Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

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]. Dana Bartlett died at the Central
Maine General Hospital ID Lewiston on
tho 18th from blood poisoning startiBg
In q small scratch on his hand. Mr..
Bartlett was born In Greenwood, the con
OF the late Sylvanus and Mary Jane
Bartlett. He married 0ctavla, the
daughter Of Caleb and Abigail Plummer
Rowe, and after THAR death Mr.. and Mr..
Bartlett resided on the Rowe farm In
Bethel. They had two children, Wlnona,
who married Merton Fogg Of Milan, N.
H., and Edwin, who died In 1915. After
the death Of his wife Mr.. Bartlett made
his homo for some years with his daugh-
ter, but when his son Edwin died .
widow and Ave small children were left,
and Mr.. Bartlett returned 70 Bethel and
assumed charge of the homestead farm
with his daug in-law. He Was .
member Of the Congregational church,
aud highly respected citizen. He 10
survived BY bis daughter and twelve
grandchildree, one brother, Levi N.
Bartlett Of Bethel, and one sister, Mrs..
Mary Dryer, who lives In Massachusetts,.
His age was % years. Rev. w. G. Curtis
attended the funeral, and burial was In
Woodlawn Cemetery.
After . long illness Jacob A. Thurston
died ct bis home In Bethel Sunday morn
Ing, Dec. 16, ut the age Of y years. Mr..
Thurston Was born In Eaton, N. H., and
Was the eldest of ten children of the late
David and Mary J. Thurston. When be
wss an infant the family moved to Errol.
N. A., and there in log cabin the rest
of the family were born and reared.
Jacob A. Thurston married Miss Flora
Dinsmore, and they lived for some years
ct Enrol. About twenty years ago they
moved to Bethel, and Mr.. Thurston pur-
chased the mill at Swans Corner and
has since done large business In bowels
and dowel stock. About twelve years
ago he suffered . partial shock from
which he has never fully recovered.
Attention to the business has been given
BY his daughter, Miss Maud Thurston,
and his SON Paul. he is survived by his
wife, two daughters, Miss Maud and
Miss Ruby, one SON. Paul, Eve brothers,
n. L. Thurston Of Bethel, ?. A. OF An
dover, Baker, Howard r. and Guy L. Of
Bethel, and one sister, Mrs. Lila Hay
wood Of Utah.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anterior Hastings died
quito suddenly at the Hastings home
stead early Monday morning. Mrs.
Hastings Was the daughter Of Josiah and
Betsy Carter Anterior, and was born In
Waterford March 10, 1882. On May %,
1853, she married Sc. John Hastings,
who died In 1908. To them we're born
eight children. One daughter, Cora,
died about twenty years ago, the other
seven are living: Miss Fannie and Major
w., who live at the old homestead; Hon.
Henry b. Hastings Of Bethel; Mrs.
Charles Kenney of Portland; Miss Maria
Of Auburn; Charles 81. and Miss Carrie
Hastings of Washington, D. G. The
funeral was held at the homestead ut
ton O'Clock Wednesday.
MIDDLE NTERvALE.
Edward Bouchard OF Berlin bought
some hens of Z. G.. Annis.
w. II. Fiske Of Waterford bought q
heifer calf of J. b. Carter, ST., also one Of
A. n. Carter.
Frank Osgood has finished work for
the Carriers.
Ernest Buck 10 at home. L. E. Win.
slow 10 also at home, also o. A. Buck.
Archie Buck has returned to Boston.
Our mail man, Robert r. Sanborn,
could not get through with the mail
Friday, Dec. IA.
Blanche e. Kimball IL working for
Mrs. Verna Carter, and 10 at home
nights with her mother.
Gus Carter went to Berlin Saturday.
B. W. Kimball is working for j. q.
Carter.
Carey Stevens is shipping hens away
every week.
We have just received lovely Christ
mas cards from our girl Of the Orphans
home in Portland. She has always
remem bered these little acts OF kindness,
which have cheered us many times while
q shut-in and sometimes lonely.
This Christmas for the first time since
our dear sister Rose passed to tho spirit
land We miss the kind remembrance that
was sure to come from her; but We are
blessed with the kindness Of her daugh
ter Gertrude, who tries to cheer and
help rs.
We will send tho song lately published
In sheet form by our cousin Ida May
Briggs of Roxbury. Mass, trusting II
will be printed and sent to the soldiers
by rs and others.
There are soldiers brave and loyal,
And they arc doing, too,
For peace and worldwide freedom
All that they can do.
But when around the training camps
Tho boys we see to-day
Will be the gallant soldiers
OF the q. 8. A.
Chorus.
We are soldiers fighting for our country,
And our country IL the q. 8. A.
With Old Glory proudly flying DER rs,
Shoulder arms and travel on our way.
For across the seas they're calling;
We're glad to 90 and proud to say,
When We are marching, marching on to victory,
We are soldiers from the u. 8. A.
And our mothers, wives and sisters,
Our sweethearts good and true,
We know that they ara doing
All that they can do.
And when around the campdre's glow,
We know for rs they pray,
That soon we'll be returning
To the y. 8. A.-Chorus.