Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-05-29


Last Monday afternoon the much
| talked-about ball game came OF on the
common. A crowd got lots OF fun
watching the professional and business
| men playing base ball with Judge Her
rick and DR.. Hill captains. They were
90 much In earnest - any boys, and no
doubt the good sum Of money, (322),
raised for the Gould Academy reunion
was but part Of the good results. To
be "Young America" again for two
hours only seemed 70 renew the age OF
the men whom We seldom meet only 10
the care and rush OF business. The
game resulted 10 victory for DR.. Hills
nine, 80 to is.
Tuesday, the W. C. T. U. held It's
meeting with Mrs. o. n. Mason.
Thursday evening, Brown Relief Corps
held q sale and supper 10 the Univers-
alist Chapel. Fancy articles were for
sale aud fine programme, consisting OF
music and readings, Was pleaslngly
rendered. A nice supper was served.
o25 Was added to the treasury.
Il. L. Haynes, Of Norway, hand
laundry, has bought out the business
here and will be ready for work Monday.
He comes we'll recommended and no
doubt will receive liberal patronage.
Mrs. A. 4. Herrick IL In Portland
spending q short time at 1.-THE Sher-
wood"
The Ladies' Club met with Miss True
Thursday and Was pleasingly entertain
ed by an account Of her recent trip TO
Washington, d. c., where she was q
guest Of the family Of Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell.
Owing to serious illness Miss Maud
MAYO was unable to return to attend to
elocutiou In Gould Academy, and Miss
Addie r. Brightman Of Waterville,
graduate Of the Emerson College OF
Oratory, Boston, Is filling her place. The
many friends of Miss Mayo here regret
her illness and express hope for speedy
recovery.
A union memorial service was held at
the Congregational church Sunday morn.
Ing when Rev. F. +. Barton, pastor OF
the Universslist church, preached fine
sermon especially appropriate 70 the
day. Brown Post Of the g. A. X. and
the Relief Corps were In attendance.
Memorial Day the cemeteries at East
Bethel, Mason, and West Bethel will be
visited In the morning by a delegation
from Brown Post and the w. r. G. and
the graves Of comrades will be decorated
At / 80 the line of march will he formed
at the corner Of Broad and Main Streets.
| Marshal, Maj G. A. Hastings; aids, +.
Il. Young, 8. l. French. The procession
will be headed by Berlin drum corps and
J all will march to W0odlawn cemetery
where appropriate exercises will be held
at 2:l5. At z As, an address will be de-
llvered 10 the Congregational church by
Col. C. H. French Of Washington, ID. e
Mrs. Florence Holt has gone to Port
land for medical treatment.
Rev. Arthur Marley will preach TIT
bsccalaureate sermon before the studenti
Of Gould Academy next Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Gehring and Misses Elsis
weitZ and Alma Gehring returned from
Boston Monday.
MIDDLE ISTERvALE.
Mrs. Harriet Ssnborn returned HON,
, from Gorhsm last Tuesday.
. Mollie Stanley was sick week agt
with bronchitis.
The river was bank full the 10th here
and the Carter intervale was badly over
: flowed.
Miss Susan Kimbsll was taken sick
, week ago. She Is more comfortable a
present, but Is not able to be up any.
; Owing to the rain only few met a
, our circle at Mrs. VIII, Farwelfs, bu
they reported q pleasant time. Th'
next circle will meet with Mrs. Bsllen
r tine next Thursday evening.