Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Greenwood.

There used to be an old saying that a
mans work was from sun to sun, while
a woman's work was never done. And
there seems to be some truth in it as
we'll as poetry; but however that may be
we found time last Saturday to call on
few neighbors for the first time in year
or more and found the world moving
along very much as formerly; at least
that part we had a chance to notice,
which, to be sure, was only small Sec
ton of the whole.
The first family interviewed was that
of Jesse Daniel, and found him still the
tallest man in town, six and one half feet
in his stockings, and full OF good humor
as usual. His mother, who now lacks
but few years of reaching her ninetieth
milestone, is fairly well preserved for a
person of that age, and during our con-
versation she related little incident,
which to me was highly interesting On
account of the persons involved.
She was on her way to visit some
friends in Florida, and on the same boat
were Mrs. II. b. Stowe, her husband,
Prof. Stowe, and three children, son
and two daughters. She found them
very congenial and commonplace people,
and while speaking of Uncle Toms
Ca DIN one day, Mrs. Stowe said that had
she been as we'll acquainted with the
South before writing that book as she
then was, it never would have been writ
ten. But what that remark was intend
ed to imply is another mystery, which
we will not attempt to solve.
The old lady gave the personal ap.
pearance of Mrs. Stowe as she appeared
on the steamer, which was very similar
to what we had heard before. She is
represented in Poets of America, to-
gether with her portrait, and her two
poems are every way worthy of her pen.
After dinner Mr.. Daniel hitched up
and drove US over to the DIR. Packard
farm, and on the way showed US his
flock of goats, fifteen in number, and
five kids. He has become disguised
with keeping that kind of stock, since it
is next to impossible to confine them in
any place longer than they wish to re-
main there.
Reaching the Packard place, which
contains the largest orchard in town, we
we're told it blossomed heavily and bids
fair to produce big crop. The stock
consists mostly of twenty-four hogs,
occupying a pasture of four acres en-
closed in the orchard. Recently part
of them got out and plowed up several
pieces of ground there and for the neigh
bors before they could be got back on
to their own premises.
Tuesday we made flying visit to
Bryant's Pond to see the ruins made by
the recent fire and for other purposes.
Called on the widow Alden Chase, who
retains her intellect we'll for person SO
years of age. Our next call was on
"Uncle" Stephen Rowe, who will be 90
on the Fourth of July next, and his gar
den which he showed us, told how gently
time is dealing with him. His daugh-
ter, the widow Elizabeth Rowe Whit
man, ia still keeping house for him; and
it is a pleasure to add that her health Is
much better than in former years.
The damage by those thunder showers
was light about here, but more severe in
other places. We learn that the school
house in the Tubbs District was badly
damaged by lightning and two cows kill
cd in the pasture nearby, one owned by
Moses Swan, and the other by his son
in-law, Mr.. Swift, and was his only COW.