Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-03
PORTLAND LETTER.

EiifOr Dsm0crdi.
would like 10 make you list OF o.
ford County people whom ! have met 10
Portland during the past week-but do mol
believe can recall them all Al the Argus
once, one fnis the editor In chief. Col.
John ~ Adams, . native % Rumford, en-
Rsgcd In q lucrative business. Then In
The same Office Il Z y Osgooi. who II
native ~ fryebufg. from which town he
also took his esiimable. cultured aud en'
terprl.ing wife Mrs Osgooi recently
hal the misfortune 10 fall aud strain her
kuec. which accident has proved very pain
FOL and distressing
have seen On J. J. Perry on the
street lie represented this district In
Congress. and was for many years polltl'
cal sdltor % the OXFORD DKHocRsr. Mr..
A N. Austin. formerly Of Buckheld, has
an once 90 Exchange ST., Just OF OF Mid
Die. lie Is State sg,nt for the Penn Mo
tual Life Insurance Co aud Il doing .
large business Ills Company IL sound
and reliable. have long planned 10 write
an article setting .orth the daty % yOung
men tolusurc--but this letter II hirily the
place for such homily.
have also met Mr.. y. l.. Chase, ma
tive % Paris, who has ionc much 10 de-
yclop Portland. by building tasty houses
which be sells or rents A. the demand may
call for. Ills son, Mt Albro y Chsse.
also well known In Paris, II Master OF the
High School lie IL also Secretary OF the
Masonic Relief. aud has an one on III
change 81
Rev DC. A p. Small. whom have
met several times, may well be- claimed -
an Orfori County man. lie was ffecep.
tor 81 Hebron Academy for some time. ard
nnally settled In Bucknsld, where a. pastor
% the Bapiis, Church. be has the credit OF
mailing great revolution ln the habit. OF
the people. lie his large church here,
and The members are actve 10 incfras-
ing iis sphere ~ usefulness.
One % the fnest baildlngs In Portland
l. the new FRET National Bank. IL l. 10.
c,t'd oa The corner Of EIehange and MD.
de -. and 10 very imposing with 10
tower and elegant modern architectural
aiornmsn,s 10 stone and glass The bank
oflcss are elegaut and conyenieni, ani the
oficcfs and clerks give courteous at,sn-
lion 20 al customers. Mr. W. y. Gould,
the Cashier has reputation Tor rnancial
ability and foresight. which extends Do.
yoni oar state lines. lie ia Christian
gcuilcman A. well a. one % the best busi.
ms. men 10 The city oxford County PEG.
DE Who are obliged 20 tank 10 Portland,
will 50 well b arrange with this hank Tor
such transactions a. they have la this line.
n has often seemed strange 10 ms, that
the Poriland Airfrfissr IL 80 little known
In Oxford County II has one % The ablesi
editors 10 M,lnc. Mf II W. Richardson,
ari Mrs. ElTsbcth Aksfs Allen l. fegu
lar contributor The select lions ON the
frsi aai fourth pages are always vel
made. AMI fafnlsh interesting reading
While the editorial column on the second
page contains more real chit than columns
upon columns In May other papers. One
seldom Gods such well constructed, coz
Aeusei sentences. - those In which w.
Richardson deals The Airsrfi'sr i folng
. large AMI growing business. Ses Of
ices have been niied %. and editor Rich.
arison Ia. two large, well arranged
rooms. for bis own private library and III
erafy worn Mr. Richardson writes many
historical articles 10 addition 20 bis cii'
toflh wofk-Ani wonder how a human
hslng c,n accomplish 80 much 10 AglScu
time - be- does. AMI YET alsays keep calm
AMI cool lie i never 10 harry.
have no time ~ write more, uoN bot
lfthe readers OF yoar paper are Interested
20 hear from Portland, ! will contribute
occasional letters. telling What I may see.
ant discussing such topics - may occur
90 me % ~ "