Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Hednel.

A deep gloom has settled over our
village the past week In the cad aflic-
tion that has come to the family Of Mr..
Seth Walker. Last Monday morning
the sad news Of the death OF Miss Edith
Walker, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Walker, was surprise to the people -
only Ave days before she had been full
of hope and kindly ministrations to
Others. Sunday her mother became
very Ill and Thursday morning passed
away, having had the same disease,
pneumonia. There was double fun
eral in their late home Saturday, and
the beautiful and abundant floral offer
ings were silent testimonials OF the
esteem In which the mother and daugh-
ter were held. The bereaved family,
consisting of the husband, one son, Mr..
Ernest Walker, and the daughter, Mrs.
Clinton Metcalf, have the deepest SYM
patty of very large circle OF friends.
The weather has indeed been variable
the past week. The severe blow oil
Wednesday blockaded the roads badly
Thursday warm and melting and quite a
heavy thunder shower visited Bethel
Friday noon.
DR.. Herbert Twitchell was in Bethel
Sunday in consultation with DR.. Wight.
Mr.. Charles Valentine Is gaining and
gets out of doors short time every day
The doctors are kept busy by so much
illness in our town and vicinity.
Mr.. Tenney went to Norway to visit
his mother, who was taken suddenly i'll
Mrs. Tobias Lord of Portland is with
the family of Mr.. Seth Walker.
Mrs. j. U. Purington returned from
Andover, Mass, last Friday accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. j. V. Holt, and
her little son Reginald.
The academy will open for the spring
term next Tuesday.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
An old school teacher in this town hal
an English Reader which is full Of In
teresting reading matter. Among th'
descriptive pieces ia one entitled Earth
quake at Catanea," which is as follow
by Goldsmith:
zone of the earthquakes most par
ticularly described In history is tina
which took place in the year 1893, thu
damages of which were chiefly felt II
Sicily, but its motion was perceived II
Germany, France and England. 1t ex
tended to circumference OF two thou
sand six hundred leagues, chiefly affect
| ing the sea coasts, and great rivers; NOR
perceivable also upon the mountain
than in the valleys. Its motion was q
rapid that persons who lay at thei
length were tossed from side to side, a
upon rolling billow. The walls wer
dashed from their foundations, and n
less than fifty-four cities, with an In
creditable number of villages, wer
either destroyed or greatly damaged
The city of Catanea in particular wa
overthrown.
"a traveller who was on his way thithe
perceived at distance of some miles
thick, black cloud, like night, hangin
over the place. The sea all of a sudde
began to roar, Mount Etna to send fort
great spires of flame, and soon after
shock ensued with noise as If all tn
artillery in the world had been at ono
discharged. Our traveller being oblige
to alight instantly, felt himself raised
foot from the ground, and turning hi
eyes to the city, he with amazement sa'
not thing but thick cloud of dust in th
air. The birds flew around astonishet
the sun was darkened, the beasts ra
bowling from the hills, and although tn
shock did not continue more than thre
minutes, yet near nineteen thousand q
the inhabitants of Sicily persisted in th
ruins. Catanea, to which city the d.
scriber was travelling, seemed the pril
Icipal scene of ruin, its place only was
be found, and not footstep of its forme
magnificence was to be seen remaining.
| There are said to be volcanoes unde
|our New England states. We think the
must be nearer Italy than here.