Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-24
BETHEI,.

Prof @. W. Leltch's illustrated lecture
Al the Congregational church. wednesday
evening, August ~, was listened 10 by a
crowded hoase. All found IL highly en-
tsrtainlng. Intensely exciting and greatly
profitable. lie presented seventy photo
graphs some sixteen feet square by the
oxy.hydrogsn stsreoptlcon. sm confident
our churches will double ttnlr contfibu'
tion. to foreign missions sinrc thy heard
hi. address.
Rev VI. Desnlough, OF Connecticut,
preached In the VI T.. church lat Sabbath
morning.. Rev. Mr.. PAflln, OF Madison.
preached Al 6 In the evening Rev. Df.
blanchard OF Portland, preached In the
Ifniversaiis, church In the morning aud
evening.
In the forenoon services AZ the NJ. u.
church there were present sic clefgymen.
Rev. Mr.. Sylvester aud family arrived
home Thursday from Oli Orchard, where
there have been stopping three weeks
Mrs. Sylvester stopped over Al Poland,
whore she will spend mex, week al Poland
camp. meeting. Qalte large delegation
Intend "a 20 from Bethel
We notice &. m. barker has leased the
marble building owned by Charles N'son,
near the depot, and keeps on hand good
variety of doors, windows aud blinds Tor
sale Clint also does All kli'ds or lohoing.
jus, give him call.
Uucle Ned Robertson on Mdn street Al
his shop and In the store near The VI u.
church. keeps large variety OF furniture
-chamber-sets, nrstclss-, he sells a,
bottom prices. 40 better furniture can be
found In Lewiston or Portland. Jnst give
him a call, look over bis goods, especially
his ESQ chamber.sst lie furnishes carpets
OF all kluds very low for cash down.
n has been said that there have been
more city people Ia Bethel TIL. season than
ever before. A. present there are some
over six hundred la Bethel, who pay on an
averaa. &C per week for board. The Llms
House has been fall all the season. The
Bethel House and eli the clearinghouse
ale crowded.
Arrivals AZ the Alpine Cottage last week
are q. W. Warren and wife. from jersey
city; Hon John y Blake, OF Boston aud
Mss /. ~ Davis and Sister. u Dotches.
Ter Avenue. Boston.
About 200 acrrs OF sweet cofn In Bethel
Just think of lt--four.nfih Of 10 only silksd
oui. these cold nights; Il makes farmers
tfsmblc In their boots Our farmers smoke
their pipes and possess thelf souls In ~.
thence, while our traders sell tobacco and
tea and rest content with getting living
The mos, exciting horseiro, came 90
Que day last week. Rowe, Brown and
Kilbouru msde their spPcaranoe on thr
Route ZOE Brighton" Rowe CeJlou
claims he has the smartssi ,rottsr IN the
state. brown George IL well known All
over the state - a nr~t-elass Portland
runner. while Kilbourn BIB Il q noted
iumherman. Amer nliecn inmates contest
for the pole, Rowe Ceylon was licked oai
OF hls boots brown George came out
victorious We hear brownie has refused
$1,000 for hl. "Sun Rise "
Rev NJ. Psrlln aud wife from Madison.
visited Bethel las, week. aui made short
visit a, Mrs. Parllu's old home, John
swans
4 party from The Alpine co,,,ge are
making arrangements 30 visit MouniWssh'
lugtOu next week
We hear ihs corn factory will commence
To take In sweet corn Tor canning, about
September don't see whcrr The corn u
coming from. for the past two weeks Ne
have hai remarkably cold nights Tor corn.
Potatoes show signs Of TOT seurt
Mr.. Tlmbcrlake l. mAking srtangemenis
90 move hi. family TO Lancaster, y. u C.
Work upon the chair factory = progress
ing rapidly under the direction OF the
committee The foundation walls ATE ia
and the carpenters are well Aiong With The
framing.
Tenement houses arc spflnglng 40 like
msgic
John Fllut 4. building on Railroad S..
Calvin Annis on Greenwood Street, hDen
: Kllhonfn on Grover llill Street
The new Posi-ofilce bullding on Mhn
Street i covered IN. and 4 l. ilsrricks
building. are nearly rsaiy FOR occupancy
To. address ~ q w. I.slteh on ludiN
and Csylon was highly appreciated bya
foil house last Wednesday evening ~ The
Corc1 church.