Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-12
Bethel.

Rev, and Hrs. w. G. Curtis went %
Brewer Monday to attend the State Con.
ference Of Congregational Churches, and
will visit friends In Sedgwick and Cas-
tine. !.
Monday the community was saddened
to hear Of the death OF Mr.. Harry e.
Plsisted, who Was taken to DR.. Kings
Hospital the Friday previous. Hts con-
dition was 90 critical that an operation
| for appendicitis was performed - soon
ss be reached the hospital, but the ply.
sicisns considered tho case doubtful
from the first. Mr.. Plaisted had been
on the r. r. D. ever since 1t was estab'
lished, and was very efficient carrier.
he left an invalid mother, and . sister,
Mrs. Susie Plaisted. Funeral services
were held In the Methodist church Wed.
nesday afternoon, Rev. ]. Il. Little and
Rev. +. C. Chapman conducting the ser
vice. The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
attended in body and performed the
burial service Of this order, Of which he
had been q member for several years.
The floral tributes were beautiful. In
torment was in the family lot at River
side cemetery. Mr.. Plaisted will be
much missed, and very much sympathy
is felt for the mother and sister.
The funeral of Miss Virginia Brown
was held at her late homo in Northwest
Bethel Tuesday afternoon. Miss Brown
was young lady Of rare talents. She
was the daughter Of Adelmar and the
late Maria Harding Brown. The burial
was in Peabody, Mass In the family lot.
Miss Brown at one time held the posi-
ton of private secretary to Ex-President
Eliot of Harvard. The family have the
sympathy of large circle of friends.
Prof. Hanscom was at Mechanic Falls
Friday.
Mrs. Webster Woodbury. of Mechanic
Falls ia the guest of j. U. Purington.
DR.. Herbert Twitchell of Portland was
called to Bethel professionally last We'd
nesday.
Guy Thurston and son Roy have taken
possession of the Hastings' Brothers
hardware store which they have recent
ly purchased. Roy Thurston 10 to be In
charge.
Nellie Silver has gone to Rumford
Hospital to submit to an operation for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Angie Parlin, who has been
nursing Miss Frances Rowe for q long
time, ia obliged to take rest, and q
new nurse is In charge.
Miss Minnie Capen went to Roxbury,
Mass, Saturday to visit Mrs. Dora Fos-
ter.
Saturday Seth Walker and his son
Ernest went to Pennington to visit Mrs.
Clinton Meicalf.
The W. C. T. q. held the annual
meeting Tuesday.
Davis Lovejoy, District Deputy OF
District No. 10 Of the Masonic lodges In
this state, was in Portland this last
week to attend the Grand Lodge. He
was reappoiuted as District Deputy.
Clarence Fox, master Of Bethel Lodge
OF Masons, was in Portland attending
the Grand Lodge.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Ernest Buck, who has been up couu.
| try in the woods to work, is now at
home and hauling lumber to Bethel Hill.
Minnie Wilson went home Friday
night with her pretty colt as team, to
return Monday morning to her work as
teacher here. Truly teacher with the
right motive is following the steps OF
our Great Teacher who while upon the
earth taught the ignorant, fed the hun.
cry, clothed the naked and In every way
possible benefited mankind. What q
privilege to help mould the minds oil
children and direct their steps Alright
and to bear these blessed words from
the Master, "Inasmuch az ye have done
it unto these, ye have done 1t unto me-
BLESSED CHILDHOOD
"a guardian angel round me dwelt
| That watched me every hour
And when the tempter led astray,
He kept me by his power"
A We hear the music of the children
lib the school yard
al hear the sweet laughter of children,
And the rivulet's musical fow."
Goods sweetest thought is a little
child"
"The Heavsn-land would not DO HON
II children were not there"
eyes, my children are my jewels,
Each one ia y priceless gem;
would not exchange nv darlingss
| For the proudest diadem;
| Obi know there 10 no other,
Who can love them like their mother"
sAMMY's ARITHMETIC.
Sammy seldom had high rank In th
school-rOom, therefore his mother wa
surprised and delighted when he came
home one noon with this announcement
J 81 got one hundred this morning. VI
"That's lovely, Sammy, exclaimed hi
proud mother, and she kissed him ten
derly. "What was 1t IMP" FIFTY II
reading and fifty In 'rithmetic."
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