Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-12-19
Bethel.

The funeral of Mr.. Horace Foster was
held at the homo Sunday, Rev. j. h.
Little officiating.
Tuesday Gould Academy opened for
the winter term.
Tuesday afternoon the W. G. T. U.
met with Mrs. Ira Jordan. The subject
considered was Narcotics.
Mr.. 81. A. Packard has been iii With
the grippe and he was also threatened
with pneumonia. At present writing he
Is recovering favorably.
Wednesday night Mrs. Kate Chapman
passed away at her home on Summer
Street. She has been tenderly cared for
by her son and his wife. Mrs.. Chapman
left but one child, Ralph Chapman, Of
her large family Of children.
Maple Inn is the neat sign over the
new hotel on Main Street, once the
woodbury. property" Mr.. and Mrs.
Kilgore met with good success as host
and hostess at Poplar Tavern and we
feel sure they will be successful in
Bethel.
Mrs. j. G. Gehring Is spending the
week in Boston.
Snow began falling Thursday evening
and four inches have fallen.
The Academy Herald is just issued
and is of unusual interest.
The game of basket ball between
Gould Academy and the town team re-
suited in favor of Gould.
The shops are all decorated for Christ
mas and all of the stores have good
variety of Christmas goods.
The Sunday School Christmas trees
will be Saturday evening and the concerts
will be held Sunday evening.
Dec. 10th was the birthday of Rev. j.
Il. Little and his friends favored him
with shower of birthday greetings by
postals. The shower began Saturday
morning and lasted some days. Friends
10 New Hampshire as we'll as Maine had
had wonderful faculty Of remembering
the date. Mr.. Little is IS.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Quite snow the 18th inst.
Christmas is near.
Have you spoken words of comfort
To the weary on life's way?
o the need of kind words spoken
To some sad one while you may!
A God given taleut should be used to
benefit our fellOw-men, whether in the
musical capacity, or oratory, or just a
kind word spoken in the right way and
place.
so many thoughts, so many creeds,
So many ways that wind and wind,
While just the art OF being kind
Is all this sad world needs"
On our way to the village the 14th inst.
we met DR.. Wight, who said our dear
brother, FL. A. Packard, was sick with
pneumonia.
Lillian Buck is now at her parental
home on Swan Hill, and her sister
Gladys is finishing the school up Sunday
River that Lillian would have taught
but for the unfortunate injury by being
thrown from carriage.
Carey Stevens Is logging on the old
Fsrwell lot, and also doing some work
on wood for A. NJ. Certer.
Ned Carter is logging in New Hamp-
shire.
Frank Osgood is working on the Car
ter farm.
Relatives coming home at Christmas
az usual.
School is being taught here by Mollie
Stanley. This is very small school
and should be united with the graded
school at Bethel Hill. A visit in the
room taught by Miss Richardson was
proof of its being first-class room for
children of that grade to attend. She
has natural capacity for teaching, and
marked difference from one who does
not like to teach and only does it for the
money.
"oer hayward childhood wouldst thou hold
firm rule,
And sun thee In the light Of happy faces,
Love, Hope and Patience. these must be thy
gracee,
And In thine own heart. let them first keep
school"
A call at the store of Ceylon Rowe &
Son recently was proof that country
store can be furnished up-to-date city
style with interesting Christmas goods
as can be found anywhere outside of
Bethel.