Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-09
NY aEceMr FLYING VISIT.


But there ID nothing very remarkable
In connection with Il, and were Il no.
for the fact that some Of the families
visited have friends and relatives, no
only In other parts Of this state, but alst
in other states far away, who will b
Rlad TO hear from them In this way,
should only have given It pAssinl
GLANCE. but that boing the case Il will b
noticed more In detail for their benefit.
On Monday morning, the Sd day oi
April. / started on on foot and alone, Al
the proverbial Bridget went to get mar
ried; the object being mixture OF visit
Ing and business, the time allotted beinG
Just that week, and the places TO visit
and make calls, North Paris and South
Woodstock.
About q three hours travel found me
at the first mentioned place, and afteI
resting q while, and taking 4. g. Whit
mans mail, consisting Of . letter and
postal card, | started for his residence,
nearly two miles distant, on the West
Sumner road. They seemed glad 70 see
me, and also to get their mail, since the
letter contained q quantity OF money,
and the card informed them that the
sender, their son Almon, living In FAl-
mouth, had lately become the father OF
fine girl baby. They were quite sur-
prised at this bit OF news, since his only
child. boy, was 10 years old, and they
were looking for nothing Of the kind.
Mr.. Whitman has lived almost his four
score years, and is so deaf ss TO make IL
difficult 10 converse with him. His wife
Ia six years younger, and time is still
touching her gently. Their son Edison
lives with them on the farm, and is uu-
married.
Bidding this venerable couple goodbye
Tuesday morning, my next call WAS at
the residence Of Rev. Seth Benson, where
intended to stop while and then pro-
ceed onward to South woodstock; but
learning that Rev. N. ID. kneeland was
to give lecture the following evening
on the Sabbath question, concluded TO
stop over and hear It, and Was we'll paid
for so doing, since Ii gave me more time
to examine the American cyclopedia, q
favor had been craving for some time.
The lecture has already been noticed by
others. Mr.. Benson has an old-fsshioned
clock, the age of which Is unknown, but
it has come down through several gener-
atious, and still ticks out It's daily task
OF ''forever-never'', with as much regu-
larity as 1.-THE old clock on the stsirs"
ever did In Its golden prime.
An hours walk Wednesday morning
on the crust, found me ut South Wood
stock with Frank Davis. His wife, It
will be remembered, was Annie Bryant,
and belonged In this neighborhood.
After playing several pieces on the
organ and harp, showing me what the
lightning did for them one day last SUM
mer, and finally showing their nice 3
months old baby boy, left and soon
found myself chatting away with the
well-known casket maker, l. W. An
drews. But space fOrbids description
OF his extensive business, at present, so
will defer II 20 the near future and hasten
on.
NV next call was on B. X. Dow, whom
had not visited In nine years, and stop
ped with him over night. He and his
wife are well along In the sixties, but
still living alone, and more, than mile
from the nearest nelghb0r.
luuIbuoy " was NY kooo iofsu"S w
call on our former school teacher, then
J. Ella Benson, but now Mrs. A. ID. An
drews. Two pretty little children, boy
and girl, call her mother, making just
a modern-sized family.
The following night brought me to
home Of my cousin, the widow Hillman,
and found her still suffering intensely
with neuralgia, q disease with which she
has been afflicted for many years.
Turning my steps homeward Friday
morning, my first call was on an old ac-
qualntance, G. II. Briggs, with whom |
took dinner, and then proceeded on To-
wards home, stopping the next night
with Charles Bacon. Found Uncle Ben
jsmin slowly wearing out, but quite
smart for 9 man Of his years. He will
be ~ In August.
The weather had been so cold and fair
as 10 make the travelling first class dur
ing the forenoon autil Saturday morn
iug, when I found myself caught In .
snowstorm. II did not prove 90 be very
severe, however, and before night ] Was
at home, telling the folks what | had
seen and heard during my weeks visit ;
the only regret being that had not TAX
en- two weeks 10 accomplish IL instead OF
one. L. ID.