Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-17

Sunday morning The sunrise meeting
Ct the Uniysrsalist churoh was . union
service with Representatives from each
Of the churches and their pastors. Il
wss . service to give IN inspiration to al
the services which followed. This
church listsned to an appropriate sermon
hy the pastor, Rev. ]. b. Little, after
which communion Was observed, and nine
were added to the church. The decora-
lions zero appropriate to the day, and
wore memorial - we'll.
The pastor preached the last sermon
Of the conference year at the Methodist
church, and al the exercises were I'm.
presslve, - Rev. 7. @. Chapman may not
return 10 this pastorate, although the
church extended IN invitation to him to
labor among them another year. A very
pleasing concert wss given In the even
ing By the children. The decorations
were very pretty and tastily arranged.
The services In the morning at the
Congregational church were appropriate
to tho day. The Gag was In evidence
draped on the organ, and the flowers
were tastily arranged with the chanoel
covered with evergreens - . back
ground. The sermon was one Of uplift,
the Lords Supper was administered, and
two were added to the church. Tho
music was BY Q mixed choir, and added
much to the impressiveneas OF tho ser
vice. An Easter concert In tho evening
By the children assisted BY the choir and
Q large chorus Of young people WAS much
enjoyed. Much credit ID due Miss Belle
Purington and Mrs. Ramsell for their
efforts, and the organist, Miss Blanche
Herrick, and DR.. Wight In his direction
OF the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Chandler enter
tanned % Easter guests, Harold Chand-
Ter Of Winthrop, Dorothy Chandler of
Norway, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Fergu.
son OF Auburn. and Helene Emery and
Francis Chandler of Ridlonville.
There Ii very patriotic spirit among
the Bethel people, and when the call
came to the Second Maine Regiment Fri
day 1t found eight or more of our boys
ready to 60. The Academy boys have
responded, and the graduating class will
have but one boy land he 10 too young to
enlist) to be present ct graduation, and
other boys have also gone. The boys
were escorted to the train by . large
number Of citizens, students and friends,
and the flfe and drum and flags made 1t
very real that our boys were leaving
homo. They will carry with them the
hearty God-speed OF every citizen. Her
bert Bean, Edwin Wilson, Vivian Hutch-
Inns and John Chase from Gould Aoad-
envy, Winfield Howe, Ara Burgess, Al
bert CLARK, Leslie Coburn joined Co. D.
Gard Goddard has enlisted In the Hos
pital Corps, and Robert Mills Joined his
company B at Rumford with which be
served on the border. Harry Young
goes into the navy as q wireless operator.
Monday the remains of Mary O., widow
of Orrin Foster, were brought to Bethel
from Greene, where she had resided with
her SOD, Walter Foster. Mrs. Foster had
arrived at the age Of 90 years. A ser
vice was held here and burial was In the
family lot ut NeWry. She left two sons
and two daughters, all married.
Rev. T. c. Chapman 10 attending the
Methodist Conference at Westbrook.
Mrs. Leon Cilley accompanied by Mrs.
G. L. Thurston returned from Boston
Thursday. The whole community OK.
presses the deepest sympathy for her In
her bereavement.
MIDDLE ENTERvALE.
8. b. Carter has returned to Canada.
He bought . lot of horses to take back
with him.
Ernest Mssset from Canada IL working
at the Carter mansion.
8. B. Osgood has been III. The Kim.
ball boys his grandchildren of Looke'a
Mills, have been with him.
Frank Osgood Is sugaring.
Vim. Chase 10 hauling away the pine
brush.
Mr.. Burke, the cattleman, was here
recently on business.
Our mail man, Sanborn, 10 about to
purchase new automobile.
L. C. Stevens has sold his gray borses
Buck and Stevens are making maple
syrup for sale. Buck sells it for $3.50 q
gallon.
Frances Abbott, one of our best teach
era, has school In Canton.
Mrs. Clark Caswen has been Ill.
Mrs. VIM. Chase Is i'll also.
Mrs. Harriet SanbOrn has recovered
from her late sickness. Charles Kim
ball, her nephew, has returned home.
L. U. Bartlett has returned from biz
work in Enrol, N. b.
Mrs.. Mary Capen 10 In Portland.
L.Winslow has bought the Ferry farm
Moses Davis 10 working for Charles
Abbott.