Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03

Sunday, the 25th, was temperance
day. All the regular services Of the
churches were given up TO the W. c.
7. U. The morning service ct the Bap-
list church was addressed by Hon. John
D. Long and Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens,
national president of the W. G. T. U.
The afternoon service at the N. e.
church was given to Miss Anna Gordon,
who spoke Of the work for the children.
The evening service also at the N. E.
church was an old fashioned temperance
meeting with short addresses by Rev.
A. w. Pottle, Rev. W. D. Athearn, Rev.
Mr.. Markley of Turner Centre, Hon. G.
d. Prince, Hon. F. r. Dyer, Miss Gordon
and Mrs. Stevens. Many phases of the
temperance work were discussed and
many helpful and hopeful suggestions
were made.
The reading by Miss Ida Jenness Mil
Ter Saturday evening, under the auspices
of the Buckfield Literary Club, was an
artistic success, though the rain kept so
many at home that the financial returns
were very small.
Wednesday, the 18th, occurred the
annual meeting Of the Sumner Veteran
Association. This association was
formed few years ago in Sumner and
has gradually been extended to neigh
boring towns. The association numbers
about 100 members and there was a
goodly representation from all sections.
The session opened in the morning with
a business meeting and this was follow.
ed by a dinner of army beans, baked
army style by the local baker, and pastry.
The tables were decorated with flowers
by the ladies. The afternoon meeting
was held in the Baptist church and was
given to speeches and stories OF cam p
and field interspersed with music by the
Buckfield male quartette and solos by
Miss Delano of Canton and Stephen
Head; and what seemed to please the
boys the most, selections on the fife and
drum by "Billy'' and "Fon." II
was declared by all present to be the
most successful meeting yet held by the
association.
Hon. F. R. Dyer has been in Portland
attending the meeting of the American
Bar Association held there the first days
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Ellis of Jack
| bOuNItIt,N udS0 UOou tuC Su0oee
of Mr.. Ed Cole the past week.
| Harry Holmes and wife are working
for Ed Wood.
A. A. Farrar and wife of BrocktoD
Mass, are visiting relatives in town.
B. A. Hutchinson and family spent
Sunday with friends in Auburn.
| c. NJ. Irish has purchased Stanley,
four passenger, automobile.
The entire community was saddened
by the death of Mrs. Helen Wilmington
Thursday evening from long and severe
illness of typhoid fever, aged 26 years
Mrs. Wilmington was the only daugh ter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Childs, and the
wife of Stanwood G. Wilmington, who il
critically i'll with the same disease, to
gether with their two children. Mrs
Wilmington was young woman who
will be greatly missed by her wide cir
Gle of friends, among whom she was al
ways leader in all that went to make
up the social life of the place. Away
cheerful and kindly of manner and ready
of heart and hand in all helpful ways il
the home, the neighborhood and com
munity. The funeral was held at hel
late home Saturday afternoon, at
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Athearn
The service was the simplest possible OF
account Of the sickness still in the home
There were many beautiful floral offer
ings from the many relatives and friends
az tokens of the esteem in which Mrs
Wilmington was held by all.
R. II. Morrill, and wife have returned
from vacation spent in camp at thu
Rangeleys with Mr.. and Mrs. G. o
Gardner of Dixfield.
E. G. Cole has been confined to tn.
house for few days by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne McConathy
who have been guests at Hotel Long dur
ing the summer, have gone to Belfas
for short stay before returning to thei
home in Boston.
The advent of the automobile ha
started building boom in town. c
NJ. Irish and BENZ. Spaulding are build
ing garages.
The annual reunion of the Conan'
family was held in Nezinscot Hal
Thursday and was attended by abou
Is members of this family besides invit
ed guests. The day was given to socia
intercourse, a big dinner followed by q
musical and literary entertainment ant
remarks by members of the family as fa
west as Ohio. The Conant family came
to Turner from Bridgewater, Mass. This
family are direct descendants of Roge
Conant to whom monument has recent
lv been erected in Salem. Mass.