Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-08-23
MEMORIES MAINLY,

Sevc,ai years have passed sincr have
written word for your paper. ] used
to be . subscriber, and at di6errnt times
contributed articles to lie columns.
Last January. to secure votes for GER
tain object, my old and esteemed friend,
liorstIo n. Newell of CONCORD, n. H.,
sending me some numbers, sgsin inter
est-i me In its pages.
Ny early years we're passed In Bcthel.
its mountsIns and valleys are dear 10
me ss ever, yet the names mostly men
toned la connection with them are
strange. Thlrty-eight years, With the
exception of few months, have gone by
since rcshled there. Hut I think no
Que With any love of nature at heart, can
BE- reared In . locality possessing strik-
Ing features, such AZ the seaside ar
mountains, without carrying With him
ever after vivid aud cherished remem-
brancc-.
Q, 4. not the purpose Of this article,
how r,er, To recall places, but persons re-
cn'ly ,lecesse,i, whose names With one
exemption ! have noticed In your para
graphs.
In February, n. u. widber 10 N-wry
vas alluded To In Items III news from
that town ~ being sick. aud later came
q mention of his death. lie was shown
Ia have been q man of promiDenc. aud q
town officer when be died. u gave me
great pleasure Ia learn that be VAS q
man % such trust aud responsibility.
Tie With his brothers, Daniel, Nose. aud
James, attended school a. me In ISL.
Their family, Including Mr.. Prescott
kilgorr, their sister, were very peasant
people. gladly Join my regret. With
his friends, that his useful life so soon
closed.
The death 30 I'LL sssn In East Ilcthsl
came later. lie VAS reared Ia Paris, and
! remember him ss q young man. II
really MAS q surprise to see tia, be- died
an old man. lie WAS q former son II an
uncle of mine, VIM. Swan, Who died
few years ago on ia. homestead, so long
occupied by him 10 the shire town IL Ia
ford County.
Lieut.. simeon ". Sanborn Ia. Joined,
too. the great army % the DEPARTED.
MI through my boyhooi . knew him.
Ia isiG procured for him q situation In
Massachusetts,, which be- filled With all
fidelity. While there ! ssw him take
upon himself Christian VOWS, aud fully
identify himself with the people ~ God.
iii. memory lea pleasant one Ia me.
last winter. having q desire to know
more of the correct age aud history of
samuel E,m-. ~ Ne~ry, I addressed
him letter. In reply, b- scot mc tb.
folloslng ono dictated by himself, but
penn~i by n.ighbor. ~ he has since
dl-i, aud II probably brlng the last let
ter % hi. long life, deem Il will bc Of
intsre.t;
>,~R,. r,b T.. lea.
sgy-i r,-c,,si ,oar. % reb. act IN aa.~vr
b. ..,ms ~ ysar aus.tion. ~gali az N . h,e
s.iil N. al dsy ~ Ap'ii ssst. shall - sias,y
even ys.r- CHI q" noe lai,s .@st ' ,hist
TN. G.' s,,s .. a. S.. I -. .u .,
Z sHa The otlsst Isr.sa that ever ntci In Nssfy.
! ~. lsfu In Dabtn. '. ~. NJ son Hsu,sn
dol ..a,s ten YEAR. aga. I have dts dauEhtsf.
NJ. n,ing Ints.i ~ hunt In ny youRscr day.
4 thlnk . have kiils-i sl-sai ons lafsn ani
.s,shty n's t.ar.. Year. truly,
In the many year. ago remember Mr.
Fame. very we'll. Ills daughters,
Vienna aud sarah, w-rr my scholar In
lisa. lie va. quite q mechanical man,
and a. Ba.il, the blacksmith, says 90 III.
friend In E,anscllnc, so would ! .sy az
applicable a. him,
-i.a.ilst Is.i. fssi.lRs. thoa hA., ever ,hy js-,
ant thy tsslissi'
E',f Ia eh-srtals., uo-sl sr tho. -hsR o.hsr.
are aiis.l suh
oL.osaJ fo,,l--iips. % ~. AL 80 oaly rslh -
Cor, ths1a.
HAPPY as thea. |. it.'.ry dsy ,hoa hsi.' r,sI
~ up h0f-s .hs~'
I could hut hope Ia common with hl.
friends, that the old man might In hi.
life, complete th. century hr had .o
nearly reached.
4 few weeks ago learned by letter -
the death ~ former citizen ~ IIrih.l
and NcwTy. lawson Russell. lie died
OF rheumatism In Trinidad, Las Animas
60 d. Colorado. the 9th ~ June, aud M.
buri.i on the nth st Augusta, kansa..
I .,W him at thl. latter plsr- In ISIS.
IIi. second wife. q beautiful LADY, va.
living then. but I think has slnc- died.
\ daughter Tr.iie. Ia Colorado, where
he died, aud another az Augusta, where
be- lived many years. lie WAS q .taid,
indu.triou. aud c.tc-m.d man, lie had
reached q ripe sgr, having been born In
iss0. Iii. nr.t allie. an .Nc-ll.nt lady,
fresh .till IN ~. heart. ~ al Who knew
her, AZ Christian worker, sleep. in the
cemst.ry az l.ock-'s MILL.
M letter 4. sufficiently long snd !
close. y. u. Lo,ht.
Zumbrop, MINI.