Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-12-23
Hiram Items.

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This town was first settled in IVA, by
Lieut.. Benjamin Ingalls,, and was in.
corporated in 1907. About one.thrd OF
the town is situated east Of the river and
is bounded by Baldwin, Sebago, and
Denmark, about onethird is between the
river and mountain range, the remain
der situated between the mountain,
Ossipc river and Porter, being isolated
from the rest, seeks It's religious and COM
mercial privileges at Cornish and Kezar
Falls. The population in 1850 was 1910;
1860, 1888; 1870, 1S9S-709 males and
6Sl females. $40 families, 277 dwellings,
and 500 scholars.
There are 81 persons in Hiram over 40
years OF age 10 Of them being Oversee, viz :;
Mrs. Hannah Clcmons, So; Mrs. Hannah
Cotton. IS; Capt Simeon Chadhourn, 81 {;
Mrs. Abigail McLucas. SC; Miss Susan
NJ. Treadwell. 81; Mrs Susan Fly. So;
Mr.. John Pierce, 50 Mrs Margaret Grey
so; Mrs. Robcca Boston. so; Mr.. Reuben
Lowell so; all the ladies who have been
married ale widows. Mr.. Andrew r.
Buckncll lives in the house where he was
born Noy. 1872 He is the oldest man
born in town and now living in it.
Tho valuation is 1873, 734. No. OF voters
327.
The school at The Bridge is winning
golden opinions. The teacher, Miss
Annie f Morrell OF Cornish, with an OK
pcricucc of % lcrms-somc $50 weeks
combines a firm yet gentle manner that
secures obedience and respcct. also rare
faculty for imparting instruction. | am
not aware that her school has ever been
cxcellcd in Hiram. Hon. John L. Hub
bard Informs me that he intends TO en-
ploy her as private teacher Tor his
children. Mrs. Phebe p. Fitch OF BrIdg-
ton is acting well her part in No. |, while
Miss Alzada NJ. IIaly of Sebago is about
closing her fourth in No. ,. Miss Priscilla
Adams oil Hiram. is teaching in No. b,
with her usual success. Jordan Stacy,
ESQ, who ranks as The best scholar n
Porter. is engaged to teach in the village
district in South Hiram.
am pleased to learn that Mr.. George
H. Richardson has sold his farm in North
Blidgton and removed To Hiram, and Is
secured a. teacher in No. 9.
Mr.. j. w Titcomb, n graduate OF
BRYANT and STATIONS Commercial Col
lcgc. has exhibited fine specimens of pen
manship and opened school at the
Corner. Success to him.
McSsrs. 4. 81 r. y. Young have sold
their store at the Corner 10 Freeman
Hatch oi Cornish. the former owner. and
intends To vacatc it Jan. lst
Geo. Stanley, who lives near Image
Pond Brook, is cutting canal TO conduct
water IRON OssIpec river TO his mill pond.
The frcshct on Saco river Apr. 1870.
was 3 I inches lower than Samuel
lngtir, high water mark OF May 1914, on
the east side OF tho river in Baldwin.
Gen Peleg Wadsworth. of Hiram, who
marked beth lle.hcts. reports tha. OF 1874,
"a iymg inches highest. Gen Wads'
WORTH has kept a journal some % years,
also daily record OF The weather for 80
years. from which his SON George has pro-
pared diagram showing the extremes OF
heat snd cold Tor each month, the hottest
being July 1919 no above zero, and
FEB. 1859, 10 below.
lIimm has recently lost four rcry
d,auygi>hed citizens. On The sth inst,
kalc Jacobs and old Mex, her husband,
alarmed hy ominol@ reports from PdriS
mn. fed from their masked battery from
which they had so long sheilcd Hiram
heights with rum jugs. and trottcd of
towar, " IL. pretty RAPIDLY, passing one
night ri Brownfcld under the protecting
mgiS OF EHsha'S mantle. Our aged and
inlirm citizens can nov walk out with
two canes without being assaulted.
Old belle dame Morgan also took her
j0oGs, geese, and her ould man Matthias
and fct toward the setting sun, leaving
Bridget, IT,. in command of n small
garrison ut Battery jacobs to guard the
non combatan,s and supply train TO \. II.
Thcrcha, been . rain storm in Western
Oxford since Dame Bridget crossed The
liac. Tie disconsoa,e llibcrnians on the
Rail Road are dryer than the Sahara
desert.
ILEwEILYN A. WApSwoRTH.