Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-25
HARTFORD


GA fNT southern shore li altltt t'nhA
.n Hartford. L. a heauilfli grove. owned
hy Geo N fuiicf. OF sail town. To MS
place The Un.ycr.iilst. from tle cities Of
Lewiston ani Auburn male an excursion,
SUNDAY. Aug li.h. aud were Ilintd by
many others ff1m Aniro,cpssIn anl OK
fori' Counties The y p "a u u p Train,
startling from Mochtnic Fails, brought
nearly a thousand people CD ihc grove. II
il csfimat,l that more tAAn no thousand
were present. TIE iay was lovely, ilt
best 10 order prlyaI.ri.-lot one ripple pl
disturbance being heard i1rIug tir meet
Ing The music. both vocal AMI lnsifu'
mental. Wa frsi.class The sermons, BY
Rows e. 4 Uayl.n of lewiston, Ali W.
4 Grove o. Newafk. y J were earnest
aut Instructive. aud "a efc lsirnri io Win
much interest hy ihc vtst audience. All
retained to tae'f homes, blessed ~ h'ing
present.
rur RAILS ANp rEEtas or tisurNiNG
The rain last Thursday damaged the
roads very mush Daring t1c shower,
lighting struck the house uf Z T. Doicn,
going in al directions. IL visited nearly
even room in tlc house, shaiirrrg uise'
pole. rafers ans ellis. sui leaving ih marx
in many other places then O. thc porch,
where 10 Knocked from un.er an ir1n sirk
th- woll work. scattering c11sing licn
.ls over ths room NJ Doicu- sou was
theslrk cleaning fresh 1sh. aud. strange
d sav. r,ct.vci ~ inidry Then CD We
49,. where lt took the liberty % kil the
hog Then. Iamp.ng an open space ~ u
feet. % sac barn, wcut thc length oi one
sIl. shattsrng the sane more 90 less, ani
passed. or Damage cstimaiei ~ ABOUT
s2o0
"u,EIroED's rosrat
Having but little 90 do this Afternoon, -
Tor Ola ana yoaug have gone % buckhe.d
base bal grounds o. witness pay
commence my brigade card.
10 the thunder shower, commencing ne
llth Ia the Afternooa ani ending IN TIE
uight of The same daY. were some thlnss
remarkable TIE great heat, long conun-
ucd showers. sound OF thunder, vivid light
ming. Increasing wind, male 10 one OF the
most noted showers / hal witnessed Tor
years the lightning striking In many places
In Hartford. The house where james Bick'
nell lived many years was struck, kl.llng a
hog Ia the ~ away from The house The
places were MANY IN this part % oxford
County which the lightning struck
oar hands returned from the base ball
play. much pleased with The intercst man.
Tested by an I have seen much extra
playing Al that game which has become
worldwide
Onthe morning % the g2l our ihermom.
e,er showed a fall OF thlriy.iwo degrees or
heat during the night
! never Knew the ground to dry 30 fast
within two days AFTER the fall % 30 much
rain 10 the last noted showers.
1 notice with regret the death OF David
ScwAl OF heart disease AZ Extra, Iowa, on
the 7th. Tie was my long known temper
ancs friend while living 40 East sumner,
shoemaker. merchant and Postmaster.
I witnessed untold trouble 10 hl, family
years ago. Ills only son, less than Is
volunteered Tor the war. Not hearing
from him, after months OF palnfal anxiety,
tse following was found upon roll ia
yld SewAll. died Dec. l2lh.' That mother
who said % me az the time, III u was not
Tor the blessed hope OF Immortality should
sink. Is now widow. | feel sal Tor hcf.
H. rcmlnis me hog many ! have seen
mourning over the death ol my loved pu.
pills. who died 10 the army. Gone, but not
| iorgolten hy their old teacher.
The great number of private teams which
len Hartford on the beautiful St1oath
morning OF the l6lh b attend the meeting
la Canton Grove, for public worship held
by the Uuivcfsallst order, bespoke TIE A..
tendance OF thousands. Those whom l
have seen this day said they enjoyed more
than they anticipated. L. Wa gospel
feast.
Las, bay on the Bloknell meadow was
novel down on the ljih, aud will be
moved 10 the barn, al home, on The .1th.
o how happy are they who have harvested
a good crop OF hay, this year.
no other town OF eqaal size aud age In
Maine has had less religious meetings than
Hartford. when went 10 Hartford Cen.
TIE 10 institute Forest Lake Lodge OF Cool
Templafs. n years ago, was told no re-
ueiOu. temperance society could live 10
Hartford-all kinds htd died.
The beautiful Sabbath OF the lGih, AZ
Hartford Grove, near ClntOn village, wit
mes sei Que 0f the largest add best relig-
lous meetings ever held 10 the nelghb0ling
towns OF Canton, Samner, Buckn.id, He
brOn, Turner or LlyermOre.
GA the 10Th, among The eompiny AZ my
residence was Widow Levi Bryant, pen
sioner OF s1mner. elghtytsO years OF age.
She was one OF the ifteen children OF Asa
RoblnsOn OF sumner; was the nsst female
who slept over night In Hartford. She -
the best posted 10 the early history OF
Hartford and Sumner than any one 10 my
knowledge.
Widow NJ. Lawrence Is here, whose bus
baud preached 50 many years TO the Bip-