Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-19
NUMBER 3.

water for milk when be brings ~ 10
them. Mrs. s T.. Poor is the only Van.
kee lady a, the ,Able.-all The Other. are
Hoo.ier would advise any Of your
readers when you come TO this part OF
Ksnss 20 be sure and ,i'i, her. being
assured that she viii make everything 90
homelike you will be tempted TO remain
with them.
Alfred J. Poor Its opposite hi' brother
and I, ne.t Ia age. aud AZ he !. busy
With piece Of pumpkin pie We will note
bis character. Young men Who would
ri.e In the world by their own ssefiion'
should copy after such a man a, be. lie
i, an upright. honest. energetic business
man-one Who has a high regard fcr the
te., principles. knowing tia, a person
wilhou, them /. Of little real worth to so-
cie,y. No doub. both brothers owe much
% their early training ior their morality,
bat much eredi, !. due themselves for
maintaining their characters after As'oei'
s,iny with the world. A. j. i' sue
es.fal grain merchant. having elevators
at four places ia ihi. State. and is
partner 10 = commission house Ia Ran'as
City. No.
]. VI. Clifford and wife are picking a
chicken bone very bu'ily. lie !, another
P.ri. boy. and | think some Of bis friends
will be glad TO learn ,hA, be IL able TO
do a mans work a, the table yet. No
doub, some Of hi. friend, have inquired
after him. wondering how he !, gs,,ins
along and whA, he is doing. lie too has
taken 20 himself . wife since coming 20
Chspman. "a Nj. Ella Gfahaml 80 he
come. into relationship With mott Of the
guests. We count him among the Chsp.
man "eab.." but he live. ~ Detroit.
Kan, six miles we., Of here. being EN-.
ployed by A. ]. Poor TO manags bis grain
in,ere., there. and is good reliable
bu.ine. man. Joe was very home.siek
when be frs, came west and stopped 10
Kan.a. City, bu, when be came out TO
Chapman IN the .umner Of 1854 and
met Nj. Ella Graham. be imagined be
hal fonnd the garden Of Eden. and real
hing that i, WI. no, good for man TO
live alone. be was mnrisd in April.
1855.
A, one end Of the table. surrounded
by some Of the dainiies can be seen the
genial coan,enanee Of W. II. Mar,oa.
lie /. placed AZ the end of the table be-
cause be i, s ye. q bachelor. And his
solid girl being in another State he has
no young lady TO sit beside him. lie
say, he will ,y and have some one by
another Thanksgiving day 70 help him
pick bone. lie wss back home las,
summer in Andoverl fishing. aud among
other thing, be caught duck. ! be.
lieye he was fishing in OF near Auburn
Lake when |, nibbled his hook. We
should be very glad Il he would have the
nes, reunioa At hi, home. lie !. found
At work in A J. Poor, elevator in this
town, having ihs Oversight, Of the ma
chinery in Il, and i, the vsry man fof
that place.
There are other bachelors gathered
about the table. ba, they are given place.
beside the young ladie. with the hope
that they will be overcome by the charms
OF some Of them. One !. W. II. Tai.
bot, Jf lie came 10 Chapman in June,
1884, from Minneapolis. Minn.. where
be had been for two years. working At
hi, trade carpenter. lie held for
long time the imPOr,sn, position Of Mar.
shall Of this city. ,aking the ofhee IN
very ,arbulen, times, aud conducting the
Affairs Of /, so successfully ,ha, there is
hardly any need Of a successor. The
rough. soon learned to behave themselve.
when be 70, after them. lie may be
found az the meat market Of III. A.
knight, cutting steaks for the many Gus
toners.
The other Bachelor Yankee bat no, an
Oxford "Cub. /. Arthur Is. Talbot Of
Tuner. Unlike hi, other bachelor friend.
/, very attentive TO the ladies, bu, a, the
sane time. remembers that person i'
expected to pay very good attention 70
the minee pie and plum pudding'. 90 |
Judge from appearances he will succeed
in making out = fair dinner on this oeea.
sion. Arthur !, some like "Barkis,
"he's villin' the only thing be Is
waiting for /, a "Peggoiy." i hope he
will find one for am sure he would make
a model husband. lie !, employed by
| A. J. Poor TO attend 70 the farm and
stock. A better man for ,ha, place would
be very hard to find. lie has bought q
small farm near town and will work Tor
himself mex, year.
Thi. with the writer completes the list
OF the Yankees now living In Chapman.
No, | forget TO mention Mr. and Mrs..
wm. V. Jordan who are living With their
daughter, Mrs. s. T.. Poor. They spent
the day with some other friends so We did
no, have the pleasure OF their company,
and although none Of u, are counted
among the grea, men Of to-day. yet an
thankful that il can be said OF any in oa'
gathering. tha, our part in the drama o'
life-,hough an humble one-is ,e,H per-
formed None OF my associate. from Ot'
ford County are conducting themselves 10
any msnntr iha, will cause their ifierd'
any unea,ine.s for their future welfare
All are sober. Industrious, hoaes, men
Two "eubs" who used TO live here ats
further ws., cne Arthur Chapman, VII
wen, from here TO Colorado, and has not
been heard from for long time, The
other Z. A. BOdwell. the la,, We Leirt
Of him he was In the western part Of 'hi'
State. Yes, and there Is another ore u
the western part Of this s,s,e-F. Z
Stearns OF Paris. lie 10 In the real e'
tate business. In Lane County. ! vii
take up no more space al this writing
: viii close with wishing all old friends
msny Christmas. Your. q.
, OLo. A. TALBOT.
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