Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-06-21
Buckfield.

Buckfield.
The sudden death of DR.. j. G. Cald. |
we'll at East Sumner early Friday morn.
ing while there attending to professional
duties, has removed one of the most
prominent and widely known physicians
Of Oxford County, and brings sadness to
his hosts of friends. DR.. Caldwell was
born In 1S43 at Topsham, Vermont,
graduated from Bowdoin Medical Col
lege in the class of 1870, and came to
Buckfield in the same year and com.
menced practice. In December OF that
year he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Stan wood of Brunswick, Me-, who died
in 1888. There were four children born
of this union, three of whom are living,
Mrs. A. T. Cole Of this place, Mrs. Chas.
Buck of Traverse City, Michigan, and
Wilbur G. Caldwell, who is at present
employed at Turner's Falls, Mass. On
Nov. 80, 1897, he was married to Mrs.
Hattie Wyman, who survives him. He
has a brother and sister In Vermont and
one half sister in Neponset, Ill. DR..
Caldwell was an active and honored
member of the American Medical Asso-
citation, the Maine Medical Association
and the Oxford County Medical Asso-
citation, and for thirteen years has been
one of the board of United States Pen
sion Examiners, during which time he
has missed only very few meetings,
probably less than six, OF the board. He
was member of Evening Star Lodge OF
Masons, and also member of Mayfower
Chapter, o. E. S. The funeral was held
from the Baptist church, and the esteem
in which he was held was attested by
the profusion of floral tributes and the
large attendance of those who have 80
long known him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hersey of New
York are visiting at the homo OF Mr..
Hersey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. d.
Jersey, on High Street.
There was a social at Nezinscot Hall
Saturday evening with good crowd and
jolly time.
The Republican caucus was held at
the Office OF F. R. Dyer Saturday at one
o'clock. Delegates were elected to the
county, district, and state conventions as
follows:
To County Conventional. e. Cole, A. f.
Il AL
To District Conventional. e. Gerrish, A. K
| Cole and j. E. Warren.
To State Conventional. r. Dyer, A. T. Cole.
Town committee is made up as follows
Chairman-A. F. Warren.
Secretary-R. Crockett.
VIM. L. Harlow, L. G. Waterman, j. Nj. NIL
lett.
The juniorsophomore prize speaking
took place at the Baptist church Wed.
nesday evening and was success. The
church was filled with friends of the
contestants and the work was of high
order of excellence. The musical par
of the program was also most excellent
and was thoroughly appreciated. Two
piano duets by Mrs. Mitchell and Miss
Lamb, two vocal solos by Miss Lamb
a piano solo by Mrs. Mitchell and voca
duet by Mrs. and Miss Lamb made W
this part of the program. The pro
gramme was as follows:
PART 1.
Music
/. Madge Leone Turner,
"Flying Jim's Last Leap" Banks
EdTsrd Blake Carleton
8. Lena May Ingersoll,
"How He Saved St. M'chaels," Anon
Music.
4. Ralph Lester Barrett, ,,
Il "Toussaint L'0uverture," Phillips
Is. Mabel Blanche Buck.
"The Story Of Mother Becker" Jones
I6. Ethel Libby Waterman,
"Bobby shafto," Greene
| PART II.
Music.
/. John Armstrong Gerrish.
1.-THE Man Without Country" Hale
IL. Julia Adriann Gle.
"Captain January" Richards
| Music.
3. Ellen spaulding Cole,
"Tommy's Prayer" Nichols
4. Esther Hersey Eastman,
"The Angels Of Buena VISTA" Whittier
8. Frank Donald Wilmington,
"Catiline's Defiance" Croly
6. Lura Belle Morrill,,
A Few Bars in the Key Of g." Osborne
Winners were Miss Julia Gle first, Mis-
Lena Ingersoll second, and Miss Eller
Cole third, and for the boys, Donald
Wilmington first and John Gerrish sec
ond.
The graduation exercises occurred
Thursday afternoon with the following
program:
Music.
March.
PRAYER, Rev. A. w. Pottle
SAlutatOry, Eola Belle swallow
Essay, The influence of American History OF
American Literature, Gladys Shaw Morrill,
Essay, The Evils Of War, Harlow Gerrish
Music.
The Glass History, Elsie Mae Palmer
Essay, Shaw University, Althea Heald stetson
Essay, Life Along the Frontier,
Madeline Elizabeth Whitman
The Prophecy, Ida Belle Forbes
Essay, Maine Trees, Nellie Harlow Austin
Essay, Twenty Years of Science and Invention
| Howard Maxim Irish
yaledictory, Jennie Eta Whitro Record
Music
Commencement Address. Hon. Geo. D. Bisbee
Award Of Diplomas, Fred Il. Dyer
Music.
THE CLASS OF 1910.
Nellie Harlow Austin.
Ida Belle Forbes.
| Harlow Gerrish.
Howard Maxim Irish.
Gladys Shaw Morrill,.
| Elsie Mae Palmer.
Eola Belle Swallow.
| Althea Head Stetson.
Madeline Elizabeth Whitman.
Jennie Eta Whitro Record.
Thursday evening the graduating elias!
gave reception at Nezinscot Hall fol
lowed by ball.
Friday afternoon at the Baptist church
a class of fifteen were graduated from
the grammar school with appropriate
exercises.
Wednesday afternoon the high schoo
boys defeated Leavitt at base ball by 8
score of IA to-
Miss Helen Shaw is at home from hel
school in West Bridgewater, Mass, fol-
the summer vacation. Miss Mildred
Shaw returned from Boston Saturday.
The funeral of W. w. Davis was hello
from his late residence at East Buckfield
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Davis was
at work in Dedham, Mass, and was
taken suddenly i'll with pneumonia and
lived only few days. He leaves 6
widow and two sons.
At the Democratic caucus at Buck.
field Saturday, June 18th, the following
delegates were nominated for the severa
conventions:
District: T. S. Brigham, c. W. Cooper. Fl. A
Cooper.
ham.
| County: T. 8. Brigham, c. 8. Childs, I. d