Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01
Bsthri ItenIS.

The dry cold weather Tor the past three
weeks ,tiil continues. causing great dani-
are TO The bay aud hood rgOps. Water
is drying up rapidly. and Ia mans IN
stances wells that wcrv scldOm known
to Tail, ale gctIin. dry. All Kinds oil
crops are suffering very much ior want
of rain, which seems ayersc 10 Nisltln.
u, al present. The iunumeraGle my RAIDS
OF .lasshoppers seem 10 be increasing
daily; there seems 10 he about a. many
Il. lLere is ROOM to accommodate. There
was q light white frost on low land. last
Sunday night. killing corn and beans in
many localities.
The apple trees AZ = general thing are
very full this y eaI, and the apple crop
will be good should we have rain soon.
Last Sunday evening the pnivcrsalist
church being filled TO overlooking with
ihe good people Of this place was taken
possession OF 10y worthy supporter OF
Temperance. The first assault WAS
made b. Mrs e. ii. Fitzgerald, who
opened her utcries upon US at an early
hour. and kept up telling fire ill about
ten O'Clock, when She placed the village
under tribute. To make her work sure
ard lasting, at the close OF the meetings
she made arrangements 10 organize 3
Cold Water Temple The next Wedne..
day. p. VI Mrs. /. is very interesting
temperance speaker, and the people seem
10 appreciate that point by giving her
lull house. We believe that neither
praise nor tault.fndinS affect her imper-
turbable peace OF mind.
Rev. Nj. Chckerins OF Portland,
preached Il temperance sermon ia Tho NJ.
T.. Church. last Sabbath afternoon, which
was exceedingly puugent and plain. His
discourse was founded on Corinthians
IA -.
Mr.. Hannibal Grover oil West Bethel,
while building tense one day last week,
severely cut his foot with an aNo.
Mr.. +. Jordan of Walkers Mills.
while saving up spool timber. got his
hand in contact with the circular saw,
saving Two OF his fingers and otherwise
injuriny his hand
We learn that Rev. Mr. RawsOn. pastor
OF the Baptist Church at Beans Corner, is
preaching with excellent success. The
Sabbath School connected with the socie-
" numbers about seventy scholars, and
is still increasing. I.
COLD WATER TEMPLE IN BETHEL.
Through the visits OF Mrs. Fitzgerald
our people are becoming moro deeply IN
terested in temperance work. Mrs. F.
spoke last Sabbath evening in the Uni
versalist church. Erery peW iodS .ftted,
and il has been some years since we have
listened to Il more instructive lecture.
She is a speaker that wins qll who hear
her. Wednesday afternoon she returned
and Instituted a Cold Water Temple.
Over sixty children were present and
took The triple pledge, becoming members
of this little folks army. The name sc.
lectod was "Androscoggin." and the
officers elected and installed were as
follows:
Frank Merrill, c. T., Allie Mason, V.
T. ; Waiter Johnson. 7. T.. Willie Qnini-
by, c ; Nellie Johnson. r. s.; Emma
Grover F. s.; Robert Billings, T.; Willie
Brown, NJ. 4; Alice Bryant. A. NJ. Ava
Young, Guard, Mark Temple, Sentinel
Eva Barker. Il. H. s.; Mabel Bartlett.
l.. II. s.; Lydia Burnham Superintend.
ent; Mrs FLORENCE Twitchell, Assistant
Superintendent. The next meeting will
he Wednesday afternoon, July I'd, at 3
o'clock,
II the parents OF these little ones would
only attend they would be amply repaid.
and also interested in tho exercises.
Mrs. Fitzgerald spoke again Wednes'
day evening TO crolcded house, apd with
rs good results as on Sunday evening.
Whenever she visits Bethel she will find
2 full house to listen to her. hope that
friends in all parts of the County will take
measures for the institution of these Tenn
ples. There is no better field in which we
can work. az, GFe in which we can reap
amore bountiiul harvest. Fhree Temples
have been instituted within the past TWO
weeks in this County, and hope soon TO
hear oi more. The work is all done by
the children, and ,0eA done. too. Let the
attempt he made in every village fah
great good will result.
G.. VI. TwITCHEIL,
Co. Deputy.