Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-15

Chandler
Jay. Cornelius Holland
Livermore. Bsnj Bradford, Thomas
Chase
Bethel. Dr. John Grover.
Waterford. josiah Shaw.
Norway. Aaron wilkins
Hartford. Jo,sph Tob'n.
sumner. Calvin B..bcc.
Ramiofd. Peter G.. Nfsia.
lowell. JOSIAH Head.
Bfosnfsld. james Steele
Albany. Asa Cummings.
Disfell. solomon leland.
Andosef. Sylvanus Poor.
Gilead. Ehphsl Chapman.
Nevry. Like Rely.
Denmark, Cyfu, lnga.l'.
Porter. william Towle.
Hiram. Marshal Spring.
Woodstock. Corneha, Perkins.
Gren~ood. Isaac Flint.
Sssden. samuel Ncvefs
Weld. nr. Lafayette Perkins
Mexico. Walter T. Carpenter
The convention adiourned Oci. 2,ih,
and the Constitution wa. Submitted 10 q
vote Of the people. January . 1870,
the convention feasscmbled and counted
The votes The result a. announced the
ollosing dsy. stood 10 favor q the con-
.iiiu'ion 9oj0; opposed. 's6. January
6lh. the convention adjourned without
day. William King ~as President Of
ihe convention. and Robert &. Nose'
Secretary.
The hrs, Senators from Oxford County
were samuel Small Of Jay. and james
". Ripley of FDeburg The former
wasa physician pfsciicins IN Jay and
the latter was prominent citizen q
Fyebarg. a, one time Major General Of
the Maine Militia. Gen Ripley was
elected 70 Congfes. IN 1928, and was re-
elected twice. lie served in the Maine
Senate two years. Ia 1921. bis colleague
va. De-. Cornelius Holland Who resided
ia that part Of Jay nov called Canton
Dr. Holland was elected 10 Congress IN
1897. and ssain ia 1891. In 1922, DR..
samuel Small of Jay was again elected
% the senate on the ticket with James
Steele OF Bfownieli OF Mr.. Steele. |
MO. nothing. The same ticket Wa re-
elected In 1928. In 1924. our Senator'S
we're Dr Cornelius Hollsnd and General
James W. Ripley. In 1925 they were
Dr. Holland and Joseph Howard Of
Bfownfrld, who wAs the father of the
late Judge HowAri Of Portland. once
well known a. the Oxford Bar.
Ia 1876, Oxfofd Senators we're Dr..
john Grover Of Bethel atd Rsuel Wash.
burn of Liyermofe DR.. Grover was a
native 4 Bethel aud an eminent physician
and surgeon ia hi. day. Judge Wash.
burn was a brother Of Israel Wsshburn.
and was Al one time. siuden, 9th Al
bion X. Paris on Pari. I'LL. The same
gentlemen were reelected 10 1897. In
ls2s. Dr. Grover Was again elected and
With him George French, concerning
whom. have no Information. James
Steele Of Brosnfeld was elected IN 1929,
and on the same ticket was Daniel
Hutchinson Of Hartford. II mistake not,
Bap,i., preacher. The same ticket
va. reelected 10 1880 10 1891 and in
1892 our senators were SAMUEL Glbson
Of Denmark and Jlirus ). Keith Of OH-
ford. Mr.. Gibson was the father Of ;.
r Gib.on Of Bethel, and Sss At one time
Sheriff Of Oxford County. lie died IN
Norway. Mr.. Keith was native Of
Bndgewaler. Mass; graduated =, Brown
University. studied law a, Paris and
settled la practice At Oxford where be
died some years ago.
Ia 1888 and 1884 the successful ticket
was Joseph Tobin Of Hartford and Dan
iel Brown Of Waterford. Mr.. Iooin
had served in the House in 1882, and
Daniel Brown, born in 1884. married
Ann IIamlin. a sister Of Hannibal Ham
I'm. lie died many year. ago. and hl'
widow. aged so. resides on Paris Hill
Ia 1885 and in 1886 the Senators were
Isaac Strickland and Jonathan Swift,
NJ jor Strickland ~as the son Of Hast
ing. Strickland Of Livefmore, and grand
son Of Rev. John Strickland, the early
minister a, Turner Jons,hsn Ssifi wa'
q native Of Paris. bu, Was elected from
Nor~ay. lie traded a, Swiffs Corner
formerly Fuller's Corner, in the north
part Of Norway. 10 1887 and 1885
our Senators were JOB Prince Of Turner
aud Edward l. O,gOod Of fyeburg
Mr.. Prince was a .on Of JOB Prince o.
Buck6eld. formerly Of Plymouth County
Mass, and Was prominen, man II
Turner and in Oxford County ss long Al
Turner remained an Oxford County town
Edward l.. osgood Was Of fyeburg AM
was referred TO in my former eommuni
cation. In 1889, we elected Alvan Bol
.,er Of Rumford and David Hsmmon
now Of Bethel Gen. Bolster was {
native Of Paris and the father Of William
w. Bolster Of Auburn. Mr.. Hammon
has served In Congress and Is now th'
we'll known Nestor Of the Oxford bar
All his predecessors in the Maine Senate
and bis colleague. are dead. They yer
reelected in 1870.
Under the ,ppOr,iOnmen, Of lsiO
Oxford County Was given three Senators
and in isii, elected Gilman L. Benne,
Il think be was physician from Brown