Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-09-11

God hless our native hillsl

Wherever we may roam,
We find no place like home;
No other skies so fair.
Nor sweoter summer air,
Than here today.
Dear old hillsl We love theel
Each rock and flow'r and tree,
To us are dear.
when spring and song.birds come,
When summer roses bloom,
When autumn tints are seen,
Or winter reigns supreme,
Thou'rt ever dear.
God bless our native town.
Sweet memries cluster round
Each hearth and hOmei
With willing hearts and hands
Our fathers titled these lands,
Our mothers loved us here;
They lived TO bless ana cheer
In days agone.
God bless our native towni
Her sons with honors crown,
And blessings rare;
For centuries 20 come,
Make this the happy homo
OF daughters good and pure,
In ways OF virtue sure,
As true az fair.
God bless the dear old town!
While angels looking down
send thoughts OF love
From ancestors long gone
To n bright heavenly home
From friends and kindred DEAR
Who once dwclt with us here
In peace and love.
We also append an article of interest
to the people of Paris, relating to the
tax payers in town, for 1916, prepared
by Mr.. Poor. of Brookline, Mass.
BRooKLINE, Mass, sept. ,, 1879.
Editor u oxford Democrat:
Dear Sir.-When in Andover some time
since l came across the original book o
assessment upon Oxford County, of the
direct Tax" levied by virtue of the Act Of
Congress of March 9Th, 1916. My uncle
DR.. Ebenczcr Poor OF Andover, was aS-
SCISSOR His certificate annexed to the lists
is as follows;
Il hereby certify that the af0rcgoine
lists OF taxes were made and prepared un-
der the act Of congress of the 9th of March
lSl6 by Ebcnczcr Poor principal assessor
for the 9th district OF the State of Mas.
SachuScttS.'
Following is receipt of 4 duplicate
copy of the lists, by Joseph Howard OF
Browndeld, collector:
"ReCcivcd the eleventh day OF January
lSl7 from Ebenczer Poor principal assessor
of the 9TH district OF the State OF Ma>>a-
chuScttS. list OF taxes chargcablc ON
lands, lots, dwelling houses, &c, under the
act of congress of March 9TH lslG by per
sons residing within the same, amounting
TO four thousand five hundred and iifleen
dollars and cighty-two cents
JoSErH HOWARD Collector,
for the 9Th Collection District Mass"
\ similar receipt was given for list OF
taxes levied upon land of non-residentS,
amounting to Sl,06949 the total tax
amounting to Sj,5Sj.3l. As the total tax
levied on the United States cqua!led
-, coo. 900 it appears that the County OF
oxford then embracing Turner, Livermore,
Jay, Weld, Carthage, and other unsettled
townships paid about Lost part of the
whole.
As YOU are about to hold your Centcn-
NAL thought il would be interesting tn
your people to know who paid direct tax
in support of the war of "lSl2" with the
value of the property and the amount OF
tax seyerally paid. Ifnone are now living
Il trust there are some that are it may be
of interest To their children.
should think it might be well to print
the list in tho Centennial" number of the
Democrat" 50 that it can be readily had
by those vino may be present on the lltl
inst. which | believe is the day.
Very respectfully,
HENRY V. Poor.
List of taxes payable under the act OF
Congress of the 9TH, of March 1916 i'm
posing $1,000, 600 for the year 1916 on
lands lots. dwelling houses &c. within the
sixth collection district (ONiord County
i'm the State OF Massachusetts, Maine by
persons residing, and also by persons not
residing, within the same
TOWN OF PARIS