Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-21
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Mrs.. q. ID. Blsbee and daughter have
rctarned from . months sobourn 81
Diamond Island.
Mrs. Isaielia ingraham and daughter,
Miss Pauline, of DrooklIne, Mass, ar
rived the 18th.
Carlton Gardner has recently novel
tn the tenement recently vacated by IT,
r.. Gcrri.h In the Fuller stand.
Edmond T.. Fogg aud Wife and Mrs
Emily A. Ioring, OF Lewiston. are visit
Ing friends In town.
G. r. Cornish Of the lowell Mall, with
his young wife, are the guests OF the
family OF Merritt Parsons, Esq.
Edward q. Cole and wife have gone "a
Winthrop to vi'It his son, DIR. a. t.
Cole.
burglars entered the store OF DEM.
Spsulding Friday morning. the 18th Inst.
and stole about ffty dollars worth Of
clothing, principally pants.
j. Elmer Warren, catcher OF Bnckhelu
base ball club, had hls nose quite
efIectually fatiened and seriously Injured
at Canton Wednesday last In 4 game
With the Canton base ball club.
Miss Lucy Prince made bicycle trip
to wateryille and return recently.
saturdays O Il races 1t whites Park
drew quite crowd. Folloxing 10 the
result;
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q. u. Head ran Into the distance post
With sufficient force IN break u Oh. The
.uIky Was somewhat damaged, but Mr..
Head escaped without Injury.
There Was quite heavy shower
sunday night. and the light of Dire was
seen In the direction of Hebron.
There Was an interesting reunion OF
the Couant family held Aug. IL at the
residence Of sanford Conant. There
were present four brothers With their
families. A long table, With center
piece of ferns and flowers aud fairly
groanipg with California fruits, Georgia
watermelons, and other luxuries too
numerous Ia mention, was spread under
an arbor made Of branches Of trees. The
afternoon WAS spent Ia listening 10
baud Of ten pleces-all sons of Hiram
A. Conant-who rendered excellent
music, especially the fne cornet play
Ing of young Charley, q lad OF ten.
This band IL quite well-kno~p, aud We
doubt II Il can be excelled by any band
composed entirely Of one fsm'ly In the
state. Vocal music With organ accom-
panIment In which the entire assem-
bl,ge Joined, together With story telling
and Joke. made the day pass most enjoy
ably. T.. W. Consnt snd wife came on
from Cincinnati, accompanied by u. u.
Hunter, ESQ, and wife, n ~ell-known
carriage manufacturer of the above city.
They will spend few days In Buckheld
aud vicinity. then visit Boston, Newport
aud New York, and return VIA Old
Point Comfort and Richmond.
The brooklyn Times Of August con-
taIns a portrait and the following bio
sketch of Mr.. W. Herbert TIL
ton, formerly of Buckheld, who has
been appointed postmaster at FLORAL
Park, ". ~:
"Mr. ". II. Tilton, whose nomination
has Just been confirmed by the United
states senate for postmaster at Floral
Park, La gentleman Who u eminenily
lifted for the place. lie has the honor
Of being a native VI Maine, that state
which has become famous on account of
the brilliancy of her sons, so many of
whom have acquired national reputs-
ton In the business ne we'll as the politi.
cal world. lie Was born In l.isermorr,
Maine, In the year lass, though he spent
the most of his boyhood days In buck
Maine. lie attended the district
school In Buckheld, and wa. = fellow
student with John Iewis Chllds. AZ
the age of 10 he Was graduated from the
department of Hebron
Academy, one Of the beat and oldest In
Of learning Ia the state. lie
fore be wa. Of age be entered Into part
ner.hip with another young man and
they started q brush factory With the
munihcent capital % 800, hut so well
aud economically ~ere the affairs Of the
firm managed, that In three years the
assets exceeded siIOJ. Owing to failure
Of health he MAS obliged Ia give up this
business In which be was .uccecding 90
we'll.
In the spring Of is,i be- came To FLORAL
Park. aud connecting himself With Mr..
John Lewis Childs, whose nsme had not
vet become q household word, but was
just getting well started as q florist, al
though the business Was then really Ia
its infancy. Mr.. Tilton acted a. general
clerk at that time, doing the work which
nov requires the services of more than
thirty, owing 10 the magnitude 10 which
the business has grown since that time.
lie was, therefore, one of the earliest In
habit,nts of Ploral Park aud has virtual
iy grown up With the place. For seven
years he has been cashier aud general
office manager In Mr.. Chllds' establish
meut, during which time his work has
been so thorough aud efficient that be has
enjoyed the full confidence and highest
esteem Of his employer s we'll as the
good will of the whole office force. IN
all his ways Mr.. Tllton u very methodi.
cal aud correct. and 10 these qualities
much Of his present success IL due. lie
started his application for postmaster
In the right way ut the very beginning.
saw that IL received the proper indorse.
ments Of the various committees, and
also the Endorsement of Congressman
Covert, who worked faithfully for Mr..
Tilton's interests, aud that passed
through the necessary channels until u
reached Washington, aud then patientl,
awaited the result. Mr. Tilton cast his
fret vote for Democracy, and Ia. re
msined q Democrat ever since.
OF the many people Who pass through
FLORAL Park aud admire the beautiful
little village With Il. great fields Of ios-
er., reaching as far AZ the eye can see.
perhaps very few are aware that IL
post Office IL such an important one. In
the general classification Of post Office, u
Il hrst-class, thus ranking with the
largest cities"