Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-11-26
Bethel.

Sunday, there was no church service
at the Congregational church, the pastor
being absent.
Tuesday, the W. G. T. U. held an
interesting meeting at the home OF Mrs.
r. S. Chandler.
Thursday, the schools closed and the
exercises by the children in the two
lower rooms were very pleasing and
were credit to teachers and scholars.
Miss Whidden has been very successful
as master of the schools in the Brick
building. All the teachers have worked
in unison and good results have followed.
Thursday, at $50, the Ladies' Aid OF
the NJ. e. society served supper and held
a sale which was success. Dec. ~
concert will be given with Miss Helen
Bisbee reader.
Thursday evening Academy Hall was
packed to see the basket ball game
which had been so cleverly advertised,
and no one was disappointed. The new
and impromptu team took the appro-
pirate name of The Cyclones. Inasmucb
as none of the players had ever played
baske ball, of course Gould Academy
team met with a sweeping victory. Much
interest is expressed in the Gould
Academy team. As their work of the
past term has shown, they are made OF
the right material to be first class If they
can have the benefit of coach, and
funds are being raised for this purpose.
The game Thursday evening was bene-
fit for the Academy team and 1t is sas-
pected this novel game originated in the
mind and heart of our genial editor OF
the News, who is always ready to help
In all worthy causes. There was lots of
fun and S35 was added to the "coach''
fund.
DR.. F. B. Tuell has just had new
heating plant installed, and now his
residence is all heated by hot water.
A. F. Copeland. George Leighton and
Fred Jordan have sold the samuel
Felt farm" to Mr.. Warner of New York,
who will occupy it at once, and this
house which was formerly open to sum-
mer boarders, will again be a place of
rest and refresbment for those who seek
quiet and the good pure air.
Parties have been here shipping car
of "loose apples" to 60 West.
Gould Academy closed Thursday
afternoon and teachers and pupils have
gone to their homes to enjoy the Thanks
giving vacation.
The Ladies' Club are busy preparing
for their annual Christmas sale and sup
per to be held Dec, II.
Mrs. Lauretta Valentine is still visit
ing friends in Massachusetts.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Robert Sanborn is clerking for G..
Coffin at Mechanic Falls.
Porter Farwell of East Bethel is hav.
ing his hay pressed on the old Farwell
farm here with a gasoline engine worked
BY Douglass of Bethel Hill.
II. NJ. Osgood went to Lewiston the
23d inst and returned the same day.
A horse here was recently frightened
by a gasoline barrel in the limits Of the
| road near the Maple and Pine Farm and
ran into the woods, broke the carriage
and harness and ran home with the
harness hanging, one of the persons quite
badly hurt and the other very much
frightened. Salathiel Osgood, neigh
Dor, picked up the fragments and hauled
| the carriage to the house of it's owner,
Ellen P. Kimball.
The school here taught by Maud Rus.
sell, closed Nov 22d with some interest.
ing exercises by the children. The Wis.
itors were Mrs. Charles Abbott and two
of her daughters, Mrs. Charles Eames,
Walter Balentine and sister, Nettie, Mot
Brown Ellen and Florence Kimball, and
Mile Oliver.
Mrs. B. w. Kimball and husband OF
Bellows Falls, VT, recently visited here
on her return from Sumner where she
had been called to attend the funeral OF
her mother, Mrs. Berry.
Mile Oliver and the Buck and Abbot,
children are at home from the academy