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

the paper was conducted under the arm
name Of Noah Prince. lie MAS born In
Buckaeld. April 10, iT99. lie was the son
OF Dea JOB Prince. who came from Ply
mouth County. Mass, To Backneld and OF
Hannah Bryant his wife. MIR. Prince was
a farmer and for many years cultivated The
homestead farm OF his father. Ia 1885, be
moved 10 the village lie was held In
high esteem by the people OF Buekneld'
and was much IN town oflce. lie also
served the town In the State Legislature
for four consecutive terms b~eglnnlng Ia
lstO. ant was senator for oxford County
for three years from 1850. lie was rrssi'
dent OF the senate for his Tvs last terms
and Il was while serving In this capacity
that he voted for the Maine Law, aud
when In consequence, a eight was made
against Governor Hubbard, that he pre-.
sided over = boiling Convention AZ Nor
way In ls5e. and the following year len
the old party. with others, purchased The
ONFOEp DENOcRAr and brought Il 10 The
support OF lion. A. T. Morrill, Tor Govern
or. In 1855 Mr.. Prince hal sold ont bis
Interest 10 The paper. Mr.. Prince was one
% The projectors OF The Backhcld BrAnchR.
n and one Of o. original directors. liz
married Ia is26, Sarah, daughter OF Dca.
David Farrar OF Buckncld. and hai six
children. Eve OF whom arc living. Capt
Chas. n. Prince. once NJ. C. from Georgia
aud more recently Postmaster A. Augusta,
In that State. i his son. Mr.. Prince died
February ~. is,2, aged g. lie Wa a
nan OF remarkable vigor OF both mlnd aui
body. he was an advocate OF Temperance,
morality and virtue. and eNempiihed these
cardinal virtues In Als " he.
Dn. Tuou,s n. BRoWN he Vas born
In Minot This state. August %, ISIS. II,
was The son Of Thomas Brown, a native OF
Newbury. Mass, and bis mother was Mary
Rawson' BRIGHAM Of Paris. ne studied
the medical profession mainly In Massa.
chusctts. and graduated al Jefferson Med.
zeal College. Philadelphia 10 1857 Thal
same year De commenced The practice OF
medicine in Paris ant so continued u
practice until The time % bis death. Foi
ne most part De resided A. Paris mn.
though bis card appears Ia the oNroRr
DEVoCRar during lsto A. OF South Paris
Dr. Brown succeeded Geo. = Emery a.
political cilior OF the OXFORD DENoCRAi
and conducted 10 until 1885 when DE- wa.
succeeded by Hon. john j. rcrD. Dr.
Brown hal charge ofthe paper during th'
sycnifal ycan when the ola parties wcr,
breaking up aud the young AMI Vigorou.
Republican party wa formed. The Dru
ocRAr va purchased by Noah Prince Ru
fls s. stevens AMI others. ami with pr.
Brown a. editor, was The hr,t paPcr iu th'
State b boit from The Democratic parts
AMI advocate a new party Organization.
TIE call for thc boiling Convention whic,
nominated Arson T.. Morrill, Cor Governor
drst sppcarcd In the DrNocEAr, and ere
sisd intense excitement throughout th'
State The paper was violently Aitlckol
By ell The Democratic organs Ia The STATE.
And with special m~Alignliy BY ,ho Nor'1.
iirrrfsr which was stIl ciitci ~ Geo.
h. shaw. Register % Probate. Il va.
dgrng his dsFoc controversy that DO
brown developed remarkable strength a..
a political writer ne uo, only success.
fully rcpticl thcattacks of thc opposition,
Bat thc paper became Aggressive ani
tower of strength b The new party To- GA
ford County Ia tho s,Ani which De tool
a. this time. rev men In the R~eputlictr
ranks hal more % break away from oi
greater persona, sacudccs d make thau
dld Ds. Brown Paris I'LL was then thc
hot-bci OF thc old.ilnc Democracy and
many % bis ultimate friends and pat.
rons belonged % that party. The contest
was violent bot % short duration, AMI be-.
fore leaving The chair editorial Dr. Brown
bat the satisfaction % scclng oxford
County. The stronghold of the Democracy,
wheel into line under tho Republican ban.
ucr Dr. Brown served one or Two terms
~ Judge 20 Probate. lie was much De-
voted % his profession To- which be- bad
high nnk lie was President OF thc Main,
Medical Association and contributed many
valuable papers b IT, mceilnss. llc mar
rlod hrst. in lass. Maria NJ. daughter OF
samuel ani sister % Hon. uoratio Klns
ofParls. She died in 1850. ana De married
second. Miss J~ul.e,te, daughter OF Moses
Hammond esq, OF Paris Three children
survive him. an by the second marriage.
Wa A. PID0iN. lie was bora On Itch.
Geld, this STATE. March 80, is1J. lis "a.
thcr was Dr Joseph y. Pldgin, son o..
Rev. william and his mother Diantha j.
A. Rawsoa. daughter OF Capt. Abnof, Z
prominent early citizen Of Paris, formerly
Of Satton. Mas. Mr Pidgin entered o.,
Zoas Al-1cl's Office a. an apprentice 10
isg-, when The paper was published -
Rev. DR.. smith. since then a Professor Ia
Colby University. 10 March. 1851, o.,
Airoc1fs having changed hands, Mr. Pld'
gin went % Augusta and vas employed 20
the Essnsisc Jouraai. In May. 1855, Geo.
l. Mellen having entered upon his duties
agrn;, SIR. rdsin came . Paris
aud Was placed In charge % The OXFORD
DEMOCRAT Office. lie continued la charg'
after SIR. Mcllcu sold out % a company.
and ANIL the shares were boashi up bl
him aud Z. 5. Stevens % Paris. The pa
per was then Published under the nrH
name ofw. A. Pligln & Co untlllsG-. whcI
MI Pidgia sold out % Fred l.. Shaw, q
accep, q position a. business manager OF
the Lsristoa J0urAli. Daring Mr. Pa.
gins administration the DEN0cRAr Wa
much improved a. a local AM county pa
per. he having organized a corps OF cor
respondents % Insure Intelligence from
cash town. This feature OF a local paper,
now 80 generally followed, originated
with Mr. Pidgln. The subscription list
when Mr. Pldgin sold out. numbered about
400. he SIN retains his position on N,
Lieisi0a Journal ami Is nost efficient help
lie married Miss Martha, daughter o.
Thomas Little, esq, OF Augusta.
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