Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-16
appointment, rs follows ;

the several pOStmaStcrS. and dates oil thelI
appointment, aS follows;
Paris. est Apr. !. 1901. Caleb Prentiss, +. NJ
FEB. 10. lsJ1, Levi Hubbard.
oct. /, 1878. Russell Hubbard,
Dec. 10, lSag. Joseph &. Cole, "
Jan. . 1885,. Geo. ". Millctt, "
July II, 1871, Simeon Norris, "
July :, iS43, Geo ". Millctt, Z"
sept e, 1851. James T. Clark, "
sept q, lsja, George l.. Mcllen,
May 5. 1888, Thos. VI Croker.
Oct 80, ISIS. SAINT X Carter
Dec. ~, lsis. Chss 7. Mellcn. "
June -, 1851, Saml ID. Weeks.
Dec. ~ ls1i. Albert VI Hammond,
June 81. ls79 Hiram Il. Hubbard, "
y. Paris. est. Jan II. Is9g Ebeu'r Drake, 7. VI
June u. LA, VIM Russ. "
sept. ~. 1874. Calvin , Bouncy,
Jan. l. lStG, VIM. ". Benson "
Apr. :. lsts Eliab ". Murlock "
Mar. ~, lsSs, sullivan Andrews
Jan. 6, ls,j1. VIM. II. Drake "
sept. Is. LIS. Ira Bartlett, jr, Z"
sept. : lsI Lewis Bates. "
Jan. p. Isl, Cha-. w. Chase, "
Feb. q, ls1i. SAINT W. Durham, "
; Paris, est. Jan. 6. lsoi. seth Morse. PM
Apr. lo. los, Albert c. Morgan, .,
Mar ?, lscs9 David jordan. "
Feb. 4. ls4l, John bennett, "
Mar. -. 1883. SAml VI. Ncwhall "
Dec. eG, 1855. VIM. Foster. "
May l.. lSil. Benz. ". bryant. "
June 9, l-ta, Elisha +. stone, "
" Paris, est. Feb y. lsa. Elijah Berry, 7. NJ
Feb. 10. lSj1. Francis 4. Young, "
Feb. :, l,61. Benz. Bacon, ST, "
Oct. I. ls6l. Francis A. Young, "
In my searches in the Congressional Ii
brary, found in the records OF the Maine
Historical Society (to which | am indcbt-
ed for many Of the facts in this address,. q
diary kept by the Rev. Paul Coffin Con
gregational minister, who graduated al
Harvard in 1859 and was ordained In 1868.
IL contains a brief account Of missionary
tours which he made through various parts
of this State including the town Of Paris,
in the years 1896, 1877, 1898 and 1900.
The interest OF the items relating TO this
town induced me 10 tranScribe them a. fol-
lows:
1856 June .. Paris. From Rusthcld to this
We crossed Little Androscoggin. Here is a
Professionalism society OF Baptists under Mr.
Hooper. IT'S n good place The clover and
herdsgrass were headed in the road
Goth. sabbath Preached all day from John
XIV II, 10 about three hundred hearers, very at.
tentiyc, deccntly dressed and well behaved.
making the largest and most hopeful assembly
10 which had yet spoken. We met Ia a barn
OF Capt. holsters. lie is sociablo and very
hospitable. Rode amer meeting 10 Hebron,
and put up with Mr. Bass Bcarcel. This
place like all the rest, has some Baptists Mr..
Bass fBearce would give two hundred dollars
a Congregational minister. No hopes OF IT.
just SO he distressingly adds in the rich town.
ship OF Paris.
hoppers here and at Philips Gore and Paris.
hurtful. Role 10 Paris. aud found all friends
we'll particularly merchant Prentiss and Capt.
Bolster
LIST sabbath, September3 Norway and Paris.
Preached AT Paris from Matt. 81 and Mark Nv
Is, l6 and then at Norway, from jeremiah vii y
y. AZ Paris the Baptists heard their minister
Hooper, and the Methodists heard a Stoneham.
SO that had only about one hundred hearers,
very attentive and respectful. Paris would
make a fine parish II united Rustheld, Cum
mings' Gore and Lees Grant are incorporated
or made a town, called Norway. Capt Rust
and his lady rode TO Paris, in chaise, and
heard two sermons.
l7gs, Aug. 70. LIST sabbath. Preached at Paris.
two sermons from Psalms lXXiv 10 and two
texts more; and one sermon at Norway, from
Aug. 20. Preached ut the house OF David
Andrews in Paris. With him, good man, |
had much religious discourse. My text was
2d Timothy, iii IL, 10.
q. Called at Seth Carpenters and gave coun.
sci TO his wife, and Taylor's sermons. Visited
the wife of John Mason, and gave her Hemmen.
ways sermons. Counseled Abraham Bolsteris
wife and gave her Taylor's sermons. ri is
gratifying TO see that the husbands did not
appear 10 need COUNSEL or, are we To infer
that they were simultaneously
$500, Aug. %. Norway. Paris Rode TO Paris,
vid Andrews and preached 10 u serious audi.
ence from Acts xiv :25.
Aug. 80. Saturday. Paris. Rode back TO the
centre of Paris and put up with Daniel Stowell,
esq
Aug. 81. ii Sabbath. Paris. Preached 1t the
house of the Squire from Luke xvi 1881. The
audience was small by reason of rain, which
fell with small intermssion from n. III. TO 4
ID. M, a most seasonable and refreshing show
er. Three weeks before this exactly, it rained
all day at Buxton. The Squire has beautiful
situation, very central, OF five hundred acres
OF rich land. His house has a stoop and APP
pears well. Hooper. the Baptist minister Of
the place, heard me in the afternoon, and con.
yersed some time, with some judgment and
apparent candor.
had reached this point in my humble
undertaking, when | received from your
townsman, S. Z. Maxim, Esquire, the fol-
lowing extract from the records Of the
original proprietors of the town:
At meeting OF the proprietors OF No. 4. on
the 30th day OF June, lI19, AT the dwelling house
OF Mrs Dorothy Coolidge in Watertown:
!. Voted TO choose a committee to clear
road from or near the easterly corner OF said
No. 4 Township 10 the northwesterly corner OF
said Township, provided the proprietorS OF
Sudbury, Canada now Bethel, shall clear
road from said Sudbury TO said Northwest cor
ner.
g That Capt Israel whittemore, Messrs Jo-
siah Disco and stephen Ham be said Commit
tee.
8. That this meeting be adjourned to the lst
day OF september, at one O'Clock, y. m, at TINS
place.
At a meeting of the Proprietors OF No.
al the house OF Mrs. Dorothy COOL
idge. In WATERFOWL, on the LIST day oil sepIem-
Der, according TO adjournment
l. Voted, That the Committee who were chos-
en- at the last meeting TO clear Road through