Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-01-31
THE OXFORD BEARS.
The ooIN0s OF THE WEEK IN A.
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY
Paris Hlll.

First Baptist Church, Rev. T.. U. Ia yiors pastor
school at u u. Sabbath Evening Service at
: 30 p NJ Y. p. s. c. Il. Tuesday evening.
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening ut 30 Cove.
n mt Meeting the last Friay before the lst
sunday OF the month at 80 p. u. All not
otherwise connected are cordially invited.
Unirersalist Church, Rev. j. II. Little. Pastor.
Preaching service every Sunday at 10 aS A. y.
S,tnday school at IL As A. N.
Joseph B. Cole has been appointed
and qualified as truant officer.
Cyrus Thurlow has sold his farm north
of Paris Hill to Quincy Allen.
Mrs. Peter Albee of Lewiston is visit
ing Mrs. Emeline ii. Cummings for
few days.
The directors of Paris Hill Library
Association will hold their next meeting
with Miss +. A. Hammond on Wednes-
day, Feb. 1st, at p. N.
ANEsTA EASTMAN, Clerk.
News has been received here of the
death of Miss Sarah Stowell at Hillsboro,
Texas, on the 18th of January. Miss
Stowell was formerly of Paris, and was
well known to the older residents. She
had made her home for many years with
her sister in Hillsboro.
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Gle will meet with Mrs. III. r. Hubbard
next Thursday afternoon at half past
two. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. s. j. Hardy is spending part of
the winter with Mrs. Columbia Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Tufts of Portland
are guests at j. l.. Chase's.
The social dance advertised for last
Thursday was postponed on account OF
the storm to Tuesday evening of this
week. The event of the season will be
the masquerade which will be held in
two weeks-the third week in February.
Music by Stearns' orchestra. Dancing
80 cents per couple.
In that most interesting and instruc-
tive book, "The Life and Times of
Hannibal Hamlin," by his grandson,
Charles Eugene Hamlin, of Bangor,
occurs the following excellent descrip-
on of the village in which the statesman
was born and reared:
paris Hill stands near the Andres
coggin Valley. 1t is an eminence that
rises by steady degrees to commanding
height. A panoramic scene of great
beauty rolls away on all sides of the
Ill., The valley stretches on both sides,
broken by forests and villages, to ranges
of hills and mountains that nearly en-
compass the Hill within a neighboring
distance. The foothills of the White
Mountains are discernible to the West,
and on clear days the eye can see the
submits of the mountains shimmering
in the hazy distance. There is calm,
tranquil atmosphere about the scene
that comes from the restful and pro.
tecting mountains which tower males
tically around the hill. The air is vital
izing. The little village that nsstles or
the summit of the Hill is 4 veritable
home in the heart of nature. When the
sun sets pretty legend is recalled of ar
Indian who, standing on the Hill cen
turtles ago, one evening, as the sun wa
sinking and filling the landscape will
its rays, exclaimed in his tongue: Til
the smile of the Creator" No NOR,
poetic or more appropriate description
has vet been given to the scene arount
Paris Hill. 1t is one of the lovelies
scenes of nature in all New England
In the surrounding valleys scores o
pretty trout brooks wend their wa.
through the woods. Once game abound
ed. Once the red man built his wigwan
in this region. The war-like Pequaket
ruled for many years, and many StOr
uf the bloody war of exterminatiol
which ragged between the English set
tiers and the Indians has been handle,
Idown-one which introduces a fgur
lof personal interest the Princes
Mollyockett, daughter of Paugus, chic
If the Pequakets. Capt John Lovewel
one of Names bravest sons, determine
TO drive the Pequakets out of Maine
With only forty-six men Lovewell pent
trated TO the Pequaket village, which
where Fryeburg now stands, and CAV
battle to superior number of Indians
English bravery and tactics won. Pau
Gus was killed, and having lost thei
eader the Pequakets sullenly withdre,
to Canada. Before the battle Paugu
buried his treasure in a mountain will
in sight of Paris Hill. Princess Molly
nckett was the sole survivor of Love
wells battle who knew the treasure
hiding place. A fire that swept owe
the mountain destroyed Mollyockett'
landmarks, and for years she haunte
the place, searching for her lost treasur,
She lived to be fully one hundred year
old, and when the Hamlins came t
Paris Hill she looked like veritabl
Meg Merrilies of the woods, but she wa
n kindly old creature, as the Hamlin
afterwards had good reason to believe.