Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-08-09

falls, and before he can rise Is Drained oy
the tomahawk Of the Indian. who, taking
his scalp, which he brandishes above his
head, with another war whoop darts under
cover Of the trees and Is gone. (This
scene was splendldly rendered, the acting
Of Fred Clark and his brother being most
excellent, and they justly deserving OF COM
pliment.) The burning roof drives the
settlers from the fort. aud as they emerge
the savages close In upon all sides, and
the battle Is fierce. Finally Capt. Rose
charges them, dividing his forces into two
companies, and infiicts great slaughter and
captures many prisons. The remaining
Indians are dispersed, and the Captain OF
the Rangers, forming his men into hol-
low square about his prisoners, who have
been disarmed, marches TO the headquar-
tiers OF the Commandant and reports the
defeat OF the Indians, aud that he has
secured twenty-seven prisoners. He Is
ordered to take his prisoners, join the pro-
cession and march to the grove.
There are many features OF interest
worthy of mention In the Indian pro-
gramme. The costuming OF the savages
excited universal astonishment on account
OF its excellence and exactness OF detail
The squsws especially who accompanied
this war party were costumed very flnely.
Several of the dresses worn were vcritable
Apache costumes, brought from the West
by Gen. Grover. The Indian burial was
very finely produced, and the saving or
Capt. Smiths life by his Indian sweetheart
was also well done.
The movements of both forces, Indians
and Rangers, were controlled by system
of flag signals from the headquarters or
the Commandant and his staff.
The community Of Bethel and the great
concourse of people assembled there, are
certainly under great obligation to the
committee who arranged and perfected this
Indian attack, and also tn IL. C. Barker
(Tomhegan) and Capt. ID. &. Rose, who
have added their persistent and untiring
efforts To make this representation OF In
dian warfare not only spirited and very
interesting, but very exact and perfect
reproduction OF the experiences or one
hundred years ago. II was grand sue
cess.
Committee on Indian Attack: w. +.
Skillings. Chairman; l.. T. Barker, \.
HerrlcS. II. c. Barker. DR.. Tuel
Officers: w. T.. SkilliugS, Commandant:
I. r. Barker, 4. l.. lIerrick, STAT; ID. G.
Rose, Captain of Rangers; ii. c. Barker,
Chief OF Indians.
The block house was built In the center or
OF Bethel's neat little common. II was
about thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide,
aud correct imitation OF the fortress OF
ancient Bethel. The sides were formed OF
% Id railroad slecpers, with portfolios LETT
o .,en every few feet. The rafters were black
en- ell spruce poles cut from burned woods
Tn c roof was peaked aud matched with
hay aud bOughs.
There was dense crowd around the
COMMON during the fight, and mounted
polio, men had 10 keep them back. Sew
eral u ans were upset. People came from
the adj dining towns In hay racks, trimmed
with boughs. II was regular Fourth OF
July or circus day scene, aud Prof.
leagues voice fioatcd over II all eio-
uuently call I'M attention To his "Centen-
NAL lemoul n. Refresh yourselves, good
people, refre M yourselves" Tho hotels
did . big bust less.
The perfect success OF the mock Indian
battle. which - most Electrically carried
through II due ID the untiring eNertions
Of Mr.. w. T. Skillings. who conceived
ana superintendent the execution OF the
whole programme. Mr.. Dwight Rose and
Mr.. II. c. Barker were his hearticst CO.
workers.
Atlla m the procession formed aud
10 Kimballs Park, where seats
were provided under the trees, and the
following Literary exercises were present
ed. enilvencd with music by the Bethel Cor
net Band: LIST, music by band; III, Pray
err; 3rd. music; lth, historical address 10y
DIR. y. y. True, NJ. d.; 9TH. song by an
Indian, ooh why does the white man fol-
low nv path" 9Th, poem by Hon. \. ).
Twi,chell OF Gorham, y. IL (; ith, music
sth. Basket Picnic Dinner.
ID. r. Brown, esq, presided. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Jarvis Il. Mason,
ID. ID. The Historical address was by
DIR. y. T. True OF Bethel. No liter Sc
lection for this purpose could have been
made The doctors Intimate acquaintance
with Indian lore and the early history
OF Bethel. added 10 his habits OF explora-
ton In uufrequented paths Of study, en-
abled him TO give pictuEe, fresh aud
true 10 life, OF the times aud adventures
OF Bethels pioneers We report an out
line OF the doctors address, which affords
the more interesting and important details.
THE HISTORIAN SAID:
We meet here to-day, 10 celebrate
single important event, which occurred
one hundred years ago this afternoon. IL
was the last OF those attacks, which had
been made from time To time by the In.
dams on the settlement OF New England,
for more than $50 years. Here was
I'll nj hF.a h-
miles square Fur-bearing animals
abound on all our streams, while the sur
ly bear. the graceful deer and the lordly
moose roamed at will through the noble
forests. Until IVA, the woodsman's axe
had not been heard within the limits OF
what was Sudbury Canada, but now Beth
ell. During that year Capt. Joseph witch
ell OF Newton Mass, sent his son, Capt.
Eleazer Twitchell, TO build a saw and
grist mill in this village. In the spring
OF the same year Lieut.. Nathaniel Segar
commenced a clearing In the lower part OF
the town, In what is now Hanover, and
Lieut.. Jonathan Clark made beginning
on what Is now the farm OF Dir. Lewis San
born. The stormy times OF the Revolution
had now swept over the land. The growth
OF the infant settlement was slow. 10 1871
there were i've families. Each home was
surrounded by few acres OF partly cleared
land. No plow was used. Cora was
hacked into the earth with hoe. A brld-
lie path marked by spotted trees led over
the so-called burnt lands" to Fryeburg.
Their nearest neighbors were in Frye
burg, some thirty miles distant. Rocks,
smutty stumps and forest trees filled out
the details Of the picture. Capt. Twitch-
ell kept number OF men employed In cut
ting pine timber, which was rolled into
the Androscoggin, to fiud its way TO
Brunswick Lieut.. Clark had now built
a house, having a door In front and anoth-
er in the rear, an advance in style over his
neighbors.
The Canadas were settled by Catholic
France, New England by Protestant Eng