Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-24
MAS AlvAr BLACK.

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Mas AlvA- BlAcs.
BoRN MAJ 10. lsiJ-piIp Pm. u, 1871.
IN. death IL Mr.. Black take. from
the town ~ rah. one ~ VI oldest w.
hsbinnis. ani woman whose lo.s vii
D. sklely felt. 1hrrr az nos hVing IN
this village hut two msfrl-'i couples st"
wef~ h.rv ~i,.n Mr.. Hack htsi came to
thl. piac-. To ~ hack to her early liir
take. "a to th- days When fsri. Iliil
"a. the great centre 10 activity fof this
part 20 Mslnc. whrn . Journey to Fort
isnd NasA thing not Ia - undertaken
In q hurry, ani when tho old fashioned
Nc~ Ensland country NE was sccn herr
In its T~rf~tiou.
Uf her parvntAgv Nc have the icllov-
ing Interesting sketch prepared by h"f'
elf some time ago.
"MilIiam ~lhley sss inrn February
-, issp. AZ iiopklnton. y. u, and llNr'i
Al hom~, Sofklng uppn hl. father. farm
aud attending a.. pahlic school during
the winters. until b. was ~ year. ~ ssc.
IN. ncU dsy after that c,~nt b. shoul.
d.f.,l hi pack 20 clntRss. and started oui
into the World a. hni a muksi fot h.
labor anil o. max. hls living. Tie iraVel-
"a a. Cumb-tlsni, nos Yarmouth, Va
Maine, ~hrr~ be- worked f"w svrks
fur a capt. Hlanchsri. ani az thu eni ~
that time made q bargain With him q"
sofk Que var fof -iua month, aui "a
manage his farm In the bet manner
shlls the captain vent on forrlgn
voyage. giving him the injunction To-
make the tsoys "a focs 20 four 90 Nv
Young .onsi work all b. cpuld. u il
probable that be- here giinei hls fonl.
nsss fnr boy.. tor during HE Who'll" lltr
D. "a. motel Zoe the numl-r 20 boys b.
hal living with him. most ~ thru Ia
thsrle.. aud put Into hls csfv o. wofk On
AL. farm and attend schonl Siuicrs, aud
When they l-Name 20 age to have on"
.uh 20 bfuadcloih ani Que working suit,
and a pair ot oNrn. or an equivalent,
ehlrh va. considered a. D. about e11
After working Tor capt. blanchard In
this manner Tor four wears, d. ag,lu
.tafts.I out Iuta thu world With -Si1 Ia
his I.ocket, o. bay land aud make
home. At beaver I'LL Plantation. nos
Frv~iom, b. founi the place that suited
him. anil bought ATTY acres ~ land With
a little opculng aud a log hou.e. lie
Nork-i ouc year ca this place, aud
r,i.s,i q small crop IL rye, corn, pc,si"-.
aud vegetable, AMI frll-d i've acres ~
forest "a clear fut the next year. crops,
boarding himself. and living Ia the log
house az bet u, could alone. In thu
.pfins II I~ul he vent back o. \ aunouth
to =. mArrissi, aud brought HI. wife back
10 the log housr. Nhrfv they lived, N
mother aid, q. happily aud q. com
foftably a. they ever ava, Tor hNc YEAR,,
Al the snd ~ which tim. h. built nss
frame house few rois di,iant, aud Ia
which Nth various additions, culsfg'-
msnts aud improvements, they liNci 10
the snd II thrir lives. Ills land was
productive. aud after the nfst year h
never failed a. riiss all his brad aud
everything slsc nccc.sary that farm
produces. lie always .ecufcd a good
crup ~ What, aud sometime. a. much
a. iDl bushel. In one year, aud never le..
than lDp. after the frat i've years. Tie
"a. very careful abOu, hi. sell, some
tlmes having u all looked over by hand,
40 that what surplu. hc had was la
great demand AZ high price for plant
Ing. lie continued "a clear land, every
year buying more AZ be va. able Ia pay
Dor Il, until b" had more than 30 ACRE.
upon the home farm, beside. some out
lying tracts, and ~ soon q. he had SUN
Client pAsturagc be commenced KEEPING
sheep, Increasing his focks year by year.
Ili. speciality Was always nns nisrino
aud .aNony wool, put up In the clc,ne.t
ADD bc.t m,nner Tor msrkrt, AMI seldom
fAIle~i Co bring good price. The Law.
renee. 81 Massachusetts,, Abbot aud
Amos, sought hl. wool, sometimes
coming personally Ia hi residence to
SECURE IT, IIc soon fell into the way 81
raising all the fine wool that be could,
aud only enough IL other products to
supply the wants ~ hi. family. Ills
Average sale VA. something above a ton
a year, IL hls own clip, for ~ years.
Thl. soon enabled him % b. = money
lender, a bushes. hardly known In these
day. 80 banks. bat honorable, useful
and profitable In those times. lie was
literal With those who we're indu.trlou.
aud tried To help themselves, aud failed
through misfortune. lie appreciated
fully the value ~ an education, snd
spent far more for the training II hi.
children than MAS common la those days.
For many year. he va. popular magl.-
trate, aud the principal attorney. ~ Bcl.
fast tried their actions before him, AMI
he was frequently called upon To act a-
referee. lie was several times sc.
lectInan of hi. town, hut often remarked
that he could not AFFORD Ia waste hi. time
With an Office. lie with other. was
agent for the proprieiors III the plsnts-
ton and town for many year. tn their
entire sati.faction, making sales and col
lectIng money until the last lot was sold.
Ia LATER life lac ceased Ia lend money,
aud invested In hanks and la shipbuild-
ing. under the care of his Older son who
vas In that business In Belfast. The
first half ~ his life he worked hard, but
AZ the end If that time the management
Of al. affair. required so much attention
that he DID not condne himself to manual
labor. lie had an iron constitution and
wa. very rarely sick, yielding at last tn
q stroke Of apoplexy, after which he
lived bat few days. lie was man of
much executive ability. of great per-
severance, and Of sterling worth aud
Integrity"
Mr.. sibiey's wife Was Charlotte Bux-
ton. % Yarmouth, aud by this marriage
there were four children. Ann, bayn In
isOg, Who became Mrs. Edmund Fuller
~ Freedom; Reuben, born In lsUi, well
known a. prominent merchant In Bel |
fast; Per.ls Mrs. Black) born In isiJ
and william, born In isl5, and who IL
still living Ia Freedom. These children
were brought up In the old fashioned
New England mode Of being taught Ia
do everything required In the life at |
home, aud TO do Il we'll; aud their train |
Ing was throughout such ~ TO make |
them strong, self-rellant and fitted to |
take their place In the active world 10 |
which they lived. xr. Siblsy was fully