Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-08


llcatl0n with Rev Geo. X. Shaw A. editor
Tor a portion OF the time at least tiil isc2'
when the paper was discontinued and In
iss5 Mr.. Mllett went 10 Worcester, Mass
lie subsequently moved 10 westboro'
and In 1871. he removed 10 Cambridge
port and since tha, time has been In The
Riverside Press. lie married, In is5s'
Emma G. Ames OF Norway. while 4 resi-
dent Al Paris nm. he was fourteen years
Postmaster. member OF the Legislature In
1850. also Colonel In the State militia
While Mr.. Nulstt was connected with the
ONroEp DnfoCEAr L. average circulation
vas aboat $50.
Ocr.,IUs KiNo. lie was the sou OF
George and Miranda Hall King Of South
Paris AMI vas a double cousin OF Hon.
Horatio King lie learned his trade In the
Jefsrsonila ofice when The paper was con
dactci By Hon Hannibal Hamlln and Hon.
uorailo King when In ISIS, the Jefsr-
s1aiiu was moved 20 Portland. Mr.. King
went with iL AMER a few months he re
turned q Norway and 10 August, lsli, In
company with Geo W. Millctt he pur'
chased thc Oroni Orlcie then printed Al
Norway by Asa Barton, and commenced
the publication OF the ONroED DENocRAr,
ani remained Ia the concern about nine
months when he sold cat and moved 10
Boston he worked A. a carpenter for
awhile and then set up a drug store on
Washington street, aud Cor many years
vas a practitioner OF eclectic medicine
He married Miss Arviia Curtis ofDiNhcld'
and len a sou and daughter Hc was born
Ja'y 20. Isle. ani died Nov m, isc,
Jossru g. Cons lion. Joseph G. Code,
a man vel known and hlghly respected 10
oxford County thirty years ago. was editor
Of thc IeFsrsoa.la ami The drst editor Of
the OxroEp DENoCEAr, having charge Of
IL political columns Tor seven years. lie
was born IN Lincoln, Mass, March le,
isll. AMI came b Paris 10 is2j. lie CON-
menccl the study OF law VITA Hon. Levi
Lincoln ana fn.shei with Governor Euoch
Lncoln ofPtris He wss admitted 10 The
bar lu i>.f ana Immediately opened a lAS
OIL -c In Paris where be- continued % prac'
t.ce A. long ~ he lived His work on the
DruocEAr Wa entirely a labor OF love.
ne served respectively a. secretary Of
thc state senate. member % The Maine
Leglslailrc $50 tctms. i,U AMI 1851, Reg
Istcr ofProbate Cisrk ofCourts ani Judge
% the District Court q which ofce ne
va sppo.nici In ists ne was a man Of
d.stlngul she'd ability. OF great lndasir
aui OF excellent character. lie dlei No
vcmbcr o.. i,5l. while holding the posi-.
tou 90 Jaigc. aul % death 10 oxford
Coun'y was ever more generally regretted.
A. q lawyer. hc was fair ani candid. never
seeking advantage by Miss statement Of
either aN of fact a. a Judge he was I'm
partial. s1i bis private NE was above 70.
proach Ho married. February n. l,Jil
Mcaltab,c Marble who survived him glite
number ofycars They bal several sons
anu daughters Dol; AL save one died 10
early man or womanhood. most u not al
of lem isom consumption.
Gao. T. MutES lie Wa born la Paris
January IS. l--l itls father. Aiansou
Mc.cu. c.l who came o Paris from Hop
katon. Mass. WAS or more than ihlriy
years. Register of Deeds or oxford Coun-
o.. AMI during his ufe. one o. ihc best
kl3Uu anl h.gA,y respected citizens %
the C1aly. rs mother. born To- Water.
toun. Mass. Wa Mary. daughter OF Josiah
arI Mary Mason' Bscoc, onc o. ho early
settlers in Paris ant a prominent citizen.
Geo. L. Mcicu served bis time Ia The GA.
foEu pEgoCK,r oace AMI wAs a fellow
apprentice with Liaa T. Stone. ANcFwari
he went % Bos;ou ana with Chas. A. Y.
Putnam pahlshcd The B1s'oa Htsklg NJ
a q literary ant story paper. He sub
~s..lcl,ly SOLD OCT Dis Interest % Mr Os.
san L. Dodge anl rc,urac1 % Paris AZ
Ger the ONoEn DENoCR,r establishment
vts burncd he bought au lntcrcsi Ia TIE
paper sll was co-partner OF Mlict; fr
nearly a year, when Be 5oaghi up the cou.
ccrn AMI pa5l,hci IL With Geo r. Encu
Al editor uail i,51 10 the spring of
1852 Del was appointed Route Agent and
Assigned % tgy between Portland and
Bangor. he held This position through
Two Administrations nc was then sp-
p1.atei tckci and freight agent oa Tie
PORTLAND a Rochester Railroad. and sub.
soqlenty moved % lewiston and In CON.
wny with g O. watefhogse. took charge
of the DeWltt House. Ca he dcath OF
SIT. wa,crhousc. Mr. Melien retained to
tAe GA homestead 10 Paris where be has
since lived Hc was married In July. 1852.
% Ms Nancy ~ Wing, a melee % MI.
Waterhouse ani daughter % flames Wing.
esq of wayac While Mr.. Mcllen was
connected with the DEuocEAr The ist
showed about SOD names.
Gro D. EuEEY. he was The second son
of judge stephen and Sarah (Stoweu I'm.
cgy, aul vas born iu Paris, NOV. %. lslT.
His niler wa a native OF Miuot. Ne. and
his mother a daughter % Daniel Stowell,
esd, OF Paris. he was graduated a. Bow.
lolu College. Class OF i,ls. and studied
law with bis father Ua
tice of law In Wat sesan The prac'
appearing 10 a ."0iu' as printed caro-
i.l.. he aner OXFORD DEMOCRAT In
ship "AlDs io'"o1 0o-P~'n''
slia bis lather ana continued In prac-
lice, beside hiling the position OF ReglsteI
o. Probate until ists, when he moved 70
Portland lie was Clerk OF the United
States circuit Court foF many years gntll
l,-6 when Dc moved % Boston ~ take
general supervision OF The Boston P0si.
ne has since returned b Portland. when
Geo l. Melien became part owner o. the
OXFORD DnioCEAr. Mr.. Emcry became
political editor. though then residing In
Portland Hon. Hannibal HAmla was ap-
pointed Uaited States Senator In lsis, u
il a vacancy, AMI vas 10 be a candidate
0r reelection before the Maine Legisla-
tlro. His w~ell-known opposition 10 slav.
eryextension, rendered him unpopular with
the oldliuc Democracy AMI excited a fierce