Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-02
Bethel.

Saturday evening, Harry Hutchinson
and Miss Hattie Foster were united IL
marriage at the n. E. parsonage, Rev. G.
L. Banghart officiating.
Misses Hilda and Marjorie Chandler oil
Auburn came to visit their grandparents
Saturday evening, returning home Mon
day morning.
Tuesday evening very pretty we'd
ding took place at the home of Mrs
Douglass when her daughter, Henrietta
was united In marriage with Samuel
Gibson. The rooms we're prettily
decorated, and about thirty friends and
relatives witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. G. L. Banghart
The bride was prettily gowned in white.
After congratulations refreshments were
served. The couple received many
beautiful presents. Amid q shower oil
rice and good wishes from many friends
the happy couple left on the evening
train for Pomona, California, which is to
be their future home.
Tuesday, the w. G. T. U. met with
Mrs. Harry Jordan. An interesting
article upon prohibition was read by the
president.
Thursday, the Ladies' Club held Q
food and bargain sale.
The academy closed Wednesday after.
noon to reopen Monday. The teachers
attended the state convention.
Miss Chandler Of Foxcroft is spending
few days in Bethel on business.
Wednesday, Mrs. E. T. Russell and
Miss Mary Shirley closed their summer
home and returned to Brooklyn, N. Y.
Favorable news Is received from Rob
ert Bisbee, who Ia in St. Barnabas
Hospital in Portland, where he has had
an operation for appendicitis.
Rev. Mr.. Little and family are moving
from South Paris to Bethel.
Friday evening the Universalist Society
gave Halloween supper and social.
James Hutchins, one of the R. r. D.
carriers, has moved his family to Bethel
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Mrs Rose Packard Houghtaling of
Philadelphia, after stay with hel
daughter and son, DR.. and Mrs. Ralph
Smith, in Boston, is here on a visit with
her sister and brothers. She has been al
Locke's Mills with her brother, DR.. F
H. Packard, in his cottage by the pond
B. ". Kimball of Bethel Hill is doing
carpenter work at the Carter homestead
Orlando Buck and crew are pressing
hay in different localities.
Henry Baker, junk peddler, of Lewis
ton. was here recently.
John Kimball and wife, also Miss
Amanda Swan of Dover, N. H., have
been here on visit among relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Dorcas Watkins of Lewiston has
just arrived at her parental home to visit
her brother, Joseph Oliver. She is yet g
young, rugged.looking woman, and re-
sembles her mother, who has long beer
sleeping the last long sleep in the GENE.
terry near the old home here.
Joseph Oliver, veteran in the civil
war, though in poor health, struggles on
and clings to life. No wonder, as this is
a beautiful world and much to live for
Our little Blanche has returned with
her mother and two brothers, and Mrs
Kimball has found home for them all
in the Pine Woods neighborhood, and a
good home it is on fine farm, where
there is enough to eat and work to do.
Ellen P. Kimball is about to start fol
New Brunswick to see her niece and
family, Mrs. Rose ] Little, and some ex.
poets them to return with her to live in
her home and carry on her farm, where a
man is much needed.
Apples are plenty and of good quail,
ity.
Potatoes are good and sell now at sc
and IS cents per bushel.
Butter is 81 cents pound at the but.
ter factory and scarce at that.
Farmers should raise all the grain
possible to consume at home or exchange
for other produce that is needed to use.