Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-19
Bethel,

Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Curtis attended
the Congregational Association Ut OK.
ford Tuesday and Wednesday, and will
20 to New Haven, Conn.,, next week, TO
attend the National Council.
Miss Laura Hall, who has been visiting
in Bethel, returned to her home In Mills,
Mass, Friday. Miss Hall formerly re-
sided In Bethel, and was organist at the
Congregational church for thirty years.
Last Sunday afternoon and evening she
gave q short organ recital In the church
for the pleasure of her friends, who were
delighted to listen to her once more.
The lovely days of the past week have
been improved by the lovers of nature.
Last Wednesday evening the Mems
Club Of Bethel held Its first meeting OF
the season at Bethel Inn and the follow
ing officers were elected:
President-E. C. Park.
vice Presidents-R. B. Tbbetts, j. g. Geh.
ring.
secretary-F. B. Merrill.
Treasurer-Fred A. Tibbetts.
Executive Committee-W. j. Epson, N. K.
Springer, +. 4. Hanscom.
Rev. w. C. Curtis read an interesting
paper.
A goodly number of our people have
been to Berlin to attend the "Birth of
Nation" which is attracting 80 much at
tention at the present time.
Postmaster G. l.. Thurston Is taking
his vacation and Harold Chandler Is as.
sisting In the post Office.
John Moore, formerly sub.master at
Gould's, now principal of Oxford High,
was week end guest OF friends.
The Go-to-C Church Band bad banquet
and social at Garland Chapel Friday
evening, the winners in the contest being
the guests of the losers. A pleasing
programme was furnished by both sides,
and delightful evening was spent. The
captains for the next contest have been
chosen, Lawrence Kimball and Kathryn
Hanscom. Those whose Office has just
ended were Ruth Brown and Robert
Hanscom.
The W. R. C. have invited other Corps
to join them in campfire Oct. 23d.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will serve their annual harvest
supper Oct. 9th.
Many Bethel friends received with real
sorrow the announcement of the death
of Miss Fannie Kilbourne at st. Luke's
Hospital, New York, Oct. 18th. Miss
Klbourne was a former resident of
Bethel and had large circle of relatives
and friends here, who we're shocked to
learn of her sudden death. Much sym
patty ia extended to the brother, Charles
Kilbourne of New York, who is the only
surviving member of the family of Dea.
con Kilbourne.
Mrs. Mabel Chase of Bluehill has been
the guest of Judge and Mrs. Herrick.
Mr.. Henry Rugg Of Albany and Mrs.
Evelyn Coburn were united in marriage
at the Methodist parsonage Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Fred j. Tibbetts of Bethel and
Mrs. Lizzie V. Purington of Harpswell
were united in marriage by Rev. Mr..
Wood at Berlin, N. a., Oct. 10th.
MIDDLE INTERvALE.
Reading of the death of Ruth Young
of Locke's Mills takes Us back to pleas
ant scenes and associations at West
Paris, where she lived some time, and
after that at Locke's Mills where we
were more intimately connected with
her daughter Tena In the school room.
She was one of the best of women we
are sure.
Then reading of The death of Lemuel
Durham brings tender recollections OF
bis daughter in heaven, and family asso.
Citations, as we saw him in his morning
devotions, reading in the Bible and sing
ing with his loved ones around him,
Joining in song and prayer. We have
been looking In "Poetical Quotations, "
and find these verses Of HE:
Who sows the seeds of love and kindness,
Shall reap with joy the fruit 1t bears;
And he who sows In haste and blindness,
Must reap in woe his field of tares.
-LEMUEL DUNHAA, Bryant's Pond, Me.
| B. W. Kimball is doing carpenter
work at the Carter place.
Miss Mary Stanley was at home recent
ly from her school at Greenwood City.
Relatives from Portland have been on
Swans Hill.
Mrs. Mary Jordan is with her dsugb
ter, Mrs. Eugene Rayford, who has re-
Gently moved to Bethel village.
w. A. Bragg was able to be here re-
Gently with his nice cart and goods.
F. G. Sloan came also with fine lot OIL
fresh fish, and we think his housekeepel
also on board.
Superintendent F. H. Byram, In com
pany with q. q. Hastings, was here re-
Gently visiting the school.
L. D. Brown supplied on Route ! two
days while R. Sanborn took short va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Brooks and daughter
of Dorchester, Mass., are here at her old
home, c. L. Sanborn's.
Heavy freeze Oct. 10 and II.
Dr.. and Mrs. Twaddle we're here Oct
Is.
Mrs. Caswell has returned from her ex
tended visit in New Hampshire.
Ella Cousens of Hebron Is at her old
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Abbott
and family.
j. Il. Carter went to Lewiston on bust
ness this week.
Nora Bennett has returned to Newry
Grace Farwell visited at East Bethel.
Earl Dutton is quite i'll.
D. NJ. Kimball is being cared for in biz
illness by Mira. Frank Abbott at Bethe
Hill. He was trying to work and take
care of himself when he was suddenly
taken sick.
A public auto passes here often en-
route to Bethel Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Osgood Of Brent
wood, N. H., visited here and at West
Paris, also the cemetery at North Paris
and the spot of the home of childhood a,
South Paris.
"The home of her childhood, that beautiful spo
: Which memory retains when all else Is forgot
Mrs. Rose Packard Houghtaling and
her daughter and family, Mrs. Viole
Smith, after spending pleasant vacation
at Camp Packard, Locke's Mills, auC
visiting a sister here and brother al
West Paris, have returned to her home II
Philadelphia, and her daughter t
Brookline, Mass.
Norway Lake.
DIR. and Mrs. C. A, Stephens spent s