Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-28

Sunday WAS observed % Rally Day by
the Congregational Sunday School. Tho
church was very prettily decorated. The
following program was given at tho
morning service:
Voluntary Miss Hapgood
PRAYER Rev. W. C. Curtis
Music Hernckb Orcheesra
Song Primary Class
Solo Gardner Herrfck
Exercise Primary Class
Music Herrick's Orchestra
Solo Mr.. VIM. J. Upson
Address to young people Prof. r. e. Hanscom
Hymn Congregation
Violin solo Mr.. VIM. Bingham
Exercise Miss Purlngton and Miss White.
more's classes
Notices All classes
Remarks Supt. J. H. Morse
Odertory
America Congregation
Benediction
The decorations were BY Miss Pratt's
class. The program was most enjoy.
able. The music, both solos and orches-
tra, was very 6ne. Miss Hapgood ss or
ganist as usual did her part we'll, and
Prof. Hanscom's address WAS full of
rich thought on character building.
Every part Of the program helped to
make one grand success.
Monday evening DR.. and Mrs. j. g..
Gehring celebrated their twenty-6fth
wedding anniversary and were the recip-
tents of many beautiful presents, flow.
ers and messages Of congratulation.
Monday afternoon the funeral of Mrs.
Grace Mason Hastings took place at the
Hastings homo on Broad Street. Tho
abundance of flowers were silent testi-
monials of love. Mrs. Hastings will be
missed in the homo and In the clubs and
other activities in which she gave so
freely of herself.
Mid-term examinations at Gould
Academy the past week.
Another boy has been honored 10
whom Bethel takes much interest. Sum-
ner Edwards, son of the late A. NJ. Ed
wards, has been appointed president OF
his class in Harvard Medical School.
DR.. Austin Tenney and bis assistant,
Mr.. Lane, were In Bethel the past week.
Ray Crockett has sold his moving pic
lures to Mr.. Bragdon.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. E. Whitney were call
ed to Lancaster, n. a., Wednesday by
the sudden and critical illness of Fred
Mrs. Whitney's brother-in.
law.
Grace Dixon Of Augusta is spending
her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. L. T.
Barker.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Alice Kimball, the teacher here, spent
Saturday and Sunday at her home In
Bethel village.l
Mrs. Alphonso Bean has visited rela-
tives in Portland.
Mrs. Mary Woodbury. of Portland is at
the Capen house.
Mrs. Edward Capen has returned from
her visits at Portland aud other places.
Minnie and Alice Capen we're at the
old home recently.
Ethel Capen attends school at the
brick school house at Bethel Hill.
Alice Carter is at her old home with
her father, j. q. Carter.
Mr.. Merrill, who has been doing car.
penter work and painting for Mrs. Susie
Bean, has been absent for several days.
Mrs. E. P. Kimball and Blanche spent
several days recently with Mrs. Susie
Bean.
Harold S. Stanley was at Paris some
time as juryman. He says he had a
good time to dress up.
Harold Powers hurt himself while
working in bis barn.
John Harrington of Greenwood is
threshing grain in this vicinity for the
farmers.
Mollie Stanley was at home from
Pennington Normal school recently.
We wonder what has become OF our
old soldier friend, Dennis Casey of the
National Soldiers Home.
Eva and Robert Farwell were at home
from school the weekend.
DR.. Twaddle was here this week to see
a patient.
There are several litters OF handsome
pigs in this vicinity and some for sale.
Some Tolman Sweets and Blue Pear
mains for sale at the Maple and Pine
farm.
We wonder where our little Florence
is. Her address was, the last we heard
from her, Mrs. F. E. Harvey, R. 1, Reads
boro, VT.
Three brothers by the name of Bean
in Bethel were soldiers 10 the Civil war.
One Is now living and looks to be about
so years Of age, although he is past 85.
ayes. we'll rally round the nag. boys,
Well rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry Of Freedom"
Beware of rum and tobacco. We know
Of man who is past 90 years of age
without home unless the town finds
one for him Why not be temperate
and sensible and lay by something for
old age?