Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-22
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Mrs. D. s. Hsstings, Mrs.. Straw and
Miss Mary Wiley, and Mrs. o. u. Mason
started for California 10 spend the win
ter. Miss May Cross and little Dick
Hastings accompanied them a. far -
their home In Dorchester, Mass.
Tuesday afternoon the W. c. 7. U.
met at the Congregational parsonage
with Mrs. w. c. Curtis.
Mrs. Agnes Ames will soon 90 to New
York to spend the winter with her son
and daughter.
The academy closed Thursday night
for three weeks vacation. Miss Pratt
and Miss Whittemore will spend vaca-
ton at their homes.
Friday afternoon the schools In town
closed. The grammar school and the
grades In the brick building had .
Christmas tree In their several rooms,
and each gave pleasing Christmas pro-
gram. Schools will have . recess OF two
weeks.
The three churches are busy prepar-
ing for Christmas. Each will have q
tree Thursday evening, and there will be
a short program before the trees are un'
loaded. A supper will be served.
The report 10 current that Charles
Douglass and Carl Goodwin have pur.
chased the chair factory.
Ernest Bowler, Jr., from Gardiner,
visited in Bethel last week. he and Eu.
gene Martyr went hunting and brought
back large buck.
The Ladies' Club was entertained by
Miss Epson at the "Delinda."
The Gould Academy basket ball team
went to Rumford Friday afternoon to
play the Rumford team.
The many friends of Irving Hartman
are sorry to hear that he has been oblig
ed to enter the Central Maine Genera
Hospital for an operation for appended
tbs. Mr.. Hartman Is q graduate Of
Gould Academy, and is now In Bates
College. A host of friends are wishing
him q rapid recovery.
The young people who have been II
college will return for the holidays
Among them are Harold Rich, William
M; Carroll Valentine, Dartmouth II
Miss Margaret Herrick, Mt. Holyoke '1S
Miss Marion Mansfield, Smith 10; and
Albert Clark, Wentworth Institute.
MIDDLE ISTERVALE.
L. C. Stevens has cut and hauled Il
the river quite lot Of pine from Maple
and Pine Farm for the Dunton Lumber
Co., Rumford, Maine.
Blanche E. Kimball has been q pupi
in the graded school at Bethel Hill fol
one week.
Harold Powers has been working fol
L. C. Stevens.
Lawrence Gilbert of Livermore is herr
with relatives.
Miss Mollie Stanley of Pennington
Normal School and Miss Abbott OF Cor
ham Normal School are spending th'
holiday at their homes here. Otheri
are coming.
As Christmas time draws near,
Let's cheer the children dear.
And have them know that Jesus
Came on this blessed day,
The richest earthly gift,
The Life, the Truth, the Way.
Go thou and do likewise.-"A
chaplain in the army was passing
over the field, when he saw . soldier
that had been wounded lying upon thu
ground. He had his Bible under biz
arm, and he stopped down and said tc
the man: Would you like me to read
you something that is in the Bible?
The wounded man said, I'm 80 thirsty
l would rather have drink Of water.
The chaplain hurried of, and as quickly
as possible brought the water. After
the man had drunk he said, Gould yor
lift my head and put something under
it?' The chaplain removed his light
overcoat, rolled it up, and tenderly lift
ing the head, put it as pillow for the
tired head to rest on. Now said the
man, If only had something over me
1 am 80 cold There was only ont
thing the chaplain could do, and thai
was to take his coat off and cover the
man. As he did 80 the man looked uI
in bis face and said: If there Is any
thing In that Book that makes q man de
for another what you have done for me-
let me hear it,