Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

iur ~ The Rev gentleman. Who wAs nom
q ,tlnguishsd famiiy ant possessed o. grea,
learning sud pisty. Mr. woodman Was
rs granison-hls mother being the ihif.
tenth child. via Susanna, b fsh. -,
ifs3 M JlsspA wocdmau oct ), lsiS ..
A. Ration April a. is3S. Many Of The
n - O. Tbs interesting ride wsre prepared
~ ms deceased friend. the Hoo. JossPh
Howard. q gentlsman eourtly 10 his nan
ucrs snd And 81 heart, whom 10 kuo~ ~as
% siuirc and rsvercnce w. II ;
Nluaclsssu ". z. S,pf 20 1905.
Thursday. O'Clock .. m In hone IN
company With Capt rimo,by walker Of
Pisrwacks, ani Lieut. John HoPsinson Of
Nsrrarsusstt-rodc 10 the block house
crossed the River (Saoo) and lodged II
Cspt John Sml,hs.
Frlfsy. Sspt io-Rose before the sun
Which ava not give us hoPes be would -
par Or re ds,) ant -, % R'ie over
Cooks brook shlcA enters The Sseo river
iu.i ssove Salmon Tarsl ahoot three nile,
from thence % Deer wAnisr Ahoat hrce
NOR, ant took brsshfss, a. there Ma =
camp 1hn s frs' sage. Ga Deer Wan
ser meadow there W.T. eisbt stacks Of
hav. Thls sagcod meadow. Eight aud
. htf % ths clock. lsn Deer Wander
meadow llu Hollis. rode three niles -
K.icks meatow 90 Hollis poor gfass
therefore called wafren's tavern from NJ.
Warren 10 Brrwick Sho keeps poor
tsrrrn. Frum thence 20 little ossipee
rlrsr sisht miies from Deer wsncer. ihsu
10 about mile ~ pass a >aliisrs ufid'r
80 called b,caass discovered ~ body n
soldiers scoauug In past VARS. Then role
,'.sa, two uiiss io good brook ant there
hst.d Foriy mlnates past elcveu o'clock
81 oat agsia ant rods - great ossipes
river which - twelve miles from ltile o.
slprs. About scvea niles before Nc came
O. Great Ossipcc Ne passed hsisceu to-
e.pvallc- on sharp high ridge. ahoai
wle cnougl When cot away an leSeiei
f,facsrt-this riisc Is called tae wh,ir-
O. l. To- LIming,on on the road
n IN Step Falls o. Cofulshl this goes
intn our r.ie hcCsase 10 L. q pretty thiug
O. pli a whsir's hAck iuto mans lrcksi
W passed great O.sipre a. too o'oiock,
t.en ro.ie O. Great Fs's fouf mile. from
Gr,st O..lpse sni rested "a three ani q
htlfsftle clock. o M Grsai fsils arr q
c.u.lisrah'c Fals-,tecp ani white aai
.on--on the Stco ln Hiram.
Gr,ai Fa'.. tar,c aui BAR ~ click.
moaut oar steel. havlng s.Kteen miles o
nie vs. roir over ilug r'csy hii snogi
two OF thrrc miles from Great Pals.
called ] ,aany Msrk's or Mak'sa.i brcsase
JOIN NcMuusa dli uo; lac li ~hsu clear
lusu Thrucc roie tl - i1asi ffs ri.s
tr.t 10 Browrdr.dl 30 called hrcsuse
arout t,n miles FROM z sg~sckvt from
tasucs 90 isrri N1aor Bro.t ,ig1s m.l,s
from pIggWacksL
Arrived there I've sri hsif o. c,oct.
From thercc 80 ~ a1out "A % clock an
rol. thr,c miles through pitch p.ns Plain.
fsr urr.. ard reached cousin samuel o..
gooi'. sissyeu ahsif % ths cipck a. Pig
wackstt We accomplished This ride 10
thirteeu aai half h1ors-asvlug b-gaa Al
~ iu The morulug ard euishci u AZ seven
sui ahLf 10 ihc evening We wsre On
our hor.ss eleven hours TIE rosi 10
general Was rrraArkabiy good for 80 nss =
on. w dld no, wax our horses shove
thrcc ~ flar miles the Whole j,ufuey. A
great deal OF thc rosi was pitch Plue lani
lac hou-c flor TIE rad from CsPt
Sniths O. Der Wander Is very good a.
cspting ahoui half mile. Rauuslis BROOK
.la Hollis i BAT roading. his j. about
one AID half niles from Capt smiths
rhrce miics from Deer Wander l. ROCKY.
Prom theoce 90 util. O.sipee l. good pihs
roaf From iItiie Ossipcc tso AM ball
mIes heavy welsh clay road thea tvs
niles pine rosi-PiiCh piue-tben ahoa'
three miles before We come % The great
O-,.p-v rocky AMI Mt riding frum
Great O.s'pse % great Pals pretty good
nfrg-oak land and pitch pine. From
great Fans o. ten mile Brook something
rough ard bad riding from ten nils
Brook % t8rnt meadow Brook pretty good
rii.ug. From thence Ne pass ihro1gt
Ab1ut two ani half NILES bad riding
From thence % Plggwaeks, Zoe pitch pin'
plata
saturday. Oct i-Lowery weather-
rslued hard est night haviug began q
ran shout 81 mluutes amer Ne were wel
housed. Soon sfisr The sau was up ih'
weather proved fair and we took view al
ne upper part o. fpsourg which Is II
tremsly pleasant
Nature has f,uni here the desirable "a.
rL retreat which posts describe - ne
most amlshle situation 10 NE. Seven owl
10 eQaai shares this part Of the town which
/ 10 ths Interval contains three hundred ant
any acres THIS lays 10 the form % q ful
moon. rearly The upland which surrounds
this Ellen A. IL lays upou Il or close b H.
al on which their houses siArd l. pr
f-cily level And smooth aud dry. ffOu
these houses there i = pretty sudden De
ciIvIty down 10 ths Interval % about thre'
% foar rots. The names % these sever
osuers i a. follows Captain Timothy
walker. Samus, O.goot. David Psge, Ma
thsul-i Merrill. Moss Amss, John Evan.
All Dsvii Evans. The Village % Fry
bufg was ofen and Cor long time oalleS
' the Seven Lots
The seven ownsrs removed from Psnne
cook. Bow Concord. n. n 10 Fryeborg Il
the IAN q l763 They hsd The Prcsiou'
year made some Improvements. foor o
th-m. samuel O.gOod. Nathaniel Merrill
David Page aid John Evans, and probabi'
others. hal been 10 the Freuch War will
Rogers and participated In The daring n
ploit. % Rogers's Rangers" Evsnsws
= Sergeant In the heroic and sad thoug'
successful expedition OF Rogers, IN 1883
against the 81 Frahcis Indians. Tn