The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-17
MAINE TOW MS.
Oxford.


appeared among the county locals as to who
is the oldest person in Oxford county. Both
our local journals concede that honor to
Samuel Eames of Newry who is now past
SO and able to go about the neighborhood.
But in our opinion Johnny Miller of Oxford
is by far the oldest person in this portion If
not the entire state. Uncle Johnny is still
quite intelligent and can converse pleasantly
on most of the common topics of the day.
His exact age is not known but he informs
us that he was born in Ireland and came to
Nova Scotia during the war of 1872, being
then young man grown and able to earn a
mans, wages. After living there for several
years he came to Portland and thence to
Raymond where he lived many years spend
ing most of his time in ditching at which he
was an an expert. Here he married young
wife and reared several children, two
daughters Of whom are now living In Oxford.
With one of these he now resides, minding
the fire and some parts Of the cooking while
she and her husband work in the mill. He
came to Oxford over 80 years ago and worked
for the Robinson Manufacturing. Go. until
about years since when out of Difference
sion of ST. so per week. He rates himself at
1913 years; but as to that no authentic
knowledge can be gained. but from best
authority he must be considerably over
hundred His wife died several years ago.
He is still able to travel about the village
when the weather is pleasant. and is ever
kindly greeted by young and old and he has
ever been general favorite.
Mrs. Polly Dunn, aged So was native OF
Otisfield and daughter Of John Sawyer. She
married Simeon Dunn and settled at West
Poland where they lived many years and
reared family of II smart and enterprising
children. Since the death of her husband
she has resided at Oxford where she is kind
ly cared for by her children: For many
years she has been totally blind.
Abigail Wardwell, aged Sc is still smart
and intelligent though confined to her chair
by paralysis of the lower limbs. She knits,
sews and reads without the aid of glasses.
George Paine, who has been hopelessly in
sane for the past year has become totally
imbecile and apparently near his end.
The Robinson Manufacturing Company
have started on full time on the manufacture
of fancy dress goods.
and now cases are of frequent occcurance.
Many of the sufferers are left in poor con-
dition from which it seems hard to rally.
Brunswick.
BowDoIN's ATHLETIC EXHIBITION.
The fourth annual athletic exhibition to be
given by the students OF B0wd0in College, in
the Town Hall, next Thursday evening. has
every prospect of being the most successful
affair of its kind ever given here. While
Bowd0in feels the loss OF her 'S9 athletes,
still she feels somewhat compensated for
this loss by the good material In '93.
The same general programme as last year
will be carried out. Several new and diff
cult tricks will be performed on the horizon
tai bar, chiefly by Messrs. Fish, Hubbard
and Whitney. The training. also. for tumb-
this year, so that as result, great efficiency
has been attained in this branch. The pairs
will be Messrs. Hilton and Hubbard, Fish
and Young, Rounds and Bean. One of the
principal attractions of the exhibition will
be the fancy club swinging by Mr.. Frank
Lyman, whose proficiency 10 that art is SO
well known.
Another striking feature will be the new
and attractive prize drills to be presented by
the several classes. The Seniors will present
an interesting and complicated drill with
foils. The Juniors, who have been doing
some good training for the occasion, hope to
gather In the prize by their skillful manipu.
lations with single sticks, while the Sopho
mores and Freshmen feel that, If good drill
ling with wands and Indian clubs, can count
for anything, they have good hold on the
prize cup.
The music will be furnished by Gilbert's
orchestra OF Portland. Dancing will be en-
Jogsd after the exhibition.
line a1alr, which promises 10 be so largely
attended, will. without doubt, be extremely
interesting, and great credit is due to the
aole management Of Mr.. j, P. Cllley 81.
Saccarappa.
All the schools of the town closed FRIDAY
for vacation of three weeks.
Davis d Baxter on Saturday leased the
leatheIboard mill at this place to the Maddox
Wire Betting Company of Portland for Ave
years. The Iproprietors have authorized Geo,
FL. Raymond to lay new floors. repair he
roof and put the building in first class condi'
tion for the company, which will occupy it
about April 1.
Friday evening Cloudman Post, G. A. r..
presented beautiful flag to the Westbrook
High School. On this occasion appropriate
and instructive remarks were made by Com
mander Elwell, Comrades bennett, Warren
and Debrek of the Post and Principal Nick
erson Of the High School. The speeches
were interspersed by the singing of America,
the Star Spangled Banner, and Keller's
Hymn. by thegschool and audience. There
were 80 members of the Cloudman Post
present, and the large high school building
was packed with people. Much interest was
manifested in all the exercises. The town
mas !, erected a fiae staff in the high school