Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-23

Sunday Rev. W. c. Curtis preached
upon Peace at the Congregation
church.
Mr.. F.P. Chandler and daughter Mar
iorie of Auburn spent Sunday at +. s.
Cbandler's.
Saturday evening, Feb. 10, Mrs
Anna, widow of the late George Plais
ted, passed away at her home on Chap
man Street. Funeral services were held
at the Methodist church Tuesday after
noon, Rev. T. C. Chapman officiating
Mrs. Plaisted is survived by one daugh.
ter, Miss Susie Plaisted. Mrs.. Plaisted
was charter member Of Sunset Lodge
Of Rebekahs.
Mrs. j. s. PhIpps has been in Bethel
for short time, and went to Augusta
to attend the governors ball az the
guest of her brother, Representative f.
L. Edwards.
Last Wednesday evening the Y. w. c.
A, of Gould Academy invited theiI
friends to listen to an address on $50
cial Service" given by Miss Webb Of
Colby College, and Miss Steward, also OF
Colby, spoke upon "Immigration.'
Both young ladies made their subjects
deeply interesting.
Mrs. ANGELA Clark was called home
BY the illness of her nephew, Perry Page
Gould Academy fair will be held Feb
25th. In the evening an entertainment
will be given in Odeon Hall.
The town basket ball team went t.
Berlin Saturday to play the Berlin T.
NJ. c. A. team.
Fred Tibbetts has been in Portland
the past week, and Harold Chandler hat
been in the bank.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
A letter from a sister in Denver, Colo,
says: 1.-THE winter here is nearly over
the first of February, and this winter has
been unusually mild and like April and
May now"
We are glad our superintendent oil
schools, E. F. Callahan, is trying to
work for the good of our schools, and
considers the best interests of our town
and children. The calling of the teach
er in the public and other schools Is
modest, undemonstrative, and yet 1t has
been and is a noble, potential factor In
building up the state and the church.
The high moral and religious as we'll as
intellectual standard Of the teachers OF
America has been one of its richest
treasures, and one of the prophecies OF
it's future greatness. The mission Of the
teacher is so nearly divine that it is in
cluded as one of the departments OF our
great Teachers work into which his
children are called, "And God hath set
some in the church, first apostles, sec.
ondarily prophets, thirdly teachers"
q Cor. 12:2S.)
There is yet logging here, some being
hauled to Springer's mill and some to
Thurston's mill across the river here,
and some is sold to the lumber company
at Rumford.
Melcher and son are here occasionally
looking after their lumber business
Among those who are in the lumber
business here are Carter, Stevens, Trask,
Farwell, Capen, Osgood and Powers.
Ellen P. Kimball had some pine cut
and put on the bank of the river the
first of the winter, and sold to Dunton
Lumber Company, Rumford.
Blanche Kimball has four hens sitting
and says she is going to buy COW mex
summer and milk her. She is twelve
years of age aud smart girl to work
out of doors, and quite nurse and cook
il necessary. She liked her teacher,
Miss Blanche Richardson, very much
and made marked improvement in
marching and singing. We know thai
music, at least vocal, should be in every
school room.