Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-23


occurred Saturday afternoon, the 18th,
pastor, Rev. n. 81. Hoyt, preached the
sermon, taking his text from John II :25.
Jesus said unto her, am the resur-
rection and the life, he that believeth in
me though he were dead yet shall he
live. The choir rendered the following
selections:-Leave the Beautiful Gates
Ajar, and Some Time Well Understand.
The bearers were selected from her old
schoolmates, being Messrs. Jesse L.
Rowe, Irving Linscott, Erwin Giles,
| Andrew Blake. The floral offerings
were many.
The real estate market has been very
active here the past fall and winter, and
good prices have prevailed. The follow
| ing list of sales have been recently re-
corded Simon Hanscom has sold to
Moses Hamlinton of Conway, N. H., his
farm for S24OO; Alvin Cram has sold to
Simon Hanscom his farm with buildings
including a mill $500; Irving Linscott
sold TO Albra Garland of Conway, n.
a.. his house in the village for $500.
Mr.. Garland's house was destroyed by
fire Dec. 1st, '05. Albra Garland has
sold his house lot to W. W. Johnson for
S75. Albra Garland has bought of l..
R. Giles his cottage and lot upon Main
Street for 5000. Elisha Burnell has
bought of Simon Hanscom his village lot
and buildings for $500 Francis Poor
has bought of l.. R. Giles his cottage up
on South Street for 5000. Charles Hill
has bought of Henry Hartford his tim
Der land upon the Hiram road, extending
back to the Kezar Falls road, for $4,000.
Charles Hill has bought of the Gibson
heirs all of their timber land upon the
Fryeburg road, extending from the
White school house to Little Saco river.
back to Clay's pond, for $1,000. Edward
Philbrook has sold to Johnson and
Eaton his timber lot upon Frost Mt. for
$1,000. Thomas Sullivan has sold to
Simeon Eaton his intervale for $1,000.
Frank Fessenden will put upon the
bank of Saco River for Harmon & Poor
| 20O, 900 feet of timber. johnson &
Eaton will have about 100, 900 feet of
logs to land upon the river this winter.
Pequawket Lodge, I. o. o. F., INSTALL
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year:
NIGH. NJ Harnden.
VIC Harry Walker.
Sccretary-A udrew Blake.
Fin. Secs. ". Adams
Treasurer. R. Hin.
Janitor-N. Adams
The following chiefs we're raised to
their stumps for the coming six moons !:
Prophet-Fred Bickford.
Sachem-W alter Bedford.
Senior Sagamore-James WadswOrth.
Junior Sagamore-Oscar Poor.
e. OF RI. K. Clement
X. of WI. A. Bradbury.
There are spending the winter with the
Rev. DR.. James j. G. Tarr and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Haraden Bah
son Of Rockport, Mass. Mr.. Babson is a
grandson of Nathaniel Haraden, who
was sailing master of the Frigate Con-
stitution.
Mr.. Haraden married a daughter of
one of the followers of Lafayette when
he came over from France to help fight
our battles. After retiring from the
Constitution he left the sea and was
given government position at Washing
ton. D. c.
His daughter Mary was born on board
the Constitution. After her mothers
death she came to Annisquam with her
grandparents, taught school and married
Gorham Babson of Pigeon Cove, Mass.
Her remains lie in the cemetery at Folly
Cove. On her tombstone is inscribed:
MARY D., wife of Gorham Babson, died
Nov. p, 1888, age rs. She was daughter
of Nathaniel Haraden, Sailing Master of
the U. s. Frigate Constitution"
At one time the vessel sailed from
Boston much against his will and en-
countered a terrible snow storm off
Thatcher Island and he was obliged to
use force in order to have the men furl
the sails and perform their duties. By
his prompt action the old frigate was
saved, and she safely weathered the
storm.
Mrs. Babson is great granddaughter
of Daniel Barber Tarr, who was author
ICED by John Hancock, Governor of |
Massachusetts,, to organize the first |
militia in Essex County in which he
served eight years. he drilled his COM
pany in his house on South Street. |
Letters to him from Gov. Hancock are
cherished souvenirs in Memorial Hall,
Rockport, Mass. Mrs. Babson is also q
of Post 100, o. W. Wallace
Women's Relief Corps.