Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-03
West Bethel,


This "a my frst public grovl since De.
eemhsr. Dos Al Pools Day and the season
| - sap brings m sesin In ths front -s
fally awakened by the communication non
thls plscc Ia last weeks paper, and The
writer has my thanks. am no cue, Dol
an ssOid gflEEly," who has lived through
the storms and tsmpes,s 90 Oxford County
FOR forty.sir winters, aud the past i've
N ouths hsvs seemed mild In comparison
with acme years during my cnbhOot days,
The Roxbury bear seems Ia be annoyed
by the Mexico bear, and shows bis teeth
qalts s.vsRsly In last weeks Democrat, bu,
NJ IL ''bsrkiug up tree" too ffmly rooted
flr lblury from him, 90 be viii 10 time
learn. have never applied for admission
into . Masonic Lodge, but have, for many
years. watched the vofhs ~ the order, aud
an convinced that many widows sni OF
phsns are carefully watched over aud pro.
iscied by them, and brothers In distress
can ~ any time. and In any place, nni "A
helping hand Secret societies make urs.
lower. In nearly every town, on account OF
there being 80 many supported by such
"Orters" " 40 would other wise have 70 i've
ant dis IN poor houses. Many ministers
of the Go.p,i are v. a A. Misons, and
teachings lives q good lie and dies Chris
tiAn.
The Village Improvement Soclsiy viii
build a Sidewalk through the village 10 The
railway station ss soon n suiii cient money
can be rAi.ei. They have formed = dra-
matte club aai have given two entertain
ments here and one In Glleid. i wish
them success.
.WN haTs AMI
business l. lively.
Frank Kendall IL moving into the Charles
walker house. 90 school Street
Ms. Irene Neeihsm. who has spent the
winter with Der brother. Joseph LapAam,
In Lesiston, Il expected home this week.
Hsf house has been closed during her sb-
sencc.
Hay 4, plenty here. and very low. Ten
dollars per ton for the beet.
David % Holt AMI wife have gone To |
Mass. Ills health IL very poor, aud be
hops 10 dad a physician there who can
cure aim.
some farmers here are selling potatoes
Tor 20 cents per bushsl. while others srr
keeping all they have 90 spare, hoping 10
get higher prices later In The season.. Tine
vii show which party IL the wi.est-
Those who have any West Bethel news
wlsch they want printed Ia The Democrat |
can drop The same In post oflse bon ~
Miss Fi0fs wheeler 10 teaching short |
tsrm 10 private school here, with aooui NJ. |
teen scholars.
Mellsu n whitman ani wife, 90 wor.
es.ter. Mass have BEEN visiting her par
eats. SIR and Mrs. A. X. Serlbusr.
Miss Minnie T. Wheeler 10 again teach.
log school 10 SlAfk, y II. and 10 very well
llksf there
Corn .. now s.lllng here FOR rs cents per
hashrl; beans, o. 80 10 81 %, batter, 20
cents pr pound egss, i cyhis per dozen.
TIE Bethel cnTresp0udrni ~ The Aisef'
tiscr lives Co Greenwood. aud the West
Bethel corfespondsni In 0llcad, 80 they |
have % gather news outside OF thclr own
towns.
Subscribers who srs owing Coz the Den.
ocfAi AMI Portland Transcript can pay The
l1cL Agsut here. snd save The expense aud
fisk % ssuiiug money BY mail
Frank l.. Grover IL canvasslng for the
monthly publication % True A Co. Augus.
"a The chrumos and panel pictures are
elegant. and suoagh ate given with each
pspsr ard magstlne . cover the walls ~
a small sized room.
Much complaint Il being male % the
Toe. oi letters deposited In iris pos, once.
When plainly Addressed. sealed, aud stamp.
81 u l. strange they 90 not reach their dss'
tlnaiion. and what becomes Of them 10
mystery which have for nonihs been Try
iug ~ solve.
O.coe y whitman and wife. % Lewis
Ton. have been visiting her mother. Mrs
Aimlfa shaw.
Ira W. Lowell. young man Who IL Grip
pied fof ufc by rheumatism, Vas recently
andy rsmemhervi by his freud. and for-
msr scho0lmaiss. who visited him Que
evening and presented him with q new
Rogers scroll saw, and six % eight dollars
10 money.
Ulysses q. wheeler. OF South Parts. has
hssn visiting hls uncle, y q. Wheeler
E.q
Nnard l.. Mason wr confined 10 the
house as, week ~ sickness, bat Is nov
Improving.
Lawrebes y. Allen IA. bough,s cor.
net. Which viii bs an addition 10 the mn-
sic % the village.
George A. Grover lO., q nice ,oubg COW
two weeks ago She v,s well ~ night
and found dead In the morulng.
Oscar Grover has returned home from
ksnsa.. snd vii stop Nth bis brother,
Daniel II . through The sprius.
Daniel r Bean 10 visiting bis daughters
Ia Mes, aud Alanson stiles Ia WORKING
Tor him during Bis absence.
Charles G. Merrill IL AZ work In car.
rage shop ln GofhAm. y. n
Greer Merrill cot his foot with "a an one
day last week, BAT have not learned bow
badly.
There ws.s gathering % The Literary
Clah al the house O 4. q. Wheeler, ESQ. |
on Tuesday last. and the nett meeting will
be Al Albert W. Growers on Tuesday even
ing. April i0.h.
The boy, AM girls bal much sport lni
week cOastius on the hillsldcs and skating
on The meadows. but the storm OF Mon
day night stopped their fun.
Dog. are 20 be tsIsd 10 Bethel this year,
bot the same number OF worthless cars
vii probahly De Kept