Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-18
Bethel.

Saturday evening, March 3, Ooeon
Hall was packed to hear the concert
given by Prof. Chapman and his Concert
Co. and 1t certainly was an enthusiastic
and appreciative audience. Prof. Chap
man may we'll feel assured that the
music loving people Of Bethel appreciat-
ed his effort In bringing such artists to
Bethel, and giving all an opportunity to
listen to the very best talent.
The parts as assigned for graduation
reported last week, should have
read Carroll Valentine, salutatory; Alice
Kimball, valedictory.
Monday, friends received news OF the
death of Miss Mary Shirley Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, on Sunday afternoon, March 8.
Miss Shirley spent her summers In
Bethel for more than forty years. Al
though an invalid she was always patient
and thoughtful of others. She was the
first teacher to teach Chinese Sunday
School in Brooklyn, N. Y, and her sis
ter, Miss Isabel Shirley, was the first
superintendent of the Chinese Sunday
School there, and both were very sue
cessful. Miss Shirley was the daughter
of the late George n. and Mary Colcord
Shirley OF Portland. After the loss OF
their home by fire in 1866, they removed
to Brooklyn but spent their summers in
Bethel, where they have host of friends
who will sadly miss the dear one, for no
one could know her without having her
own life enriched. She has left two
sisters, Mrs. E. T. Russell and Miss lisa.
bel Shirley, brother, Rev. Arthur Shir'
ley, and niece, Shirley Russell, to sadly
miss her. Interment was in Portland In
the family lot.
The academy students have been en-
loving a short vacation. The spring
term opens Tuesday, March IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bisbee are in
Bethel for the present.
II. C. Rowe, DR.. Linwood Brown and
Irving Carver we're among those who
were in Boston the past week and took
in the automobile show.
Mrs. w. R. Chapman is in New York
on business.
Mrs. j. G. Gehring has been very i'll
with the grippe for the past three weeks.
John Preston True, who has been in
Bethel for the past four weeks under the
care of DIR. Gehring, has returned to
Boston to resume his work with HOugh'
ton & Mifflin, where he has been en-
ployed for more than thirty years. Mr.
True is we'll known as an author. He IL
the son of the lafe DR.. N. T. True, sc
long resident OF Bethel.
MIDDLE INTERyALE.
march brings breezes lou and shrill-
Wakes the dancing dafodil."
The 18th inst, warm enough for saI
TO run.
The lumbermen here are yet cutting
and hauling to market. One of oui
busiest nsighbors, Mr.. Stevens, goes
past here nearly every day en- route te
Bethel depot with load of white birch
Mrs. VIM. Farwell, who has been tc
Keene, N. H., and to Lowell, Mass, tc
visit relatives, has returned, accom-
panied by her daughter Grace, who fol
some time has been student at Keene
Eva and Grace Farwell are guests al
East Bethel with relatives.
A. NJ. Carter is at home quite otter
lately.
l. Isaacson of Berlin, N. a., was here
the 18th, buying fowl, and he said al
most anything else you have to sell. HI
is Jew, and says that the world is com
ing to an end in less than 100 years; thai
the Messiah will come then in the form
of good man, and Gods kingdom viii
be set up on earth then; that the
seventh day Is the Sabbath as the Bible
teaches, and the first day of the week il
Sunday as man teaches.
The writer told him that the sum anC
substance of Christianity is "Love tn!
ueighbor as thyself," or "Do to others a!
We would have them do to you"
Frances Carter is in Lewiston fol
quite long stay.
Frank Osgood has been with relatives
at Locke's Mills.
DR.. Twaddle was in this vicinity re
Gently.
Joke to laugh at: A banquet was tt
be given for the "band fellows" A
small boy heard his father talking abou
going, and after few moments o
hesitancy he asked:
"Say, pa, will the police be there?"
"Will the police be there?" repeated
his father, "What will they be ther'
for?"
"Why, they will be there with thei
clubs to make the band quit, won
they?"
Robert Farwell has been visiting hi
uncle, Porter Farwell, at East Bethel
He is having a vacation from Goult
Academy.
We recently sold two nice chickens
weighing 8 pounds each for Is cent
| apiece.
Quite a number here have bad colds
Blanche Kimball has pet hen tina
laid an egg up stairs on her bed.