Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-07-15

Sunday morning, July 9, Rev. jerome
Holmes occupied the pulpit at the Con.
gregational church, and assisted the pas
tor at the communion service when three
new members we're received. Mr..
holmes is former Bethel boy, gradual
cd at Gould Academy and Bates Col
lege, and after graduation filed Q pro-
| fessorship there for two years. he took
his theological course IN Hartford, Ct,
and is now commissioned BY the A. B.
C. F. NJ. to 60 to Japan. Mr.. Holmes
left Bethel for Madison, Maine, Tuesday
morning, where he 10 to be united In
marriage with Miss Jennie Edwards, also
graduate of Bates, and they will leave
at once for Japan, stopping few weeks
with Mr.. Holmes parents In California.
A host of friends will bid them God
speed, for both are fortunate In being
much endeared to large circle of devot-
ed friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bean are In their
home for q short time entertaining
friends.
Sunday afternoon the funeral service
of Mrs. Tristram Durell was held at her
late home on Broad Street. A woman
of many rare attachments has gone from
the community, and most devoted wife
and mother. Rev. T. G. Chapman, her
pastor, officiated. Much sympathy is
expressed for the husband and son, who
have been untiring in their tender care
through long and painful illness.
Miss label Shirley IL 10 New York
for two weeks.
DR.. E. L. Brown is taking q vacation
Of two weeks.
Mr.. Edward King and Professor F. T.
Hanscom are among the new owners OF
automobiles here.
Bethel Inn was generously opened to
the public for inspection Saturday, July
12
At the pleasant home OF Mr.. j. U.
PuriDgton Friday evening the pupils OF
Mrs. Nellie l.. Brickett gave recital
with the following program:
Marche Des Tambours, I hands Sidney Smith
Sylvia Swan, Bertha Cole
Alpine Horn schriner
q Good Morning Walz, Hickman
b The Sweet Violet, smaiWood
On The Meadows Williams
Mary Harrington
Mildred Perham
Harold Taylor
on to the Circus March. Sawyer
Laura Cummings
The Rosary, Nevin
b Ere the Moon Begins to Rise Spence
Miss Mona Martyr
La Sonnambula Leybach
Evangeline Anterior
Doris Somerville
9Th Nocturne, Leybach
Moonlight on the Hudson. Wilson
Gladys Spearrin
| Electra Kern
| valse Arabesque LACK
Alice Kimball
Pizzecato weyts
Grace Dearden
Carnival Of Venice Napoleon
| Mildred Perham
| La Cascade valse Caprice johnson
| Myrtle Becker
| Overture to William Tell, hands Rossin
| Mildred Perham, Mrs. Brickett.
The advancement made by the pupils
during the past year did credit to them.
selves and their teacher. Mrs. Brickett
has proved herself very painstaking
teacher, and pupils and teacher work in
a perfect harmony which is sure to bring
good results.
A concert under the auspices of the
Ladies' Club will be given in Odeon
Hall Thursday evening. Mrs. Clarence
York of Augusta, assisted by her daugh'
ter Helen, will sing, Mrs. Thomas Mar.
BILE of Gorbam will read, and Mr.. viii
liam Bingham will give several violin
solos.
Tuesday is the day for the Maine Fes
tival Chorus picnic at Prof. VIM. r
Chapman's home.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Standing grass and cord wood for sale
on Maple and Pine Farm, also some old
hay In the barn, aud a second hand
wagon and sleigh, and some other useful
things will be sold cheap for cash.
"Not Contagious. "A careful schoo
teacher In the North of Ireland made q
rule that IL there was sickness In the
family of any of her pupils they must be
able to report II 1t was contagious. A
small boy came to the school one day
"Please, teacher, mother Is sick, but
don't know whether II Is contagious oil
not" She sent him home at once to finG
out, and he returned with the repOr'
at amt contagious, teacher, it's twins. '
"Immaterial." - Judge: "Pst,
wouldn't think you would hit little
man like that" Pat-"Suppose he
called you an Irish slob?' "But I'm mol
an Irishman" Suppose he called yor
q Dutch slob?" "But I'm not a Dutch
man." "Well, suppose be called you tht
kind of slob that you are?" (Sent by {
lady in Pennsylvania.