Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-08

Rev. IL. w. weber OF uechanic Falls
will deliver lecture entitled, "Whittier
the Quaker Poet, !" at the Baptist church,
Friday evening, May IL.
TYLER KIDOER.
TYLER Kidder, . lifelong resident OF
Dlxfieid, and for not FAR from fifty years
a resident Of Dixfield village, died at his
home there April Is, 1900, aged 50 years
aud 20 days.
He was robust boy, vigorous,
energetic and strong man. To accom-
plish whstever be undertook he worked
with will. Whatever cause he es-
poused found Ia him jealous support
er and advocate. A Republican In poll
tics. he had been until quite recently
representative of his town at altogether
the larger number Of conventions held
In Oxford County, and was often dele
gate sent by his party to district and
state conventions. One Of the staunch-
est friends Of Hon. Nelson Dingley, he
was at Bangor in 1873, aud with Camp
meeting John Allen helped to place his
name before the people Of Maine as q
candidate for governor. His real for his
favorites attracted attention and secured
him An extended acquaintance among
those locally prominent men usually
sent to conventions a. delegates. For
more than fifty years he was an auction
eer, an excellent one, employed by those
needing his services In that direction sll
around this part Of Oxford Co. In the
earlier years Of life, after reaching his
msjority, he peddled tinware and no.
tons, making extended trips over differ
ent routes, thereby becoming familiarity
known by, and we'll acquainted with, an
extremely large number Of persons.
Daring his whole life he had been an
industrious worker. His father died be-
fore his birth, 80 he never knew IA.
theirs care or was benefited by q fathers
aid and counsel. He engaged more or
less In farming, and when he had moth
Ing else to do, went among the people Of
his own and adjoining towns purchasing
hides, sheep pelts, dried and green APP
Piles. Taking both green and dried ap-
pies to Colebrook, ". H., he established
large trade with merchants there, and
for several years made frequent trips to
that place.
Not far from lS47 he and his father-in-
Law. John B. Marrow Of Dixfield, pur-
chased the old Morrill, tavern stand In
that village, and together they kept the
house open for the entertainment Of
travellers, until { l think the month Of
October, 1855. About that date they
purchased the double tenement house
built by Eustis and williams, moved into
Il, and occupied II as q residence until
their deaths. Twice married, Mr.. Kid
der had children only by his first wife.
Two sons had died since the removal
from the hotel In 1855.
Mr.. kidder will be missed very much.
Until within recent date he was an al
most daily visitor to the business part
of the village. Jovial and kindly dispo-
sitioned. he had hearty greeting for
every one, old or young, and In the
years TO come, many will often recall his
venerable form and face with thoughts
OF reverence aud sadness. Nor should
we forget to mention his acts OF kind
ness TO all Ia times Of sickness, death,
or trouble Of any kind. His own labor,
use Of his teams, any favor he could
grant was always readily, generously
and kindly offered. The writer had
known him intimately at least sixty
years.
With the passing away Of Tyler Kid
der, the boys In 1850 are now the old
men OF the village. I am able only TO
recall as DIxfield contemporaries OF his
early manhood wears, VIM. w. Bolster,
John Babb, Ex-Gov. Sebastian s. Marble
aud Augustus White; now living, Mr..
Bolster In Auburn, Mr.. Bsbb Ia Dixdeld,
Mr.. Marble In wsldoboro, Mr.. White 10
California. The Kiider family WAS one
Of the earlier ones to settle In Dixfeld ;
II came from Sutton, Mass. Tyler Kid.
der's grandfsther's name was Jacob q
Sm informed.) His fathers name was
Jacob, born Jan. %, l776, his mother
was Esther Walt, born Sept. Is, l7s2
The history OF Sutton gives the date OF
her birth 1881. They were married, un-
doubtedly, In Sutton, Oct. ~, $500. The
date Of their coming to Dixfleld l cannot
give. Their children we're:
Fannie. b April "a. isoi. married Jesse Potter
lydia, b Oct 81, isos. married Abrsm How
land Of Topsham. Maine.
Deuuey, March ., iso+. married Tamah
jacob. b July 10. 1905. married ssbr,na Davis
Of Paris.
Estiza. b Aug. 8. lsos. married Fairbanks
Newton Of Dir neld.
John G., 2 Jan: $; islo. married Sarah G
Leonard, b July S. ISL, married Maria South.
crland OF Topsham.
Sylvester, s June IL. 1878, married Ruth Hutch
ingson, OF Dixneld
Augustus, b May I, ISIS, married Maria Town
send OF Dixdeh
Tyler, b April 4. lsIT. married (frs) Louisa
Adelaide Marrow. daughter OF John Il, and
Lydia L. lLonbardl Marrow Of Dirneid
Bracket. widow Of William p. Bracket. daugh
Ter Of Seth W. and Elenora (woodsum) jackson
Of Peru.
Louisa A. Kidder died August 20,
1888 Her father, John B. Marrow, was
born 10 winthrop, Maine, Oct. ~, 1893 ;
died In Dlxfield June 80, 1870. Lydia A.
Marrow was born In Bath, March IS,
1893, died at Dixfield, Sept. 10, 1867.
Besides the widow, Mr.. Kidder leaves
three sons, Ralph A. Of Mexico, william
Of Portland, and Dewitt, now a ranch
man In the West.
OF the large family only the widows
Of Denney, John c. and Tyler are living.
The funeral was largely attended. 1t
was held at Mr.. Kldder's late home.
Nephews, nieces, grandchildren and
other relatives 10 large numbers we're
present. Rev. Manley B. Townsend
conducted the religious services. A
Qusrtette, Mrs. Pesse, Mrs. Dillingham;,
Mr.. Harlow and Mr.. Putnam, who are
often called TO sing at funerals, made
the services more effective by their
sweet and choice rendering Of the pieces
that had been selected for the occasion.
The business Of the village was sus-
pended during the hours Of funeral
services by closing stores. shODs. etc,