Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-01-29
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Sunday evening, Jan. 20, there was i
very interesting gospel temperance
meeting at the Congregational church
under the auspices Of the w. G. L. u.
The address by Rev. Mr.. Barton was
fine effort In which Christian love and
tenderness toward the weak and down
fallen was strongly urged. Something
besides the law upon our statute BOOK;
must be used to uplift the tempted. The
solos by Miss Jennie Gibson added In
terest to the meeting. The ladies arc to
be congratulated upon the success OF
happily arranged program.
Miss Jessie Philbrook Is visiting
friends In Worcester, Mass.
Edwin Gehring Is spending his vaca'
ton at home. He Is student at the
School of Technology, Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chandler spent
the Sabbath In Bethel.
Some Of the magazines have been taken
from the reading room. II may not be
generally understood that we are indebt.
ed TO some Of our kind people for the
privilege we have OF reading them. They
are loaned and ut the beginning OF the
new year the owners desire to take them
home for preservation. Often they are
placed In the reading room for public
benefit before the contributor has time
to read them. Will any one having any
magazines from the reading room please
return them at Onces :,
Feb. 9Th there will be "dollar party
for the Bethel library, when an oppoor'
tunity will be given to relate how the
dollar was earned. No objections to the
dollars II not earned especially for the
occasion. Some OF our young ladies are
showing a good deal of enthusiasm and
ability In the new role they are playing.
THURSDAY John Brown, son OF James
Brown Of East Bethel, WAS severely In
iured. lie had just unloaded load oil
lumber, and was crossing the track at
Locke's Mills when the morning passen-
ger train from Portland came into the
station. The horses were struck and one
killed, the other badly injured, and
Brown was thrown some distance, being
badly cut about the head, and also re-
ceiving deep wound on the thigh. lie
was taken to Bethel and attended By DR..
C. ID. Hill. At present he IL Ne comfort
aDle ~ Ctutu VIC tAptNsN"' ""' '" $3.50
prospect OF recovery.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Gilman Blake OF
Walkers Mills called at +. b. Goddard's
To inquire for MIR. Brown, so recently in-
jured. He told his experience In being
hit by the train several years ago, and
expressed the thought how much caution
people should use. Strangely enough he
had not gone more than quarter OF mile
when ne attempted TO cross the crossing
BY the Grand Trunk station, and his horse
was hit by the up passenger train from
Portland. Mr.. Blake was thrown from
his sleigh. but not seriously injured, but
IL was necessary 10 Kill the horse he was
90 badly injured.
Tuesday II. y. Upton and wife went
To Harrison 10 attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Upton's uncle, Eastman Twitchell.
Judge Foster returned from Portland
Tuesday accompanied bv his wife, who
has been In the Maine General Hospital
for ten weeks.
Friday Mr.. Wiley started for Chicago
with four cars loaded with apples. GOO
barrels have been purchased Ia this
vicinity for this trip alone. MIR. Wiley
intends TO return and load potatoes.
Feb. lst will be the firemen's ball. The
proceeds are to go toward buyiug new
iire-bell. which Is much needed.
Feb. s the Gould Academy Athletic
Association will give an exhibition In
Odeon Hall.