Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-11-29
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Tuesday the students at Gould
Academy finished their examinations
and school closed until Dec. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank knight Of Holden
Hall with their son Henry, will spend
the vacation at their home in Water
boro, Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Chamberlin &C.
companied their daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Gehring, and her children to their home
in Portland. DR.. Edwin Gehring sailed
for home from Vienna, where he has
been for study Nov. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bean went to
Auburn to spend Thanksgiving with
their son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan
Bean.
Francis Chandler of Norway Is spend
ing the remainder of the week with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. s.
Chandler.
There was pretty home wedding at
the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Bartlett, Thanksgiving even
ing when their daughter, Erna, was
united in marriage with Mr.. Green of
Shelburne. They will reside in Port
land.
Thanksgiving morning union service
was held at the Methodist church. Rev.
W. G. Curtis preached an able sermon
on the past and present history of our
nation.
Claud Goddard, Bowdoin Medical
School, is spending his vacation with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Goddard.
Mrs. W. L. Merrill and little Joe we're
in Bethel Friday on business.
Edward King will open his sale OF
Christmas goods Dec. LIST.
Miss L. N. Stearns is already selling
Christmas handkerchief and aprons.
The Christmas sale and supper by the
ladies of the Congregational society will
be held at Garland Chapel, Dec. s.
The Thanksgiving ball at OdeOn Hall
was we'll attended and was most enjoy
able event. The ladies of the Universal.
ist society served refreshments.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
C. E. Chandler was here recently rep.
resenting the NOyes Stove Co. of Water.
vile.
Mr.. johnson of Harpswell has been
here on business.
Baker, junk peddler, of Auburn, was
here a few days ago. All the junk meI
seem to be Bakers.
DR.. Twaddle is here frequently calling
on patients.
Several of the families here entertain
ed friends and relatives Thanksgiving
day.
School begins Monday after short
vacation, with the same teacher, Maud
Russell.
Carey Stevens has moved on to the j
T. Kimball farm.
Willis Chase is reported to be very il
at this writing.
Eva Farwell has returned to her schoo
at Bemis.
Wallace Farwell is away from home
again.
Thanksgiving day usually brings thu
loved ones back to their old homes anG
dear ones. So should it be, as toe
soon parting time will come here or
earth. We remember when larg,
family of children with father ant
mother sat around large round table a
South Paris on Thanksgiving day. Nov
some are dead, others far away, even a.
far as Colorado, one in Philadelphia
another in Elmira, N. Y. One in Bethe
invited US to eat dinner Thanksgiving
day, but the effects of carbuncle on th'
neck hindered. Father and mother, ant
children that played together in child
hood, are sleeping in the cemetery a
North Paris. The oldest one now left o
that family is the writer. After teach
ing seventy schools and caring for home
less ones in her own home, will she b,
permitted to go to the company sh'
loved best in the better land-amon!
children? Also to greet other loved one
of early years. All Of the truest ant
best are gone unless their presence il
with us here to comfort, cheer and max
life more desirable here on earth.