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

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$50 ,La, sketches % those who have
osaci and conducted q public Journal,
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tanning the pracples % which o. h the
exponent. ,hoa,l BE- sccorlol VITA ,he
history Of ,ie paper itself, ioriAc .aorm-
auoa 90 T1s,ou,y and a. q contribution
90 history and biography The slb.o.aei
sketches. which neccssiia,e some rPcu-
t0r, are necessarily brief. mere out
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ulnter % the D.l which vas sue
ccciel hy tae uEvocs,r Aels entitled 90
h. n1tcei .n CHS connection Hc was
born Ia thn, part of Bethel uow called
Hanover ol Che agm since occupied by
Orsul Powers O-t1lcr d.. i-lt Ills
father. Alr1r B1r.lu. son cf Asa Barton
OF Nocilln ani Mercy Bartlett % New
Ton Mass cans. OBJ D.tle, wlth jonathan
Ba-r.f, hs uncle sni Nathaniel S.gar bis
cousin. lu lr- TIE wife of Aaron ami
tle mother of Asa was Sarah Smith.
daughter of ltl.. born l Cape Elizabeth
bus c1m..g with hsr parents o. Bethel
Aaral Blr,nl novel f-1m Bethel o. JAY.
ani thence .1 i.I- o. Livcrm1rc Asa
Barton mtrrrlIyiia daughter ~ Thomas
Cllsc ofMirtaas vineyard. Afterwards Of
Lrcrmlle Dc kepi a. s.ofs Iu Ligermore
Ds a Jew year. All allli i.-1 came %
rafs a. then moved o. Portland ba. To-
ls1l was back AZ PAR. a1i started The
Oxforf County Bookstore. iu l.li be-
started ne drst paper ever
-.cd In Paris
ana cal.ea tl- o.forl O.s.r..r lu ls2i
De moved tae paper to NORWAY To- ihe nigh.
tIme AMI tl Is sali without Che knoEleigc
of ihe pc1q', oi Paris la isl, Wm. p.
Phr'-s was associated with him. but la
Isr0 NJ. GooienoW purchased Bartou's
intercsta ami a. stated elsewhere the paper
vas tacn pab.lshcl 1~yGoolcuoW a PaeiPs.
10 i.ll. Lc started tle lg So out u
was sh0rtlIvci aal .u .4e summer 0;lsll
Mr. Barton commenced the publication a.
Norway o. Che OrE nl Orrr'f. bat aner L.
suing seven numbers. hc sod 0li % Mlleti
GKIng All moved b. Bangor. lie was
there In trade with El0y L.vcrm0rc,-
then BE- stalled law ani settled in Car
iaaI IN l,ii. he returned o. Norway and
remained there untl be- died In the winter
OF i.l-. NE Wa not a practical printer.
The births % four of his chiidrcn are re-
corded on Paris records between isi9 and
1885,
Gro ". MmLrr. Col Geo. W. MIiet'
was the son of Nathaniel Mliett Of Nor
way. one OF tho three Minett brothers who
came originaiiy nom Gloucester, Mass, a
Mln0s And subsequently, 90 Norway. Col
Mllc,t wss born In Norway, July ~, 1918.
MS mother was Martha, daughter OF Eaoct
Merrill OF Andover. ne entered the ofce
ofthc Orori Ois.rrer a. IN apprentice Ia
me nr ofis30. that paper then being pub
ushei By Wm D GO0ien0w. lie was Alsg
with the Jef,rsoai1n and went with 10 ~
Portland Ia April is51. ne returned .,
Norway, 10 August AMI 10 company with
Ocavlus King. who hal been bis fellow
apprentices. he purchased the Offoni Orrci,
establishment which be moved 10 Parli
nm aaf began the publication OF the On.
roRD DEuocRsr. AZ the end OF a few
months. he ~parchased Mr. King ; iEteres
10 the concern, AMI continued 10 pubiisl
the paper antn the latter part Of isto,
when the entire establishment was con
sumed By are. 10 the following February
the paper was again started By Mr.. MiIlet
snd Geo T. Mellen and - published 10