Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-05
Bethel.

The Star Comedy Company opened a
season of engagements last week, giving
general satisfaction each evening. All
who attended speak very highly of their
entertainments.
The Bethel Library Association served
its annual dinner at Odeon Hall, town
meeting day.
Several cases of pneumonia seem to be
prevalent in town as we'll as the grippe.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. h.
Young was the scene of a pleasant gath
ering last Thursday evening, having en-
tertained eighteen academy students at
whist. Very nice refreshments followed
and all returned to their homes feeling
a most enjoyable evening had been
spent. This party was given in honor
OF Mr.. Everett Winslow of Portland,
who has won many friends during his
stay in Bethel.
Mrs. Francis Chandler returned to her
home Monday afternoon, after visiting
her son and daughter at South Paris and
Norway.
Following are the officers recently
elected by the Merrill, Springer Co.
doing business at West Bethel:
President-Harry Jordan.
Vice President-George L. Merrill.
Treas. and Manager..N. r. Springer.
Clerk-Wesley Wheeler.
The Gould Academy students held
their annual fair at Garland Chapel last
Thursday afternoon and evening with
their usual success.
The last game of basket ball for the
season was played Friday evening by the
I'd Gould Academy team and the LIST Ok
ford boys, resulting in a complete vic
tory for the former team.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Charles Kimball, while visiting his
sister, Mrs. Bean, in birmingham,
Mass, was suddenly taken i'll, and is in
the hospital there. His brother Ben and
family have moved to Vermont. We
miss them as good neighbors.
The mail man on this route started
Tuesday morning as usual, but the drifts
hindered coming through. We have
had very severe spell Of cold, wind and
blowing since last Monday, Feb. 25.
Now March is coming in, we look for
milder weather.
Carey Stevens is saving birch in
Newry.
Harold Powers is cooking up in the
Kimball camp, where logging business
is going on.
o. Il. SANKEY'S family have been sick.
Bessie Stanley has graduated In the
business college, and is now in store in
Portland.
Frank Osgood is i'll and it is said will
be obliged to 60 to hospital for an
operation.
VIM. Brown is hauling hard wood to
the chair factory to be sawed and ship
ped to West Bethel spool mill.
q. NJ. Osgood Is hauling wood for his
own use from the Carter burnt lot.
Our Union Tea Co. man, Mr.. VIM.
Bragg, comes this way once In three
weeks.
Hiram Twitchell called this way a few
days ago to get some pigs. He is an
aged man, but is able to do carpenter and
other work. His wife Is feeble.
Herman Mason buys our eggs weekly
and pays rs cents per dozen.
We read OF business women in other
towns. The writer knows one we'll in
Bethel who has cared for farm of
about seventy acres for about fifteen
years, taken care of COWS. horse, hens
and pigs, and has usually had a little
homeless girl that she may have taken
to care for and been some help to her.
Besides doing this she has taught school
some and instructed children In her own
home. She has paid up mortgage on
her home and now owns It clear OF debt,
and recently sold two hundred dollars
worth Of pine to Bethel Manufacturing
Co.