Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-20
Greenwood.

If this isn't another spell of weather,
then what do you call it? But perhaps
we can draw little consolation from the
fact that while the cold is strengthen
ing, the days are growing longer, thus
giving us a minute or two more of sun
shine each succeeding day-providing
the sun shines.
1t was pleasure to meet and shake
hands with Dea. r. l.. Cole on his return
from Lynn, Mass, and other places
where he had been visiting since last
August. Were also glad to learn that
his diseased legs were less troublesome
than formerly. Considering the deacon's
age, well nigh on to so, the hard work he
has done, together with what he has en-
countered by way of sickness and death
in his family, it is wonder he looks so
young and is SO little broken down.
Dea. S. B. Cummings is not thus favor
ed. He is very feeble this winter and
report says it is doubtful if he lives till
spring. 1t will be remembered that he
had cancer cut out of his arm not long
since, and it is giving him further
trouble, not only on the same arm but
other parts of his person.
Benjamin Ring has been sick with
pneumonia and now has appendicitis,
but refuses to go to the hospital for
treatment.
Lyman Herrick got his finger badly
lacerated on saw few weeks ago, and
the bone so injured as to refuse to heal.
The doctor advised him to have the
finger amputated, but the boy could not
see it in that light, and is suffering in
consequence.
A few weeks ago Leora Whitman un-
derwent surgical treatment, and so sue
cessfully as soon to be about the house
and subsequently went on visit to Paris.
John is attracting more than ordinary
notice at present, whether he is aware OF
the fact or not. In the last Maine
Farmer, e. Fl. L., of Manchester, n. H.,
has written nearly column of reminis.
cence in regard to him which makes
highly interesting reading. If John
should conclude to 60 and see one OF
those Swede girls mentioned by the
writer, everybody would wish him the
best of success.
The children of the late Nelson Jack
son consisted of five daughters and one
son by the name of Andrew. He mar
ried and one child was born to them who
died in early infancy; in due time
his wife presented him with pair of
twins who went in the same way, the
mother soon following her little ones,
thus leaving him without companion or
child. That was several years ago, since
which we have heard nothing from
Andrew Jackson until few days ago,
when the news came that he had re-
Gently died of small pox in Boston. The
five daughters all married, three Of
whom are still living.
Here is an incident having such an air
of GOODNESS as almost to make me shiver
to think of it. Last Saturday morning
the temperature stood seven degrees be-
low zero; but that did not hinder Frank
Morgan from going up on to Twitchell
Pond saving ice, since that kind of
harvest wasn't quite finished. After saw
ing several blocks he took his ice tongs
to haul them out on to the surface; but
instead of pulling one out it pulled him
into the water where it was more than
twenty-five feet deep, and he without the
least knowledge of the art of swimming.
He managed to get out, however, but
how he hardly knows himself. Then
came the most trying part Of the scene;
there he was, wet as mermaid, mile
from the house and the temperature
nearly at zero. He knew the only alter
native was to run for life, which he did,
and reached the house in safety; but
with cold feet and his outside clothes
like sheet iron. The ice tongs are at the
bottom of the pond.