Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-30

Combined with wise, sagacious care,
Impressed their stamp on all we've SEEN
And benefactOrs true have been,
| Deserves 10 have It's history told
And on immortal page enrolled,
| All that Is worthy 10 be read
| or both the living and she dead.
In reply to our request for copy OF
his remarks, Mr.. S. A. Bolster Of Boston,
sends us a letter, from which we copy the
following
BosToN, Mass, Sept. 20, 1879.
Geo. H. Watkins, esq:
Dear Sir:-On my return this evening
| from our muster, | received a letter from
| you, requesting me to forward TO you
! copy of my remarks ut the Paris Contcn-
NAL. am not able 20 do so, for | had
nothing written, except the names Of such
persons rs had learned were In the Reyo-
lutionary war, and | am well satisfied |
/ have not learned the names OF all. In fact
one was given me that day. | wish to
state, that when | was invited % speak for
the Soldiers of Paris, ! supposed it was 10
bc in response To sentiment, and had not
| theninmy mind the thought Of attempting 10
get record OF all the soldiers. Had | sup
| posed that was the intention, ! should have
declined, rs knew my time was too much
| taken up with my business. Later on,
| learned what the wish was, and | have
| been collecting all the material possible,
/ but IL Is very slow work, and will take
| time. and a have commenced, propose
/ 10 go on, and If possible get 4 correct list.
/ | wish 10 get il correct, and therefore
| send You, or Sdd to this letter, u list Of the
| Revolutionary soldiers, so far As | have
the names. II any of the inhabitants Of
/ Paris, or any one, can give. me any addi-
/ tioual names, | wish they would. And If
any OF the descendants OF those mentioned,
can give me any facts Of when and where the
parties served, would very much like 10
/ have them do so; aS in examination OF the
records In the Secretary's Office they are
SO incomplete, with perhaps several of the
same name and at different times In differ
cnt regiments or companies, that do not
| feel sure whether | have the right one or
not. Al! and every piece of information,
though very small, will help me in tracing
| the men. aS shown by the records here
! These records are but mere pieces or scraps
! Of paper In many instances, and extending
| through forty volumes bound up.
The names | have collected thus far are :
Jesse Briggs OF Warcham, Edmund Dean,
| of Taunton. Abiiah Warren, of Sturbridgc
/ Seth Morse Of lIopkinton, Elcazcr Cole, of
/ Bridgcwatcr. John Daniels, probably of
/ Marblchcad or Gloucester, William StowcH
| OF Worcester. Isaac Bolster Of sutton.
In the war of 1872, | have but very few
names, other than those composing the
companies OF Captain stephen Blake, Capt.
| Uriah Ripley aud Capt. Jonathan BcmlS.
! | will give those ! have, and hope 10
! have other names sent me, and where aud
when they served.
James Bowker, Ansel BOwkcr, Asa Bar
rows, jr., Abijah BarrowS, Jacob WinSlow.
have also the STAFF of Col. VIM. Rycr-
sons Reg't, composed mostly OF Paris
men.
In the Mexican war the names Of Daniel
Hubbard, and John Cooper, jr. are the on
| ly ones.
have q list, very complete | think, OF
those who served in the Rebellion, in
! Maine Regiments The number Is 299
different men. 80 re-inlistcd. or the num-
Der, ten were killed in action, five died Of
wounds, one missing. and twenty-four
from disease making just forty in all.
But the above does not include those
! born I'm Paris and cnlSting in other States.
! From my own district No. !, two did good
service LIST. Col. VIM. b. White, in 18th
Mass Reg't, and Col. Joseph q. Gage in Il
| Missouri Rcgt.
II the school agents of the several dis
| tricts in the town, would send me a list Of
names Of the persons born in their district
| who served in Regiments Of other States,
they will confer great favor; and by
that means, | shall have the names of all
persons born in Paris who served in the
last war. | will also add 1 wish the
names of any who served in the Navy.
Very truly yours,
). 4. BOLSTER.
Mr.. Hamlins response to the toast
''Paris-past and present was extempo-
raneous, and cannot be reproduced. He
spoke of the progress of the world and OF
Paris for one hundred years from the time
when this territory was an unbroken will
derness until now, when it is filled with
the happy homes of thrifty and intelli-
gent men and women. He then narrated
several anecdotes of the early settlers of
Paris, to illustrate their character and
customs, and closed with description Of
the surprising beauty of the outlook from
Paris Hill.
On the first page of this paper we pub
lish Mrs. Aliens poem.
We have received no reply to our re-
quest for Mr.. Ninton's response to The
State of Maine" and as there was no
stenographer present, his excellent re-
mari cannot he r1rpsprVpt
In response to the toast The Daugh-
tiers of Paris, Mrs. Henry +. Prentiss of
Bangor spoke substantially as follows:
M. President:
1t gives me much pleasure TO answer for
the daughters of Paris; of whom nearly
half of this vast assembly is composed.
BY their works We shall know them. To-
day we have partaken of their bounty, and
we owe them our thanks.
take pleasure in again possessing my
birthright by which | become citizen II
not a resident of Paris. My home feeling
has never left me, though sad the changes
and long the absence. l can as easily re-
member the events Of the last sixty years
as can recall the last ten.
or those of my age are Hamlins Raw
sons, Clarks, Emerys, Cummings, and
Marbles, Hubbards and Hammonds, Coles,
and Browns, of the Hill, Premises, Kings,
Stowells, Maxims, and Thayers, of other
parts of the town.
Miss Eliza Hamlin, and Miss Sarah Jane
Prentss, long residents here, and both dis
tinguished for their patriotism, would
proudly float the Stars and Stripes from
their houses, if their valuable lives had
reached this first centennial anniversary.
My first appearance Oh a stage was Feb.
5th, 1898, the day ! was twelve years old, |
flfty-three years ago. have seen six Of |
that COMPANY here today Another time |