Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-10-03
WEST PARIS, Sept, 50.

Mr.. Eua{OT -
Proceeding down street, from the mon
ument, we soon come to
BURIAL HILL.
On the southerly slope is marble tablet
which reads: "This monument marks the
site Of the fort bailt In l72l." Just above
this Is the monument TO Robert Cushman'
who died In 1925. To the north OF this 10
another tablet marking the place OF the
vstch-tower erected in 1913. Around US
repose the ashes Of many Of the hrst
corners. The oldest stone is that to Ed
ward Gray. Near this Is one TO Thomas
Clarke, the mate Of the MayhoWer, who
rave his name TO Clarke's Island whic b Is
now q popular summer resort.
A few OF the copied inscriptions may 90
OF interest On the marble obelisk, TO the
second Governor, William Bradford, Is .
Latin inscription, -translated 1t reads
"Do not basely rslinquish what the Ia
theirs with difficulty attained" Over the
rrmsius OF John Rowland Is q stone In
.cribed: Here ended the pilgrimage OF
JsHs Rowland and ELIzABETH his wife.
She was the daughter Of Governor Carver
They arrived In the Mayhower Decemoer'
1920. They had four sons and six daush'
ters, from whom arc descended numer-
Gus posterity. 1872, Feby 3d. JOHN
ROWLAND, OF Plymouth, deceased. he
lived 10 the age OF eighty years. He was
thu last man that was left OF those that
came over In the ship called the hayhower'
TIA, lived In Plymouth Plymouth Rec
o,t,.- Around the Bradford monument
arc the graves Of his family. stone TO
Tsbi,ha Plaskst (lso7) bresthes spirit OF
defiance In It's epitaph, which she wrote
and II Is much noticed
-Adieu. vain world, have seen enough OF
And am careless VIVA, thou sayst OF me-
Thy smiles I wish not,
iSm I now =. rest ny head lies quie, here
Mrs. Plasket, in her widowhood, taught
4 private school for small children, at the
same time, As was the custom OF her day.
doing her spinning. Her mode OF punish
meut was TO pass skeins Of yarn under the
arms Of the little culprits and hang them
up on nails. A suspended row was 8 iu-
dicrous sight" A stone 70 little child'
aged one month, reads:
.He glanced into our world 70 see
sample Of our miserie
Near the Cushman monument Is stone 70
Isaac Eames Cobb, 1859.
Possessed he talents ten, nve, or one,
The work he had TO do, that work WAS DONE
Improy'd bis mind. In Visions ways ne ttou'
Reluctant died. but died resigned 70 1od.
Space forbids me TO copy more. / noticed
stone, erected TO person said TO have
died Sept. 31a. Probably day was added
70 September then for kap-yedr, instead
Of TO February IS now! didn't notice II
the person died In Leap-year, but the
above Is the only explanation ! can give OF
any event happening on that day; an e1-
planatisn can hardly defend, as my CYCLIC
pedis says: September has always con-
tanned 80 days"
Leaving this Interesting ground, and 60
ing down the hill, We. are on Leyden
Street.-The
FIRST srRxxr LAID OUT IN NEW ENGLAND.
"TherS frst was heard the welcome strain
OF axe and hammer. saw and plane.
In the Court House the original plan OF
his street can be seen, showing the plots
Of ground assigned TO each family. Here
are now churches, stores and other build
fnxs, where once stood the ''hewn plank
houses of the first settlement. "On the
corner Of Main Street Is large building
containing stores, the postofdce, and on
The second door, . fine public hall, lodge
room, etc." "This building was built in
1915 BY Asynower Lodge, 1. o. o. F., and
covers the spot on which stood the house
Of William Bradford, so many years tho
Pilgrim Governor"