Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-26
Rirthdav Greetings.

Mrs. Ruth Gould observed her 92d
anniversary at her pleasant home In HI
ram on Oct. 18, and received personally,
or by mail, the sincere and reverent
greeting of her relatives and friends. As
she is related, by birth or marriage, to
about one-tenth Of the population, they
are very numerous. She was In Ill
health and reclined much upon the
lounge, hence the calls we're somewhat
brief and informal.
Mrs. Gould Is the last survivor OF ten
children of the late Eli P. and Ruth Hans
come Clemens, and was born in Hiram,
on the ancestral farm near Clemens
ponds, settled In October, 17S0, by her
grandfather, John Clemens, ST., who
came from Danvers, being descendant
of one of two brothers who came to
America about 1910, one settling In
Massac busetts, the other In the South.
Samuel L. Clemens, otherwise known as
"Mark TWAIN" was also descendant.
We note here that in the first seven
years that Mrs. Clemons lived here, she
never saw a white woman; only, some
times, the squaw of TOmhegan, an In
dian hunter. At one time, while Wild
ow, she lost two little girls, Tanner and
Della, and was obliged to 60 by spotted
trees some four miles to the farm, now
the home of Eli G. and Llewellyn A.
Wadsw orth, to get Mr.. Daniel G. Baston
to open grave and help her bury her
children in the wilderness.
With beredity from such ancestry,
Mrs. Gould has had strong physical and
mental powers and dauntless fortitude.
In 1910 she married Mr.. Elias Gould,
and resided some years in Porter village,
thence moving to Hiram. He died in
1900. With admirable system and meth.
DDS she was q model housekeeper and
homemaker. "Her husband praised her,
and her children rose up and called her
blessed"
Of her children, Eli C. and Julia E.,
wife of Isaac S. Lowell, died in recent
years. Samuel W. graduated at the
University of Maine, studied law, and
located in Skowhegan. He was the
Democr candidate for governor in
1900, and served in Congress In 19O9-l0.
Some twenty years ago her home was
burned, and "Sam," as she still calls
him, promptly sent train load of lum-
Der from his mill, with several carpen'
tiers, and built the fine stand where she
still lives with her stepsOn, Melville
Gould.
Mrs. Gould has an abundant fund OF
humor, and vivacity and cheerfulness,
and her hopeful spirit, sympathy, and
generous aid has blessed numerous
homes of sickness, poverty, or sorrow
We voice the wish of the entire com
muuity in the hope that the autumna
years of "Aunt Ruth" may rest lightly
upon her silvered brow at least till bel
centennial birthday, cheered by fond
memories of the past, and bright hopes
of the reunion on the evergreen shore.
LLEwELLYN A. WADswoRTH.
"The Garden of Allah" Coming.
1.-THE Garden of Allah" which opens
at the Jefferson, Portland, on Monday
November 1st, for one week, with matt
nee Wednesday and Saturday, and Lew
iston for three days, namely, November
Is; 90: b. 10th, takes high rank as scenic
production forming background for the
large company of players, camels, horses
donkeys, pigeons, etc, all of which Il
will require FIVE large baggage cars tt
transport from city to city.
The first curtain will 60 up on scene
entitled "The Spirit of the Desert" al
early dawn scene on the desert. Th'
caravan of Sheik of the desert moving
slowly across the stage, includes Arab
ans imported especially for this play
Eve camels together with many horses
shaggy donkeys and goats. As the sui
rises, the Sheik descends from bis came
and prays to Allah.
The second scene Is of hotel verand'
on the edge of the desert, with large
real palm trees in the foreground. Tb'
third scene Is of a street in Ouled Males
The fourth scene is of the interior of al
Arabian shop, with it's gathering o
Arabians and dancers, incense, flute ant
drum music, producing rarely realistic
atmosphere.
The garden of Count Anteoni, In tn,
second act, is the true garden of Allah
and one of the most beautiful scenes IL
the play. In the third act occurs tn,
famous sandstorm on the desert, aut
although being bleak, bare deser
scene, it is SURPRISING in its beauty ant
magic scenic effects. The outside of I
Trappist monastery, near Tunis, fur
nishes the scene for the last act. Atten
tion to detail throughout the perform
ance has done much to make this thu
most wonderful scenic spectacle OF thu
modern stage, as has been proclaimed b.
critics everywhere. The entire produc
ton and cast is exactly, in every detail
as presented at The Century Theatre
New York City, for run of one year.