Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-03
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Editor D,,accrai:
saturday, the 10Th inst., your core
.pond.nt received . call from Lyman
Nuttlng, Eco, aud wife, 81 Lebanon,
| Penn. Mr.. Nuttibg was born In Oti--
| field, Maine, about .ixty-f,e years ago,
and lifted for college at Bridgion Ac,d-
emy. lie wrnt Ia California Ia lsip,
with Ex-Governor Tom tor~ln's cot
Ohio party, and remarked Ia your cor
respondent q few day. befor. leaving
Maine, that he should not return until
he could have his horse. shoi With gold,
aud the tire. upon hi. carriage wheel. Of
the same precious metal. lie returned
"a Pennsylvania about the time of the
breaking out ~ the Rebellion, aud cali
lug upon hi. brother, Hon. Jane. u.
Mating, then engaged In the Iron bush
ne.., who Was at that time In want ~
bcokkeeper, Lyman at once applied Tor
| the situation, MAS accepted, aud .oon
became a member 10 IA. hrm. During
the war he made HE "pllc, aud IL now
one ~ the wealthy men ~ Pcnnyslyanls.
Another remark which Impressed me
forclbly was: snow. Woodbury, ! tell
YOU, that when q man marrie., he puts q
halter around his neck" meaning by
that, that I was tied az home by wife
/ and family, while he was AZ liberty Ia
go where he pleased Ia seek fortune.
/ The Joke come. In, to prove the truth OF
hi. remark. that when be concluded Ia
marry, he put hl. neck Into the halter,
by marrying q most estimabl. Young
lady by the name of Louisa Halter.
The Cumberland Valley, Ia which
Lebanon IL situated, IL the garden of
Prnn.yl,ani,. situated on high
plateau, Il l. we'll adapted to agriculture.
aud Ia. rich mine. IL lin. rock and Iron
ore. Cornwall, the great Iron mountain
In Penn.ylyanis, u situated about six
mile. from Lebanon, and the rock yield.
the largest perceniage of pure iron per
ton, Of any rock In the known world.
Mr.. Nutting has fine, homelikc rr.l-
ience In the city, aud several well culti-
waited farms IN the suburbs, under hi.
Immediate supervision. lie IL engaged
also In the manufacture of freight ears,
and has the ballding of many tenement
houses and private residence. under con.
tract. lie IL Que of the hardest worked
men In his extensive operations. lie
Ia. four horse. In his stable. aud on his
farms, purchased In Norway, Maine.
III. vegetables, milk, butter aud eggs,
for family use. are furnished from his
farm. fresh every morning. lie has
family ~ lovely children. Three boys
graduated at PTinceton College. aud the
daughter at Washington University.
Here We have . genuine New England
family with all it, thrift, benevolence
and refinement, situated amid the Ger
man population.
fiad two noted New England ladies'
In Pottsyille. One. Mlss NJ. VI. Allen
from Salisbury, y. H.. an Intimate friend
of the family Of Daniel Webster. has
been q teacher here many years, aud y.
now goyerness In the family of Henry
Russell, E.q. She has many pleasant
"reminiscences Of the Webster family,
and Daniel In particular. The other IL a
Mrs. IIilI, q sister Of the late j. 4. Aver,
Of Lowell, Mass, the great pill man.
She teaches an infant school here, aud IL
greatly beloved by her pupils. She has
been here about eighteen years, and
ordered her house from Msssachusetts,
which Was all ready Ia set up on It, at
rival. She .. thoroughly New England
in all her methods Of teaching aud habits
Of living. :, -. ,,