Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-04
OBITUARY


The subject ~ thl. sketch, who's
rrccnt death vas announced Ia the Denl
ocrai. va. for any year. connected VII
the progu.. aud grosth ~ Unl'ersali.ti
In N.w Engiani - more cspcciilll
p-rhap. With the chur,he. of Vermont
IIi. mlni.try date. hack a. the Yea
IsI-, when u. commenced III. lie wor'
atC,laI., VI. n. wa. barn " Ne nj.
tax. not In that state. and va. glSei
What mesgr- advantage. the c"uln"l
school. of thp.. days allowed Tor ciuca
tIon. lie taught schools In nrioa
placc., and hnaIly became an apprcn'lc'
io the On t.ou'. trade. working foe a .es
son in Portland. Ne.
Gradually hl. mind leaned towards
,ie.ITr for religion. instruction and u
hi. installations over the IIlble be- VA
l.,i to taxi the step vhlchYbrcaght hln
Into fellow .hlp With the view. ~ il''
member. ~ tb. unl,crssllsi church
lie began ani completed hl. studio
Zoe the Christian mlni.try With Rev. hit
tTiigv Haven at Shorrhsm, VI. lie ~
c.ly,I hI. letter 10 Fellowship AZ th'
ChamplaIn Association Ia lsi'. \ yeaI
later h- comm-nc.si hl. pastoraie wiii
IA. Cal,l. church. AMER this wo trac'
hl. work throagh the ,hurybe- NJ fisln
field. 1t. Johnsbary, Lyndon, Bufke
wc.t Charleston, wc.t Burke, Dcrh,
I.ine, Wet Concord. Island Pond, Nor
way anI Woodstock, Mtinr.
In Ia; be marTi~i Deborah II. ,urtls
daughter of col. Caleb 'arti. of Calais
az their union two chll,lrvn survive Dr
John Murray Tabor of Hartford, Como.
ani Mr.. wliliam Danforth of Norti
~tratfori, VI.
Mr.. Tst,or died In ls-O ani Ia ISL b.
m,trie,I Mr.. Harvey Coe ~ Island Pond
VI. sho In the.. last years of oar frlend :
life IA. b,cn q more than willing com
panion Ia her care ani attention. for ht'
comfort.
While al West Concord In lss'0 be wa'
elected as Representative to the vermont
Legislature, and reelected In l>6l and
lSs,s. lie "a. al.o state senator frou
E..eN County In i~SI-5. ili. services NJ
thl. capacity showed sn ability of st
p.rlor Ioasr aud hls due Intelligence ani
courtc.y ~ manner had grrat infuenc,
among hl. associates. The Nork "l
tbo.. 1iay. "a. often referred Ia by him
AMI u "a. Away. .uhl-ct ~ delight "a
Mr.. Tabor, Ia pfrs.ut Ia III. friends tbs
lncl,icIi. connected With hl. busy HE
Therr VA. always q feeling, wh"n li.,en
Ing to al. con,srsation, that impressed
YOU, whether intimat. or pot,-thst tn
soni. came from Que of rrmafksble 10
tcllect. IT, the pulpit, hi. word. of ear
n..tn... alSay. commanded every ones
attention, lIi. wss grand aud
noble flyurr of manhood aud noEe that
ever .as and listened 10 hls beautiful
sentiment. 10 Chri.iian thought Will Tor
get III. face. Although the morr acti,'
year. ~ hl. life were pi.."'i IN Vermont
to The t.eople ~ oxford County his mans
1. familiar. Many. ,vry many there arr
Who can recall to-day th. word. of SYN
fathy aud encouragement that cams
from hI. lip. Ia their hour. of aiillction
MI. .oo,hing words of consolation have
been heard In many desolaie home, aus
mtny we're the call. be- rrcri,cd-oftei
60 travel long distance. sdmlnl.,el
uooi. 30 hope aud consolation to sorrow
log famllis. la the .sd hour of death. ih'
memory of hl. Kind b-srtesi action. MI
last as th. year. roll on, and Ia the heart
of ti,o.. Inmate and dear to Him y. writ
ten, ble.soi D. NJ. Rras. Gfani ans
beautiful were hi. thoughts of liea'ci
aud the hope of rcunlon.
-Aai ,hsr,. nsw that The earthly u.t !. dshs
shAll thou rvst.
AMI an, No ro~ q. .mo-sh q. o pct. .dr,sm'
n. Coo ysa, 80 kini AMI brsss. q, - brss-
Soa have srcss,ci the storm, aRi ~sieh~l ever
sirsm
Of nsh, on ths ~sy. sni The h'n"f an'i ia'as
Th.i akDas nv hssr hss zoo,
shall elths With stsry q. eFtEs thy name
A. IN stisn.sa sSd sOhi vf ~. sst'ins sun
We desire Ia .ay In closing this brok
en- sketch of Mr. Tabor. life that tho-'
Who were Intimate With him in many @
these year. can give "reminiscences of hln
that should be- Published, as be- va.
man whose extraordinary ability an'
position la. supplied incident. of an In
tercs,ing nature.