Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-29
PORTLAND LETTER.
PoRuAND, Dec. iG, isS5

PORTLAND, Dec. 10, lss5
Eili0r Dsmocraf.
Golug down Congress Street, the other
evening. I stepped INTO a druggists on The
corner OF oaks 81 There | found the pro.
prlcior. W. y. Stone. 10 be a son OF y. y.
Stone, . Of South Paris. Mrs. Stone
i also from oxford Couniy,-a daughter
OF Detective wormwell OF Bethel Mr.
Stone has a large and attractive store.
lie Il doing a good business, a. WAS shown
by the steady stream Of customers running
Into the store while I was there. He l.
now putting up a cough mixture, which
be calls killakof. and which be IL prcpar.
Ing % advertise ard pot upon The mafke,
extensively.
Going up on The cars The other day, I
met Col &. =. Edwards OF Bethel. and hal q
very pleasant talk with hin. That ~.
Minded me that igsi about the time ] sold
the DEMoCRAT. Col Eiwafis gave me a
folder containing = poem read Al The re-
uuion % the i2lsi New York and The 5th
Malice Regimsnts % Volunteers. Mr.. ~.
wards was Colonel % the 5ih Maine. and
was a very popular officer. Tie says the
igist New York aud the 5th Malnc were
together through the campaign, AMI were
slnguiarly frateruA In their relations
select 4 few siAnrAs from this poem, A.
they may De appreciated BY some OF your
oli soldier readers
We gather. veteran sOncsiers.- from our Gre
sides near and Or.
A. part ofihs hici remnant of q long AMI
our msmrios all mi n,ishici with Cthoush
tsenty Year, ~
our blvouao.. rail-. and marches. and our bat
Ties Wlth the TO-.
mere sew many % our comr,de. Who oamo
zach victor In soms gallant nrhi or Col and
Liberty
Who's. aee. we've no, 'sen 70 DAY. The roll IL
cAliei On vain
Thry'rs fought In llfr'a great battle, AMI are
Numbered Win the slain.
We Joined ne ola sirh corp, on TIA, Mar
All iool our place. In The line beside the oi
no- iiiie lii - then suppose that The .isn Of
that OH corps
In ums woaid b. M prouies, baigo thaia sol
men ,lccum lei ne Division. All Bartlett led
the nrEafe.
r-o more valiant .ellisr. never dr.~ = blade
Tho HlHtcenth AMI Twenty seventh Nss lork
were ttsrs, alsn many Others,
but 10 Errlment ~ Lowell best verc our
grand Oh nm Maine brothers.
LIN % -. I,s ola leader Of our
Long no 70 Al who shared Win him the hon
orr of The hlue'
And whcn M hosts aro mArshAiici IN nAi
land % pracn and llFhi.
May ~ answer " uIEN AZ roll call Win the
nm Maine on thr right
An nov % our gallant brothers. away In me
Lc,'. .sni a roasins greeting before ~ spa
rate.
men stand each gallant "oucstor' ami ui.'
your cheers on tiFh
Tor Col Ilwauls AMI The nm Nhoso fame
shall never dici
Coming % Middle street. the other
LAY. I saw 10 front Of lloyi. fogg & Don
hans publishing house 4 sign bearing
this striking line
tins TmANGUL,R SOCIETY.
Then n vent on % tell Of new book jasi
Published by this house FOR = Portland al
thor. who has issued IL anonymously. We
understand, however. that the authOr Is .
famou. poet aud one whose songs have
entered every household Ia The land. A
COPY OF the book % lies before me. The
cover l. a son brown color with q gold
triangle within = circle, on the centre.
above which The Triangular Society,
Is Inscribed 10 angular letters, prepare
expressly Tor this work. The design IL
plain, neat and tasty. The book contains
ssl pages and sells for sl.2j. | advise
any OF your readers who are about par
chasing Tor the holidays, 10 send 10 Hoyt,
FOgg 4 DOMAIN Tor 4 copy OF this new
book. IL will make an attractive holiday
present for a younger or older person.
There Is no plO, 10 The story bot u IL The
record OF home lie 10 4 Portland family
aud a very bright family. loo The moth
er, = hari.w0rked. considerations womani
Brunette, the ylvAclous. literary daughter.
add the stolid boy Bob, comprise the
household. Brunette Is quite = poet, and
strings some pretty verses fOr the enter
,alnmeui OF her family before she seeks
and obtains employment In = Portland
newspaper Office. She Is the heroine OF
the book, II there be heroes 10 doing every
day duties. n the author has given this
heroine trails which are Characteristic OF
herself she must Dc q very simple, lovely
womAn-but A. she Il anonymous In this
work. and | have no, made her acqualnt
ance, I cannot tell II 10 be so. However,
The every DAY dOlngs OF this family are
characterized by unusual brightness and
tenderness. There Is q choice humor In
many OF the chapters. You will laugh A.
you read them. and IL will be such q clear,
bright, cheerful laugh 10 cannot fall 10 90
You good. Children can appreciate much
OF the book, ami 10 will make q famous
volume 20 read aloud OF an evening, either
Al home or In a reading club. The book
shows what can be done In the line or
publishing, In Maine. IL Wa written by
Maine authori II Is about . Portland
family, IA was published by q Portland
house n WAS printed by II. Tharston 4
Co; n va. bound In Small's bindery and
the paper for II was made At Mechanic
Falls, BY the Denlsons II IL purely q Maine
product, and Il Is A. pure A. Maine snow.
-when YOU order q copy OF The Trlsngu'
lar Society, say you saw . notice OF u IN
the OxFoRD DENocRAr.
Very frequently some OF the many friends
o., Col Y. T.. Shsw's family In oxford
County ask me concerning their where's
bouts. Therefore | may appropriately say,
10 one OF nv Portland letters that Harriet
Y Shaw, now Mrs. DIR. J. w. Whlddep, Is
residing at No. CSS Congress Street DR..
Whldden has succeeded 20 the practice OF
the late Dr. Burr, and IL earning an enyi-
able reputation. lie Il shomIOpathist, and
keeps up with the foremost thought OF nat
progressive school. lie has among bis pa
,ients some OF the weslthiest and most
Intellectual families OF the city, and he pre-
rCrlpt- " mail Aot mauf f""
town. lie has several patients 10 Mon
,real for whom be regularly preseiibes
Dec. %.
The city has been full OF people, this
week, and many OF them have come In
from oxford County for holiday shopping.
Among the residents OF Oxford County,
whom | have seen this week, were, Hon.
ID. X Hastings and Mr.. Walker OF FRYE
burg, J. Y. Stanley and A. 3. Austin OF
Paris, u. 4 Marshal Blsbee and Mrs. BIS
bee OF Buckneld; X G Themes and wife
OF Backneld are also In the city also Miss
May I. Mellen OF Paris Hil.
Rev. David Garland Of Bethel was In
our Office, the other day. lie IL q vigor-
Gus, lively specimen for Q man OF bis age,
and he IL one OF those who believe that
Religion never did intend
To make our pleasures less
Speaking OF the holidays calls ID MIND
the window OF Horatio Staples's store,
lower Middle Street Mr.. Staples IL well
known 10 your readers by bis somewhat
extensive advertising which he has done
through the DKNocRAT, in the past and
the good trades he has given those Who
~patroulIed him. The window 70 which l
refer IL piled up with cotton batting, sprin-
HE'D with scraps OF mica. 90 II looks Ike
hills covered with sparkling o BE
tween the hills, q half concealed mirror
represents q pond. On the hills and ponds
are unique figures OF monkeys, In al atti-
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