Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-10-14
lror Tho Oxford pemocrat.l
Ola Relics.
l[r. Editor:-I send you the following
list of old relics owned in this town -


Mr. Daniel Pierce has gun barrel that his
grandfather Josiah Pierce, used IA the army oil
SirWm. Peppercl, IN l'J, nj the siege oil L0ulsburS
and Cape Breton.
Mr. Henry r. Fly has \ powder horn that his
grandfather used in the army Olsen. Abercrombia
In the French and Indian War. II bears tins IN
scripl!Du: James Fly, his horn july >, iioS, we
march for Ticonderoga.' lie Was also Re'olu-
Mr. Frank Wadsworths wife owns wooden
mortar that was made by Jonathan Clemens IN
Col. Aldric NJ Clemens has 4 cheese hoop that
hi, grandfather, John Clemens, brother OF
Jonathan) brought from Danyers, Mass, to Frye
burg in l779. Ny father, Col Charles "ardsworih
has a book-A business Mans Guide, dated 100.
Ihayc a report OF the trial of Revolutionary
officer dated lIs2; also copper coin dated 10:
also bill OF l23j lbs. Of tobacco, dated tohIck,
Va Nov. g, 1852. \ small sum in subtraction wa.
commenced ON the back Of II, but not yet mn she'd
Nv brother, NJ. l.. Wadsworth, obtained IL al
Fairfax Court House, Va, while IN tie sith Maine
Regiment. | have piece ofthe famous "Chhrter
Oak" of Hartford, IN which the Charter OF Con-
nectcut was hidden for preservation. nave
piece OF apple tree that stands ten roNs south OF
the Charter Oak place that was Imported from
England and set there in 1888. some apples that
IL bore in 1852, are preserved IN spirits IN the
Wadswoyth Atheneum, nj Hartford The tree was
leaving ont when ! saw it IN May, lst4 nave
some pieces OF brick and fragment OF stone from
Fort Griswod, GrotOn, Connecticut, where Col.
Lcdyard was slain with his own sword ia l.ol, Oy
the British officer to whom he surrendered IL l
Atheucum above named, with the rents through
both sides where the sword made his death wound.
have also a piece OF shell stone, ana u piece 0'
cedar taken by Chas. II. Wales, Company T., Sth
Maine Regiment from the oldest house IN the
United states, built at -. Augustine, Florida IN
1863.
Mrs. Ruth Gould has silver brooch that was
presented 10 her great grandfather Clemens, ny
his betTothed when she was dying, about I'io.
one day workman on the railroad boarding at
Mr. Gould's, came in and wanted the latest news
from France. Mrs. Gould handed him 4 copy OF
The Ulster County Gazette y. y printed Jan 4,
lsO0, and draped in mourning for the death oi Cen
Washington. The man looked nj II awhile and
not finding the latest ners laid it aside
Nathaniel Warren, Esq, has powder horn That
one OF his wifc's ancestors used IN lot
John II. Spring, Esq, has a document given by
jeremiah Mouton, Judge OF Probate Tor York
County to Joanna, widow OF Isaac Hancock, OF
Buxton dated Mareh'2g, l76i; he has, also, pay
roll Of Capt. Daniel Lanes Company IN Colohel
Ichaboi Adenis regiment IN the Revolutionary
army dated oct. l17s; also a razor more than
hundred wears old brought from South America.
some time ago Mr.. Spring, while having charge oil
a crew OF men excayatinS ana laying an aDutmeht
for the Il. X. bridge, on west side OF saco rver,
found Il red.oak log tree, two feet through 1T the
first limb and perfectly sound, imbeded In the
sand five feet below low water mark and twenty
feet below the top of the bank; also hemlock OF
similar size and position; also, fre feet deeper 4
hard pine, ten inches IN diametcr-all three nun
ming far under the bank. Geo. Wadswoth, &. l.
of Hiram, and Rev. Mr. Davis OF Bangor, procured
specimens OF the oak. Since the - feet OF sand
and soil formed over the lowest log, white pine
evidently three feet through, grew on the bank,
fell and decayed, and in the rotten stump red
oak has grown to the diameter OIL inches. query
How many centuries have the logs lain there
propose soon To write an article on the carry
history OF Hiram for your paper.
LLEwELLYS IL WADswoRTH.
Hiram, Sept. "a, $50.