Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-08
Greenwood.

Greenwood.
We never took much stock in weather
forecasts, but curiosity prompted us to
look into the Peruna almanac and this is
what we find: LIST to 3d-Windy period.
Great rush of air from the west and
northwest. Dangerous gales sweeping
over the Great Lakes, the Middle At
lantic States and New England.
Then the same curiosity caused us to
look into Ayers almanac and this is
what we see, much more abreviate ed
than the preceding. l, mild; then it has
nothing more to say until it gets down
to the 9Th, when it says rain. All OF
which shows that it is mostly if moi
wholly guess work after all. Some an
cient writer put on record saying quite
similar to this: "Boast not thyself of to-
morrow, for thou knowest not what a
day may bring FORTH" which seems to
be the most correct after all that is said
about our superior knowledge.
Edgar Morgan and wife visited at the
Bennett place Friday. Mr.. Morgan's
diseased eye is not 80 painful as former.
ly, and sometimes he can see the outline
of objects with it and possibly it may
yet be restored.
Charles A. Durham of West Bethel
and Allen Cummings of Albany were
our guests Saturday and stopped with
us until the next day. A young man
and his girl were here also Saturday
and spent the evening with us.
On New Years day, 1906, Sylvester
Cole had social gathering, the writer
bei2g there by invitation. Last New
Years day he had a similar gathering,
extended the invitation as before, but
circumstances put veto on our being
there, so that history repeated itself
only in part.
No ice has been harvested about here
as yet, since it is not thick enough fol
that purpose.
Our thanks are due our cousin, Mrs.
II. b. Maxim, for Q recent kind letter.
In it was an anecdOte of her grandfather,
Seth Sturtevant, which materialized dur.
ing the encampment at Valley Forge.
1t is worth reprint and so will enclose
it for that purpose. We may refer to
that good old soldier again next week
"Mr. Seth Sturtevant of Hartford, was a
member of Gen. Washington's body
guard. Many story has been told by
Mr.. Sturtevant about his trying wrestling
tits with Gen. Washington, during their
last encampment at Valley Forge. Mr..
Sturtevant said no and friend thought
they would get up wrestling match
accordingly one evening they started out
to go the rounds of the camp, Mr.. S. said
to his friend, 81 shall challenge the first
7 70 nth - lor
had not gone far when they met man
wearing large cloak. They did not
recognize him but Mr.. Sturtevant chal.
lenged him to wrestle. The tall man
accepted and they took hold In good
earnest. In few moments Mr.. S. laid
ON his back but this was not enough, he
clinched the tall man the second time
but no sooner than he did 80 found him.
self lying on his back the second time.
Mr.. Sturtevant arose and said, 81 am
satisfied but would like to know who
in the devil you are?" Whereupon the
tall man threw off his circular and to
Mr. Sturtevants surprise it was no other
than General Washington
One year ago we mentioned the idea OF
keeping a record of the persons who
died during the year, and here it is
None except those whom We knew per
sonally have been recorded. John r.
Dearborn, Rev. Mr.. Budden. Judge Viii.
son, Alex Day, l.. Roberts, Thaddeus
Chase, Eta Buck, Widow Isaac Reed. j.
II. Briggs, Augusta Kicker, Chas. Jud.
kins, Carlton Gardner, Willard Her
rick, Susan E. Brooks, Horatio Hough
ton, Elmer Briggs, DR.. Clark, Kingman
Perham, Mrs. Arthur Morgan, Seymou,
Cole, Hannibal Curtis, Moses Bryant,
Augustus Billings, Dea. William Berry
E. K. Fletcher, Dorcas Bryant, Elton
Cordwell, Charles Cross, Amanda Dear
born.