Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-06-16


GAY wrcaths and garlands, flushed with pleas
urc, bring
Their treasure home In eager Offering
To loving mother who awaits them there.
| So would thy sons and daughters. Bethel fair
/ Upon thy brow this simple chaplet bind.
| Though poor the verse, by pnskilled nngor
| Incl.
Yet tenderiy with earnest love It's wrought
And !ntc1yined with hsllowcd, grateful Thought
After music by Chambers Band
Judge Woodbury. introduced as tn
POSTMASTER, Hon. A. ). Twitchell o.
lGorham, y. H., as the grandson OF thu
man who bought Bethel Hin for seven
ty-five dollars.
| THE ToAsTs.
Under the charge OF Toastmastel
Twitchell, tossts aud responses were
given As follows:
"Reminiscences OF Bethel In eye Olden Times.
| 81 hear the mufied tramp OF years
| Come stealing up the slope OF time
They bear train OF smiles and tear,
| OF burning hopes and dreams sublime.
| II. G.. Clarke.
Response by the rcastmastcr.
Gen. Twitchclrs response was made
up OF spicy personal "reminiscences o.
schoolboy days, and stories OF old-tim'
Bethel characters" and was happil,
received By the audience.
Bethel Boys Abroad. They arc no, wthou
honor In their adopted homes.
| 'IIow much Ounce. that has been sent to nam
ENccls Ounce that has been kept ut home.
| -Cowper.
| The Mercantile Profession. A calling Of higl
| usefulness In which many loyal sons OF Bethe
have engaged with distinction 10 Themselves am
| credit o. their native town.
Response 10y Hon. c. j. Chapman. Portland
Maine.
Mr.. Chapman eloquently expressed
his pride in Bethel as his birthplace
referred 10 the long list OF distinguished
men 10 all walks of life who have gon.
out from Bethel, and gave the merchant.
OF Bethel high reputation.
The Bethel Girls. past, prcsen, AMI future.
| When corus or bunions spoil thelr rest.
| TT. Growers shoes tina; Nc them best.
Response by X. Il. Grover. Eel, Brocsion
Mass.
Capt. Growers response was TAX
ing" personal talk.
| An Old \ agricultural Feast, with Hens on Side
"Our rural ancestors. with little blest,
| Patient al labor when the emu WAS rt-,,
INDUCED the day that housed their annua
With feas,s and offerings aud Thankful
Pope.
Response by Or &. VI. Twitchell. secretary
Maine state Fair, Augusta, Maine
DR.. Twitchell eulogized the agricult-
ural profes sion, emphasized the interde-
pendeuce OF the farmers and Other
classes, and couuseled farmers 10 high
er line oi production than now.
The Clergy. our teachers in things divine q
whom we listen and. II wise, obey.
"As pleasant songs, at morning sung.
The words that dropped from his sweet tongue
| Strengthened our hearts, or. heard nj night,
| Made all our slumbers soft and light
-Lopgfellow.
Response by Rev. y. =. Barton, Bethel.
Rev. Mr.. Barton contrasted the code
OF ethics accepted for clergymen seven
ty-five years ago and that OF to-day, and
summarized briefly the aim and work OF
the clergy of to-day.
The Medical Profession. VIVA, could we Dc
without the doctors:
| "Phvs!clars mend or end Us
Secundum artem; but although we sneer
Without the least propensity to Jecr.
Byron.
Response by j. A. Morton. NJ. d.. Bethel
Maine.
DIR. Morton was inclined TO regard the
| medical as the most necessary and use
full profession, and eulogized the Bethel
ply sicisns in particular.
The Educator Of Youth. There Il no labol
Il, So. t..At t.in fnn
full mind apd guides the fal,ering feet along th'
great highway OF knowledge
| &c It's education forms the common mind.
| Just a. the twig Is bent. the trees inclined.
Pope.
Response 10y L. A. Robertson. Augusta. Maine
Mr.. Robertson could not resist the
temptation TO meet once again big
crowd of Oxford Bears, and look again
upon Bethers hills. He paid rich
tribute to the memory OF his old teacher
DR.. True, and spoke briefly to the teach
ers and parents OF Bethel.
| Bethel rs n Health Resort. Where In all thi.
country can be found healthier or loyehei
| spots
There is health In its valleys and health on IL
hills,
| Health turks In Its meadows and plays In IL
| rills;
Each breath of Its air Is with healthfulness rife
\ And its fountains are filed with the waters OF
life.
Response by J. G. Gehring, NJ. D.. Bethel
Maine.
DR.. Gehring in happy vein treated
Of the improvement of sanitary condi
tions, and the natural hygienic condition:
of Bethel, as ruinous to the physician;
business, but thought the Bethel doctors
were doing very well, thank you.
The Grand Army. a band OF comrades. unitec
| In the truest bonds Of comradeship, they are fas
being mustered out
We are growing old; the frost-work OF time
| Is covering our forcheads, yours and mine,
| And soon In the winter OF life we shall be,
Waiting the rollcall In eternity.
| Then, when the great muster In service comes,
| And angels above are beating the drums,
| Calling us back from the conflicts Of life,
| Weary and war-worn with care and win striie
| May we come to the front. steady and brave,
| As we stood In line. our country TO save,
| There 10 receive. from our great Captains hans
The crown everlasting. in Gods blest land.
Response by A. ii. Hutchinson, Commando
Brown Post, G. A. r., Bethel, Maine.
Mr.. Hutchinson gave "about five min
utes good Grand Army talk"
The Press, rightly conducted, the greatest In
structor Of the age.
Here shall the Press the Peoples right main
tain,
Upawed by influence and unbribed by gain
Here Patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw
Pledged TO Religion, Liberty and Law"
Story.
Response by Hon. j. s. Wright. Paris, Maine
Mr.. Wright eulogized the town o
Bethel, and then treated Of the press a
a great, perhaps the factor in the grea
progress Of the country In the last cent
ury.
Bethel In 1885.
ain my minds eye, Horatio."
Hamlet.
Response by z. n. Simpson, Esq. Bethe
Maine.
Mr.. Simpson had had difficulty in mai
ing a journey Of q hundred years an
back 10 forty-eight hours. His remark
partook more largely Of the nature o
warning and counsel to the present gen
Grafton, than Of the nature Of prophecy
Woman. Gods richest gift 10 man. whs
could we do without her?
ITO chase the clouds Of life's tempestuous hour
To strew its short but weary way with nowe1i