Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-17
Bethel.

CT. Kyle. Bible missionary In Maine
spent Sunday In Bethel.
Last Sunday evening Odeon hall VA
filled to listen to the program prepared
from the Lincoln. Lee exercises. The
stage vas prettily decorated With flags
the picture Of Frances willard was upor
the stage, and flag with the letters W
| c. T. U. under whose auspices the con
cert Vas held. Mrs. Martha Kendall
evsngelistic superintendent, prepared the
program, and the children Of the three
churches united 10 giving . most In.
teresting concert. They were assisted
BY the united cboirs, also . chorus from
Gould Academy. Masses Elsie Davis
and Miriam Herrick we're accompanies.
Much credit is due the teachers who
drilled the children, and the Union ap.
precistes the help 90 generously given
by oil who made ii . success.
An undenominational mems club has
been formed in Bethel, and vital ques-
tions will be discussed 1t the meetings.
II 10 hoped q new interest in civic affairs
will be aroused.
Rev. W. C. Curtis, Prof. F. E. Hans.
com and Harold Chandler are attending
the Community Efficiency Conference in
Augusta.
Miss Kate Nelson, Bible missionary OF
Maine, 10 calling upon the families in our
village.
Mrs. A. W. Somerville has been spend.
ing few weeks in Boston With relatives.
The ladies OF the Upiversalist society
served a chicken pie supper Thursday.
A lecture on Mexico was given In
Gould Academy Thursday evening under
the auspices of the Columbian Club.
A quiet home wedding took place Sun
day, Nov. 9Th, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albion Holt, when their daughter
Vera was united in marriage to Mr..
Charles Haskell of Portland. Rev. W..
c. Curtis was the officiating clergyman.
Will Carey shot fine eight-point buck
in Gilead, and Myron Bryant, lad Of
twelve years, shot a doe.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
A cripple came here recently en-
route down river. Said be was from
New Hampshire. aud said bis name was
Nathan Wheeler. He was peddling
paper and other notions; had good
horse and looked we'll in bis face. He
could not walk but bad way Of getting
into the house.
Il. C. Smith lie working for W. A.
Bragg, our Grand Union salesman, and
delivered goods last Tuesday.
s. B. Osgood and son Frank have re-
turned from visit to Bingham.
Laforest Kimbsll and brother Of
Locke's Mills have been here among rel
atives.
Looks winterish, but our Indian sum.
mer will be here.
We shall miss Greenwood items II he
is not able TO write.
Grace Farwell recently visited Gould
Academy classes.
VIM. Farwell sells lot Of farm prod
uce in Bethel village.
Farmers here are having their grain
threshed by Mr.. Harrington OF Albany.
Mrs. Mary Jordan has visited relatives
at the Oliver homestead, and is now
with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Ray
ford.
E: F. Callahan, superintendent of
schools, Bethel and Greenwood, was
here Wednesday.
FIG. Sloan was here the 18th inst,
selling fresh fish of fine quality.
Do our boys and girls know that Gla-
cier National Park is the second largest
of our national Fairgrounds and is in
northwestern Montana? The Rocky
Mountains extend through the center of
the park from north to south, and in its
boundaries are sixty living glaciers.
Boys and girls, look it up and read
about Ii.