Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-06-02
West Paris.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob P. Curtis, with
whom she has made her homo for nine
years, occurred the death of Mrs. Re-
bekah Bryant. She was the Oldest
resident in this locality, being In her
9Sth year. Mrs. Bryant was born at
Danville, Me-, Nov. "a, 1910, and was
the daughter of Amos Stevens and
Deborah Vickery Stevens. In 1925 she
married Mr.. Samuel Bryant, one of the
early settlers at Bryant's Pond, and for
many years lived in that town at the
head Of Lake Christopher. She had
nine children as follows: Elvina, Flea
nor, Deborah, Amos, Byron, George,
Lawson, Albion, Scott. The son George,
| for many years a resident here, and
Amos of Bryant's Pond, also Byron, now
deceased, were soldiers in the civil war.
Only two SONS, Amos and Albion, OF
Bethel, are now living. She had twenty
five grandchildren, several great-grand-
children and one great-great-grandchild.
Mr.. Samuel Bryant died Oct. 10, 1881,
aged 81 years, and Mrs. Bryant made
her home with different relatives until
she went to Mr.. Curtis. She was low
ing, devoted mother to her children, and
passed many hours of toll and anxiety
in their behalf. Both body and soul
were weary unto death and she was glad
to depart into better country. The
funeral service was held Thursday at
1 80 p. NJ, at the Universalist church at
Bryant's Pond, Rev. Isabella S. Macduff
of this place officiating .Interment was
there beside her husband.
There was good attendance from
here to the Republican caucus at South
Paris Thursday. Feeling that this end
of the town deserves recognition our
people are we'll pleased that our towns
man Mr.. C. Howard Lane was unani-
mously nominated as representative.
Mr.. Lane has resided here for twenty
six years and is one of our leading bust
ness men. He is man Of upright
principles on the great moral questions
of the day and will creditably represent
this district.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Coburn and her
mother, Mrs. Houle, are in Carthage for
two weeks. Mrs. Houle expects to re-
main some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar L. Wood have
moved into the upstairs rent in A. X.
Bucknam's house. Mr.. Wood will work
for Mr.. Bucknam this summer. Mr..
Wood now has two children, the daugh-
ter Beryl and little son.
Mr.. Charles w. Field of Boston is here
for visit at j. r. fuckers.
Mrs. L. Fl. Penley and little son How
ard Donald of Berlin, N. H., are here
for a two weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Fred R. Penley of Locke's Mills
also came here last Monday for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Denham of
Portland are having two weeks vaca-
ton and visiting her mother, Mrs. E. NJ.
Emery.
Miss Bertha A. Emmons visited her
parents over Memorial Day and the Sun
day following. Miss Ruth A. Tucker
and George Tucker and family were at
j. R. fuckers.
Hezekiah Farrar is finishing off two
more rooms in his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles FL. Curtis visited
the Lewiston hospital last Thursday to
see his brother George, who is there fol
appendicitis.
DR.. F. 81. Packard and family have
gone for the summer to their camp at
Locke's Mills.
Mrs. A. r. Buchanan is on the sick list
Twenty members of Onward Rebekah
Lodge, No. go, attended the district
Rebekah meeting at Bethel last Wednes-
day night and report an exceedingly
pleasant and profitable session.
West Paris ball team has been re-
organized for the season with G. l..
Ridlon manager, r. E. Shaw captain and
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A mission society has been formed in
with the following officers:
President-Rev. Isabella s. Macduf.
Vice.president-Miss Della II. Lane.
Secretary-Mrs. II. r. Tuell.
Treasurer-Mrs. Levi Shedd.
The exercises on Memorial Day passed
off creditably to all concerned and there
was a good attendance both at the GENE
terry and at Dunham's Hall for the exer
cises. The procession led by the drum
corps was formed at II: 80 and included
the few veterans in this locality, about
! go school children carrying wreaths
| flags and flowers, aud quite delegation
of townspeople. The program at the
cemetery consisted of singing by the
choir, America sung by choir and school,
children, and prayer by Rev. Isabella S
Macduff. There was an excellent short
address by Rev. d. r. Ford and an inter
esting paper by F. L. Wyman, after
which the graves were decorated by II
young girls and comrade Charles Dun
ham, who was marshal of the day. The
programme at the hall was as follows:
l. Music, Columbia, Gem Of the Ocean. Choir
2. Prayer, Rev. ID. X. Ford
5. Recitation, At Half Mast, Iona Littlehale
L. Solo, The Gate Immortal, Mrs. S. T. White
5. Recitation, The Wreath Of Evergreen,
| Wilma and Edith Littlehale
8. Recitation, Decoration Day.
I. Solo, The Bugler, Alice Barden
A. e. Morse
9. Singing, Ranks are Broken, Choir
| 10. Short remarks and Introduction Of speaker
II. g. Brown, Esq
IL. Address, Hon. c. II. Prince
At the close ice cream was served to al
who took part, to the veterans, and tc
the school children. The hall was pref
tily decorated with bunting and flags
The address by Capt. Prince was an in
teresting sketch of the history of war ir
this country, and was called by him
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