Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-05

BETHEL, March 30.-The school on dis
trict No. i2 closed this week under the in
structiou OF Mrs. Ellen z. Klmball. This
Is Mrs Kimballs thrty-sixth term. She
is A first class teacher. An unusual inter-
est was manifested by the pupils making
the school pleasant and profitable. The
school exhibition was grand success
consisting of music, recitatlons, tableaux
and select readings. The programme was
a. follows:
lst. Address los Wallace Farwell; 2d,
song, Our Greeting; 81, School Rules aud
No,,os. Nv the school; ith. The King of
Glory; 9Th, Recitation, What Shall the
Harvest b.; 9Th, Song, Only Cousins You
Know; eth, Dialogue, City Manners and
Country Hands; sth, Defamation; 9lh,
Tableaux. Attraction and Detraction; 10Th,
Singing Nv the School; llth. Recitation,
School of Life. ny II. Farwell; l2th.llymn
of the Mountains 18th, Select Reading by
Addie Fhrwcll; lith, Song, Beautiful
Snow, by Laura Capcn; Mrs. ;. Sanborn
presided at the organ during the evening;
10Th. Two times eleven, Sc; 10th. Geo
graphical Exercises 18th, Watcher on the
Tower: 18th. Ny Sorrows, by an old
woman: 10Th, Tahlcau. Silent Prayer; goth.
Song, Our New Song 2lst, School Read
ing. nv Sylyie Fhrwell; 22i, Did the
World make ITSELF 23d, Song. Twinkle
little Star, hy G.. Carter; oath. Tablrau.
Goddess OF Liberty; 18th, Defamation, ny
&c Caprn: Thhlcnu, Faith, Hope, Charity
27lh, Select Reading, by Hattie Farwrli;
2Sth. Sillie Dispute, Dialogue; 30th, Dia-
iogue. Teacher and Nelghbor; 3lth. The
Coming Women: 32i. God * In Heaven, by
Laura and Minnie Capeu; SD. Closing AL
dress, by Sylvia FarwelI; saith, Song
Good Night, by the school.
Wallace. nittie and Sylvia Farwell were
present every day OF the term nine weeks
Wallace had defamation every Friday
and composition.
Mr.. Daniel Hastings and william q.
Straw left on the l-9 4. train, Monday,
for Ashland, Wisconsin To take charge OF
surveying party to lay out new railroad
from Ashland 10 Grand Lake, Minnesota,
To connect with the North Pacific X. r.,
uuder construction.
Henry W. Goddard went OH the same
train for Chicago, Illinois, TO look after
the estate OF his brother who recently died
then.
Arthur ]. Brown and wife will leave
about the middle OF April for Grand Rap
ids, Michigan.
Miss T. +. Crosby and sister, formerly
of Norway, have opened dress makers
shop In Kimballs block, over Grover <
Burnham's store. Miss c. comes with the
best OF recommendations, and would adj
wise all who want a nice filing dress TO
call on Miss Crosby and sister.
Ellis G. Aunas, sixteen years OF age, re-
Gently sawed four cords or four foot wood
In two twice iu nine hours. Who can
beat this:
The N. +. society are making an effort
TO raise money enough 10 purchase par
sonage. Nathaniel Swan, now 81 years
old, ono leading member OF the society. has
offered TO give slO0 in cash and other prop
crty to the amount or $500. Others will
follow Ia the good undertaking, and mon
ey enough will be raised soon 10 make a
purchase. c.
One foot OF snow, March 3lst, gives us
a large body for the first day OF April. II
Is evenly distributed over the ground so
that the grass roots In the fields are well
protected.
Friday was the largest flow OF sap for the
season. Our sugar orchard will yield an
abundant supply of sweet this season.
DR.. W. A. Russell, graduate OF Middle
ton, Conn, and OF New York Medicil
School. has taken the Office OF the late DR.
ID. W. Davis. and i ready 10 attend 10 the
sick. He comes among US highly recon-
mended as man and physician.
The third lecture in the Academy course
was given Friday evening by William L.
Skillings. A NJ, OF Bethel. in the hall OF
the Bethel house. Subject, Rome. The
hall was filled To its utmost capacity, and
after referring 10 the imperial city under
its different forms Of government. from its
foundation 10 the GROWING OF Cesar, he
took us among It's ruins, and into its
principal buildings, and introduced Us TO
the works OF art found in the Vatican, st.
Peters and the Museum, by such masters
as Raphael, Michael Angelo and Murillo.
He accompanied US to the ruins OF the
Colosseum. the Forum, and down the APP
plan way into the Catacombs, those great
burial places OF centuries ago. The lee
ture was replete with interest and instruc-
ton and at once enchsined the attention
OF the audience. In 1870 the lecturer spent
six months In Rome, and brought away
photographs OF the buildings, ruins, paint
ngs and sculptures he described, and ex-
hibited them to the audience. W.