Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-17
PORTLAND LETTER

foKrL.SD, Nov. ~. issS.
Mr. Ed,t0r.
As wss walking up Congress ST. the
other morning. | was cordially greeted
and welcomed 10 Portland by Dr. A. \.
Thsyer. De. Thayer Is veil known In
Oxford County q. one Of the distinguish
ed sons Of Pari. lie Ia. made a State
reputation A. a physician. by his success
in Portland. In bis company ] also me,
Mr. A. q. SchlOusrbeck the druggist.
-ho ha. been on Pari. Hill a number q
summers. with other Of poitlAnds ooun-
try seeking Inhabitants.
Oae q the funnies, things In Portland
J. the horse car. | vas gong 10 say the
cars run on Congress. Middle and Spnng
Streets. but they DO no, run. They DO
~ sometimes on these streets. and
through a iew Others. bat somebos they
seldom have the courtesy 10 20 When yol
want them %. There l. one line ~hich
run. by the Grand Trunk Depot. bni !
nsver-or hardly e~ver-knew q car 20 be
there when a Grand Trunk train came
IN, snd have very seldom been able 20
catch one going there IN season 10 take =
departing train. have frequently walk
"a from the Graad Trunk Depot TO the
Prebie House before being ovsfiaken by
oae Il these cars. AMI | have actually
beaten the time Of cars on The Con.
gress street line between Eschangc and
High Streets. ! wAiking on the Sidewalk
and the car being hauled by t~o hofses
bat Il you a. e., into a horse car. you
are sars 10 be- accommodated. In the
hr.t place. here i slsays plenty Of
room thea the cars 80 slow and easy.
and they nil stop any~hefc yo1 ~ish
them 70. even Il they dil stop a. the
house lat passed 20 Ia on, smother pas
sengsr laughed heartily once 20 see =
lady stop the car and ,Ay 10 The condac-
tor wait here = oment. Then she
lightly tripod alto a store. Got = bundle
and then came oa, and into The car again.
Il made me- ihink Of the D.r,cio' d the
X. 2 4 q r. x ~ho l. reported 20 have
20, len ata station and tslsgrsphsd iof
the tain 70 come back and ct him.
Mf. q. l. Danham. who i : success.
fal teacher IN ne city schools. ooaiinae.
IN his position here. although he has
formed = par,nsf,hip With as bfoihsf.
Chaile.. Coz the manufacture Of sloss 10
Nermont lode i good looking, Pop.
ulaf. add a. homes, and conscientious 10
Portland a. be- g.ed 10 b. 10 paus
met Mr. and Mrs. fueland Hose "
Nor~sy. on Middle rect. The other day
They seemed % b. engaged IN a little
shipping sn~petiuoa.
Ssh / could "a UP some ofthe things
10 Portland ~tlch necd sitention. One
% the fr.i iting. I would 90 -olld be Go
have ibr streets labelled 4 sirangsf
can hafdi, fad ts ~ay aboui The cay
except he has map Noi one hall III
street corners bear sgns. and -hsn q shi
comss. ihoss ~h,ch 81 Nj sfe 10 such
position. ~ one caa rad them IL some-
times reminds me- - q iup through
certain sections % Okfofd County, vhsn
-e GIFTED maiche. Co 80 The s~snhoaft'
a. ths crossing. oas darn night ! DO
no, mean that Portland streets ate dafs.
90 they have e%.sciie ishts Bat whsre
slcCtuC igbt, have appeared. the lamp
posts have disappeared, and 9Th them
TIE illuminated street nance Most q
toe irs street .aheis ar on the shatosy
,de of baildinss. ard they m sht almost
a. vel be- insle the buck ~slis. II
people ~oad have their street Numbers
10 lafge figures placed "a The ishi over
their doors, 30 would also be q great con.
vsniencc o. sifangers
Sprskns o. oxford Coan'y people |
must ro,s thai I came down Ia the team
~i,h Mr We.ley X Woodbury. Of fcnn-
sylvAtis NJ " j. = son u Judge
Woodbury. ~ho has 30 many years rep
resented the DrVoCEAT in lsthel MI
Woodbgiy seems 20 BE- doing success
fal la~ busine,, IN h. ~far.a~ay home
MI " "A Atsood q Backfsli ~As
here The other DAY. loading a car Nth
heavy good. fof ihe Arcade. Il j.
easy % tell -to ihe ,ucosssfal merchants
are They 90 % bay everything Of
fsnrsfs. ba, ~ % market themselves and
l,arn The tread o. pnoss BY observation.
They also. 10 tbs way, learn ~hai goods
are likely 10 Prove popular, IN the failure,
sad thus fores,all The demand. asd "ge,
ahead o. their lee. ~en,srprslng neigh
tuw. o.. NJ. ~