Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-21
SO. BuCKrIHLp.

vas recently reading that President
Cleveland Was superstitious. ffoosby
no person IL entirely exempt IRON super.
stition," however strongly be might aver
In the contrary. pfesentiments, that crop.
log 10 the dim realms 81 fatufity. believe
IN be the Gin OF sll with Jour consent.
Nc. Editor, I will r,lats = brief anecdote
OF army life spropos 10 this suhjsct Dur.
ing the winter Of 'ci-5 our regiment was
In winter quarters abou, one nile south OF
the closely belesgutd city OF Pstsrsburg.
Va. In my company wss one Cofp)rh N.
q cheerful, companionable 'yoipg MN AMI
very popular 10 the company. During the
month Of March q noticeable change came
over our deboRdir Corporal; he became
moody aud tsciiurn and al last 10 . favored
few At least II became known that he had
a pressntiment In the form of dream
which Ia Substance was ss follows lie
had dresmpt that the old First Maine wss
sgainia ba,tle-that earthly pandemonlum.
IL was q mounted charge aud amidst The
missiles of death with comrades falling
around him they were nearing The enemy
when he was stricken with rebel bullet
that seemed 10 peffora,e the body The
sharp palm and attendant fsintness swak.
ened him from bis slumbers. Is VAS 90
real and llfelIke I, seemed sefitsble
"forerunner" OF his earthly fate -Oae OF
the last days OF March We broke camp.
The Army OF the Potomac was closing lts
deadly coils around the doomed eitles OF
Petersburg aud Richmond. Then followed
the battle OF Five Forks and other nghtlng
that resulted In the capture OF those eilies.
In one engagement our company lost more
than one-thlri OF Its Numbers In action.
In the pursuit OF Lees reireating army The
old First Maine was constantly placed 10
positions OF the greatest PERIL but Cor.
poral X ever foremost In the light, seemed
10 bear q charmed life. and he was regain.
Ing hls woniei eheeffalness when al last
one day our brlgsie. being Ia advance,
found the enemy In position a. contest our
further advance and the brigade was or
dsred 10 make q mounted charge 10 dis
lodge them. The charge was maie-lnio
the carnival OF death rode the Second Bfi'
gaie-wheu, precisely as he had dreampt,
Corporal X. received bullet Ia the stom'
sch passing entirely through the body.
lie was borne % the rear. and lived In ago
nv for three days and died Thus TIE
brave Corporal. like many Of bis comrades,
rests to-day 10 an unmarked grave In the
Old Dominion.
some OF our farmers buy their spple bar
rels Of Thomas q. Burden, who msnufae'
,ure. them Al ch.se's NILS he sells them
for sc. AZ the mill
q. A. Harlow lately received seventeen
tons OF cotton seed al his Mill. lie looks
a. though be was prepared Tor Siege In
more senses than one.
Charles Allen IL eonvaleselng from Al
attack OF typhoid fever.
Wesley waliron has boaghi and oceu.
Piled Abllsh Fosters farm.
Adrian White has been receiving two
dollars per day AZ work In dye-hoase 10
Lawrence, Mass. the past year.
The Developments In The assault sni
battery case, Tried before ledge Barrett
on the 10Th inst. t Reform Hal, were
somewhat OF q peculiar aud extraordinary
nature. The complainant sysfrsd that be
went 10 respondents house Al his request
10 aid In butchering q hog. sni IL seemed
that the latter dii not desire that be should
''s,lck" the bog. the former was Ignorant
OF the fact; the nrst inilmaiiOn he having
OF any M feeling on the part OF respondent
being 4 stunning blow upon The ear. Ths
Was deulci by the respondent. who was.
however. nnsd ~ aud costs. lie appealed
20 the y ]. Court.
John Russell recently saved four and
one-h.lf cords OF wood. each stick oeipg
sawed twice. 10 nine hours.
The best or beef IL selling Al Lewiston
al 81 80 per hundred small beef sells ron
o. 10 81 90.
learn tha, Rade Russell has sold az bis
different varieties OF spples right through
a. els per barrel he had forty seven
barrels.
Jason Russell has two-years old colt
sired by Rob. Deans stallion, Daniel
Boone" thA, he says has tro,ied one mile
In 40. Rob. Dean says bis stallion Dan
lei Booze has trotiei one half mile In IL
Ellfi Ann Record will spsni The winter
with Levi a. South Paris.