tnshcl - potatoes ard
a haniisi % alt lie h.a no further
uoubie 9TH thcn N that trade
A. T. a8Vancrd m years stranrsrs RE
g1rutiy visi;et bin. Al b. ~oald a. s-.t
shoe himss D Very coti towards them. but
Lis cordially gra,luaiiy incleascd. and D.
would brinz aiong haha bu.hel o. D.. best
irsit ani invite thcu % par,ste or. Il
j. t-adition hat sor-e ore asked hius ~
D. boit lis uini1us - hizh. -hea D. To-
coseiy sai thar b. - af-aif ~ children
soad al OCT but b. obsios. rss.on 80.
ihaf De horses. % shicb b. t~rt nuunber
shieh rnn az large around b. hou.e. ~ouId
break fhro1rh o. rinfows 18th tieir h-afs.
a. DIED ahos; f3ry SO ,~ars srs. 81
iac age Of aboaf % yssfs. ihe cssri dai,.
81 -h'cl are not in IT, rOssession % the