Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-03-23

Bethel.
Sunday evening the churches IN
Rsthel nnited in : temperance meeting
at the Congregational church. Special
music was rendered BY . large chorus
composed Of the three choirs. Rev. MT.
Banahart and Rev. W. G. Curtis assisted.
Mrs. o. N. Mason, president Of the W:
@. T, o.. gave an Interesting report OF
the W. IT. u. institute held ut South
Paris. Mrs. E. w. Chandler spoke on
the department OF Narcotics, especially
the evil effects OF the cigarette. Z. G.
Park. Esq, gave the address OF the
evening, which was plain statement OF
the present temperance sentiment,
and for an hour held the close At
tention OF the audience, as he gave cheer
ing reports from nearly every state In
the Union. It is seldom one has an OPP
portunity to listen 10 an address 90 full
Of facts and 30 interestingly given.
Tuesday, the W. G. T. U. met with
Mrs. Ames. A report of the institute
was given and 1t being Neal Dow and
Mrs. Stevens red letter day the pro-
gram was devoted to these two great
leaders.
DR.. Paxton, who has been with DR.. +.
B. Tuell, left Wednesday for bis home
In Massachusetts, to prepare for his de-
parture to London, Eng, where he has
been offered very flattering position
The doctor has won many friends IN
Bethel professionally and socially, who
regret bis going away and he will carry
the good wishes OF q large circle Of
friends.
Wednesday, very sad event took
place at the G.. T. r. station. As the
APO P. N. west bound train came into
the station, Mrs. Hodgkins, who had
been visiting her daughter who lived
near the station, hurried to the depot ia
take the train for Shelburne, N. d.
Upon entering the car she was 80 NJ
she asked the conductor to assist her on
which he did. DR.. Wight was summon,
ed and arrived very soon, but medical
aid was useless and she died soon. The
doctor rave as the reason hemorrhage Of
the lurgs. Funeral services were held
Friday.
Wednesday, evening, the Sons Of
Veterans held q we'll attended ball In
Odeon Hall. This being benefit te
purchase uniforms for this organization
much interest was manifested, and with
Stearns' orchestra to furnish music II
was % great success.
Several "Shriners'' were in Lewiston
to attend the dedication of Kora Temple
Misses Hilda and Marjorie Chandler Of
South Paris are visiting their grand
parents.
Mr.. Purinton, representative OF the
Lewiston Journal, Is In town In the In
terest of that paper.
Mrs. j. u. Purington and Miss Puring
ton returned Friday evening from An
dover, Mass, where they have beer
visiting.
Gould Academy will open Tuesday.
Included in an autograph collection
which was dispersed at auction In Boston
recently was q manuscript OF special In
terest to the people of this town, Gileat
and Shelburne, being q letter OF three
closely written folio pages, dated Sep
TENDER 10, 1881, which was written b.
David George of Conway, N. a., to Rev
Benjamin Parker, of Haverhill, Mass
and which gives an account of the rait
made by Indians upon the inhabitants o.
Bethel, Gllead and Shelburne on Angus
and 4, 1881. In this raid the Indian
killed James Pettengill of Gilead ant
Peter Poor of Shelburne, and Nathanie
Segar and Benjamin Clark of Bethel, to
gether with negro servant, Plato b.
name, belonging to Jonathan Rindge o.
Shelburne, were taken away with then
to Canada as prisoners. The only detail
ed contemporary account which has eve
been published of this Indian foray i
one which was dictated by Mr.. Sega
after bis release by the Indians and re
turn to his home in this town, and whicl
was "Printed at the Observer Office, ant
published at the Oxford Bookstore,
Paris, in 1925. Copies of this pamphle
are now quite rare, but the substance o
it Is given in the 18th chapter of Benja
min Glazier Willey's incidents II
White Mountain History" and on page
1851 of William B. Lapham's "Histor!
of Bethel" THAT history, by the way
enormously gives 1927 as the year ii
which Mr.. Segar's narrative was pub
lished.) The catalogue of the auto
graph collection which included Mr.
Georges letter justly spoke of the lette
as "Of superlative historical interest,
and the bidding for it at the auction wa
spirited, the person who secured it beinl
obliged to pay SO for it. Mr.. George
account of this tragical episode In tn
early history of Bethel, Gilead and Shell
burne, will, it is to be hoped, find it
way into print and thus be made accessi
BILE to everybody. The library of Har
ward University has copy of Mr.. Segar'
pamphlet, which, according to the entry
on the library's bookplate pasted int
the front part of the pamphlet, was givel
to the library BY "Alvah Black OF Paris
20 Aug, 1885,"
MIDDLE INTERvAtE.
Mrs. G. L. Sanborn has been witt
friends and relatives at Locke's Mills.
| Methel Packard of Bethel Hill recent
| " called on her aunt here at the Mapl,
and Pine Farm.
Mr.. Orrington York of North Bethe
was in this vicinity few days ago sell
ing fresh fish.
Ernest Buck has graduated at Goult
Academy and has employment in tn
store of Ceylon Rowe. Doubtless 6
more honest young man could not b.
found.
Reading Greenwood items remind
the writer of seeing Elton Dunham'l
sister on her dying bed, call him to bel
bedside and give him the good advic'
that only a dying angel sister could give
As far as we know he has lived up t