Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-18


BETHEL. March l5.-The Ladies Social
Union closed their series Of Entertainments
last Monday evening aJ Go, puIor, Of
Mrs, David IImmon, with lecture by
Dr. True. upon How tD S,lIy History.
The DIS lecture, have been very m-truc-
tive aud entertaining, and should be heard
i'm every village OF the State. After the
closing lecture the ladies' Union formed .
a library association, and chose officers,
and inauguratrd series Of entertainments
for the purpose %. establishing % public
library. The first entertainment viii DE
held Monday evening the i7th inst 40 the
plrlor, OF Oh, Bethel House when W. J..
Skillins- \. VI. will tell MS what DO. sass BOO
Rome. and viii exhibit some huc painting,
I'm Illustration. rare opportunity b,
offered our citizen, OF seeing tu, eternal
CITY ou seven hills. without the cypcu-cot
crossing tine ocean. Monday eve. the 2lth
inst Rev Mr. Bo~,cmm Will deIiye- %
lecture 40 the IuN,r-Ali~t church upon
..B.aury. iu aid OF the association THE
lecture lbs Mr. Marshal + D4.i, a. ~
cannot NOW D. announced %, De- is 600 CHE
caao. 10, much praise cannot De- award
cI the ladies, for their efforts lpr social
improvement anI they are exceedingly
fortunate. in having home talent 40 band
which can bc utilized.
The warm weather OF the pas, tew days
has pretty much used mp tine snow in the
road-. so that orr numbering operation, are
nearly closed for tht season. IL is not
often that 30 long period of unnterrupt-
cd good roads g., enjoyed ", have az no
time had two feet of snow upon The
ground, and yet there ha, been good si.d-
ding every day since December. 4 large
amount OF long lumber has been put into
the AndroScoggin river dit> tributaries,
and our mill, are well stocked with short
lumber. The business outlook is very
nattering, and people have learned, that
when they heed the Divine injunction,
BY the sweat OF thy brow shalt thou cat
bread" that bread is plenty enough, and
Franklin, homcly maxim, pay rs You 20,
that indebtedness does not trouble them,
".
BETHEL. March BIN spite Of the in-
element weather last Thursday evening,
there was large gathering At the Ladies
Social Circle held ut the WaterspOut Noun
tain House. The evening was spent in
most enjoyable manner. At O'Clock the
party sat down to an antiquarian supper,
after which there was combination OF
tableau and play lasting till about O'Clock
The scene "Angeline tempting Jacob,
storm of applause greeted each and each
was called to give another touch ''cider or
no cider" Timothy and Agnes pouring
coffee excited laughter in the sobereNt oil
mortals After music on the organ 10y Miss
Kilgore. the voting of nice cake TO the
handsomest gentleman took place. There
were two candidates. The entire vote
amounted to 100. The successful candi-
date was Uncle Timothy.
We recently called on Mr.. Frank Bean Of
Beans Corner Mr.. b. showed Us span
of matched three-year-old colts, sired by
the Hastings horse, which for beauty and
speed Is hard to beat. Mr.. Bean has re-
fused one hundred dollars each for them.
Mr.. \. l.. scribner Of Paris has been
travelling among our farmers selling Lyons
Magnetic Insect Powder. We have been
using il on our sheep by scattering the
powder over the wool then rubbing 1t H.
The effect will be immediate destruction TO
ticks and lice.
John Swan will set seventeen hundred
sap buckets this spring. One school DIS
tr,ct known rs Swans Hill, makes rom
three to four tons of sugar annually
We learn the grist mill at Lockea MIL