Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30
Three sr.akers too I thlnk ali told

The next was Andrews, Charles by name,
Already mentioned In this roll OF fame.
The next and last was Sidney p,
Our worthy President whom We see.
Next. now descending one step more,
The Council Chamber wen explore.
In Council OF this noble State
Three of our townsmen had seat.
The FIRST we notice In this line
Was Hubbard, s.. in twenty nine
The next was one for wealth renowned
And on hard money always sound.
His name WAS Crockei, I. for short.
Who ready was to hold the fort,
When men opposed his Will or way
Or sought TO lead his friends sstray.
A useful man he was 10 state,
From early m orn I'LL evening late
lie kept the Treasury In his eye
And watched all corners ION the sly"
one other fllled Council chair
Whose name by his consent bear.
OF him suffice it now TO say
lie In good faith well served his day.
And still one more | call 10 mind,
Whom on this list you all eaa nnd.
4 Is Wash0urn, Ruel, named before,
Who generally hailed from Liyermore.
His life was pure, and record tair
Because he measured by the square
Thus lar, my friends YOU will have seen,
Attention here has wholly been
Confined 10 ranks of civil life
Not heroes of the bloody strife.
Not many, as occurs 10 me,
In gllded epaulets We see,
And yet we ought not TO ignore
Our brave and gallant Commodore,
Who in connection with his birth
And service Joined with solid worth,
Both for himself and for our town
Has justly earned "A wide renown.
His name ia Phelps, our Thomas s.,
Whose mothers too, you now can guess.
). stands for Stowell-nAme historic
Suggesting also the heroic.
Hts mother sprang from Uncle Bill,
Who lived and died below the HUI.
In eighteen forty Phelps first learned
How naval lSurels could be earned,
And from that year down 10 this day
Has mingled in many bloody tray.
The Chiefs In Eighteen Sixty One,
fOreseeing what must well be done,
To organize with skill and care
For what turned out no light affair,
Chose him by ballot from the rest,
because OF all they thought him best
To make a thorough, broad survey,
That we might early win the day.
Throughout the war, In bloody light,
lie molly uattled for the right;
The staIs and stripes he proudly bore
tntil secession was no more.
FOR details Of the well-earned fame
Which gathers DER his honored name,
must refer you 10 the roll
Pound at our Nations capital.
II others for this turgid rhyme
Escape me al the present time,
Whose gallant deeds deserve our thanks,
And we'll might swell our hoporoi ranks,
Their names must for the noncc give way,
To be rehearscd some other day.
Jus; here, however, we see one
Who also was a naval son.
surgeon whom most here have known.
And long doctor Of our town.
As justly famous for his Wit,
AZ for ms skill. Was Or. hit.
Tho when need be OF quite stern mien,
The Doctor vas Il Joker keen.
A. such, he always VAS most ripe,
When pulling from his lighted pipe.
Besides conierring common iame,
lie gave us many 4 historic name.
Why, he immOrtaliEed the Cape,
The reasons now from me escape.
lie called The North our "TauntOn Grcen,h
Because the Iuclls there were seen.
Why SUCKER HArbor' IL 80 famed,
To some Of W. need not bc named
For "a hen up there We flshed for trout.
Twas nsuyht but sucker and hOrnpout.
Among those who thi. town we'll served,
The Doctors fame was well deserved
Were not my time exhausted qui,e.
And I NJ liberty TO write
" hat truly Is within ms heart
OF others who have played their part
In paths we'll trod OF high rcpute.
While OF LIES honors in pursuit,
III speak OF many 4 wortny son
Who Couuty honOra well have won.
TuOsc OF them born within This towE
or chosen from 70 f)r rcuOWn
BY your Kind leave | will point our,
A b. -. d. sa.N
OF SHERIFF., llamlin led the van,
\ doctor skilled, noble man,
Whose gates ami door were all AiEr
To welcome stranger, from aiar,
The childicn's friend, a. known By MANY,
tor HON he always had penny.
The memory oi his virtues still
l. fail % fragrance on the "liill.'
OF County Clerks, nine OF thirteen
Selected from INT, town have been.
Their names were HAmiin, Chandler, CLARK
Aud every one man OF marx.
Succeeding these dad GOOdcnOw, 40
Then Cole, VINO sometimes went 10y name
Then Andrews, Charles, Then himbAll Bill,
Aud last, not least, Black, with US skill.
Or oight Recorders, only one
u Is hardly iAir 10 call our son,
But he, Tor thirty years and mVre
The ONCE vG Recorder bore,
service never parAlleled
Is, any who that Oihcc held.
Our Mclleu was genial soul
" hose merits all might well eNtol.
OF Probate Judge, four OF ten
Have been sele'Icd IRON our men.
The bret war Chandler, benjamin,
Whose name already we have seen,
Then Emery, >, Lhen RAwson, l.,
Whose qualities need not tell.
Last on this roll, drawn from This town,
Was worthy Doctor L. IL. Brown.
OF Registers, Fix OF lneen,
In Probate decks from us you've seen.
The ursi was clark, next }. &. Cole
Pound also on another roll.
succeeded these, man OF skill,
The accurate and courteous Stowell.
Next comes my friend, John Goodenov,
A c!a-smate, ne perhaps you know.
The next ones name choose 10 KIP,
That hardly will escape my lip.
The lAst | think, was 5 x. Carter,
And none IOAn him was ever smarter.
or County Treasurers half almost,
This town may BE- allowed 10 boast.
First in tnis line was Hubbard, Levi,
Whom none could skip u they should try.
Then Major Mellen kept the purse,
And County Treasures did dlsburse.
Then followed Stowell, squire Levi,
" hose name, OF course, none Will pass BY.
Another still who kept your treasure,
And always did things by square measure,
Was Marble y, Who always hshed
A trout from any hole he wished.
Then there was Pidgin, William A.,
4 journalist who ranks q. X.
The sixth and last who followed then,
Was shaw, now fishing amer men.
But should be adJudg.d disloyal
To overlook our scion Royal,
Who nov iust IA from hestsd chase,
Comes out ahead, and wins the race.
or worthless many who In town
In Offices secured TenOwn,
must omit for want OF time
10 mention In familiar rhyme.
Did that permit Ia name ID. DIS
Like DAVIS, " ilsOn and Estes,
And King, whose life work and whose end
Are famous a. the treedman's friend,
And learned Professors, at least three,
Our Lyford, Nose, and Stephen e.
And Flora Barry, queen OF song,
And Dement'S name / would prolong,
And Ripley, now near at your hand,
The famous teacher OF band.
OF men quite famous, let me say,
Was Father Hooper, IN his day.
Few men OF all OF early days
Had traits more worthy OF our praise.
The unbelrlended and the poor
Were always welcomed al his door.
He also preached Just what be thought,
And by his hands his living wrought.
Although not of the modern school
And never bound by iron rule,
lie said and did what he deemed best,
And never cared 10 please the rest.
lie always made bis sermons short,