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In 1733 the town voted to hire a schoolmaster, and in 1736 a school-house was built. In 1740 Richard Rogers was hired to teach school, with a salary of sixty pounds. In 1751 the town voted to build a house for Mr. Rogers to occupy as long as he remained in the town as a schoolmaster.
After the Revolution, when our people began to feel the responsibilities of government resting on them, they were not long in coming to a realizing sense that the permanence and character of their government would depend largely on the education of their youth. Thus an impetus was given to the cause of public instruction which has been reinforced in these later years by the volume of the tide of il- literacy sweeping to our shores, which it has become necessary to meet and overcome. A recital of the progress of common schools in Oxford would be simply a repetition of that made in other towns of
the county and narrated many times in these volumes. It must suffice to display the present con- dition of the schools of the town and the measures adopted for their support.
According to the last report of the School Commit- tee for the year ending February 29, 18SS, there were ten schools in the town, one of which was a High School and another a Grammar School. The scope of the instruction sought by the committee to furnish may be learned from the curriculum of the High School, to which the other schools are avenues of approach :
Junior Year.
Quarters.
1. Latin or English Analysis, Algebra, Physical Geography, Greek and Roman or I'nited States History.
11. Latin or English Analysis, Algebra, Physical Geography, Greek and Roman or I'nited States History.
III. Latin or English Analysis, Algebra, Physical Geography, Greek and Rowan or United States History.
IV. Latin or English Analysis, Algebra, Physical Geography, Greek and Roman or United States History.
Junior Middle Year.
Quarters.
I. Cæsar or French Grammar, Geometry, Physics, English and Freuch History.
II. Cæsar or French Grammar, Geometry, Chemistry, English and French History. .
1II. Cæsar or French Grammar, Geometry, Botany, English and French History.
IV. Casar or French Grammar, Geometry, Botany, English and French History. Senior Middle Year.
Quarters.
I. Casar and Cicero or French Reader, Common School Arithmetic, Physiology, Civics.
II. Casar and Cicero or French Reader, Common School Arithmetic, Physiology, Civics.
III. Cæsar and Cicero or French Reader, Commercial Arithmetic, English, Civics.
1V. Cæsar and Cicero *or French Reader, Commercial Arithmetic, English, Civics.
Senior Year.
Quarters.
I. Virgil or French Literature, English Literature, English, Consti- tution of the United States.
II. Virgil or French Literature, English Literature, English, Consti- tution of the United States.
1Il. Virgil or French Literature, English Literature, English, Consti- tution of the United States.
IV. Virgil or French Literature, English Literature, English, Consti- tution of the United States.
The financial account of the School Department for the above year is as follows :
To
Dr.
Appropriation of April, 1887. $5,000,00
Income of School Fund .. 171.06
$5,171.06
By
Cr.
Teaching $4,085.70
Service of Truant Officer. 3.40
Janitor Service ....
223.10
Fuel. 283.76
Balance 575.10
$5,171.06
In addition to the above items of expense the fol- lowing appear, which were charged to the annual ap- propriation for contingent expenses :
$417 52
Supplies.
133 27
Repairs and improvements 594 24
$1,145.13
Books.
Jonathan Flagg. William Brown.
Amasa Eddy. Smith Bruce. Ellridge Warren.
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HISTORY OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.
Thus it will be seen that the total expenses for the year were $6,316.19.
As an auxiliary of the School Department of the town, the Public Library should be referred to in con- nection with the public schools. With a proper foun- dation of knowledge laid in these schools, a thirst for more stimulated, habits of thought developed, a sub- stantial English education furnished instead of that thin layer of what is called an all-round cultivation of the intellect, which melts away even in the first years of practical life, a public library serves to con- tinue what was only really begun at the school-desk and develop each year more fully the minds of those of mature years. Properly used it must serve to cor- rect the idea into which our educators have fallen, that education is finished in the school and must, therefore, be crowded with every conceivable branch of study, giving so little time to each that none take root and grow. Give the brain the breath of life, the power of expansion and the ability to think, and no matter whether or not the rule of three, the capitals of Europe and distance of the earth from the sun are in- cluded within its attainments, the Public Library will do the rest.
In 1868 Hon. Ira M. Barton gave, by his will, the sum of one thousand dollars to establish a Public Library. The gift was accepted by the town April 6, 1868, and the library established in 1870. The num- ber of books in the library at the date of the last re- port was 3535. The financial account of the library with the town was as follows :
Te
Dr.
Excess of nnused dog fund of 1884-85 over library expenses of 1886-87.
$02.23
Dog fund of 1886-87.
308.95
t'atalogue appropriation.
200.00
Appropriated by vote of April, 1887
$601.18
Receipts from sale of duplicates .. 10.00
Balance in hands of librarian.
6.56
16,50
Total
$617.56
By
Cr.
Books.
$298.40
Periodicals
38.80
Binding
19.00
New catalogue, including outfit
192.26
Pictures
4 30
Printing, stationery and postage.
9.99
Expressage, freight and tracking.
10.93
Salary of librarian-three-quarters.
37.50
Balance.
6.56
$617.56
Having stated the amounts expended for the sup- port of schools and the Public Library, it may be as well here to present a full list of the expenditures of the towu for other departments for the year above re- ferred to. The cost of repairing roads and bridges was $2,498.09 ; of support of the poor, 83,323.71 ; of the Fire Department, $1,316.32; of lighting streets five months, $199.75; abated taxes, $43.57; cemeteries, $56; cistern, $366.67 ; hearse, $32; insurance, $51 ; in- terest, $694.50; legal services, $55; Memorial Day, $100; Memorial Hall, $510.15 ; office expenses, $105;
school-house, $995.95; State aid, $1037; Thurston property, $1,511.25 ; town clock, $37.26; town officers, $1,131.38, making a total of $20,779. The net in- debtedness of the town February 29, 1888, was $11,- 165.58.
The apparatus belonging to the Fire Department includes the following: Hand-engine Colonel De- Witt and hose-truck with five hundred feet of hose, all in fair order; two American hand fire annihilators, one extension ladder, thirty-two uniform shirts, twenty-eight uniform belts, eight United States Army overcoats for hosemen, two fire-hats, twelve hosemen's belts, twelve spanners, one hose-brush, three lanterns, twelve lamps.
Huguenot Steamer, No. 1 .- Steamer aud hose-truck with one thousand feet of hose, one set of double har- ness, one single harness, six rubber coats, six rubber caps, twelve hosemen's belts, twelve spanners, one hose-brush, three lanterns, twelve lamps, one table -- a gift of the company to the town; all in good con- dition.
The personal property at the Town Farm, at the above date, was as follows :
Live stock
$645.50
Hay and grain.
338.60
Wood and lumber.
216,00
Farming tools.
553.05
llonsehold furniture, 399.15
Provision
195.30
$2,347.60
As in other towns, away from the seaboard, the people of Oxford in its earlier days were chiefly occu- pied in agriculture. As a matter of course, since manufacturing industries were started, employment in which is both more agreeable and profitable than that of the field, the agricultural products of the town have not kept pace with its growth. Notwithstanding, however, the immense manufacturing activity of Worcester County, the county still stands high in the list of counties in the United States in the products of the soil.
The following schedules, taken from the census of 1885, show the standing of the town in this re- spect :
PRODUCTS AND PROPERTY.
PRODUITS. Animal Products (§7,803).
Quantity.
Value.
Beeswax (118e)
lbs.
4
81
Calf-skins
35
38
Candles (use)
1b6.
130
14
Ilıdes
20
27
lToney
1bs.
340
82
Manure
cords
1,877
7,534
Pelts,
10
5
Wool: other than merino or Saxony ..... lbs.
445
102
Dairy Products ($36,928).
Butter (sale)
lbs. 16,522
4,160
Butter (use)
lbs. 14,154
3,542
Cheese (sale).
lbs.
200
20
Cheese (use)
lbs.
899
91
Croam
gals.
596
481
Milk
gals. 153,142
28,634
1311
Food Products ($2,276).
Quantity.
Value.
Huy, Straw and Fodder (838,702). Quantity. Valne.
Hay, clover
tons
69
$963
Hay, English
tons
1,62012
27,504
Hay, meadow
tons
21976
2,148
Hay, millet.
tons
36
11412
1,491
Dried fruit (use).
tons
100
10
Straw
tons
97
1,340
Fodder, barley
tons
10
1.14
Fodder, corn
tons
17416
1,332
Fodder, dry
tons
9
63
Fodder, oat
tons
187
2,681
Fodder, rye
tons
1412
212
Beets (for stock)
bu.
147
48
Turnips (for stock)
bu.
1,675
280
Ments and Game ($6,409).
Beef
lbs. 19,165
1,647
Mutton
1bs.
3,500
340
Pork
1bs. 57,262
3,500
Tripe ..
lbs.
20
2
Veal
lbs.
8,932
920
Vegetables ($8,762).
Asparagus.
b'och's
40
5
Beans
bu.
1741%
338
Beans, string and shell
bu.
20
22
Beets, table
bn.
1131%
77
Cabbage
heads
11,773
519
Carrots
bu.
52
27
Celery.
b'nch's
315
39
Manure, hen and bird ..
bu.
1,070
460
Poultry, dressed : chickens.
lbs.
8,574
1,470
Poultry, dressed : turkeys.
1bs.
56
11
Wood Products ($16,999).
Ashes (sale).
bu,
108
20
Ashes (usa) ..
bu.
967
191
Fence-rails (use).
430
38
Fire-wood (sale)
cords
2,532
7,111
Fire-wood (use)
cords
1,155
3,225
Lumber (sale) ..
11. ft.
274
2,817
Lumber (use).
M. ft.
741/2
911
Posts, fence (sale).
650
140
Posts, fence (use).
460
36
Railroad sleepers
7,000
2,210
.
Other Products ($113).
Harness (use)
5
80
Soft soap (use)
bbls.
5
33
Cereals ($7,267).
Barley.
bu.
276
250
Buckwheat
bu.
77
59
Corn, Indian
bu.
7,127
5,038
Corn, pop
bu.
242
370
Oats
bu.
2,09G
987
Rye
bu.
705
560
Wheat
bu.
3
3
Fruits, Berries and Nuts (85,054).
Apples.
bu. 14,343
3,186
Blackberries
qts.
95
9
Blueberries
qts.
862
83
Butternuts
bu.
4
Unimprovable
acres
553
2,720
Cherries
bu.
G
16
Chestnuts
Im.
112
4
Crab-apples.
63
50
Cranberries
bbIs.
97
480
Currants
qts.
209
25
Gooseberries
qts.
20
Grapes
bu.
243
321
Barns
172
64,860
Carriage-houses
42
4,260
Cider-mills
4
650
Granaries.
22
1,050
Grist and saw-mills
3
3,700
Ice-houses
17
773
Out-buildings.
72
3.410
Quinces
51/2
16
Sheds
21
1,633
Shellbarks.
bu,
241%
51
Shops.
11
950
Strawberries
qts. 3,317
403
Other buildings
acres
2,285
108,140
Principal crops (used for).
acres
5701%
25,825
Market gardens.
acres
361%
1,280
Nurseries
acres
11%
100
Orchards
acres
871/2
6,200
Seed Gardens
acres
G
300
Other cultivated
acres
25334
6,976
Uncultivated :
Permanent pasture
.acres
4,1097/2
47,396
Other nnimproved.
Lacres
1,155
13,767
Mines, quarries, pits, etc. Woodland :
.acres
5
1,000
Over 30 years' growth
acres
2,46312
54,270
Of 30 years and less
. асres
3,901
40,353
Buildings (§223,766).
Dwelling-houses
155
140,500
Grapes
1bs.
60
3
Huckleberries
qls.
900
75
Melons
300
31
Peaches.
1
2
Pears
bu.
179
282
Plums
4
11
bu.
5
5
Squashes
lbs. 61,845
5,59
Tomatoes
bu.
88
66
Turnips, table.
160
67
Not classified
PROPERTY.
Land.
acres 14,39734 $314,327
Cultivated.
heads
1,625
47
Onions
7416
70
Parsnips
bn.
51
Peas
bu.
11
19
Peas, green
bil.
76
Peppers
2
Potatoes
bn. 10,113
5,135
Pumpkins
lbs. 282,250
779
Radishes
b'nch's
25
1
Rhubarb
lbs.
545
12
Cider, boiled (sale).
gals.
18
12
Cider boiled (usa)
gals.
53
32
Wice (sale)
gals.
8
20
Wine (nsc).
gals.
33
18
Poultry Products ($7,275).
Eggs
doz. 21,819
5,220
Eggs, fancy
doz.
58
108
Feathers
Jbs.
36
6
Corn, green
bu.
315
220
Cucnobers
bu.
116
80
1,700
33
Maple molasses (use)
gals.
3
3
Pickles (nse)
bble.
·2
15
Vinegar (sale).
gals.
646
110
Vinegar (use).
gals.
1,365
288
Green-house Products (820).
I'lants, flowering and other.
20
Hot-house and Hot-bed Products (87).
Tomato plants
236
7
Liquors and Beverages ($1,804).
Cider (sale)
gals.
6,902
663
Cider (use)
gals. 11,498
24
4
Catsup (use) ..
qts.
22
4
Dried fruit (sale).
1bs
50
.5
Ice
tons
867
1,582
Canned fruit (sale).
138
$14
Canned fruit (use).
lbs.
1,286
2.11
Catsup (sale) ..
qts.
OXFORD.
Hay, not classified.
tons
1,980
4 94
Spinach.
Hay (used for)
527
Lettuce.
1,059
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HISTORY OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.
Machines, Implements, etc. ($21,544). Quantity. Value.
Carts, wagons, harness, etc ..
$13,529
Cultivators
102
406
Feed-cutters
31
20%
Ilarrows.
116
535
Hay-cutters.
61
212
Hay-tedders
1
110
Horse-hoes.
Horse-powers
4
250
Horse-rakes
82
1,093
Implements
1,09G
Mowing-machines.
78
2,181
Plows.
274
1,141
Seed-sowers
12
Other machines,
556
Domestic Animals, etc. (845,218).
Bees (swarms of)
22
130
Bulls
24
478
Calves,
247
1,717
Colts.
17
1,250
Dogs
62
981
Heifers
73
1,303
Hens and chickens
6,959
3,339
Hogs
94
1,195
Horses
188
14,630
Lambs
39
531
Milch cows.
435
14,004
Oxen
70
4,045
Pigs
285
937
Sheep: other than merino or Saxony.
48
216
Steers
11
39)
Turkeys
26
42
Other animals
Fruit Trees and Vines ($16,022).
Apple.
7,754
11,825
Butternut
39
111
Cherry
133
247
Chestnut
5
25
Crab-apple.
116
181
Hickory
3
2
Mulberry
4
6
Peach
1,190
741
Pear
671
1,351
Plum
102
154
Quince
100
115
Shellbark
128
325
Walout
17
52
Grape vines
433
887
AGGREGATES. Products ($139,419).
Animal products
$7,803
Dairy products
36,928
Food products
2,276
Green-house products
20
Ilot-house and hot-bed products.
7
Liquors and beverages
1,804
l'oultry products.
7,275
Wood products.
16.999
Other products
113
Cereals.
7,267
Fruits, Berries and nuts
5,051
Hay, straw and fodder.
38,702
Meats and game.
6,409
Vegetables
8,762
Property ($620,877).
Land.
314,327
Buildinge.
223,766
Machines, implements, etc ..
21,544
Domestic animals, etc.
45,218
Fruit trees and vines.
16,022
In later times manufacturing industries have been introduced into the town and at the present time their list comprises a number of flourishing establishments.
Frederick Thayer is engaged at North Oxford in the manufacture of cassimeres. At the same place S. D. Nye manufacturcs cotton yarn, Edwin Bartlett manu- factures cotton warp and twine, N. E. Taft manufac- tures satinettes and John Chase & Co. manufacture cassimeres. At Oxford Centre Andrew Howarth & Son manufacture flannels and A. L. Joslin & Co., men's and women's and children's shoes. Another mill, called the Buffum Mill, is not at present in oper- ation.
In the second French and Indian War Oxford took an active part. On the 18th of August, 1758, a company marched from the town to the relief of Fort William Henry, consisting of the following men :
Edward Davis, capt.
Hezekiahı Meriam, Jr.
Jolin Edwards, lieut.
Jonathan Phillips.
Jeremiah Learned, ens.
Silas Town.
Jedediah Barton, sergt.
Samuel Learned.
Joseph Edwards, sergt.
Ebenezer Gale, Jr.
Jolin Town, sergt.
Joseph Gleason.
Phinehas Ward, corp.
Samuel Eddy, Ir.
Moses Town, corp.
Elisha Gleason.
Alexander Nichols.
Moses Gleason, Jr.
Jacob Cummings.
Josiah Googins.
Ebenezer Eidy.
Josiah Walcott.
Jolin Wiley.
Aaron Parker.
Wm. Eddy.
Edmund Town.
Joseph Phillips, Jr.
Joseph Pratt.
Israel Phillips,
Jesse Pratt.
Daniel Fairfield.
Nathan Shumway.
John Duncan.
David Pratt.
The following marched to Springfield and Shef- field January 5, 1759 :
Samuel Davis, capt.
Joseph Wilson.
John Learned, capt.
Jolın Marvin.
Elisha Davis, sorgt.
Isaac Town.
John Nichols, sergt.
Adam Streeter.
ADios Shumway, sergt.
Arthur Humphrey.
Wm. Parker, sergt.
Peter Shumway.
Jeremiah Shumway, corp.
Joseph Kingsbury.
John Davis, corp.
Jeremiah Kingsbury.
Thomas Town.
Roger Amidowo.
Isaac Learned.
Abijah Harris.
Jonas Coller.
Zebulon Streeter.
John Shumway.
John Dana.
W'm. Nichols.
Samnel Manning.
John Barton.
John Watson.
Jonathan Fuller.
John Robbins.
Ichabod Town.
John Coburn.
Joseph Pratt, Jr.
John Shumway, Jr.
Stephen Jewett.
Wm. Comins.
Joseph Davis.
W'm. Learned.
Beojamiio Hudson.
Joho Moore.
The following were engaged in the expedition against Crown Point in 1759 :
Samuel Davis, capt.
Ebenezer Davis.
John Learned, capt.
Samuel Manning.
Elisha Davis, sergt.
Solomon Smiledge.
John Nichols, sergt.
Isaac Learned, Jr.
Amos Shumway, sergt.
John Barnes.
Wm. Parker, sergt.
Wm. Simpson.
Jeremiah Shumway, corp.
George Alversou.
John Davis, corp.
Caleb Barton.
Ebenezer Learned.
Peter Shumway.
Elijah Town.
Elisha Blanden.
John Wiley, Jr.
Francis Blanden.
Ilezekiah Eddy.
Jonas Blanden.
Jonathan Eddy.
Ezekiel Collier.
Stephen Shumway.
Solomon Cook.
Caleb Barton, Jr.
Ebenezer Robbins.
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OXFORD.
Joseph Phillips. Josiah Kingsbury. Joseph Bacon.
Elisha Ward. Arthur Doggett. Elijah Kingsbury.
During the complications which led to the Revo- lution, Oxford stood shoulder to shoulder with other towns in supporting the people of Boston in their at- titude of resistance to the aggressive acts of the crown. On the 29th of September, 1774, a town-meeting was held, at which it was
" Resolved 1st. That, asby the late acts of Parliament, we are deprived of the Constitutional laws of the government of Massachusetts Bay, we will endeavor to maintain and keep peace and good order in this town ; to support and uphold all civil officers in the execution of their offices, 80 far as they conform themselves to the charter-rights of this government, and assist them duly to punish all offenders against the same laws ; to bear testimony against all riots, as well as against any number of men collecting in bodies together to hurt the person or property of any one.
"2d. That we ever have been and will be true and loyal subjects of our most gracious sovereign George III., King of Great Britain, so long as we are permitted the free execution of our charter-rights.
"3d. That, considering the present ,alarming and distressed circum- stances of this province, it is highly necessary for the military officers of the town to resign their commissions, and therefore do advise the said officers to resign accordingly ; and that the soldiery, as soon as may be, to elect the same officers to take the command of the different companies in this town if they will accept, and the major part of the soldiery shall elect them ; and if any refuse to serve, then to choose others experienced in the arts of war in their stead."
At a meeting held on the 8th of July, 1776, the town voted,-
To advise our representative in the General Court that if the honora- ble Congress should, for the safety of the colodies, declare themselves in- dependent of Great Britain, to coocur therewith ; and the inhabitants of this town do solemnly engage with their lives and fortunes to sustain the measure.
The following is as correct a list of the soldiers furnished by Oxford in the Revolution as the writer has been able to obtain from the rolls at the State- House.
The following men belonged to the company com- manded by Captain William Campbell in Colonel Ebenezer Learned's regiment, and marched to Cam- bridge in April, 1775 :
William Campbell, capt.
Jonathan Marsh.
Thomas Fish, lieut.
Thomas Boyle.
John Campbell, sergt.
Frost Rockwood.
Sylvester Town, sergt.
Daniel Sabins.
James Learoed, corp.
John Hudson.
Alvin Shumway, drum.
Thomas Mcknight.
Abraham Mansfield.
Jason Collar.
Timothy Sparhawk.
Arthur Humphrey.
Paul Thurston.
David Dana Town.
Samuel Baker.
James Hambleton Parker.
John Fesserden.
John Conant.
Josiah Eddy.
William Boyle.
Moses Knowland.
William Foster.
Negro Hill.
Richard Ferrars.
Moses Coburn.
The following belonged to Captain John Town's company, and marched to Cambridge April 19, 1775 :
John Town, capt.
William Foster.
Daniel Hovey, lieut.
Joshua Turner,
Thomas Fish, lieut. Richard Farrar, sergt.
John Hudson.
Samnel Manning, sergt.
Robert Manning.
Elias Pratt.
Ebenezer Shumway.
John Ballard.
Samuel Baker. William Boyle. Jolın Campbell. Daniel Sabin. Abijah Harris.
Timothy Sparhawk. David Dana Town. Jonas Pratt, Jr. Hans Learned. Abraham Merrifield. Amasa Allen.
It will be noticed that the two companies com- manded by William Campbell and John Town con- tain many of the same men. The probable explana- tion is that the two companies were merged, and the rolls at the State-House, from which the above lists have been copied, taken at different times.
The following persons are found on the roll of Cap- tain Craft's company, in Colonel Learned's regiment, in 1775:
William Campbell, lieut. Joseph Hurd.
Levi Davis. Sylvanus Town.
The following are found on the roll of Captain Na- thaniel Heley's company, in Colonel Learned's regi- ment, in April, 1775 :
William Moore, sergt. Curtis Dixon.
The following served three months, in 1776, in the company commanded by Jonathan Cariel, in Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment :
Sampson Marvin, corp.
Moses Town.
Wm. Jordan.
Elisha Town.
Jedediah Blaney. Amos Persons.
Richard Moore. Moses Knowland.
The following served three months at Dorchester, in 1775, in Captain Benjamin Richardson's company and Colonel Nicholas Dike's regiment :
Ebenezer Fish. Samuel Kingsbury.
The following served, in 1775, in Captain Samuel Curtis' company and Colonel Ebenezer Learned's regiment :
Samuel Learned, lient. Joseph Streeter.
Stephen Griffith, corp. Moses Towa.
Daniel Griffith.
Elias Town.
Phinehas Allen.
John Milton.
Isaac Pratt.
Elisha Livermore served as a bombardier three months, in 1776, in Captain William Todd's company and Colonel Craft's artillery regiment, and Nathaniel Wyman in the same year served a little more than a month in Captain Aaron Guild's company and Colo- nel Whiting's regiment.
The following, in 1777, were members of Captain Jeremiah Kingsbury's company and Colonel Jona- than Holman's regiment, and marched to re-enforce General Gates :
Jeremiah Kingsbury, capt. Joshua Meriam.
John Ballard, lieut. William Nichols.
Ebenezer Coburn, sergt. Nathan Pratt.
Hans Learned, sergt. John Rawson.
Jonas Eddy, corp. Ambrose Stone.
Allen Hancock, corp.
Jonas Davis.
John Learned. David Stone.
Aaron Parker. Abraham Fitts.
Joshua Pratt. Amos Shumway.
Joseph Rockwood. Anthony Sigourney.
The following served nine months, in 1778, in Cap- tain Jeremiah Kingsbury's company and Colonel Holman's regiment :
Arthur Humphrey, corp. Phinehas Allen. 83
Allen Hancock.
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Jeremiah Kingsbury, captain. Eleazer Stockwell.
David Chamberlain. Uriah Carpenter.
The following served at Dorchester in 1778 in Capt. March Chase's company and Col. Nathan Spar- hawk's regiment.
JerBe Hill. David Smith,
Isaac Anibell.
The following were drafted in 1778 :
Jonathan Fuller.
Eleazer Stowell.
John Morris Jewell.
The following served six months in 1779 in Capt. Thomas Fish's company and Col. Nathan Tyler's regiment, in Rhode Island :
Thomas Fish, capt.
Jacob Weeke.
Ebenezer Coburn, lieut.
Samnel Atwood.
Abisha Shumway.
The following served six months in the Continen- tal Army in 1780 :
Thomas Walcott,
Moses Baker.
Sammel White.
Joseph Atwood.
James Atwood. Benjamin Turner.
Samuel Wiley.
Noah Dodge.
Elisha Town.
David Town.
Jacob Nichols.
Samuel Kelly.
Jacob Winslow.
The following served three months in 1781 in Capt. Renben Davis' company and Col. Luke Drury's regiment :
William Tucker, corp.
Ebenezer Stone,
John M. Jewell.
Phinehas Jones.
James Atwood.
Jonas Cunnnings.
Lemnel Cudworth served in Rhode Island in 1781, in Capt. Joseph Elliot's company and Col. William Thomas' regiment.
The following enlisted in 1781 to serve three years in the Continental Army :
Sylvanus Learned, sergt.
John Harvey.
Noah lloskins. David Manning.
Besides the above, the following Oxford men were in the service at various times :
Ebenezer Learned, brig .- gen.
Nathan Atwood.
William Moore, capt.
Elijah Shumway.
John Nichole, capt.
John Bowors.
Benjamin Vassal, lient.
Benjamin Rider.
Ebenezer Humphrey, lient.
Adame Sulley.
Cnpp Donoing.
Wm. Stowell.
Wm. Lewis.
David Lamıb.
Joho Quick.
Ebenezer Pray.
In the War of the Rebellion, according to the statement of William Schooler, who was, during the war, the adjutant-general of the Commonwealth, Ox- ford sent 285 privates and eight officers into the field. At the time the war broke out the population was 3034 and the valuation $1,156,411. On the 6th of May, 1861, it was voted in town-meeting to raise the sum of $4000 to equip a military company, and Alexander De Witt, George Hodges, Jr., Samuel C. Paine, William E. Pease, Charles A. Angell, Ira Harrison and Elisha M. Smith were constituted a committee, with the selectmen, to carry the vote into effect. On the 30th of July, 1862, it was voted to give a bounty of $150 to those volunteering for three
years within three days, $125 to those volunteering within a week and $100 to those volunteering after that time. On the 27th of August it was voted to give a bounty of $150 to all volunteering within a week, and on the 15th of June, 1864, it was voted to continne the payment of bounties to the extent of $125 to each man for any term of service required by the Government. The whole amount of money expend- ed by the town for war purposes was $42,595.21, of which the sum of $20,223.12 for State aid was paid back by the State. Of the 293 soldiers in the service, the names of the following, who lost their lives, are in- scribed on tablets at the entrance of the town-hall :
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