Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-10
Bethel.

Mrs. Annie Wiley was organist at the
Congregational church last Sunday morn
ing, substituting for Miss Hall.
Mrs. Abner West Of Norfolk, Va, ID
the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. r. Cope
land.
N. R. Springer closed his mill on &C
count Of election Tuesday.
Much interest was manifested Tues.
day evening at Odeon hall whore arrange.
ments had been made to receive news OF
the election, and at least one party went
home happy before midnight.
Tuesday the W. G. T. U. held its
regular meeting with Mrs. Horace
Andrews.
Mr.. T. F. Hastings will soon complete
his house on Paradise Street, and it will
be occupied by Mr.. Holmes, who Is to
establish a glove factory in Hastings
Block.
The village schools are just beginning
on chicken-pox visitation.
The Eastern Star was visited by the
inspector at its last meeting when the
officers were installed.
A good delegation attended the Uni.
versalist Association which met at West
Paris-Mrs. o. M. Mason, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Park, Mrs. Kilborn. Mrs. Ames, Mrs.
NJ. L. Thurston, Miss L. NJ. Stearns,
Mrs. Frank Young and Mr.. j. q. Bar.
rows.
One of the luckiest sportsmen Of
Bethel is the thirteen-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Luxton, who
took his rifle and went hunting. In ten
minutes he stood beside his game
267 pound buck which he had shot
through the heart.
Friday evening q baked bean supper
and social was given at the Universalist
Chapel.
The Gorham and Gould Academy
basketball teams played at the Gym
nasium Friday evening with result oil
40 to 8 in favor of Gould.
Rev. Felix Powell of Berlin, N. H.,
will deliver his lecture "From the Ditch
to the Pulpit" in the Methodist church
Nov. 10.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Kerwin and little
Stella V. Kerwin are expected here for a
stay while Mrs. Kimball visits her niece,
Mrs. W. L. York, at Canton. Mr.. Ker'
win is fine paper hanger. While here
he might get good job in that line.
George Osgood and Frank Osgood
with Carey Stevens, are going to cut a
lot of cordwood for Carter & Russell.
Water is low. A horse belonging or
the Maple and Pine Farm came up from
the pasture to the we'll by the house
and whinned for water.
George Osgood has recently purchas.
ed horse from Mr.. Spearing at Bethel
Hill.
J.A Thurston across the river is buy
ing pine.
L ID. Brown has been substituting fol
j. S. Hutchins, who is on his vacation
and has got deer.
Harold Powers has returned from w
country, and is doing farm work on the
Oliver farm, where he will doubtless
stay and be useful. n. NJ. OsgOod has
been working for Mr.. Oliver.
Charles Eames has improved much ir
health of late.
C. N. Kimball has been doing some
carpenter work for Carey Stevens.
Walter Balentine and Brown have 9
job of cordwood to cut at home.
A letter from Brother s. G. Packard
Elmira, N. Y, says: "Many houses are
vacant all through the city. People
cannot pay rent unless they have work,
but he says he is building anothe,
house, he will not worry. Mr.. Pack
ard is an Oxford County boy. He ha.
been in business in Elmira for years, &
contractor, and can do almost any kind
of work. When children we captured Z
young robin and his first carpenter worl
was to make a cage for it. This tool
place at South Paris, where the ole
home was what was then called th'
Follett place. When young boy be
was an invalid for years from fever
settling in one of his legs. During tina
time as soon as he was able he went tt
work gardening, and some now remem
Der his garden of vegetables and flower
by the roadside and orchard. Now thu
road is discontinued and the buildings
burned-where once lived and played
together his oldest brother and twt
sisters, and now they rest side by side II
the cemetery at North Paris, also hi
father and mother, who lived and toilet
together on that farm for many years
then moved to North Paris, then tt
Monmouth, then to Bethel where the.
died. His father died some years ag'
and the mother only about one year agt
at nearly ninety years of age.
They are sleeping, calmly sleeping,
| Naught distarbs their peaceful rest,
Then for them we'll not be weeping
For they live among the blest.