Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-20

Halifax to M0ntreal, Oy Steamooat "
Portland then across the country to An
dover &c passing thro' this town. Horses
we're stationed five miles apart, all har-
messed to the sleigh & man standing
beside them day & night for three days
before wantedr The express passed last
night travelling at the rate of 20 miles
per hour. 1t is fine sleighing and the
road has been repaired all the way for
this occasion, & what is all this trouble
and expense for? Why the British steam
boats arrive in Boston and raise the
jealousy or envy of the New Workers. d
Portlanders & these have joined to carry
the news to Montreal this way quicker
than the Bostonians can do 1t. 1 saw in
nv ride to-day the Portland & Montreal
railroad staked out, at which the Bos-
tonians sneer 80 much. 1t is great
project and much uncertainty yet hangs
over it. 1t is very difficult to get the
stock taken up as yet. =,
February 22-Several ladies have called
and appear genteel, educated, and more
accomplished than is usual for country
village. We have read "Tom Bourke OF
Ours aloud and found it deeply inter-
esting. Are now reading Mysteries of
Paris"
February 2s-Calvin Washburn, who
with his family has been in the Miller
delusion for two years and has done no
work, came to me last Monday, saying:
81 have become convinced of error aud
of the necessity of our going to work.
have three girls and want you to take
one of them" The result is that have
little short girl nearly IA, to work at
so cents week.
March S-Several ladies have called
the past week. l am we'll pleased with
the first appearance of ladies here; they
dress with taste and a good degree OF re-
gard for fashion, in manners graceful,
some elegant. :,
March IL, 1S46-Called upon Edward
Andrews, who, poor deluded man, with
his family, still believes in the speedy
coming Of Christ, that the day OF grace
has been passed this year. They have
done no labor for more than two years
and have lived in constant expectation
that every day the world would be con-
sumed by fire. They have nearly ex-
pended all the property In their little
community of saints and nearly exhaust
ed the charity and the patience OF their
friends, so that "if time continues" as
Edw'd said, he expected they would be
obliged to go to work. Some very likely
families, we'll situated with three or four
thousand dollars of property, have spent
their all, and what is worse have kept
their children from school and from in
dustrv and have educated them only In
cant and delusion.
March 15-Went to church but there
was no minister. Mr.. Davis had ex-
changed with the Sumner minister and
they are probably both upon the road,
for the rain poured yesterday and rem
dered the roads impassable where the
snow was drifted deep as it was in many
places.
March 22-Paris Hill is wet, muddy
place in spring, and mud, mud Is every
where to be seen.
March 29-Never was it more muddy.
Stages are day behind their time. A
tailor has moved here and taken shop
directly opposite our house.
April 2-Have called on Mrs. and Miss
Hammond, Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, Mrs. and
Miss Hamlin, HannibaPs mother and SIS
ter, also upon Mrs. Geo. Emery. think
shall like the society here. 1t Is more
refined and more literary than at Dix.
field, but fear tinged with coldness and
formality. 1t is pity that 80 many be.
come artificial by the refining process
Wealth and taste abound in the furnish
ing of parlors here.
April 5-There have been great fresh
cts. Last Sunday was fearful day 10
Bangor. No regular service was held 10
the city. The damage to property Is es
timated at one million dollars 10 conse
quence of the unparalleled rise OF ths
Penobscot caused by jam of Ice below
the city. Have called upon Mrs. Prem
tiss and Madam Rawson.
April ll-Walking is now pretty good
and many ladies have called this week
April 18-Fast Day and the bell rant
| for meeting. Tuesday evening we wen'
to a genteel party at Mr.. Moses Ham
mond given In compliment to their cous
| ins, the Shaws of Oxford. The compan!
| in every respect would have done honol
to Portland. shall like society here j
am not always stranger. 1t Is th'
muddiest place ever created and rar'
thing that ladies get out. However,
believe that about every lady has callet
upon me at last.
April 22-Edward Andrews family Il
stepped In the delusion of Millerism
One of the saints, Jess Stevens, came ant
saluted Mrs. Andrews while / sat besid
her-the filthy brute. l knew by he
deep blush that she felt more like thrust
| ing him from the door with her foot thai
like receiving his holy kiss. Sat'y !
their Sabbath. They have done no worl
for two years and have community o
i property. Their number is reduced t
less than dozen families In this vicin
ity and az the two or three men OF prop
erty are getting reduced they will 500
be In straits II not "taken up"
1 May 1O-I tho't could never be recon
oiled to selling our home and movinl
from Dixfield, but In this short time
| am reconciled and often detest mysel
comparing the superior advantages o
this place with those inferior Of Dix1eld
We are not quite as near the borders
civilization here. We have upon an at
Iorage three stages per day. ! sometime
feel the loss OF Dlxf1eld friends painfully
I shall never forget their kind hearts an
open hands.
May 13-We left Paris In the stage q
six this A. NJ, passing thro' So. Paris Q