Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-08-24
Obituary.
JoR HOLMES RAwsoN.


evening at j. Fl. Clark's near South
Paris village, at the age of 70 years. Mr..
Rswson was the son OF Samuel Fessen-
den Rawson, and was born in Paris, Sept.
so, 1898. For long time he was owner
of the stage route from Paris Hill TO
south Paris, and also conducted livery
stable on Paris Hill. In connection with
his other business, he also conducted a
store, selling medicines aud fancy arti
cieS.
From his experience gained in the
care of horses for many years, Mr.. Raw
son prepared line of veterinary RENE
dies, for the treatment of horses and cat
tie, aud placed them upon the market.
For a number of years he did large
business in the manufacture and sale OF
these remedies, spending considerable
time travelling through Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont. About TWEEN
ty years ago he sold out his stage route
and stable, aud with the exception of
some time spent in farming, devoted his
time to his medicine business, as long as
his physical condition permitted.
For some years he had not been in
robust health, and two or three years
since suffered paralytic shock, which
left him in a nearly helpless condition.
In the spring of 1908 he sold his home
stead on Paris Hill to his son, Hiram j.
Rawson, and with his wife went to live
with j. II. Clark, Mrs. Rawson's brother.
His final illness attacked him some three
weeks ago.
Mr.. Rawson married Mary K. Garland
of Paris, and they had six children, five
of whom are now living: Mrs. Fannie
Tufts of Portland; Mrs. Nellie Giles OF
Arlington, Mass; Anna F., wife OF
James l.. Chase of Paris Hill; Charles
Rawson of South Paris; and Hiram j.
Rawson of Paris Hill The Oldest son,
Samuel H., died few years since, and
son OF his, Samuel, survives.
After the death Of his first wife some
years since, Mr. Rawson married Martha
Clark, widow of 5. ID. Weeks, and she
survives him.
A. KEITH sPoFFoRD.
A particularly sad death, in view OF
his prospects for life OF great useful
ness, is that of Professor Albion Keith
Spofford of the faculty of Bates College,
which occurred early Monday morning
at the home of his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Field, on Alpine Street,
South Paris.
Albion Keith Spofford was born in
Paris, May rs, 1881, the son of Edwin l.
and Martha lCole) Spofford. He attend
ed the schools of Paris, graduating from
Paris High School in the class OF 1899,
then entered Bates College, and gradu.
ated from that institution in the class OF
1904. In all his school work be had
showed special and remarkable fitness IN
English, and after his graduation from
Bates he spent year at Dartmouth and
another year at Harvard, specially fitting
himself for teaching in the English de-
partment, and receiving his degree from
Harvard in 1906. In that same year he
was given a position as instructor on
the Bates College faculty, and last year
was made full professor of English and
augmentation.
In the early part of the present sum-
mar Professor Spofford consulted
specialist in Boston, who told him that
he had cancer of the liver, and might
live few months, or few weeks. Soon
after that he and Mrs. Spofford came to
the home of Mrs. Spofford's parents,
where they have since remained.
In 1906 Mr.. Spofford married Miss
Lucinda Field, who survives him, with
one child.
Professor Spofford was member OF
the South Paris Baptist church, and was
a man of high character. His seeming
ly uu,imely death causes sorrow to many
friends and to the community at large.
The funeral will be held on Wednes-
day at O'Clock, at the Baptist church
In Norway, as the South Paris church is
undergoing remodeling.