Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-09
Bethel.

| Sunday evening, Feb. %, the W. c. 7.
u. held the annual Frances Willard Nc
mortal meeting ut the Methodist church.
Mrs. W. @. Curtis, the president OF the
union, presided, and the pastors Of the
three churches assisted In the opening
exercises. The president paid touch
ing tribute to Frances Willard and Mrs.
L. NJ. N. Stevens, then spoke Of tho en-
coursging outlook for prohibition In all
parts Of the country. The music rem
dered by chorus choir from the three
church choirs in our village, the singing
by the Sunday School children also rep
resenting each church, and solo by
DR.. Wight with Miss Elsie Davis organ.
let, added much to the interest OF the
meeting. Readings were given; Prof.
Hanscom reading "The Present Crisis"
(adapted), and the address Of the even
ing was by E. C. Park, Esq. whose sub
ject was National Prohibition and his
address "rang true" and he stated facts
proving the wonderful Advancement OF
sentiment and progress which can only
be interpreted as victory at no very dis.
tant day. The meeting Was OF unusual
excellence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carey will soon fln-
ish moving from their present home to
their beautiful new residence on Chap
man Street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Smith will occupy the rent the Gareys
have vacated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hall are receiving
congratulations upon the birth OF
daughter March Sd.
Mrs. Lovejoy accompanied her moth
er, Mrs. Churchill, to West Paris, where
she resides with her daughter. Mrs.
Churchill has spent the winter with Mrs.
Lovsjoy.
Harold Chandler went to his parents
home in Norway Tuesday and joined
the Bethel contingent Friday, who went
to the Boys Conference in Portland.
The boys organizations and the Acad-
envy Y. M. C. A. were we'll represented.
Thursday the students of the academy
held their annual fair in Garland Chapel,
and gave an entertainment In the even
| ing in Odeon Hall. 1t IL reported as q
success. -.
Fred Wood and family have closed
their home here and moved to South
Paris.
Friday Miss Susie Plaisted closed her
home for time and has gone to Auburn
with cousin.
A lecture will be given in the Meth
odist church Monday evening under the
aus spices of the Columbian Club. Prof.
Brown of Colby College will give bis
most popular address 1.-THE Creation"
Four members of the Boy Scouts OF
America, with their Scout Master, Rev.
j.. II. Little, attended the State Boys
Conference in Portland the 9Th, 9th and
7th.
The ladies of the Universalist parish
will have q social assembly in Grange
Hall Tuesday evening Of this week.
| MIDDLE INTERvALE.
j. Herbert Carter is hauling bark to
be shipped away.
Business still rushing hauling bolts
and long lumber to the mill or on to the
river bank.
r. L Melcher of Rumford Is looking
after the interest of the Dunton Lumber
Co. here.
| o. A. Buck has hauled some very
large maple logs to the depot to be ship
ped to Berlin, bought by A. N. Carter.
Mrs. Laura Roberts of China Ia with
relatives on Capen Hill.
Mrs. Mile Powers aud children have
been at East Bethel for week among
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Philbrook were
here Sunday with relatives.
Stevens 10 hauling white birch bolts to
the chair factory.
We were sorry to read In Magalloway
Items of the sickness of Laurence Little
hale, who only few years ago was
first class scholar in every way In the
school there (where the writer was the
teacher)
Logging is yet going on briskly here
in all directions. The Carter lot Is the
center of business.