Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-17

Monday, DR.. and Mrs. Gehring went
to Boston and sailed on the Ivernia for
England Tuesday, accompanied 6y
George Marshall and DR.. George b.
Farnsworth Of Cleveland, Ohio. DR..
and Mrs. Gehring will return In about
six weeks.
Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wood,
Lyman Wheeler, Mrs. T. a. Durell and
Mrs. Bertha Valentine went to South
Paris to attend the Sabbath School con-
vention, as delegates from the N. e. and
Congregational Sabbath Schools.
Mrs. o. M. Mason, Mrs. Fannie Bisbee
Lovejoy, Mrs. G. L. Banghart and Mrs.
E. W. Chandler attended the Oxford Co.
w. G. T. U. convention May 1l-12.
Wednesday evening, the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. u. Purington was
opened to receive the friends OF Miss
Laura Hall who was the guest OF the
evening. Miss Hall left Saturday morn
ing to make her. future home 10 Boston,
much to the regret Of large circle OF
friends. Miss Hall has lived In Bethel
from her girlhood and has done much
for music and art. She has been the
organist at the Congregational church
for thirty Ave years, and has been identi-
fed with much OF the musical life in our
village. She carries to her new home the
best wishes of very large circle OF
friends.
Arbor Day was not generally observed
in our public schools by special pro-
grams, but the school yards received at
tention.
II. A. Packard returned from New
York where he accompanied the remains
of the late DIR. F. F. Brown, whose sad
death occurred here Saturday morning.
DR.. King of Portland came to Bethel
Thursday when the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Goodwin was operated on for ap-
pendicitis by Drs. King and Tibbetts.
Another carload of horses for Kilgore
and Charles was unloaded at Bethel sta
ton Friday.
May 22d services will be resumed in
the Congregational church. Rev. and
Mrs. Curtis are enjoying a two weeks
vacation In the eastern part of the state.
May 20 will be observed as Memorial
Sunday. Union services will be held at
the Congregational church, sermon by
Rev. j. n. Little. Comrades of Brown
Post, Sons of Veterans and Woman's
Relief Corps are especially invited.
Monday, May 30th, the graves of com
rades in the several cemeteries will be
dec )rated in the forenoon with appro-
pirate exercises. Services will be held
at the soldiers monument at p. NJ.
Scripture reading and prayer by Rev. G.
L. Banghart; music by the school chill
iren; reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech, Sylvanus Brown; short address,
Prof. F. E. Hanscom, and the pro-
gramme will close by the singing OF
America by the audience. W. W. Nc
Cam of Mechanic Falls will deliver the
address in Odeon Hall in the evening.
The operetta, Little Bo-Peep, was pre-
sented Thursday and Friday evenings
under the auspices of the Universalist
society with great success. Mrs. Geo.
King who had the preparations in charge
has been rewarded with gratifying re-
suits. The following was the cast OF the
operetta:
Little Peep, q shepherdess always In luck
| Miss Carrie King.
| Little Boy Blue, always In mischief,
| Mr.. Guy Kendall.
| Mistress Mary, tho mistress of the farm,
Miss Jane Gibson.
Miss Mona Martyr.
TaHy. the cook, fiery like the element over which
Mr.. perward Mason.
Gill, the milkmaid. steadfast and true,
Miss Natalie Barker.
Netticote, a milkmaid, It's better to laugh thar
'' ' Miss Hazel Bachelor.
Phyllis and Phoebe. Mistress Mary's maids,
Mira F. L. Edwards. Mrs: c. Hall.
Silver Bell and Cookie Shell. milkmaiis,
| Mrs Daisy Bryant, Miss Susan King.
| Peasant Lads and Lasses,
| Alice Smith, Mildred Bosserman, Muriel Park
Marion Frost, Ernestne Philbrook. Earle Coffin
Ralph Young. Fred King, l.. Philbrook.
Scene-Farmyard and Meadow.
Time-May morning.
| MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Strawberry blossoms on Maple ant
Pine Farm May 18th.
Our Grand Union Tea agent was here
on time May IL. When you buy goods
of him you get premiums worth as muct
as the goods you buy.
Willis Chase has had the prevailing
epidemic.
Arbor Day, May 18th, was day O.
recitations, ETC., appropriate to the oc
casiOn.
w. E. Furbush of Mexico was here thu
18th inst. with fish, meat and fruits fol
sale.
Mark Swan and Mrs. Earl Dutton wer,
here recently buying chickens and hens
Rev. Josiah Dutton stopped at Maple
and Pine Farm over Sunday en- route Il
Hanover. He is S. years of age, vel
preserved, and deserves good home
and to be honored for the good he ha'
done for mankind. Any boy who will
say "Hullo, old man" when he passes 6
school yard, is lacking in good breeding
and manners and ought to study thu