Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-03-18
For the Oxford Democrat.

| oil my long missing son, iiHu tih't h's
friends and acquaintauccs. and the COM
muui,y generally, having any knowledge
of his mysterious disappearance, manifest
deep anxiety, and from sympathy, or
curiosity. appear to feels,rongly interest
ed to know the cause OF his strange exit
| from among us, and to learn his history
for the tour years and more, that he has
been hidden in obscurity. from MI his
former friends and relatives.
Glad as should be to lift the mysteri-
ous veil. my most Jealous and diligrnt
exertions have proved, rs vet, abortive,
| and | have iailc,f to do It, The cause oi
his Disappearance cannot be accounted
for; and from no circumstances uncon-
nccted with his money, can venture q
reasonable conjecture.
found his body in Dover. n. j., at the
house, and in the care Of Mr.. +. A. Stec-
klc. wealthy, Kind hearted aud highly
resp, ctcd Merchant, in whose employ rs
| clerk, and in whose family he had been
rs a boardcr. for nearly two years. and
whose amiablc wife, with maternal kind.
ness. had acted The part of II tender
mother and nurse during the short, dis
tressing sickness of the lonely boy.
OF his history. for one year after he
| left Boston. or was missing. learned
nothing definite.
He camo to Dover. in November. 1866.
bringing nothing. save his valise and
wearing apparel, which WAS neither
! abundant nor costly, which showed. con-
clusivcly, that whatever money he had
| with him when last seen In Boston. one
hour before the departure Of the boat, in
which he intended, evidently. TO come to
! Portland, ono year before. had in some
way disappeared.
While i'm Dover. he had added to his
wardrobe. and though it was not cStrava-
giant. his apparel was ample-both for
business and church He lett means suf.
ficicnt. at least. to discharge all his llabii-
ties and expenses, and 10 erect suitable
stone, or monument nj his grave.
Mr.. Sickle Informed me. that such was
RoScoc's character for honesty, integrity
and attention TO his business. that he hal
designed, if it continued. to give him, in
due time, stronger interest in his ner-
camille affairs.
Dover Il n small city in the interior OF
New Jersey. peoplcd with intelligent en-
tcrprising and Kind heartedcitizcns whose
kindness and christian sympathy shall
ever remember with gratitude.
can perhaps give no better explana-
tion or history OF this mysterious affair,
than to lay before the public and friends
interested. the obituary pronounced, as n
part of the funeral service, which was
kindly handed TO me, after service, 10y the
| gentlemen who attended on that occasion
| and whose names ate appended thereto.
SUMNER X. NEWELL.
Paris, March IL, 1870.
DOVER, y. j., $50
| OBITUARY Of RosCoE e. NEwELI, read At his
funeral March .d, $50. IN the NJ h. Church, by
! the Pastor, Rev. g. =. COR
Roscoe G.. Newell, or thas T.. Gcsler by which
| latter uamr he was better known TO us, was born
| in Peru, state OF Maine : March u lstO. His
family connect tons consist ot father. summer IL
| Ncwcll-Whu, To- day alone - the only relative
m"umrr-a mother, two sisters. and q brother -
III 4 al.
good New ngiand educ alton tudgcligouS iustruc
/ tpn. Through the preference OF HE mother D.,
attended the VI T. church in that town. At the
aye Ut 20 YEAR, lac len home, to act is part In the
! lie soon arcr enlisted in the service Of hi.
| country in the i'm Massachusetts Kest and went
| 10 the seat Of war.
| lie Wa captures, by the rrbel forces, and was
| for II months prisoner at Libby prison In Rich
m"ud, ~ Tuscaloosa and salis bury, where In
| common with la, fellow country mCn, he Suffered
| all the hard.hips OF which we have only heard 4
| part and which no language can describe.
| At Sail ,huTy he was patollcd-aitcrvards die
charged, aud in ptuIning to duty Mas, on account
| ui IN impaired health, assigned place n sur
| geon's A. isiani IN the medical Corps. At the
| expiration of HI, three years seryice la returned
| 90 The home OF hts parents In Maine, and atcr a
| Few mouth, rest, prompted b! 81 ambitious aud
| cntcrpr-ing spirit he sought and found employ
mcrt At Milford, near Boston, Ia MAJ. in shoe
| business. Here lac remained from Feb lSI, I'll
! October 81 the same YEAR, when he started again
| Tor humC-camet 20 Boston. called ou some friends
| and placed MS baggage uu t.Ic Steamer for Port
| land, took checks tor the sane, and from that
time IL the 10Th of February l-I0, wa lost to All
hi- relatives and iriends-a blank that has cause,
| many slreplcs. Nights ana untold heart grief- q
| those parents AMI thsi family. In October lsti
| the Boston papers. and the Lewiston Journal and
other papers ia Maine published the following
! paragraph. -
clerk In Mtior'i Mass, arrived in Boston lev,
weeks since, with the intention Of taking The Port
! land steamer fer his hume.-~ince which time NJ
udings of hi whereabouts have reached lis gsia'
| tves or friend.
! Ashc WE prudent, temperate and very correct
in hjs habit, foul play + spcctcd lie bal 90
| his person quite large sum oil nsouey.n
The above slip "i paper, taken from his porte
| mOnae amer IN, @"uth. led to his jdruIihcatiun
aud briags here up,say, one whose heart -l.l
blecds i.oGithe wounds made by this sal berea'e-
ment.
The money GA III. person was doubtless coveted
by some demon, who has, by joat pi,Iy, turned the
| course Of this Young uan into Ub-turity.
| When first known To this community, Mr.. New.
| ell had mad, the acquaintance oil Mr.. JuO &
! Cooper. lie next spent one year in the employ ui
! Mr.. stephen c BeIry-s few months with Mr.
| Jenninss, and subsequently,, for nearly two years
with Mr. h. a Sickle, "a merchantin this town
| and one OF our most wealthy citizens where he
sickened on the 10th inst, and died the 2Sth oi
| Inflammation OF bowels aud lungs.
| Mr. Gtsler, by which name he Was best known
| 10 ", bore name for honesty, temperance
| and industry, of which his friends have no cause
of shame. lie was remarkably correct in all his
| department. ana Won the esteem OF all VINO knew
| him. lie won for himself in the family OF his last
employer the place of a son, and Will rest i'll the
| Cemetery in their family burving- spot.
The deceased Was not unmndful of his oblga-
| ton 10 God. While in the employ OF Mr.. Berry
he was faithful attendant on the ministry of our
| worthy Brother, Mr.. Megie, and also member OF
| the Bbe-class, taught by Mr.. NeighbOr. subs e.
| quently he attended the ministry of Rev. Mr.. ;
! of the NJ r. Church, aud on Jan. e4th, 1859 offer
ed himself probationer in the Methodist
! church OF this town. lie was, from that time, a
liberal contributor and faithful attendant OF his
religious character, farther than this, We have but
| limited knowledge.
In his last acknowledging the need of divine
| assistance he asked Through his friends the