Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-03-11

GEORGE y. WATKINS

uNNel tas awning uAhif Ns4h NNth ~
discovery 20 Nr. G~orre II. watkins -
Portland living dad In hi chsm,.et a.
IN. hour appointed Cor hi wedding
The al circumstance attending The
death 20 The gentleman Who for eleven
ycars was az we'll AMI so iavonhlS
known % the readers - ihs oxford
Democrat arr related elseNherv In thee
column. and the heart % every r~adef
will ~ cut In sympathy Tor The Somau
who's bridal garments werv turned With
awful sndienn~.. o. ro'es - moruiur,
=. veil a. o. ths frisnl. - ihs dr,vas-i.
In ~. death % G~orgr u Waikins The
community los~s man - morv than
ayerarv enterprise and ability. >trug'
Cling against adverse huAncal circum-
stanrc., h.forv h. sas ;seuiv-one war.
20 ~ D. becamr ths e,lltor AMI mans g~r
20 the D~mocrat. It. rr,d.rs know how
ably ~ all~i that rosliiou, sustaining
hlmself even ~ mere Vouth a. the
worthy succss.or.i such meu a. ten.
John !. Perry. Ilon. G~orgr .. Emsry
Dr. Thomas n. Rrosu aud other vh"
had given The paper an euyhhls rrpu-
taiiou among IN. very hesi - Malice
iouruals
\. treasurer 90 oxford 'ouniy o.
several terms ani In The husinr.s, socisl
and religion. circle. % our neighh"rlns
city % Portland VI Watkins earnci AMI
sustained a most cuyiahle reputation co.
integrity. ability And untirng enter
prise.
90 good literary abilities, mo.t me-
tho,ucal and .ystrtusitc hu.ln~s. man,
upright. honest and isht-forsari In
al hi. intercOur.s Nth ths worh b.
made many irieud. ~ho will cherish al.
mrmory and who wili agrr- ~iih ths
writer that tho. who knew him t--si
Ike him moot.
G~orgc n Watkins Sss h"ru in New
Nork city august e., lNsi III father.
Henry VI. watkins. 80. native 20 Eug-
land. aud hi. mother was Hannah n.
daughter - John Hc..sv 20 raris.
G~org, n. attended the public school' Ia
Nes York until fourteen ,cars ~ az,
and then served a. CLERK two war. in
that city
Ia the fall ~ l>-O h. came wiih hi.
parents o. Paris. and tew w-.k. later.
ou the lsth - O,tobsr. entered ths 81
o.. 20 ths oxford Democrat. th.u owu~,i
by col. Tr~l D.. shaw. a.. an apprentice.
lle served a thrv- years apprenticeship
AMI after its clo.s ~. taken into part
usrship With col. shaw IN oto,er,
ia, h. pgrchasel hi. partners iniervsi
and puhli.he,i tn paper ior eleven war.
Ia Octot.r, l~>a, h. .old he Democrat
aud removed O. Portland O. hrcome a
partner In "a. printing and Publishing
hrn - n. rhur.iou 4 CO.. Ia ~hich cou-
nsCtion b. remained until III. death.
During hi. connection With th~ p~m-
ocrat NJ. Matkin. was Tor several terms
elected treasurer u oxford tounty aud
hi. administration ~ that office Was
marked by husines. ability aud system.
nroagh hi efort. ,arioa. minor reform.
beneficial o. III az payer. - th- ,ounty
wrr, Instituted. aud ihr business ~ the
oric, was conducted Ia an admirable
manner
~ va memh-r 20 tn TrS Rap
tit church ~ Paris. ca the saturday
pr'-c~,iing nj. death h. "a. voted a letter
% dismis.ion frum mi. church. Ia unite
with III Fr-. street churyh la Portland.
Mr.. Wstkin. 49, married April 18Th,
-. 60 Nunah Russell cole, daughter
20 The late juige j"."Ph q. cole, ~
Paris Thr- children we're born Co
them. two q whom. a boy aud a girl.
survive him. III ..CouI child, a girl,
died wh~n bat few wears ~ agr. Mr..
Watkins dis-l February -. lS,i. % con-
Sumption. a., marri-i. february 2.
iS~s, Edna \, daughter - william II.
Atwood u Buckheld. >he died No,cm-
b.r -, lSSG
The father and mother q The decca.cd,
aow residing AZ >outh Pari.. survive
him. a. do an older brother. T. L., vho
reside. Ia Texas, anil Sister, sarah H..
Who l. teacher la New York cts.
such .. an outline % tn busy life %
Que ~ho "a. Well known O. the People
q oxford County. \ loving husband
and father, q pleasant, genial compan-
iou. beloved BY those Nho knew him
bc.t, respected aud admired by al for
his prumptncss and energy In husinsss.
his perfect uprighine.s, aud hi. rcadi-
ness 10 aid In every good WORK.
rhs Que charact.ristic q Mr.. Watkins
which drst impressed ltself upon those
who had any business relations With
him. was the intense eueTgy which b.
threw Into everything b. did. No aggard
worked under him. lie did hi. work At
high pressure. aud be- expected the same
from thoss around him. AMI secured u
when IL "a. possible. wh-n h. va. an
apprentice. day aud al ght h. worked for
hi employers Interest a. Sealously a.
he could Tor hl. o~n. During the last
% hi apprenticeship h. Was an appren-
tice only In name, a. those qualities