Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-04
Bethel.

6eI0els
Lieutenant Harold Rich, who has been
home to visit his parents since his grad
ustion at Plattsburg, went Tuesday to
Aver to train the new recruits.
Miss Daisy Dixon of Augusta was q
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Chandler q
few days the past week.
The new superintendent OF the Bethel,
Greenwood, Gilead, Mason District has
arrived. The resignation Of Supt. Byram
was much regretted. W. E. Benscoter,
who has been appointed in his place,
comes with fine recommendation, be-
| ing graduated from Harvard in 1902, and
has been In educational work ever since.
His last appointment was on the Massa-
chusetts Educational Commission.
Schools will open Sept. 10th.
Miss Evangeline Atherton, who has
graduated from Gorham Normal, has
been engaged to teach in the grammar
school.
Ernest Walker took an auto trip to
Pennington this week to visit his sister,
Mrs. Clinton Metcalf.
Miss Cleo Russell, assistant post
mistress, has returned from her vacation.
Harry Young, who has been employed
at Lenoxville at the Grand Trunk sta
ton as telsgrapher, has returned for
vacation before the fall term OF school.
Erving Smith is still critically i'll.
| Miss Ruby Smith has returned from
Plymouth, N. a., where she has been
attending the summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Norton have
been visiting Mrs. Norton's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Herrick.
Mrs. Robert Billings and son OF Massa.
chusetts are visiting Mr.. Billings moth.
or, Mrs. j. C. Billings.
DR.. /. 81. Wight, accompanied by biz
brother, has gone to Minnesota to con
suit Mayo Brothers in regard to bis
health.
DR.. John Twaddle and Mrs. Twaddle
have been in Fryeburg the past week
called there by the critical illness Of Dr.
Widd Twaddle's wife.
Fritz Tyler and son have returned from
Maryland and Mr.. Tyler intends to oper
the corn shop here next week.
Newton Richardson has gone to Mary
land to have charge of the sweet corr
canning interests at Aberdeen.
MIDDLE INTERVALE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Soule spent the
weekend With her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs
o. R. Stanley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Baker and Ara
Burgess spent Sunday with their mother
Mrs. j. F. Coolidge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Gates spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. G.. A. Capen.
Teddy Baker of Songo Pond was 8
caller at j. F. Coolidgs's Sunday.
James B. Packard of Monmouth spen,
Sunday With his sister, Mrs. E. P, Kim
ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brooks and daugh
ter Jane have returned to their home II
MASSACHUSETTS, after spending a month
or two at her old home here.
The Bethel fruit man was here Friday
Marjory Farwell is bookkeeper at Teb
bets Co. Mill at Locke's Mills.
Walter Balentine Is threshiDg oats ir
this vicinity.
| L. C. Stevens and family went to Rum
ford Tuesday.
Nina Briggs of Bethel is teaching here
and boards at Frances Csrter's,
Mrs. Fannie Carter and children anc
mother are visiting her sister, Mrs
Laura Roberts of China, Maine.
| Harold Bennett was here recently a.
the j. 81. Carter house.
Alice Gunthsr is working for Mrs. j
| q. Carter, Jr.
| j. Fl. Carter, Sr., has q nice yesrlinl
colt, also nice bay colt broken in har
ness for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Sherwood ant
children have returned to their home a
Keene, N. a., after spending q few
weeks With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W
W. Farwell,
| F.T. Vstquoskey from Locke's MILL
was here buying chickens and hens.
| A. Merrill was here recently buying
COWS and calves.
| School begins here Sept. 4th.
| A beautiful rain, everything Is beau
tiful.
| F. Stephen Packard. q grandson of S
lG. Packard, who resides in Elmira, n
H., an Oxford County boy, is now il
France enlisted in the worldwide war tt
bring about universal peace. "Peace OF
earth, goodwill toward men," "Hastel
the day, o Lord of Hosts!"