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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
MTSr SuunIR.

usV. :. n. l,iclnulson will D. away
fruin III rhurrh tao >ahhaihs. l.-V,
l,oacoe l.cmlck. whos. wife l. daughter
II WIN. u. Berry. noN spending IN" ~
cition herr. Nil preach Tor him.
l.,,. llcufy \. Ahtott ~ Richmond,
l. spending a mpnth's vacation With hi.
mother. Mr.. n. 4. boNkrr.
l.cy. =. 4. llayden preached NJ th'
Iuiversalist church Aug. ~.
Hiram Tuell aud family 81 Milton,
Mass. arr a the home ~ thu at" De-,
Tu.ll. hi. father. younger broil'ei
living thrfv.
psa. John Berry returned FROM Itch
h-li With hls sick wife Tea dsys since,
Tie widow ~ :. =. Anifcss ol
Nashua. y. a., !. yi.liing her daughter
Il ]. !. Nhhoit's.
Mr.. MAyo, ~ifr anl daughter, ~ Au'
burn. have visited AZ T.. \. Ilarloa's ~
crntly. leaving for canton the sih.
Mr.. ~ophrouia rlton 80 Bangor
came a. l.. n. Heads, of sumner, ihs
fret IL the week Go accompany Mis-
Olive Head. nn invalid, to Old orrhAfd
Mr.. Luther lIolll. IL summer llill,
ahd Mr.. k.snc II liuckheld, all 60 q
ola Orchari Friday. the Christian Allt
ancv convention Ia commence The evening
20 the sth.
Mrs.. John kccu. ~ Norway, i Ia ~.
main With Nil. Lydia kccn", Who u siilI
feeble.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. ". Horne ~ Chelsea
Mas, came o. Mrs. VI. =. pulslicr'. fo'
the r-malnd.r 81 their vacation the 9Th
spending the former time since the Clos'
~ .chool a. the home Of Mr.. Horne, At
Berlin, y. II.
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auckfiElp.

Augustu. Reed, Esq., of Mlnneapoll.
MIMI, was In town on the lst Inst.
samuel I,ecor'l Was quite severely In
Iurci by telling tbown from his WACO,
rcccntiy. having q rib ar two fractured
The iadle. of the Baptist Circle gave !
very successfui lasn party on the spa
cious grounds 81 q. II. Prince, we'ines
day. 9Th. Refrcshments and Ice cream
were served; the proceeds ~ which Z,
Ia the parsonsgc fund.
One ~ the most severe thunder show
efs ever visiting this community occur
rel Thur-day afternoon, lightning set
ting frc Co the large barn II y. T.. Nor
rill In the village aud consuming u with
about thirty tons of hay, harnesses,
carts, one hog. etc. The lire compan,
had their ilr.t trial In actuslwork Ia the
pouring rain. and succesicd In saving
the dweiling house snd ell, which we're
very near the harm and could not ha,,
BEEN .sye'l without the engine. l,os.
slao To slSon, Insurance $500.
&. u. Atwood. Asa Atwood, u. &,
Themes aud Wife AMI W. III. Atwood
went a. Andoyer Thursday In attend the
funeral of the late George Gregg, Esq.
proprietor % the pines Stock Farm,
aud Tor q wears the popular travelling
agent for Dr. j. 4. AVER 4 Co, LOWELL
Mass.
Alfred Cole and \. y. Blcknell have
gone Ia the Byron gold flclds.
Mr.. George Dillingham; and wife, of
Massachusetts,, are In town for ysca-
ton.
Mr.. 4. 4. I.oring has returned from
lewiston accompanied by Mr.. Edwin
Fogg and wife.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
MISI BIIhEl.

The haymakcr. who went To Var,
mouth aud vicinity have returned and
report more bad weather for making hay
In the vicinity 81 the sal, water than
hack here IN oxford County.
The showers to-day, Thursday, caught
a great deal ~ hay down. \ larg'
amount 10 grass l. stlll standing or
Pleasant River meadows.
Nathan and Arthur Grover have re-
turned Ia Orono.
A. y. IIean had Jedlca,0ry ball IN hii
new hall last Tuesday evening. Agran'
time l. reported.
The daily BURBERRY partle. get vel
paid for their tlresome Jsunts upon tn
mountains.
Milton Holt u painting and othcrvis'
repairing the inside ~ the village schoo
house, To make IL suitable Ia hold meet
lngs In, at al. own expense. Rev. MI
pcarc breaches there every sunday even
Ing.
IN. officer. of Pleasant River Lodge
4. q. q. T., were Installed for the mex
quarter last "Wednesday evening by u
q. Wheeler, l.. ID.
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BYRON


r.. Plummer. Esg., has sold the mn.
La. right Ia lot :, n. ~, to q. \. heal
and q. ". Gordon, IL Il rumorcd al a
round prize. y this !. the lot the
mo.t 81 the large specimens have 6crn
found ou, rich results are expected.
Geo. Easter has sold y. IL II tar
Land Ia, Ia a stranger Who i cuitlng the
bushes.
". :. Roblnson has been called hone
to Hartford on account Of sickness Va hi'
family.
me fI.hrrmen .till pursue the weary
trout. Dr. q. 4. Nbbott Of brooklyn,
y. y. aud Hon. 4. !. knight of Rum
forl. caught J9s last Friday, and Geo
II.yfori. aud =. q. S~ascv, have each
made > goo,l catches, aud FREELY Abbott
AMI pr. Ahbott brought thrcc p"under
from the ponds, be.lics many caught by
% other. Who have flsh d.
Lew oliver l. entitled io the 'booby
prise. having hshe'l two days aud caugh'
one. hut then, lev l. more Of a lumlcr'
man thsn a fisherman.
geo. q. Thomas has had very poor
luck with stock this summer, having
had a valuable calf poisoned and a mar,
With foal die anil also t~o-year-old
colt.
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sOpra AiaANy

The buildings ~ Otls IIayforl were
burned "Wednesday noon, consisting oi
a gooi house and ell, large barn II
hay, and nearly all the furniture. farm
Ing tools aud nicc pig. Unfortunately
Nr. ilayiord VAS thrown from load ~
hay few days previous and badly hurt
about hi. head 80 that he was not able Ca
10 much anu the men IN the neighbour.
hood Werc away having, and the irc
made such rapid prOsrc-. after bciug
Discovered that there VAS little time 10
save any thing. II Il hard for them and
they have the sympathy 81 the COM
munliy.
james Wcsco,i was quite badly hurt
aud onc rib broken last WEEK by being
thrown on Ia pair ~ bars n be was
turning his hors. cut Ia pasture.
Rev. Mr.. rcaric willprcach At the Town
llou.. every sabbath Il , a. ". until
further notice.
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EAST SUMNER.

Young. the West Paris Photographic,
ma. been In the place few days with
hlstent, attending to the orders Tor his
sork. -.
New and then few parties visit
nl,rl Mountain for blucberrie. aud gen
enIIy return we'll laden with them.
Mr.. ". n. Eastman. our oblgins
po.tma.ier aud scotsman, with hi. fam.
llv took a needed vacation last week and
made A tour down In Somerset County,
yI.lting ~. Albans and other places. IL
/. seldom that Mr.. Eastman can Mud
lime for a relief from his many duile.
and a respite. although brief, was neede''
and probably much enjoyed. Miss Neiile
UIbhard attended TO the dntie. OF the
Office during his absence aud VIII remain
In the Office while Miss Jennie Palmer
the other clerk. takes a vacation.
The farmers vacation has not vet ar
rived. but never mind, State fair ana 'h'
measles are In the near future.
sLOCuM.
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gpvgaiipC


lev. v. VI. Cousin. OF Cumhcrlane
Mills, Who l. attending the assembly
preached Ia the Congregational churci
on sunday.
Mrs. fsnccs Walker Eames an,
daughter, Of wobarn, Mass, and frci
Walker % Boston, arc at home at Mr..
N. Walkers.
Thomas souiher has come home from
the .ea shore.
Herbert oilln has ron. Ia York Beach
ON bis wsy home tn Concord.
Miss Minnie Warren Of West New bury,
Mass. i visiting her relatives here.
The assembly attracts many oil rc.i-
dents Who take this occasion tn Walt
friends In this yicinlty.
Mrs. Noulton, for many years msiron
a the Perkins Institute Tor the blind,
az South Boston, u az Mrs. stones.
III. Leicester party have departed,
much delighted With their two weeks
stav anil the attractions of this place.
Mlssc. \. VI. smith of Bedford. Mass,
and florncc May 90 Bsrrc, Mass, class
of 20. Wellesley COLLEGE. are visiting
their classmates here.
Mr.. 4. 4. Harmon IL Portland, for
MANY years q resident ~ this village, u
yisltlng her former friends and neigh
hOrs.
Mis- Nlice Evan. l. at Trout. Neck
FOE the season aud visits Mas Bertha
rcunell, y. 4, ~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11

The concyrt given n the 'cntrr In al,
II fhc sunday school library was rrpcat
"A to a fall house ~ The village on ri
iay cycniug. .Ths shole amount ~ the
rrugovl. after paying rNVsnses al bOtl
I.srv. vas thiri 1-one dollars.
Mr.. p. ". Chapman and Nlss Annl'
N 'h1pmsu arv visitiug lie Hiram.
~ ~. BroWn caught io trout from
Nli.r ua SATURDAY,. ons "a thsm weighing
two pounds. en- thursday Mcssrs
Henry >i,srus ani VI Poland got a suod
'ut ~ them.
Ou saturday Last the people from the
IaiNicw House aui from D.. {. >tsarns.
sifh .nrne uthers. went o. Pleasant Point
fnf a pi,liic ahsut - La al. With apf
avt'hsf. pl~uty ~ good Nictuals, a guol
company. they bah dne time. Nv tn
Nay, Peasant Point l. Que ~ The hncs'
p.aCrs Or an eating that can - i"uni
about hrrr. Their !. finc grove. nic'
hrath. spisnii views aud god Chanc-s
Cor bathing aui hnatils.
Mr.. ". ~. RruWn ani h"r dhuchic'
Mr.. lbr. Andrews 20 North Ansun ar'
un a Welt Go nestun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
ALBANY

"Wednesday abput N O'Clock \. ". flc
was discovered on the ROT IL the house
10 Oiis ilsyforl There b"ing bat little
help Il was impossible 90 stty ". prog.
res or remove much ~ the contents.
\ small portion ~ the furniture ~ the
house vas slSc,l anil the horte. removed
from the harm. NJ ms farming tools,
several sets ~ traverse sle'ls, thirty tons
~ hay and hog vcrr consumed, also
quite quantity 30 cord wooi for the
market, piled near the housc. lSps',
probably. about si,Ol; insurance la
the grange, i.tpl. Two iay. previous
Ia tai. Mr. Iliyfori was thrown from a
Load II h,y AMI hls head badly cut and
bruised. II was very n1rtnw escape.
Mr.. A.plnVall and Abcl Andrews
little hoy arr both failing ani there u
bat little hope 1T their rrcpycrY.
Dr. Hall aud wife ~ ~. John.hury,
VI. are spending q week With hl. uncle,
Daniel clark. The doctor AMI frci
Clark yisltcl one 10 our panls IucsitN
ani took out fn"cn pounis ~ plck"rrl.
Ab.l Andrews with large crew u.
cutting Mr.. AsplnNalr. hay. Thi' good
weather they will make quick work Ut
IL.
Charlie. and Arthur Cummings, sous
~ Dra. u. T. Cummings II Hebron, ATE
visiting relative. here aud In Bethel.
Mr.. Weston of bolster. Mills u In
town buylng lamb. and calves.
LYMAN johnson l. yet feeble.
The Iadi..' circle met Ihur.dty With
Mr.. Joseph l.. Rand.
By contribution II ncighbors and
friends Mr.. Rand has a gool COW Va
place ~ the Que .hc Lost few weeks
ago,
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WILSON'S NILS.

y. n. Bennett and u. 4. Storey were
the first Ia fini.h haylng.
Mamie \. Hodges 81 Mansfield IL a
guest of flo.sie FLINT.
4 party were AZ Flint. Hotel Tues
day night consisting 81 Edward stick
ney Of Chelsea, Niles Y. s,ickney and
wife 81 Milwaukee, Osgood barnes.
Chelsea. Mrs. l.. VI. Brooks, Phlladel-
phii, Fred Martin, Dix House.
Id Rogers was down from Camp oi
the Meadows we,lnesflay after guides.
X. 4. storey snd y. \. York have
gone Ia rarmachecnee, guiding.
Charles Aldrich's team from Colebrool
has been up with various commodities
for sale.
George Falrman and son Of Colebrool
have been at y. 4. Pennock's.
N. u. Bennett u putting up the frame
for his new house. r. j. bennett u do
Ing the carpenter work on II.
Capt. &. A. j. farrar was In town sat
uriay.
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sours sucsel.Lp.

our mentor says the only way thc.c
,'og DAYS Il "a NOV fair days aud get In
| rainy ones.
was reading some beautiful poetry
If Ex-senator lngill.' In which h. feel.
ingly speak. ot lo.t opportunities, saylny
that great opportunities may b. ours to-
DAY bat neglected they ar gone never
to rturn. Now with all due respect for
The learned senator. anil ! hate aNfuily
Ia mar the beauty ~ those poetic llnc.,
hut the fact I. have known fellow Ia
have an opportunity Ia make q fool ~
himself and improve " aud the oppor-
tunitv would call again and he would
likewise improve II.
That silver plank In thu Ohio Demo
cratic platform must have been a RIVE
htion a. Grover. can " D. that With
al Growers Wanted virtue b. believes
Ia dishonest mOncysf
Thcf. have been issucd Us million. 81
silver certificates aud the amount !. In
cfrasing every month. S1ou Ne shall
have nothing hut dlshone., money.
Shall this rich ani prosperous country
allow this .iigma to ret upon Ia e.
cuiheonf Or shall ~ adopt frv~ coinagr,
make the silver dollar "a good me- the
gold dollar and haN. no Deprecated, die
hpn-st money! That u about all tli7rc
.. Va frrc coinage. Grover.
We live about amllc from kccne's COR
nrf. Etst Hebron post oillrc, aud the
riad Il as straight a. parallel line,
wiihout n shadow 20 turning, aud until
Ruckilrli abandoned III" rrpair 10 ru,ds
Nas q pleasant mad upon which to take
= ride. Hut the town ~ Buckncld has
m,dc no repairs upon IT. part 10 this rosi
for several YEAR.. Now therv u certainly
q scrrN loose somewhere In Burkhrlds
method ~ repairing roads and We adj
,is- car town father. 10 devote a little
time "a the investigation ~ this subject
or possibly they may hear Of a tidal
wave.
We have hcrn watching that little Ne
kinlcy. of ohio. for several years and
haze ALWAYS thought that hc was ffr-i-
Dental timl-r. and II elected governor
~ ohio ihis isll. u would MOI be- .nrpfis-
ing 90 see him head hls plrty's ticket
neat wear. How would lIlliur and Nc
kiulcy sounif llut Mr.. llarfi.on-wcll,
veil, We arv ~ ti,r Democrats p"rsua-
lion AMI arr TRADING ou TIE verge ~
forbidden gruanl.
We have lot. ~ new milch cows Tor
ale.
Mr.. Deans family are on a ,Isli to the
heach.
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THE OXFORD BEARS.
TIE oolNos or rrg WEEK m ALL
SECTIONS oF TIE COUNTY.


Depaty sheriff Tucker seized two gal
Ions II liquor at this station Que dsy
last week.
The Manufacturing compsn'. MILL.
are running oa tall time sgaln.
The ollicers 10 the Golslen Rule ioig,
were Installed nhar.dAy evening.
The party Who w,at to the lakes With
y. u. Andrews have returned and ~
I-ert pleasant trip aBi catch % 10 Of
the speCkle,l heaatics.
Quite a number IL our citlfeus have
been hluehcrrylng IN. past week.
frvl Scott. our depot master. l. hsV-
Ing hi vacation. y. l.. Mooney takes
HI place.
M Ballcv 10 Auhufn. 10 the firm II
Dunn 4 Bailey. was Ia the place Monday
booking AFTER their wood Interests.
Rev. y. terry 20 farmington. Ne. IA
formsr pastor ~ this Methoilst church,,
and his tao daughters. Jennie aud MinA
1erry, vcrv In the place a fen days the
hr.t II the week visiting old friends.
Z. y. 'hilds l. visiting friend. In sew
.eral dinswut PLACES In Massachusetts,.
Mrs.. John Willis Who has bccn very
slck l. Improving quite rapidly.
Frank II. iieCk. l,amsdell a l;illon's
popular clerk. l. spending hls vacation
la Massachusetts,.
Niss Nellie ide, 20 renn.ylyanl,, Il
Visiting her aunt, Mrs. David Emmons.
Hemsmher the I. ~. ~. y. cxcurslou To
Portland next Tuesday.
Quite q number ~ our people arr talk
ing 20 goiug o. Glh.on'. grove for pie
ME next Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
BRoWNFiglp.

Mr.. David Bean IL suffering from a
psralytic shock.
Mr. Eugene Martin continues quite
feeble.
The measles are still progressing.
Ouite n number IL children aud some
older persons are having them.
A. news seems 20 b. rather scarce to-
day, I will venture to give the Bears
brief insight of Brownfleld Centre:
without doubt In time the village VIII
extend To the growing village Of East
Brownfield. We have three ply sician.,
one divine, Que attorney, one pension
agent. one major. one captain, two iine
churches. an Odd fellows' buildiOg,
town hall, post Office, clothing shop run
by steam where they employ 10 Ia 10
persons, a chair factory, a carriage shop,
two blacksmith shops aud meat shop,
two hotels where you can have plenty I"
eat aud nothing stronger Ia drink than
tea aud cofIee-the Maine law strictly
carried out, en- they say. We have two,
mIlllners' shops, two dressm,ker.'
shops. seven grocery and dry cool.
stores, also n graded school, q literary
circle, the ladies' odd Fellows circle,
called the l'equawket. Our village u
quite a resort Tor professors and divines,
Zoo deacons reglstered. It.ls true ou'
village does not boast of Its expensive
residences with some crooked name At
tacled to them, but still, ~ II seems Ia
be the rage Ia have some romantic name
for every house, however humble, II u
osiv In thls that East aud West brown
hcld can rival In centre village.
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EAST ngBRos.
D. r. X

Charlie. kccnc has bought a pair oi
black horses. They are doubtless th,
hn.st pair ~ horses ever brought "a East
Hebron.
Mr.. Olive Warren Il very slck. iIci
sor. George Warren, l. visiting her.
Daniel kc-ne I. hauling pork barrel
slaves from Chasc's Mills IA Mlnot car
nsr.
John \. wiiham % New Gloucester
vas In town sunday.
MI. Tinnlc kccne has been making 4
short visit a tuhuru.
We think that Instead 81 mixing the
Latin with ~" Auglo-~aNon" 20 luck
drld, some croNhtr. IN the hand. ~ the
sttlNarts of the tovn would greatly I'M
prove the ruil.. Nni that before the ln-
hsbitlnts were gray headed.
w. anh Mr.. Daniel T.. kccne have
gone Ca l,umfor,l for q short NlsH.
our postmaster had ride rvCcntlt
which 10 viii doubtless remember. lIc
htm-..ssi up thp.e black horse. Ani had
scarccly cot on hl. seat when they took
fright and Hiram started for uohodN
knoss Whcrr. lie Nas thrown down
hrtue.n the wheels bat hung Ia the
rrlns ,nd after being dragged about one
ihlrl IT /, mile, hauled them up with no
serious results.
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hEnRON.


Rev. I. 4. Andrew. 81 Mechanic Fails
preached here SUNDAY.
Rev. =. u. Richardson and wife are In
town for few days.
Mr.. aud Mr.. ". D.. Sargent are TAX
Ing a few days pleasure drive thi. week.
Mr.. Howe 1. away for a short ,aca-
ton.
MI.s Nellie clover I. at the beach.
Henry Stearn. aud Nane Bearcc. With
their families, have been at old Orchard
for few days.
Fred Preston and family ~ somerylllc
aud Aggle Par.on. of Auburn are at j..
II. Sturieyani's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold ~ New York are
visiting at Levi Merrilrs.
l.. :. Bumpus I. very low. III.
daughter, Mrs. Ilttlcfirld % Auburn,
has been up 10 see him TIL. week.
Miss Lowell ~ Auburn has been taking
painting lesson. of her cousin, Jennie
Packard. Miss Packard has quite class
thI. summer. She intend. going To the
Boston Ant school again next winter.
Nav nth Mr. Joseph lIibb. planted
po,atoc. and Ia just two and one-hali
month. from planting he dug them and
reports good yield of ripe potatoes aud
of large Sire. some weighing Que and
onc-fourth pound. each. lie does not
know the name ~ the potato, but plant
ed the same last year and found thenl
good keepers AMI earlier than Early
Rose or beauty Of Hebron.
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nREE.MOOn-

Dil any one count the shower. We had
last saturday. the 2iih, - a. Ia know
how many the scrie. con,ainci' We
lii not. bat there were quite q number,
Que ~ them accompanied by little hall,
aud w. got our hay VET FOE the first
time during the season. twas eminent
IL a shoNery DAY aud gave VI some pref
IS heavy thunder.
Getting heartily tirri otrrpilring post
aud pole fence, We went Ia work the tlrsi
10 MAY aud built nearly o. rods of what
might l.. called mixed wire fence, be-
tween the field and pasture, Ia the fol
lowing manner, NJ III. same time having
an eve out "a humanity, safety aud dur
ability. The ,hrc bottom wirv. arr
barhcl Ia protect against sheep, aud ar-
nine inche. apart the fourth !. smooth,
with ten inch space. aud last ~ all top
pole. making the fence a little over four
feet In height. Constructed Ia this man
ncr. II an animal Jumps aud breaks down
the top pole, he l. on q smooth wirc In
stead ~ a barbci. with fair chance Of
getting OF without being injured. AZ
ter completing the fence Ne drpyc ths
cattle alongside IT u. thinking that per.
hap. they would take the wire for ia,
warp of a huge spider. web, aud -o At
tempt Ia Pas. right through Into the
field; bat they never touched " and "a
the iuu didn't pan out worth a cent.
\. n. Hicks aud I. ". swan arr cut
ting Mr.. Wcntworth'. hay thl. week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11

The few good hay days ~ this week
have greatly helped the farmers. some
have iinlshcl hsying. some that have
dashed their own are nov cutting mead
ow gras. Ia supply the shortage Of the
English grass.
potatoc. are producing dnely.
cat. arr ripening aud they stand up
well and PROMISE q good yield, better
than for years. Have seen no signs OF
rust.
l.. ~. Tyler Ia. started al. meat cart.
lie urnl.he. good meat al reasonable
prize. and !. hyorite with the pub
lie.
y. n. Tyler was the ir.t man Ia town
Ia finish haylng. lie has used mo- ma
chine ON al. farm this year. Cutting
gras. with a hand scythc l. not a Lost
at.
T.. u. shaw had q nice steer killed by
lightning last week In his hill pasture.
Iofu A. llts
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WEST PERL.

Eta Dcmeritt got her hand cut across
the thumb 50 that the doctor had Ia bc
,alled Ia ,lo up the wound, while handing
her brother q scythe.
Rum Ia. got quite hold In our village
aud I. doing some work In the old Hue,
that Il, making heartachcs, breaking up
homes, etc.
Harry stlllman held a meeting At the
church sunday evening aud Will preach
the 18th Inst. at II o'clock.
seventh Maine Regiment Will hold
their reunion NJ Camp Common, Long
i.land, Portland IIarbor, the 18th, and
will continue through the week. Re
union dinner Thursday. Ladies' are in'it'
ell.
There are quite = lot OF summer visitor.
II different places In the village.
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AARrlnan

Tho lnil shower 20 week ago ast
saturday sas very severe AZ this place.
rhc hall ~. four Inches deep under the
caves ot oar house when the shower NJ.
over. Il damaged cur crops consider.
ably.
Most everybody i don" haying. The
crop l. hclos the average.
Charles Merrill l. cutting the hay ou
the ilaggyt fam.
Wllltm y. Ricknell from Boston l. At
ihr COLI >pring Farm.
Prank I'hnhrics has tradcl horscs.
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aEIhII

The ladies of the Bethei Union Clul
held a fair at Riverside Park "Wednesday
afternoon aud secured about slOO Ia adj,
to their fund for the Garland Memorial
CHAPEL, beside q most enjoyable social
entertainment.
Miss Alice T.. burlington entertained
sixteen ~ her school friends Tuesday
evening AZ tea, and social amusemenis.
vocal aud instrumental music, In honor
~ her sixteenth birthday.
Tie village IL all excitement over the
horse trot at the opeaing az I'l,erslde
Park saturday afternoon. Three prizes
are To be commended for, % SIS, s2S aud
as.
Mr.. wyman has been here the past
week looking after the sweet corn for
al. canning factory which b. reports In
q favorable condition.
Mr.. whitney of the firm 81 Kendall a
whitney ~ Portland Il spending two
weeks In Deihel with his family. lie
has HI. own team aud Il enjoying hl.
vacation In q rational way.
The Bethel chair Go. report the larg.
est sales during July II any month III
their existence.
Prof. Bat,l. ~ Colby University gave
Que II hl. unique rccitations at the Con-
grcgatlon,l church To highly appreci-
alive audience. The singing II Prof.
Reed ~ New York was ~ high order
aud Mi. Laura Hall presided With un-
usual grace AZ the organ.
MIDDLE iSrLRyALr.
circle met al the Russell house, July
JOth. The outdoor entertainment was
q fine treat which all seemed to enjoy
very much. Souc IL the summer Wilt
ors Ia our beautiful valley kindly AZ
slated anil were welcome.
rmf. Upton aud family from ProVl-
ilencr. II. l., are among the boar,ier. AZ
the house II Mr. aud Mr.. T.. l.. Holt.
John l.. klmbtll and family ~ Dover,
v. H.. arr gue.t. AZ the Mountain SHE
Cottsgc. NJ hi. OLD home.
Maple Grove House I. open for few
summer boinicrs. Address box 40,
I,ethei, Ne.
llellc v. Annas hss returned from Ma
sachasctts a. her home. Her cousin,
frankie f,rwcll, l. a guest there.
Mrs. ". Garland of Portland Ia.
bccn la this vicinity 81 NIslt relative. aud
friends.
party from this place recently Wilt
81 VI. Abrm and r-port a pleasant time.
d, party aud treat given by the Far
we'll sister. vas a sourrc 81 pleasure Ia
the little folks.
VI. y. Chandler I. back from Shell.
burne, y. II.
EEK.