Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-12-28

cation.
There will be meeting Of the trustees
OF the Methodist church this Monday
evening ct O'Clock.
Rev. Il. W. Pierce Of the Paris Hill
Universslist church will preach In New
Hall next Sunday At 2o'clock p. NJ.
Jailer Garland seized two barrels OF
liquor In q Car at the station SUNDAY
night. There vas some forty or fifty
gallons Of rum, aud the same OF gin.
The barrels were marked for n. @. &
Co., Gorham, n. H., but were going
down the line.
The officers Of Vim. h. kimhall Post,
No. las, G. A. r.. will be installed
into Office, on Saturday evening, Jan.
ist, lsaS. The ladies OF the relief corps
have been invited 10 meet with the post
at that time. An oyster supper will be
furnished by the officers elect.
A trade has been closed for the dis
posAl of the Banner Match Company's
plant in South Paris, and no more work
| viii be done In IL under the old manage
ment. Ii Il not known whether the ne W
proprietors intend To run IL or not. The
factory shut down Thursday night.
Or. ISAAC ROUNDS.
Or. lsssc Rounds, the leading aud
Oldest physician Of Psris, died a, his
home In South Paris Friday morning,
after an Illness OF about two weeks
though he had not enjoyed perfect
health for long time.
DR.. Rounds WAS born In what WAS st
that time Dsnyille. Maine. now In the
limits OF A1burn) Sept. IL, lSi2. and
Was the son OF a farmer Of that town.
he received his education In the schools
OF Dsnville, and Mt the Edward Little
Institute and the Maine State Seminary.
July l., lSt2, he enlisted In Company
u, Seventeenth Regiment Maine Volun-
teers, aud with this regiment he partici-
psted In the battles OF fredericksburg,
Chancellorsyille, Gettysburg, Locust
Grove, the Wilderness, the winters siege
Of Petersburg, and Little Sailors Greek.
In the battle OF the Wilderness, Nav 9.
1854. be sustained = fracture OF the
skull; and was afterward wounded at
Little Sailors Greek. From the effect Of
ht'~t anu TIC w
service he never fully recovered, bat was
troubled more or less BY them 20 the day
OF his death.
Ga being discharged from the serv-
ice, June, :, l>65, he returned home and
resumed his school work. Later ne be-
gan reading medicine, and In 1873 he
graduated from the Maine Medical
School. tie prsctlced for = short time
In Lewiston. but In the fall OF that year
came 10 South Paris, where he resided
and practiced his profession from that
time. He had earned the reputation 81
being one of the ablest physicians and
surgeons In this section of the state, and
had large practice.
DR.. Rounds married, Oct. I, 1874,
lydia A. Haskell OF Dsnville, who sur
wives him, with the tso children who
have been born 20 them: Susan L.. nov
studen, 10 Bates College, and Frank
Wendell, student 10 the South Paris
High School.
Dr.. Rounds was charter member Of
Mount Mica Lodge and Aurora Encsmp-
msnt, I. -. O. r. and Of william X.
klmbsll Post, G.. A. z. and had
held the highest offices In all those
bodies. In politics he was an earnest
Republican. He served on the local ex-
aiming board of pension surgeons under
both the Harrison and the Mckinley sd-
ministrStions. lie had served several
years on the experimenting school CON-
mittee Of the town Of Paris, and repre-
sented the class composed OF the towns
81 Paris. Bucktield aud Hartford In the
legislature OF lS9s, In which body he
proved himself an able and active men,
Der.
Ia the death OF DR.. Rounds South
Paris sustaius loss which will be keen
liz fel, lie WAS ~ sll times public
spirited citizen, alive TO every movement
which weald tend TO benefit the place.
la all moral reforms he was sn active
worker. particularly In the temperance
cause. In which he has done much and
valiant service.
Socially he was one OF the most genial
Of companions and scquaintances. lie
dearly loved 20 hear 8 good story, ss
well ~ TO tell one himself. He also liked
TO discuss political or social questions,
and matters Of local interest, on all OF
which ne was frank aud outspoken 10
the point OF bluntness; but even those
who differed most widely from him were
compelled TO admiration Of the stead
fAstness Of his views, and gave him that
special and peculiar form OF respect
which Il granted only TO those who hold
decided views and know no fear or favor
in the expression OF them.
The funeral was held At the Copgre-
gAtionsl church Monday afternoon Mt
o'clock, and was attended by throng
OF people. Rev. Mr.. Hsughton conduct
ed the services, assisted by Rev. Mr..
Bean and Rev. Mr.. Rsmsdell. Mount
Mic. Lodge, |. o. o. f., attended In a
BODY, and the remains were conveyed 10
the last resting place and buried with
honors by VIM. h. kimball Post,
g. A. X. The places Of business 10 the
village were closed during the funeral
services.