Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-19
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II Mr.. Edward II. slearns, of saco, o
Tho Last class at Andover Seminary
preached at the Congregational churcl
90 Sunday. Mr.. Stcarus and his father
Mr. J. y. Stearns, were making o shor
viait 10 their frIends In this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs.. II. T. Jones, (Mlss n. y
Alden) OF bangor, were IL Mr.. Young
over the Sabbath.
AZ the annual meeting Of the temper
ancc association Ut the SwedenborgiAi
church sunday evening Alvin Merrill
Was chosen president.
Frank y. Howe has been nj his sun,
Mays for few days.
Mrs. T.. y. Page and daughter are al
lIarpswell for the summer.
John y. Barrows has gone to Boston
and will attend Iakevicw Assembly al
birmingham.
Rev. Mr.. RAIDER and wife of Blddefor'i
have been In the village aud Mrs. RAIDER
Il nov boarding at Miss II. y. Charles.
Mlss Lizzie q. Shirley, who Il teacher
OF music at Coates College, Terre
Iiaute, Ind, has come home foi her Va.
cation.
Owen Smith, y. A., IS, Of Cornish,
Who has just received bis medical degree,
has been at A. e. frye's this week.
Captain Ingalls,, Of Fortress Monroe,
and family, are at Miss A. N. Pages.
Mr.. benjamin Walker AMI wife Of
lowell have been visiting q. II. Walker
and other friends.
Mlss Susan Evans has closed her sum-
mer term Of school at Wakefield, n. H.,
and IA now at home
risu srREEr.
Another busy season has arrived and
the farmers In this section have CON-
mencci their labors In the hay field.
soon the modest lllies aud yellow daises
will fall q victim to the ruthless destroy
60. the moving machine. A lie
ominous click advances how they sway
aud trrmble In the brceye. Thus u IL
With human 40 we'll as vegetable life.
There cometh an end to all things. sad
Indeed would be- the contemplation of
TIL. state of things were Il not that life
In death We meet again.
We have In this vicinity hen of an
ecclesisstIcal turn NJ mind which hew
Into q clergymsn's carriage Que day ~
Il stood In q neighbours yard, aud de-
poslted therein an esg. We think she
must have thought u VAS donation time
OF else Was trying 10 establish an inter
UNCONVENTIONAL comfy.
Mr.. James Day, Of Lowell, who died
In the ninety-second year Of HE age,
VAS bari~i last saturday, July 9th.
The Instances are rare that one lives ~
such great age and leaves behind such
record of uprightness, honesty and
Christian example. One Of his neigh.
bors was heard To remark that be didn't
think be had an enemy. lie had long
been ready and waiting for the boAtman
Ia take him over To the othsr shore.
The !. 90. y. of fryeburg Lodge.
No. %, and i,eleksh Degree Julian
Lodge, No. u, held their semi-annual In
stsllment Of officers At Odd Fellows Ii,li,
frysburg Centre, on Thursday. July ;th.
The Odd Fellows and l,ebekah. Of Den
mark aud silver Lodges, Nos. 50 and ~
respectively, met their fryeburg brethren
and sisters nj the hall at the appointed
time aud proc-edei to business. via. ;
the Installation 10 officers Of I.ebekAh
Degr~e. The officers were Installed by
Mrs. Flora i'ingr-~, District Deputy
Grand Master 10 silver Lodge, Denmark, |
assisted by Mrs. w. Allen, District
Dcpaiy Grand Marshal. Mrs. Tingrec
proved by her clear intonation. Of volcc
aud easy manner that she Was fully
qualified 10 al her important station.
Mrs. Allen marshalcd the officers with q
quiet aud natural grace, aud welded her
baton right royalty. Miss Ingalls, by
request favored her listeners with song
which VAS reviewed with applause. The
exercises wer- intrrspersed with vocal
aud Instrumental music by the choir In |
attendance. After the business of the |
afternoon was closed there seemed to be
q demand that the Inner man be- satis-
fied. To TIL. end therefore the com.
pany repaired to the banquet hsll where
. table, beautifully spread, stood In
waiting 90 accommodate over ffty |
i.ebekAhs aud Invited guests. Your cor |
respondent MAS privileged to sit At this
table and while surveying the delicacies
together with the more substantial food
we thought II the l,ebekAh of biblical
fame Was any like the I.ebekahs of the |
present day. she must have been q good |
cook aud Isaac must have Jared sumptu- |
ou.ly. The first table was quickly sue
cecicd by another when IL Was ascer-
tainei that one hundred and ten had par |
taken of refreshments. A goodly gath
ering indeed and one long Ia b. remem- |
bercd. In the evening the installation
vas continued by District Deputy |
Grand Master e. u. smith of Denmark,
assisted by District Deputy Grand
Marshal, y. smith, who Installed the
officers of fryeburg lodge, after which |
the ID. u. q. VI. addressed them, giving
some timely hints regarding the I'm |
portance Of being careful In little things.
lie evidently believes with Holland that
there IL greatness In llttleness. lie |
recommended that they be- thoroughly |
con,ersant with their work without the |
aid of helps, which proposition he illus-
trated BY himself and the other officers
of the lodge of which he IL member. |
Secretary Mckeen of the Board Of Agri- |
culture Was present and responded when
called upon with appropriate remarks.
lie expressed himself a. being frm be- |
lleyer In the Organization, and Of al like
for the aid, upbuilding |
Al MI elexxtins of humanity