Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-04-14
BETHEL.

Monday Rev. +. +. Barton and family
went away for vacation Of three weeks.
Tuesday the w. G. T. u. held an In
! teresting meeting with Mrs. Andrews.
Tuesday Rev. Alexander Hamilton,
pastor Of the Methodist church, went to
Auburn to attend the conference.
Wednesday Rev. Israel Jordan went to
Auburn as delegate from the Congrega-
tional churches to the Methodist con-
ference.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Club
met with Mrs. Ceylon Rowe and spent q
very pleasant afternoon.
Thursday evening, Miss Alice Puring-
ton assisted BY Prof. Small and Miss
Hastings, entertained the students of
Gould Academy at the residence OF her
father, Mr.. j. L. Purington. After an
evening Of pleasing entertainment, cake
and Ice cream were served.
The schools In the "brick building In
our village will open for the spring term
Monday, April 10. Other schools In
town will open April "a. Our schools
should be equal to any town In the
County. The supervisor has used great
care In assigning the teachers and thirteen
OF the teachers are already members Of
the international Reading Circle" which
win serve 70 acqusint them with the
very best methods In teaching. This
course Is much along the line OF the
Chautauqua course. The course requires
two years. study. The teachers meet in
convention once each month.
Mr.. l.. l.. Briggs, proprietor Of sunny
side Poultry Yard, tells US there Is profit
In keeping hens. Although this has been
generally an uufsvorsble year for the
poultry men, Mr.. Briggs finds it pays.
He says IL have sixty-eight Single Comb
Brown Leghorn hens and last October ]
began 10 keep strict account OF all that
paid out for them, aud gave them
credit for all the eggs they laid.
Between October LIST aud March lst these
eggs were sold at store prices and
cleared me S3i.00. I have one pen of
sixteen hens that In the months Of
December, January, February and March
laid 9OS eggs" Mr.. Briggs will now
sell eggs for settings frem the beS, strain
Of Single Comb Brown Leghorn hens.
Eggs can be procured at short notice and
hard time prices. Mr.. Briggs has had
wonderful success in the poultry business
and fsnciers Of nice poultry would be
well repaid by visit 10 Sunny Side
Poultry Yard and will find the genial
proprietor ready TO give his whole at
tention and also make helpful sugges-
tons TO those engaged In the business.
Friday evening the Dramatic Club Of
Helping Hand Lodge of l. o. G. T., gave
a very enjoyable entertainment in 0deon
Hall. Triss, or Beyond the Rockies, was
presented 10 a full house. The company
deserve much credit for the work they
have done and are 10 be congratulated
that they have met with such degree
OF success. They were assisted by Miss
Alice Billings as pianist who executed
several numbers with her usual careful
Interpretation and delicacy OF execution.
Or. J. G.. Bunting and family have
moved from Portland to reside In our
village.
Miss Grace Carter has gone TO Fort
Fairfield 10 opeE kindergarten school.
Miss Carter met with good success while
teaching in Bangor.
Mrs. G. ID. Nanny nee Minnie Hard
ing, called upon old friends last Friday.
Mrs. NANNY has resided In Newcastle,
y. B., for the last three years.