Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-08
Greenwood.

They used to tell about the early and
latter rain; the former, late years, has
been failure in part at least; while we
think everyone will admit that the latter
was grand success. When the reports
are all in from this state, without going
beyond, it will be found that the damage
done by carrying away bridges, destroy
ing crops, wasting roads, ETC., will count
up into good many thousand dollars.
Last Monday our mail carrier found
one of the bridges gone on the Center
road, thus obliging him to turn about
and bring our mail to us from the other
way. Tuesday the road was repaired so
that he went through on his usual route.
Scott Merrill and wife came up from
Norway Saturday, intending to 60 farther
the next day; but for obvious reasons
they stopped here until Monday after
noon, and then returned home.
Going out two miles Tuesday among
our neighbors, a good deal of grass was
found standing, and no one through
haying at that time. II is generally
claimed about here that this has been
one of the most difficult seasons for
securing the hay crop within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant. (The
last clause is not claimed to be strictly
Originally
Mrs. Ransom Cole has been declining
in health for some time, in consequence
of hard work, and recently became pros
trated so as to be unable to move her
person. DR.. Yates is attending her, and
her recovery at this writing is very
doubtful.
Ever since the grass and other vegeta-
ton started in the spring, our kid has
been hitched by a long chain on the
premises, and this has given us a good
opportunity to study goatology. 1t is
found by experiment that he prefers
almost any kind of browse or weeds that
grow about the buildings, to the best of
grass, mustard being his preference
He has refused but two kinds of plants
for food, thus far, and they were the
sinking elder, so called, and MULLEN.
And here is another accident caused
by an auto, although slight compared to
some, since no one was killed nor seri-
ously injured. WILDER Yates was on his
way to West Paris with a two horse
team, loaded with lumber, when he en-
countered one of those machines, caus-
ing his horses to shy into the ditch, thus
upsetting his load and adding a good
deal of hard work to his trip.
Ezra Tobin worked for my father dur
ing the season of 1888, and proved to be
such steady and trustworthy young
man as to be held in high estimation by
him ever afterwards. On getting his
discharge from his three years. service in
the navy, he visited father and gave him
brief history of his cruise, and how he
was used while in the employment of
Uncle Sam, which was highly interesting
to us, but not very credtable to the Off
GERS of the ship.
The last time saw Ezra Tobin was on
very solemn occasion, it being the
hanging of Cox and Williams in Auburn
Jail yard on August 26, 1858, being my
2Sth birthday.
After my first mention of the Tobin
brothers, received card from II. W.
Park of Mexico, giving further informa-
ton in regard to Mathew Tobin, and be-
ing of special interest enclose it for pub
LEGATION with his permission:
SIR knew the Tobins. Joe Tobin,
Democratic politician, county COM
missioner, &c. After several years in
Bryon he returned to Hartford. Mathew
lived in Byron many years. Several
years ago, possibly six, any way after
much had been done at Rumford Falls
and Mexico in the boom line, he rode
past my store. As soon as I could
started out to stop him. He had driven
under some shade trees just above my
stable. He came back into the store and
we had long talk of men and events
passed on, and past the memory of but
few. He then lived in Turner, and is
now dead. Ezra has passed the Jordan
also, am sure. Joseph, Jr., lived 10
Weld many years; probably under the
sod now. Mathew had son and daugh- |
ter, perhaps SONS and daughters. A
daughter married Lucius Washburn of |
West or North Paris. l knew all the |
Tobins and Irelands.
HENRY w. PARK, Mexico, Me.
July Is, 1905.