Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-01-06
YOUR GOLDEN WEDDING.

To my brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Maxim, on their Golden Wedding Day, Jan
l, 1920.
From far across the snow-capped mountains,
An echo, faint, comes to my ear,
like the pealing of q distant church bellO
Borne on the wings Of the Glad New Year.
And pausing, count the measured accents,
Slow, and yet with precision fine,
TIL fifty strokes have spanned the distance
That lies between your hearthstone and mine
What means this joyful cadence, waited
Through the silence. from far awayr
It's LIES Timepiece on your mantel. ginning,
Proclaiming your Golden Wedding Day.
For fifty years, through storm and sunshine. :,
You've walked Lies pathway, hand In hand
And powerless were Times ruthless fingers
To strain or sever Loves Golden Band.
A son and daughter have blessed this union,
Bestowing love and devotion rare,
And four grandchildren whose merry chatter
Keeps the heart young. and drives away care
And here, word of appreciation.
venture boldly to express,
although Custom withholds commendation,
Until we're beyond Its helpfulness)
Dear Brother, If you, to find helpmate,
Had roamed and searched the wide world
through.
And you, Dear Sister, chose we'll and wisely,
The sturdy arm on which to lean,
Respected, honored. by all who know him,
man who has kept his record clean.
And as the trail leads toward the westward,
Toward the Golden Sunset we pray
That no dark storm-couds obscure the sunlight
No hidden pitfalls endanger the way.
But joy, peace, comfort, be your portion,
with friends surrounded, kind and true,
NAV the Glad New Years returns be many,
Ere the Golden Gates swing ajar for you.
Cambridge. Mass, Jan. l, 1920.
After the close OF the program the
guests came to the front of the hall and
individually extended their congratula'
tious, after which refreshments of ice
cream and fancy crackers were served,
and a little time was spent socially.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Maxim were born
and reared in Buckfield, Mrs. Maxim be-
fore marriage having been Miss Flora A.
Evans of that town, and they were mar.
ried in Buckfield, Jan. /, 1870. About
forty-two years ago they came to South
Paris, to the house at the foot of CLARK
Hill on Main Street which they had pur'
chased, and where they have ever since
lived.
Mr.. Maxim has been engaged princi
pally in farming and numbering opera
lions, and as carpenter and builder
From 1888 to 1892 he was postmaster al
South Paris, Mrs. Maxim being his as
sistant in the Office. Afterward he served
for five years on the board of selectmer
of Paris.
Two children have been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Maxim, Mertie, wife of DR.
John P. Sprague of Chicago, and Harry
e. of Falmouth. There are four grand
children, two of whom, the SONS of Harry
E. Maxim, have spent much Of thei
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Maxim for som,
years.
During the civil war Mr.. Maxim served
on the quota of Buckfield in the Fiftl
Maine Battery, enlisting at the age. o
seventeen 90 as to see service during tn,
last year of the war. He Is member o
VIM. K. Kimball Post, G. A. R., ant
Mrs. Maxim is q member of VIM. z
Kimball Circle, and they rarely miss an.
of the Grand Army gatherings. The,
are also active supporters OF the Univer
salist church.