Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-22
VOLUME 35, NO. %.

minister, their school houses and social II.
brary. AZ Mrs. Adams grew up. she went
abroad to school at Fryeburg and at Bruns-
wick. whittier the older children had been
sent. Like her four sisters, sh. had great
beauty, with exub~rant health. All tbosc
sisters married young and reared families.
well known in different portions Of The State.
Her marriage was an event Of Importance in
the town; and her natural elegance and
grace OF manner. were fully recognized in
the cultivated circle drawn together from
this and The n-ighboring towns ON the oc.
casion. rhc hospi'ali,ies of which embraced
a large family connection.
Susan Merrill married Nathan Adam. Jr..
eldest son of one of the more wealthy of The
original proprictors, who drew 10 his share
the lot on which the village of Andover
Corner. Is now situated, sold il and moved
to still more beautiful spot on the banks
OF the Androscoggin in Rumiord, 10 miles
below. 10 which large farm his eldest son
succeeded. and here lived and died, tho
father of children. Though but youth.
he volunteered in the war of 1915, and came,
with the militia of tha, section. to defend
Portland; and he was the first pos,s-ssts- in
the town. His death was caused by acc,
dent, falling from the high beam of his barn
to the flnor. This su'i,lcn calamity threw
upon Mrs. Adams the entire charge of her
young family, the oldest Of whom vas un-
der ten, and the youngest but isn years,
and the farm with its hume, Gus barns and
herd OF stock. This dere Ioped in her. great
force OF character. and the devoted daughter,
wife and mot or became the guardian and
protector of her large family OF young
children.
She showed prudence. energy. agacity
and skill in the mana cement OF her affairs
thstexcited universal admin alton /; and every
thing prosPercd after her husbands death
beyond what could have been meviously
Imagined from her delicate sensibiIiiy and
refined organization. which seemed to many
TO unfit her for the arduons duii-s suddenly
devol'ing upon her. The hospitality which
marked her earlier life. was continued TO q
numerous circle Of friends and relatives.
years ago; and after her children had de.
parted, all oi them but two. to the other
world, the iarm wac sold. and she made her
home with her daughter who married DR..
George l.. Pcaslee. a. whose house she died,
honored and beloved by all who knew her.
OF Mrs. Adams religious character. more
might be written than upon any other topic.
In early life. she became connected with tho
Congregational church, and was. throughout
the entire period of her residence at Rum
her in'eres, in which continues, to the end.
though entirely Tree from all bigo,ry or sec.
tartan feeling.
In the yicissitules of some what eveniful
life. she never grew impatient or unchsrita.
Bile, more anxious. apparently, at all times.
to promote the happiness OF others than to
seek her own qualification. faithful and
devoted in every relation Of lfr-dlught-i.
vile. mother and friend She welcomed the
messenger OF death. at ber appointed time,
anxious 10 realize thar reward which a life
OF sell sacrifice and devotion made sure. Z.
SATURDAY NIGHT. Somebody gets of
the following beautiful paragraph on the
closing night Of the week. There is q vol.
ume o! truth IN il
Saturday night makes people human
sets their hearts to beating softly. as they
used to do before the world turned them into
war drums and Jared them to pieces with
tsttoos The ledger closes with clash;
the iron doored vault comes TO with bang;
up 20 the shutters with n will click goes
the key in the lock. II is Saturday night,
and business brenthcs free again. Home
ward, no. The door that has been ajar all
the week gently closes behind bin; tho
world is all shut out. Shut out3 Shot in,
the rather. Here are his treasures. after
all and not in the vault, and not in the book
save the record in the old family Bible
and not IN ;he bank
May be you are bachelor frosty and
forty Then, poor fellow, Saturday night
IS nothing 10 you, just - you are nothing
to anybody. Get a wife, bIue.eyed or
black eyed. but above all true-eyed; get a
little home no matter how little, and g little
sofa just TO hold two OF two and bali. and
,ben get the two or two and half in IL OF a
Saturday night. and then real this para
graph by the light ofyour wifss eyes, and
thank God and take courage.
A farmer Of much skill snd experience
gives as his opinion that such q winter ss