Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-01
LETTER FROM JUDGE WOODBURY.
porrsytfiy. PENN. feb. ~, 1sg2.

PorIsviLLE, PENN, Feb. ~, 1894.
Editor Dsmoeraf;
Upon application at Milford, Mass,
for ticket Ca New York, We were sur
prised 20 find n. Donahue. Jr., at the
ticket Office, who Gas formerly assistant
ticket agent at bethel, Maine. leaving
for New York on the 4 30 A. N. train
over the N. Y. and n. y. Road, nothing
Of interest occurred until We arrived at
New Haven, where We changed cars Tor
New York BY the ". Y. and ". IL. Road,
and left all traces of snow and Ice. Ar
irving ct the New York Central station
transfer coachc. were In readiness Ia
take us To the Tennsylvania Central Fer
~, and We took the i,-high Valley ears
for PottsyIlIe, Penn, at ; q. NJ, arriving
In PottsyilIe at 9;l5. making lGd miles
In 4 hours, rs minutes. 40 Jersey city
We met Mrs. Caroline y. Vance, former
resident 81 Oxford County, and sister of
Mrs. Judge Woodbury.. d.
Potisyiilels the centre 81 the coal and
Iron interest % schuylkill County. Tie
borough contain 1900 inhsbltani', n !
within rsdlu. % i've miles az many
more, or 10000 inhabitants within =
radius of Ave miles. Til. IL the shire Of
Schuyikill County, the railroad centre
for that region, the Heading, the lehlgh
Valley aud the Pennysl,anla having
station. here. After looking around ]
.hail bc ensbled To give your readers
s,me account 81 the Industries OF tie
place and of its installations. The tenn
perature here IL about like that ~ May
In Maine.
hut Maine people are everywhere and
the Oxford Hears are widely scattered
over the world. There We ind stephen
A. Thurlow, n native ~ Raymond, Ne,
a teacher Ia Gould Academy st Bethel
for two years, preceptor Ia the high
school, In charge % onc hundred aud
twenty scholar. AMI three assistants.
lie Ia. been here eleven year,, and
grow. 10 popularity With IN. school d.
re,tor., parent. and scholars az the
wear. 90 by. III. marriage 10 Mls.
Mary Chase 81 Exeter. y. H., wis mo-
tIcc,i In the Democrat Last July.
Wesley n. Woodbury., formerly ~
Bethel. has been Ia the practice of law
here for twelve years, audi. fully hcntl.
fied with the educ iiional and industrial
Interest. ~ the county. H. Ia. al en-.
t.n.Iy. Law practice, Il q member ~ the
.chool board, ~ the electric railway
company, aud several other Industrial
enterprises. lie married . daughter ~
Dr. j. Belyille, pastor 90 the First Pres
bytsrisn church here, and they have two
lovely children. lie aud Mr. Thurlos
rrmaln true "a their New England prin-
clple.. and are highly esteemed for their
consistent adherence Ia those principles.
Mi.. Emma Twltchell, 81 Portland, Is
visiting her friends aud schoolmaies In
po,t.yille. IN. Mise. waltTen aud Miss
Ileird. Nil. Tvltchell LEA graduate ~
bradford. Mass seminary daughter
~ Hon. Th0ma. rwitchsll ~ Portland,
, native ~ Bethel. aud her mother a
daughter 81 Hon. Robert \. Chapman.
the leading merchant ~ Bethel forty
year. ago, aud who died ten years ago
one ~ the weslthlesi citizens % Oxford
County. Mi. rwiichell has just ~
turned from visit to Europe, where
.hc aud her sister aud mother have spent
two yrars. In visiting the place. II In
tsrc.t In England aud on the Continent.
D.. W. WOODBURY..