Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-12
PERSONAL.

Hon. Waldo PetteugiI and Hon.
George u. Bisbee OF Rumtord Fails were
"a, Augusta last week.
W Bennett Of Gilead is on trip 70
Montana. lie i president 81 Il company
operating a gold mine there.
J-as Bonney. an aged and respected
citizen % sumner, i sick with heart
trouble. Mr. Bonnsy Is :! years old.
Dewitt &. hjdder, Esq, piXfield
boy now located at Webster. south Da-
kota. i County Treasurer Of Day Coun-
-.
James Brown has bought the John +.
Rand store 40 North Waterford, and
after making some alterations will open
s. general store.
Charles Bisbee OF Waterford, =
wears old. i he last OF the old settlers
% the town. He i living on farm
3. reclaimed from the wilderness.
National Bank Examiner Charles L.
Hatch 81 Buckfield has been assisting
treasurer Pratt in opening the business
~ The Rumford Falls Trust Company.
John F.. stephens, the Rumford Falls
i.ueler. has been studying optical
...rnce for about year and will soon De
thoroughly equipped for optical practice.
p-. 4. +. Robinson Of East Hebron j.
ne 81 the leading horse buyers OF me
county. He took two pairs 20 Philadel-
rhia recently, one pair costing sio'0'
he other 500.
County Commissioner WhitmarSh =
aported pleased with the Jail al Rock
md The estimated cost of similar
.ry with niler's house Is S'uOp. the
-,., will De fitted 10 hold thirty-two
prisoners.
]. \. DeI.Sno Of Oxford utters an
..fy-sm worthy of Lincoln when In an-
.,,rto "a criticism on the Oxford IRE
.aurtrv he SAYS lit takes good men
t5 elective work, but anybody can
ri tu;."
.fe ate Geo. II. Brown % Mason was
q respondent Of the Democrat Tor
t.--v ears. aud has been in town Oihoe
s-.. y continuously since early man
t..i w represented Bethel and Mason
he lrgis4tUre Of lSJ6-
The Norwsc Lake cores ondent Of
-r Advertiser Says that the available
l-r~ % Norway who might be pre-
r. "a .pou 90 take the tirst selectman-
,f.rs Geo. l.. Beal. Geo. \. Brooks,
Vu II. Whtcomb, ". ". WhitmATsh
aud II. g. Davis.
simeon Drake. the veteran printer
'.t publisher Of oxford County, died Al
bis -.,ijeuce IN Norway on Thur'd4y
forenoon. Feb. eth, al the age OF -
wears. Mr. Drake has been IN tsllinS
health FOR some months, but has been
... Co 90 more or less work 10 the Ad-
...-- --s- Office. where he was employed.
.r -o Jan 18th. since which time he has
Been confined 10 the house. The deceas-
CD caves a wife aud four children. Mr.
Drake was born i'm New Hampton. y
o.. June -. l~lG, and when Ii years OF
20 went 20 Concord. y. H., 10 learn
-tr printers ART. seven years was the
-.ur required 10 those DAYS, and MI
brake faithfully served il out. He then
aer- 90 Ohio where he worked ~ MS
trade five wears and then returned 10
Concord After few months he ac-
.-r,ed "a position NJ Franklin, y. IL
Uher, ne married Martha +. Durgln'
His next move was back To Concord 10
AXE a position as foreman of Luther
Eobv, printing establishment. From
here he went to I.acOuia. y. H., to take
rsla-ge q the Gazette, from there 20
Ss.h Maine. a. JOB printer 10 the
Btuy Tribune office where he was SUD
se4ueotiv foreman. He was AFTER
wards employed in the Bath Sentinei
Office. and then ia the kennebee Journai
Office 40 Augusta. when the paper was
published by Stevens x Sayward. From
Augusta he moved to Bridgton aud I'd
l>,2 % Norway where he has since re,
sided. and where he has been connected
with the Advertiser as employee or pro
prietor nearly all of that time. FOR
over fifty wears. with the exception OF
the time he published the Advertiser, ne
has worked as jOurneyman printer, ana
during all his mutations he has never
been discharged except at his own re-
quest. As publisher Of the Norway Al
yertiSer Mr.. Drake has been associated
az different times with Judge L. r
Whitman, the present clerk of courts lot
Oxford County, Mr.. c. +. Meserye ana
Mr.. Fred W. Sanboru, the present pro
pTletOr az rho AlverfiSQr