Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-30

Bethel.
The Academy opened for the spring
term last Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Herrick, NJ. Holyoke
College, '18, is spending the vacation
with her parents, Judge and Mrs. A. e.
Herrick.
Miss Marion Mansfield, Smith College,
'lS, 10 spending the Easter recess with
her mother, Mrs. Mansfield.
Sidney Jodrey has rented his house on
Church Street for year, and will move
to the house he recently purchased on
Main Street.
Gould Academy base ball schedule
has been arranged as follows:
May !. Mechanic Falls as Mechanic Falls.
Is, Mechsnic Falls at Bethel.
y, Oxford II 8. at Oxford.
"a, Oxford II. 8. at Bethel.
June 5, Norway e.. at Bethel.
T. Alumni.
The funeral OF Peregrine Page was
held at the home of Herman Mason
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. j. b. Little
officiating.
J, harold Neal, who has been the pop.
ular clerk at Bethel Inn, has flushed his
engagement there and accepted q posi-
ton with the Mason Manufacturing 70.
at South Paris, as travelling salesman
Landlord Weeks has returned to Beth
el Inn, having enjoyed trip south.
Last Wednesday evening Dean Merrill
of Maine University gave most inter-
esting talk at the Mems Club.
n e8hn
spent the winter with their daughter,
Mrs. Z. C. Park, returned to their home
at South Paris Friday.
Harold Chandler returned Monday
and has been assisting in the Bethel
Bank, but will begin his duties as clerk
in the Maine Central Office, Portland,
April 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jordan have be-
gun housekeeping on Mechanic Street.
Dr.. +. B. Tuell was called to Milton,
Mass, by the death of his brother, hi
ram Tuell, March Esd.
Special services will be held at the
Methodist church during the week. All
are invited.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Three different doctors were here aud
en- route to towns below recently. Some
are sick here.
We are cheered by the song birds notes
OF sweet spring.
beautiful bird Of spring has come
Seeking place to build your home;
Warbling song 80 light and free
Beautiful bird. come live with me-"
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mason and fami.
" were here recently calling on rela.
tives.
Mrs. Joseph Oliver is visiting Mrs.
Eugene Rayford on the road to East
Bethel.
The business on Carter lot Is still 60
ing on hauling bolts to the chair factory.
Many of the hired men have returned
to their future places Of business.
r. L. Melcher & Son of Rumford were
here recently in the interest OF the Dun,
ton LumberCo.
Blanche E Kimball has tapped eight
cen trees-and takes care Of them.
Reading of the death Of Chandler
Swift takes Us back to South Paris, the
home of our childhood mostly, and later
on we remember seeing Mr.. Swift start
for the war, and our oldest brother, j.
P. Packard, was in the same regiment.
| think We were schoolmates, though the
writer is considerably younger.
They are sleeping, calmly sieeping,
Naught distur6s their peaceful rest;
SO for them wen not be weeping,
For they march among the blest.
How sad that men are allowed to sell
LIQUOR to one that will drink to intOxica.
ton as did the Pratt referred to 10 last
weeks Democrat 1t seems that liquor
is at the bottom OF the crime Of murder,
and liquor will lead to almost any other
bad deed.
A young man imprisoned for life, who
should be using his efforts for his own
good and the good Of his fellow men.
Omy comrade. friend and brother.
What are you sowing day by day?
Are they seeds of Truth that live
Scattered wide along hfe's wayl
Lines to Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Penley, whose
son. seven years Of age, recently died at Yves,
Paris.
fair young flower on LIES rough way
Death plucked at the dawn OF day.
Ere sin had left its darkened blight,
Your child has found the world of light
Too pure to tread nfe's thorny way,
Ii dropped before the close OF day.
Transplanted to purer sphere,
IT'S better far than journeying here.
sorrowing parents. life's dream.
And like q tale that's told does seem;
The time 10 short-Death soon will come
And take you to your heavenly home.
Omourn not that your dear ones gone,
But rejoice that at the early dawn
He entered bliss 80 pure and free,
And that earth's woes he cannot see.
Those that are left claim well your care
That you for bliss and Heaven prepare;
Faithfully discharge your duties here,
Then when Death comes, you need not fear